Author Topic: New faction idea (Read 4832 times)

wyvern · « **on:** 12 March 2010, 17:05:22 »

I got some ideas for a new faction called the gervoriath,they would be a race similar to the elves but without air units and generally relying on expensive, top notch infantry.Sadly I don't really know how to make my own units from scratch so I would need a lot of help. It's a relatively large tech-tree but hopefully I'll be able to post it soon.

Gabbe · « **Reply #1 on:** 12 March 2010, 17:56:17 »

oh oh. DH is gona post "You learn to model and don`t expect us to do it! you must do it you ***** of a *****!!"

nah just jk, but yeah, you must learn to model, perhaps not from scratch, but atleast change original glest models, you got blender with G3D exporter/Importer? you got glest tools? you got 3ds max? you got anything? GIMP? any texturing Experience? any animating experience, does your faction have any storyline? How much spare time do you have to work on it with? do you have any referance images? any images? WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!!

John.d.h · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 March 2010, 18:44:40 »

Lmao!

I hope I don't really sound that mean, but yeah... what Gabbe said is pretty much spot-on. If you're going to see this mod made, you've got a lot to learn. The community is always happy to help people learn, but I wouldn't expect anybody to do any of the work for you unless you're willing to do the majority of it yourself. It's going to be a lot of work and it's going to take a long time, but if you're willing to put in the effort then the payoff can be very rewarding. With that said, good luck.

wyvern · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 March 2010, 02:32:31 »

Thanks, I appreciate the input, I have started work on the faction some time before I posted this, but other than re-texturing several units from various factions and changing their xmls I haven't had much luck with modeling. I didn't mean that I wanted others to do it for me but rather that I wanted help and information on how to create a faction.

tiger · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 March 2010, 17:48:02 »

You should post a srceanshot or 2 for us to see.

John.d.h · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 March 2010, 20:12:23 »

Okay, cool. That's actually how most of us start off, by re-texturing other models, and texturing is definitely useful to learn, but making your own models (at least for the buildings) goes a long way towards your mod being taken seriously. You're using Blender for modeling, right? There are a ton of great tutorials out there to help you get started. You might want to keep a copy of the Blender QuickStart guide for handy reference, and try out the BSoD Character Animation Tutorial, which is designed to be basic enough for someone who's never even seen Blender before, and takes you through all the non-Glest-specific steps you'll need to know in Blender. There's another tutorial called "Blender: Noob to Pro", but it's probably a bit more than you need for right now.

wyvern · « **Reply #6 on:** 16 March 2010, 16:05:03 »

I haven't even tried playing my faction because of the beginner stage it is in, however, I could post some of my re-textures. I'm hoping to learn how to model properly by next month, my dad's helping me but I don't have much time to work on it. I'll hopefully have my own buildings before I post this faction. Oh, I do have a collection of units from tech, magic, elf, dwarf, and roman factions that I'm using. Thanks again to everyone who's giving me advice and to the people who's models I'm using.

wyvern · « **Reply #7 on:** 19 March 2010, 16:19:53 »

The computer refuses to run my retextures

Omega · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 March 2010, 16:24:49 »

Quote from: wyvern on 19 March 2010, 16:19:53

The computer refuses to run my retextures

Did you make sure RFA Compression is OFF?

wyvern · « **Reply #9 on:** 19 March 2010, 17:00:45 »

I'll try, thanks Omega

wyvern · « **Reply #10 on:** 25 March 2010, 16:15:22 »

I'm really sorry but I'm havin trouble turning the compression off

ElimiNator · « **Reply #11 on:** 25 March 2010, 16:50:46 »

In gimp you just unchecked a box, What pro are you using?

jda · « **Reply #12 on:** 25 March 2010, 17:02:22 »

Quote from: ElimiNator on 25 March 2010, 16:50:46

In gimp you just unchecked a box, What pro are you using?

IF you choose "Save as" instead of "Save".
Simple Save on the GIMP will ask no questions and save with RLE compression by default.

wyvern · « **Reply #13 on:** 25 March 2010, 17:07:40 »

Whoops, now I figured it out and my units are working great.

kris9700 · « **Reply #14 on:** 3 April 2010, 17:12:37 »

Awesome idea. But you realy should learn how to make it by your own from scratch because once you learn how to do that everything will be much easier. Just my opinion.

wyvern · « **Reply #15 on:** 7 April 2010, 19:39:34 »

I've got about half the units done, should I post screenshots.

John.d.h · « **Reply #16 on:** 7 April 2010, 20:22:10 »

Quote from: wyvern on 7 April 2010, 19:39:34

I've got about half the units done, should I post screenshots.

Please do.

ElimiNator · « **Reply #17 on:** 7 April 2010, 21:36:20 »

Yes, I would like to see.

-Archmage- · « **Reply #18 on:** 7 April 2010, 23:00:32 »

Me too.

Gabbe · « **Reply #19 on:** 8 April 2010, 13:32:25 »

and mee!!

Loronal · « **Reply #20 on:** 9 April 2010, 19:40:18 »

Wait noob to pro the tells you to make a house coloring squares after two weeks using blender I knew more than the guy who wrote that (but not the guy who made the cover)

wyvern · « **Reply #21 on:** 17 April 2010, 14:48:28 »

I temporarily stopped the project while I model some new units for the magic faction.

Gabbe · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 April 2010, 16:37:42 »

When will you proceed?

wyvern · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 April 2010, 16:41:10 »

I'm getting back into it now, since I finished some of the tech and magic additions

I know its taking long but I'll hopefully get it done.

wyvern · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 April 2010, 17:08:30 »

If someone would help me with it that would be nice.

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