I need some help with 3ds max. How do I make a .JMS out of a .MAX?

If its max 8 or earlier then use blitzkreig. or bluestreak

yeah sry i wasnt more descriptive
im using 3ds MAX 2010

Um....so you are using 3ds max 2010 yes? if yes then im not entirely sure if there is a .jms exporter plugin for that yet try youtube it helps :D or use 3dsmax 6,7 or 8 because they have .jms exporter plugins and a gbx model importer :D

Hmm. I'm not sure if it would work with Max 2010, but try the bluestreak exporter.

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5196

You can try an older version too.

http://ghost.halomaps.org/bluestreak/jms/

YEEEEAAAA

You found the right guy here!! I know how to do this! I got 3ds max 2010 myself!

Don't try any of those other exporters as far as I know they all fail whit this! You need JMS exporter (thts thae name of the program).

If you try it whit the wrong version of jms exporter i belive it doesn't work eigther but I think this one works:

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3819

Instuctions:
Download the file und unpack it somewhere on your pc.
Go to your 3ds max directory and find the map plugins (or plugin)
Copy paste the .ms file you unpacked in the plugins directory.
If it all worked you see a jms exporter window when you run 3ds max.

Advise: I'm not sure if 3ds max 64 bit version works for making halomaps, I always use the 32 bit version but idk if that mathers.

Tell me how it went :) (post reply)

NOTE: This is version 1.0.2 The post above gives you 1.0.1 and 1.0.3 , but I use this one and I know this works fine... I'm not sure what 1.0.3 does but i recomend using 1.0.2 since far more people downloaded that one and it got a user rating, whitch makes it more reliable.

NOTE 2: Don't forget to convert everything to a EDITEBLE MESH. I do not mean EDIT MESH! This is becaus it otherwise might harms your model. Do this by selecting the objects and richtclick-> convert to -> editeble mesh.

Edited by Niels on Apr 12, 2010 at 07:26 AM
Edited by Niels on Apr 12, 2010 at 07:29 AM

the map is compiled into the /maps directory

also

how does one make a .MAX into a .JMS?



Download the new jms exporter from halo maps and put it in the scripts folder of 3ds max. when you are ready to compile click on maxscript, click run, click on or find the directory that your jms expoter script is example: c:\program files\autodesk\3ds max 2010\scripts"jmsexporter" make sure you have saved the model and have all the textures, bitmaps, ready as well (shaders ect...) then click export jms data. Any problems it will let you know right there, our in the debug of the halo root dir. Hope it helps

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5196 jms exporter
also, Like refuesandresist said, save too your halo ce data map folder, in the model folder for the map you are working on.
Edited by xsnoder on Apr 11, 2010 at 08:01 PM

I am running 3ds mx 2010. I use version 2 and 3 jms exporters and they work for everything I do.
Edited by xsnoder on Apr 12, 2010 at 11:49 AM

ok thank you all!

one more thing

how would I make a model of a peli into a vehicle or scenary tag?

I know this might sound dumb but I am new to 3ds max

There are variouts tutorials for that in this forum on the actual halomaps.org and on youtube.
I think what you ask is to mutch to explain so pleas see one of those tuturials.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Halo+ce+tutorials&aq=f
you tube some here

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm
some here

http://www.fpsbanana.com/tuts/games/189
and some more here. There are more directories at the forums main page

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=8580

good luck bro.

ok thanks

Your welcome.

heh heh hhe Its not exporting to well.


-Skipdrow

IT is whit me... perfectly exporting. What's wrong?

Either to many actors or no geometry.
I dunno why though.


-Skipdrow

ok, you have 1 frame and how many objects?

The no geometry to export means that you did not link the object/s to frame properly.
The other one means that you also did not link the object/s to frame properly.

select all the objects except the frame, then use the link tool, then open the select by name, then select the frame and hit link.
export.

Hmmm
All I have is I exported the scorpian tank to retexture it and all I changed was textures.
Do I have to link ''frame'' to every single item on the scene?

And I am using 3ds MAX 8


-Skipdrow

There is always something to link to.
i think for the scorpion its probably frame_hull , link everything to that.
remove the box named "frame" , if you added one.
The frame is only for bsp,s

Ooooohhhh In get it.
'Cept how do I know what to link stuff to?
I am guess that ''frame_hull'' gets linked to objects 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Although what do all ther other frame things get linked to?

Anybody know?


-Skipdrow

When you import the gbx model, it should be linked properly already, i think.

No no no! Link the objects TO the frame! TO it!
Geometry linked to frame_hull
frame_gun or whatever to frame hull
#primary_trigger to the frame gun

marker>sub-frame>frame_hull

The frame_hull is at the TOP of the hierarchy.

Ha ha ha.
So I link objects 1 through whatever to "Frame_hull"
Then I link everything else to the other frames then I attach those frames to "Frame_hull"


-Skipdrow