Oh I have been busy
 

I was showing my nephews how to make things using DOGA and we started to make some nice looking things.

In the Last hour I have made 15 new bases (3 sets neo stnadard)
and 20 Troops (4 sets neo standard)

I think I will go to make a few more then move onto weapon platforms, mines, satellites, fighters, and perhaps worldships.

I figure if I create enough extra images I can have a Spare Parts Site.

http://www.astmod.com/other/troop.BMP http://www.astmod.com/other/troop2.BMP http://www.astmod.com/other/troop3.BMP http://www.astmod.com/other/troop5.BMP

[ October 22, 2003, 23:40: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

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What is DOGA? I have done a little bit of 3-D modeling with Milkshape, but most of the popular 3-D programs are way too expensive.

SpaceBadger

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DOGA is a 3d program with a set of pre-made parts you use like ghostly legos.

http://www.wings3d.com/ is another free modeler.

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As usual, very nicely done sir! I love the spare parts idea!

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Say, what kinds of 3D models can you import into DOGA to use as Legos? Perhaps some of us who like to model things but can never quite get up to an entire shipset could create a real "spare parts bin" for those of you who use Doga to create shipsets! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
edit: oh yeah, and then we could even use these Legos as component images, so the ships look like they're actually made out of components, kind of like how the Darlok ships seems to actually have engines that look like SE4's engines! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[ October 23, 2003, 01:24: Message edited by: Ed Kolis ]

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so, what do i download to use doga? the website isn't to clear.

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narf:

take a look at the 'Important SEIV Info & blah-blah' sticky thread at the top of the forum. All the doga stuff is at the bottom of the links message.


Atrocities:

Could you slap some jets on those troops (or otherwise make them look a little more spaceworthy) so that I could use them in my Robot mod?

[ October 23, 2003, 02:22: Message edited by: QuarianRex ]

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thanks. i made a pretty picture.

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val's add-ons don't seem to do much.

it's harder than it looks. Atrocities, how do you make those ships?

[ October 23, 2003, 05:28: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

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how do you upload now?

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i made all the ships nessasary for a shipset. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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It takes a lot of practice, time, and an eye for detail Narf. Just keep playing around with it and remember to use a lot of smaller parts to make the larger ones as opposed to using larger parts.

I think the uploads is broken right now.

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thanks.

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Hey twas my pleasure. When you get going on making ships and such, start by usign a model that you can copy. If you have an old Star Wars ship laying around use that as your model and create a ship based off it.

It is a lot easier to have something as a source than to come up with things from scratch when your first starting out.

I love the scratch ones as they are often my best work, but no one can deny that the EDF came out rather well.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You could upload it to ftp://imagemodserver.mine.nu/uploads and I'll move it to a spot where it can be seen and downloaded again.

That should do until shrapnel has their uploading system in place.

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thanks. now all i need is a race portrait, some shields and a whole lot of pictures. tomorrow. definitly tomorrow.