About 2-3 years ago I released a tutorial about modeling a "valhalla styled" base. It was fine, except it didn't have any commentary. I plan on creating a better tutorial for the community with a proper commentary added to it. My only question is: What do you guys want me to go over?

Here is my layout:

0. Introduction to Forerunner Architecture.
1. Developing a basic layout (Interior and Exterior).
2. Modeling and Texturing the Interior.
3. Modeling and Texturing the Exterior.
4. Add Lighting to the Structure.
5. Conclusion.

The modeling and texturing will not be half-ass'd as I plan to make this a a high quality tutorial. So what else would you like to see?

-Getting the structure in game?, Attaching it to a cliff wall?

Overall, I want to help those who struggle at creating forerunner art. It makes me happy when most of the community ask me "How do you create such great forerunner models?", but saddens me when I can't conclude five years of experience to those who need it most.

Indeed. But modeling while texturing repetitive parts helps a lot. Its a style that I have developed and saves a lot of time.

For example, if I have a support beam that I'm going to use ten times in my level. Why not texture it once instead of ten times?

It will make more sense once the tutorials are created.

So far, I developed a powerpoint about forerunner architecture. It is suppose to be brief and go over the basics. Most of the learning will occur during the modeling parts of the tutorial.

It would be great if you could make a tut on how to make the structures (columns) with the 45 degree inset-ed cutout parts. Attaching structures to cliffs would be good too.
Make a vid of you making a telebase attached to cliffs please.
Happy grad to whoever did that :)

I will love you if you make this

Seeing as my last tutorial was a ground base. A cliff base shall be the choice.

Hmph. I could demonstrate the creation of both a ground structure and a cliff base.

Excelent.
I am sure it will be very helpful to people.

Add another part: tools.

If you go over the tools & teach us how to apply them properly, the tutorial can go outside of forerunner and different objects in life & other games. Besides, it matters how well you can use the tools in the end, right?

I'd totally get into this tutorial if you released it by the way.

Excellently?

That is what I plan on doing . Maybe after this one, if it goes swell, I will do a level design tutorial for you all.

Anyways. I have completed the first two parts of the tutorial. Do you guys want me to upload them, or wait until the entire tutorial is done?

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Parts 1 and 2.

Part 3 will be uploaded in about an hour or so.

----Part1----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gtrquA5X6E

----Part2----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a5uk_BRaRw

----Part3.1----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTstJuqo-yE

----Part3.2----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gR_Rg1_qTI

----Part3.3----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqPtflWDF0c




Edited by KingFisher on May 27, 2012 at 08:53 PM
Edited by KingFisher on May 27, 2012 at 09:48 PM

Pretty nice tutorial Kingfisher. :) I see your all videos. ;) Awesome job!

I'll be working on the other tutorials some other time this week. Glad some of you are enjoying them.

Make boxes looking like a simple boxy shape of the model. Export as jms. Use: tool collision-geometry [Insert directory here]. The end.

No.

Sounds great! Looks like I'm going back into modeling over the summer =D

Maybe in the future when I create a tutorial for scenery, but this is mostly for BSP help.