Tanky tank tank !

NATO_chrisjm · 1st May 2004, 11:17 AM

Tanky tank tank !

This is a base design for a UT 2k4 tank. In 3Dmax 6.

I will be adding a turret soonish and possibly some side turrets if someone can tell me if they could be made to work, I'm thinking have 3 seats, one main gun +driver, and then 1 on eather side gun.

[UPDATE]

NATO_chrisjm · 2nd May 2004, 05:03 PM

UPDATE

[SAS]Solid Snake · 2nd May 2004, 06:14 PM

Pictures = Cool

It looks very cool.

NATO_chrisjm · 3rd May 2004, 02:50 PM

Thankies ^^

Anyone up for skinning this ?

JonAzz · 3rd May 2004, 03:00 PM

heh, skinning......

looks very nice

poly count?

NATO_chrisjm · 3rd May 2004, 03:55 PM

2826 Ploys / Triagles.

Fordy · 3rd May 2004, 04:42 PM

Nice tank but that sig pic is way too big, wondered what wad holding up the pictures displaying

hottoast · 5th May 2004, 10:43 AM

The general design of the tank is good, but you might want to consider re-balancing where you are spending your polygons. 2.9K seems a bit high for what the picture is showing.

You may want to spend fewer on making those gun barrels perfectly round, and more on beveling those edges on the main body, for example. Keep at it though, the proportions aren't bad on the tank. You might consider trying to model a new tank off of photo source, the one you've done looks just a bit too much like the standard 2k4 one for my tastes.

Cheers,
Tom

NATO_chrisjm · 5th May 2004, 11:19 AM

That was the general idea, I want it to fit in with the rest of the game, I hope to skin it in much the same way.

Voodoo_180 · 8th May 2004, 04:02 PM

That is a niiice looking tank

JonAzz · 8th May 2004, 04:35 PM

It would look great with a kick ass skin I bet... hey Nato, If you get a skin for It I can get it boned and coded then use it in my upcomming ONS map.

NATO_chrisjm · 8th May 2004, 05:39 PM

I've been trying to get hold of Evilmonkey, and ask him to do it ... But he's MIA.

Posting a Topic on TAU to see if anyone is willing

Also anyone intersted in skinning this - Chrisjm_@hotmail.com

Nuts ... now I need to finnish the tracks XD

NATO_chrisjm · 9th May 2004, 01:05 PM

Ummmm - Do I just make the track as one ploy and then have a scrolling texture applied depending on speed? Or do I need to each track indervidualy?

Voodoo_180 · 10th May 2004, 01:23 PM

It depends how much detail you want to add I'd think, and whether you've made the tracks already. Considering the poly count you have so far then maybe just a texture would be better, but if you want it to look better than I'd do them all individually. As for animating it that way, it sounds like a long task of animating each individual tread, but when you think about it you only have to animate it to show all the treads moving one position along, from then you can just loop it and it will work nicely

Personally I'd go for the latter option, it would look wrong I think with just a flat surface.

BabyEater · 11th May 2004, 07:18 AM

Holy awesome model, dude. It's times like this where I become ravenously jealous of those with modeling abilities. That poly-count does seem a bit high, but the quality is super-tight.

NATO_chrisjm · 11th May 2004, 07:29 AM

Thanks there.

I see your a skinner

. Care to help me ??

BabyEater · 11th May 2004, 09:43 AM

... Maaaaybe.

My fear is that I'm not sure what the process would be for skinning that. I mean, I'm sure I could conjur up the artwork itself, but how would I go about previewing the 3d version? Also, would I need to unwrap it? I'm totally ignorant on such things.

But if you can hold my hand, I'm sure I could paint the thing.

What's it for, anyway?

NATO_chrisjm · 11th May 2004, 10:21 AM

It's for one of JonAzz's maps.

BabyEater · 11th May 2004, 03:09 PM

whoop. you slipped into a foreign language there. Whuzzat?

NATO_chrisjm · 11th May 2004, 03:58 PM

It will go on a ONS map for -

JonAzz
UA Mapper

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It would look great with a kick ass skin I bet... hey Nato, If you get a skin for It I can get it boned and coded then use it in my upcomming ONS map.

