Author Topic: Ent-D Bridge project - part 1: 1st season bridge (Read 17284 times)

MLeo · « **Reply #60 on:** June 13, 2008, 02:05:31 PM »

Bridge Submenus have been possible since day 2 (ok, maybe 3) after the first Submenu. ;)

Also, how different are the various bridges from eachother, model-wise? If they all (or some) share the same model, have you considerd using BPCore to change the default textures for some of them? BPCore can do things similar as SDT does for ships.

Augur89 · « **Reply #61 on:** June 13, 2008, 03:10:56 PM »

really???
Why did nobody tell me that

Is there a tutorial how to create a bridge submenu?

Thanks

MLeo · « **Reply #62 on:** June 13, 2008, 03:14:44 PM »

No tutorial needed, just add "SubMenu" to the dictionary of a bridge plugin.

And then it's just like the ships version of SubMenu, either a single level, or multiple levels in an array.

[EDIT] BridgeSubMenu is currently a seperate mod, in the next version of SubMenu I'll combine them.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #63 on:** June 13, 2008, 05:56:17 PM »

MLeo - the bridge submenu script works fine for me, i thought it was incorporated into your last build?
all you need to do is add something like:

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   "SubMenu": "Enterprise Bridges",

at the bottom of the bridge's plugin, no?

MLeo · « **Reply #64 on:** June 13, 2008, 06:18:46 PM »

That's exactly right, it's the same "level", as I liked to call it to non-programmers (for programmers, it's just another entry in the top level dictionary, so part of the dict = {}).

I don't believe it's included.
It's also outdated, big time. But it works, and I've never had complaints about it. And, considering the lack of bridges, no need (as of yet) for MVAM capabilities, but I may just do that (or rather, the ability to nest bridges, as you can nest ships regardless of MVAM, which is still a "default", in SubMenu V4+).

Btw, this is also valid in BridgeSubMenu:

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"SubMenu": ["Enterprise Bridges", "TNG Era"],In case you have more special purpose Enterprise bridges.

MLeo · « **Reply #65 on:** June 14, 2008, 06:59:24 AM »

Since aparently, the Bridge SubMenu mod is nolonger on BCFiles (I'm pretty sure it once was), I've attached it here. If it gets back added to BCFiles, then I don't think it should appear as "new" since it most certainly isn't, and to bring it up to spec to say, SubMenu v3.7 is a waist of time since SubMenuV4+ will include a new and improved version of Bridge SubMenu anyway.

I also have a zipfile with images, but it's nearly 20 times larger.

Augur89 · « **Reply #66 on:** June 14, 2008, 08:37:28 AM »

OK, now it works.
Thank you very much

Picky · « **Reply #67 on:** June 14, 2008, 12:16:47 PM »

Thank you for your suggestions. But I have bad news....

I cannot buy 3ds Max because is out from my possibility, but I am now concentrating on others tools. I need help: what do you think is the best 3d tool nif compatible that is free or not expensive?

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how different are the various bridges from eachother, model-wise? If they all (or some) share the same model, have you considerd using BPCore to change the default textures for some of them? BPCore can do things similar as SDT does for ships.

About the model, I thought to make some difference between the bridges: the side panels, the chairs, steps, side consoles and so on. Thank you.

Picky · « **Reply #68 on:** June 14, 2008, 01:31:28 PM »

Sorry for double post but I have a good new

: with the help of Limey98 now I have the free Gmax and I will start in studying it this evening. In the next days I will post some updates. A great thank you to Limey98 and to all of you.

Aeries · « **Reply #69 on:** June 14, 2008, 09:04:42 PM »

Yep, Limey's coolies like that. :3

Picky · « **Reply #70 on:** June 16, 2008, 01:45:19 PM »

I am studying Gmax and I began to modify the bridge. Don't look after the textures because those are the ones that Gmax put when you are modelling. This is the first step:
-carpet scheme corrected
-inclination of helm and ops more canon.

JimmyB76 · « **Reply #71 on:** June 16, 2008, 02:56:59 PM »

nice progress! keep it goin!

Picky · « **Reply #72 on:** June 17, 2008, 02:12:46 PM »

This morning I made the bases of helm and ops and I began to modify the viewscreen-those images are not updated on the smoothing of the viewscreen because I made that later: the viewscreen is actually smoothed.

Kirk · « **Reply #73 on:** June 17, 2008, 02:36:26 PM »

Looking great.

Excal_Luke · « **Reply #74 on:** June 17, 2008, 02:57:42 PM »

Quote from: Picky on June 02, 2008, 01:57:07 PM

I am expecially waiting with a lot of interest the TMP bridge of Intercepter.

Glad to see i have a fan

- Keep up the great work dude

Picky · « **Reply #75 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:04:54 PM »

Good new: I finished the mesh!

Here there is some picture. I have a little problem: I dowloaded the plug in of Gmax for import-export NIF files, and I imported correctly the NIF of Dbridge, but when I tried to export the .gmax save of the bridge, it said this: Export error: you tried to export to NIF a .gmax that is the son of a NIF. I think I need a converter or an add on for NifSkope to import .gmax files (but I didn't find it in the NifSkope site). Have you any ideas to solve this problem?

MLeo · « **Reply #76 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:09:29 PM »

If I remember correctly, the only plugins for GMax are those made by the game producers.
Which, for BC, doesn't exist.

So, to get things straight, you exported to nif, but when you save it says it can't because it's a nif?

Picky · « **Reply #77 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:24:18 PM »

Not exactly: I saved the modified bridge as a .gmax because there isn't other possibility in this software. When I tried to export the .gmax into a NIF, it gaves the error writing in an error message that it isn't possible to export a .gmax which is the save of a NIF imported.

MLeo · « **Reply #78 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:30:05 PM »

A screenshot please?

Seems like a rather odd thing, if it couldn't export it regardless of anything, that could work for a not registerd exporter.

Picky · « **Reply #79 on:** June 18, 2008, 01:35:50 PM »

Now I haven't the possibiliy to post a screenshot because I'm not on my PC (only my father has the ADSL), tomorrow in the morning I will post the screenshot, and thank you for the help.

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Author Topic: Ent-D Bridge project - part 1: 1st season bridge (Read 17284 times)