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The FLc is a fairly good size one. I will upload it but what is the standard upload for a flc (320x200x256 or 640x480x256) or would I be better off to break it up into several smaller Flcs? Judy
What game genre are you aiming for? CRPG, Adventure, Action/Arcade, War, Strategy, Flight Sim, SPorts. Firt find out what makes the top titles in these categories fun to play (check out CGW's top 100 list) and then find out how you can enhance the experience with Video — if it…
REBEL ASSAULT was and is an outstanding game. It is the best thing that has ever come out on CD-ROM in the action area. I love the game and so does just about any other player. It is FUN and if a game isn't fun why should you play it!…
That may well be, Gary. On paper CRITICAL PATH can be made to look complex. The game was simple ( 1 hour play max). I think most new companies should take the time to play some highly acclaimed game to learn how to write the storyline and integrate with graphics…
You are right that a lot of companies shovel in the fancy graphics and sound simply because a CD-ROM makes that possible. But I still think some of the best graphic-looking games are still coming from 2-D art. LANDS OF LORE from Westwood stuidos have the best graphics of any…
I uploaded a TGA file of the sub. UBOOT.TGA. But I have not uploaded the FLIC. DO you want the flic? Judy
Hmmmmmm. That sounds interesting – I have never thought of combinging multiple systems like that. I might revisit the sub explosing – I was aiming for the "gentle" break-up with parts drifting down. Judy
From the visuals point of view Mechadeus' Critical Path was excellent, as a game it was a dud. If there isn't a game in the game then the visuals aren't worth a hoot. I just did a review of Critical Path for Online Reviews and gave it a "thumbs don't…
I used to have an XGA-2 card and I had the same problem as you did with mouse droppings ( I have since replaced the card with an ATI MACH32). I was never able to get rid of the problem, but I was able to minimize it so that it…
You can get them from Digimation for about $255. The Digimation 800 number is: 1-800-854-4496. Judy
I don't care too much for explode because of the way it shapes the fragments. They look TOO digital. When I was playing around with an animation of a sub being blown up underwater – I gave up on explode and took the sub apart myself since I thought it…
Thanks — I appreciate that. I still have so much to learn! Judy
Thanks – I will give it try. Judy
You are right the track is not the main focus of attention, but could easily become one if I don't handle movement correctly ( as you so rightly put it the tank will look as it is skidding along the ground). Also I am having a problem getting the material…
I still have a tendency to have too many vertices in my geometry – esp. if it is something with curves and I am going to use the fit deformation. So I have been thinking of using optimiz to reduce the complexities of some my mesh. I need to find…
Thanks – I will look into Meshres. Mostly still just taking the tutorials and think the new one are really great. Judy
#Animate wheels & treads
Message #104296
I am working on an animation of a tank. How would like go about giving the appearance of movement to the wheels & treads? Judy
#IPAS #7 Optimize Quest.
Message #104295
I have been using the OPTIMIZ function in IPAS #7 and have found it really useful. However, since all things have a negative as well as a positive side, I would like to find out what are some of the negative effects that it has. To put it another way…
Thanks – That's what I wanted to know. Judy
Thanks for the quick reply. I always thought that JPG did support Alpha channel ( actually I thought that once you got into the 16K,16M etc+ colors – all of those file format had Alpha channel support). What is making me look to another kind of file format is that…
A lot of times I need it, but will forget to to set the option on in the RENDER control box. I was hoping for the lazy man's (woman's) way to solve my mental lapses :-). Judy
#3DS SET: Alpha on
Message #103784
Is there any penalty paid in rendering time to leave the RENDER ALPHA on all the time in the 3DS set file, even if you might be rendering an image format such as GIF which does not have an alpha channel.? Judy
#Image Quality – Renderer
Message #103783
I rendered some test images — all the same mesh, all had Alpha on. The output file types were TGA, TIF, JPG. Obviously there is a marked difference in the size of these 3 output files, but I would like to know is there a quality difference in terms of…
I have been tending towards the viewing/lighting angles, also I know that I am only talking of bump maps that are quite small on the vehicle surface. For example on the wheels I am talking of lines and circles of single pixel width. But you are right in so far…
Bump Map woes!
