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d3 tools
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:33 pm
by Topgun
hi, I am new to d3 moding. what tools do I need? what kind of imge files does it take? dds? TGA? 8bit-somthing-or-other? model converters? anything and everything I need to know to mod descent.
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:52 pm
by Hunter
Get all your tools (and tutorials) at
http://www.planetdescent.com
The main community forums for Descent:
http://www.descentbb.net
and
http://www.planetdescent.com
D3 uses OGF and OGA (converted from TGA usually) from sizes 32x32 to 256x256. Models are in OOF (can be built with D3EDIT or ported from various formats such as 3DS, DFX)
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:56 am
by WillyP
Descent.com is long gone, I think you mean the
DescentBB.com
There is also a nice forum at Planet Descent, but the best place to get the latest editor is
The Descent Forum, in the English Embassy section, topic 'Tools'
There are tuts and links to tuts at my site:
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:57 am
by Hunter
Planetdescent. Dunno how I missed out the planet bit...
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:26 am
by WillyP
well it's not a very big planet anymore...
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:42 am
by akenbosch
say i have a .dmf file containing a custom ship. how would i get the ship out of the .dmf file and convert it to a different format, and through a series of conversions get it into fs2?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:14 am
by Hunter
It's still the biggest Descent site in operation with all the tools and sites you could dream up.
No idea about the DMF. There's definitely no converter for D3.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:27 pm
by WillyP
There is no dmf file in Descent 3... or do you mean you have created a ship in a 3d prog, saved in dmf file that you want to use in FS2? Sorry, I don't do FS2.
"It's still the biggest Descent site in operation with all the tools and sites you could dream up. "
Hmmm... I guess thats true, can't forget about the mission database, music, tec info, then there's the hosted sites... etc...
The version of D3Edit on PD is way out of date, Atan has made a lot of bugfixes and improvements since.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:23 am
by akenbosch
meh, forget it.
edit: if your lost heres wher ei got them from
http://www.planetdescent.com/site/files ... cships.asp
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:26 am
by Top Gun
WillyP wrote:The version of D3Edit on PD is way out of date, Atan has made a lot of bugfixes and improvements since.
If I ever get off my lazy ass and start making regular updates again, I'll upload his most recent version.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:47 am
by WillyP
A custom ship would be in .oof format. In the case of '3 ships', for example, the zip file contains an .mn3, and the OOF and other files are in that.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:19 am
by akenbosch
how do i get them out?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:39 pm
by Topgun
to get it into freespace you need to get it into .cob format OR have 3dstudio max and the pof plug in.
once it is in cob, you can get it into pof (the format freespace uses) using PCS. ask your brother, he probably has a copy.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:21 pm
by Matthew
akenbosch: That is also on PD. HOGview I what i use, i believe.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:24 pm
by akenbosch
Topgun wrote:to get it into freespace you need to get it into .cob format OR have 3dstudio max and the pof plug in.
once it is in cob, you can get it into pof (the format freespace uses) using PCS. ask your brother, he probably has a copy.
*snoops around the "H" drive*
yep, every single modding tool under the sun! i struck gold!