Exports from Van Buren.

[Horatio]

I was doing some internet archaelogy to find exported materials from Van Buren, but every link i found was dead. Every request got unanswered, except from Xammurapi. (many kudos to him) so i decided to do something by myself - export it again from VB demo. The scripts i could find were for Max, this one worked almost perfectly for the VB maps.

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function String4Read f = (
s = ""
for i = 1 to 4 do (
n = readbyte f
s+= bit.intAsChar n
)
return s
)

struct TSectionHeader
(
id = "", -- name
size = 0,

function ReadFromFile f =
(
id = String4Read f
size = readlong f
)
)

function ReadSectionHead f =
(
head = TSectionHeader()
head.ReadFromFile f
return head
)


GVP = #() -- vertex position
GVN = #() -- vertex normal
GVD = #() -- vertex diffuse color
GVT = #() -- texture coords
GVL = #() -- lightmap coords
IDX = #() -- face indexes

buffer_index = 0  -- current vertex buffer index
buffer_offset = #() --

Flag = 1

struct TREE_Data
(

function FileSizeGet f =
(
prev = ftell f
fseek f 0 #seek_end
size = ftell f
fseek f prev #seek_set
return size
),

function FilePosGet f =
(
ret = ftell f
return ret
),

function IsHeader s =
(
return case s of
(
"NODE" : true
"LEAF" : true
"INFO" : true
"IDXD" : true
"IDXS" : true
"FLGS" : true
"TREE" : true
"LVL0" : true
"XYZ " : true
"MATR" : true
"MATD" : true
"TXTD" : true
"TREE" : true
"VTXD" : true
"VTXB" : true
"TXUV" : true
"LMUV" : true
"DIFU" : true
"NRML" : true
"LVLD" : true
"LVL0" : true
"HEAD" : true
"8TRE" : true
"LGTD" : true
"LGTR" : true
default : false
)
),

function ReadBlock f size=
(
header = ReadSectionHead f

    if header.id == "FLGS" do
(
fseek f (header.size*Flag) #seek_cur
return 0
)

if header.id == "IDXD" do
(
fseek f -16 #seek_cur
tmp =1 + (readlong f)
if tmp >= 1 and tmp <= buffer_offset.count do
buffer_index = tmp
--format "vertex buffer : % / %" buffer_index buffer_offset.count
fseek f 12 #seek_cur
)

if header.id == "TXTR" do
(
s = ""
for i = 1 to header.size do s += (bit.IntAsChar (readbyte f) )
print s
return 0
)

if header.id == "IDXS" do
(
--print header
end = (ftell f) + header.size


while ((ftell f)+12) < end do
(
tmp = readshort f #unsigned
if tmp == 0 do
(
tmp = readshort f #unsigned
--print tmp
)

if bit.and tmp 0xFF00 == 0x8000 do fseek f 8 #seek_cur
if bit.and tmp 0xFF00 == 0x4000 do fseek f 4 #seek_cur

size = readshort f

for i = 1 to (size/3) do
(
a = buffer_offset[buffer_index] + readshort f #unsigned
b = buffer_offset[buffer_index] + readshort f #unsigned
c = buffer_offset[buffer_index] + readshort f #unsigned

IDX[IDX.count+1] = [a,c,b]
)

)

fseek f end #seek_set
return 0
)

if header.id == "VTXB" do
(
readlong f
header.size -= 4
buffer_offset[buffer_offset.count+1] = GVP.count+1
--format "vertex buffer offset % = %\n" buffer_offset.count  (GVP.count+1)
)

if header.id == "VTXD" do
(
readlong f
header.size -= 4
)

if header.id == "XYZ " do
(
--print header

for i = 1 to header.size/12 do
(
x = readfloat f
y = readfloat f
z = readfloat f

GVP[GVP.count+1] = [x,z,y]
)

return 0
)

