Blender 3DO Guide: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:33, 8 December 2024

This two part video guide will follow the process of creating a basic model in Blender, adding texture and importing in to Dark Forces to use in game.

Before we get started, there are some tools to download:

1) Blender: https://www.blender.org/download/ - current version (4.2 at time of writing)

           or if need be https://download.blender.org/release/ for any and all previous releases.

2) BM Convertor (by Jereth Kok): https://df-21.net/downloads/utilities/bmconverter/bmconverter.zip

3) Dark Forces 3DO Blender Addon (by Jereth Kok): https://df-21.net/downloads/utilities/dfblender/dfblender.zip

          Note: Requires .NET 6.0 - Version 3.2 - June 2024 Release

4) Optional - Tutorial files to follow along - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y5ut5j0234m0gv151da58/3D0_Tutorial_Files.zip?rlkey=isucz8a06268077yvlqftzffz&st=xb6b7g1i&dl=0

Part One - Covering the Basics

Part Two - Some more advanced techniques

Obviously these two videos scratch the surface of what Blender can actually do - for modelling and in general. For further information, there are a range of free resources and models to learn from including:

CG Cookie, a great variety of free (and paid) Blender tutorials https://cgcookie.com/lessons/intro-to-blender-and-cg-cookie-3f5a128152aa17de

Blendswap, a large free repository of Blender models to use and learn from, including some familiar looking ones... https://blendswap.com/blend/20330

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-Installing the exporter addon Blender's UI (specifically the bits you need for basic model, texture, export)
+Part One - Covering the Basics
-Basic modelling and hotkeys (object mode vs edit mode, extrude, inset, edge loop, bevel, snapping, symmetry toggle, scale to DF, etc)
+Part Two - Some more advanced techniques
-Basic troubleshooting (flipped normals, duplicate faces, merging vertices, pivot point/origin, etc)
-Modifiers - maybe? Some would be useful here, most overkill.
-UV unwrapping Multiple materials / textures Importing existing textures
+Obviously these two videos scratch the surface of what Blender can actually do - for modelling and in general. For further information, there are a range of free resources and models to learn from including:
-Texture baking (ie using procedural materials, baked lighting or baking detail from high to low mesh.)
+CG Cookie, a great variety of free (and paid) Blender tutorials
+https://cgcookie.com/lessons/intro-to-blender-and-cg-cookie-3f5a128152aa17de
-Texture conversion (not really 3DO specific, but part of the process)
+Blendswap, a large free repository of Blender models to use and learn from, including some familiar looking ones...
+https://blendswap.com/blend/20330
-Texture paint basics. Can paint directly on the model or in 2D simultaneously.