i wanted to make some of my own objects for the Acadamy saga map II i just started on and i've had XSI but my trial has expired can i get another one? or do i have to pay to get a full one? if i have to pay the few peeps looking forward to an awsome space battle mite be disapointed, ps. is there an XSI modeling tutorial for BF2?

You can download the XSI 6 Modtools, which is what most non-pro SWBF2 modders use. Using Reps amazing awesome exporter you can guess what, export stuff into SWBF2 you can then use the Noesis modeling tuts that come with it.

shweet can you give me a link as to were to download it?

ps. anyone reading this please no posts about when acadamy map II will come out i just started. basicly the answer is A LONG TIME FROM NOW!

http://www.softimage.com/products/modtool/

There you go! If you've been using the full version of xsi you may want to change the view mode to xsi default.

Yep, there's also a link in the first sticky at the top of this forum, but for some reason people tend to ignore stickies.

im really kinda lost as to what do i do now? i looked at the basic modeling tutorial in the sticky up top of the forum but that was for the other xsi version that i have to pay for. i must be missing something can someone please direct me to an xsi tutorial that a hamster could understand (i have about as much modding experiance as one).

I recommend downloading rep's mesh importer and starting off by editing shipped models (start out with guns or props, units and vehicles take more work). Just get familiar with XSI and basic modeling.

wishihadaname wrote:can someone please direct me to an xsi tutorial that a hamster could understand (i have about as much modding experiance as one).

Sadly, we have no tutorials in "squeak," so you may be out of luck if hamsterspeak is all you can do. Fortunately for you, that tutorial you speak of is also just the one you need for the XSI modtool, since they're set up more or less the same. Just sit down, take some time, get used to the interface, and see what things do. If you're willing to take the time and experiment you should be able to figure things out whether you understand the tutorial or not.

ok thanks


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i've played around with some of the shapes and i've figured out how to use the shape change options but now i have another problem (figures). how do i make complex shapes? how do i combine shapes? how would i make a buildings interior? how do i color it? how do i put it in-game?

i know its alot but the basic modeling in XSI tutorial isn't helping me, its set to a completely different version of XSI all the controls and user interfaces are different so i cannot understand how to work with it.

wishihadaname wrote:i know its alot but the basic modeling in XSI tutorial isn't helping me..

You should watch and follow the Noesis Dynamite tutorial, it'll teach you how to use the tools which you will use frequently when creating content.

wishihadaname wrote:...its set to a completely different version of XSI all the controls and user interfaces are different so i cannot understand how to work with it.

It's not different, you just need to change your "Mode" in the top menu to:
XSI Default(Pro Mode)

oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wow nub moment right there


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ok i got my first object (a tattoine garage) but now as im putting some more touches on the skin i think to myself, wait. how do i get this ingame? thats what im kinda lost on i have a skinned object but i can't figure out how to turn it into and msh file