if IsHeader header.id then
(
--print header

end = ( ftell f ) + header.size

while (ftell f ) < end do
(
ReadBlock f header.size
)
)
else
(
fseek f -8 #seek_cur
if size < 4  and size != 0 do size = 4
fseek f size #seek_cur
)
),


function ReadFromFile f =
(
ReadBlock f 0
)
)


function tre_file f  =
(

reader = TREE_Data()
reader.ReadFromFile f

obj = Editable_Mesh()
obj.mesh.numverts = GVP.count
obj.mesh.numfaces = IDX.count

for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numverts do
  SetVert obj.mesh i GVP[i]
 
for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numfaces do
SetFace obj.mesh i IDX[i]
 

update obj
)

m_roll=newrolloutfloater "TRE Importer" 400 130

rollout TREImport "TRE Import" width:400 height:104
(
edittext filename "File:" pos:[9,6] width:312 height:17
button OpenBtn "Open" pos:[326,7] width:56 height:21 enabled:true
button ImportBtn "Import" pos:[9,68] width:80 height:21
checkbox Flgs "FLGS Size" pos:[9,39] width:94 height:12

on OpenBtn pressed do
(
s = GetOpenFileName types:"TRE file(*.tre)|*.tre" historyCategory:"TREImports"
if s != undefined do
(
filename.text = s
)
)
on ImportBtn pressed do
(
if FileName.text != "" do
(
Flag = if Flgs.checked then 4 else 1
tre_file (fopen FileName.text "rb")
fclose FileName
closeRolloutFloater m_roll
)
)
)

addrollout TREImport m_roll

I hope it survives longer as text, than a download.


The maps i reexported to .OBJ, you can download it if you want.
Van Buren maps

edit: Many thanks to Xammurapi for the working g3d script! Thanks, man!

[Horatio]

Here it is, if anyone wants to export the materials in Max 2009, many, many years later, when all download links are dead.
(doublepost due to char limit)

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function StringRead f =(
  s = ""
  len = readshort f
  for i = 0 to len - 1 do (
    n = readbyte f
    s += bit.intAsChar n
  )
  return s
)

FormatVer = 0

struct g3d_header (
    Sign = "", --: array[0..7]of char; // "B3D 1.1 "
    Unknown1 = 0, --: byte;
    Unknown2 = 0, --: byte;
    Unknown3 = 0, --: byte; //Header ID??
    GlobalScaleFactor= 0.0, --: single;
    Unknown4      = 0, --: byte; //Header ID??
    CoordinateScale  = 0.0, --: single;
    Unknown5 = 0, --: byte; //Header ID??
    CoordinateSystem = "", --: TCharArray;
    Unknown6 = 0, --: byte;
    Unknown7 = 0, --: longword;
function ReadFromFile f =
(
    for i = 0 to 7 do (
        n = readbyte f
        Sign += bit.intAsChar n
      )

  Unknown2 = readbyte f
  if Unknown2 == 3 then ( print "a"; FormatVer = 1; for i = 1 to 2 do readbyte f )
  else ( for i = 1 to 4 do readbyte f )
  GlobalScaleFactor = readfloat f
  CoordinateScale = readfloat f
  CoordinateSystem = StringRead f
  Unknown6 = readbyte f; Unknown7 = readlong f
)   
)

Model_Vertex_Position = #()
Model_Vertex_Texcoords = #()
Model_Vertex_Normal   = #()
Model_Faces_Index     = #()
Model_Faces_Mats      = #()

Txs = #()
TexturesDir = ""

Vertex_Type_Flag      = 0
Bones_Flag = 0

FS = 0
Zone_Flag = 0;

struct TVertex64 (
  Coordinate = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0,      --: array[0..2]of single;
  Normal = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0,      --: array[0..2]of single;
  Color      = Point4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0,  --: array[0..3]of single;
  Unknown1   = Point2 0.0 0.0,          --: array[0..1]of single;
  Unknown2   = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0,          --: array[0..1]of single;
  Unknown3   = Point2 0.0 0.0,          --: array[0..1]of single;
  function ReadFromFile f = (
    Coordinate.x = readfloat f; Coordinate.z = readfloat f; Coordinate.y = readfloat f
Model_Vertex_Position[Model_Vertex_Position.count + 1] = Coordinate
Model_Vertex_Texcoords[Model_Vertex_Texcoords.count +1] = Unknown2
 
