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Imperial
March 1st, 2004, 10:39 PM
I am trying to make a shipset for personal use, and I am following the shipset tutorial by Atrocities. The tutorial calls for 2 images--one is the potrait and the other for a top-down view used for the mini-pic. The problem I am having is that i cannot find any Images that are top-down for the ships i wanna use. Is there an alternative method for creating a top down image/pic?? I
Imperial
March 2nd, 2004, 02:34 AM
elevator going up(bump)
Slick
March 2nd, 2004, 02:42 AM
I believe that you need the top-down view for the combat screen, so unless you want your ships to look funky from a top-down view, you need these.

Slick.
oleg
March 2nd, 2004, 02:54 AM
Not only there, that is how you see ships on the main window http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

As to original question : make an appropriate model in Doga and you will have both views http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Imperial
March 2nd, 2004, 04:26 AM
Yea--heh i do undertand that i need a top down view--is there another way besides Doga to just work on the top down view?? --am curious cause i cant make good stuff with Doga (Artistically Crippled--lmao)
ChinMonster
March 2nd, 2004, 04:47 AM
DREDNOOTS!!!

MOCK YOWER OLD SHIPSUIT FOR TOP DOG FIELD!!

[ March 02, 2004, 02:49: Message edited by: ChinMonster ]
Atrocities
March 2nd, 2004, 06:01 AM
Originally posted by Imperial:
I am trying to make a shipset for personal use, and I am following the shipset tutorial by Atrocities. The tutorial calls for 2 images--one is the potrait and the other for a top-down view used for the mini-pic. The problem I am having is that i cannot find any Images that are top-down for the ships i wanna use. Is there an alternative method for creating a top down image/pic?? I <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">You can make your PORTRAIT images 36X36 and use them.

Or if you are skilled enough, you can use DOGA and copy the designs you want and presto you have a top down image as well as a portrait.

Can I ask what images you are using as sources?
Imperial
March 2nd, 2004, 07:23 AM
Or if you are skilled enough, you can use DOGA and copy the designs you want and presto you have a top down image as well as a portrait.

skilled??--lmao i am skilled at playing games only)))--not making them lmao--but if i had a guide on how to do this then my problem would be solved. I am actually trying to make a Robotech shipset--specifically the Zentraedi. this is for personal use--actually for a LAN partner to use. I have some Images of the ships i want and actually am borrowing from other shipsets for certain ships/ etc. again personal not public use.

The specific Images are of Zentraedi ship Images that I have collected from several sites--all are front or side view.-- http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif tee hee

[ March 02, 2004, 05:29: Message edited by: Imperial ]