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Offline Snail

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i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
on: April 08, 2012, 03:59:58 am
hello i just joiin hlp i am huge freespace fan for 10 years now im trying to make a new mod (its going to be fs3!!!!!!!!!)  :D

i wan 2 add a shield mesh to a retail .pof file can i do this without having to reconvert the model :confused:

sum ppl on IRC says modelview32 can do it but i dont know how I can't start the editor in modelview  :confused:

can i have sum help  :confused: :confused: :confused:
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #1 on: April 08, 2012, 04:08:54 am
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #2 on: April 08, 2012, 04:19:02 am
thank you so mkuch you are the best person ever
 

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #3 on: April 08, 2012, 02:17:45 pm
Something isn't right here...
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #4 on: April 08, 2012, 02:36:53 pm

Er, Snail, are you trying to be some kind of Wouter-copy? It isn't very funny, to be honest.
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #5 on: April 08, 2012, 02:40:23 pm
Oh no Snail's been hacked!
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Offline NeonShivan

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #6 on: April 08, 2012, 02:49:55 pm
Quote from: Droid803 on April 08, 2012, 02:40:23 pm
Oh no Snail's been hacked!

Interesting conclusion

Quote from: Deadly in a Shadow on April 08, 2012, 02:36:53 pm

Er, Snail, are you trying to be some kind of Wouter-copy? It isn't very funny, to be honest.

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #7 on: April 08, 2012, 09:03:18 pm
Quote from: Deadly in a Shadow on April 08, 2012, 02:36:53 pm

Er, Snail, are you trying to be some kind of Wouter-copy? It isn't very funny, to be honest.
No I actually needed help with this, I had an old version of ModelView32 that lacked the POF editor (which as far as I know is the only way to edit shields, and even then only by importing the mesh from another model).

PCS2 would really benefit from shield editing capability, but otherwise it's a great program so I'll stop whinging.
 

Offline BlasterNT

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #8 on: April 09, 2012, 01:00:58 am
If you make the shield mesh in some other program and export it as a .dae, you should be able to select "shield" in PCS2 and load the new mesh without reconverting the entire model, I think. 
 

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #9 on: April 09, 2012, 01:22:29 am
Thing is, I have no experience whatever with Blender or any 3d program. I've repeatedly tried to learn how to do something useful in Blender but the farthest I've ever gotten was figuring out how to move the camera...
 

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #10 on: April 09, 2012, 07:57:48 am
Mostly I just import a shield mesh from something else and work with the transform options in PCS2 till it's the right size and general shape. FSO seems to be very picky about shield polies.
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #11 on: April 09, 2012, 08:29:01 am
Blender has an icosphere (heavy approximation of a sphere) that seems to work nicely as shield meshes.

But you said you can't use 3D programs, so I digress  :nervous:
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #12 on: April 09, 2012, 09:14:38 am
Quote from: mjn.mixael on April 09, 2012, 07:57:48 am
Mostly I just import a shield mesh from something else and work with the transform options in PCS2 till it's the right size and general shape.
That's weird. What's the latest version of PCS2? I must be using an ancient version. The one I have doesn't have any shield editing capabilities whatsoever, not even importation or transforms, it just helpfully informs me that editing of shield data is unavailable...

 

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #13 on: April 09, 2012, 09:17:51 am
It was just updated. Grab it from the tools board.
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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #14 on: April 09, 2012, 09:42:29 am
You are the best person
  

Offline assasing123

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Re: i need help how I add shield mesh to pof
Reply #15 on: April 13, 2012, 02:48:06 pm
personally i use geospheres in milkshape and export them as collada and load in PCS2 they work very nice.
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