techstepman Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Hey guys...all these years downloading mods and playing with them I had a lot of fun. But there was always something missing , cause you can only get the mods that other ppl have thought of making. You cant get the things that you want to see in a game. Sometimes you'll find a great mod that you have been dreaming about. Most of the times you don't. And I feel very bad requesting mods to be made cause even if ppl are polite and don't say it I listen this little voice inside screaming " f this just do it yourself". Noone is obligated to indulge your needs especially if its for free. So where do I start? Of course I guess I must first say what I have in mind. I wanna start with fallout 4. I wanna learn how to make a completely custom gun, then an armor and then make quests and meaningfull companions and then expand on to other games im interested in. In the long run why the hell not even make a game? Isnt this how everyone started and ended up making these games we love to play and mod? Isnt this how all of these awesome ppl here learn how to make mods and bless us with their awesoness? I know I love games and I know I love mods and even if its hard to start learning these things now in the age of 33 with all the responsibilities and problems of real life in the way I think that I have ignored this need for far too long... just because ppl use to say "oh you cant make money out of that"...who cares, I know for a fact that I have a lot of fun whenever I try to mess with a game, made some minor modding (probably better to say I adjusted mods to my liking) on other ppls mods in kerbal space program and it was fun. And that sense of accomplishment when you make something cant compare to anything else in this world. I currently don't have any skill or knowledge on how to mod a game or even how to design a 3d object but I got the NEED and WILL deep inside to learn. Its not about fame or glory. Its more about actually creating that piece of armor I have in my head , or that weapon I have in my head. To actually design it , texture it and finally implement it in the game. I have no idea where to start but this site is full with all these modders that make all those content I have enjoyed since I first discovered that oblivion could be modded and what a mod is. So can anyone give me directions? What programs to learn to use. I think a good place to start is to learn how to make a 3D object and then texture it. What program is both easy to learn but also offers enough capabilities to get me to a point where I can implement a simple scratch built weapon ingame? I'd love to start with lets say making a laser gun. If there are tutorials about these things then please provide a link. thanks(I just realized that at the top of the topics posted in this section of the forum there is a sticky call modding tutorials, guess I got overexcited ,never the less any advice is welcome) I just downloaded blender and will start familiarizing myself with it. Any ideas about tutorial on how to make a weapon in blender? Edited October 25, 2016 by techstepman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmissaryOfWind Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I think a melee weapon might be easier than a gun to begin with. You can find some tutorials here and here for various projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 I agree and I think it would be fairly simple. I prefer to start with a gun. maybe not hmmm... I think making a simple sword and implementing it in the game might provide good experience on how to make mods. I gotta remember to make babysteps so I don't overextend. Thanks. I think that's good advice. I'll google around to find something interesting to make. Im gonna have plenty of time to work on it on the weekend. From a tutorial I just watched on youtube making a 3D object looks really easy. Well i'll go ahead and do just that. I will update this topic with my progress. you just saved me from a lot of trouble! thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlahBlahDEEBlahBlah Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Grenades are pretty straightforward also, and it can be quite fun coming up with odd things (with odd effects) to throw at people. Guns are popular, for sure, but can be confusing when you're just starting (just to second EmissaryOfWind's opinion)...especially when you get into mods (the in game kind) for the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) http://i.imgur.com/QWseKoc.jpg%5B/img%5D'%5D i decided to work on something like this. Looks like the textures wont be too hard to do , i hope... Grenades i dont really use them much and guns have moving parts and stuff...this will be the first thing i ever make so going with a melee weapon is the best choice. As for popularity i couldnt care less. Im interested to learn how to mod so i can make the things i want....got so many weapons in mind and so many possibilities for custom power armor pieces and armors...yeah i know i dream big and i havent even started working on the axe model yet... Edited October 25, 2016 by techstepman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EveningTide Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Important rule for beginners: Start small. And the blade part of that axe is a bit complex. Go simpler and work your way up. Edited October 25, 2016 by EveningTide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) http://i.imgur.com/8Kw1EX9.jpg%5B/img%5D'%5D i hear ya , ok i get it ...its harder than i initialy thought. Lets try this with something really basic and simple. Is this simple enough? (lolz quick windows paint drawing)its supposed to be a sword of somekind. im working on it right now...there a lot of trial and error involved though. almost got there for a moment but then i realised i couldnt make sense of the faces and i just started all over again and try to keep it clean this time. another update: im trying to keep it simple but at the same time make it look interesting (yes im keeping the vertises number down). My problem right now is basicly to figure out the shape of the thing. Might do a few drawings on paper so i can decide what i want. Anyway its too late right now so i'll continue probably on friday that i have the day off work. When i first realised that i couldnt make the axe i started feeling complacent thinking "omg this isnt as easy as i thought and knowing the right limit of vertises polygons whatever to make this playable...problems start to add up..." but i still kept on working on this thing and the more stuff i figure out the more confident i become. So i think i'll take my time so i can model something i like instead of a simple piece of metal that even super mutants would make fun of. Edited October 25, 2016 by techstepman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlahBlahDEEBlahBlah Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Looks like a rasp (a big file). "Does blunt damage, bleeding and grants a magic effect that halves build requirements" ;-) Edit: Not joking, that should totally be a thing...4 teh immersions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) http://i.imgur.com/967PZnY.jpg this is a rough drawing of what im trying to do (im considering if i should do this for skyrim instead but anyway i'll think about that after i finish it). theres something i wanna ask. Ive seen perfect circles in ppl guns swords armors and the like and im wondering...when i want to put the circle there at the lower part of the blade , i gotta choose how many vertices its gonna have. Is it an actual mesh thing or is it a texture thing? getting the perfect circle i mean...cause if its a mesh thing is there a way to save up vertices? http://i.imgur.com/OxQagzr.jpg%5B/img%5D'%5Dhave anyidea how i can stick together those 2 pieces and align them perfectly to each other?PS if im asking too many question i shouldnt ask then just say so. Im just trying to save some time cause watching tutorials can take hours if not days. update: scratch that i just eyeballed it. http://i.imgur.com/swIQptp.jpg%5B/img%5D'%5Dits late im sleepy and i just wanted to see what uv mapping is so here is end result ( a fail without a doubt but still its my first try) hmmm these youtube tutorials wont do....I need to go find a blender book for dummies and learn how to do the basics first. , im not giving up! It might take longer than I thought to get good at this but im gonna do it. Edited October 29, 2016 by techstepman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techstepman Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) hey guys i ve been making lots of stuff but nothing i liked much... but how about this one? Is it any good? do you like it? any critisism?...i did take a few shortcuts and didnt design it exactly as it was in the pic in an earlier post. http://i.imgur.com/94IhNrq.jpg%5B/img%5D'%5D i want to learn and i want to learn fast. Edited October 29, 2016 by techstepman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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