#arma3_model | ARMA | Page 68

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:25 AM

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like what?

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:31 AM

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small knobs, but once I get one down, I can use the same map for each of the same knobs. But some of the knobs are complicated, with 2 or more objects attached to one knob. I just started doin this recently

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Trial and error seems to be the key

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:32 AM

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what software?

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:32 AM

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max

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:33 AM

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you selecting faces and utilizing the flatten tool?

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just trying to gauge where you are at with things. i honestly haven't used max for these things in many years.

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i do use it for simple things, edits and whatnot. shuold be fairly easy to unwrap a cockpit with it.

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:35 AM

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Ive been following this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrxPfMquK_U

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:35 AM

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if dealing with something like a flight stick, maybe try pelt mapping

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haha, i know they've added a fair bit of stuff since i used it for anything productive 😐

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:38 AM

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What do you use now a days?

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:38 AM

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i use headus uvlayout

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but if you're new to this, maybe not the best option. you should know how to use max effectively

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:39 AM

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X3KJ has given me a lot of advice and samples which has been really helpful and some advice from a few others, and yea I figured

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:40 AM

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lol

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this whole thing, is a labor of love. 😉

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and much hate.

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:40 AM

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Ive gotten the hate part for sure

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:41 AM

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my best advice is just keep doing. if it's fail, show us, we can help.

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:42 AM

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yeah, im gona take a break for the night with it. Patience is empty from the day lol

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:42 AM

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all good man, come back swinging

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never, ever, let the geometry win.

sweet relic Jun 12, 2016, 1:46 AM

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ill try lol

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 1:55 AM

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http://imageshack.com/a/img923/6309/F5oksB.png

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little something i've been working on, have a few more bits n bobs to do but its almost there

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:57 AM

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ah, very nice @foggy finch 👍

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 1:58 AM

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will be ~12.5 - 13k polys once I finish what I have planned

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 1:58 AM

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thats a full on trailer there

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i assume it will have devices and such

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:00 AM

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well im sorta 50/50 on whether its really worth modelling all the fuel pumps in the rear for arma, they would be aestheticly nice, but other than an animation for the rear roller door, what would be the purpose? 😃

woeful viper Jun 12, 2016, 2:00 AM

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at least a pintle mounted 100mm cannon for fending of those pesky model thiefs would be advisable

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:01 AM

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destrType = engine should suffice with some of the explosion stuff I have cooked up 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:01 AM

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was thinking lights, lift, air lines and the like

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:02 AM

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yeah possibly for a future iteration, this was initiated as more of a prop for an airfield lol

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we'll see

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:02 AM

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ah gotcha

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still looks good either way 😃

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:02 AM

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thanks, much appreciated

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:03 AM

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no "prop"

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:03 AM

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it does have real suspension already, minus the airbags 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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it'll be towable right?

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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omnomnom

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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need more like that

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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heheh

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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speaking of, hmm...

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:04 AM

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hmm....?

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:05 AM

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goes file digging

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:05 AM

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no, not the Truck&Trailer from OFP 😛 (FAUN Franziska)

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:05 AM

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the prop version will be just as that, and when I have time i'll get the rest operational, need some static props for raf bamburgh ya-see

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:06 AM

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should make this one work
https://gyazo.com/8931b2c42176d37eecc08fb40fc1a28a

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:07 AM

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nice, a low-loader 😄

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:07 AM

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Finaly finish it, we spoke about it... erm.... idk, a year ago or so 😛

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:07 AM

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yeah but i was obviously confused about the status of towing things. and then life. lol

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i'll paint it up if someone wants to make it work.

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:08 AM

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http://www.turkishunion.com/img/screenshots/TU_Franziska_v3_sc01b.jpg

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http://www.turkishunion.com/img/screenshots/TU_Franziska_v3_sc02b.jpg

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good old OFP Franziska 😃

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:08 AM

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i bet its the same model

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:08 AM

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prolly

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:08 AM

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i have some hp tires i can throw on it

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:08 AM

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need some props to fill out a fuel storage area around this beast http://imageshack.com/a/img924/9334/O1Fisa.jpg

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:09 AM

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oh wow

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:09 AM

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Uros Playground

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:09 AM

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😄

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old pic, but you can quite easily take off in this with a warrior loaded in the rear http://imageshack.com/a/img922/8137/q09jWw.jpg

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:10 AM

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lol you sure you want a 13k prop out there 😛

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:11 AM

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yeah that area is huge!

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:11 AM

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yeah it is

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thats really cool

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 2:11 AM

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(he needs something, that fits to his belly)

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:11 AM

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finished off the runways a few weeks ago, like a little jigsaw getting thos emodelled+matched to the sat texture

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:12 AM

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that easier with the new tools?

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:12 AM

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new tools?

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where?!!

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😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:13 AM

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well, for me new. i just flat stopped playing with maps a couple/few years ago. was just overly costly on time for me then. i've yet to actually attempt anything in the 'new' tools.

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i was hopeful that life was a bit easier (granted still very time consuming) than before.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:15 AM

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its pretty much same ol same ol, terrain processor is helpful though

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:15 AM

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i gotcha

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you have fun with that 😛

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:15 AM

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haha

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I do, most of the time

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:16 AM

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i would like to do a map some day. with some water ways, looks like BIS just dropped a whole bunch of assets.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:16 AM

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if they would fix the calmwater shader you would undoubtedly see more

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:17 AM

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oh man, dont even tell me about that.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:17 AM

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those black blobs in the runway overview image ^^ are due to ponds & fog & the calmwater shader

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:17 AM

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i haven't actually looked at it in months. but i have several rigs

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just for that crap

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:17 AM

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unfortunately the sea shader just doesnt work in any way that would be useful for ponds

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I trialled a bunch with dev branch when the new shaders stuff got pushed there

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some were so-so, some were utterly awful, nothing as nice and fitting as the a2 derived ponds though

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but its something with the way the calmwater shader and volumetric fog react to each other

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:19 AM

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yeah

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are the mechanics still broken?

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:20 AM

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they still work in the same manner as dbo's ponds, but I dont think there is anything we can do without something being done with the shader

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:20 AM

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just curious if the character interaction is still unpredictable

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i've taken a many water propelled flights

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:21 AM

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yeah it's fine,. can be a little bit derpy with too large a pond in too small an area - go into swim anim 10m from waters edges for ponds sunk into the gorund etc

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:21 AM

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hmm

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:22 AM

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http://imageshack.com/a/img923/102/NCWEax.jpg

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:22 AM

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you can fake water without the shader, can even animate it (textures and verts), but i dont know that it is functional on a large scale by any means.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:22 AM

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the one on the right is about as close to "decent" as I could get them

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:22 AM

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certainly not look as nice overall.

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but not completely broken either.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:23 AM

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and the sun, ignored the fog 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:23 AM

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sweet

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:23 AM

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heheh if you like big yellow suns on your water when its foggy

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:24 AM

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tis a sad thing

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:24 AM

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googlava was going to see if they could have a look with the visual update, but I dunno if they had spare time/resources

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:25 AM

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looking at the current map and the time table, im going to assume, no.

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you never know though, i hope they fix it. kind of a big deal

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while they are at it, give us multiple sea levels, like those other guys do 👀

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and the sea states, and i'll be happy. 😇

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:28 AM

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watermap and i'd be happy

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wouldnt need ponds then 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:30 AM

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i made a pretty decent non-water shader pond before. i dont think i have any video of it. works better for flowing water.

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there is video of that, but its not a good example.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:30 AM

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hehe

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:30 AM

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makes proper sounds and you can swim in it..

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:31 AM

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I did play with sprites etc in a2 for waterfall type stuff, but it had mp issues

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:31 AM

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just a pair of animated textures is all they were

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the _ca stuff has it's normal issues but meh..

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:32 AM

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nice, I might give them another look sometime,. got too much other stuff on backlog atm though

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i.e. I have another runway to finish the link sections of, that trailer and map stuff

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one day soon, i'll test out the tupolov bear on raf bamburhgs runway, always wanted a fly in that beast

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:34 AM

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haha

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you do have the runway for it

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:34 AM

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russia flies them into uk airspace near me all the time heheh

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they soon leave with eurofighter escorts however 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:35 AM

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lol

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 2:37 AM

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anyways gotta run, catch you later dude

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just noticed the time, almost 4am oops

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 2:38 AM

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laters!

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 4:24 AM

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How do you force the model to take a certain position when on the floor? http://i.imgur.com/Cf8sDts.jpg

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Also, @hollow fulcrum I blurred it more just for you 😃

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:26 AM

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how is the model sitting in OB?

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 4:26 AM

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Like so: https://i.gyazo.com/daa91fc8a7f2fe911acc3bc0e12efc2d.png

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:41 AM

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that is your issue

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uno sec

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ha, dont have a good example on hand.

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anyway, the horizontal line is the ground

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:43 AM

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pretty sure you wont fix it, you will notice that even if you do manage to think you have fixed it, it wont be fixed.........

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:43 AM

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also depending on how configured..

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:43 AM

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things will be on the ground when they are spaned on the ground, but if you drop things from invetory, they will be rotated

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 4:43 AM

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@last spindle no way to fix that?

