Spring RTS Engine

oksnoop2 wrote: Another rule of thumb I use is never use a sphere. It just creates a lot of faces.

What do i use instead of a sphere then? I did reduce the sphere by quite a bit on the eradicator

Ok here are 2 models that i made
Any advise?
Ill start making more when i get better and try to get my head round all the upspring stuff and getting the units into the game.

A: Bronchitis is not fun (i have been in bed with it for the last couple of days) :cry: B: What is a good number of sides for a cylinder used as a wheel? C: My Models If someone can tell me how i'm suppost to upload an obj file to this site that would help. 'Im getting the The extension obj is not a...

I have upspring now. is 770 polys too much for a unit with the power of peewee
It is about the second smallest unit in the game.

So if i want to put a unit into the game where would i start? I read the guide on modding, didn't totally understand it but i saw that you need to convert it to a .3DO and i heard upspring does this but if you use blender you dont need upspring. Can blender do this or do i actually need upspring? I ...

Ok i made 2 more models 2day. But i forgot to save one -_- so ill have to make that again. Crusader: http://djdecstuff.webs.com/AGB3MULT.JPG?0.4121303732878140 http://djdecstuff.webs.com/Crusader.jpg BolterScout: http://djdecstuff.webs.com/AGG1BOLT.JPG?0.51713053586476 http://djdecstuff.webs.com/Bol...

looks close to the original :) I hope the wheels are not over 9000 polygon cylinders? Just a few are enough, Spring will will smooth them to be round if you set edges to soft. Lol yeah i though they would be. But when i get better ill reduce the polys on everything. The wheels are quite high i thin...

MidKnight wrote:Press tab?

didnt work
it started after i messed with the camera,rendering and then saved.
ill try copying the whole lot into another file tomorrow. im going bed now :)

OK so today i didn't have any coursework so i managed to get a bit of practice in using blender.
This is the Eradicator unit

The Crusader would be next but for some reason blender wont let me come off of object mode.

MidKnight wrote:Use the blender 2.5 beta. The UI is much improved and a lot easier to use.

Ok i will.
The blender website lied and said that 2.49 was easier to use -_-

Yes, that is exactly right. Using Blender is difficult as raising pigs. But you'll never have to leave your house to go to Aldi (Upspring) which makes life easier. Once you've learned how to handle the pigs (Blender) then you'll save lots of time and gas money and not have to drive to Aldi (Upsprin...

This is really hard
I haven't made a single model yet... not even a little grunt.
Ill keep trying though. I love machines, I shall honour it!

Yeah, what beherith said. Don't get discouraged. Practice, practice, practice. Keep trying, don't expect to get anything right on your first try. Be willing to learn, and listen to what other people say. Some people will be mean and yell at you, some will troll you. Take it in your stride, be above...

thanks people for the advise! i will post images of stuff i make (when i get enough time (coursework)) i am learning how to use blender at the moment although i did kinda make a torso on wings 3d i don't really like the program that much. does anyone know how i can make thing symmetrical easily on b...

I have absolutely no experience with games design or model creation or any of that stuff. So i thought i would make a Machines mod on spring. If i could get some pointers on how to use blender or anything it would help also how long SHOULD it take me to make a basic reaper model (the most memorable ...

oksnoop2 wrote:Update your game.

Did you not read what i said... i said i updated spring...
i cant update the mods since spring now wont download mods or map. me and my friends all have the same problem.

So i go to play a bit of spring, install the new update. Set up a game and when i start it up, the countdown goes and the game starts with no commander.
i tried BA 7.12 and CA stable 8025
really annoyed by this

my friend has a problem when i trys to play a game (after joining a game and readying and then starting) he gets a message saying 'needed extention gl_arb_texture_env_combine not found'

Please help