Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:13:08 PM
I have had a talk with my parents and they're still skeptical about the programs but will let me download and install them under the conditions that nothing done with them goes into the Mai computer only the old laptop
As generals only runs on our win8 pc I would like it I someone could upload all the files in program files in a zip so I could unzip it and put it on the win8 pc without my parents finding out and taking it off (this is how I installed final big and csf editor)
This would allow me to model my own stuff and stop asking the community to do it for me
Posted by: Rrtaya_tsamsiyu - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:21:51 PM
what is your old laptop running? Generals, Gmax and Renx can run on anything as old as windows 98. You could install your modeling stuffs there and use a flash drive to transfer it back and forth
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:23:32 PM
Old laptop a bad version of vista but the problem is I'm not allowed to put any files in make or edit on the win8 pc
Sorry bout gramma my phone auto corrects wrong and its hard to go back and change it only add more on
Posted by: Rrtaya_tsamsiyu - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:25:54 PM
lol, there isn't a good version of vista. it should work though, i had gmax on vista at one time.
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:28:10 PM
I dont know if it is just a matter of copy paste gmax/renx since it uses an activation code, i can be wrong, happens all the time when im not right.
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:30:07 PM
Problem on laptop I have no graphical interface no start button just a black screen after I log in
Only way to do anything is throuwtask manager
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:32:54 PM
[quote=KlingonDragon;132431]I'm not allowed to put any files in make or edit on the win8 pc
[/quote]
Put all the stuff on an external usb drive and voilla, plug it in the pc and your editing files on you external drive and not the pc..:P
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:37:26 PM
[quote=acidbrain;132433]I dont know if it is just a matter of copy paste gmax/renx since it uses an activation code, i can be wrong, happens all the time when im not right.[/quote]
There would be no harm in trying tho would there
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:41:25 PM
id still like it on win8 pc even if i can do it on laptop
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:43:43 PM
Well i tried to make a .rar from gmax, doesnt work.
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:44:39 PM
I cant use rar but I can use zip try that pls
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:46:26 PM
i cant compress it, getting a popup message, "cant make gmax.rar, access denied", same goes with zip, you need to install gmax and use an activation key.
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:48:13 PM
Just get an external drive and ask your parents if you can install it on there, and say pretty pretty please and i will do the dishes for a month.
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 12:51:42 PM
And congrats with your promotion Major..:P
Posted by: qqqqqqqqqp - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 1:17:30 PM
This may/ma not be wHat or looking for and this dose not with activation key and this may/may not come with what your looking for ;)
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 8, 2014 1:50:23 PM
[quote=acidbrain;132441]Just get an external drive and ask your parents if you can install it on there, and say pretty pretty please and i will do the dishes for a month.[/quote]
I'm thinking ill end up putting it on a memory stick so can you tell me how big it is cos I want it to be less than 8gb
as for doing the dishes I have to do them anyway
Posted by: klingondragon - Thursday, July 10, 2014 7:49:35 AM
i just installed gmax but on me trying to run it it wants a registered user code
i went to the website it wanted me to go to and nothing
just a blank page
does anybody mind emailing me their cod so i can use that
Posted by: qqqqqqqqqp - Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:14:24 PM
Well sorry but the org. Page died there is another but I don't know what it is.
Posted by: Rrtaya_tsamsiyu - Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:32:45 PM
don't know if this will help, but this is the official place to download gmax; http://www.turbosquid.com/gmax
Posted by: klingondragon - Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:20:26 PM
Ive already downloaded and installed it
Posted by: NewNightmare - Saturday, July 12, 2014 4:02:55 PM
If you parents are "computer savvy" tell them to PM me through your account so I can talk to them and explain what these programs are about so you can install then on the win8 machine.
