defiant for max 3.1 and lw 7.x

021310061976 · July 14th, 2003, 10:14 PM

ok, some of you probably have this already. for those that don't, here you go...

the image is of v1.2, for max. it's a little different than the version hosted at SFM, in that i've desaturated the hull colors a bit, upgraded the lighting setup, and resized and/or reduced the color depth on many of the maps. this one should render a bit faster, without any noticeable decrease in render quality. here are the links:

max 3.1 version, with maps for defiant and valiant

optional map pack, with maps for 18 additional non-canon ship names

lightwave 7.x conversion by christoph "digitalsnake" troitzsch (includes the optional registry maps)

note #1 - the lightwave version is still the same as the previously released one, except for the replacement of the maps with the newer, more efficient ones.

note #2 - if the links stop working, it's because i've temporarily removed them from the server to conserve bandwidth. in the unlikely event that this happens, just try again after the beginning of the following month.

cheers,
#dude

July 15th, 2003, 09:03 PM

Skye,

Hehe, funnily enough, I did the same thing

Regards
Matt

021310061976 · July 15th, 2003, 09:46 PM

great minds think alike, eh?

i was experimenting with the masks in my work on the chimera v2, and i finally realized that the hull color masks didn't really need to be so freakin huge. that, and for the black/white images, 16 colors work just as well as 256.

Thomas P · July 15th, 2003, 10:01 PM

I took a look at your mask process (MAX) and it's very impressive. How'd ya keep track of the texture layers!

I have to see if I can do this mesh justice.

And....

Thank you for making it available!

021310061976 · July 15th, 2003, 11:25 PM

it really wasn't all that hard. i just thought about it like i was painting a plastic model - a base coat, then colors applied over the base with masking tape.

well, that and making sure i gave somewhat unique names to the materials.

July 16th, 2003, 09:08 AM

Cool news...
Re-downloading now..
the registires textures are the same as V1?
to not download all again...

021310061976 · July 16th, 2003, 02:17 PM

the registry names and numbers are the same, but the maps have been redone for faster renders.

July 20th, 2003, 08:44 AM

he he... i did some piccies with it, and is faster to render, and i dunno, but looks way cooler now on my pics, the retouches made it nicer to me to render.

July 22nd, 2003, 01:09 AM

Skye,

You should see the A3 print of the Defiant that one of the Wolfpak guys printed up for me. It's beautiful.

Regards
Matt