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Here we can discuss my walkthroughs and tutorials!

vehicle config here: http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=11603.0 (http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=11603.0)

and vehicle 3d model setup here: http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=11602.0 (http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=11602.0)

This is good tutorial!
A couple words about:
 //points (of mass * distance from center of gravity) ? (leave as is)
How to calculate "center mass" explained here:
http://graviteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=60.0

Holy dang. Thanks to you I can change the tank crew voiceover to English :D With a change of a single line. Thanks :)

For example KV2
Change
into
and you will have English voices in a Russian almost-super heavy earth shattering tank :D

Thanks!

I will add the link in the tutorial!


Hehe thank you!
Yeah its that easy :D

Oh man, guys, you rock. Now I have English in all of my Russian tonks.
What I did is:
I went to data\k42\loc_rus\levels\LEVELS\common\ found snd_list.engcfg and snd_list1.engcfg Now, these two files are used for the Russian voices. What I did is I made a copy of snd_list_usa.engcfg and snd_list1_usa.engcfg and renamed them to snd_list.engcfg and snd_list1.engcfg
That way I have changed the voices. with just 4 clicks :P Thank you so much

When we should expect simple mod?  ;) I'm sure this mod will be in use. If u make it, then I'll place it on the first page of NTA .

This parameters needs only for the gun or in case for the tank then we'll have a very weak turret. It will turn over when will be damaged.

If I did it correctly, this should work. Please test it before putting it with the official mods. It replaces only Russian voices with English
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/676154/Zip/English%20Voicepack.rar

 //deformation
   deform         =    true;

I experimented with it and dropped it.IT does not add up to a very convincing decapitation as in SF the turret won't fly off the chassis of the tank. In addition, as Lockie points out, it makes the turret vulnerable to any shot and will promptly put a tank out of action unnecessarily( even though the shot was not in itself lethal).

I'm moderator :)
I'd like to suggest to add all explanations from u to the topic "Vehicles import tutorial", where will be links to the original topics. But not now, let's say after two weeks, when all questions mostly will be discussed.

Hi.
 
This arrangement seems different from the old vehicle import tutorial; in it, the hatches were aligned along the z-axis.
Is this dependent on the export settings?

Anyway, good work and please continue with this series!

Oh forgot about that!
yes and no, in the old tutor he have rotated the whole vehicle 90 degrees back, and he had "make y up" unchecked in hes exporter, if you check "make y up" and rotate the vehicle accordingly it should look like it does for me. all viewports for me with a stock installation is correct, left view is left side, top view is the top etc.
Good of you to mention it. I forgot to write down the basics when exporting a vehicle, will add it asap!
But i think its mostly up to the creator to check, you can change views as you want, so when an vehicle is exported and viewed in the object editor it must show left side, pointing left hand.

Gents, I'd like to note that new unit(tank/apc/spg...) it's good, but without mission it does nothing. Just my thinking.

Already placed on the first page. If smth. wrong, then we'll know first.

Do u mean, if I've made a clone let's say dummy, then I've to apply "rest x-form" to it  ??? And the same to polygon/vertex/element?
Also, should I unlik the object before to apply "reset x-form"?

PS
At this moment JS-3 has a HUGE shadow. It does that smth. wrong with "x-form" :(

Yes exactly, Dummys are not so important when cloning. as long as you dont get problem with it. But on all objects (polygon/vertex/element) you must use reset xform.
And it is a good idea to unlink them. If you dont do it all objects linked to the object you reset is going to be scaled/mirrored at the same way your selected object is (if reset xform changes it). That can do lots of damages to your model!
So yeah, that is one of the reasons the shadow is so big. Got that problem myself and couldnt fix it sometimes. But try!

There's one particular topic relating to 3D modeling that you must include: placing the pivot point correctly for moving parts, otherwise they'll move in the wrong way,

Oh, i didnt mention that? By the pictures of the hatch pivot? Maybe it wasnt clear enough. Point taken! :D I will take a look and change!

Updated 3d model tutorial, Added an explanation and how to fix open edges!