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:44 AM

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not that i know of, i havent kept up with arma updates in the last few months though, so no idea

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i think it depends on the type of object aswell

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 4:46 AM

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thanks @last spindle

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:47 AM

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i think i had this issue with the bipod, dont recall what i did.

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:48 AM

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just move on the making more p0rn?

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http://i.imgur.com/KLO9ftY.png

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:48 AM

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thats still looking smexy

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baked down nicely

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:51 AM

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yeah, done abit of hand painting though to clean up, that was the frist bake aswell.....didnt have to mess about with it, just cleanup and additions after the first 8k attempt

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:52 AM

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its always nice when you can run with the first batch

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flint looks nice also

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:54 AM

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ahahah that is sooo dodgy at the moment, normal map from google overlayed, not sure i want to zbrush it, see what i decide on in the end

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:54 AM

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lol

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i've done more than one dodgy thing thats passed

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:56 AM

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the good thing is, the hammer blocks most of it in first person, so i probably get away with it being dodey so long as it looks like a rock

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:56 AM

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👍

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it is the end result that matters. and if they can't see it. well, it really doesn't matter.

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still mostly looks like a piece of rock to me

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 4:58 AM

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Any suggestions on creating ADS textures after baking the AO? I'm trying to recreate PuFu's texture from is multimat example and I can't get it exactly right

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His ADS http://i.imgur.com/wjS7Ctn.png
My ADS http://i.imgur.com/J50yxUq.png
My AO http://i.imgur.com/jNoXz6i.png

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How it looks in game, his on the left, mine on the right https://gyazo.com/30b893bdf671679ecf8b97a886c1b60e

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 4:59 AM

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ermmm shot in the dark..

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unless @last spindle knows for sure. lol, i can guess on the colors i see

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 4:59 AM

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look at the channels individually, makes it easier to see what each one should look like, that is my suggestion

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:00 AM

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i'd venture to guess, it is AO in green and blue

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:00 AM

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Yeah I have that and then white in red

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:00 AM

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invert blue

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:01 AM

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That gave me pink and yellow https://gyazo.com/a54354c107bbc6216d2aa7ef7c724289

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:02 AM

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as i said, look at each channel individually, otherwise it is stabs in the dark

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:02 AM

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^^ tis why i claimed it. i haven't done it in forever lol

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:03 AM

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His green channel is lighter than his blue so I'll mess around with that

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:03 AM

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not really anything special that i recall. simply how its in the channels and at what values.

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me and recalling things though ... questionable.

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:05 AM

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He did mention in the post here about baking from 50% gray to white, rather than black to white https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/185296-multimaterial/?p=2922751

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But I don't exactly know how to do that in blender

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:06 AM

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you use photoshop i assume? use Image -> Adjustments -> Levels to change white to gray

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:07 AM

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I'm all about those free programs so I'm using gimp 😛

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:07 AM

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haha, he wants to be super special.

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:07 AM

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But I messing with the levels there

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:07 AM

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that should do it

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:14 AM

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Thanks guys, looks good https://gyazo.com/bd0946bd0c8e5c016c863dc376719d69
His left, mine right https://gyazo.com/6eb3fd3f00f4787cc8cd1bd48f022218

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On a different note, any idea what causes the banding? I know it's shadow related because if I turn shadows off it disappears

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Shadows on ultra https://gyazo.com/d13d11f2157cb16dc02cd9409b8b60d6
Shadows disabled https://gyazo.com/9a6d4687d54c897425782d7f1104da65

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From my reading people said it was shadowvolume related, but it shows up on a a lot of objects

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:20 AM

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yeah, i want to say it's just one of those things.

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what kind of shadows you utilizing?

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:22 AM

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Cash desk is just a base A3 object, PuFu's object for the multimat example has prefershadowvolume = 0 and sbsource = shadowvolume with a shadowvolume LOD that's closed, triangulated and has sharp edges

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:23 AM

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yep

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that is proper

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what does the shadowLod look like against the res lod?

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or with it turned on in OB or whatever

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(note, still leaning towards just a shader thing..)

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:29 AM

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the banding is just a side affect of the shadowbuffer

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with faces that are in the shadow of a shallow negative extrusion

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usually, but in general, just issues of low a lowish quality shadow buffer

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:32 AM

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ha, see. im not crazy.

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:32 AM

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what am i talking about, actually, it also has to do with AO, pretty sure you can almost elimnate it with certain AO settings

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:34 AM

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well, damnit.

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 5:34 AM

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The shadowvolume looks almost identical to the resolution LOD

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By AO settings do you mean in the engine or something else?

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:35 AM

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no in the graphics settings, FXAA, FSAA, SMAA, CMAA etc

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:35 AM

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notes those are AA settings

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:35 AM

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omfg, im going insnce

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insane

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:36 AM

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ha! we are both crazy!

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 5:36 AM

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very

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HDAO, HBAO etc i mean :p

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 5:39 AM

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what i wanted to say, and this might also be crazy. is that if the shadowLods geometry is too tight to the resLods, this is magnified.

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much tighter calculation for the engine, thus fail.

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sounds good anyway.

last spindle Jun 12, 2016, 6:14 AM

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cant believe substance painter still doesnt have a viewport that displays 1x2 / 2x1 ratio textures

terse aspen Jun 12, 2016, 6:18 AM

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am i the only one having trouble with iray renderer and a non pbr spec gloss workflow in substance painter 2?

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:27 AM

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So just as a quick follow up, I fixed the banding issue. Original on left, fixed on right https://gyazo.com/1824d8dfd2d96c5d74e468b3dc7fed0e

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:27 AM

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should i roll the quixel propaganda?

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:28 AM

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To fix it I selected the faces with banding in the shadowvolume LOD and flip their normals (W)

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So I think you were on the right line of thinking @hollow fulcrum, it was probably trying to calculate shadows for a surface that overlapped with a texture and that's what creates the banding

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:30 AM

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lol no, i was way off apparently, but im ok with your proposal.

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model looks good btw 👍

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:32 AM

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It's PuFu's 😛

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:32 AM

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well i mean the overall doings

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:32 AM

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I'm just making sure I'm getting the process right for ADS

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:32 AM

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i have so much of that i need to do 😐

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should at least finish one of the rigs for apex..

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cuz, so much water.

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the ports are actually deep enough to hold a full sized ship. im happy with that

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but so many multimats, so many structures..

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:35 AM

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Nice, did you do the big boat for RHS's last update?

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:36 AM

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the MkV did go into RHS for now

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still much going on with that one, and another. hopefully do stand alones once i get the weapons done for all.

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:37 AM

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Very few water assets so I'm sure they will be welcomed with open arms

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:37 AM

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yeah.. im still confused on the whole open the waters, lets not make anything for it approach. but meh, something for me to do i guess.

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soon https://gyazo.com/e1a88cac22a3bf11da6e04ce012f7bdb

bleak tangle Jun 12, 2016, 6:41 AM

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My body is ready

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I'm off though, thanks for the help and have a goodnight

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/morning 😛

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 6:41 AM

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aye, almost morning here 😛

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have a good one

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 6:45 AM

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@hollow fulcrum are you someone who's worked on RHS?

terse aspen Jun 12, 2016, 6:56 AM

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decided to resculpt the vest and unwrapped the low poly

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http://i.imgur.com/5vUZZHc.png

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while unwrapping i found a lot of unnecessary topology so i am down to 5k triangles

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 6:58 AM

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Looks really nice @terse aspen. Two questions: what are you sculpting in & did you just use a3 samples as a body reference or?

terse aspen Jun 12, 2016, 6:59 AM

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it'a tactical vest for a cbrn defense mod and i used one of the uniforms i built which used the a3 samples body reference

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 6:59 AM

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Nice, is that max or maya?

terse aspen Jun 12, 2016, 7:00 AM

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Blender

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 7:02 AM

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Ah okay, you've customized the aesthetic a little

terse aspen Jun 12, 2016, 7:02 AM

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it's a preset that came with 2.76 i think. couldn't stand the grey on grey

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:03 AM

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@terse aspen looking good 👍

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@soft crypt i am somewhat familiar with RHS doings

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 7:08 AM

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Ah, just wondering you seemed knowledgeable about them

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:08 AM

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those guys mostly have no idea what they are doing

soft crypt Jun 12, 2016, 7:09 AM

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Does anybody?

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 7:16 AM

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Thats unfair, Hatchet 😦

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:17 AM

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lol

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 7:17 AM

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ontopic: Sever-Bis Radio for IFA3 - Baked LP
https://abload.de/img/screenshot0032taaf.png

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:18 AM

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see what i mean?

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😛

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looks very nice man

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 7:22 AM

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This one is actually a box tho

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:28 AM

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i thought you were going to show something else 👀

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 7:29 AM

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huh?