Message #102197
I am working on my tank model and had planned to do some of the detail thought bump maps. Unfortunately the bump maps are not noticeable when I render the tank. Because of the distance the tank will be seen from the level of detail is not that great. What…
Charlie — The VESA driver IBM supplies with XGA-2 will not work with Animator Pro. You will need to get a 3rd party driver. I know that Panacaea makes an XGA driver that works with Animator Pro. Judy
The book says to pick the inner cube first and then the outer cube – but I must say I have better luck if I do the outer cube and then the inner cube. Judy
#Open Cube-Bool. Subtract
Message #99195
I am trying to create the open cube using Boolean Subtraction that is in "Inside 3D Studio". But I cannot get it to work at all. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. If I move the inside cube up to far when I do the subtraction all…
Thanks for the clarification! The Book is outstanding! Just out of curiosity, who thought up and did the many fine examples in the book? I am reading the chapter on Perspective and was curious who did all those drawings and 3ds examples. Judy
PC Connection has it available for a discount – I think they are selling it for around $550. Judy
Phil — This is a still. Placing the Hilight helped a lot. But you are right about smoky glass which is the problem I have found if I use REFMAP.GIF as a texture map, What exactly do you mean by "puching" the plane of glass to the side half way?…
Just got "Inside 3D Studi" – Great book. Conrgratulations. Judy
Thanks for the tip. Judy
Thanks Alan — Placing that hilight really did the trick. Judy
#Glass Case effect- how?
Message #96369
I am trying to create an image of a vase in a glass case. Trying to get the glass effect is proving difficult to put it mildly. I am using SHINE.CEL has a reflection map (9%) and my material has 70% transparency etc. but it still is so clear that…
The inks are really great and I would prefer using Ani Pro on these 24 bit images than having to have another program. Do add my name to the list! Judy
I mean direct load and then being able to work with the file and use the inks on it etc. etc. Judy
#ANI PRO & TGA FILES
Message #95859
Any chance that ANI PRO will ever be updated to handle TGA files? Judy
Ok — That explands why in if I switch the blue and red color everything displays correctly in 3DS. But then why do I not have a problem with CSHOW or Matisse using the same images? I would think that I would have a problem everywhere. The which image is…
Sure will do. It acts as if the blue and the reds are reversed. What is red shows up as blue and vice versa. Judy
I used to have XGA-2 and it does not work with ANi PRo correctly. YOu will need to use a 3rd Party driver. I believe Panacaea puts out one. Judy
#3DS-TGA file color error
Message #95405
I received some TGA files for maps, but I am having a problem getting them to display with the correct color: e.g. One of the files is in shades of dark red. It appears this way when I look at it in CSHOW or in FAUVE MATISSE. However, when I…
I worked in Gaithersburg – still live here. My lava game out fine. I used the water-sxp and and the smoke-sxp did the rest by coloring it. Also I only used 2 morphs to slow it down. The hardest part was fitting it into their palette. I ended up doing…
Sounds like you got "retired" the same way I did! No choice! Mr. Gerstner abolished my division!
Thanks – I will check it out. But I found my real problem, I was not moving the keys for the camera1 target to 0. I had thought that moving the keys would take care it, but I guess not. It seems as if you have to moved the camera…
#Keyframer Help Needed
Message #93017
How do I make keyframer frame 185 be Frame 0 in another file. I want to work on an object in the editor and I want a new animation to start there, but am having no luck making this happen. When I save the project under a new name, I…
Thanks for the info Jack. I will definately take a serious look at Composer. I have read a review of it, and I ordered some sort of demo from Aldus. Judy
#Image Editor – Whose?
Message #92758
I would be interested in knowing about the pros and cons of ALTAMIRA COMPOSER vs ALDUS PHOTOSTYLER. Can someone out there who uses or had used either of these 2 products tell me which is the better buy to use when image editing 3-D Studio output.
Haven't moved and am really looking forward to the new catalog! Judy
When can we place our orders? Judy
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