Lightwave Users Safe The King Tiger !

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

In fact this goes out for Lightwave user and all talented minds around !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dirk (Alias Colonbel Rhombus) posted the preview of a real beauty ages ago on Apolyton: The King Tiger (Attempt): For a preview follow the King Tiger Thread !!!
Lots of speculation went round about when it would be finished, and if he was still on it at all. Well, it turns out the Colonel has retired from finishing it:

Sadly, I have given up on the Tiger project, and all future creations for Civ3.
I found it too difficult to implement the animations into Civ3 in a way that
looked comparable to the game's original graphics (what with the muzzle-flash
and the smoke clouds). I don't like to settle for anything less.

If you, or anybody you know, uses Lightwave then I am happy to foward all the
models and scenes (most of which are ready to render) I have made. All necessary
animations (attack, fidget, move, death, etc.) have been made. Only the death
animation is lacking an explosion and some after-effects, but the motion is all
there.

I will also give you any rendered animations I can find, though I'm not sure
what use they would be.

---
Reluctantly yours,
Dirk

What we are looking for is TOP Civ3 3-d unit creators and animators with experience enough to give this baby the finishing touches and help out the Colonel with a few but significant details !

More Preview Pics over here !!!
Have U got what it takes to safe this lil pup ???

 

[kemal69]

I wish I could help, that unit is beautiful!

 

[Senoj]

You can say that again! This unit is better than Firaxis'!!!!

 

[OmniMower]

mmm....Lightwave, havent seen anybody using that, incredible good software, here.
To bad, its a really good unit and animation there!

BUT!: In wich format is the files????

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Hmmm, most probably in Lightwave format and/or Pcx

 

[OmniMower]

OK
Have to check wich formats it uses. I would be suprised if it doesnt export to regular 3DS or other standard fromats.

And everytime I see that animation, I just get amazed...its really good.

This is one of the major problems we have at the moment. There are tons of units out there in 3D, but no one to animate them!

What can we do about that?

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Look for world class animators with lots of free time

 

[OmniMower]

Yepp, thats it

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Will ask Dirk in the morning what kinda format his files have developed into

 

[unscratchedfoot]

WOW that unit is stunning. One of the best looking tanks I've seen for the game. I hope someone can fix it up for civ3 usage.

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Right, I have sent off another mail to ask Dirk about the format- hope he anwers

 

[Atum]

I use Lightwave and may be able to help. The files should be .lwo for objects and .lws for scenes. If there are textures they could be a number of different varieties of file types. I didn't see where the files were though. If you could post them I'll take a look and tell you what I think

 

[W.i.n.t.e.r]

Brace yourself !!! Dirk has sent the files for the KT !!!

"Hello again,

I see that a citizen called "Atum" has volunteered his services. This is
excellent. Attached to this email for his (and anybody else's) benefit is a zip
file containing all of the Lightwave files, and two bitmap images of the King
Tiger for Civilopaedia purposes.

The only rendered animations I could find were: a single-directional attack
animation; an omni-directional death animation (without explosion)."


KING TIGER ZIP FILES

 

[Atum]

This shouldn't be to bad. Just don't expect anything right now. I have school and I work full time. I'm going to set up the scenes to have 8 directions each. Then I will render them and transfer them over with FLICster.

 

[Atum]

Progress Report:

Run scene now has 8 directions instead of 1. Easier than I thought.

On a bad note my build of LightWave (6.5) won't load particle storm 2. . So unless I can find a different version of particle storm you won't get any dust trail from the tracks, and it might have issues doing explosions. I'll take a look into that as I get further along.

Gotta work, more later.

 

[OmniMower]

GREAT Atum!!!! Thnax for taking on this unit!!!

 

[unscratchedfoot]

Looking forward to the goods Atum! That tank sure is a beauty.

 

[holmstr]

AMAZING UNIT!!!! Please get this unit ready it will make the germans have two awsome tanks.I will get at once when it get done....

 

[nonnob3]

I want this one!!!!!!!!!!!!
Atum I am waiting for it! (I am having german unit desire attack!!! )
This is a beauty!!!!!!!

 

[Kingpin]

Thanks for the updates. The KT sure is a beauty!

I can live without the dust trails, Atum. I'd just love to see this thing get completed. If you've got any of the flics done, could you post them? Keeping us up-to-date helps prevent us from getting impatient and depressed.