Player changable bodyparts

#1 Well, it looks like it's just changing the texture mostly, but sometimes it's just mounting a shape onto a mountpoint.

#2 Hmmmm guess that was a bad example .. think more like armoured core or RF online where u construct the entire model out of separate parts

#3 That would be mounting. you would mount the models like the different guns and helmets and etc on the mount points.

#4 How would u go about mounting a new set of legs or a new torso to the model ??????

#5 I can't find it now but I'm pretty sure there was a resource where you could make a model from multiple meshes and hide the unused ones. For textures look at this resource:
www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=12197

#6 Have a look at the mesh hiding resource which Tom referred to.

somewhere there should be a simple FAQ or a top-ten page listing the resources most commonly referred to people. IMO it'd be

#1 object selection
#2 multi texture
#3 mesh hiding
#4 moving platforms

#7 @ Orion
I agree, Advanced camera would be another one that I often link people to.

#8 Oh totally.

Perhaps we could make a TDN page somewhere along those lines,
and then convince GG to put a link to it at the top of all resource pages ?

#9 Yeah, anything like that. A simple FAQ linking to specific resources, e.g.

Q: How do I change the camera for a top down or obit view?
A: The Advanced camera resource is a great place to start, giving you a lot of options out the box.

Q: How can I have multiple textures to a model?
A: There are numerous resources for this, some of which are....(links etc)

Q: How can I make the player crouch/lie down?
A: ...


And so on. Or it could be split up into genres, like FPS and RPG. The resources are already split up into groups (www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=category&qid=1) but it often hard to find, and unless you know the word to search for the google bar sometimes doesn't help.

#10 @Orion
Thanks alot for that link .. that has saved me alot of time and headaches :P
tho by the look of it , it will probably give me new ones.

i also think that you and Tom are on to something there it would deffinately easy the learning curve.... at the very least there should be a "most downloaded/access" list at the top for each category in the resource section

id love to hear back from an employee of GG on what they think about those ideas ...

#11

Quote:How would u go about mounting a new set of legs or a new torso to the model ??????

Make the base body out of REALLY thin cylinders :P.