ATTN: Which level editor do you use?

This really only applies to people who create\edit\model ACTUAL MAPS (not objects).

Need to know for stuffs and things. Please answer the pole.

Note the ability to only select one option. I want to know your MAIN editor.

Note some more: This applies to Halo 2 users too.

EDIT: Update -

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Originally Posted by Kornman00

Well, since my partner in crime for this project seems to have gone AWOL, I might as well let you guys know the root reason for the survey since I doubt the project will ever be finished now due to CtlAltDestory's experience in maxscript being vital to development.

We were basically working on a cinematics environment for Max (and later on possibly, Maya) that allowed you to do ALL of your cinematics (one or more cutscenes) for a level in Max, then you would export the cinematics scene to a text file which a tool I'm working on would then parse and perform operations to fix your scenario tag with needed data (ie, object placements, camera points, etc) also autogenerate the entire script for all of your cinematic scene and a few other nitty gritty details needed, but the idea is that it's ALL streamlined.
We had tons of things planned for allowing you to define what events took place during one cutscene (besides moving the camera). Things like, starting a sound, changing the position of a device, perform many operations on objects (ie, damanging, killing, etc), the list goes on and on.

The best part of it? Everything was done in one environment: Max. No going back and forth in max and sapien. Not only that, but it would have worked for Halo 2 (xbox\vista) and Stubbs the zombie too (and Halo 3 later on down the road).


But like say, the person who was helping me on the Max end went AWOL and I'm loosing hope in seeing this project accomplished anytime soon since I don't know maxscript and only have Maya :/. When I had this idea way back when, I tried getting TheGhost to halp but hes too busy doing...things >_>.

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Korn is rewriting rewrote the engine...:ssh:

Seriously. Awesome.

We shall answer kornman's pole.



OHSHI-

3ds Max 9 for pretty much everything.

AND WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

max 9 for modeling the level and if The ghosts ass exporter doesnt work i just exprort it all to max 7 then to h2v. max 8 had snap problems so i hate it.

Wax 8, 8 is for anus, and I use 3ds max 8 :o

max 9, although I only use it to mess around with, never any massively serious map making from me.

Max 8 FTW.

Max 8

max 8, though most of my maps go cause exception errors when I start them :(

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Where is your post :cop:

3ds max 2008 for pretty much everything but I use max 7 when working with h2v.

I mainly stick with 8 for my shitty boxmaps but I have 9 as well. I'm playing with XSI Mod tool, which is free but I'm still used to Max's interface.

I use max 8. I'm sure most/all h2v modelers would use a newer version if there was a better exporter though including me. <--personal opinion.

The Ghost's exporter does not always work for me.

max 8 for all

max 7, but I wish I had 8 instead.

Maya 6.0

I use Max 8 for modeling and Maya 2008 for UV Mapping.

Bahaha

Blender =D
Then I export it into 3ds Max...but geez that's sort of a pain.

Warningshot3, max 8's snap problems were fixed in a service pack.

max 2008, but for ce and h2v I usually use 7 if I might have modeled something in 2008

I use max 9 for everything :)

Everything Max 8. Tried using max 9, but preffered Max 8 because I had easier access to reactors and some other functions.

i use max 9. but when you flip the box, all the faces turn black which really anoyines me. I wonder if you can do your own gun modeling for h2v like halo ce, that would be very fun to do. Sadly im an amuetur mapper.:fail:

thanks MMFSdjw.

cheezdue that black thing is backface cull, goto preferences, viewports and tick backface cull on object creation.

Max 9. But sometimes blender

Max 8, only and always.

Max 8 ftw!

i'd like to say 8, but had to upgrade, because all character rigs etc for my mod were build in max9

also i hate the fact max9 lost the polygoncounter utility

max 2008 sucks, because they raped the uv editor

I heard they made uvw unwrapping better because of being able to unwrap more than one object into one template.

you could always do that.

Maya 8 and 3Ds Max 8

I voted Max 9, but I have been known to fire up Max 8 for various reasons.

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Originally Posted by Tweek

you could always do that.

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Fuck off, I only realized that was possible recently. Wow i'm lazy xD

3DS Max 9, I dislike Maya because it requires me to learn.

Gmax :<

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Originally Posted by Tweek

i'd like to say 8, but had to upgrade, because all character rigs etc for my mod were build in max9

also i hate the fact max9 lost the polygoncounter utility

max 2008 sucks, because they raped the uv editor

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What, the polygon counter is in Max9 and 08.

the "UTILITY" isn't in 9

What did they do to the UV editor in 2008?

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Originally Posted by Tweek

the "UTILITY" isn't in 9

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What's the difference between the utility and the view statistics, they both accomplish the same thing as far as I can remember.

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Max 8 baby... :cool:

Max 2008, but max 8 for map creation. Due to the plug-ins not being supported in the newer versions.

I use 3ds8 , but ill be using Maya soon.

Maya 8.0 -- and it's various plugins... contained and/or third party.

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Fuck off, I only realized that was possible recently. Wow i'm lazy xD

3DS Max 9, I dislike Maya because it requires me to learn.

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I use Max 9 and I agree.

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Originally Posted by Monopoly

What's the difference between the utility and the view statistics, they both accomplish the same thing as far as I can remember.

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Well I'm still learning, but I saw a screenshot somewhere, I think on the Gearbox forums, where you could add a polygon budget, so you wouldn't go over a certain amount of polys.

usually gmax - loads quick, more cross compatible, usually enough
occasionally 3ds9

Gmax because I'm not going to pirate 3DS like most of the people here who have it.

