Ultrasonic (Uploaded! pg 9)

Originally posted by Wing-Over

Theming is proving to be too much for me to handle right now, I just don't have the 3ds skills do do it properly. Therefor, I'm asking if anyone else with good 3ds experience would like to volunteer to do it for me. It's not much, just a few tunnels, a station building and something to cover the switchtracks. Any help will be greatly appreciated. [;)]

If, by any chance this helps, you can try using and modifying the station I used in a ride, here: http://www.coastercrazy.com/track_exchang ... p?tid=8201 As for tunnels, try using tunnel maker, or did you want textures for it? I can't texture map very well so I can't do the tunnels.

The tunnels do need textures, that's the main problem. I also only have the unregistered version of the oc (I'd buy the full one but it's not for sale anymore) so I can only have 10 brushes.
Sorry, that track doesn't really help me much, I'm going for more of a futuristic look.

Since no-one replied, I'll just have to go without 3ds. I'll probably do what I've done on my other rides, and cover the station with supports. It'll completely kill the fps, but oh well. I'll do paths and maybe some signs, but that's about it. I'm hoping to upload 1st Jan.

how bout you just post now!?!

you can use my Vulcan station if you want

i think you should write an article/tutorial on how to fade the track with construction kit
i've tried so many ways and i havn't gotten anything

but this is looking so great--if i could build 3ds i would for this, but i can't

Thanks for the offer, CK, but it doesn't really match with my track at all, and it has loads of stuff on it which I don't want.

Okay, i dont want to sound soft and i know a couple of weeks ago on this site i finally said i was going to stop making 3ds for people, but since you have no one else i will do some if you want me too. Look at my tracks, i can do some 3ds work, using OC and anim8or with custom textures. Just get back to me through PM if you want me to do them. I will be able to do a custom station for you (i also did the vulcan one for CK and i did all the vulcan lettering and station gates seperate for exactly the reason that if we did no need them at one point, they could easily be removed without having to get rid of the whole station.) but ive nevr tried one for an invert, so it would be interesting. Anyway i will do some 3ds work if you want. [:)]

Update: jpecool's been doing some great 3ds work for me, so I thaught I'd upload some pics he took to show how it's coming along. [:)]
http://nldc.interfix.net/i9321
http://nldc.interfix.net/i9322
http://nldc.interfix.net/i9323
(Ignore the red stuff, I just put that there so he could see what I needed doing)

Wow those look really nice, is that train in the last picture the real train or a 3d train on a side rail?

WOW i remember talking to him about him doing them for you and he said they looked really kool but now im amazed!!! those storage tracks look like there from the game!!!

looking pretty sweet but i know that someone will complain about texturing not me but someone down rated Vulcan for the bad textureing on 3ds and i didnt even do them? but looks kool

While I'm waiting for jpecool to finish the 3ds, I thought I'd have a go at a custom environment. It's just a bit of light fog and custom wheels so far, but I might add more textures for things like the catwalks and rails. http://nldc.interfix.net/i9631 let me know what you think of the fog, or if it needs changing. I think it adds quite a bit, and gives it a better feel overall. Anyway, comments welcomed. [;)]

Looiks really nice. [:)] BTW im just doing your tunnels right now. I will PM you when i have enough to take pics of.

looks nice wingover! Kinda the same envo. i need for rita. The outside of the station looks awesome and i cant wait to see the tunnels!

Looking cool there Wingover.

3ds are finished wing over and i sent them to your email. [:)] Good luck with the rest of the project. Track work is really nice [:)]

looking really sweet!

jpe's sent the final 3ds station now, so basically all I need to do is a clean-up job, getting rid of the supports through the 3ds, organising all the folders, etc. I've also got to do my own Q lines, some siqns, and finish off some other things. I'll upload the final batch of screens either tomorrow or the day after, and hopefully I'll upload the final Ultrasonic next sunday. [:D]

why not tommorow!?

^ How did I know you were gonna say something like that?

lol lets see something try and challenge the minebuster! But i cant wait to see some screens!

^ Only in the monthly competition, It'll go up a week after MCM. Is Edge still doing the monthly/weekly awards, anyway? I haven't seen them for a while now.

Final screenshots have been posted. I might change a few small details, but this is basically more or less what it will look like.

http://nldc.interfix.net/p1166

Also, a question to anyone who knows how to use Anim8or, how would you put a texture onto a 3ds object that you import? what I want to do is put a smooth fading texture onto the different pieces of supports, but I can't figure out how to load the texture and apply it to the whole object. Anyone know how?

those 3ds look awesome. SOme of your best work IMO Jpe. Wingover, the supprts look great in the last pic. I never noticed how well done they were. I suck at supports lol. But nice job, cant wait till around sunday!