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ah damn lol

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:30 AM

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uh huh

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 7:30 AM

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this was actually meant to be a PM to you lol

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 7:30 AM

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im with you now 👍

fossil obsidian Jun 12, 2016, 10:28 AM

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Looking for zBrush/Mudbox/3D coat sculptor, we have job for you!

quick terrace Jun 12, 2016, 10:32 AM

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lol, wrong channel

woeful viper Jun 12, 2016, 10:59 AM

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"we have a job for you and pay our gratitude" - Kol9yN in his element

white jay Jun 12, 2016, 12:52 PM

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a small thingy: bag for the rf3080 http://i.imgur.com/Os4Icf7.jpg

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 1:00 PM

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Cool. Mobile Ventilator

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 3:55 PM

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@white jay very nice addition! looks great as always 👍

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:17 PM

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http://imageshack.com/a/img923/5213/XdM4ke.png
http://imageshack.com/a/img922/3559/EdIwwK.png
http://imageshack.com/a/img924/5575/9iqII0.png

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WIP shots, pulled it into OB to check it out

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:35 PM

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very nice 👍

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:36 PM

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think it needs some mud-guards over the wheels, something just doesnt look right there imo

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:38 PM

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aye, those a couple side marker lights, and placards would be cool

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:38 PM

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placards?

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:38 PM

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http://parkerbf.com/Images/Interior/industrial/placards-300x294px.jpg

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mounts for those

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:39 PM

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have a couple on the rear

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 9:39 PM

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(he is not talking about the model atm)

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:39 PM

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rofl

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 9:39 PM

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😉

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:39 PM

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lol

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in the US they are required on all 3 sides was the thought

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same with the lights, military equipment also

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:40 PM

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yeah might stick a couple of placards near to the front of the pipe decks

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 9:40 PM

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On the Uniform? 3 Signs? oO Wow

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:40 PM

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@wraith tendon 's mind = gutter 😛

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:40 PM

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im aware

wraith tendon Jun 12, 2016, 9:41 PM

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liar

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you like Haggis Pizza, we can't trust your word.

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:42 PM

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UK is front of tractor unit and rear + sides on trailer

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its seriously good though 😃

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 9:47 PM

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hatchet forced me to make the edges of the box more round. Okay, I said. I do it, I said.

https://abload.de/img/screenshot00566k87.png

woeful viper Jun 12, 2016, 9:49 PM

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the pointy turn knob had barely any normals in your last pic (too tight), now it's def. better

foggy finch Jun 12, 2016, 9:49 PM

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yeah

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nice work @tacit karma

tacit karma Jun 12, 2016, 9:50 PM

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Yeah, I forgot to adjust it to the HP

hollow fulcrum Jun 12, 2016, 9:59 PM

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puts the stick away..

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👍

woeful viper Jun 12, 2016, 10:10 PM

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but seriously RP, you need to clean your room. There's even debris on the floor.

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 12:30 AM

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Hey everyone, I'm having in a issue with a external dependency resources in OB, I've been re-working this ArmA 2 vehicle for a while now and finally I'm trying to get rid of most of the ArmA 2 files and replacing them with the ArmA 3 version.

Currently I'm trying to rename/replace one listed in the resource library and it doesn't seem to actually change to what I'm trying to replace it with resulting in pboProject bailing out and complaining about missing files, I've checked the relevant rvmat's etc for the model and replaced them there to no affect.

The file isn't physically applied to anywhere in the model so I assume it is a reference in a RVMAT or something? However it I have already replaced those if it is that, anyone got any ideas as I'm baffled.

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 12:32 AM

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what about special lods like shadow and geo? the reference might be in those ones

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 12:34 AM

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I have checked those and I can't seem to find it anywhere, I'm just going to double check my temp isn't being cleared one last time as I have just removed the file being referenced from my project and it seemed to pack fine

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 12:35 AM

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in some cases i had information show up, after restarting OB, different information was showing (in my case sections) - so might be the same for ressources occasionally

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 12:37 AM

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I did suspect it could be a OB derp everytime I re-opened it but it was still failing to pack, howerver it is now packing even though it is still being listed in dependencies, I have no idea what I did but it seems to be working all of a sudden o_O

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 12:37 AM

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magik

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 12:37 AM

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ArmA sorcery!

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 12:38 AM

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enjoy for while it lasts, tomorrow it might stop working again xD

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 12:39 AM

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I'm expecting so, oooh the joys!

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 1:58 AM

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lol

wise coral Jun 13, 2016, 2:23 AM

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ok so i got this car lift and i can drive the car up on it and it moves up and down but doesnt pick up the car what am i missing?

vivid bane Jun 13, 2016, 2:39 AM

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Roadway or a high enough geometry mass I'd guess but could be wrong

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 2:42 AM

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phsyxLod? @wise coral

wise coral Jun 13, 2016, 2:54 AM

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Oh I don't have a physx lod. That must be the problem

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I do have a roadway yes. It drives up on the rails

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 2:56 AM

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👍

wise coral Jun 13, 2016, 2:56 AM

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Am I safe to copy the geometry lod ?

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Or does it need some different paramters

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 2:56 AM

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generally speaking yes. you want geometry wherever you expect tires contact in this case i assume.

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and in general everywhere you have collision.

wise coral Jun 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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I do have geometry I didn't know if I could copy it over to geometry physx

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 2:57 AM

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sure, just make sure its validated.

wise coral Jun 13, 2016, 2:58 AM

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Ok cool ill try that thanks for the help

oblique vapor Jun 13, 2016, 12:50 PM

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Hello lads

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 1:35 PM

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☕

quick terrace Jun 13, 2016, 1:55 PM

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@hollow fulcrum

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each time you put that coffee mug

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i have an entire desire to make a new coffee for myself

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and by 17:00 local time i usually already have 2

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 1:56 PM

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glad he doesn't post pizza's

hollow fulcrum Jun 13, 2016, 1:56 PM

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lol, im just here to help. i can hit a couple more mutal channels if you need moar!

oblique vapor Jun 13, 2016, 1:58 PM

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The coffee is everything I need, Hatchet Survival Pack confirmed

wraith tendon Jun 13, 2016, 1:58 PM

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hmm... now a Schnitzel

tacit karma Jun 13, 2016, 2:26 PM

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@wraith tendon Döner?

wraith tendon Jun 13, 2016, 2:26 PM

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aawww yeah

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Kohldampf

fast topaz Jun 13, 2016, 2:59 PM

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Flammkuchen?

keen tundra Jun 13, 2016, 5:54 PM

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Schnitzel is food sex

wraith tendon Jun 13, 2016, 6:09 PM

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!!!

tacit karma Jun 13, 2016, 6:34 PM

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Could eat some Bouletten 😦

terse elm Jun 13, 2016, 9:54 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/uDpw5KK.png gve on of my old cars an overhaul reday for tanoa!

woeful viper Jun 13, 2016, 9:56 PM

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bubblegum skin

quick terrace Jun 13, 2016, 10:11 PM

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lol

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i am also extactic

terse elm Jun 13, 2016, 10:17 PM

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im suprised u havnt accused me of ripping models

quick terrace Jun 13, 2016, 10:22 PM

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so you telling me you made that model all by yourself?

terse elm Jun 13, 2016, 10:23 PM

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yes 100% all my own work

quick terrace Jun 13, 2016, 10:30 PM

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great then, you have plenty of shading issues

terse elm Jun 13, 2016, 10:31 PM

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yep its a very old model

white jay Jun 13, 2016, 11:13 PM

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Pufu became very cynic since he has to deal with so many lifers 😄

terse aspen Jun 13, 2016, 11:17 PM

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understandable

quick terrace Jun 13, 2016, 11:20 PM

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@white jay - yeah, mostly, too many high pitched voices i have to deal with each week

terse elm Jun 13, 2016, 11:27 PM

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iv noticed lol

woeful viper Jun 14, 2016, 12:38 AM

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"i just came here to see how fast i get banned" topkek

wise coral Jun 14, 2016, 12:54 AM

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@hollow fulcrum didnt seem to fix my problem. Still doesnt raise my car into the air :\

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 4:34 PM

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ermm, two thoughts, the physxLod is not validated properly and/or not included in the selection of moving objects.

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i suppose there could be some lack of collision going on, if no player in the vehicle. dunno, been quite a while since i've played aroud with these things. leaning towards it just not being proper though.

wise coral Jun 14, 2016, 5:31 PM

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Pennyworth gave me an idea. im gonna try it when i get home.

thorn spire Jun 14, 2016, 7:04 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/US3smRT.jpg

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Some WIP 0.0.0.0.10 try
With dirty clothes like they should be WW2

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missin pouches, just figuring out the texturing part what I will use in final

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 7:14 PM

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looking good man, kind of hard to see the normal details, but they are for sure there. 😃

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 7:37 PM

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So is 4K really useful on ArmA 3 ?

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Texture wise, I mean

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Like, does someone even use 4K at all in their assets in A3 ? For exemple 4K in viewPilot, lowRes in other LODs, etc.

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 7:46 PM

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sure, there are lots of 4k textures in the game. from buildings to vehicles.