2nd May 2004, 06:14 PM	#3
[SAS]Solid Snake Registered User Join Date: Jun. 7th, 2002 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,633	Pictures = Cool It looks very cool. __________________ I make the impossible possible ... ... ... to some extent. Digital Confectioners

3rd May 2004, 02:50 PM	#4
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	Thankies ^^ Anyone up for skinning this ? __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

3rd May 2004, 03:00 PM	#5
JonAzz UA Mapper Join Date: Aug. 1st, 2003 Location: North of Philadelphia Posts: 1,181	heh, skinning...... looks very nice poly count? __________________

3rd May 2004, 03:55 PM	#6
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	2826 Ploys / Triagles. __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

3rd May 2004, 04:42 PM	#7
Fordy Masterful Join Date: Jul. 10th, 2001 Location: York, UK Posts: 298	Nice tank but that sig pic is way too big, wondered what wad holding up the pictures displaying __________________ Fordy www.planetunreal.com/fordy

5th May 2004, 10:43 AM	#8
hottoast Art Worker Join Date: Jan. 4th, 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 92	tank comments The general design of the tank is good, but you might want to consider re-balancing where you are spending your polygons. 2.9K seems a bit high for what the picture is showing. You may want to spend fewer on making those gun barrels perfectly round, and more on beveling those edges on the main body, for example. Keep at it though, the proportions aren't bad on the tank. You might consider trying to model a new tank off of photo source, the one you've done looks just a bit too much like the standard 2k4 one for my tastes. Cheers, Tom

5th May 2004, 11:19 AM	#9
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	That was the general idea, I want it to fit in with the rest of the game, I hope to skin it in much the same way. __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

8th May 2004, 04:02 PM	#10
Voodoo_180 n0b Join Date: Feb. 13th, 2001 Location: Gloucester, England Posts: 656	That is a niiice looking tank __________________ Ray Smith 3D Artist - Inspired Games ray.s@inspiredgames.net Unreal Badlands

8th May 2004, 04:35 PM	#11
JonAzz UA Mapper Join Date: Aug. 1st, 2003 Location: North of Philadelphia Posts: 1,181	It would look great with a kick ass skin I bet... hey Nato, If you get a skin for It I can get it boned and coded then use it in my upcomming ONS map. __________________

8th May 2004, 05:39 PM	#12
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	I've been trying to get hold of Evilmonkey, and ask him to do it ... But he's MIA. Posting a Topic on TAU to see if anyone is willing Also anyone intersted in skinning this - Chrisjm_@hotmail.com Nuts ... now I need to finnish the tracks XD __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

9th May 2004, 01:05 PM	#13
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	Ummmm - Do I just make the track as one ploy and then have a scrolling texture applied depending on speed? Or do I need to each track indervidualy? __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

10th May 2004, 01:23 PM	#14
Voodoo_180 n0b Join Date: Feb. 13th, 2001 Location: Gloucester, England Posts: 656	It depends how much detail you want to add I'd think, and whether you've made the tracks already. Considering the poly count you have so far then maybe just a texture would be better, but if you want it to look better than I'd do them all individually. As for animating it that way, it sounds like a long task of animating each individual tread, but when you think about it you only have to animate it to show all the treads moving one position along, from then you can just loop it and it will work nicely Personally I'd go for the latter option, it would look wrong I think with just a flat surface. __________________ Ray Smith 3D Artist - Inspired Games ray.s@inspiredgames.net Unreal Badlands

11th May 2004, 07:18 AM	#15
BabyEater Master of Poppycockery Join Date: Mar. 23rd, 2004 Location: Indiana, United Shtates Posts: 160	Holy awesome model, dude. It's times like this where I become ravenously jealous of those with modeling abilities. That poly-count does seem a bit high, but the quality is super-tight. __________________

11th May 2004, 07:29 AM	#16
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	Thanks there. I see your a skinner . Care to help me ?? __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

11th May 2004, 09:43 AM	#17
BabyEater Master of Poppycockery Join Date: Mar. 23rd, 2004 Location: Indiana, United Shtates Posts: 160	... Maaaaybe. My fear is that I'm not sure what the process would be for skinning that. I mean, I'm sure I could conjur up the artwork itself, but how would I go about previewing the 3d version? Also, would I need to unwrap it? I'm totally ignorant on such things. But if you can hold my hand, I'm sure I could paint the thing. What's it for, anyway? __________________

11th May 2004, 10:21 AM	#18
NATO_chrisjm I R Be A LARPer Join Date: Jan. 31st, 2004 Location: Aberystwyth Posts: 345	It's for one of JonAzz's maps. __________________ NATO_chrisjm Bah!!

11th May 2004, 03:09 PM	#19
BabyEater Master of Poppycockery Join Date: Mar. 23rd, 2004 Location: Indiana, United Shtates Posts: 160	whoop. you slipped into a foreign language there. Whuzzat? __________________

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