Importing from 3dsmax to maxED

[bunny_wolverine]

Hello

I have made some some nice post lamps, telephone meshes etc. Well i want to know how i can import my meshes into MaxED.

[shadow_ninja]

i heard you have to make everything inside maxed! because i tried importing a bunch of my stuff, but ni dice. images/icons/confused.gif

[bunny_wolverine]

well actually if i am not wrong Maddieman had posted somewhere how to actually integreate the models to the mod .. but how in MaxED ??

[theHunted]

you gotta make it a level item (set up .txt files and kf2 files in the database) and then load them up in maxed as level items. however, easy things like lampposts and phones is a very bad idea to do this way.

[Akari]

Yeah cause in MED, you can use trasnparent effects which would save polys. And by having a model, you can't do any collision effects with it, like shooting the lights ect.

[shadow_ninja]

i've noticed in maxed you cant design a light to be destroyable! i.e your cant make so when you shoot at it it breaks! images/icons/confused.gif or i may be wrong cuz im still alittle green when it comes to map making! images/icons/frown.gif

[bunny_wolverine]

well how the hell can design latrines in maxed ??? etc

[theHunted]

Originally posted by shadow_ninja:
i've noticed in maxed you cant design a light to be destroyable! i.e your cant make so when you shoot at it it breaks! images/icons/confused.gif or i may be wrong cuz im still alittle green when it comes to map making! images/icons/frown.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">now thats definately wrong! i suggest you to read through the official tutorial about dynamic stuff (http://www.3drealms.com/max/tutorials/MaxED/dynamic_objects.htm), there you'll learn how to make glass breakable. making a light destructable is pretty much the same, except that you can't follow a step by step instruction then. but thats the only way you learn things like that.

Originally posted by bunny_wolverine:
well how the hell can design latrines in maxed ??? etc <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">http://maxpayne.gamigo.de/screens/nicht_public/toilet1.jpg
http://maxpayne.gamigo.de/screens/nicht_public/toilet2.jpg

actually i cant give you an answer to your question. all i can tell you is, that it definately is possible. needs some experience though.

[ 07-02-2003, 05:27 AM: Message edited by: theHunted ]

[shadow_ninja]

nice toilets!!! images/icons/grin.gif images/icons/tongue.gif