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graphic settings and the like play directly into whether or not you see that. but there are plenty of reasons to utilize them. they can also and equally be utilized in not so proper fashion.

bleak tangle Jun 14, 2016, 7:49 PM

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What has a 4096x4096 texture? I haven't seen any

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 7:50 PM

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maybe i is crazy #shrug

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 7:58 PM

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That's my philosophal question of the night

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 7:59 PM

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4096*4096 only show on Very High and Ultra graphics settings

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for users with lower settings, they will see a mipmapped version of the texture that usually seems to be lower res than 2048*2048

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Even for users with V-High settings though, the game will quite readily mipmap the textures down to a similar blurry mess whenever it needs to free up VRAM

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So in several circumstances, making your textures 4096*4096 is often a complete waste of time

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:04 PM

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I just made a quick comparison with a 2048² and a 4096² (just the albedo tho)

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2K: https://i.gyazo.com/72833a79488663953b36434c3f198c2e.png

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4K: https://i.gyazo.com/e8e82c352744eea7fa990122a63cf907.png

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It's way more neat and sharp, but yeah, if the game mipmaps everything

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:06 PM

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Yeah, one of my scopes I had to make 4096*2048 in order to make the text readable

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But I think if I'd have done it now, I'd have used a _MC texture

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:07 PM

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I have read somewhere in this channel that it has something to do with, like "overlays" or "decals" ?

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:07 PM

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yeah, @quick terrace knows more about it than me. He did an example object somewhere

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I'd imagine it works on scopes as well as it does on any other object

bleak tangle Jun 14, 2016, 8:08 PM

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Yeah he sent me it the last time this came up, I'll see if I can find it

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:10 PM

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Thanks Penny

bleak tangle Jun 14, 2016, 8:11 PM

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(I sent him the example PuFu sent me)

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:12 PM

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Basically you'll see that the .rvmat has the _MC set with uvSource="tex1";

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and tex1 corresponds to a second UV set in Object builder where the parts that you want to display the colour overlay, are scaled up

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:14 PM

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Oooh, I see

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And so the normal and smdi applies onto that

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That's nice

bleak tangle Jun 14, 2016, 8:16 PM

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It came up in a very similar situation. Someone had text they wanted on a plane to be readable and to solve it they were going to make the texture 4k, but PuFu explained why this method was better and provided an example

woeful viper Jun 14, 2016, 8:17 PM

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the question is how Arma decides to mipmap a texture - what parameters go into that

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if i have a large tank or ships for example, having 1x 4k would be strategically better than having 4x 2k. But if 4k always switches earlier than 2K that would make it look worse

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:21 PM

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I don't get why the game doesn't prioritise textures in the player's view LOD as ones that are off-limits to mipmapping

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 8:22 PM

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aye, you'd think

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:22 PM

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it's so jarring when your rifle suddenly looks blurry but you're looking at a building a few meters away that's popped up to its most detailed mipmap as you approached

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it even mipmaps reticles in modeloptics

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:24 PM

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lol

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I have another question. How does one calibrate a 2D reticle scope with the game zeroings ? Like the HAMR does

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:28 PM

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the zero setting ingame will make rounds strike the middle of the modeloptics automatically. So long as your crosshair is centred in the texture, and the texture is centred in the model, it should zero

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zeroing bullet drop marks for fixed zeroes is another matter though

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have to do that manually

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same with scaling mil-dots based on your magnification settings

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:29 PM

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Yes, basically it's for the Elcan SpecterDR I'm making, and as I have to create this kind of reticle: http://www.opticstalk.com/uploads/298/ELCAN-SpecterDR-Dual-Role-1x-4x-Optical-Sight-7_62-CX5396-Illuminated-Ballistic-Reticle-DFOV14-T2.jpg

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I'm kinda lost here on setting it up correctly

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:30 PM

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Nice. I did the calibration for the ones in RHS 😄

thorn spire Jun 14, 2016, 8:30 PM

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@oblique vapor thats 2K on the viewport

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@hollow fulcrum thanks man, yea have to figure out the CAGE most likely, though they seem fine in normal PBR material, they get lost after the texture and import into armaverse 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 8:32 PM

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@thorn spire i just meant the resolution was a bit small. so you get the artifacting is all 😛

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:32 PM

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@oblique vapor what I normally do is make a small config to set dispersion to zero for the weapon I want to calibrate the reticle to e.g. the RHS M4A1, then in the editor I have a mission set up in VR where I use the debug console to setpos targets at specified ranges

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:32 PM

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So I have to make a basic reticle, then compile, shoot and test all over again until it's good ?

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:33 PM

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I also turn off sway and recoil

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kind of yeah, but it's faster if you make a bunch of extra stadia lines and simply count how many more lines you have to move the proper mark down by

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then delete the extra lines when you're done

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:34 PM

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Smart

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:35 PM

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I'll see if I can set up the editor mission I have to remove any mods, then send you a copy

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:35 PM

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Ooh man that would be awesome

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:43 PM

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https://www.dropbox.com/s/ilfn3itld4cxw8n/Reticle_range.VR.zip?dl=0 <- load it up in eden, and there's a little comment object that has the script to paste in to your debug console (the thing that appears when you pause in the editor)

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just change the value of the _range parameter and it'll move all the targets to that distance from the sandbag wall

thorn spire Jun 14, 2016, 8:43 PM

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@hollow fulcrum ahh.. gotch'ya

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:44 PM

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Aw that's nice, thanks !

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 8:45 PM

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set the weapon and optic you want to calibrate in the loadout editor or place some virtual arsenal feature in the mission (like the ammoboxInit https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arsenal#Virtual_Ammo_Box)

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 8:56 PM

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Are there really in-depth guide on scopes ? Like how to accurately calculate the magnification, etc. ?

woeful viper Jun 14, 2016, 9:00 PM

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nah, but there is info on the forum if you can find it

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 9:00 PM

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Wilco, thanks for the help so far guys

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 9:02 PM

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magnification in Arma is based on the zoomed in naked eye view which has an FOV of 0.25

quick terrace Jun 14, 2016, 9:02 PM

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@oblique vapor do you still need these files?

polar fiber Jun 14, 2016, 9:02 PM

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so a 4x scope would have an FOV of 0.25/4

oblique vapor Jun 14, 2016, 9:02 PM

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Oooh I see

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@quick terrace Nope, Pennyworth sent your example to me 😉

quick terrace Jun 14, 2016, 9:03 PM

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alright

thorn spire Jun 14, 2016, 11:26 PM

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Should I retopo the whole charecter as whole

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Or do the jacket and pants, boots seperatly

hollow fulcrum Jun 14, 2016, 11:40 PM

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shirt/pants/boots/gloves all part of the singular uniform model.

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:16 AM

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question guys i am using a BI explosion for when my AC-130 fires..when it fires the explosion is in the middle of the plane instead of the front of the cannon..what am i doing wrong

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:18 AM

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it would seem the explosion does not know it needs to be at the end of the barrel. which means there is a configuration issue. these things are generally attached to memory points via config entry.

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:19 AM

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ok do you happen to know that particular config entry for it?

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im putting the mem point down now

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:20 AM

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should be able to use whatever is there for the muzzle flash

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or gunEnd

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zaleash or wth ever it is

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this a new model?

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:21 AM

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AC-130 thats been in my pack

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:21 AM

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ah, gotcha

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let me look at a config quick, i'll be more specifc

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:22 AM

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ok thanks brother

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i got my gunend as the muzzle _m102

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i dont have a zaleash or anything

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:23 AM

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yeah.. me either 👍

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so which effect are you using?

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:24 AM

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the new one from the Apex gun ship

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:25 AM

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is it a gunParticle?

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:25 AM

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I couldnt find the gunparticle itself i used the actual weapon in the magazines

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i mean in weapons and the magz in magazines

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:26 AM

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CfgWeapons class YOUR_FOO class GunParticles { class effect1 { positionName = "m2_p_muzzle"; directionName = "m2_p_endBarrel"; effectName = "MachineGunCloud"; };

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:26 AM

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Yep im looking at it right now

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i see exactly what you were talkiing abou now i just have to get the one from there and im set

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:26 AM

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👍

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:26 AM

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thanks so much..idk if im gonna be able to find that though

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 AM

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ermm..

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 AM

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configs not ready atm have to be viewed with ingame config viewer

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i dont remember seeing it

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but if i inherited from it that should work you think?

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 AM

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i would like to think so, yes.

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:29 AM

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welp here is to trying

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:29 AM

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indeed. let me know, im curious.

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i'll glance and see what i see

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:29 AM

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roger that. If i can get that to work next thing is to combine all the weapons into one seat instead of 3

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 AM

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lol

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 AM

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lol gotta make it fun

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and not a henderance

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 AM

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i like splatter

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 AM

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lol

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when is apex scheduled to go live to main branch

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 AM

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11th next month

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i think, i've been known to be wrong.

bleak tangle Jun 15, 2016, 1:34 AM

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July 11th is correct

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:34 AM

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ok so far away lol

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ill be off leave by then

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but the update will be out around that time i hope

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the pace im going right now it will be out by then

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:35 AM

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all we care about is you giving us your stuff before you leave. so that sounds great!

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:35 AM

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lol

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:36 AM

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haha

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:36 AM

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ok so the inhertance didnt work out

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:37 AM

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hmm.. yes, let me go look at least.

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:37 AM

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ok

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if we can get that effectname we are golden

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:37 AM

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aye

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:39 AM

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while im here is there anything yall would like to see in the USAF mod..besides adding in planes i have one im adding in and its a doozy but features

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selectionFireAnim = "Howitzer_muzzleflash"; you think?

