FAQ (Sins of a Solar Empire)/Stannum's Maxscript Installation
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FAQ (Sins of a Solar Empire)/Stannum's Maxscript Installation

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How to install

Unzip the contents of the zip into your 3dsmax\scripts\ directory.

To run the script

  1. Goto the utilities tab (hammer icon on the right)
  2. In the utilities rollout click on MAXscript
  3. Click on run script
  4. Find the SINS_Tool.mzp file and run it
  5. In the utility dropdown box select SOASE Maxtool
  6. Click on import/export

Note

  • Soase uses an Y-up system. This means:
  • Max y = above -y = down
  • Max z = forward -z = back
  • Max x = left -x = right

Adding points

  • Use dummy objects for points, rotate them so they face in the direction you want.
  • Link them to the main object. If you don't link them they will not be exported.

Materials

  • Diffuse texture uses the diffuse slot (really)
  • Data texture uses the specularlevel slot
  • Normal texture uses the bump slot
  • Set the glossiness with the glossiness controller in the specular highlights area

Add a bitmap to each slot but don't point to an image file. Instead change the slot name to the filename:

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