[wip] Lightsaber!

menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
edited April 2004 in NS Customization
<div class="IPBDescription">:D</div> Check out this lightsaber im working on, it's my first model so its not the best.

1794 polies ouch, may need some tweaking.

Anyway does any1 have any ideas on how to make the blade glow? It's gonna be red by the way.

This lightsaber was made from pics of Luke's original lightsaber found <a href='http://www.oohyeahzone.com/collection/collections-luke-sabers2.html' target='_blank'>here</a>

I also want to give it a chrome affect if any1 knows how to.
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  • GodhandGodhand Join Date: 2003-08-02 Member: 18737Members
    lookin good! ... wait.. where is it?
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    edited April 2004
    gahh wait a minute!! freakin' angelfire!
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    i made a lightsaber a lil while ago <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> , but never mind that, since the PC was just above 12,000 i think (made in cinema 4d). Can we see any shots of your model so far?
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    edited April 2004
    well angelfire is wiggin' out on me, can i attach images? or do i have to link em to a site?
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  • GodhandGodhand Join Date: 2003-08-02 Member: 18737Members
    you can atach em to the forum from your hd
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i think the best way to make it glow owuld be have an additive tube thing around the blade.
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    last one, this one with blade <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    looks nice, but are those all backfaces? post a pic flatshaded that doesnt show backfaces.
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    edited April 2004
    sry about that folks, the screenshots i saved where like 2 mb big so i had to convert em and paint froze like 6 times <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->. these are bad renderings but does any1 know of a good program to use?

    And im gonna try to mesh this but i probably wont skin because i dont have photoshop <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    edit: sure thing john
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    u wanna c mine <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> ? the only problem with mine was that the blade would only show in renders (i think) and the PC was too high
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    edited April 2004
    yes i want to see urs!

    edit: to make it glow i need to make another tube and make it additive?

    also i kinda cheated when i made this because i didnt attach parts to the model like the buttons, i just stuck em in, is there any problem with that?
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  • FohteeFohtee Join Date: 2003-02-09 Member: 13346Members
    edited April 2004
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> [edit: aww meno replied before me :| ]

    Looks good btw.
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    edited April 2004
    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> theyre so pretty <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> . i think its ok to stick things into the model, if i understand you right, aslong as you cant see gaps between things

    edit: not as accurate as urs meno, gj
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    k thx, DAMN howd u make those blades??? and what's that being rendered in?
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    edited April 2004
    its rendered in cinema 4d, and the blades were made out of lights <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> , you wont be able to use that method if you want it in a game thou
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    k, where can i get cinema 4d? <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    edited April 2004
    <a href='http://www.click-now.net/downloads03.htm' target='_blank'>Here</a>, i think thats the right one, just go down to where it says cinema 4d and click download. PM me if it doesnt work or something.
    edit* wrong link
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    thx, im working on skinmeshing my model now. How do i get the different colors on the model so the skinner can see what he's skinning?
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    like this.
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    yeah, like that john, could you have the solid as white and the additive as red or whatever colour the blade is? thats how i did mine but im not sure if it'd work the same when its not lights
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    i duno bes thing to do is just try diff colors.
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    how do i make an additive shape in milkshape?
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    just make it in milkshape then in hlmv make that texture additive.
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    i have hlmv but i have the original not jeds or anything, does that have the additive thing because i cant find it <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BrimstoneBrimstone Join Date: 2003-08-25 Member: 20211Members
    edited April 2004
    Only problem is, that doesn't render fullbright, so map lighting affects it- which is why no saber ever got released here...
    but just FYI- I did mine with a solid inner tube, additive whit tex, and a reversed outer tube with a colored tex- looked good until it went to a dark area. Also, did ones using three textured planes for tribes2:
    <img src='http://home.fuse.net/brimstone/bluesaber.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
    You can see other examples <a href='http://www.advancedmod.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1856' target='_blank'>here</a>

    and the model used as part of a Max render <a href='http://home.fuse.net/brimstone/testrender04.jpeg' target='_blank'>here...</a>
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    k guys can i get some c&c on my model so far plz?
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    i wanna know if i did a good job or not...
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  • REDDmonkeyREDDmonkey Join Date: 2004-03-10 Member: 27256Members
    the PC seems quite high for what it is but i may be totally wrong. How many sides did you put on that cylinder going down the middle? Apart from that it looks fine IMO, gj.

    Oh yeah, did you get cinema 4d working?
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  • funbagsfunbags Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17099Members
    www.photobucket.com


    owns.
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  • menohackmenohack Join Date: 2004-02-29 Member: 26995Members
    edited April 2004
    the main cylinder has 12 sides because its such an important part, but 2 screws in the back have 6 to save polies. Does any1 know how i could lower my polycount?

    And I installed cinema 4d but its reely complicated and all i want to use it for is rendering, not modelling.

    ill check out photobucket <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    edit: photobucket looks like i alllot of storage, nice
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