    Normal.x = readfloat f; Normal.y = readfloat f; Normal.z = readfloat f
    Model_Vertex_Normal[Model_Vertex_Normal.count + 1] = Normal  
 
Color.x = readfloat f; Color.y = readfloat f; Color.z = readfloat f; Color.w = readfloat f
 
--TexCoords 
Unknown1.x = readlong f
for i = 1 to Unknown1.x do
(
if i==1 then
(
Unknown2.x = readfloat f
Unknown2.y = 1 - readfloat f
Model_Vertex_Texcoords[Model_Vertex_Position.count] = Unknown2
)
else
(
readfloat f
readfloat f
)
)
Unknown1.x = readlong f
for i = 1 to Unknown1.x do (readfloat f; readfloat f;)
)
 
)

struct TVertex44 (
  Coordinate   = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0, -- Eii?aeiaoa oi?ee (x, y, z: single)
  Normal    = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0, -- Ii?iaeu oi?ee (x, y, z: single)
  Color        = #(0, 0, 0, 0),      -- Oaao oi?ee (r, g, b, a: byte)
  TextureCoord = Point3 0.0 0.0 0.0,     -- Oaenoo?iua eii?aeiaou (s, t: single);
  Unknown1     = #(),     -- Iaecaanoii
  function ReadFromFile f = (
    Coordinate.x = readfloat f; Coordinate.z = readfloat f; Coordinate.y = readfloat f
Model_Vertex_Position[Model_Vertex_Position.count + 1] = Coordinate
 
    Normal.x = readfloat f; Normal.y = readfloat f; Normal.z = readfloat f
Model_Vertex_Normal[Model_Vertex_Normal.count + 1] = Normal
 
    for i = 1 to 4 do Color[i] = readbyte f

TextureCoord.x = readfloat f; TextureCoord.y = 1 - readfloat f
Model_Vertex_Texcoords[Model_Vertex_Texcoords.count + 1] = TextureCoord

    Unknown1[1] = readlong f; Unknown1[2] = readlong f
  )
)

struct TVert_Bones_Data (
Bone   = 0,   --: longword
Weight = 0.0, --: single
function ReadFromFile f = (
  Bone = readlong f
  Weight = readfloat f
)
)

struct TMaterial_Data44 (
    Name   = "",
    Mtl_ID   = "",    
    Unknown1   = 0.0,
    BLEND_STATE   = "",
    MATERIAL_TYPE = "",
    Unknown2   = 0,
    Zone   = "",
    Unknown3   = 0,
function ReadFromFile f = (
      Name = StringRead f; Mtl_ID = StringRead f
      for i = 0 to 16 do Unknown1 = readfloat f
      BLEND_STATE = StringRead f; MATERIAL_TYPE = StringRead f
  a = readlong f; print a
      for i = 1 to 16 do ( Unknown2 = readlong f; if Unknown2 == 1 then
  (
  Zone = StringRead f;
  tm = bitmaptexture()
  tm.alphasource = 2
  tm.filename = TexturesDir + Zone
  Txs[Txs.count + 1] = standardMaterial diffuseMap:tm showInViewport:true
 
