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...but do xsi plugins or addons work equally for ModTool?

@@DT85 - if there is a stage in the MD3 export process that deals with the vertex normals... then I can send you my vertex normals code and help you integrate it. @@minilogoguy18 -- what formats does ModTool export?

I thought terrain textures could be 2048x2048, no? Maybe in a 3D modeling package with a much larger terrain size... render out the terrain texture maps as 2048x2048 tiles and then lay them back out stitched together in the game? for fun check out http://www.dxstudio.com (it's free)

yes, that is what I meant-- for small rocks.

You can use any 3D modeling program that exports a Softimage .XSI (version 3.0 or 3.5) file. Softimage or XSI ModTool, older versions of Maya (7 or 8), 3ds Max (Max5 thru Max2016). I believe you can also use Lightwave3D and import the Lightwave file into XSI ModTool and re-export as a .XSI file.

can you simulate small rocks using the same technique for your flowers?

can your system do normal maps or displacement maps on terrain/ground surfaces? Also, I thought Radiant could use .ase and .obj models?

@@UniqueOne - Great job! Now find a real good panoramic photo and try to duplicate it. Like this one:

Why does Ezra (or Kanan) need to die? I submit they do not...

great new feature!

Any progress or updates?

@@minilogoguy18 and other XSI ModTool users... this is for you: http://www.edharriss.com/tutorials/tutorial_xsi_UV_convert/convert%20_UVinfo.htm Do you have Dave "NPherno" Eaton II's NPherno's md3 compiler tool? it works, what more could you ask for... Luckily softimage can imort/export .3ds grab the MD3 compiler from here: http://www.wolffiles.de/index.php?filebase&fid=1856

don't forget the x64 versions for Max9, 2009, 2010... also Max9 plugins work in Max2008. Great work!

Did you compile a 32-bit version for Max2013... it's easy to set that up automatically in your project settings. (Note: MAx2013 is the last edition to support 32-bit).

Not every animation loops, right? you are likely considering the walk/run animations? do you know how many of them loop?

that's awesome.

Stasis should be a neutral power.

@@DT85 - why break up the body? The head should be sufficient. Instead, why don't you compile and give him the cloth bones (your robe, cloak, etc.) 3dsMax ClothFX experiment instead. That'll give him plenty to code/validate.

not worth the effort. Just bookmark it in your phone browser.

I will say that we do need a mechanism to easily add new animations to the humanoid characters that use the _humanoid.gla. Perhaps it can be as simple as putting new GLA and corresponding CFG files in the humanoid folder and the games loads all compatible GLA's found.

Did Pandemic write a .map exporter for Softimage?

@ -- Thanks... but I'm not associated with MBII.

@@eezstreet -- SoF2 has hands in a separate GLM.

"...These converted models however will not be able to use the new bones unless they are re-rigged..." --you mean re-weighted to the new skeleton bones, right? It's just the root.xsi file that would need updating for legacy models. Well, my thinking was that if some maps/missions and character outfits don't call for: cloaks, robes, or capes ...then that's less bones and transform space to have to compute; but, this is where @@eezstreet or @@Xycaleth could tell us which method is "lighter-weight" on the engine. Yes, having all the cloth or armor bones in the JKE skeleton would be less work. The new JKE facial bones will be in the same character rig as well... and artists will skin their head meshes to them; but they will need to simply do an "export-selected" on their head mesh so it correlates with the new facial.gla. I also think @@eezstreet or @@Xycaleth should tell us if there is a maximum bone limit-- it may all just be memory dependent-- and thus they have to draw the line somewhere. I think there should also be some independent bones for shoulder armor... so that armor like this will deform properly: We need to start chatting again on Skype.

I wouldn't go any slower to turn off/on sabers. Just have two settings in the game-- original and "realistic". Or make the original speed effect be for "red/strong", realistic movie speed as "yellow/normal" and then a smidge faster for "fast/blue"