[ZAZ]

Lightobjects and Objects with 2dfx effects with DexX's Maxscript

You need
Kam's Maxscript: http://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=9172 DexX's Maxscript: http://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=5656 Steve-M RWAnnalyse tool: http://www.gta-modding.it/area/index.php?act=view&id=33

Lightobjects or Objects with 2dfx effects are done in different ways but very similar
2dfx effects needs to create a "Dummy" and Lightobjects needs to create a "omni"
DexX's 2dfx Export Script have 2 different sections to apply light or effect Lightobjects allows to modify size and color 2dfx effects attaches an effect of 3dsmax7\scripts\saparticle.ini which should contain the same effects like GTA SA\models\effect.fxp

Video Tutorial
Both object version needs to assigne dummy/omni in Graph Editor: shematic view: 2dfx Goldkillers 2dfx Video Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6UCAS_GIYE shows this step very good by making an object with effect take care for this step: select OBJCET!! then go to Graph Editor: shematic view: 2dfx

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2dfx Effekt Export:Tutorial (short description)
~ Load Objekt in 3dsmax ~ create Dummy where the Effekt should be ~ Select OBJCET!! then assigne Dummy in Graph Editor: shematic view ~ Start "DexX Tool" in 3dsMax ~ Select Dummy [important!!!] und DexX's 2dfx Export Script ~ At "Setup / Add Effects" click "Add Particel Info (Dummy)" important: click only one time ~ Open Section "Setup / Edit Particels" ~ Choose Effekt and "Apply to Dummys" ~ Click Section "Export Effect Info" and export info file.sae (name is unimportant). ~ Select Dummy + Object [ALL] and export all with Kam's maxscript as *.dff (skip col) ~ Start RW Analyze and open the *.dff to assigne the effect ~ Go to "Clump > Geometry List > Geometry > Extension" ~ Rightclick on "Extension" and add "Add Section" ~ Insert Section Type -0x253F2F8 2dfx(R*) ~ 0x253F2F8 ~ Rightclick on 2dfx(R*),Import Section Data and insert *.sae
for LIGHTOBJECTS is it the same but with these differences: 2dfx effects needs to create a "Dummy" and Lightobjects needs to create a "omni" DexX's 2dfx Export Script have 2 different sections to apply light or effect

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Add Light , Image Tutorial from oCain

Load Objekt in 3dsmax and create Omni where the Light should be	Select OBJCET!! then assigne Omni	Select Omni [important!!!] und DexX's 2dfx Export Script
~ At "Setup / Add Light" click "Add Light Info (Omni)" important: click only one time	~ Open Section "Setup / Edit Light" Choose Effekt and "Apply to Lights"	Click Section "Export Effect Info" and export info file.sae (name is unimportant)
Select Omni + Object [ALL] and export all with Kam's maxscript as *.dff (skip col)	Start RW Analyze and open the *.dff to assigne the light Go to "Clump > Geometry List > Geometry > Extension" Rightclick on "Extension" and add "Add Section"	Insert Section Type -0x253F2F8 2dfx(R*) 0x253F2F8
Rightclick on 2dfx(R*),Import Section Data and insert *.sae Save the file and import it into your game

Tool to make extensions (*.sae), by xmen
2dfx-Editor..

This post has been edited by ZAZ on Saturday, Sep 29 2012, 20:14

[Michael-Knight1]

Thanks , I'll Try

[arijitsen]

Oh really nice ....
I really wish I had 3 Ds Max..

[TheLordYugi]

tanks for your tutorial ZAZ!!!

I Need Help with SA Lights, this lights not functional in game...

