I like the MA5C!

So spartan do you ever plan on releasing that odst model?

he cant cos its not his

The model's already been publicly released.

who's is it then?

It wasn't originally modeled for CE. It was modeled for Gmod, I believe.

oh, by the way, is the Ma5C the same one being used in FIREFIGHT - Portant

it looks exactly the same

Same h3b model, different shaders. He dislikes the shaders that I'm using for Firefight's, so he made his own, which are superior to the ones I'm using.

I heavily disagree. I honestly don't like his, the numbers look... smallish, and it looks more like HDoan's H3 AR. Not that HDoan's is bad.
Edited by jesse on Oct 13, 2009 at 09:13 PM

I'm basing it off what he told me. I haven't really seen his in FP before >.>

I'm going to kill your family.

http://www.xfire.com/video/16319d/

right is what i am?

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mhmmedz3ooo

Angle the gun a bit, make it look more interesting. So far, you're making the clip get pulled out perpendicular to the ground.

Theres nothing wrong with that. However what you need to keep in mind is that variety of motion is a very good thing. Its important to keep the animations interesting, and the flow constant and smooth while still maintaining a sense of realism. I suggest you work on your finger placement first and foremost. One thing I do when i animate is create the vital frames first, then fill in the blanks. In other words: The origin, the frame where he grips the magazine, the frame where the magazine has been removed and the gun is recovering from the force of the removal, the insertion, and then return to origin. Take full advantage of the power of auto key.

I'd suggest setting up some IK rigs, probably using CAD's IK controller setup. You can then use the "Link to" options that appear in the Motion tab while you have the wrist controllers selected to say, link a hand to a magazine so you can pull the magazine out and the hand will follow. Then you can move the frame gun and move it around a bit using Auto Key, link a hand to the magazine during a certain frame, reload, delete the link on whatever other frame, then link it the wrist to the bolt on another frame and use that to cock it back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTrEGBcvj-g&feature=player_profilepage wut about diss guiz right is what i am now? i got the idea from cad for the plasma pistol reload thing.
Edited by halo3n00b on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:12 PM

eh, it kinda just like his arm flew off, as opposed to acctually bending

I wouldn't use that piece as a magazine, its just a flap covering the charge. As for the animation, its very robotic and stiff. You should create more motion.

Give me a few minutes and I'll give you an example, and I'll send you the .max file.

need to learn overheat anis pl0x

Theres an animation importer on this site by The Ghost. Import the plasma pistols overheat and check it out.

Here's the .max file of a Plasma Pistol reload for you to use.

http://www.yousendit.com/download/Z01PWmdqSEJvQnMwTVE9PQ

As for how I did this, you're gonna need the animation/model importer scripts. You're going to import the FP arms and gun using these settings:



Then you're going to link the Frame Gun to the Right Wrist, and use the animation importer to import the ready animation. Delete all keys except for the last so you have your origins, then move that to 0.

Then use CAD'S IK script to add IKs and wrist controllers to your animation. Grab all the fingers on the left hand and set the name on the box on the top right of Max to "Left Hand" so you can go up there and select them for posing and stuff.

Start moving stuff around, get things into position. First thing would be get the hand on the "clip" from the origin pose. Then add in-between frames to make it look a bit better. Continue the animation, and once you need to link things, use the Link Parameters while you have an IK controller selected. This is how mine looks:



From there you should be able to make the entire animation. Work out any kinks and get it looking good.

I'm also in the process of rendering a video tutorial, but it's like 40 minutes and I don't know where I'm gonna upload it. I don't even know if it's worth it as my voice was too soft anyway, stupid microphone

E: Also give me a second and I'll post an animated gif of the final result.

E2:



A bit sketchy but you get the idea.
Edited by Marka Haiyana on Oct 15, 2009 at 07:41 PM

i like putting node radius at 0,5 :C, oh and i need to learn how to use link constrains pl0x for linking clips to the world and stuff
Edited by halo3n00b on Oct 15, 2009 at 08:13 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ8ij-jb9Sg This taught me the basics of link constraints.

thanks me and gammah are doing a contest and i need to be able to use link constraints in this "contest" because it would make it a whole lot better.
Edited by halo3n00b on Oct 16, 2009 at 02:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1iDAfqjLLI

Ignore bad gun movement, and anything that happens after the clip goes back in the gun, as this is a rough sketch. I concentrated on left hand movement. I want to know if there's anything else wrong other than the obvious.

E: Oh, YouTube cut it off anyway. It's all good C:
Edited by Gamma927 on Oct 15, 2009 at 08:38 PM

Take your scene, and make it about 15 more frames than the actual animation itself lasts. Render, re-upload. Youtube will just cut that part away now, instead of actual parts of the animation.

I never touched any part of the animation after that, and it looks horrid, so there isn't really a point in rendering what I don't want people to see xP

E: No crit? :C
Edited by Gamma927 on Oct 15, 2009 at 08:58 PM

I'd say keep the left hand on the clip while inserting it for a few more frames. Then finish the animation so we can fully crit. ;D

lol gammah im gonna win >:D

I believe your confidence is horribly misplaced sir.

lol no

Wireframe? Poly count?