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| − | * [[HowTo:Add Ships|Adding your ship to Vega Strike]] | + | This series of How-to articles is intended to take you through the full process of creating a model and adding it to Vega Strike. |
| − | ** [[HowTo:Create Models]] A summary on how to create a new model for Vega Strike | + | * [[HowTo:Add Ships|Adding your ship to Vega Strike]] - An overview of how to create and add ships to the game |
| + | ** [[HowTo:Create Models]] - A summary on how to create a new model for Vega Strike | ||
*** [[HowTo:Create Ships in Wings3D|Creating a 3D-model using Wings3D]] - includes general guidance for other modelling programs | *** [[HowTo:Create Ships in Wings3D|Creating a 3D-model using Wings3D]] - includes general guidance for other modelling programs | ||
| − | ** [[HowTo:Unwrap| | + | ** [[HowTo:Unwrap|Unwrapping your model]] - How to UV-map your ship so it can be textured |
| − | ** [[HowTo:Edit BFXM files| | + | ** [[HowTo:Texture|Creating your own textures]] - A summary on how to make texture maps |
| + | *** [[HowTo:Texture in Wings3d|Texturing your model in Wings 3d]] | ||
| + | *** [http://netzwelt.gaming-hut.de/vegatexturing/ WIP VegaStrike texturing page by Major] | ||
| + | *** [http://edice.netfirms.com/tuts/texturetut.htm Texturing tutorial by Duality] | ||
| + | *** [[HowTo:Make Animated Textures|Using animated textures on a model]] | ||
| + | ** [[HowTo:Edit BFXM files|Editing BFXM files (format spec)]] | ||
*** [[HowTo:Edit XMESH files|Editing the xmesh file of a ship]] | *** [[HowTo:Edit XMESH files|Editing the xmesh file of a ship]] | ||
*** [[HowTo:Add LODs|Adding Levels of Detail]] | *** [[HowTo:Add LODs|Adding Levels of Detail]] | ||
*** [[HowTo:Add Engine Glow|Adding an engine glow to your 3D model]] | *** [[HowTo:Add Engine Glow|Adding an engine glow to your 3D model]] | ||
*** [[HowTo:Add Per Pixel Lighting|Adding per-pixel lighting to your 3D model]] | *** [[HowTo:Add Per Pixel Lighting|Adding per-pixel lighting to your 3D model]] | ||
| − | ** [[HowTo:Edit units.csv| | + | ** [[HowTo:Edit units.csv|Editing units.csv]] |
| − | *** [[HowTo:Edit Unit Files|Editing the xunit file of a ship]] | + | *** [[HowTo:Edit Unit Files|Editing the xunit file of a ship]] - Deprecated, but can be converted easily to .csv format |
| − | + | === Advanced Topics === | |
| − | + | * [[HowTo:Edit HUDs|Editing HUDs, placing radars, ...]] | |
| − | + | * [[HowTo:Create Cockpit in Wings3d|Creating a 3D cockpit for your ship.]] | |
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Revision as of 08:31, 15 April 2006
Contents
Game HowTos
Modelling
This series of How-to articles is intended to take you through the full process of creating a model and adding it to Vega Strike.
- Adding your ship to Vega Strike - An overview of how to create and add ships to the game
- HowTo:Create Models - A summary on how to create a new model for Vega Strike
- Creating a 3D-model using Wings3D - includes general guidance for other modelling programs
- Unwrapping your model - How to UV-map your ship so it can be textured
- Creating your own textures - A summary on how to make texture maps
- Editing BFXM files (format spec)
- Editing units.csv
- Editing the xunit file of a ship - Deprecated, but can be converted easily to .csv format
- HowTo:Create Models - A summary on how to create a new model for Vega Strike
Advanced Topics
Artwork
Artwork related Howtos
- Generating cubic or spherical backgrounds for star systems
- Making splash screens that display at startup
- Making backgrounds for bases and capships
- Making autopiloting leave behind star dust
- Radiosity baking in Blender
MODs
Miscellaneous
- Game related:
- Information related:
- Event related:
Sourcecode HowTos
Obtain a copy of the development-version files
- Checkout Vega Strike's Subversion (SVN) modules.
- Checkout Vegastrike CVS modules with various programs.
NOTE: vegastrike-devel has moved to SVN. Anonymous CVS is extremely unstable at the moment. It is highly recommended that you use Subversion instead.
Compile the Vega Strike sourcecode
- Compiling from CVS under Visual C++
- Compiling from CVS under Cygwin
- Compiling from CVS under your favourite Unixlike OS
- Debug a Vega Strike Compilation
Miscellaneous HowTos
See Also
- Installing
- Development
- For related tools see the Links section.