  Unknown2 = readlong f;
          for i = 1 to Unknown2 do StringRead f;
  exit;
  )
)
)
)

struct TMaterial_Data (
    Name   = "", --: TCharArray;
    Mtl_ID   = "", --: TCharArray;
    Unknown1   = 0.0, --: array[0..16]of single; //Most likely Ambient, Diffuse, Emissive, Specular, Shininess, and Alpha
    BLEND_STATE   = "", --: TCharArray;
    MATERIAL_TYPE = "", --: TCharArray;
    Unknown2   = 0, --: array[0..63]of byte; //Flags??
    Zone   = "", --: TCharArray;
    Unknown3   = 0, --: longword;
function ReadFromFile f = (
Unknown3 = readlong f

      Name = StringRead f
      a = readlong f;  for i = 1 to a do Mtl_ID = StringRead f

  tm = bitmaptexture()
  tm.alphasource = 2
  if Mtl_ID != "" then tm.filename = TexturesDir +  Mtl_ID
  Txs[Txs.count + 1] = standardMaterial diffuseMap:tm showInViewport:true
 
local kk = 0
  readbyte f; readlong f; kk = readlong f; print kk
      for i = 1 to kk/3 do (
  a = 0; a = readlong f
  b = 0; b = readlong f
  c = 0; c = readlong f
  a = a + 1;  b = b + 1; c = c + 1;
  Model_Faces_Index[Model_Faces_Index.count + 1] = [b, a, c]
  Model_Faces_Mats[Model_Faces_Mats.count + 1] = Txs.count ;  
  )
      for i = 1 to kk do (Unknown2 = readbyte f)
)
)


struct TVertex_Node (
    Unknown1       = 0,
Unknown2       = 0,
VertexTypeFlag = 0,
NumberVerts    = 0,
SizeOfVerts    = 0,
    Unknown3       = #(),
IsBones       = 0,     
BonesPerVert   = 0,
NumberMaterial = 0,
    function ReadFromFile f = (
      Unknown1 = readbyte f;
  Unknown2 = readbyte f;
  format "VertNode U1 % U2 %\n" Unknown1 Unknown2;

  if FormatVer == 0 then
  (
  VertexTypeFlag = readbyte f;
  Vertex_Type_Flag = VertexTypeFlag
  )
  else Vertex_Type_Flag = 0
 
  NumberVerts = readlong f;
  format "Vertex count - %\n" NumberVerts
format "Vertex_Type_Flag - %\n" Vertex_Type_Flag
      if Vertex_Type_Flag == 1 then (
    SizeOfVerts = readlong f;
format "SizeOfVerts - %\n" SizeOfVerts
for i = 1 to NumberVerts do (Vertex44 = TVertex44(); Vertex44.ReadFromFile f)
for i = 1 to 6 do (Unknown3[i] = readfloat f); IsBones = readbyte f

if IsBones == 1 then
(
BonesPerVert = readlong f
format "BonesPerVert - %\n" BonesPerVert
for i = 1 to NumberVerts * BonesPerVert do (VBD = TVert_Bones_Data(); VBD.ReadFromFile f;)
)
 
NumberMaterial = readlong f
format "NumberMaterial - %\n" NumberMaterial
for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (MD = TMaterial_Data44(); MD.ReadFromFile f; print MD)

--for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (
-- Zone = ""; S = ""
-- for j = 1 to Zone_Flag + 1 do (
--   S = StringRead f; Zone += S
-- )
-- print Zone
-- pos = ftell f; print Pos
--)

--StringRead f

for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (StringRead f)
--StringRead f

Mat_list = #()

NumVert = 0; NumTri = 0
for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (a = readlong f; Mat_list[Mat_list.count+1] = a )
for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (a = readlong f; NumVert +=a; )
print "NumVert"; print NumVert; print "NumTri"; print NumTri;
NumTri = NumTri / 3;
for j = 1 to NumberMaterial do (
for i = 1 to (Mat_list[j]/3)  do (
  a = 0; a = readshort f #unsigned;
  b = 0; b = readshort f #unsigned;
  c = 0; c = readshort f #unsigned;
  a = a + 1;  b = b + 1; c = c + 1;
  Model_Faces_Index[Model_Faces_Index.count + 1] = [c, b, a];
  Model_Faces_Mats[Model_Faces_Mats.count + 1] = j;
--print Model_Faces_Index[Model_Faces_Index.count]
))
--k = readlong f;
--for i = 1 to k do ( l = StringRead f; print l; )
  ) else (

