Havoc04 0 Posted March 6, 2004 i was making a new tank, the body looks good, so does the turret and barrel. but when i load it on the game, the turret is too low, and the barrel is on the turret, like they are stacked on. how do you raise the turret and barrel, and make the barrel rotate further away from the center? Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 6, 2004 Easy. Combine the barrel and turret and mess with the TurretOffset in art. Share this post Link to post
Havoc04 0 Posted March 7, 2004 uhh... no, i'd get it where between the barrel and the turret would be the center... its hard to explain but that wont work, i want to know how some of these modders do it Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 7, 2004 why don't you paste the section of the of the tank art on the forum and fenring can help you from there... right now it is hard to help you when you don't even know what is wrong... Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 7, 2004 I have an idea. It's probably the HVA. Try getting an exisitng HVA from the game. Rhino works best here. Try it and if that doesn't work, it's a turret offset problem. Share this post Link to post
Havoc04 0 Posted March 7, 2004 ok, i was replacing the apocalypse tank. i put the body in the ra2 folder. it worked. then i put the turret in the folder (with the apocalypse turret hva) and it was a low as the wheels of the tank Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 7, 2004 ok... i am also learning here... i now know how to turret thingy works... now... how does the barrel work? Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 7, 2004 ok, i was replacing the apocalypse tank. i put the body in the ra2 folder. it worked. then i put the turret in the folder (with the apocalypse turret hva) and it was a low as the wheels of the tank That is definitely an HVA problem. You'll have to edit the one you have or get a new one. Make sure the NEW one comes from a tank with the same dimesnions or very similar ones. ok... i am also learning here... i now know how to turret thingy works... now... how does the barrel work? Same as the turret. Except you'll have xxxxbarl.vxl/hva. Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 7, 2004 ahh... and does the hva have to do with anything with the location of the barrel too? Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 8, 2004 No, not really. All the HVA does is tell the voxel how to animate. It can control locations of the turret and barrel and even the body itself. Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 11, 2004 ahh.. ok... i was wondering how HVA workes... Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 11, 2004 Well now you know. Anything else you'd like to know? Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 12, 2004 do i need HVA if i am making a basic tank? or i just leave it alone? a tank with a spinning turret... and also, if i copy 1 HVA but use a different voxel, will it screw up the game? Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 12, 2004 No, how do you think we get most of our HVAs? We use existing ones. They're usually pretty solid and they'll do the job. ALL VOXEL UNITS AND UNIT PARTS REQUIRE AN ASSOCIATED HVA! Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 12, 2004 well then... that says a lot... so... i can make a new voxel plane but use harriers right? Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 12, 2004 Right. The HVA tells voxels how to animate. The ONLY time and I mean ONLY time the HVA matters is for mech units and helicopters with rotors. Also, try not to use the Gattling Tank HVAs either. The Gattling Tank is a little special. Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 12, 2004 YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now someone tells me... i was so annoyed trying to make my own HVA but i was angry that i deleted the program at least 5 times... and then reinstall it again... thank you... Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 12, 2004 Sounds great. Got a video? I need a good laugh. Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 12, 2004 no... just imagine a person in somewhat old shirt and pajamas pants dancing around the computers... that should be good enough... don't forget black haired, glasses, 6' tall, and bare foot... with a few screws on the floor... carpet ones too... Share this post Link to post
Doctor Destiny 40 Posted March 12, 2004 That sounds more disturbing that anything else. :| Share this post Link to post
alleylee 0 Posted March 12, 2004 opps.... too much descriptions... lol... Share this post Link to post