Modeling/Texturing

.x would be ideal please

yes, directx mesh format.

for 3dsmax users

http://www.andytather.co.uk/Panda/directxmax_downloads.aspx exporter to .x format.

IMHO blender can export to .x without any addons.

Bashinerox wrote:

.x would be ideal please

yes, directx mesh format.

excellent, thank you.

Any progress?

nobody's posted yet, bu i'm learning sculptris...

~sciocont wrote:

nobody's posted yet, bu i'm learning sculptris...

Same here.

This, my, uh... second (?) proper sculpt. It's of a generic monster, drawn from imagination. I keep forgetting what arm muscles look like, so that's not really finished. Regardless it's not related for Thrive, and I just did it to get a good feel of how to use this thing.

Spoiler:

The program is very user-friendly and you can get used to it easily. But frankly, I think we're in need of concept art that may or may not go on to become 3d models. And unfortunately I find I'm not particularly good at making believable aliens.

Good to see we are at least moving!

Concept art is on the way

I've got blender.

It dosent seem to be able to export in anything other then .blend

I dont suppose anyone knows any addons or anything?

I'm gonna start modelling something from some of the concept art but imma noob with this stuff so it wont exactly be Assassins Creed level awesomness

I'm pretty sure i saw a bunch of possible exports when I used blender. I'm sure there are some though, since blender is open source.
Nice work, noit.

Yesyesyes I see it now

thanks

~sciocont, please update the first post, if a model is not required any more, as i might make a few models

bashinerox - OpenGL can open .x files yes?

.x files are native for DirectX, that's why Bashi wanted them. If we're going with OpenGL, then other 3d model formats would be a better option.

md is better for the community, especially since people here run Linux and/or Mac. Most got windows yes, but the most valueable option would be OpenGl.

Bashinerox will we be using directx or OpenGL?

He said he's using DirectX, but that's a long time ago. Asking him again would be a good decision.

Darkov wrote:

~sciocont, please update the first post, if a model is not required any more, as i might make a few models

So far everything's open.

As a specie gets stronger, it would be cool to it reflecting on a normal map (More bloodveins, tendons, muslce brackets and the sort of likes) generated. The stronger specie, the stronger and sharper the normal map. If the unit is fat, lazy and not fit then it should have a normal map with curves. Whaddyathink?

AIs-null wrote:

As a specie gets stronger, it would be cool to it reflecting on a normal map (More bloodveins, tendons, muslce brackets and the sort of likes) generated. The stronger specie, the stronger and sharper the normal map. If the unit is fat, lazy and not fit then it should have a normal map with curves. Whaddyathink?

That would be adjusting the opacity of the maps, right? Sounds fair.

More like generating the map and then blending it, but the general idea is right.

Right i am giving this a shot.
Asteroids:
http://www.box.net/shared/5n9ycfag75
That is Low Poly (80 Polygons i think) And High Poly (Looks loads but i think it is not that many)
The closest i could get was 3ds format, ho ever i can get 3DS max for free, and legally so i might do that.
Making asteroids in blender is EASY!

Not sure if this is what you wanted, i have only been moddleing for 2-3 Days.

Hellome wrote:

Right i am giving this a shot.
Asteroids:
http://www.box.net/shared/5n9ycfag75
That is Low Poly (80 Polygons i think) And High Poly (Looks loads but i think it is not that many)
The closest i could get was 3ds format, ho ever i can get 3DS max for free, and legally so i might do that.
Making asteroids in blender is EASY!

Not sure if this is what you wanted, i have only been moddleing for 2-3 Days.

could you post some pics?

Yeah sure, could take a while cos my computet is f***ing up

****Fail, deleted****

I have pictures:

HP (about 50000 Polys):

Spoiler:

LP (80 Polys):

Spoiler:

Not sure if its what you are after.

Also, i can now import and export to .x files.

Here:

http://www.box.net/shared/7e0sc9a7lj

Alt link:

http://cid-45f9183141916196.skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?resid=45F9183141916196!103
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For some reason, I have one of the star Wars in-spaceflight musical interludes in my head right now...

Good job, Hellome. Got any craters?