3dsmax Rendering Support Topic

A1M4TH3H3AD · Post by **A1M4TH3H3AD** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:11 am

Ok i'm VERY new to 3ds max and i have two very n00bie problems
In this picture how would i smooth the entire mask out so that it doesn't have those annoying triangles in it

And in this picture how would I smooth out his chest armour, cuz i looks very weird

TY, for any help

Ephrum · Post by **Ephrum** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:26 am

It looks to me like you're trying to select too many verticies at a time... for the mask, you really only need to smooth the center ones, just select 'one' (or that's how it'll look) at a time... and same would go for the chest armor, make sure also...that when you're doing the chest armor, that you have the 'ignore backface' button selected, and that you're making sure not to accidentally select verticies on the back side of MC.

A1M4TH3H3AD · Post by **A1M4TH3H3AD** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:09 pm

how should i go about smoothing them though, such as "modifiers", and then "smooth", sorry i'm VERY new to this stuff...

Ephrum · Post by **Ephrum** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:21 pm

A1M4TH3H3AD wrote:how should i go about smoothing them though, such as "modifiers", and then "smooth", sorry i'm VERY new to this stuff...

Nah, just gotta follow the tutorial (it's the one on how to make the Elite tho)

Whitehawk · Post by **Whitehawk** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:26 pm

Whitehawk wrote:how do I apply detail maps? and by detail maps, do you mean dirt maps? I've tried searching for detail maps but have yet to come up with something productive

darco9x2 · Post by **darco9x2** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 6:34 pm

you make an rgbmultiply, and in one slot you put the detail map. then you tile it according to what it says in the shader tag, assuming you know how and where to look. metal_dirty is an example of a detail map.

small update on what i posted a while back.

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:06 am

The bandoliers nice the rest is just meh.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:41 am

The fur isn't so great, but the rest is nice.

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:17 pm

suggestions? criticism?
(first render) grunt with shottie

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:42 pm

Covenant never use Human weapons.

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 pm

in halo 2 they do. especially the grunts that are able to pick up rocket launchers.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:27 pm

CabooseJr wrote:in halo 2 they do. especially the grunts that are able to pick up rocket launchers.

Unless you give the weapon to them, I don't think they ever use a human weapon.

rasillon · Post by **rasillon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:28 pm

Veegie wrote:Covenant never use Human weapons.

Correction:
Elites never use human guns.

GametagAeonFlux wrote:
CabooseJr wrote:in halo 2 they do. especially the grunts that are able to pick up rocket launchers.
Unless you give the weapon to them, I don't think they ever use a human weapon.

correct me if im wrong but nearly every level you play against the brutes arnt there nearly always at least one brute carrying a shotgun?
on the great journey i always bump into at least two brutes possibly 3 brutes carrying the shot gun same with the level after "gravemind".

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:32 pm

I'm pretty sure Veegie just meant Elites, Grunts, and Jackals.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:33 pm

rasillon wrote:correct me if im wrong but nearly every level you play against the brutes arnt there nearly always at least one brute carrying a shotgun?
on the great journey i always bump into at least two brutes possibly 3 brutes carrying the shot gun same with the level after "gravemind".

Yes, Brutes carry Shotguns...I was responding to his quote however, which mentioned Grunts.

rasillon · Post by **rasillon** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:41 pm

StalkingGrunt911 wrote:I'm pretty sure Veegie just meant Elites, Grunts, and Jackals.

as far as i know he said the covenant dont use human weapons meaning none of them so i was correcting on what seemd a flawed comment

GTAF: i realise you was talking to him but i wasnt entirly sure wherther you was implying that just for the grunts or the covenant as a whole sorry if i confused or irritated.

Veegie[Temp] · Post by **Veegie[Temp]** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:48 pm

I won't edit it, but I will elaborate on my comment in regards to the Brute mention.

I hardly consider the Brute covenant, just because how they were so wholly mashed into it at the last second. Now of course I know that is wrong from a technical standpoint, because they are actually part of the Covenant. It's merely an opinion.

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:02 pm

Yeah, that's why I figured you weren't mentioning brutes.

ledhedgn · Post by **ledhedgn** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:05 pm

cant you just except that u where wrong, and who cares if a grunt is holding...what is that? shottie or br? it looks kool like that, u need to focus more on the look of how a render is, instead of characteristics of the character and prop that they are holding

nice job on the grunt

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:14 pm

well, now that thats cleared up...how would i put fire in the render, just like in a certain spot