Nobody does that anymore, I just steal it from my school.

Maya 7

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Originally Posted by n00b1n8R

Gmax because I'm not going to pirate 3DS like most of the people here who have it.

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:prooforstfu:

OHSHIT THE INTERNET MAFIA IS AFTER ME :tinfoil:

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Originally Posted by n00b1n8R

OHSHIT THE INTERNET MAFIA IS AFTER ME :tinfoil:

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http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/TopFil...odfather15.jpg

Never go against the family, n00b.

I mostly use max 7, and max 8 some,
I use max 8 for messing around with animations/fp anims just for fun :O
I would prolly use max 8 more if my gen didnt give me spyware, and i still had it :S

hooded, put that in spoilers b4 ghost gets his banhammer out

and gmax with PLE FTW (PLS is more powerful than gmax, gmax is for exporting into halo's engine) they're both free and it's better than piracy.

Mmmm, almost a hundred p0lars, excellent :-3

so you going to tell us why you need this info about us?

wtf, someone hacked my account, I haven't been able to access h2v for 3 days, whats going on in here :confused:

my bad...

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Originally Posted by Kornman00

wtf, someone hacked my account, I haven't been able to access h2v for 3 days, whats going on in here :confused:

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IT'S A TRAP!

theres only one way out:suicide:

Max 8

Gmax cuz i has morals but is po'.

Yo.

Yeah, some people have no morals, ruthlessly making custom content and sharing it, for free, with no regard for the suffering inflicted upon software corporations. Oh, the humanity! :eyesroll:

Yeah they are definitely gonna be pissed cuz, ye no, its not like they have millions of dollars or anything.

I really don't see this train of discussion being good for a topic that could result in ye kornman giving us stuff :\

Also, 3DS 8.

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http://www.gonemovies.com/WWW/TopFil...odfather15.jpg

Never go against the family, n00b.

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He even has the lolcat...

*Curiously views this topic in waiting for whats gonna happen :O

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Originally Posted by thehoodedsmack

IT'S A TRAP!

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We have no choice General! Our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude!

i think its a conspiracy. :tinfoil:

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Originally Posted by Warningshot3

i think its a conspiracy. :tinfoil:

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[badjoke]Thats what she said when she was invited to GGW....[/badjoke]

:( 3ds8 is winning. We gotta pay someone off in the polls, gmax/3ds9 peoples...

lolwut?
I dont like max 9 of gmax,
Gmax gives me herpes...

May I ask what this poll is for?

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Originally Posted by jngrow

May I ask what this poll is for?

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No. :tinfoil:

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Originally Posted by Kornman00

:prooforstfu:

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Originally Posted by Botolf

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2025/wutwutof6.jpg

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lol that's nice.
I uhmm... GOT Max9 a week ago.

Ive had to go and do the trials multiple times...

I can smell it a mile away, KM00 is up to something epic.

Let's hope he is. What if it's another cookies psbl

THAT WASNT EPIC AT ALL

says you :cop:

I want to know what this is for. :mad: Tell us km00

n u

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Originally Posted by GeometricGeek

I want to know what this is for. :mad: Tell us km00

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Yeah i'd like to know too... :beating:

i know one way to make the man talk. :beating:

I really don't care, I'm just here to beat someone. :beating:

Can I help with that?

i want in to....:beating:

Copycats :f5:

I'm just here for the bandwagon. :beating:

Max 8 for me.

expect me to take it up a notch

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/7...emurderqx4.gif

cmon kornman tell us.

MAX9 i wish i had Max8 :(

I've never modeled or animated a level in my life... most I ever did was try to make a Buster Sword. I used Max 8 for it so... there you go.

Can someone tell me why they want version 8 instead of 9? Why prefer the older one? I just want to know because I just started using Max9 and it is already giving me memory errors when I start the program! I want to know which one is better for map making, stable and such.

I only use max 8 because that is what the community mainly uses. As you can see proven above.

Max 8 because it loads faster and more simplistic. Plus max 9 doesnt wierd stuff to my geometry when I'm not looking, and what I mean by not looking I mean changing modifiers. My edges always have strange things going on in that program when ever I used edit mesh, which I use for its simplicity, poly for more complicated tools tho... so I go back and fourth, and max 9 doesn't like this or something idk.. stop asking me questions wah...

3ds max 8.. plus max 9 does something weird with smoothing groups to me also, max 9 hates me :(

oh yea..

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Originally Posted by Lateksi

Can someone tell me why they want version 8 instead of 9? Why prefer the older one? I just want to know because I just started using Max9 and it is already giving me memory errors when I start the program! I want to know which one is better for map making, stable and such.

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read what I said... ; P memory errors are probably coming from max 9 being like 2 times the size of max 8... 3ds max has like more then tripled its size since max 7, and I'm not sure I get why. The only new tool in any of them I ever used was the uv mapping tools they added.

Max 8,

I'm surprised gmax has even 6 percent, I mean, gmax is to 3ds max 8
as a windows 95 is to an xp/vista.

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Originally Posted by ILEGALLcheatsMAN

Max 8,

I'm surprised gmax has even 6 percent, I mean, gmax is to 3ds max 8
as a windows 95 is to an xp/vista.

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Agreed. I used Gmax for a tiny bit, and it was just terrible. Completely unacceptable compared to 3ds max.

I use max 8, but I really just use it for animations and failed attempts at models.