ok so i fixed the warthog shaders and it is looking a ton better just gotta fix the turret now

bit of a jump


up close


in the shade

You are missing Detail normals later I will help you

I guess what The Arbiter says is right... but I don't have much experience with Shaders, so I'll shut up about that.

Otherwise, this seems more natural and Halo 3-ish than the Sandtrap shots earlier! Lookin' good~!

i know how to do that, just didn't really think they were necessary

At least the carbine is looking better than before.

Will set up deviantart for completed stuff soon.

It's super boxxy (ucwatididthar) though, but will add more detail soon.
Edited by Cheddars on Aug 21, 2012 at 07:49 AM

Not bad

chocolate
Edited by Cheddars on Aug 24, 2012 at 07:05 PM

about time for the M1 Abrams to replace the scorpion.

it was ripped from cok of doody
Edited by Cheddars on Aug 25, 2012 at 03:00 AM

Inset the cylinder and extrude it a bit.

I wish I could delete comments. Oh, well. Just by reading the past 10 or so pages, I've actually learned a lot. Time to stop procrastinating and start modeling, animating, and mapping.

PS: Regarding that whole PNG vs JPG argument, JPG reduces quality and I can sometimes notice it while PNG preserves quality which is why it is used in video game a lot. However, if you export both a PNG and a JPG with GIMP, both have an option for quality. Also, PNG's support transparency whilst JPG does not and replaces the Alpha (transparency) with a black background.

JPG's:

• Smaller size depending on compression amount.


• Usually lower quality.


• Alpha channel becomes black.

PNG's:

• larger size due to the..


• ...often higher quality compared to JPG images depending again on how compressed the image is.


• Alpha channel remains unchanged.

Now please return to the original subject or or a subject previously discussed in this thread.


Edited by VoidsShadow on Aug 27, 2012 at 04:04 AM

You are one of the most dedicated modders I've seen here, aLTis.

*stares longingly at the forklifts in the background*

I'm impressed how alot of the members here are improving so much.
Some promising modelers coming up, keep at it guys :-)

About the forklift, I've been looking into the physics like you asked. I've tried making it so that those collision points are attached to the right node. I've tried every number between 1 and 10 and there are only 7 in total. So i know that the problem is that it's not picking up on the node numbers for some reason, i'm just not sure how to fix it. I've looked at the model, collision, animations. Everything. And i can't find anything for it...I'm sorry, dude, but i just don't know what to do :/ I mean if you make the fork portion a separate vehicle, with a marker on the exact place that the node is right now, for it to animate correctly. And have the same node and marker on the actual forklift itself, then i could make you a script to attach it. Sorry, but that's the only option i see :/

Why are they called triangles?Why not polygons?

Because only people who don't have a clue what they are talking about give a polygon count. Triangle count is accurate and the true count. It's what engines use to render models, not polygons...

triangles store data for 3 vertices whereas polygons could store an unlimited amount of vertex data which causes many problems.
edit:

yup
to elaborate,

Edited by master noob on Aug 30, 2012 at 07:53 PM
Edited by master noob on Aug 30, 2012 at 07:53 PM

Just to clarify, one triangle = one face in editable mesh correct?

yup

in max, the easiest way to check the triangle count is to add an edit mesh modifier to the list after editing.
Edited by master noob on Aug 30, 2012 at 07:49 PM

Editable mesh is crap, you just enable Statistics in the viewport.

Pressing 7 only shows me polys, not tris. Do I have to change settings somewhere in the preferences?

Got it to show tris. Thanks anways. :P

(press the + button at the top left of your viewport, go to configure and then make sure triangle count is checked)
Edited by XlzQwerty1 on Aug 31, 2012 at 01:40 PM

I'm talking about the term commonly used in geometry,not 3D modeling.

No, it shows MANY different counts, otherwise I would not have mentioned it. Talking to a guy with 8 years or so of experience in max.



What...

A triangle IS a polygon.That's what I meant.

Hunter, instead of being a jerk when ever someone says something that you don't think is true, why don't you give a simple and concise post that defines polygons and triangles in modelling, as well as answering the other questions, and do it in a way that isn't confrontational, or nasty. Then there will be no more confusion and the thread can return to its topic :)

Edited by Bobblehob on Sep 2, 2012 at 02:34 AM

it's because a triangle can only have 3 vertices while a polygon can have many vertices while still being a 'polygon'. therefore, triangles are easier to use because they only have 3 stored coordinates for each vertex.

Better than what Hunter said.

Excuse me, my comments where not answering the questions?

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I answered the questions. Nothing wrong with the way I answered them, stop being a baby...

Converting a model to editable mesh which was modeled in editable poly will screw up your mesh anyway. You'll have to weld a lot of vertex's after.

I saw this last night, and thought about posing the same thing....

coincidence? i was about to post the same thing too!