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Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
OLD_MAN_WITH_GUN writes...Quote:greekdish writes...Quote: Did you copy the plugins from the Maya8_plugins.zip folder into the correct directory? C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya8.5\bin\plug-ins Why should he do this? If he made the correct entries in Ma... [more]
15 1919 Apr 9, 2008 03:22 pm
by greekdish
Frustrating Mapping Process
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
This post was never intended to criticize and be ungrateful for the tutorials already out there. But two of the responses spelled it out.... "if it were easy, then everyone would have a simple box map released". "not enough common sense" ok...so ... [more]
46 1346 Mar 4, 2008 05:51 pm
by greekdish
Frustrating Mapping Process
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
ok, this is really getting out of control. Things get worse and worse because the developers feel the need to change the process of mapping midstream with the 1.5 update. Im tired of searching and searching because I dont know the exact keywords to put in... [more]
46 1346 Mar 3, 2008 02:16 pm
by greekdish
Maya units setup
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
ryokukitsune writes...Quote:Well he does bring up a good point, unless you are working on a background prop there really isn’t a reason to make a FULL building in maya. Maya should be used for detail work such as creating blown out walls awnings and oth... [more]
5 1883 Feb 24, 2008 08:20 pm
by greekdish
Loadscreen problems
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
you guys are confusing me. Can you start from the beginning how to do all this?? ok...I run "Run Selected Map" through the compiler tool....pre 1.5 patch, everything worked, now it doesnt. So now I see it has to be included in the .IWD file. How do we ... [more]
8 1526 Feb 24, 2008 08:15 pm
by greekdish
Cool minimap idea:
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Vistrum writes...Quote:I was thinkin about a minimap, as I've started a custom map for CoD4. I came up with an idea thats something similar to the minimaps in RTS games... Why not script the minimap to where it does not draw the minimap until your play... [more]
10 1201 Feb 14, 2008 03:48 pm
by greekdish
What happened to my custom model?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
It wasnt even compiling in my map. I dunno...I re-exported my model with AssMan, and now it shows up again, but Im still at basic problem #1. Model is complete black. As if there are no textures. In Radiant however they show up. Why dont they show in t... [more]
3 906 Feb 1, 2008 03:19 am
by greekdish
No textures
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Are you trying to apply the texture to a prefab?? If so, it wont work, you have to Enter the Prefab first, and then edit it.... [more]
18 1436 Jan 31, 2008 06:43 pm
by greekdish
What happened to my custom model?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
ok, this model was working before....although the textures all looked black. But now the model doesnt even show up anymore. What gives?? The model shows up in the wireframe, but not in the 3d view cam. edited on Jan. 31, 2008 01:09 pm by greekdish... [more]
3 906 Jan 31, 2008 06:08 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5 where the plguin go?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
the plugins go into this directory..... C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya8.5\bin\plug-ins and dont move the mel scripts. Keep them where they are in the COD directory. Only thing you are adding, besides manually the lines of text into the e.nv and user... [more]
5 1795 Jan 31, 2008 03:40 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hard to say....did you install the game as well as Maya in default directories?? Did you copy the plugins from the Maya8_plugins.zip folder into the correct directory? C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya8.5\bin\plug-ins ... [more]
15 1919 Jan 31, 2008 03:38 pm
by greekdish
how to run maps on a server?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
I agree. Someone needs to make a better tutorial with pictures. This just isnt working right. Im able to connect to the server and play the map, but none of my friends are able to, and I did exactly as those tutorials said. They are all crashing to deskto... [more]
6 967 Jan 27, 2008 06:05 pm
by greekdish
Creating Hills
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
batistablr writes...Quote:Try this. You need to be careful when linking people to tutorials that arent accurate or up to date. Took me about 20 minutes to figure our its not Ctrl+K to weld together 2 vertices. its just plain old "w". Now we can foll... [more]
3 1288 Jan 26, 2008 10:11 pm
by greekdish
Terrain Painting
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
|DA|DarkDilbert writes...Quote:You can vertex paint, but that creates ugly results. I think the only real way to go is to have layered meshes. You don't need to vertex blend though - there should be fair few decalled textures that have detailed alpha c... [more]
7 1139 Jan 26, 2008 07:36 am
by greekdish
Please help!!!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Solved the problem...and sorry, but shyte like this annoys me in development. Somehow...my config file got messed with. Thankfully I had a backup of it since I tweaked my stsem to run better...so I replaced my config_mp.cfg file...and everything works gre... [more]
8 808 Jan 26, 2008 04:22 am
by greekdish
Please help!!!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
cybershot writes...Quote:i would try removing everything about your map and see if that fixes it. did you put your spawn point in the sky box wall, that's almost what it looks like. not much we can do to help you with this. But like I said...its not... [more]
8 808 Jan 26, 2008 01:12 am
by greekdish
Please help!!!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
THis isnt anywhere in FAQ....I went to play COD4 tonight. Ever since I started mapping and checking out my map....this is the artifacts I got when testing my map. So I thought maybe I was doing something wrong in my map. Problem is...this problem i... [more]
8 808 Jan 26, 2008 12:19 am
by greekdish
Terrain Painting
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Is there something Im missing by any chance?? Is there any way to just PAINT the different textures on terrains?? Do I really have to duplicate the terrain, and alpha it to show the different texture underneath it?? Seems so complicated. The BF2 editor ha... [more]
7 1139 Jan 25, 2008 04:54 pm
by greekdish
Weird Errors on screen in game
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
So I compile everything and am able to run my map no problem every time...but this glitchy thing ruins it. Anyone have an idea? And also....my custom models are all textures solid black. Why arent the textures working? edited on Jan. 24, 2008 0... [more]
1 639 Jan 25, 2008 01:56 am
by greekdish
Auto Clipping on Misc_Models
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
I remember the Q3Radiant editor had this feature...can we do this with the misc_models in cod4 radiant?? Seems like alot of hassle to put clipping maps all around the models.... [more]
2 914 Jan 24, 2008 05:27 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Woot. Got it to work!!! At the same time, I made the materials for the model, everythign compiled great!!! Thanks for the help man. Also....seems like the bottom part of the model looks like the polygons are reversed, and thus, see through. Not like th... [more]
15 1919 Jan 24, 2008 04:26 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Sparks. writes...Quote:It's the same method of getting models in as CoD2 and even CoD1. Get the xmodel_export from Maya. Make a GDT using Asset Manager. Compile GDT. Get your converted model files. This is what I get right now...any clues? Quote:... [more]
15 1919 Jan 24, 2008 03:50 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Sparks. writes...Quote:It's the same method of getting models in as CoD2 and even CoD1. Get the xmodel_export from Maya. Make a GDT using Asset Manager. Compile GDT. Get your converted model files. ok, Ill have to look for those tutorials. I never m... [more]
15 1919 Jan 24, 2008 03:39 pm
by greekdish
Maya Tools for 8.5
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Wow, the developers are a little whacko. When you look at the Maya plugins...you see two zip files for Maya plugins....one for Maya 7, and one for Maya 8. Fine...so I install and the Maya 8 version doesnt work. Says plugin is compiled with a newer version... [more]
15 1919 Jan 24, 2008 02:53 pm
by greekdish
Compiling a complete map into a single IWD?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
I agree....would love to see exactly what we need to release a final map...and where to put it all to play it....cuz I would make an installer to help out people.... [more]
18 1251 Jan 24, 2008 02:25 pm
by greekdish
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