for i = 1 to NumberVerts do (Vertex64 = TVertex64(); Vertex64.ReadFromFile f)
pos = ftell f; print pos
NumberMaterial = readlong f
format "NumberMaterial - %\n" NumberMaterial
for i = 1 to NumberMaterial do (MD = TMaterial_Data(); MD.ReadFromFile f; print MD)
--k = readlong f;
--for i = 1 to k do ( l = StringRead f; print l; )
  )
--   Print Model_Vertex_Position
    )
)

struct TBone (
    Name     = "",
    Unknown1 = 0, --: word;
    Flag      = 0, --: byte;  //Header ID?? For "Transform"
    Translation = point3 0.0 0.0 0.0, --: array[0..2]of single;
    Rotation = quat 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0, --: array[0..3]of single;
function ReadFromFile f = (
Name = StringRead f; Unknown1 = readshort f; Flag = readbyte f
if Flag != 0 then
(
Translation.x = readfloat f; Translation.z = readfloat f; Translation.y = readfloat f;
if Flag == 3 then (Rotation.x = readfloat f; Rotation.z = readfloat f; Rotation.y = readfloat f; Rotation.w = readfloat f)
if Flag == 2 then readfloat f
)
)
)

struct TColor (
  r = 0, g = 0, b = 0, a = 0,
  function ReadFromFile f = (r = readfloat f; g = readfloat f; b = readfloat f; a = readfloat f
  )
)

struct TMater (
  Ambient   = TColor(),
  Diffuse   = TColor(),
  Emissive  = TColor(),
  Specular  = TColor(),
  Shininess = 0,
  Alpha     = 0,
  function ReadFromFile f = (
    Ambient.ReadFromFile f; Diffuse.ReadFromFile f
    Emissive.ReadFromFile f; Specular.ReadFromFile f
    Shininess = readfloat f; Alpha = readfloat f
  )
)

struct TMaterials (
    Mtl_ID = "",
    Name = "",
    Mater = TMater(),
    BLEND_STATE = "",
    MATERIAL_TYPE = "",
    Flag_1 = 0,
Flag_2 = 0,
function ReadFromFile f = (
      Mtl_ID = StringRead f; Name = StringRead f
      Mater.ReadFromFile f
      BLEND_STATE = StringRead f; MATERIAL_TYPE = StringRead f
      Flag_1 = readlong f; Flag_2 = readlong f
)
)

struct TTextures (
    Unknown1 = 0, --: byte;
    Name = "", --: TCharArray;
    FileName = "", --: TCharArray;
    Width = 0, --: longword;
    Height = 0, --: longword;
function ReadFromFile f = (
      Unknown1 = readbyte f; Name = StringRead f; FileName = StringRead f
      Width = readlong f; Height = readlong f
)
)

struct TNodes (
  Unknown1 = 0, --: byte;
  Name = "", --: TCharArray;
  function ReadFromFile f = (
    Unknown1 = readbyte f; Name = StringRead f
  )
)

struct TMat_Data (
    Unknown1 = 0, --: array[0..2]of byte;
    Name     = "", --: TCharArray;
    TextureOn = 0, --: longword;
    Texture  = "", --: TCharArray;
    Unknown3 = 0, --: longword;
    Unknown4 = 0, --: byte;
    NumOfPoints = 0, --: longword;
    function ReadFromFile f = (
      for i = 0 to 2 do (Unknown1 = readbyte f)
  Name = StringRead f
  print Name
  TextureOn = readlong f
  if TextureOn != 0 then Texture = StringRead f
  Unknown3 = readlong f
  Unknown4 = readbyte f
  NumOfPoints = readlong f
      print NumOfPoints
    )

