I know there are posts on this subject, but they dont explain any thing to well, and asume you know how to use other programs.
From the beginning, how can I convert bsp to ase? (I dont know how to work the quake3map2 thing, so i need examples, also places to download working versoins)
http://www.planetwolfenstein.com/detoeni/ase.htm
There are some ase’s in my misc model pack here:
i just wanted to ask this when i read this
i did what you said in the tutorial and i got the .ase but i can’t import it into 3DSMax. it seems that i can’t import .ase files, i can only export them. i searched for an importer but the ones i found only imported .asc or something. does anyone know a way to import .ase into 3DSMax 7?
thx in advance
This whole thing about converting into some thing else is hurting my head. I just need a simple piece of software that can convert bsp to 3ds, that WORKS in 3dmax 6.
ase importers can be found here:
http://www.maxplugins.de/
theres one for max 5 and 6, I’m not sure about 7 though.
Ive PM’ed you about the plugin site detoeni, they are exporters, not importers. Ive been looking all over the net for an importer. All I find are plugins that dont work, or software that doesnt work.
What? even the ones for max 6 and 7 that are called “importers”
I think its time you tried a little harder.
i found an importer there but it only supports .asc files, so i tried renaming the .ase to .asc and it worked, only the textures didn’t show up, but that’s not a big problem for me.
What? even the ones for max 6 and 7 that are called “importers”
I think its time you tried a little harder.
How can I look harder if the site doesnt have ase converters? I put ase importer in the search and it came back empty.
**EDIT
I dont think iam looking for the right file type any way. I just want a converter that will convert to a standard max format or import format.
this is the one i found (found it here) it also works with 3dsmax 7 but it only imports .asc files, so what you should do is rename your .ase to .asc and you will be able to import it into max but i noticed it doesn’t import the textures. maybe if you open the .asc in notepad you can change some paths to make them work.
umm, the other ascii importers on the site have dead links so you’ll have to use the one posted above or give the max 5 one a go (which does ase without the messing around). I also spotted a map importer, as its for doom3 you will more than likly lose the texture cords but it may be of some use.
Just on a sidenote: What is the advantage of models over brushwork? As long as I don’t need the options of scaling or the level of detailing i can’t do with brushwork, i can’t see any. Either way, I have to build the stuff. Brushwork gets textures, for models i need to do shaders and extra texture-files. Brushwork is already solid, models need clipping.
Is there a serious gameperformance advantage? Anything else that s uberleet?
Is there a serious gameperformance advantage?
*reduced collision data when simply clipped = less load on server and client (also makes player movement smoother as theres nothing to get stuck on)
*can reduce total bsp size due to less faces been writen to the bsp (a model has no caulked faces, so you only get the bits you need)
*and not having to inclued them in the pk3 is a god send (my last map would have had an extra 250Mb of model assets in it other wise)
you can add a spawn flag to models now to force lightmapping, so no need for extra shaders.
*can reduce total bsp size due to less faces been writen to the bsp (a model has no caulked faces, so you only get the bits you need)
Minor nit: non-drawing faces are not written to the .bsp. However all brushes (including nodraw and nonsolid ones) are, with a couple of minor exceptions like origin. An ASE model generated from brushwork will have a face count very close to what the brushwork would make (slight differences may crop up due to t-juncitons).
There is another way models can also allow you to save space, if you repeat the same geometry in multiple places. A misc_gamemodel that has neither targetname nor scriptname doesn’t count against runtime entity count. This can be more efficient than using brushwork or a misc_model.
Here is a ASE importer plugin, def works in Max4 & 5, maybe 6 & 7.
Also included is the source code.
I can’t remember where i got it from, was a long time ago.
http://www.the-wildwest.co.uk/forum_stuff/misc/asciiimp.zip
Hewster
