[RandomTiger]

Im not looking for coders, looking for MAX people as stated in title.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by RandomTiger
Im not looking for coders, looking for MAX people as stated in title.

That didn't answer the question.

[RandomTiger]

Yes. But I've dropped this idea for now, not enough interest, not enough time.

[Nico]

XSI is great, but nobody use it, so just forget about it, m'k?
too bad I don't have enough time, or not even internet at home now, or I'd gladly help
anyway, as I keep saying, try that with Gmax, it's by far the best prog around for modders. being able to convert gmax files would be a great plus.

[mikhael]

Originally posted by venom2506
XSI is great, but nobody use it, so just forget about it, m'k?
too bad I don't have enough time, or not even internet at home now, or I'd gladly help
anyway, as I keep saying, try that with Gmax, it's by far the best prog around for modders. being able to convert gmax files would be a great plus.

I couldn't agree more. You wouldn't ahve a GMAX file spec laying around, would you?

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by mikhael


I couldn't agree more. You wouldn't ahve a GMAX file spec laying around, would you?

And thats the cincher(sp?) - the whole point of gMax is that game companies shell out mundo greenbacks to Discreet so be able to see the file specs and make a gMax-to-their-game exporter plugin for gMax.

[mikhael]

You got the spelling right.

I know that's Discrete's deal. Its great that they made GMax and all, but its not so great that they maintain a stranglehold on the file format, preventing modders--for whom it was nominally created--from using it effectively.

Of course, it could be argued that they created GMax for the purposes of selling a second, specialised version of 3dsMax to game companies, and thus doubledipping on the 3d geometry creation front.

[Nico]

well, discreet needs money, they can't give evrything away, and you can't disagree that for modders Gmax is a perfect tool. As for the file specs... isn't there a trick with a quake converter or something? wouldn't that mean the specs are available somewhere?

[mikhael]

Originally posted by venom2506
well, discreet needs money, they can't give evrything away, and you can't disagree that for modders Gmax is a perfect tool. As for the file specs... isn't there a trick with a quake converter or something? wouldn't that mean the specs are available somewhere?

I can disagree with you precisely because the format is locked down so tightly.

The trick, I believe, is to output to a quake character model format, then open that in LithUnwrap (or other program capable of reading the quake mesh format) and export it to something useful.

Yes, that's possible, Venom, but not as handy as A) being able to write a PCS plugin to use GMax files or B) write a converter that handles GMax format files directly, without having to go through the rigamarole.

Besides anything else, close file formats just suck.

[Nico]

Originally posted by mikhael
Yes, that's possible, Venom, but not as handy as A) being able to write a PCS plugin to use GMax files or B) write a converter that handles GMax format files directly, without having to go through the rigamarole.

yeah, I know, that's completly true, the point is if it's possible, that means someone within the quake community could make that gmax plugin for quake, no? that means there's a way around I guess? or maybe I say stupid things, I know nothing about coding, actually

[wEvil]

that, my friends, is why the GMAX format isnt everything its cracked up to be.

.XSI is totally open (and free)

[mikhael]

Originally posted by wEvil
that, my friends, is why the GMAX format isnt everything its cracked up to be.

.XSI is totally open (and free)

So is LWO, 3DS, OBJ, X, etc., wEvil

[wEvil]

but .XSI is just...better

[mikhael]

They've kidnapped your mother and are holding her hostage to make you say these things aren't they?

[wEvil]

 how'd you guess?!

[Skippy]

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