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Will .X files work with Torque or do they need converted?

by Alan H · in Torque Game Engine · 02/08/2005 (8:54 am) · 6 replies

Hey all,


I've already purchased most of the available art from garagegames so I''ve been looking around for art outside the gg community and was wondering if the Darkmatter bundles from http://darkmatter.thegamecreators.com/ would work with Torque or if they are not compatible. I don't know if their licensing allows for conversion if it's needed or not.

If anyone know please let me know. I've still have some funds in my art budget.

Thanks in advance.
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Employee David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#1
02/08/2005 (9:44 am)
They will need to be converted.

Torque Owner Alan H
#2
02/08/2005 (12:07 pm)
Thanks David. My next questions then is ... what would I need to use to convert them? Milkshape?

Torque 3D Owner Pat Wilson
#3
02/08/2005 (12:09 pm)
Well. The .X format is a compiled format, so while you can get triangle etc information from a .X mesh you will not be able to effectivly use this if you need to animate it and such. It will be a total pain, you need the source art for it.

Torque Owner Josiah Wang
#4
02/08/2005 (12:23 pm)
I know for a fact gameSpace can open .x...not sure about Milkshape though...

Torque Owner Mark Barner
mbarnatl
#5
02/08/2005 (3:46 pm)
Ultimate Unwrap3d and Milkshape is your best bet. They are low cost and you can do alot with both programs. A couple of clicks and the model is in .dts format mainly as a static shape. To take them and animate them is a little bit more time consuming. DarkMatter has both x and 3ds files. We found that loading the 3ds file into Milkshape to be easier.



edited for spelling

Torque Owner Alan H
#6
02/08/2005 (4:18 pm)
Thanks guys! I suck at animation and modeling so I'm having to rely on what I can buy. Looks like I'll be grabbing Darkmatter and trying my luck then.