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Ro9ue

Post Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:08 pm

Custom cockpits

Hello all,
Ro9ue here from Rebalance Mod.
I am curious about making my own custom cockpits. I know each one in the Cockpits folder has its own .CMP file and its own .ini -- that's easy to see. Now, I guess the thing I am wondering is what are the required hardpoints for custom cockpits?
Well, actually if anyone has experience in this, could you perhaps give me a quick rundown on what I need to do? I know I need to make a model file for it -- that can be done in Milkshape, correct? Just make it, skin it, and export like a ship, right? If I do this, do the same exporting rules apply to cockpits as do to ships (upside down and facing you)? And again, what hardpoints are needed?

Thanks a lot Any help, comments, or advice welcome.

Ro9ue
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"Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere out there that man was the climax towards which creation had been straining from the beginning? That creation came to a screeching halt with the birth of man?"
- Ishmael

Louva-Deus

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:26 am

**Tutorial** - Making Custom Cockpits

Ro9ue

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:14 pm

Ah, alrighty. Thanks, Louva
Oh, and one more: how can I make DDS material files? That isn't a capapbility of Adobe Photoshop, is it? Is there a program that I can use to make / convert files to DDS? Thanks again.

Ro9ue
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"Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere out there that man was the climax towards which creation had been straining from the beginning? That creation came to a screeching halt with the birth of man?"
- Ishmael

Edited by - Ro9ue on 1/18/2005 3:14:55 PM

harrier

Post Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:45 pm

Ro9ue,

You need the Nvidia dds add on drivers for Photoshop 7 .. then once you add these you can make ddds files in PS7..

The Kasdias texture guide can give you the method as well as the drivers:

Can be downloaded Here

Harrier


Edited by - harrier on 1/18/2005 3:47:06 PM

Ro9ue

Post Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:32 am

AH, ok thanks a lot, Harrier Sorry about the delay - been buuuusy lately
Anyway, I just DLed the texture guide and I'm opening now ... wish me luck.
Thanks again!

Ro9ue
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"Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere out there that man was the climax towards which creation had been straining from the beginning? That creation came to a screeching halt with the birth of man?"
- Ishmael

Ro9ue

Post Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:00 pm

Hmm, there is nothing inside the file that I DLed. Nothing in the Txture guide folder ... and I get an error when I put the plug ins in my Adobe folder

Well, shoot, it was a long shot anyway. I also have run out of time to mod at present - gotta put it off until later, maybe/hopefully spring break or easter.
Thanks for the help, though - much appreciated
later

Ro9ue
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"Do you see the slightest evidence anywhere out there that man was the climax towards which creation had been straining from the beginning? That creation came to a screeching halt with the birth of man?"
- Ishmael

Edited by - Ro9ue on 1/23/2005 3:01:06 PM

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