Need help. StarWars Race Mod.

[drache64]

My roomate and i are tired of waiting for a good star wars RPG to come out. so we are doing a starwars over haul in oblivion, we're scraping everything and starting from square one! my buddy can create buildings and items, but not races. i can do the leg work on modding and placing and building, but i need star wars races!!!

 

List of races i NEED!:

-Zabrak (humans w/ more horns and tattoo's)

- twilek (humans w/ lekku [head tails] in stead of hair)

- wookie (a wookie.... nuff said)

-Rodian (bug looking race)

-Sullustan (hard to explain... www.wookiepedia.com search sullustan)

-gungan (if you can... this is the jar jar binks race)

-droids (any droid races you can make would be MOST appreciated, im thinking C3-PO)

- trandoshan (easy! an argonian w/o a tail!)

-Moncalamari (a fish race... the admiral ackbar guy ITS A TRAP)

- ithorian (another hard to explain race, you can search wookiepedia for pics)

 

Optional races i'd like:

- yoda race (a greener, smaller woodelf with 3 fingers)

- Hutt (maybe as a creature instead)

-kel dor (ploo koon's race)

- any of the other jedi master's races.

-any other star wars race you think you can make!!!!

 

 

 

MY VISION:

a completely immersive starwars univers. and were talking corusant and naboo, with planet traveling and force powers and blasters!!!

picture all the potential of KOTOR mixed with oblivion style game play. don't like that merchant, or some guy tick you off? shoot em! blast em! loot em!

 

further challenges down the road include a light side dark side system but i'll think about that later.

 

THANKS FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE!!! WE'LL DEFINITLY GIVE YA CREDIT FOR YOUR WORK!!!!

[robertkor]

i support, but forewarning, this is a beast of a project your looking at well over 5 years of work even with a experianced modding teamfor this whole thing

[drache64]

i support, but forewarning, this is a beast of a project your looking at well over 5 years of work even with a experianced modding teamfor this whole thing

the whole starwars overhaul or just the races?

[TodaY]

i support, but forewarning, this is a beast of a project your looking at well over 5 years of work even with a experianced modding teamfor this whole thing

the whole starwars overhaul or just the races?

 

The starwars overhaul - you'll need flying mounts and stuff, i think , i didnt see the series and those are nearly impossible

 

Also, you can't make race only changes to a body model. every npc - player included - uses the same body model, a work around is a full suit

[LHammonds]

easy to do, but beyond my scope.

Just to clarify, whenever this statement is EVER made, the person making such a statement has no idea if it is simple or difficult or even how to manage the project because of the 2nd part of the statement "beyond my scope"

 

I'll do the OP a favor and edit the title since the word "simple" does not apply to the actual request. ;)

 

drache64, for future reference, if you cannot do something and are asking others for help, it would be wise to never dismiss their help as being "easy" if you cannot do it. This goes for anything...not just mod request. For those that do have the skill, the will be immediately "put off" because they know how much work it will be and know that you will not appreciate it.

 

LHammonds

[drache64]

easy to do, but beyond my scope.

Just to clarify, whenever this statement is EVER made, the person making such a statement has no idea if it is simply or difficult or even how to manage the project because of the 2nd part of the statement "beyond my scope"

 

I'll do the OP a favor and edit the title since the word "simple" does not apply to the actual request. ;)

 

drache64, for future reference, if you cannot do something and are asking others for help, it would be wise to never dismiss their help as being "easy" if you cannot do it. This goes for anything...not just mod request. For those that do have the skill, the will be immediately "put off" because they know how much work it will be and know that you will not appreciate it.

 

LHammonds

I appologize, i have to correct my self in saying NOT beyond my scope. but beyond my SOFTWARE level. i have been around the MOD scene for years, but at this current time i lack the resources to do the job my self. so i have the KNOWLEDGE but not the SOFTWARE. i should have said SIMPLE but beyond my SOFTWARE. but thank you for the assumption of my ignorance.

 

but really all one needs to do is edit textures and create simple meshes to import into the game.

 

P.S.

just grumpy from being up all night.

 

P.S.S.

the races i have chosen are humaniod races, they require no editing to the body meshes. also there is no flying mounts in starwars unless you consider speeders to be flying mounts. in wich case you edit the mesh of a horse to appear as a speeder, but it doesnt need to fly, just appear to hover. and as far as star ships, they will be done as interiors.

[robertkor]

speeders wouldent be so hard as it would have the horse scripting minus sounds since they wouldent require animation like horses basicly just a moving static mesh

[LHammonds]

i have to correct my self in saying NOT beyond my scope. but beyond my SOFTWARE level.

Still doesn't change the fact that you are calling something "simple" for that which you are not "able" to do yourself. Anything called "simple" should translate into just about anyone able to do it. Just trying to give you a perspective from the other side that is seeing your request and asking for somebody to spend their time on your mod.

 

i have been around the MOD scene for years, but at this current time i lack the resources to do the job my self. so i have the KNOWLEDGE but not the SOFTWARE. i should have said SIMPLE but beyond my SOFTWARE. but thank you for the assumption of my ignorance.

Oh...is that all? Well, I can DEFINITELY help you out there!

 

3D Modeling tools (FREE)

- Blender (my personal recommendation...will do everything you need)

- Gmax (like 3ds max but with limits and not supported since 2005)

- Wings 3D (lacks animation and rigging ability)

- NifSkope (Nif Editor more than a modeler)

 

2D Image Editors (FREE)

- GIMP

- Paint.NET

 

And here is a forum dedicated to helping people with those tools: Software Programs

 

but really all one needs to do is edit textures and create simple meshes to import into the game.

I'd like a show of hands from modders here that think creating a head mesh is simple.

 

LHammonds

[kieranfoy]

teh hed mesh? E-Z? u trippin', boi? dat r sum hrd stuf! E-Z, lol.

 

Boi (not Lhhammonds) u r askn fer sum hrd fings.

 

 

[drache64]

thank you for derailing my thread. anyways i know about blender and free ware and open source software, however that isnt my problem. it goes beyond that, i suspect a driver issue, but i didnt make a thread for technical support on that. at any rate i appologize for INSULTING you by ASSUMING that which i find SIMPLE to be SIMPLE for others. i suspect i would find better help on ANOTHER forum? or can i get more people like Robertkor to actually submit some sort of KNOWLEDGE?

 

i have to correct my self in saying NOT beyond my scope. but beyond my SOFTWARE level.

Still doesn't change the fact that you are calling something "simple" for that which you are not "able" to do yourself. Anything called "simple" should translate into just about anyone able to do it. Just trying to give you a perspective from the other side that is seeing your request and asking for somebody to spend their time on your mod.

 

i have been around the MOD scene for years, but at this current time i lack the resources to do the job my self. so i have the KNOWLEDGE but not the SOFTWARE. i should have said SIMPLE but beyond my SOFTWARE. but thank you for the assumption of my ignorance.

Oh...is that all? Well, I can DEFINITELY help you out there!

 

3D Modeling tools (FREE)

- Blender (my personal recommendation...will do everything you need)

- Gmax (like 3ds max but with limits and not supported since 2005)

- Wings 3D (lacks animation and rigging ability)

- NifSkope (Nif Editor more than a modeler)

 

2D Image Editors (FREE)

- GIMP

- Paint.NET

 

And here is a forum dedicated to helping people with those tools: Software Programs

 

but really all one needs to do is edit textures and create simple meshes to import into the game.

I'd like a show of hands from modders here that think creating a head mesh is simple.

 

LHammonds