Posted by: klingondragon - Saturday, July 12, 2014 5:27:51 PM
as i think i said
its installed
now all i need is a registered user code but the website no longer exists
Posted by: NewNightmare - Saturday, July 12, 2014 7:21:31 PM
for Gmax?
http://www.turbosquid.com/registergmax/
register, use random details, you'll get the code
Posted by: klingondragon - Sunday, July 13, 2014 7:07:27 AM
got it running but it cant import w3d files
Posted by: acidbrain - Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:35:54 AM
[quote=KlingonDragon;132506]got it running but it cant import w3d files
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Go to the directory where you installed gmax, open the 'gmax' folder, open the 'gamepacks'
folder, open the 'Westwood' folder, open the 'Renx' folder, open the 'scripts' folder and open the 'startup' folder, check if there is a file called 'w3dimporter.ms', i attached the file if you havent got it.
If the file is in place open Renx and go to the 'Customize' drop down menu, select 'Customize User Interface', a window is opened in with you can asign hotkeys to import W3D files.
Set 'Group' to 'Main UI' and 'Category' to 'W3D Importer', if you did everything right 'Coolfile W3D Importer' is on the list, you can asign keys in 'Hotkey', i used 'Ctrl+C'.
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Posted by: acidbrain - Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:41:56 AM
In case you dont have the 'Westwood' folder in gamepacks here it is.
If you use this the 'w3dimporter.ms' file is already in place. [ATTACH]1475[/Attach]
Posted by: klingondragon - Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:55:05 AM
thanks
now all i need to do is edit it
Posted by: klingondragon - Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:59:48 AM
can someone tell me how to add bones to existing models
Posted by: qqqqqqqqqp - Monday, July 14, 2014 9:05:06 PM
*clears throat. This is the best answer XD just copy the bone (shift button) then rename it. Other than that idk
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 1:06:38 AM
Thanks what do bones look like annd how do I rename it
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:38:01 AM
[quote=KlingonDragon;132530]Thanks what do bones look like annd how do I rename it[/quote]
Just select the bone and rename it, if you want to copy it use the clone function, clone is in the 'edit' drop down menu.
In gmax a bone is called a helper, you can check the complete list of objects, bones and textures if you go to the 'file' drop down menu and select 'Summary Info...'
I attached a pic, i circled red around the bones, btw if anyone thinks this tank is kewl than let me know and i'll upload it when im finished, still working on the textures as you can see..
Greetz and have fun [ATTACH]1480[/Attach]
Posted by: qqqqqqqqqp - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:58:28 AM
Is that texture yours it does looks cool that texture looks like the predator tank?
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:10:21 PM
[quote=qqqqqqqqqp;132537]Is that texture yours it does looks cool that texture looks like the predator tank?[/quote]
Yip it's the predator tank, removed the turret, took the patriotbattery and made the tubes triangular, the turret and the lids have an animation, on the pic it's deployed when it's in default state the turret is placed on top of the tank.
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:18:07 PM
Mu models look nothing like that
They all look like a collection of lines
Posted by: acidbrain - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:37:57 PM
[quote=KlingonDragon;132539]Mu models look nothing like that
They all look like a collection of lines[/quote]
You have to add a texture, or you didnt assign the paths in gmax/renx.
Make a folder on your desktop, name it Zero Hour textures or something, extract textures.big to that folder, open gmax/renx and go to the 'Customize' drop down menu, select 'Configure Paths...', a window is opened, select the 'Bitmaps' tab, select 'Add', a window is opened where you can select the folder for the textures you made on your desktop, you have to select a texture to set the path, 'C:\Users\KlingonDragon\Desktop\Zero Hour Textures', or something like that is the path.
*edit*
You have to close gmax/renx after you assigned the texturepaths and reopen it, load a model from the game and voilla.
Some models look different than in game because there are more than 1 texture used for example, a file saved as W3D doesnt save the settings for the textures, always export the w3D model and also save in gmax format with the 'save as' function if you make your own models.
Posted by: klingondragon - Tuesday, July 15, 2014 12:59:10 PM