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:44 AM

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indeed

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well, that is the selection in the model for the muzzle flash

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ie.. not zalesh

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:45 AM

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right so not what were looking for

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:46 AM

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quick question, just to back up a second. have you tried fully inheriting the weapon?

lethal wadi Jun 15, 2016, 1:47 AM

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what do you mean?

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:47 AM

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just base yours straight off the new one.

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you can then pick about and find the memorypoints and rename them accordingly.

wheat shoal Jun 15, 2016, 4:20 AM

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hey guys
I've made a house in Maya and textured it via faces, so I have about a dozen different textures. What I'm trying to do is bake all the textures into one (one UV and one colour map). I've tried tinkering around with MR Batch Bake Light + Colour but there's 2 problems
the bake: http://imgur.com/co937MV

textures too small - seperate out some meshes I don't need for AO and bake them seperately?
weird fading to black of textures - I think MR is trying to bake shadow detail as well and it's basing it off the camera perspective/orthographic

also tried transfer maps but that messed it up even more

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 4:32 AM

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honestly

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i'd probably be looking at utilizing multimats. however, seeing as how it's already textured. thats probably not a joyful thought

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regarding AO though, generally i'll just bake the shell as it were. and other parts as needed. sometimes the overcast is not wanted.

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im not a maya pro, so my knowledge there is limited on specifics.

bleak tangle Jun 15, 2016, 4:37 AM

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I agree with multimats being your best option, it essentially allows you to keep the texture quality while still keeping the section count down

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If you are unfamiliar with multimaterial RVMATs, these three links should provide a lot of information, along with a sample made by PuFu in the first link
https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/185296-multimaterial/
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Multimaterial
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Mondkalb's_MultiMaterial_Tutorial

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So it looks like you'd be able to keep your current one large UV, which can be used for your MC, ADS, and MASK texture

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You'd break your large texture into a maximum of 4 separate textures that would use one UV "set", and then your MC, ADS, and MASK would use another UV "set"

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I'm not sure if there is a better term for UV "set", as you probably know more about modeling than I do. I just have a basic understanding of it in Arma

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 4:55 AM

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that is actually the proper term

wheat shoal Jun 15, 2016, 6:17 AM

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thanks for the help guys, but it's just such a clusterfuck, especially my UVs. I'm UV mapping everything properly right now and I'll try and bake it out as a colour map. hopefully it works, better than trying to learn multimats for a few hours IMO... those wiki pages read like a Paradox game guide to me

solemn cedar Jun 15, 2016, 7:41 AM

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Hi all, im looking for a Ural truck stand alone mod (or any decent truck mod). Any suggestion ? (my apologies if this is the wrong place to ask)

cobalt halo Jun 15, 2016, 8:13 AM

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any reason why would hands in 1p be textured like the uniform and in 3p not? Its an uniform issue, no idea where to look...

wheat shoal Jun 15, 2016, 8:14 AM

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@cobalt halo viewpilot/0.00 lods are different

cobalt halo Jun 15, 2016, 8:17 AM

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viewpilot camo selection includes hands...damn yep thats it

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:08 PM

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How do you make an object where it shows roads in map

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:11 PM

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are you building a map?

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:12 PM

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Yes

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:12 PM

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ah k, let me see if i can find it.

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:12 PM

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ty

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:13 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Named_Properties#map

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do you mean this?

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:13 PM

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Im not sure

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:14 PM

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that is functional i think, i was gonna check the model also though. i seem to recall, something..

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:14 PM

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that named property will control the 2d icon you see on the map

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:14 PM

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think he means on the actual map

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:14 PM

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I am making a bridge and I want it to show up as a road on the map im making

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Sorry if im asking dumb questions lol

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:15 PM

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ah, then your best bet is to set the bridge as map = road and add an invisible shp under it

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so in your roadslib.cfg copy the definition of the road leading to it, with different textures (and textures need to be blank, you dont want to see that in game

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then create a polilyne under the bridge, like the orthogonal shadow of the bridge. The only downside is that if it's a tall bridge, it will look odd as there will be no clutter

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is this what you mean?

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:18 PM

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yeah

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ty

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:18 PM

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np

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:18 PM

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but is there a work around the downside?

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:18 PM

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could manually place clutter objects i suppose

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:19 PM

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not that I know of. All my bridges are set as map = house, the 2d map effect is good enough plus there's the tooltip with the bridge name on mouseover

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yeah manual cluttering could work

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:20 PM

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for the 2d map, it's automatic simply by being 'there'. For the look down 3d'ish map it requires a road shape file to be placed as a texture (alias ribbon) on that map

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:22 PM

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whats the 3d map? im talking about the map when you press m

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:22 PM

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for a ribbon to be created it needs to be in roadslib.cfg

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:22 PM

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very dumb question, pls excuse my ignorance

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:23 PM

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m is the 2d map. it should display an icon in much the same way as all houses have icons.

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the type of icon displayed is determined by the geolod property map= of each p3d

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the list of icons avalaible was given to you in the url above

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:25 PM

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There's also a way to use custom icons, I just cannot find the thread by Bushlurker now

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:25 PM

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why is roadslib.cfg needed for this if its in named properties

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:25 PM

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it involved editing kptypes if I'm right

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:26 PM

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roadslib.cfg is not relevant

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alll you wantis what any sane person wants, your object to be displayed on the 2d map

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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If you use the named property you don't need invisible roadslib?

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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correct

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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That is good to know

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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what you asked in the beginning was different, thats why I pointed you to the roadslib solution

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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you will need them for very different reasons, but nothing to do with your current problem

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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i honestly only thought it was a model tag

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:27 PM

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I'm kind of confused now lol

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 PM

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but i liked Schultz explanation so much 🙁

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 PM

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he wanted the bridge not to be shown on map, and he also wanted the road on it

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 PM

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it's whatever he puts in map= will be shown. period

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 PM

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yes but we're talking about different things here

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:28 PM

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i'm not

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:29 PM

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you are, let me draw a sketch my keyboard is almost broken and its a pita to type

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:29 PM

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all you will do is confuse the crap out of diluted salt to no benefit

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all the guy wants is an icon on his 2d map!

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 PM

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All I need is for my bridge to show on the "m" map just as if it were a road I placed down normally

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:30 PM

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there u go

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 PM

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and named properties are the solution?

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 PM

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i won't keep repeating myself here

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 PM

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lol

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 PM

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geolod map =

fallow sapphire Jun 15, 2016, 1:31 PM

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Thanks for your help, sorry for being a bit of a pain

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:32 PM

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you're fine man, hang around you'll see an actual 'pain/sore/etc' sooner or later.

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whole different ball game. 😄

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:33 PM

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http://i.imgur.com/inigivU.png << 21th century Giotto there

white jay Jun 15, 2016, 1:34 PM

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😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:34 PM

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you're right, that is terrible.

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:34 PM

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he asked for the first solution in the 1st place, thats why I told him it was possible but a bit of overcomplication

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how u dare @hollow fulcrum

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:37 PM

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for what it's worth, i understand what you were saying 😃

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:38 PM

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good 😃

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:38 PM

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no one understands Italians, not even Italians.

hollow fulcrum Jun 15, 2016, 1:39 PM

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lol

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:40 PM

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hehe

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this is the other thing I was talking about. No idea if it's still actual https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/144962-custom-keypoint-location-types-and-how-to-make-em/

sturdy parcel Jun 15, 2016, 1:42 PM

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if it isn't Bushie is always so close to being right that a mere tweak will probably work.

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 1:43 PM

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I'll try that now, always worth having a steaming pile in Bamburgh

oblique vapor Jun 15, 2016, 3:28 PM

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Hey guys, is the _as map really useful in RVMATS ?

foggy finch Jun 15, 2016, 4:40 PM

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for structures?

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iirc @quick terrace said some while back that we should really be using _ads instead of _as for structures

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@oblique vapor ^^

oblique vapor Jun 15, 2016, 4:58 PM

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No, for weapons

foggy finch Jun 15, 2016, 5:04 PM

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no idea then 😄

oblique vapor Jun 15, 2016, 5:05 PM

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So _ads is better used for structures than _as ? Why that ?

celest arch Jun 15, 2016, 5:18 PM

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blue channel contains shadow info for distant lods from what I know about it

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thats the advantage of having an _ads for building

quick terrace Jun 15, 2016, 5:24 PM

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yeah ^

white jay Jun 15, 2016, 7:10 PM

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moar radio related stuff https://i.imgur.com/Qd63L6V.png

sweet relic Jun 15, 2016, 7:29 PM

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Hey guys, I opened up max and went to select a modifier, only to see the list is completely blank. Any ideas?

quick terrace Jun 15, 2016, 7:30 PM

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screen

sweet relic Jun 15, 2016, 7:33 PM

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Just me being stupid, I had no object selected

dusky dragon Jun 15, 2016, 7:44 PM

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@white jay is that for a new radio mod, or is it for TFAR or ACRE?

quick terrace Jun 15, 2016, 7:55 PM

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@white jay nice mesh + textures

last spindle Jun 16, 2016, 8:43 AM

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Very Nice, the only thing I would pick, is the edge wear seems abit strange, maybe to random and uninformed

cosmic stream Jun 16, 2016, 10:02 AM

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forgot to post it here : am owrking on this for a week or so: http://i.imgur.com/nNGcZZY.png?1

last spindle Jun 16, 2016, 10:07 AM

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nice, lots of geometry

cosmic stream Jun 16, 2016, 10:16 AM

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yeah ^^ hope i wont get lost in detail ^^

agile flint Jun 16, 2016, 10:41 AM

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@white jay that radio panel looks bloody mint!

