Any 3d Milkshape users here? (ST Models Available)

[Atrocities]

Thanks Narf. I will try all combinations and see if I can get one to work.

[Atrocities]

Here is an LWO model that I made by converting a MOD file.

[shinigami]

And here it is as an .x file (no textures.)

This ship, while pretty, illustrates the problem with converting models from other games, at over 5500 faces you're looking at the game engine getting bogged down when you have whole fleets going at it.

Not trying to discourage anyone, just wanted to point that out.

[Atrocities]

We can made basic shapes look good, its just texturing them. David Gervais has posted about a program that helps to reduce the ploygon counts on models so perhaps that might help to reduce these models down to a more workable size.

[shinigami]

Unfortunately most game models have already been optimized as far as they can go without leaving holes in the model, that's part of the artist's job.

To get models for conversion that won't tax the system (for Trek) you'll probably have to go back to Armada I and earlier.

I hate to say it, because I love this game, but the 3d engine in SEV is woefully behind the times and underpowered. Then again, 3d is not what the game is all about!

[President_Elect_Shang]

Despite these challenges I am very happy to see the old Atrocities fire stoking back up. I was a little worried that the SE Series was about to lose one of its greatest. I have faith you will get the models working and produce them for us all to admire and use.

[Atrocities]

Well I guess we could go pull the Armada models, and perhaps even those from BOTF for that matter.

I wonder if there is a way to beef up the 3d system in SE V via a patch or something?