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Offline Corbomite

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #240 on: July 09, 2014, 10:42:13 am »
Yes, please wait for the general organizational meeting. Many, if not all, questions will be answered there and you will be able to ask questions in real time.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #241 on: July 09, 2014, 01:06:40 pm »
Darkdrone was doing conversions from other games a few weeks ago. What is involved with converting formats anyway?
A program that can read the existing format then convert it.

Does anyone know what format was used?  I know many AAA titles used 3ds and changed the filetype or added a header.


There are tons of free programs that convert video and audio formats (much less aggressive formats I realize). Isn't there one that would just let you read the file type and convert it to others without having the ability to render/edit anything, but then allows you to use the program you like to manipulate it? I'd do a search for one, but I don't know what to look for.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #242 on: July 09, 2014, 01:14:31 pm »
I'd do a search for one, but I don't know what to look for.

Ask in the modelling forum?  Those guys gotta know.
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #243 on: July 09, 2014, 03:14:20 pm »
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Offline Corbomite

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #244 on: July 09, 2014, 03:32:56 pm »
No we're asking what format the SFC models are in so we can convert them to a useable format for Exeter. He listed the available formats he can use.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #245 on: July 09, 2014, 03:33:47 pm »
I do not care what we use.  A format already supported by the program will be good. 

Do we know what SFC2 used and have samples?

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #246 on: July 09, 2014, 03:38:20 pm »
I do not care what we use.  A format already supported by the program will be good. 

Do we know what SFC2 used and have samples?

Yeah, just look in the Assets/models directory.
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #247 on: July 09, 2014, 03:44:15 pm »
I don't think that helps. In my models folder it shows them as MPEGs.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #248 on: July 09, 2014, 03:55:23 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #249 on: July 09, 2014, 03:59:25 pm »
yes mod is the model format, the modelers hopefully know about it, and the bmp files for textures.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #250 on: July 09, 2014, 04:02:42 pm »
But the question is will that format run in your engine right now?

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #251 on: July 09, 2014, 04:04:37 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #252 on: July 09, 2014, 04:05:44 pm »
Another question - what program were the modelers using to get the final product into the .mod format?

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #253 on: July 09, 2014, 04:08:28 pm »
there is a free utility, that reads lightwave models to put them in the mod format.  And milkshape reads and writes lightwave. And I can read and write lightwave format directly.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #254 on: July 09, 2014, 04:09:40 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #255 on: July 09, 2014, 04:13:51 pm »
Between the last two posts its seems we might have this models thing licked, at least in theory. Go with that and find out what we can do.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #256 on: July 09, 2014, 04:19:50 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #257 on: July 09, 2014, 04:24:27 pm »
Right now just concentrate on getting ONE model converted/working and then worry about bulk conversion.

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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #258 on: July 09, 2014, 04:27:31 pm »
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Re: Ruleset and other game play Specifics
« Reply #259 on: July 09, 2014, 04:30:17 pm »
Ok so the only question needing a response is what format Exeter thinks is the best for the engine. Once that's answered I have to see whether it is possible to convert it and if it's possible.

As Ambassador Molari would say "I believe you have the problem surrounded."  ;)