- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
ok first, i will make this quick, and i apreciate the thought of not pming me. Ok, 3dsmax is made by discreet software. It is used to design games plain and simple. It usually costs 1500 bucks, but discreet also released a gamers version called G-Max. Have u ever used autoCAD?? They are all vertex based drawing programs. Now, the problem with G-Max is their is no way to make a .jms file (the type of file that tool.exe, the tool that comes with HEK to create ur map) in G-Max. So, you need an exporter. What an exporter does is it is like a tac on program that allows you to create a .jms file. Now, the best way to find out how to use it is to go to the gearboxsoftware.com forums, and search Chimp 1.5. The program is made by Baka (who is a god). Any quesions can be asnwered by him. His latest version of Chimp will allow you to export your g-max file as a .jms, import .wrl files, and check to see what the slope of your walls are (so people cant walk where they shoudlnt). This may seem very confusing right now, however, that is why u must download Kirk4's tutorials on making a map from start to finish. These can be grabbed at http://halomods.com. He is a very excellent teacher, but be forwarned that u cannot see which buttons he is pushin, only the area he is in, so u must do a bit of guess work, if if that doesnt work, ask ME. Do not read the cortana.org tut. It is for brainiacks with the IQ of Einstien. I do not understand most of it, but some is helpful for reference. Anyways, keep asking questions if you are having probelsm. I have only been doing this for 3 weeks, and most times i just stare at my comps screen for 5 hours and figure out the problem.