Quake 2 Modeling

[wolfmann02]

I have made a quake 2 model with 3ds max,but i do not know how to add it to quake 2,iam trying to replace "berseker" quake 2 model with my own.How do i do that?And what kind of textures should i use for UV mapping(high-resolution,or low-res)?.And how do i convert a model to md2 format?
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[Null]

Hi,
Here's what you'll need to do:

To convert your model you'll need this max plugin: forum.tastyspleen.net/quake/index.php?topic=17252.0 (max -> md2 exporter / importer)

To convert textures:
leray.proboards.com/thread/3568/tools-scale-models-convert-textures (any texture -> pcx converter)
www.quaketerminus.com/tools/wally_155b.exe <--- You can also use wally to convert textures to pcx

Typically
MD2 Models should be less than 1200 polys for lower tear monsters. Before exporting make sure your model is an "Editable Mesh" not "Editable Poly" in max, and that you select your object(s).
PCX Textures need to be 512x256 max.



For berseker you must replace the files in the following folder:

Quake2\baseq2\models\monsters\berserk\
tris.md2 (main model) Your animations should match the original frame sequences: stand, walk, run, attack, run attack, slam, duck, fall, pain death, and the total animation frame count should be 243 otherwise your model's animation will be out of sync. It's best you import the original model using the above md2 importer or q2 modeler and inspect the animation sequences: www.moddb.com/games/quake-2/downloads/quake-2-model-editor-v090

The default berserker texture is 244x194 pixels, but you can scale it up to 512x256 and retouch it for better quality.
skin.pcx (main texture)
pain.pcx (hurt texture)

(If you don't have these files, you must extract them from Quake2\baseq2\pak0.pak using Qped --> panjoo.tastyspleen.net/downloads/qped211.zip )

Hope that helps

[wolfmann02]

THANK YOU SO MUCH,ive been looking for this everywhere!!!! Great stuff!!!

[wolfmann02]

Umm...qped link not working

[Null]

Should work now: panjoo.tastyspleen.net/downloads/qped211.zip

[wolfmann02]

Yes it works.