)
--   Points                      : array of longword;
--    MatID                       : array of byte;
struct TMaterial_Node (
    NumberMaterialNodes = 0, --: longword;
    Unknown1            = 0, --: byte;
    function ReadFromFile f = (
    NumberMaterialNodes = readlong f
  Unknown4 = readbyte f
      format "MaterialNode - NumberMaterialNodes = %d\n"  NumberMaterialNodes
    )
 --   Mat_Data                    : array of TMat_Data;
)

function FileSizeGet f = (
  fseek f 0 #seek_end
  size = ftell f
  return size
)

function FilePosGet f = (
  pos = ftell f
  return pos
)

function main f asmooth dir = (
print f
TexturesDir = dir
  local FileSize = 0
  local FilePos = 0
  FileSize = FileSizeGet f
  FS = FileSize
  fseek f 0 #seek_set
  g3d_head = g3d_header(); g3d_head.ReadFromFile f; print "head"; print g3d_head; print "head_end"
  Material_Node = TMaterial_Node()
  do (
    b = 0; b = readbyte f
case b of (
      0x07: (Materials = TMaterials(); Materials.ReadFromFile f; print "Materials"; print Materials; pos = ftell f; print pos)
  0x08: (Textures = TTextures(); Textures.ReadFromFile f; print "Textures"; print Textures; pos = ftell f; print pos)
  0x0A: (Nodes = TNodes(); Nodes.ReadFromFile f; print "Nodes";  print Nodes; pos = ftell f; print pos)
  0x0E: (Bones_Flag = 1; Bone1 = TBone(); Bone1.ReadFromFile f; print "Bones"; print Bone1; pos = ftell f; print pos)
  0x0F: (Vertex_Node = TVertex_Node(); Vertex_Node.ReadFromFile f; print "VertexNodes"; pos = ftell f; print pos)
  default: exit
)
FilePos = FilePosGet f
  )
  while FilePos != FileSize

  print (FilePosGet f);
 
  local obj
  obj = Editable_Mesh()
 
  obj.material = multimaterial numsubs:Txs.count
 
  print "tx count"; print Txs.count
  for i = 1 to Txs.count do
  (
  obj.material.materialList[i] = Txs[i]
  meditMaterials[i] = Txs[i]
  )
 
  obj.mesh.numverts = Model_Vertex_Position.count
  obj.mesh.numfaces = Model_Faces_Index.count
  obj.mesh.numtverts = Model_Vertex_Position.count
 
  format "tx count %\n" Model_Vertex_Texcoords.count
  format "vert count %\n" Model_Vertex_Position.count
  format "faces count %\n" Model_Faces_Index.count
 
  for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numverts do
  SetVert obj.mesh i Model_Vertex_Position[i]
 
  for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numfaces do
  SetFace obj.mesh i Model_Faces_Index[i]
 
  for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numtverts do
  SetTVert obj.mesh i Model_Vertex_Texcoords[i]
 
  buildTVFaces obj.mesh false
 
  for i = 1 to obj.mesh.numfaces do
  (
  setTVFace obj.mesh i Model_Faces_Index[i]
  setFaceMatID obj.mesh i Model_Faces_Mats[i]
  )
 
 
  meshop.weldVertsByThreshold obj.mesh #{1..obj.mesh.numverts} 0.001
  meshop.autoSmooth obj.mesh #{1..obj.mesh.numfaces} asmooth
 
  addmodifier obj (Unwrap_UVW())
   update obj
)

m_roll=newrolloutfloater "G3D Importer" 400 130

rollout G3DImport "G3D Import" width:400 height:104
(
edittext filename "File:" pos:[8,8] width:312 height:17
button OpenBtn "Open" pos:[326,7] width:56 height:21 enabled:true
button ImportBtn "Import" pos:[8,72] width:80 height:21
spinner asmooth "Auto Smooth: " pos:[32,39] width:160 height:16 range:[0,180,0] scale:0.1



