2012-01-18, 04:52 AM
I think your best bet overall is to start learning how to create custom map and object pieces. It really looks like the environment youre creating will demand more and more out of you as you progress. If you want to start we can certainly help you, and as you get the hang of it, it gets more and more easy.
But, lets focus on your questions for now, Ill try to tackle them in order as you posted them, sorry if I miss any.
A quick answer about the map piece being able to move...and that is a no. Map piece do not move according to events...so you have a couple options:
#1 make a set of custom objects that will take place of your map wall pieces so that they can move up and down and block the players path. Its a lot of custom events to handle it as I wouldnt recommend making objects much larger than 2x2 map pieces, but it can be done.
#2 make two seperate but nearly identical maps. meaning you have one map with the full layout with the map pieces blocking entry then you make an identical map where the map pieces are raised. You then have an event that warps the player from location on map 1 to location on map 2. The loss here is that you cant 'animate' the movement of the walls, but you could do a cut scene video of wall movement similar to some of the cutscenes in the KF games or DD. In other words, you trigger the event, cut to a cool movie of the wall opening with sweet sound effects and atmosphere and then pop the player in the new map where the walls are up.
If you need help with either of those scenarios let me know and Ill expand further on that.
This is so simple, quite honestly I would really suggest using this as your first tutorial in making a custom object. It would be super super easy to create a pot with plant object. I would personally say use this as a point to make a truly unique, egyptian style plant/container. If you would like to go about doing it, I think it would greatly enhance your game and probably inspire you to make a few more custom objects. (btw my god, that egyptian statue is high grade, is that a weissvulf model?)
Nope but again a relatively simple thing to do. I will see about grabbing its texture and building you one thats gold. after that I will show you how to duplicate the .obj and modding it with a hex editor to link to the new texture.
Again I think youre at the point with your game that its time to move to the next level and start creating custom models. I promise you dont need to be an expert in modelling to make nice customs! I really encourage you to give it a shot with your plant/vase you mentioned earlier. If you are really skeptical of making your own models you might be able to find a free model to toy with at www.sharecg.com though oftentimes they are far too high poly to be usable.
I assume you mean iso's for the emulator. If yes, then ya there are links around here somewhere for all of them. I know if you go to the main site there is an iso for KFJ, Ill dig up the hidden links on 2,3 & 4 and ST, STA and ER this week.
I believe youre speaking about KF2, where you enter Guyra's area you are on a psuedo glass looking grid of squares and the lightning magic the demons were casting helped to light up the area.
The stock sets are 5 and 6m tall. I have created a few sets that have no ceiling and a few that are above 6. You may want to try to stock 6m sets if you havent already, they do appear quite a bit taller than the 5m sets. If you need higher than that you can either go with ceilingless tiles or create some new ones that fit your needs :)
But, lets focus on your questions for now, Ill try to tackle them in order as you posted them, sorry if I miss any.
Quote:meaning basically the stairs would raise and lower to seal off the entry to the lower level..you all with me here?
Any ideas? ......... a timer possibly, but can you apply that to a map piece?
A quick answer about the map piece being able to move...and that is a no. Map piece do not move according to events...so you have a couple options:
#1 make a set of custom objects that will take place of your map wall pieces so that they can move up and down and block the players path. Its a lot of custom events to handle it as I wouldnt recommend making objects much larger than 2x2 map pieces, but it can be done.
#2 make two seperate but nearly identical maps. meaning you have one map with the full layout with the map pieces blocking entry then you make an identical map where the map pieces are raised. You then have an event that warps the player from location on map 1 to location on map 2. The loss here is that you cant 'animate' the movement of the walls, but you could do a cut scene video of wall movement similar to some of the cutscenes in the KF games or DD. In other words, you trigger the event, cut to a cool movie of the wall opening with sweet sound effects and atmosphere and then pop the player in the new map where the walls are up.
If you need help with either of those scenarios let me know and Ill expand further on that.
Quote:Is there away to combine these to one? Id have to look back in the old posts but I think someone mentioned this. Thx.
This is so simple, quite honestly I would really suggest using this as your first tutorial in making a custom object. It would be super super easy to create a pot with plant object. I would personally say use this as a point to make a truly unique, egyptian style plant/container. If you would like to go about doing it, I think it would greatly enhance your game and probably inspire you to make a few more custom objects. (btw my god, that egyptian statue is high grade, is that a weissvulf model?)
Quote:...........it wont modify it and anytime i try it removes the skin entirely from any objects using it....any ideas...anyone got a gold lion.?
Nope but again a relatively simple thing to do. I will see about grabbing its texture and building you one thats gold. after that I will show you how to duplicate the .obj and modding it with a hex editor to link to the new texture.
Quote:Ok, back up to my last totally goof post.............i have an egyptian chair and pharaoh im trying to combine into one piece, stop the guys head from moving and turn the total thing into a med. to dark sand texture, like the coliseum floor texture.......any ideas? The temple at Abu Simbel has large seated statues of Rameses II, been using the gold annubis statue, but just blows the whole mood...........
Again I think youre at the point with your game that its time to move to the next level and start creating custom models. I promise you dont need to be an expert in modelling to make nice customs! I really encourage you to give it a shot with your plant/vase you mentioned earlier. If you are really skeptical of making your own models you might be able to find a free model to toy with at www.sharecg.com though oftentimes they are far too high poly to be usable.
Quote:One last thing, anyone got any links for a pc version of US KF 1 & 2 ?????????????
I assume you mean iso's for the emulator. If yes, then ya there are links around here somewhere for all of them. I know if you go to the main site there is an iso for KFJ, Ill dig up the hidden links on 2,3 & 4 and ST, STA and ER this week.
Quote:Question, I forget which one of the KF games, the final boss was in an invisible level..........is it a lighting sequence to get them to show up or using another map piece.
I believe youre speaking about KF2, where you enter Guyra's area you are on a psuedo glass looking grid of squares and the lightning magic the demons were casting helped to light up the area.
Quote:Sorry to pummel everyone with questions but I'm really back in the swing here.................question: Has anyone tried to make map pieces taller? Specifically any of the purple "outside corners"? I could use them in "4's" to make columns, but need them twice as tall? Anyone got any ideas? Thanks!
The stock sets are 5 and 6m tall. I have created a few sets that have no ceiling and a few that are above 6. You may want to try to stock 6m sets if you havent already, they do appear quite a bit taller than the 5m sets. If you need higher than that you can either go with ceilingless tiles or create some new ones that fit your needs :)
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