Why won't anyone help with this system of ours??

[gradius_fanatic]

I've waited for weeks for someone to help me and user "Planet X" in creating a fictional system based on a videogame called "Gradius III". Doesn't anyone have any interest??

[buggs_moran]

I am afraid I was not a part of the supernintendo generation... Can you be more specific on what you need help with? Orbits, textures, etc...

[Planet X]

Spaceship textures and asteroid models (ones that look like Easter Island heads) are the biggest problem right now. Any help in those areas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

J P

[t00fri]

I've waited for weeks for someone to help me and user "Planet X" in creating a fictional system based on a videogame called "Gradius III". Doesn't anyone have any interest??

I am afraid you are mainly attending the "wrong show".

Celestians are mostly not videogamers and Celestia is much too SOPHISTCATED an engine to serve merely as a background for video games.

You probably have NO idea whatsoever about the amount of work that went into merging ultimate astro-mechanical precision with spectacular 3d graphics in Celestia's code.

Personally I don't care what people want to do with Celestia. This was merely a short explanation attempt why only a minority of Celesltians is presumably interested in your project...

Bye Fridger

[buggs_moran]

Spaceship textures and asteroid models (ones that look like Easter Island heads) are the biggest problem right now. Any help in those areas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

J P

Best thing I can tell you is to get a copy of 3ds (they have an educational version that is around $80 US I believe. It is a VERY powerful program. Otherwise, on the cheap, you could download blender or anim8or, little less intense but definitely learnable (and free). Also, you will need a copy of GIMP for textures. I find that most of what I have learned was through experimentation. There are many free textures and models out there, just make sure you give credit when using them... I found some easter island head models out there through google, but they were not free. I don't know if Celestia is really the best program for all this though... depending on your goal, maybe Orbiter would suit you better.

[Planet X]

Buggs_moran, thanks for telling me about those programs. I'll see what I can find. Later!

J P