Im looking to start modding

[kinnis]

Hey all,

i recently installed vice city on the pc, and i remembered that there was mods available for it online.

i was blown away by the vast amounts of cars that were available.

So i was thinking about giving modding a try for myself ( as there are a few cars that i'd like to see in the game that havent been created yet )

i was wondering what tools are needed to create the cars ?

and how easy it is ? ( i guess it cant be that easy making the cars look the same as there real life counter-parts )

and are they all hand-drawn ? ( done thru a gfx prog ? )

hope someone can help as i find this sorta stuff really interesting, and i would like to start of modding for future games also

[mvi]

Basically most people use zmodeler 1, which allows them to model the cars in 3 dimensions, and unless you have experience with 3d modelling it'll take you quite a while to learn it

[kinnis]

ok, i guess i better start learning , so can any of the modders out there give me some pointers in where to start off ?

i downloaded the zmodeler1, but as i suspected its all a bit gibberish hah.

[Prophet]

ok, i guess i better start learning , so can any of the modders out there give me some pointers in where to start off ?

i downloaded the zmodeler1, but as i suspected its all a bit gibberish hah.

Pointer of the month... download Gmax and get Cams' import/export script for it.

Gmax is ten times easier to learn and you can use ZM to finish it and get it in game.

[Sabin]

Heres a tuturial someone made, it should help you understand Zmodeler a little bit better then trying to figure it out for your self.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=138100

Edited November 24, 2005 by Sabin