rawhrd2kill Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I HAVE JUST STARTED TRYING TO MAKE MODS. I KNOW U CAN USE IGOR BUT IT CAN NOT DO WHAT I AM WAITING TO DO. I AM WANTING TO CREATE TOTALLY NEW MAPS. I DON'T KNOW BOUT SOME OF YOU BUT I AM GETTING TIRED OF THE SAME MAPS THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST REDOING. I AM TRYING TO CREATE NEW MAPS BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I NEED TO START. I GOT 3DS MAX 7 AND CORAL PAINT SHOP PRO. WHAT ELSE DO I NEED. WHERE DO I GET THE PLUG-INS AND STUFF FROM. AND WHEN I TRY TO CREATE A NEW GUN WITH IGOR WHERE DO I SAVE IT TO. MY OWN FOLDER. AND HOW DO I GET IT TO SHOW UP IN THE GAME. ONE OTHER THING Y DOES MY GAME KEEP CRASHING WHEN I MAKE MY OWN FOLDER TO ADD THE WEAPONS I HAVE MADE. IT CRASHES WHEN I ACTIVATE THE MOD NAME I HAVE GIVEN IT AND GO TO START A GAME. WHY IS THIS. SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT AND GET ME STARTED. THANK YOU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeloop Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 PLEASE STOP USING CAPITALS!!!!!!!!!!! it´s easier to read when someone writes with little cozy ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 ok well can you help me out. please say yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeloop Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 ok well can you help me out. please say yes. ← im sorry to disappoint you m8, but im def. no mapmaker. however i can strongly recommend you to PM Deleyt , Lexis or Cobaka. now there you have some heavy artillery regarding mapmaking and know-how. i hope you can get in touch with them and start to make maps, they are very well needed. best of luck/ ingeloop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Worm Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Go to the search function under the GR banner above, and search for Map Making under Map modding section Lots of tips there. Also you can find some map making tutorials HERE? Grab "Mike's" tutorial and "Papa's" tutorial.HERE Oh, and you need 3DS Max ver 3 or 4 or 5 or 5.1 to make maps, ver 7 don't work! Might need Photoshop also to make the Command Map to guide your soldiers. See also THIS And THIS And THIS Etc Etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitshot Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I believe your new mod needs a readme file. This is read by the game and what you type in this file shows up in the in game mod list. Just copy one from another mod then change the appropriate information. I think I am remembering this correctly... good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 im sorry to disappoint you m8, but im def. no mapmaker. however i can strongly recommend you to PM Deleyt , Lexis or Cobaka. now there you have some heavy artillery regarding mapmaking and know-how. i hope you can get in touch with them and start to make maps, they are very well needed. best of luck/ ingeloop if u could help me contact them that would be great maybe they can teach me a little to get me started. thank u so much my email is rawhrd2kill@midsouth.rr.com or im me on yahoo at nextbigthing4177 or aim impact4177 thank u very much. now i may get some help. thanks alot. see u around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avey Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 im sorry to disappoint you m8, but im def. no mapmaker. however i can strongly recommend you to PM Deleyt , Lexis or Cobaka. now there you have some heavy artillery regarding mapmaking and know-how. i hope you can get in touch with them and start to make maps, they are very well needed. best of luck/ ingeloop if u could help me contact them that would be great maybe they can teach me a little to get me started. thank u so much my email is rawhrd2kill@midsouth.rr.com or im me on yahoo at nextbigthing4177 or aim impact4177 thank u very much. now i may get some help. thanks alot. see u around. ← Lazy ###### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element11 Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 You can PM them right here at the GRnet forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeko Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 U just need 3 rules to follow. 1. Use the forum's search function. It does miracles, trust me. 2. At least try to make something on your own before asking for help. Maybe mapmaking is too hard for u and for starters u might try some different aspects of GR modding just to see how things works. Trust me, mapmaking is the hardest one. 3. If in doubt, use forum's search function again cuz 99% of mapmaking questions has been covered in this forum. Maybe this sounds too harsh but every week a question pops out like "Hi i have a 3dsm 7 and i wanna do maps...What do i need to do?..." Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 10, 2005 Author Share Posted November 10, 2005 well i have tryed and i was using eds max 7 and found out that it won't work with the gr plugin so i was looking for some one to help me get started. like tell me what programs i need and etc... and as for this site helping me with my answers( hope this don't affend the makers of this site) half thier links don't work. like that 3dsm mod link it don't work. alot of the others i have looked at don't work. but as to explain how to do it yes. but i don't know where to get the programs they was talking bout cause the links don't work. and i would still like for some one that knows how to create new mods to help me anyway. just because they know how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 http://apex.vtc.com/3dmax5.php Try looking here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 1) use 3dsmax v3 to v5.1 (I believe) I have v5.1, you'll need to know how to create geometry and how to texture it (basic 3dsmax skills), and how to tag it for game-purposes. 2) read levelbuilder.pdf, all game-related info is there (it's written by RSE if I'm correct), it's on the game CD (Island Thunder), also where the plugins are. 3) the rest you search here in the forums, read read read. If the pdf is confusing, or your model-skills are very basic then try Mike Shell's tutorial (like The Worm said) and Papa's tutorial to get a quick basic result. Basicly you create the geometry in 3dsmax and tag it (so the game-engine knows whats a floor/door/window/tree etc.), then export it to MAP-file, then use the lighting-editor (on CD) for lights and shadows, then open it up in Igor to make it playable in game (mission/gametype). Or just wait for GRAW which will have a game-editor with it. No need for 3dsmax or knowledge, but all maps will be with the same standard buildings/trees/textures (I think), so they will all look alike (just guessing here) Until they release plugins to export models from 3dsmax into GRAW game-editor, or directly into game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 SAN i have looked for 3ds max 4 and 5 and have not found it any where. where can i find it at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 tinker is that site i can get a free demo of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 (edited) ok well i thought i would try to mod a couple of guns now then go to map making since i can use igor for this. ok once i create a gun do i save it into the folder i have made for my mod. ok well i have tryed this a few times and once i do get the weapon to show up in the game when the mission go to load ghost recon shuts down. y is this. what am i doin wrong? Edited November 12, 2005 by rawhrd2kill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Worm Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 What you can do is use a text editor like Wordpad or Notepad to Open a file caleed Ike.log (found in the GhostRecon folder). Select All Documents in the Open window to see the Ike.log . The last few lines will usually (but not always) tell you why GR shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Try searching with Google, I found several trial versions out there on offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexsis Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 map making may seem impossible at first, but once you start its quite easy. only a few months ago I was a total noob, couldnt even draw a plan (didnt know what it was either) now I can make maps and Im still learning. I'll be happy to assist you but you should do what everyone has suggested, you should start on it, try fail and try again. we will help you along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 ok i need to know which plugins of the ghost recon desert seige cd go where in the 3ds max 5. please tell me which ones i need and where they go. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pz3 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 3DSM 7 will not allow you to mod for GR you need 3dsm5 or lower Try looking at the tutorials that come with the program it has plenty. Instructions on map making is on your island thunder CD. GL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Ok i have made a map and a gun and a kit which has the gun i made in it. when i create a game they do not show up, but when i do a quick mission they show up. How do i get them to show up when i create a multiplayer game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Worm Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 If you are talking about multiplayer Firefight, Recon etc, you need a bunch of Points and Zones added in Igor. The Igor pdf will give you a full list of the Points/Zones needed. Check the Missions forum. Don't know about guns, though... you might want to have a custom kit restriction somewhere Check the Weapons modding forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 thanks for the help yeah i got my maps working like 20 minutes after i posted that. but the weapons i still have not got working i will try the weapons modding part of the forum like u said. thanks to all yall for ur help. keep checking back plz i may need more help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhrd2kill Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 how do i get a map of my map to show up that tells where u r on the map. if u know what i am talking bout which i hope u do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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