[Anaz]

Is hella fun

Anyhow, that's not what this topic is about. First, I'm bugging someone for a texture. Not a texture for a FS2 ship this time, but for an FS2 building. That's right. I figured out how to use gmax with the help of the excellent tutorials that come with it, and using a sketch of a building I found, I modeled it, and here is the result in game:



As you can see, it does need a texture, what is applied currently is a placeholder texture.

Secondly, I want to say that myself and Hades are beginning work on a FS2 -> Generals TC. I want to know the community response on this, and if there is enough people wanting to help, then I'll throw together a webpage, and try to get hosted. I mean, haven't you ever wanted to fight the ground battles of FS2? Anyhow, if you're interested in texturing, contact me somehow, and I'll tell you the ideas that I have for what the texture should look like.

[Knight Templar]

KT Like Idea. KT Very Busy. KT know not how to mod. KT make time in busy schedule to play. Kt Hopes this will turn out better than the Star Craft TC last month.

[Anaz]

well, modelers aren't the only things we need.

Generals editing is very similar to FS2 editing. There are models & there are .ini files (very similar to .tbls). The main difference is, there isn't quite so much heirarchy stuff. In generals you make a subobject, name it "turret", and then set up all of its behavior in the .ini files.

[LtNarol]

Wait, you mean to say that Generals uses actual models?

[Anaz]

yes, as you can see, it does use 3d models, in the .w3d (westwood 3d, not shockwave) format.

[SKYNET-011]

I would, but I'm still trying to find time to work for some FS2 mods.

I'd play it though.

[LtNarol]

can you rotate camera view?

[Anaz]

Originally posted by LtNarol
can you rotate camera view?

yeah, middle mouse button zooms + rotates camera view. very cool.

[Stunaep]

Originally posted by LtNarol
Wait, you mean to say that Generals uses actual models?

you really haven't been paying attention somewhere.

[Nico]

true, it's pretty obvious just by looking at the screenshots

[Solatar]

Pulse laser's (ML-16 style) are working perfectly. hehe...

[Turnsky]

sweet

[Petrarch of the VBB]

But what do we know of FS ground units?

And also, will this involve cruisers and stuff? Imagine a 1.5 km bloody Orion in the Generals engine!

[Turnsky]

actually i think orions were 2 clicks..

[Petrarch of the VBB]

Same difference, it will be highly unwieldy.

[LtNarol]

Originally posted by Stunaep

you really haven't been paying attention somewhere.

sorry, been kinda going through a continuous cycle of eat, sleep, school, homework, and mod

Heh, didn't even know about Generals until a few days ago.

[Anaz]

Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
But what do we know of FS ground units?

And also, will this involve cruisers and stuff? Imagine a 1.5 km bloody Orion in the Generals engine!

heh...that would be funny...an orion covering the whole map...

We don't have too much to go on besides some of the concept art. I'm still trying to get the feel for "Terran" style design (as envisioned it).

[Knight Templar]

This would be a nice mod to go hand in hand with something like TVWP, playing out key ground battles and so on.

[Anaz]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
This would be a nice mod to go hand in hand with something like TVWP, playing out key ground battles and so on.

hey, cool idea...mebby I can bug them for textures, because I am on their staff

[Knight Templar]

Well other campaigns could be made with it too to compliment other ones. I already have some things I'd like to do, but I guess for now, just worry about modding it with Freespace stuff.