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by QuestOfDreams
Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:14 pm
Forum: Level Design & Entity Usage
Topic: milkshape 3dt(stage) export not working in rfeditpro
Replies: 4
Views: 702

Re: milkshape 3dt(stage) export not working in rfeditpro

... building level geometry. That's what they are meant for. The Milkshape 3dt exporter only allows convex geometry to be exported correctly. I don't know which format Blender exports to but ...
by QuestOfDreams
Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:56 pm
Forum: The RF FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Topic: RF Level Editor and General Level Building questions
Replies: 19
Views: 24931

Re: RF Level Editor and General Level Building questions

Q. What is the difference between a .3dt file and an .act file? A. .3dt files are the parts of the level that are building ... to the brushes you can make in a Quake 2 type editor. They have to be convex (no dents). .act files are made in a polygon mesh modeling program like Milkshape, ...
by QuestOfDreams
Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:23 am
Forum: Level Design & Entity Usage
Topic: Weirdness texturing
Replies: 33
Views: 2328

If you want to edit vertices open the 3dt file in a text editor and type in the vertex position you want - simple as that ... vertex editing and there's also a good reason why there is no vertex editing: convex geometry - which is required to build a proper bsp file
by QuestOfDreams
Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:54 pm
Forum: Level Design & Entity Usage
Topic: converting
Replies: 4
Views: 418

1. why do you import the file and not simply open it? After all it's a 3dt file isn't it? 2. I strongly recommend to use one of RF's editors to ... for level geometry. The most important one is that it must consist of convex parts only (convex = no face may see another face of the same brush). ...
by QuestOfDreams
Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:02 pm
Forum: Level Design & Entity Usage
Topic: Need some help plz!
Replies: 11
Views: 1070

... world. Modelling your levels in other programs and converting them to 3dt files is rather problematic and most of the times you will run into problems (convex brushes, retexturing) that take you longer to solve than building the level in the RF ...
by QuestOfDreams
Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:00 am
Forum: Level Design & Entity Usage
Topic: Can i make a level in programs such as 3dmax
Replies: 6
Views: 782

... plugin; there are some other tools to convert 3ds files to .map or .3dt files. however these levels may only consist of bsp compatible objects (i.e. convex shapes) using the StaticMesh entity is another way to add geometry with per poly collision ...