Size ref model

willy-wilson

Is there any way that the ns2 team could release the player start model as an .obj with the right size for ref for modeling. maybe even just a box with the right scale? It would help out a lot with judgeing scale when modeling.

Nossah

if you search the props for one named player you will find the current marine at it's correct size.

hope this helps.

willy-wilson

yes i know but i cant import there format into any of the 3d packages i use. i think ive seen some videos around and it looks like they use max. and everything ive imported from max to maya is a huge scale. even a box at the right scale would do. just something to help out would be much better then guessing scale i got an old maglite prop i made into the engine and it was very very small in the viewer.

Draco_2k

Well that's one familiar problem. Signed.

dandi8

I also support the idea. It would be great to have some size reference to model before some importing/exporting tools are released.

+1

SgtBarlow

Just so happens I am in the middle of working that out.
Will see where I get upto and if I can product a correctly sized cube.

Nossah

ah it seems i misunderstood the question, my bad. What is known for now is that the current .model files are some form of collada model files. Beyond that is anyone's guess. I tried importing the models in both maya and max with a collada importer but i haven't had any succes.

TychoCelchuuu

In the meantime you can always just model at whatever scale you want and scale it up/down when you get the refs. As long as you're not making anything that the players are going to be interacting with in any complex manner.

SgtBarlow

Damn Collada plugin is fuxed.
I have finnished making a scale model sample scene, it has samples for Wall, Floor, Marine and Onous based on those given by Charlie.
Need to import the scene to export to a usable model for everyone.

Edit: Removed the error code, I CBA to fix it, dont need to now.

SgtBarlow

Okay, here is my .obj file at last...
Has 3 samples in it, Block on the left is a marine, Wall/Floor in the center and a block representing the onous.
It should do for now. I checked it in the NS2 Viewer and it looks right. Dont ask me about textured mode...

<!--QuoteBegin-Flayra+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Flayra)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sizes
· All sizes are in inches
· Primary routes 160 to 192 wide, 160 tall
· Secondary route entrances/exits are 80 wide, 128 tall
· Wall textures are 128 tall
· Floor textures are 128 wide
· The male marine is 77 tall
· MASCs are approximately 100 long and 50 tall
· Doors are 100 by 100
· The Onos is 120 tall, 90 wide and 120 long (he must crouch to get through doorways)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<a href="http://www.unitedworlds.co.uk/online-gaming/download/natural-selection/ns2scale.rar" target="_blank">Download: ns2scale.rar (1.41 KB)</a>

dandi8

How does one export to NS2?? O.o

sloppy_joe

Check this thread out to add models:
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=108525" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=108525</a>
This thread says 1:1 for 3dmax settings:
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=108471" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=108471</a>
I have found the models I compiled are very small in the viewer I think there is an scale command for the compile text.

<model>
<geometry "pillar.dae" />
<materials_path "models/mystuff" />
<scale 1.0 />
</model>

scale being any float value above 0.
from here:
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=108436&pid=1744519&mode=threaded&start=#entry1744519" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...t=#entry1744519</a>