hollow fulcrum Jun 16, 2016, 1:59 PM

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@white jay indeed looking good 👍

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@cosmic stream very nice looking building there 😃

fossil obsidian Jun 16, 2016, 2:07 PM

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in Marmoset all looks cool, but not in arma 😉 😄

hollow fulcrum Jun 16, 2016, 2:48 PM

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👀

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only when you don't know what you're doing.

fossil obsidian Jun 16, 2016, 2:58 PM

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tell me where i can wrong? i will so appreciated to do, im seriously

celest arch Jun 16, 2016, 3:05 PM

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.... my young padawan (couldnt resist 😄 )

white jay Jun 16, 2016, 3:07 PM

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i actually read that with the yoda voice in my head 😄

celest arch Jun 16, 2016, 3:27 PM

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same lol

quick terrace Jun 16, 2016, 3:38 PM

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@fossil obsidian the day you gonna get some help is gonna be one to be remembered

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you are liked beyond belief around here

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but your presence did remind me of this new feature discord has

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which is blocking twats

fossil obsidian Jun 16, 2016, 3:43 PM

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what u mean Pufu?

woeful viper Jun 16, 2016, 3:50 PM

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< remembers a certain someone who was very salty about not beeing winner of manw instead of RHS 😄

fossil obsidian Jun 16, 2016, 4:08 PM

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im not 😃

oblique vapor Jun 16, 2016, 5:27 PM

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So wassup with objects with inventory ? What's the memory point magic for defining the points where the player can access its inventory ?

hollow ferry Jun 16, 2016, 5:50 PM

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Anyone know how BIS makes their textures for all the models in arma?

celest arch Jun 16, 2016, 5:51 PM

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yes

hollow ferry Jun 16, 2016, 5:51 PM

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How?

celest arch Jun 16, 2016, 5:52 PM

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yes

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seriously, your best bet before googling, watching tutorials, experimenting is coming into this channel and ask such a generic question?

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Google for Quixel Suite or Substance Painter, experiment a lot and get back here with specific questions which I'll be more than happy to read and reply to

foggy finch Jun 16, 2016, 5:54 PM

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@hollow ferry here's a vieo explaining how - https://youtu.be/0p_1QSUsbsM

hollow ferry Jun 16, 2016, 5:54 PM

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Sepcific one then, what tool is this? https://i.imgur.com/tbDfufr.jpg

bleak tangle Jun 16, 2016, 5:55 PM

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Probably photoshop

foggy finch Jun 16, 2016, 5:55 PM

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yeah looks like it

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@bleak tangle I liked my answer better

celest arch Jun 16, 2016, 5:57 PM

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looks a bit like substance painter with a different layout?

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no, photoshop

hollow ferry Jun 16, 2016, 6:05 PM

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Phoshop does not have that titlebar though

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But thanks for the help, I'll try Substance painter

quick terrace Jun 16, 2016, 6:08 PM

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@hollow ferry - by hand in photoshop

cosmic stream Jun 16, 2016, 6:43 PM

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Looks like 3D coat, look at the "material tab" https://farsthary.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/post1.jpg

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That's also what I use for making _MC dirt maps

quick terrace Jun 16, 2016, 6:47 PM

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indeed it seems to be

lethal wadi Jun 16, 2016, 8:12 PM

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hey all

oblique vapor Jun 16, 2016, 10:37 PM

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Are there any easy way to render material ID map ?

hollow fulcrum Jun 16, 2016, 10:39 PM

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what app

quick terrace Jun 16, 2016, 11:20 PM

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apps are for fones hatchet

oblique vapor Jun 16, 2016, 11:21 PM

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lol

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found it

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i'm a baws now

hollow fulcrum Jun 16, 2016, 11:25 PM

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i was trying to be cool 🙁

oblique vapor Jun 16, 2016, 11:43 PM

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u're always cool 👍

hollow fulcrum Jun 16, 2016, 11:44 PM

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lol thanks Sam

polar fiber Jun 17, 2016, 12:48 AM

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Wasted my day baking these bastards. http://i.imgur.com/E3IGi7S.jpg I think it was worth it

bleak tangle Jun 17, 2016, 12:50 AM

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Those are disgustingly beautiful

polar fiber Jun 17, 2016, 12:52 AM

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Well they're in Sabre's hands now, so hopefully they'll be even more beatutiful, even after scaling down to 2048 textures for the game

hollow fulcrum Jun 17, 2016, 12:58 AM

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that is how all pro rolls 👍

oblique vapor Jun 17, 2016, 1:04 AM

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Brb, changing my pants 👀

terse aspen Jun 17, 2016, 4:58 AM

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found the reason for my shadow problem, after reweighting the verts and rebaking the textures didn't do anything and i saw the same problem on BI models i simply switched from HBAO+ Ultra to HADO Very high and the problem vanished

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seems like the shader is buggy

bleak tangle Jun 17, 2016, 4:58 AM

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Yeah something seems off about HBAO+ Ultra, it seems like it's tried too hard to created shadows

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On the player model with HBAO+ Ultra, it almost looks like you have a black haze following you around

terse aspen Jun 17, 2016, 4:59 AM

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on bright, round models you get some nice flat shading

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it's best visible on the VR units used in vehicles

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when they're in the shadows they get blocky

fossil obsidian Jun 17, 2016, 5:51 PM

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Hey guys! Who good with explosives? Can i make own c4 but without planting animation?

cinder pivot Jun 17, 2016, 5:54 PM

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yes

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 6:45 PM

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Can anybody port two models into arma please for me? One is a blender file and the other can be any format you like. I have associated texture files too. All i need is the textured model placeable in the editor. I am willing to pay.

white jay Jun 17, 2016, 6:56 PM

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uuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

terse aspen Jun 17, 2016, 6:56 PM

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wat los?

white jay Jun 17, 2016, 6:56 PM

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is it a car?

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10.000 cash and I'll do it within a year

terse aspen Jun 17, 2016, 6:56 PM

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lol

snow gulch Jun 17, 2016, 6:58 PM

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i would make it for 9.999 cash

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😃

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but in 2 years

sturdy parcel Jun 17, 2016, 7:24 PM

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I would charge 1 cent but never be able to make it.

quick terrace Jun 17, 2016, 7:38 PM

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nice mikero

tacit karma Jun 17, 2016, 8:13 PM

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come on @sacred grail

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I told you how to do it man

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its fucking simple...

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 9:48 PM

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okay

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I am looking for somebody to help me with setting up the config

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I had the .p3d and rvmat's

tacit karma Jun 17, 2016, 9:53 PM

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Just ask whatever question you have openly here

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But first of all, if its still for the frag

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check the A3 config

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Grenades are a bit tricky as you need 3 configs (cfgVehicle, cfgAmmo, cfgMagazine)

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 9:59 PM

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yes, I really want just the prop though

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I need to be able to place it on a table for example and view it

tacit karma Jun 17, 2016, 9:59 PM

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just as a porp?

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 9:59 PM

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yes

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currently i have this //Class grenade : config.bin{
class CfgPatches
{
class hololand_mk2
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
magazines[] = {};
requiredVersion = 1.32;
requiredAddons[] = {"A3_Weapons_F"};
version = "VERSION";
name = "";
author = "";
url = "";
};
};
//};

tacit karma Jun 17, 2016, 10:00 PM

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cfgVehicles
{
    class Item_F;
    class YourClassName : Item_F
    {
        scope = 2;
        model = "\rhsusf\addons\rhsusf_weapons\grenades_thrown\m67\m67_frag";
        displayName = "M67 Fragmentation Grenade";
    };
};

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 10:01 PM

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will try that

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thanks

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I actually tried looking at the rhs configs, couldnt find em :l

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I don't need to change the Item_F right? noob Q srry.

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Like to Static or something?

sacred grail Jun 17, 2016, 10:31 PM

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thats giving me an error on line 2

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expected = got {

agile flint Jun 18, 2016, 4:46 AM

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May or may not be the right place to ask, however, is it possible to add gloves the the BI Vanilla Heli Pilot Coveralls? I love the RHS Mechanix gloves, and would love to see what they look like on the Vanilla Heli Coveralls, is that possible with some quick config stuff, or would I have to make it as a new clothing model? I've never modelled or anything before, hence the dodgy af question.

tacit karma Jun 18, 2016, 4:51 AM

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@sacred grail what does your complete config look like?

