[Charismatic]

Alright,
i know theirs many Talented and gifted ppl here .. with art , Freding, and animation and all sorts of stuff...
im willing 2 learn. if anyone would like 2 Teach me or take me on as a 'Learner' or somthing id be glad 2. i would like 2 make Art.. as in fs2 art that u c on the right side of the home pg of HLP.

Anyone interested in teaching me?

Spike out!

[Shrike]

Hmm, I'll put this in FS modding.

[kv1at3485]

Well, FREDding is not something that is taught, per se.  The way I started FREDding was to peek into other people's missions.  I took what I thought to be the best techniques and applied them to my missions.  There is no shame in learning from those more skilled than oneself.  (I should know, I'm still learning... )

Go download missions and campaigns and open them up in FRED, that should give you good start!

[Charismatic]

ty kvat, but 1 q.
how do i opean it up in fred? do i put it in games\fs2\data\missions ?  or what.. so i can opean it up wif fred mission editor.

[kv1at3485]

Truthfully, it doesn't matter where you place the mission files.  You can search for and open them in FRED.  However, placing them in your /missions directory will allow you to test your missions quickly since that is where FS looks for them.

On the other hand, if the missions you want to open are in a '.vp' file, you'll have to get VPView to extract them.  I believe a download link for VPView may be found through the 'Resources' link on the HLP homepage.

[Charismatic]

ty again.
il check it out.

also,
i would come up with excelent missions cept i dont understand the Sexp's nothin works.
can anone help me out?

Spike

[kv1at3485]

What problems are you having?

[Charismatic]

my email is [email protected].

and my probs.. wel i just cant put a darn sexp in anywher, i dont understand it. its overwhelming 2 me, i jsut cant put 2 and 2 togeather when im trying 2 figure out sexp's.

[Bobboau]

stop useing numbers as words,
it's 'to'
use real words, not AOL truncations
most of us are in our 20s and that sort of crap just makes you look like an idiot, and causes great pain in our eyes when reading your posts, please write like a normal human, it woun't cause you keyboard to wear out if you use all the leaters in a word,
note; I am NOT a strikler for spelling/gramer

[Charismatic]

I wil Try to remember and work on doing that.
Plz be patient with me.. im trying ok.
Spike

[Charismatic]

this is the first day on the fourms and ive gotten of crap already.

[kv1at3485]

First things first: have you read the FRED2 help file?  (Can be accessed through the 'Help' menu and clicking 'Help Topics.')  When in doubt, read the instructions.

Just to review: to get to the events editor, select the 'Editors' menu, and click on 'Events' to access the events manager.

Yes?

[Galemp]

Originally posted by Charismatic
this is the first day on the fourms and ive gotten of crap already.

Well, you did start off by completely bypassing all the normal required reading and telling us we're all playing a dead game by posting in every forum...

But anyway. Since we assume you've played the main campaign, all you have to do is open FRED and the help file and do the tutorial. Don't just read it, actually DO the steps, then save and play it to see what happens. After that you'll be all set.

Or you can start by downloading some of the user-friendly finished mods around here (like Inferno, the NTV demo, Lightning Marshall, even the FS Port) and playing through those to see what we've been up to.
Check out the hilights, browse the modding forum, and try to contribute to discussions and absorb some information before posting a new thread about something that could easily be found through a search. Respect everyone here and they will respect you.

Have fun; most of us do.

[Black Wolf]

If you want to learn to do Art like the stuff on the main page you'll need some 3d software with render capabilities. 3ds Max is, IMO, the most user friendly of the bunch but it's also expensive, and the Free version, GMax, has no rendering capabilities. Anybody else have any suggestions?

As for FRED, do the walkthrough, and read the relevant sections on the Wiki. It's small ATM, but it's got some handy tips and tricks. Once you start to understand how to script your events, you're well on your way to becoming a successful FREDder.

Oh, and Play NTV. NTV - teh ownage.

[karajorma]

Have a look at my FAQ (the link is below) for some more tips on how to start FREDding and Modding.

[Ashrak]

well....art.....erm i can teach you some stuff if you have lightwave 3d otherwise i dont know

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by Bobboau
stop useing numbers as words,
it's 'to'
use real words, not AOL truncations
most of us are in our 20s and that sort of crap just makes you look like an idiot, and causes great pain in our eyes when reading your posts, please write like a normal human, it woun't cause you keyboard to wear out if you use all the leaters in a word,
note; I am NOT a strikler for spelling/gramer

I know him. Let's hope he doesn't mess up here (like he did in various other locations *cough*)

[Taristin]

/me wonders if linking to the HLPBB on the VWBB was a good idea...

[diamondgeezer]

Well Petrarch started bringing PC Gamer types over here, and this can't be much worse.

*reads thread*

Oh... oh dear

[Lightspeed]

I like trouble kiddies. It keeps the 'reasonable' people active because they have to keep things civilized. The only situation where it sucks is when you dont have any form of moderating powers (like on PXO, or the former VBB).