ai wrote:Hey guys. The competition at 3D Buzz is over for me. I didn't make it in time with my submission as my computer was too weak to what I had planned so I only got half way there. I'll still finish my piece but that will happen over time whenever I have time.
This means I now have freed up more time for Nexuiz and am dead set on finishing these flags. I'm really anxious on starting other Nexuiz projects and learn the process.

tZork wrote:3. export, done.

So to start of, I got everything what you said there tZork, but what do you mean with this export? How do you export? You create a .shader file with the right stuff in it right? But do you compile it somehow into a .zym with the zmodel or is it something else.

Sorry for the lost time guys.

Sorry for late reply, must have missed this. i mean Export your model =)

ai wrote:I will have to go with ...

So you let yourself to fall in line with the bunch of loosers? Where has the individuality and pride of the artists gone?
In case it's not a hard work,please do both.I like the one flag variant better

C.Brutail wrote:

ai wrote:I will have to go with ...

So you let yourself to fall in line with the bunch of loosers? Where has the individuality and pride of the artists gone?
In case it's not a hard work,please do both.I like the one flag variant better

Heh, I still have individuality and pride in my work, hence the 3 flag version . But I'd like to please the Nexuiz community as well and not just think about myself. I will always play with my 3 flag version even if the 1 flag version is the one that wins

EDIT: Btw, on page 3 I will update the votes so far for the flags. But as stated there, I'll prob end up creating a poll later on.

Just to let you guys know. I have started learning Blender. I believe in the long run it will help me a lot more with modeling for Nexuiz than Maya currently can as it doesn't have as many functional plugins and stuff.
I have tried to animate the flag models but there's something that just doesn't add up, so I'll be taking a look at how Blender did this with a test model and try to incorporate it into Maya.
I have started with tutorials for Blender (after playing around a little in it to get an overview of the application), gotta tell you, Blender is not a friend to newbies I feel like a complete noob in modeling when doing stuff with Blender.
I was just happy I finally found a way to move/rotate/scale the things, and after that it took me even longer to figure out how to select vertices/faces/edges. Then when I finally got to extrude something THAT'S when I felt like a complete idiot

Oh well. Hopefully tutorials will teach me a lot more

ai wrote:I was just happy I finally found a way to move/rotate/scale the things, and after that it took me even longer to figure out how to select vertices/faces/edges. Then when I finally got to extrude something THAT'S when I felt like a complete idiot

Soooo true

Keep it up, I'm looking forward for this model in it's full glory!

While I try to learn Blender and all I'm working on some other stuff. This is portals for the Port-O-Launch gun. Those portals that will be created that is. Any suggestions or ideas? Do these look too similar to the current ones? I think they do and dislike that a little but I figured I post them here anyway in case you guys wanted to comment on something.




EDIT: Has 908 tris.

The model looks better than the current ones for sure! I'm not a fan of the egg shape though.
I hope the textures will be better aswell. All red and all blue doesn't look that interesting.

I'd really prefer portals to stay in their current circle shape. Otherwise, I like it (but note that they will still get colorized by the game code). If you support make two model skins that are colored in red and blue, I'll remove that colorizing code and let it set the skin instead.

Yeah ok, I'll make them circular. I was also thinking of creating a skin to them as well. Which format are those models? .zym, .md3 or .mdl? Any specific I need to stay with or can I choose myself? If so, .md3 would be the best as I know how to work them.

As these formats require no animation, any supported model format works. IIRC they currently are MD3s.

Also note that they must have a specific orientation. "forward" must be the normal vector of the plane the portal sits on, and the model origin must be the middle on the "bottom" side. Ideally, open the existing model, and use the same orientation for yours.

divVerent wrote:Ideally, open the existing model, and use the same orientation for yours.

Yeah, I'll see if I cannot do that.

Changed the shape now and made some minor changes. I will probably make those 'handles' which hold the rods a bit bigger and possibly even change the shape just a tad so it won't be as circular as now. Nothing major, but I wanna try it out.
This is at least what I have now:

Ok guys, I think this model is pretty much finished and I'll be starting to UV unwrap it and then start with the texturing process, that is unless anyone has any objections or other comments about it. It's still circular and all just not a 'perfect' circle so to speak.

Maybe it could have some legs to animate standing on the ground, sticking onto the wall. I'm glad it doesn't have those sharp spikes anymore.

I don't think legs are such a good idea for the portals. These stick to walls and stuff as well and having it protrude outwards wouldn't be good.

That portal looks great. Now all it needs is some sexeh particles in the center, and it's perfect

Suggested that because thought that animated portal would be interesting to watch. You drop it and it needs some time to deploy. It shouldn't protrude unless you drop it in some hole, dunno.

UV unwrapping done, next up is texturing.

Good work, ai. I like the design of that portal very much.

Just a quick update. The bulk of the texturing is done, now only the details, such as light and whatnot are missing.
Then a red one will also be available.

great work ai

Ok, the portals texturing is done unless someone has anything else to add. Shall I create normal maps? If so, I heard that some colors are inverted, which ones? So that I create it correctly. Thanks.

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That's great ai!

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It looks very nice. Is the center a shader/animated texture or just static?

Nice portals ai.

ai wrote:Shall I create normal maps? If so, I heard that some colors are inverted, which ones? So that I create it correctly. Thanks.

Yes it's always appreciated. The green channel need to be inverted.

Ai- It's very nice, very slick design.

1 suggestion- don't make the metal portal bit red/blue. Keep the metal border the same color, just change the portal color itself.

Shoe wrote:Is the center a shader/animated texture or just static?

It's static, I have not enough experience to create animated shaders, would be awesome with some though. I have tried it once before with success but I can try it again more thorough.

Ronan wrote:The green channel need to be inverted.

Thanks.

torus wrote:1 suggestion- don't make the metal portal bit red/blue. Keep the metal border the same color, just change the portal color itself.

Sure, I can do that.

Ok, I changed so the frames aren't as red/blue. They are not fully gray there's just the most tiiiny amount of red/blue on them. It's more felt than seen, I think that looks a little better than having them all gray, gives more characteristics to them IMO.
In full combat online I don't think anyone will notice a difference more than having felt it in the back of the head someplace.




Later today I'll release the .md3's. Right now I have to go do something else
Cheers.