GIMS IV

[GooD-NTS]

 

And one question: is skeleton supported? I mean can we create something like the tower from the airport?

Yes, you can.

 

EDIT 2: I just remembered one more question: can we create UV Animaiton? There are so many in Manhattan, oops.. Algonquin (the hotel -.-).

All animations (include UV) store in WAD Resources.

[lpgunit]

Anyone got a clue on how to edit peds using GIMS, now that 3Doomer has released a new and improved version of the toolchain?

[whytee]

I get an error while importing weapon model. I think there something with importing textures, maybe theyre in wrong format?

[3Doomer]

EDIT: WTF?!

 

Maybe I did something wrong.. (terrain blend)

 

And one question: is skeleton supported? I mean can we create something like the tower from the airport?

And what kind of lights are supported (omni, directional, etc..)? Also, how to make the light from the lamppost to be on the ground? Image

 

I tried to put light on one custom lamppost and all I get is just one funny tiny small circle instead of light. Even the lamppost wasn't lighten up from it.

Yeah, may be you've mistaken in blend o_O

 

Target Spot light is supported, but there's no editor yet(you must change properties in the .light file through the Notepad)

[Terreur69]

yeah! it works thank you, and your super working for GIMS. bravo!

[lpgunit]

I also get an error whenever I try to export Niko's body parts to back to ODR. Does that mean that ped support is still preliminary?

[whytee]

Ok, my importing problem was fixed by restarting max, but now I get the same error whilr trying to export my weapon model..

[_CP_]

It doesn't work yet. May be 3Doomer made a mistake in plugs. Wait for new update.

[_Charger_]

maybe i am only one, but i get an error something cant create dialog in gims 00 CreateDialog() function

[3Doomer]

maybe i am only one, but i get an error something cant create dialog in gims 00 CreateDialog() function

Can't you send the report? Try to restart MAX.

Or give me the full error text. May be we should contact through ICQ/Skype...

 

ODR export won't work, wait for an update.

[lpgunit]

maybe i am only one, but i get an error something cant create dialog in gims 00 CreateDialog() function

Can't you send the report? Try to restart MAX.

Or give me the full error text. May be we should contact through ICQ/Skype...

 

ODR export won't work, wait for an update.

I added you on Skype, too. Mind if we have a chat or two regarding your toolset?

[whytee]

 

maybe i am only one, but i get an error something cant create dialog in gims 00 CreateDialog() function

Can't you send the report? Try to restart MAX.

Or give me the full error text. May be we should contact through ICQ/Skype...

 

ODR export won't work, wait for an update.

Actually, it works, but there is a little problem- in game weapon appears slightly higher than it should be, other than that it worked great, I will try to post a screenshot.

 

Edited July 5, 2011 by whytee

[3Doomer]

 

maybe i am only one, but i get an error something cant create dialog in gims 00 CreateDialog() function

Can't you send the report? Try to restart MAX.

Or give me the full error text. May be we should contact through ICQ/Skype...

 

ODR export won't work, wait for an update.

Actually, it works, but there is a little problem- in game weapon appears slightly higher than it should be, other than that it worked great, I will try to post a screenshot.

 

VERY IMPORTANT THING:

Model meshes, lights, and skeleton dummies rotation and position are relative to model parent(dummy with ODR name).

 

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Update's available...please send reports with the scene files if you get errors at export

Edited July 5, 2011 by 3Doomer

[_Charger_]

Error:

 

-- Error occurred in startgims(); filename: D:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\startup\GIMS_dev\00_GIMS.mse; position: 6526; line: 35

-- Defined in encrypted script

-- Error occurred during fileIn in #D:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\startup\GIMS_dev\00_GIMS.mse; line number: 35

>> MAXScript Auto-load Script Error - D:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\startup\GIMS_dev\00_GIMS.mse Exception:

-- Type error: CreateDialog requires RolloutClass, got: undefined <<

 

my fault, but

 

GIMS::File "17_GIMS_GUI.gmod" loading error!

GIMS::Loading complete!

 

GTARandom has that too

Edited July 5, 2011 by _Charger_

[_CP_]

Delete a GIMS and download it again.

@3Doomer - Is it possible to import/export vertex alpha info in models?

[3Doomer]

Delete a GIMS and download it again.

@3Doomer - Is it possible to import/export vertex alpha info in models?

Not delete, just restart 3Ds MAX after update.

 

Vertex color/alpha data's importing/exporting as well.

[3Doomer]

Delete a GIMS and download it again.

@3Doomer - Is it possible to import/export vertex alpha info in models?

When converting the DFF, the vertex alpha data gets deleted.

We need a DFF importer capable of importing vertex alpha data.

We could ask Flitskikker, he researched Vertex Color in DFF.

vertex alpha's stored in different channels in GTA SA/VC/III and IV

you should make a script, that'll swap channel data

[Millenia]

Should the gun's dummies be attached to something? Only the parent dummy seems to have any effect on the weapons

 

E: Also, my smoothing seems to break on export no matter what I do.

Edited July 5, 2011 by Millenia

[DrDean]

Imported w_bat.odr, didn't want to bother making a mesh so I just edited the mesh of the original bat and made it wider at the top, exported back to .odr with no errors, now what?

 

Ah, didn't see the import openFormats thing. Lets try this ingame.

 

Cool, it works. I didn't apply a texture to it, though. Is there any specific shader I have to use in 3DS Max when doing materials? Can I just use Blinn, then use GTexture to make that into a .wtd? What about bumpmaps/reflections/specular?

 

 

 

//edit

Holy god, I am so excited.

 

Look at that. You see that? That's a rigged pedestrian from GTA IV. With dummies. Real live dummies!

Edited July 5, 2011 by DrDean

[hbx84]

Hey nice job !

 

But I tried to make the mirrors in the WTC lobbies :

 

But I get a weird result :

 

 

 

 

It looks weird in OpenIV too :

 

What could be wrong ? The texture has this shader : default > gta_glass

The both diffuse and reflection maps are a white texture... And it doesn't really reflect

 

Thanks again for this amazing script !

[DrDean]

Is this how you do materials?

[quechus13]

You must change it to the GTA IV MESH material.

 

also GIMS won't let me import ODR.

 

[3Doomer]

Try to experiment with the materials...

 

DrDean you can use Standard material, but it will be converted to GTA IV Material at export, with default shader and diffuse texture only.

It's better to create GTA IV Material by yourself and set all desired properties.

 

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Significant update: SKINNED MESHES EXPORT FIX!

[quechus13]

I can't import ODR bro what happened XD

[3Doomer]

so...what's happened?? any reports or what? what's the model?

[quechus13]

so...what's happened?? any reports or what? what's the model?

It didn't say anything on the listener and I tried w_psg1.wdr and Luis's head and I can't use DEV GIMS any longer because it can't download the configuration files.

[DrDean]

Yeah, I auto-updated my GIMS and restarted max and it's crashing at the start.

 

I will delete it and try the manual install.

 

Manual install says it can't find the config file, then asks to auto update, but that doesn't work since it's just loading itself again and the config error happens again.

Edited July 6, 2011 by DrDean

[3Doomer]

Yeah, I auto-updated my GIMS and restarted max and it's crashing at the start.

 

I will delete it and try the manual install.

o_O

 

2 quechus13:

There's no dev build now, only public release.

 

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Working at smoothing groups subdivision. It's not a good idea, but people want to...

 

[DrDean]

Okay, got it to work.

MP40

 

Despite my scaling and specular issues, GIMS is fantastic for weapons.

[lpgunit]

Yep, skinned characters can now be edited using GIMS:

 

Can't think of what to do with Niko, but at least this test proves it.