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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: WMCoolmon on April 23, 2002, 12:34:57 am

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 23, 2002, 12:34:57 am

Alright. I've got a model. I've converted it with POF2FS2 and have successfully played it in Freespace 2 with the guns and missiles etc working.
The problem is...I need shields, and other LODs would be nice. if anyone could take a few minutes out of their time to explain how to do this with Truespace 1 and POFCS. An example would probably suffice too :nod:

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: Black Wolf on April 23, 2002, 01:51:22 am

I'm no expert, but shields can be made with either Modelview32 or segeltuch, I think.

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: Darkage on April 23, 2002, 04:08:06 am

Or make a shield mesh in TS1 and name it shield... Segeltuch has bugy pof code when saveing. Use Modelview32beta4, to import a shield mesh from another pof.

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: EdrickV on April 26, 2002, 02:27:49 am

To use Segeltuch to do shields, edit a copy of the POF and then import them on the real POF. :) I gave an ARMD cruiser shields using it a long time ago. (Of course, they didn't conform to the hull but it was just an experiment.)

Edit: Import using ModelView32 that is. :)

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: WMCoolmon on April 26, 2002, 10:12:38 pm

Thanks guys, just what I was looking for :nod:

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: Setekh on April 26, 2002, 11:30:07 pm

Quote

Originally posted by EdrickV
To use Segeltuch to do shields, edit a copy of the POF and then import them on the real POF. :) I gave an ARMD cruiser shields using it a long time ago. (Of course, they didn't conform to the hull but it was just an experiment.)

Edit: Import using ModelView32 that is. :)

That's smart. :) I was trying to get around the Segeltuch bug for weeks before I gave up; that's a great solution. :nod::yes:

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: DTP on April 27, 2002, 07:57:03 am

maybe i should write a tutorial on conformed shields :D.

still a time robber though.

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: Kabal on April 28, 2002, 09:03:08 pm

You could help the newbies!

Title: Shields up...but no shield mesh
Post by: LtNarol on April 28, 2002, 10:22:20 pm

ya, like me.  how do you get shields to work on a capital ship anyhow?  is it just like the fighters and bombers?