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@agile flint no, gloves are tied to the uniform model

bleak tangle Jun 18, 2016, 4:53 AM

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da12thMonkey pointed out to him in the #arma3_questions that he was missing class on the CfgVehicles

tacit karma Jun 18, 2016, 5:19 AM

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@bleak tangle but I'd that's line 2 in his config he is missing cfg patches

agile flint Jun 18, 2016, 5:36 AM

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@tacit karma Cheers for the info. Dissapointing but ahh well 😦 Need some HD current era pilot gear! I'd make it myself if I could but that aint going to happen haha

white jay Jun 18, 2016, 3:44 PM

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ah you got to hate dialogs in arma

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changing the values, loading the mission again and again till the buttons fit https://i.imgur.com/Lri4XKH.jpg

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i might be doing it wrong...

dusky dragon Jun 18, 2016, 3:54 PM

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Oooh, sexy

cinder pivot Jun 18, 2016, 4:16 PM

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@white jay I would suggest using ctrl create then reloading the script over and over to reposition. Then when its set translate it to a hpp file

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Much faster and you avoid CTD if you have an error

woeful viper Jun 18, 2016, 6:11 PM

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update on how plate materials work (firegeometry), based on tests
https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/LOD#Fire_Geometry

quick terrace Jun 18, 2016, 6:19 PM

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👍

outer condor Jun 18, 2016, 6:31 PM

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good stuff @woeful viper

hollow fulcrum Jun 18, 2016, 7:16 PM

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@woeful viper aye, very nice 👍

sacred grail Jun 18, 2016, 8:40 PM

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@tacit karma class CfgPatches
{
class hol_grenade
{
units[] = {};
weapons[] = {};
requiredVersion = 1.0;
requiredAddons[] = {};
};
};

class cfgVehicles
{
class Static;
class hol_grenade : Static
{
scope = 2;
model = "\hol_grenade";
displayName = "HololandNade";
vehicleClass = "junk";
};

};

tacit karma Jun 18, 2016, 8:41 PM

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dunno if junk would work, but worth a try

sacred grail Jun 18, 2016, 9:19 PM

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It shows up on the editor

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but when i place it

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nothing is there

white jay Jun 18, 2016, 10:07 PM

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model = "\hol_grenade";
thats the problem...

you need to specify:
model = "\path\to\my\model.p3d";

sacred grail Jun 18, 2016, 10:15 PM

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is the .p3d necessary?

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i had it as hol_grenade\addons\hol_grenade

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but that didnt work.

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/191775-modding-issue/

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what would the correct path be?

white jay Jun 18, 2016, 10:18 PM

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you got granate twice in your path in that screenshot...

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you should better set up a p drive

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and no .p3d is not necessary but good practise

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 1:17 AM

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what makes model of the optics "stick" to a proxy in the model... is there a point defined in either of those which makes the center point where optics should be aligned with proxy?

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I have a proxy which I called side_mount but I am getting weird behaviour with some custom made model optics like this > http://puu.sh/pxhd7/8e93819c47.png while BI PSO from arma2 fits actually good without even alinging proxy with side rail

outer condor Jun 19, 2016, 4:19 AM

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path to model missing/model name missing

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 4:50 AM

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nope all there but some third party optics are just off...dont fit right

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 AM

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autocenter = 0 in geometry LOD for yours?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 AM

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if I adjust this for say rhs_acc_pso then cup pso wont fit right

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in rifle model?

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 AM

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Oh nevermind, I thought it was your custom optic model

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 4:52 AM

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nah just empty proxy

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but to be on right track tell me more

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autocenter = 0 in optics model then?

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looking at sample model it does have autocenter = 0 on geo lod..

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let me see on my ported pso from a2 and prolly ofp ( fugly as fuck )

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poor thing got none of those but it fits like a pro

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oh well I can have it all... make some fit and for the rest what can I do eh

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 5:14 AM

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Hey guys, i'm trying to get into vehicle modelling, any tips or good tutorials out there? I've looked around but there isn't heaps (though i've probs been looking for the wrong things)

soft crypt Jun 19, 2016, 5:27 AM

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@void mural cgcookie has some excellent resources for blender, but you'll be paying $20 per month for it

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 5:28 AM

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ehhhh that might be problematic :/

soft crypt Jun 19, 2016, 5:28 AM

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Worth it IMO

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As far as free go...not seen too many tutorials for vehicles that even come close to cgcookie

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Sorry I can't be of any help :/

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 5:29 AM

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That's fair enough. Cheers for the help though, I do appreciate it!

soft crypt Jun 19, 2016, 5:30 AM

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No problem, what sort of modeling have you done before? Hardsurface?

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 5:44 AM

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I've done super basic Blender

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Yeah hard surface

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@soft crypt

soft crypt Jun 19, 2016, 5:45 AM

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Nice! Goodluck man

tacit karma Jun 19, 2016, 6:06 AM

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@void mural vehicle modelling is a every intensive job

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If you just started hard surface modelling in general, you should do other stuff first

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 6:11 AM

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Like what? @tacit karma

tacit karma Jun 19, 2016, 6:13 AM

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props, weapons, accessorys....

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 8:23 AM

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I'll get into it. Thanks for the adivce!

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*advice

versed escarp Jun 19, 2016, 9:13 AM

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Anyone made any good looking houses that i could use ?

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Credit would be given 😛

versed escarp Jun 19, 2016, 9:39 AM

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I might try to do, the interiors for santa cantalina houses instead i geuss, probably wont work out to good lol , First time trying.

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 9:48 AM

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@void mural no need to spend money on tutorials, there are tons of tutorials for blender (and all the other modelling tools) on youtube, or in written form. You don't need to make other stuff first. The only thing you should remember is to take small steps. Make a very simple box-shaped vehicle, learn how to work with that. After that step it up a notch and so on.

void mural Jun 19, 2016, 9:49 AM

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@woeful viper That's actually great news. Do you know of any good tutorials? I've found some ok ones online but they don't quite focus on what i'm after it would seem.

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 9:51 AM

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i dont use blender, so i don't know any for you. Do not focus on "make vehicles". This is irrelevant. Look for tutorials that teach specific techniques (poly modelling for example). Once you have learned enough techniques you can make whatever you want

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:01 AM

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is it normal for an RvMat to be 2kb?

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 10:02 AM

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yes

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:02 AM

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okay

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if textures dont load on a model it defaults to white correct?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:03 AM

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like ones from rvmat?

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path\to\texture.paa - no leading slash

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 10:03 AM

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texture maps from rvmat do NOT control diffuse, unless multimat

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:04 AM

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..hiddenselectiontextures then.. for his problem probably leading slash in rvmat or broken path even missing texture for hiddenselections

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 10:05 AM

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if you want to debug missing rvmats/ textures, look into your rpt

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:06 AM

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yeah out of 200 lines of crap errors, one or two might be yours 😄

versed escarp Jun 19, 2016, 10:07 AM

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xD

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 10:07 AM

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filtering out the useless ones is easy...

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:07 AM

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/191775-modding-issue/

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would really help me if you could take a look here

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scroll to bottom first

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:11 AM

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Static ... what kind of grenade is it?

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why inherit from static elements?

versed escarp Jun 19, 2016, 10:11 AM

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xD

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:12 AM

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its just a prop

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i just want to put my model in game :3

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why what would you suggest?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:12 AM

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do you want this to be an object or a weapon?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:13 AM

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object

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:13 AM

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well then, hadnt worked much with those let me see... is it small cause we could use items

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:13 AM

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yes

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its 1:1 scale to real life

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so i shall use items instead of static?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:17 AM

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no I guess you can use static but its too much robust for this maybe...use Thing for now

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:18 AM

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okay

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is there a list of these classes somewhere?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:18 AM

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where have you defined textures for it?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:18 AM

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oh

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i have not :l

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what do i name it as?

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just textures = ?

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:19 AM

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noo it snot going that easy

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:19 AM

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oh bruh.

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i have them all in a folder called data in the same directory.

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:19 AM

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do you know working in object builder, have the mlod of it?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:20 AM

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didn't realise was necessary in config too.

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:20 AM

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Arma 3 Tools and Samples, get that from steam

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see examples try from there

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:21 AM

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sorry im really new to this whole thing.

cobalt halo Jun 19, 2016, 10:21 AM

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well a good point to start is to get what I said above and scorge Youtube and forums for tutorials

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we cant guide you from point blank here, sorry

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 10:22 AM

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Yeah i looked at some video's by gamedev byrne. Thing is all videos are so outdated now.

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so Arma 3 Samples is relatively comprehensive then?

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 10:31 AM

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why don't you have a look

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 11:01 AM

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aaaaaaaaaah............

tacit karma Jun 19, 2016, 11:32 AM

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open the file

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select the faces with drag and drop

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press E

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 11:37 AM

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okay, just done that and set the textures

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and material

tacit karma Jun 19, 2016, 11:37 AM

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now open buldozer and check how they look

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 11:40 AM

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external viewer: unable to create viewer

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0_0

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ill load up ingame 1 sec

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IT WORKS

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omg

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thanks for putting up with my stupidity :D.

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 12:05 PM

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http://steamcommunity.com/id/hololand/screenshot/259336014262609180

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if anyone is interested

cinder pivot Jun 19, 2016, 12:15 PM

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Does anyone here know how one can view and modify old arma 2 models? For example the old moto? I would like to at least be able to add proxies to it to modify it at the least, are they all on armas released models?

tacit karma Jun 19, 2016, 12:18 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_2_Sample_Models

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 2:05 PM

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Anyone that can give me substance painter settings for an A3 export?

bleak flame Jun 19, 2016, 2:07 PM

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it's pretty straightforward, DirectX normal map is your _nohq, pack specular into G of _smdi, gloss into B of _smdi

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 2:15 PM

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so i am using specgloss non pbr

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I currently have this reference, https://imgur.com/cgnBO5F

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apparently that works.

