k so i've got the ships shape now what?

[Clavin12]

how do i get it to act like a ship using truespace?

[bigbadbogie]

Act like a ship? What are you on about?

[Clavin12]

how can i make it a ship in bz2

[bigbadbogie]

Are you saying that you have the model and want to put it into the game?

For that you will need to learn about using ODF files.

[AHadley]

Maybe take a look at the 'Getting model into game' sticky.

[TheJamsh]

screeny?

and you really should spend some time looking at what files do what you know...

[bigbadbogie]

http://www.bzuniverse.com/forum/index.php/topic,7669.0.html

Might help...

[Clavin12]

thanx alot. you see i'm doin this fer the first time.

[Clavin12]

i tried exporting it to threed as an .x file and it din't work

[AHadley]

1) ThreeD is BAD

2) ThreeD only does XSI files anyway.

[Clavin12]

what should i use then?

[AHadley]

Anything that isn't ThreeD, somebody who can actually model is probably a beter source of information than me.

[bigbadbogie]

BNG is the only one who can help you with Truespace.

[BNG Da BZ Fool]

Slaor, also knows how to use Truespace I think. Anyways, the simplest way to use Threed with TS is to like place a simple cube in the TS workspace, paint a simple texture on it and save it as X. Open it in Threed, and it save as XSI. Modify an existing ODF with your model in the geometryName entry and save as yourmodelname.odf Then start MM5 check edit box>noscript and then select a map and hit Launch. Use ctrl e to launch the BZII map editor. In the configuration box type yourmodelsnmame and hit enter. If you get an AV message and BZII crashes at least you know BZII attempted to load the model, but something is wrong with it and/or the parts/objects that make it up.

Take a look at the Data Pak XSI models in 3DEX 1.5 get it at dutchboy.com. You can also load them directly into TS by using 3DEX to batch covert them from XSI to X, COB, or 3DS all of which TS can import directly into the workspace and edit. This works great as all the parts are loaded and can be modified into new models and such. ***Most of these guys here are idiots when it comes to understanding Truespace, and how it works, so me and Slaor are just about the only ones to ask questions about as far as TS in concerned.***

Anyways, once you batch convert the XSI files you'll be able to load them into TS to see all the parts/objects that make up a typical BZII model. In TS click on the scene editor icon to open the tree structure of the models to see a list of all the parts that make up the model.

You'll notice some parts are under other parts this is called the hierarchy; a fancy word for how the model is grouped together to form one combined model. It'll take a while to get the parts in the right order, but once you get the hang of it putting stuff where it belongs will become second nature.

In TS if you want something to go under something else just click and drag parts in the scene editor to where you want it to go under and drop the object at that point. If you accidentally drop the object in the wrong place then right click the object and select unglue from the menu.

BZII, is picky about how objects are placed together, and usually AV's (generates an error) in the map editor to let you know it didn't like the model for some reason. Study the XSI model and how they're put toghter so that your models conform to what BZII needs to see. Like I said in my PM message to you really should spend some time getting used the icons that TS uses. 90% of everything you can do in TS is as simple as right clicking an object to auto enter the edit mode to modify objects in the workspace. Also, most icons can be right clicked to adjust settings to tweak the model tool settings. 

[Clavin12]

my orgininal question was actually about weapons and movement and such