First model

[t3h m00kz]

Aha, thanks guys.

Honestly I prefer Blender to Max at this point because I can't figure Max out for the shit of me :V

Plus blender was free, and I don't feel like an asshole pirate.

Anyway yeah I'm working on a Halo 3 shotgun at the moment, which is turning out pretty crappy because I don't have the wireframe ref that I did for the pistol. I was looking at it, and H3's gun models are actually pretty ugly compared to some other games. There's some textures stretching across a few faces, reflection and bumpmapping on the muzzle hole, stuff like that. I was kinda suprised.

[Inferno]

Anyway yeah I'm working on a Halo 3 shotgun at the moment, which is turning out pretty crappy because I don't have the wireframe ref that I did for the pistol.

You could always import the halo 1 or 2 shotgun and use it for reference.

[Sever]

And you could always get gmax to work with. It's free, works with the importable halo models (don't know if blender does or not), and I can guide you through the basics if you need. It also will make for a better transition to 3ds max if you need to make the switch after getting money.

[t3h m00kz]

Lol, I already have 3DS Max.

I thought about getting GMax, but I wound up choosing Blender to see if I could work better with it. I've had problems learning 3DS Max, like accidentally hitting a key and having my cursor get all fucked up, and not knowing what to do so I just said screw it.

Blender has support for OBJ files, so if I were to export a Halo 1 model with HMT, I could do it with that. If I were to go with Halo Custom Edition extraction, I'd probably use GMax.

I may pick up GMax again at some point, but at this point I'll stick with Blender. If I wind up picking up 3DS again, I'll remember to refer to you if I have any questions.

[legionaire45]

All I will say is this - there's a reason that 3DS Max sells for ~$3500 .

$600 or whatever if you're a student.

Stuff looks nice, although I would really recommend taking a look at those tutorials. The UI for Max looks complex but it really isn't once you get the hang of it. It took me around a month to figure the UI out, and that was just playing around with a trial back in like, late 7th or early 8th grade. Lol.

[rossmum]

Aha, thanks guys.

Honestly I prefer Blender to Max at this point because I can't figure Max out for the shit of me :V

Plus blender was free, and I don't feel like an asshole pirate.

Anyway yeah I'm working on a Halo 3 shotgun at the moment, which is turning out pretty crappy because I don't have the wireframe ref that I did for the pistol. I was looking at it, and H3's gun models are actually pretty ugly compared to some other games. There's some textures stretching across a few faces, reflection and bumpmapping on the muzzle hole, stuff like that. I was kinda suprised.

Bungie's optimisation skills are insane. They make incredibly low-poly models, yet they still look good ingame. In some cases the Halo weapons have more detail than the Halo 2 ones model-wise, I was quite shocked.

[Kiwibird]

I use Blender mostly for modeling for fun, and for a first model that's really good. After using both 3DS Max and Blender, I have to say I see more potential in 3DS Max which is why I'm trying to learn it. Like Legionaire45 said, there's a reason why 3DS Max sells for ~$3500.

[Apoc4lypse]

just fix the proportions and its a perfect model for video game standards... seriously every thing else people are saying is bs... just proportion the handle and your there.