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Why won't anyone help with this system of ours??
Posted: 02.01.2006, 23:42
by 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??
Posted: 02.01.2006, 23:53
by 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...
Posted: 03.01.2006, 18:18
by 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
Re: Why won't anyone help with this system of ours??
Posted: 03.01.2006, 19:01
by t00fri
gradius_fanatic wrote: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
Posted: 04.01.2006, 03:13
by buggs_moran
Planet X wrote: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.
Posted: 04.01.2006, 13:41
by Planet X
Buggs_moran, thanks for telling me about those programs. I'll see what I can find. Later!
J P