Posted By: foodstamp
Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 02:02
Here is a alley warehouse you can use in your projects. Please read the texture license very carefully and be sure you understand it.
Download Here
Download Here
Alley Warehouse
Posted By: lostclimate
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 02:58
you should keep modelling you obviously need a little work on your skill but no one instantly knows how to model, im still not at a place were im satisfied with my modelling skills and i've been modelling on and off for 4 years.
Posted By: foodstamp
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 03:05
Updated but not uploaded yet
Posted By: broozar
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 07:48
what is this... a block! wow. how long did it take you? 2 minutes?
Posted By: Why_Do_I_Die
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 07:50
should you keep modeling ? Well if you like it, then yes , if not , then no. Everyone starts with boxes and basic buildings or objects , and move on from there. There's numerous tutorials around you can use to learn , as well as some professional training DVDs which you can buy which are extremely good , the commercial dvds might be a bit on the expensive side (usually over $50) , but if your serious about learning modeling they are well worth the money. Here are some links.
http://www.cg-academy.net/pages/topic_mo...g_advanced1.php
http://smartflix.com/store/video/1524/Modeling-for-Games
And there's a million others around , you can also find free tutorials around , there's also 3D Buzz , check them out , they have all the Unreal Technology Video Training Modules for free, which teach you pretty much everything for how to make a game for unreal engine , unreal engine 2 i think , awesome stuff. So dont judge your beggining material , everyone has to start from basic to complex , no one starts modeling unreal 3 characters from the get go. Good luck man.
http://www.cg-academy.net/pages/topic_mo...g_advanced1.php
http://smartflix.com/store/video/1524/Modeling-for-Games
And there's a million others around , you can also find free tutorials around , there's also 3D Buzz , check them out , they have all the Unreal Technology Video Training Modules for free, which teach you pretty much everything for how to make a game for unreal engine , unreal engine 2 i think , awesome stuff. So dont judge your beggining material , everyone has to start from basic to complex , no one starts modeling unreal 3 characters from the get go. Good luck man.
Posted By: jigalypuff
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 09:31
you made the smae mistake i have done countless times, your texture does not tile properly, and you should wrap it more at the moment the blocks are way to big.
try this texture, it is tileable but i have yet to dirty it up.
try this texture, it is tileable but i have yet to dirty it up.
Posted By: jigalypuff
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 11:21
here i dirted it up a bit
better for exteriors i think
better for exteriors i think
Posted By: foodstamp
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 14:28
Quote:
what is this... a block! wow. how long did it take you? 2 minutes?
Actually took me 2 hours
Posted By: foodstamp
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 14:32
Quote:
should you keep modeling ? Well if you like it, then yes , if not , then no. Everyone starts with boxes and basic buildings or objects , and move on from there. There's numerous tutorials around you can use to learn , as well as some professional training DVDs which you can buy which are extremely good , the commercial dvds might be a bit on the expensive side (usually over $50) , but if your serious about learning modeling they are well worth the money. Here are some links.
http://www.cg-academy.net/pages/topic_mo...g_advanced1.php
http://smartflix.com/store/video/1524/Modeling-for-Games
And there's a million others around , you can also find free tutorials around , there's also 3D Buzz , check them out , they have all the Unreal Technology Video Training Modules for free, which teach you pretty much everything for how to make a game for unreal engine , unreal engine 2 i think , awesome stuff. So dont judge your beggining material , everyone has to start from basic to complex , no one starts modeling unreal 3 characters from the get go. Good luck man.
Oh noooo I appreciate the links but as far as humanoid modeling I will never do that. I really enjoy buildings for some reason
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 19:06
It's a very very very... simple model, this is a default one in 3ds Max 8 I think 
Besides that, I voted you should keep on modeling because out of this object we can't judge your skills if you know what I mean.
The experiance of modeling will increase when modeling more objects but start small but not too small --> block
Cheers
Frazzle
Besides that, I voted you should keep on modeling because out of this object we can't judge your skills if you know what I mean.The experiance of modeling will increase when modeling more objects but start small but not too small --> block
Cheers
Frazzle
Posted By: foodstamp
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 19:43
Quote:
It's a very very very... simple model, this is a default one in 3ds Max 8 I think
The experiance of modeling will increase when modeling more objects but start small but not too small --> block
Cheers
Frazzle
it is actually more then a block. and I dont have max. Just the poor mans milkshape
Posted By: Slin
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/23/07 20:31
I recommend you to have a look at Blender (www.blender.org).
I realy like working with it. I started learning with the wikibook "Blender 3D: Noob to Pro" wich wasn´t completed at that time. But it was already great to learn with it. It seems to be much more finished and very well formated. You can find it here: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
You should even take a look at this page: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Manual
To use it together with 3DGS it is best to use the .mdl exporter written by ventilator (thanks!
) you can find it here together with a tutorial (written by ventilator as well^^): http://user.schule.at/go/blender/index.html
After I learned the basics of Blender I liked modelling much more then before. It is a great and very powerfull tool.
Oh and you should definatly go on with modelling.
I realy like working with it. I started learning with the wikibook "Blender 3D: Noob to Pro" wich wasn´t completed at that time. But it was already great to learn with it. It seems to be much more finished and very well formated. You can find it here: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro
You should even take a look at this page: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Manual
To use it together with 3DGS it is best to use the .mdl exporter written by ventilator (thanks!
) you can find it here together with a tutorial (written by ventilator as well^^): http://user.schule.at/go/blender/index.htmlAfter I learned the basics of Blender I liked modelling much more then before. It is a great and very powerfull tool.
Oh and you should definatly go on with modelling.
Posted By: frazzle
Re: Alley Warehouse - 05/24/07 19:03
Quote:
it is actually more then a block. and I dont have max. Just the poor mans milkshape
Srr, didn't had the intention of being rude, just a constructive C&C
Cheers
Frazzle
Posted By: alphaindigo
Re: Alley Warehouse - 06/19/07 12:48
i'm surprised that it's 50 50 as to weather people think you should stop... really i don't see how they can fully judge from just one model.. i b=vote yes... with a bit of practice you could find your skills improving dramatically...
Posted By: Why_Do_I_Die
Re: Alley Warehouse - 06/19/07 20:35
Btw , there's a lot of tutorials and the like on making architectural modeling and environmental modeling as well , I posted a humanoid vid cause you said if you wanted to keep modeling , and usually for models people refer to characters in game dev , but I guess if you have to ask other people if you should keep doing it , then you prolly shouldnt , because if you liked it and wanted to do it , you wouldnt be asking people if you should , but trying to learn how you can.
Posted By: D3D
Re: Alley Warehouse - 06/20/07 14:00
Voted YES and not because this model is very good. Just that you don't stop learning. Milkshape has a nice tutorial on how to model a house. Maybe it looks simple, but if you started with modeling in Milkshape (or any other modeling suite). This is one you really need! Use your imagination 
Posted By: Germanunkol
Re: Alley Warehouse - 06/20/07 18:41
I agree. Most people say "i can't draw" when they see me sketching something in school. But the problem is never that you can't draw, the problem is that you might not be looking at references. Even Michaelangelo had reference pics and models, I'm sure. Use reference pictures and tutorials. My first room didn't look any better than your alleyhouse. I don't think anyone's first model looked any better.