My first UT2003 map

[[SOB]bAd ChIcKeN]

Maya is Kick Ass! I use it alot on my Mac here at work but have yet to export a Static Mesh out, I don't think I can even with ActorX. A good site that has great Maya Tutorials is www.3dbuzz.com and here is a link HEREto some nice tutorials that helped me get over the n00b humps that Maya can present. I wont even start talking MEL script yet thats a whole other book.

 

[(SDS)benmcl]

I have to second Chicken's recommendation. Although I can't compare Maya to another program I can say that the tutorials on the 3d Buzz site are very nice. Well worth the downloads. They form a nice base to get started on.

As soon as I get my new machine this weekend I plan to dive in. Not saying it will make you into some 3d modelling god but it will certainly cut down on the time to learn the basics.

Edit: Through several steps and a few programs you can go from Gmax to Ued. Never tried it myself but I have read the tutorial on it. Also I don't know what kind of problems can occur. I have read it is realiable.

 

[[SOB]bAd ChIcKeN]

yepGmax is reliable, but you can't bake textures onto the SM, also the UV mapping is limited at best. But hey Gmax is free . Also if you plan on getting a book, stick to the Modeling ones, DO NOT get a Maya for Dummies or some such, spend the 50-60 bucks and get a book that will grow with you. I am curious to hear how it all turns out btw

 

[(SDS)benmcl]

Thanks for info.

I meant to say earlier that Geezer's map looks fantastic.

 

[Fat Marrow]

yepGmax is reliable, but you can't bake textures onto the SM, also the UV mapping is limited at best. But hey Gmax is free . Also if you plan on getting a book, stick to the Modeling ones, DO NOT get a Maya for Dummies or some such, spend the 50-60 bucks and get a book that will grow with you. I am curious to hear how it all turns out btw

Just my £0.02 worth, but I think you really do need to be able to bake light maps if you want to do serious mapping for UT2k3 (I can't, and I haven't ).

 

[Old Geezer]

hey old geezer i asked you in the thread you made about the map in dev (a city) , if i could Eas macedonia night , and theires details of the layout...

waiting your answer

Hope you got my message, here it is again - feel free to make an EAS version of Macedonia and any other of my pre-INF team maps (BosnianWinter etc). Good luck!

 

[Vega-don]

great news ! i want the newbies to know where we have been fighting before 2.9!

it will take me some time to make it since i want to do only BADASS convertions, and i dont know how to use all the possibilities yet
i'll PM you my work before any release