Scion modifications and image and design and such tomfoolery

[iron maiden]

granted, i was thinking about it being used when going up against an assault tank but i failed to think of that.

[mrtwosheds]

Right now I have to do it with a mesh editor and check each vert # 1 by 1.

I have vertex animated my pilot in notepad, by individually animating each vertex to find out where it is... I have no desire to ever do this again! Any solution will do.

[bigbadbogie]

Any solution will do.

3D STUDIO MAX!!... If only to find the vert numbers.

[mrtwosheds]

Got it. just need to learn it...do you have that script?

[VSMIT]

If all it does is start the vertex numbering at zero instead of one, there's no point to having it.  You'd still have to select vertexes individually to see the number.

[AHadley]

Mr X is working on the third faction's backstory now. Once it's done, you may be able to get on this.

[VSMIT]

Mr X is working on the third faction's backstory now. Once it's done, you may be able to get on this.

"You" being who?

[AHadley]

Anybody who wants to. It's a community project after all, just remember that your work might not be included.

Though it's down to Mr X once he's finished writing the backstory.

[bigbadbogie]

If all it does is start the vertex numbering at zero instead of one, there's no point to having it.  You'd still have to select vertexes individually to see the number.

http://www.bzcommand.com/forum/index.php?topic=77.0

My vertex animating tutorial links to a Max Script that makes vert numbering easy... or you could use the Max Script Listener.

[Clavin12]

I was thinking, and I thought that the pilots are very unrealistic in their movements. Would it be possible for us to re animate them to run differently? For example instead of just the legs moving in big arcs they could take shorter steps and the pilots body could move from side to side a little bit.

[Mr X]

Maybe lean forwards slightly when they're running?

[iron maiden]

you know, speaking of pilots got me thinking, what about new weapons for pilots. Such as a powerful  machine gun, or maybe some kind of grenade. Just throwing it out there.

[AHadley]

Pulse Rifle and Concussion Grenades, you mean?

[iron maiden]

well, yeah, just thought that some new ones may be interesting to add. perhaps a heat seeking bazooka? just some random ideas

[Warfreak]

Seeing as very few of you have ever even animated let alone MADE a pilot model, here is the thing...

ITS VERY HARD TO DO. It takes TONS of time to make the envelopes properly and even more time to fine tune the animations so the faces don't stretch too much/extremely unrealistically.

I tried vert animating a scion pilot model and ended up doing a somewhat decent job... The problem was I didn't bother remembering what verts I tied to what frame and I'm not going to check any time soon. It moves TONS of specific verts so the limbs don't look wierd.