[Kopachris]

I can't seem to find a complete (as in start to finish) tutorial on how to make a ship for Freespace 2.  I hear that Truespace is really hard to use, so I use Anim8or to make a model, but then I don't know what to do afterwords.  I have a base model exported to 3ds, it has a few extra meshes other than the body (I was hoping they could be subsystems), and it's already textured how I want, as in basic materials of different colors.  Can anyone instruct me on how to proceed?  I attached my model that I want to work with.  I want it to be a stealth Terran fighter built upon captured Shivan technology, by the way.

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[Krallis]

Have a look at this. The freespace 2 oracle. Its got guides and links to guides for almost everything.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/modding.html

[Kopachris]

Thanks!  I wonder why I couldn't find it before?

[Water]

All of the tutorials unfortunately involve Truespace. (cob format)

You don't need to model subsystems, as they are taken care of in PCS2  (conversion software). So for a fighter, a single textured mesh would be fine. Re-check the engine mesh as is a bit munched. One of the lower wing vertices is too high and pops above the upper wing skin.

[Col. Fishguts]

http://underworld.fortunecity.com/pacman/106/fs2mods/shipcreationguide/