laghing_rabit's help thread

lol! thats funny. what about the camra, can I get it closer, and tighter to the vehicle?

I typed in tool models scenery\(scenery folder name) (scenery name) and my folders are set up like that

data
scenery
(scenery name)
models
physics
bitmaps
animations

oh look BCE, hows that coming BTW? x3

I allready understand the basics of modeling in gmax but I wan't to get much better, I still have issues attaching caves and stuff to the models of maps, and making models as good looking as some of cmts stuff. some info on adding textures and making them too would be nice. I've found a few tuts on 3ds max but 3dsmax can do alot more than gmax. I've also found a few relly bad tutorials on gmax that either teach the bare basics or go through a thing on how to make a train or something, but don't go into depth about how gmax works. also It needs to be downloadable. the computer I've got internet on can't run gmax.

Ok I got the sparrow hawk flying like I want it but Is there anyway to change the camra, it way to high and drives me nuts.

No idea how to fix the camera. Bug either rooster or scooby about it; I bet one of them knows.

I think the camera is set by a node in the model information isn't it? But I think you still might be able to adjust it in the tags. I dunno for sure.

iirc there's a camera tag that specifies all sorts of behaviors for the camera. I've tried messing with it once before, and I couldn't seem to get it to do anything I wanted, so I haven't touched it since.

Modelling is more or less the same with most programs. Especially gmax and 3ds max. You start with a plane/box and build of it, that all there is too it.

It is like clay, where you can pull arms or legs out of a clay ball, but in this case it is a box/plane.

The barrett tutorial is probably your best bet for getting used to modelling:
http://www.moddb.com/tutorials/23868...video-tutorial

You can't shift/drag edges in Gmax, I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong), so that tutorial won't help.