on G3DImport open do
(
ASmooth.value = 45.0
)
on OpenBtn pressed do
(
s = GetOpenFileName types:"G3D file(*.g3d)|*.g3d" historyCategory:"G3DImports"
if s != undefined do
(
filename.text = s
)
)
on ImportBtn pressed do
(
if FileName.text != "" do
(
main (fopen FileName.text "rb") ASmooth.value (getFilenamePath FileName.text)
fclose FileName
closeRolloutFloater m_roll
)
)
)

addrollout G3DImport m_roll


[Luther Blissett]

Excellent! I tried this myself a few months back, and got a bit lost with garbled export mess (things like the front of a building randomly being about a mile to the right of the rest of the model).

Have you had any joy with any of the objects? I'm particularly interested in getting the models from the Van Buren cars and a few other small scenery objects, so I could analyse/edit/adjust them (for eventual use as flat rendered scenery objects).

p.s. I should be "back on" with the previously discussed 3D stuff very soon. Just got a few smaller projects at work to finish.

[Horatio]

Oh yes.

All the files i will convert during the week, but here are the vehicles i just ripped out

https://rapidshare.com/files/2286146652/VBvehicles.rar

Good to have you back, Luther.

[Wipe]

It reminds me some old NMA thread...

[Luther Blissett]

Nice one! There's a few garbled connections in there, like on the wheels - but it's easily fixable by reconnecting a few vertices here and there. Probably a triangulation/quadrangulation/import/export thing. The car model is surprisingly simple though - it should be fairly easy to adjust, and in theory if rendered at the correct size/angle and repainted carefully, an easy way to build up some extra scenery objects.

Also, yes it's very similar to that thread - though I think many of the links off there died. I can't quite remember, but I know I couldn't find what it was I was looking for.

Anyway, I got my toy cars to play with now
VROOOOOOM

[Surf]

It reminds me some old NMA thread...

All those links are down there.

[Wipe]

All those links are down there.

But there's some technical blabla here and there, plus shots what else can be found - still worth to check i think.

[Horatio]

Nice one! There's a few garbled connections in there, like on the wheels - but it's easily fixable by reconnecting a few vertices here and there. Probably a triangulation/quadrangulation/import/export thing.

No, its actually a clever shading trick to reduce polycount on wheels. Check out the renders, they are smooth.

[Luther Blissett]

Think mine's more garbled than that - possibly from the Wings3D import - on the Police car I've got spiky wheels, a gap missing on the wheel arch and a wonky bonnet - it does seem to "magically" clear up a bit when rendered though (which is something I've never seen before), but not perfectly.

[xammurapi]

It reminds me some old NMA thread...

You are right. I actually found the link to the script about a year ago on this forum. But I downloaded it elsewhere. It seems that the author of scripts for 3ds Max http://www.fallout-archives.com/forums/index.php?showuser=1083

Fluke that I saved them, I usually just do bookmark interesting resources ...

[xammurapi]

I used the resources VanBuren in my experiments with Unity3d.

That's what I did:
Character Customization (Cvet posted on its website an animated models. Unfortunately they are now no longer available)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQX4xUSxPms" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQX4xUSxPms</a>
A trip to the desert (Location - Desert near San Francisco, terrain is generated based on the data of NASA )
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYZAXfUaak" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehYZAXfUaak</a>

Random map generated from tiles.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEpr07jwMc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egEpr07jwMc</a>

Moving around the map using the algorithm A-star (in the style of Diablo or Fallout 1-2)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVXhPPfoTZw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVXhPPfoTZw</a>

[Horatio]

It is most impressive, Xammurapi. You're way ahead.

Also, to my fault, I must admit that imports indeed lack some vertex data. I think, it needs some fixes.

[Gob]

Can't Van Burren be continued?

[Haraldx]

If somebody is up to somehow getting somekind of tools, then yes. Otherwise - no.