yeah it looks well modeled to me, but the polygon count could be reduced a good bit still.

Using 2013, and I am damn loving it. No shaders yet, I really want to shader the hell out of this thing...

Gravemind, are you going to release an update where the application has the ability to extract tag data? (Actual tags from the maps themselves, not raw models/bitmaps)

he already stated he wouldn't

I need to get back into 3ds, I am going to practice shaders on newfound models, as you can tell, they're no where close to what I use to be able to do, going to study my own damn shaders :P

haha, good luck man :P
I'll be on XFire later today, catch you on.

Lookin' nice!

it's under the raw tab.
Edited by ally on Nov 15, 2012 at 03:25 PM

Me neither q_q

Thanks, and yeah I gotta learn how to do all this again, and It's masked, I just got to lower the gray metal's reflection.

Quick question to someone here. Any idea on how to correct reach's dark bitmaps? I know that they go through the shader process, which they are lightened up and whatnot. Look in the model viewer, the diffuse textures are really solid compared to looking at it in 3ds max, they're really dark.
Edited by Ki11erFTW on Nov 15, 2012 at 04:41 PM

I can't seem to extract any model using this, any idea why? Clicking on "Batch extract" does nothing, click on RAW extractor shows nothing either. Am I missing something?

Make sure you're looking at "render_model" tags not "model" tags ("mode" if using short names).

Thanks, I guess I'm still used to Halo 2 ;)

maybe. It's not max, I've been working with max since I was in 6th grade lol, I find myself brightening a lot of the textures manually. I know h2-reach have the "Texture blending" system, where they will add a 50% grey overlay on the diffuse, or a over-all solid color specular, I'm just having difficulty on how to accurately bake it all into one, when I'm using things on CE.

E: figured it out, finally.
Edited by Ki11erFTW on Nov 15, 2012 at 10:26 PM

hadn't forgot about you having problems getting them, i just found them in the
m70_bonus.map.

http://filebeam.com/56ca015547964355347c0b48fcb214d1
the emf is in there too incase you want to compare it to your custom pelican.
Edited by ally on Nov 16, 2012 at 01:19 AM

ShadowSpartan, ignore them or reply in PM. Everyone else, stop provoking arguments or make your own thread to fight in. I don't need my thread full of arguments.

I bet CtrlAltDestroy loves having fans like you Altheros.

What so you simply go around having a rage at everyone. Hey that's cool.
Just carry on having a fit at some guy on his attitude when you haven't even fixed yours.
My point of view? If you must ask, it's that you should simply grow up.
You're like a 12 year old.

You mean members like you, your other account, your other other account, and all the other accounts?

Another ghost render.

Using Autodesk Showcase 2013, a program useful for making photo-realistic realtime renders. I am new to it, but learning more about how it's shaders work everyday
Liking my results, but it's possible to get it looking VERY real, I'd need an environment though.



Any particular things people want me to render using this? I wouldn't mind the practice.

EDIT: (Copy URL/Right-Click View Full Image for HD res)
Edited by iHalo on Nov 17, 2012 at 03:12 PM

It's awesome, I am publishing (showcase's word for render) a 30 second orbit around it, with an environment and raytracing in 1080p. i will share when done.

The raytracing looks amazing, but my PC isn't quick enough to do it real time, so I am rendering it.

Obviously you don't have better things to do, or you would have made no comment at all. Only once have I shown off one of my applications, and I had every intention of releasing it, as I have stated multiple times. The other time zteam as a whole showed off an application was for the h2 animation injector, which was never released mainly because people complained and threw a fit about not getting the extractor to go along with it. You can't bite the hand that feeds you and expect to get what you want, plain and simple.

I love how the mentality around here has not changed at all. I have not posted anything that I have worked on in almost 2.5 years now, so I would love to hear how I am "flaunting" my stuff.


No clue what you are ranting on about, but I think you are seriously confused. For your information, I have no say in what CMT does or does not release. I only do a few small things for them here and there.


What brought CAD into this...one of our goals was to create fun and exciting conversions using existing assets.


Yet again, I have shown absolutely nothing in the last 2.5 years.


Respected member, wow. He starts a fight with myself and others any chance he gets, and he is like talking to a brick wall. From what I hear, he is causing quite an argument in the Delta Halo thread as well.

Is it really that hard for you people to leave this thread alone with mentioning myself and zteam, it is getting ridiculous. Let gravemind do his thing and stop cluttering up the thread with this crap.

What mookz said.
Cheers.

damn, i gotta hit that program up.
Also, pm me your skype details, love to talk to you again since we havent talked in a damn long time.

By extractor, I meant the animation extractor. We were planning on providing a proper model extractor along with the animation injector.

In Adjutant go to "Tools > Generate MaxScripts".

Click on render models on the side, then click a model, then click raw extractor, extract model. Easy as pie.

Render models is on the list of tag types on the left.

Uh huh.
Scroll down on the list on the left, click render models....

Yep, render_model is up near the top there.

Congratulations.
Gravemind, mind helping this poor mentally ill person?

I think he's fine.

For models:

• Select the Raw Extractor tab
  
• Open the render_model folder
  
• Select desired model
  
• Select desired pieces of the model from the checkbox list
  
• Click Export Model
  
• Select the format you wish to use in the save as filetype list

EMF scripts are in Tools > Generate MaxScripts. The EMFv2 script can open v1 as well.

For bitmaps:

• Select the Raw Extractor tab
  
• Open the bitmap folder
  
• Select desired bitmap
  
• Select desired submap if there is more than one in the table
  
• Right-click the desired submap and select Extract Bitmap
  
• Select the format you wish to use in the save as filetype list

The Model Viewer tab is for previewing the models before extracting, and may not work on all computers. If you have problems you may need to install .NET Framework 4.0 if it isn't already installed.
Edited by Gravemind on Nov 17, 2012 at 11:59 PM

It separates it into submeshes rather than just permutations. This makes it far easier to flip backwards faces as well as preventing extra faces between the meshes. It also made it much easier for me to do the material importing.