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:10 PM

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Need help with SP2, please

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 3:13 PM

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dude can you be any less specific?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 3:15 PM

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I'm sure he means service pack 2

hollow fulcrum Jun 19, 2016, 3:15 PM

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lol

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:16 PM

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substance painter 2

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i need somebody to give me export settings that work with A3

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 3:17 PM

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oh no idea, I dont use substance painter

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:17 PM

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do you know somebody that does?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 3:17 PM

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um probably plenty here if you wait for someone to reply

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:19 PM

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You just showed a pic or the export settings and they are the same answer that Bek gave you. What else do you want?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:19 PM

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how to i replicate the settings in that picture?

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:20 PM

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Isn't there a manual for SP2?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:21 PM

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not a comprehensive one that i am aware of

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do you know how to do it?

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:22 PM

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I'd say first, you click "Create RGB", for the ones that have a single box called "RGB" and "Create R+G+B" for those that have separate maps for each channel (like the _smdi)

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then drag and drop from the different maps

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like it tells you to

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I've never even looked at SP2 before, but it seems like common sense is sufficient

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:28 PM

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nope

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:44 PM

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https://youtu.be/QhcatW6yxQQ?t=4m15s

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seems to be exactly what I said

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:53 PM

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Whats the best way to generate .rvmats?

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:54 PM

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notepad, then lots of trial end error on the specularpower and fresnel values

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:54 PM

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okay

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if its a concrete should i just set everything to 0?

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 3:55 PM

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possibly a decent starting point: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Material_templates

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 3:55 PM

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thanks

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 3:55 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/RVMAT_basics

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this might come in useful also

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:03 PM

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is a 1 stage rvmat okay?

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http://pastebin.com/59t3fBxn

wraith tendon Jun 19, 2016, 4:06 PM

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Instead of testing it out -> Asking for it.
Generation Internet arrived once more.

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:10 PM

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not necessary Dscha

celest arch Jun 19, 2016, 4:10 PM

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Lol

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:10 PM

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I am asking perhaps because I do not know? It may work but not be good practise.

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rather than being sarcastic... how about be helpfull.

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😉

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 4:11 PM

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just look at the A3 game data... plenty of rvmats to learn from for all types of objects

wraith tendon Jun 19, 2016, 4:11 PM

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How about -> Test around?
Thats how you learn it, on your own.

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Also

celest arch Jun 19, 2016, 4:11 PM

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And that's the perfect path that will lead to helpful answers gg

wraith tendon Jun 19, 2016, 4:11 PM

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😃

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 4:22 PM

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how many stages you need depends on what shader you use

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what shader you should use depends on object type. Weapons/Vehicles -> SuperShader , Buildings usually Multi. as said, check vanilla rvmats of the objects

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:24 PM

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Thankyou

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Just me or do extracted p3d's never work?

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:35 PM

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What is an extracted p3d?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:35 PM

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from a pbo

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depbo'd

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:35 PM

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They are binarized, which means OB can't open them

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:36 PM

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oh yeah.... silly me

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:36 PM

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Or atleast they should and will be binarized unless the creator didn't binarize them for some strange reason

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:38 PM

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also whenever I try and launch bulldozer to view the model

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i get External Viewer: Unable to create viewer

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:39 PM

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What did you use to setup your P drive?

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(e.g. Arma3P (mikero's) or Arma3Tools)

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:40 PM

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Arma 3 Tools

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:40 PM

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Well is your P drive mounted and setup correctly?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:40 PM

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yep

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:41 PM

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So does P:\buldozer.exe exist?

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It probably wouldn't hurt to go to Arma 3 Tools > Project Drive Management > Install Buldozer

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:42 PM

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will do that now

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A3\ui_f_curator\UI\defineResincIDesign.inc not found

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lel

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:45 PM

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Extract the game data again

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Assuming you have done it once, it should be fast since it only extracts changed data

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:45 PM

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k

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same error

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:l

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Arma.....

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 PM

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Steam is running, right?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 PM

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yes... -_-

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 4:51 PM

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just making sure, since I often get that error because I just click a .p3d to open it without running steam first, so Buldozer wont start

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:52 PM

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hmm

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classic arma. always gotta be something :l

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:53 PM

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So you are getting A3\ui_f_curator\UI\defineResincIDesign.inc not found when launching Buldozer?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:53 PM

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ye

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:54 PM

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Are you just opening buldozer by itself?

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I get that error when I literally click buldozer.exe and try and open it

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:55 PM

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oh

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bruh.

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:55 PM

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But if I'm in OB and click start it shows buldozer fine

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:55 PM

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okay it works now for me

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so there is literally no hud?

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 4:57 PM

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in buldozer?

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:57 PM

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ye

polar fiber Jun 19, 2016, 4:57 PM

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there's info for when you do model.cfg animation, but that's about it

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 4:57 PM

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https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Buldozer_Manual#From_Object_Builder

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It'll tell you the basic keys

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It is just meant to be a preview without requiring you to repack the data and launch the game

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 4:58 PM

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ah i see

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lettuce pray this works.

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cani send somebody a .obj or .fbx and they send back the .p3d? pls

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or a 3dsmax file

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 5:11 PM

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jeez...

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 5:11 PM

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sorru

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my plugin is bugged

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its been a rough day.

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okay... Has anyone got a 3ds max p3d exporter?

agile osprey Jun 19, 2016, 5:15 PM

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you can import fbx into oxygen

sacred grail Jun 19, 2016, 5:16 PM

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it was giving me an error when i did that

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nvm

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https://forums.bistudio.com/topic/191837-lighting-texture-bug-modding/

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could somebody take a look at this please

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pls?

cinder pivot Jun 19, 2016, 6:09 PM

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Whats it supposed to do? Plus it seems you call a file thats not there

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:05 PM

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excuse me, i'm new to arma generally, what is 'model makers' about? Making mods, or by 'models' do you mean something different, like new weapons, vehicles, etc?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 8:08 PM

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creation of 3d models used in arma, vehicles, weapons, items, buildings et al

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:11 PM

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so I could potentially make a new helicopter that actually flies like the existing ones?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 8:11 PM

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potentially yes

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:12 PM

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fantastic

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is it possible to simply take an existing vehicle, copy it completely, then just change a few things?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 8:13 PM

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and by make, you mean using your own created model,. nobody here is a fan of people who use IP from other games

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:13 PM

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IP?

foggy finch Jun 19, 2016, 8:13 PM

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if you have the source mlods and permission from the original author, then there shouldnt be a problem with that

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IP = intellectual property

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:14 PM

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Well what I would like to do is take an existing Arma 3 heli and redo it a little for fun

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and perhaps to use it, if successful, to suggest changes to developers, in an orthodox manner

agile osprey Jun 19, 2016, 8:16 PM

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you cannot take existing (vanilla) models, they have been binarized (protected in a way).

uneven elm Jun 19, 2016, 8:16 PM

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oic

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What I want to do exactly is very small in fact. There is one flight control in all helis called the Collective. When you press your up or down collective key, there is a pause, then it moves rather slowly up (or down). I want to speed that process up quite a bit

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make the rate of change controllable

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how would such a tweak be accomplished?

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 9:50 PM

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I have now installed the A3 tools after a long break, and the handanims for weapon don't work, the player looks like a monster with huge arms and hands. I guess there is a simple solution for this?

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Would be great if someone could help me

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 9:53 PM

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do you have a model.cfg

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in the same folder as the hand anims rtms?

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 9:54 PM

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yes

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 9:54 PM

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with the new skeleton setup?

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 9:54 PM

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I didn't know that there is a new skeleton setup

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maybe that is the problem

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 10:14 PM

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http://pastebin.com/7V6tbZRn

Pastebin

class CfgSkeletons { class Default { isDiscrete = 1; ...

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do you have your class defined?

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 10:27 PM

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It also won't work with the model.cfg you posted

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What class should I define?

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It worked about half a year ago, but when I build it now using Addon Builder I get these animation problems

bleak tangle Jun 19, 2016, 10:31 PM

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So as an example you'd have your_class.p3d in the model.cfg as

class your_class : ArmaMan {};

quick terrace Jun 19, 2016, 10:32 PM

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it is right at the bottom

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it surely won't work if you don't add it there

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hmmm...in fact it should...

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 10:38 PM

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I don't have a skeleton p3d in the folder which I could add

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Do I have to?

sturdy parcel Jun 19, 2016, 10:49 PM

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armaman has the skeleton

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but since when has anyone ever called thier p3d your_class.p3d ?

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sorry pufu , thought that url above was from blackbixel

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 11:15 PM

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Do I really need a p3d for the skeleton for the hand animation? I thought .rtm is enough

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 11:30 PM

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no you dont need a p3d, but you need to have a model.cfg with the arma man skeleton in the same folder as the .rtm

fresh shadow Jun 19, 2016, 11:33 PM

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Looks like it was more an issue with the addon builder. With mikeros pboproject the handanim works fine

woeful viper Jun 19, 2016, 11:34 PM

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lol, addonbuilder still builds faulty anims? that was an issue many months ago already