Okay, this is the very first model i have ever made with any kind of modeling program, so i am sure i have alot of things done wrong, but this is the model for the magna guard staff i have made so far.

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what do you think?

Looks quite good! Here a pic to show u how it completely looks: http://www.cinematicwallpaper.com/wallp ... aguard.htm

^Destroyer^

awsome, thanks for the picture, not i can get the texture more accurate

lol, the one i posted befor i shell name "Fat Staff #1"

heres a better version

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are you going to make a hero of it, or an unit?

Edit
ah what about this picture of the electrostaff:
just go to navigation, weapons, droid weapons, grievous electrostaff, you can see the whole thing there
http://www.lucasarts.com/games/swrepubl ... o/hud.html

i'm using my Star Wars Revenge Of The SIth: The Visual Dictonary, it has 2 pages with magna guards and staffs on them

Looks good .

I made the same staff a while ago but after much testing it now seems its impossible to put an electical effect on the ends .

i can make SFX files

Ive started to texture it
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How do you add hard points or what ever you need for where the effects will be on it?

create a 'null' .

okay, i created two nulls and put them near each end of the staff.

is there anything else i have to do? right now all i've done is made a few objects to create the staff and added two nulls near the ends.
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name them ' hp_effect_1 ' and 'hp_effect_2 ' . you can call them whatever you want ...aslong as you call them in the odf with the same name.


you'l want to add a 'hp_active ' where you want the magna to hold it and call it in the odf.

Dont forget your lowrez model aswell.

wow, it looks awesome, but wasn't the end purple not clear, or am I very very mistaken

:p lowrez should be easy to make. thx Lord Bandu

okay, i've named all the nulls on the high rez and low rez model. is there anytihng else i must do before i send the models to some one to convert to .msh?

((also what files would i need to send. i have a few tgas for the handle, pole, and stuff like that, i also have two .exp files for the lowrez and highrez models))

I think youl need to send as dotXSI along with your tga's.

ok

EDIT: who wants to export my models for me?

I would , but I cant remember how to get the textures onto a model thats been exported from modtools into full XSI. Iv done it before but it was a while ago and iv forgotten.

If I figure it out I'l give you a shout.

Ok, thanks.

wow, it looks awesome, but wasn't the end purple not clear, or am I very very mistaken

the electrical effects were purple.