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Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 08:47 Go to next message
morerunes is currently offline  morerunes
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I've updated my other post, but thought this worthy of another post

This tutorial will teach you how to set up weapons completely in blender and gimp and notepad, without even touching 3ds.

High Quality (download, you need Divx or Xvid)
Youtube (p1) (p2) (p3)

hope that works for you

just the helpers part:

High Quality Download
Youtube version (low quality)


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43648 is a reply to message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 10:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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That's a great job there morerunes! This'll be very helpful from now on! Very Happy

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43649 is a reply to message #43648] Sat, 05 July 2008 10:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thanks! btw, was it better than my other videos?

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43651 is a reply to message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 12:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yeah, it's great! But, the audio was MUCH faster than all of the
"fancy" effects.


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43652 is a reply to message #43651] Sat, 05 July 2008 12:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yeah, I know, the audio was a little off sync for some unknown reason

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43660 is a reply to message #43652] Sat, 05 July 2008 19:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Awesome! I can't wait until it's finished downloading, then I can finally make weapons. I'll give credit to this too. Very Happy

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43661 is a reply to message #43660] Sat, 05 July 2008 19:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thanks XD

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43662 is a reply to message #43661] Sat, 05 July 2008 19:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Okay, I got it. But I wish you said what you were doing, I still dont get some of it, can you help me out?

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43663 is a reply to message #43662] Sat, 05 July 2008 19:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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what parts of it?
the notepad part?
if so, I am already uploading a better video of the notepad part


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43664 is a reply to message #43663] Sat, 05 July 2008 19:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Nah, the blender part. And yes I know that you said you won't say how to use it, but for a bit you dont say what your doing at all.

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43665 is a reply to message #43664] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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the parts where I don't say what I'm doing aren't important, just mostly fixing my own mistakes and making sure things are working right

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43666 is a reply to message #43665] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wait, the video I downloaded is different to the one on youtube, In the one I downloaded you use 3ds Max. But on youtube your pt1 says the videos not available.

EDIT: WEIRD now pt1 on youtube is playing, stupid youtube, can we just talk on yahoo


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43667 is a reply to message #43666] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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umm... use the links at the top of this page, that one that you downloaded is outdated now

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43668 is a reply to message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wait i didn't finish the videos, did you show how to change a weapon's helpers without Blender?

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43669 is a reply to message #43668] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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nope

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43670 is a reply to message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Great...

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43671 is a reply to message #43670] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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you don't, .x uses matrixes, so unless you can type rotation translation and scale matrices by hand you need some type of 3d program with .x support

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43672 is a reply to message #43644] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Isn't it just like tng. editing? Just type in like x, y, and z numbers?

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43673 is a reply to message #43671] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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morerunes can we talk on Yahoo?

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43675 is a reply to message #43672] Sat, 05 July 2008 20:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The New Fabled Ravrn wrote on Sat, 05 July 2008 22:12

Isn't it just like tng. editing? Just type in like x, y, and z numbers?
To a small extent, you can, but you have to be damn good at it. You have to know what each piece and value represents, and then you have to have a way of figuring out what values you would need. Scale would be the easiest, it's 1,1,1. If you had a way of finding out exactly which vertex was where, you can take care of translation and rotation, given you know the right rotation values, which can't be copied because the mesh is at the origin, and taking from other models would only give you the right values for that model, not the one you're working with, but if it were right to begin with, there would be no need to know anything in the first place. So to get rotation values (assuming you have a way to figure out which vertex was where, of course) you would mentally draw out the vertices and connect the dots to a point where you get a vague idea of how the model is positioned, then compare certain vertices to figure out what the rotation is going to be. Of course, you could also use Blender to draw out the model and grab data about the vertices for you.

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43677 is a reply to message #43644] Sun, 06 July 2008 04:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Okay, i'm going to try some Trial and Error, but i don't want to use a "broken" model (just no/incorrect helpers). Is there a way to screw them up? Possibly, import them to Blender and the "suck" again (if they ever did that is)? Very Happy

Probably going to try to import something into Blender without doing anthing in the video.

Of course this will take...well, a long time since i'm not on but less than 12 hourse hours somedays (yeah, i know, i have nothing else to do).


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43709 is a reply to message #43644] Mon, 07 July 2008 07:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Good tutorial =D

Too bad I can't understand some words (I am brazilian)

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43710 is a reply to message #43709] Mon, 07 July 2008 09:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thanks!

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #43712 is a reply to message #43644] Mon, 07 July 2008 10:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, Waspp finished the sword because of this and gave credit morerunes. Again, great work! Very Happy

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44339 is a reply to message #43644] Mon, 28 July 2008 17:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ok great tutorials but im new to this and stuff so i was wondering how to make the cylinder hollow thts the only part i get confused at Confused
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Retired
It's not a cylinder, it's a tube. Tubes are hollow, cylinders are not (geometrically speaking, anyway).
Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44342 is a reply to message #44340] Mon, 28 July 2008 18:43 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yea i know but you start as a cylindar but you need to make it into a tube by making it hollow
Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44354 is a reply to message #43644] Wed, 30 July 2008 12:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have always used 3ds but i decided to try Blender. I saw your tutorial video and all i have to say... Good work Smile Truly!

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44359 is a reply to message #44354] Wed, 30 July 2008 21:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thanks ^_^

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44372 is a reply to message #43644] Thu, 31 July 2008 12:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i dont get the part where you have to select half the cylinder when its in the uv/image editor cause i dont know how you just selected half ive looked in the help in blender but it doesnt say can you please help me with this Smile
Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44380 is a reply to message #44372] Thu, 31 July 2008 22:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hit b to get a selection box
if you hit it again you get a selection circle
check out this tutorial: click


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44391 is a reply to message #44380] Fri, 01 August 2008 01:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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ty that helped a lot Smile
Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44890 is a reply to message #44391] Sun, 17 August 2008 14:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow sorry about this but when I go to the part with UV editor after clicking split wiew and I press u while in edit mode and click cylinder from view nothing shows up in the uv editor side. =( Well I just don't know whats wrong. If you need more information to help me just tell me what you need to know. Thank you.

*EDIT* I figured out what was wrong so now it shows up on the UV side but it is slanted on one side. Please help.

*EDIT*
Darn I should take mote time on these things. It turns out the cylinder was slanted. I'm starting to get the hang of Blender tho. Thanks, it helped alot.(I'm not sure if it is just my game or rat pack or the blender weapon but when I opened my inventory the game froze so badly I had to restart my computer.


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #44959 is a reply to message #44890] Tue, 19 August 2008 06:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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take a look at this:

http://fabletlcmod.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=4859& ;start=0&


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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #45778 is a reply to message #44959] Thu, 25 September 2008 19:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i cant figure out how to rotate the helpers in blender i want to change the helper that controls where the hero grips it to make the summoner sword work please tell me how i go about doing this in blender and not notepad

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Re: Blender Weapons Tutorial [helpers] [message #45794 is a reply to message #45778] Fri, 26 September 2008 14:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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the entire process involves using notepad at some point (or another text editor), but just press the "r" key to rotate

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yes but how do i select the helpers cant quite figure that one out

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the same way you select everything else

blender does not import them, so you need to make them yourself like I did in the tutorial


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