Modeling for Allegiance

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:25 am

O.K...so I made a model, see this link

http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index...showtopic=44318

Now that was a first attempt and I would never propose THAT model for alleg. BUT suppose I came up with a geometry I liked, and wanted to make a model for allegiance - what would be the next steps? I am assuming it would be something like:

1) Add texture and materials for a "skin"
2) Export as .x file (truespace will export as .x....I don't think it will do .mdl)

can allegiance accept .x files?

3) Add lights (how do I add wing lights or strobes)?
4) @#(!....I really don't know what I'm doing...help?

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:36 am

http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.ph..._for_Allegiance

Use the wiki

Also - Talk to Compellor about the .x files

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:57 am

Andon wrote:
QUOTE (Andon @ Aug 17 2008, 07:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.freeallegiance.org/FAW/index.ph..._for_Allegiance

Use the wiki

Also - Talk to Compellor about the .x files

Thanks!!!

Compellor · Post by **Compellor** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:19 am

To the best of my knowledge, Truespace 7.6 will export a usable .x file. I haven't used it much though, it seems to run very slowly on my computer. I don't know exactly how to prep a mesh for export in Truespace, but in general you'll need to add cubes where you want each light, weapon mount, etc. to be. In the resulting .x file, the name of each cube's frame determines what it is. The .x file then needs to be run through the artwork tools to be converted into .mdl and .cvh files.

This post gives more detailed information, but in the context of converting Freespace 2 ships to Alleg via Blender, so there's a lot of irrelevant information.

For a simpler method, try Milkshape($) and the Wiki tutorial.

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:28 am

I read the milkshape tutorial...very non-intuitive (then again, I'm not a moddler). For example, why would one use a joint to locate the position of guns, cockpit, etc. Could it be that a joint just provides the necessary info. and some other construct could be used?

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:32 am

The joint is simply what the Allegiance exporter uses to put the positions pf everything in the .cvh file

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:47 pm

fishbone wrote:
QUOTE (fishbone @ Aug 18 2008, 03:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I read the milkshape tutorial...very non-intuitive (then again, I'm not a moddler). For example, why would one use a joint to locate the position of guns, cockpit, etc. Could it be that a joint just provides the necessary info. and some other construct could be used?

yes.

The original MS models didn't use joints, they just used small cubes, you just need to put things with the right name in the right place to define the things the tutorial uses joints for.

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:09 pm

madpeople wrote:
QUOTE (madpeople @ Aug 18 2008, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
yes.

The original MS models didn't use joints, they just used small cubes, you just need to put things with the right name in the right place to define the things the tutorial uses joints for.

So that's what compellor was saying about cubes? Hmm....Let me make my uv map and I'll get back to you guys on this.