This post has been edited by TheLordYugi on Saturday, Oct 27 2012, 18:01

[ZAZ]

QUOTE (TheLordYugi @ Saturday, Oct 27 2012, 17:35)

I Need Help with SA Lights, this lights not functional in game...

sounds not like a question but i assume you didn't got it
well, this method is not easy

[TheLordYugi]

QUOTE (ZAZ @ Sunday, Oct 28 2012, 05:49)

QUOTE (TheLordYugi @ Saturday, Oct 27 2012, 17:35) I Need Help with SA Lights, this lights not functional in game... sounds not like a question but i assume you didn't got it well, this method is not easy

forgiveness my particles is 100% functional, more no lights appear.

[ZAZ]

QUOTE (TheLordYugi @ Sunday, Oct 28 2012, 13:23)

QUOTE (ZAZ @ Sunday, Oct 28 2012, 05:49) QUOTE (TheLordYugi @ Saturday, Oct 27 2012, 17:35) I Need Help with SA Lights, this lights not functional in game... sounds not like a question but i assume you didn't got it well, this method is not easy forgiveness my particles is 100% functional, more no lights appear.

try mlampost as Light Type in section "Setup/Edit Light"

[DK22Pac]

Don't forget you can add 2dfx with .ipl too.

[TheLordYugi]

tanks, not functional, I have use particles in my project...

my english is poor...

[ZAZ]

QUOTE (DK22Pac @ Monday, Oct 29 2012, 00:54)

Don't forget you can add 2dfx with .ipl too.

I assume that you mean ide. I never tried it and saw it only in VC.
The 2dfx sections of SA -ide are used by unknown methods to spawn peds and furnitures in connection with entries of furnitur.dat
In every cases are the 2dfx associated to an object, written as first entry in the line, so i thought that this object must have a dummy or extension or something
I'll check it now ... would be nice if you could give example and description

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edit

I tried without success to show Light above of TEE PEE Motel signe in Las Barrancas

CODE

11432, des_tepesign01, desn_teepee, 290, 0

and inserted this into countryN.ide and in other tests in countryN.ipl

CODE

2dfx 11432, -841.4631, 1438.8392, 25.5849, 246, 19, 238, 200, 0, "mlampost", "shad_exp", 100, 20, 0, 0, 40, 1, 0, 0, 4 11432, -841.4631, 1440.8392, 25.5849, 246, 19, 238, 200, 0, "coronastar", "shad_exp", 100, 20, 0, 0, 40, 1, 0, 0, 4 end

nothing happend, no light

This post has been edited by ZAZ on Friday, Nov 2 2012, 12:34

[DK22Pac]

Yes, I meant .IDE.
If I remember right, each 2dEffect type works via .ide.

CODE

0  LIGHT 1  PARTICLE 3  PEDS 4  SUN_FLARE 5  FURNITUR 6  ENEX 7  ROADSIGN 8  SLOTMACHINE_WHEEL 9 10  ESCALATOR

QUOTE (ZAZ)

so i thought that this object must have a dummy or extension or something

It creates 2d effect relatively to the centre of model.
Format for LIGHT type:

CODE

iModelId, fX, fY, fZ, iType, iRed, iGreen, iBlue, iAlpha, sCoronaTex, sShadowTex, fCoronaFarClip, fPointlightRange, fCoronaSize, fShadowSize, iShadowColorMultiplier, iCoronaFlashType, iCoronaEnableReflection, iCoronaFlareType, iCoronaFlags, iShadowZDistance, iSomeOffsetX, iSomeOffsetY, iSomeOffsetZ

[TheLordYugi]

DK22Pac, is possible, your make a functional example to use this code?

tanks...

[DK22Pac]

I've researched PED effect type a bit...
Updated stream info

CODE

4b - INT32      - Type (1 - Sitting, 5 - Standing...) 36b - VECTOR3[3] - Rotation 8b - CHAR[8]    - External script name 4b - INT32      - PED-Existing-Probability 1b - BYTE       - Unknown 1b - BYTE       - Not used 1b - BYTE       - Unknown 1b - BYTE       - Not used

.Ide version

CODE

modelId, x,  y,  z,  type, eventType, right_x, right_y, right_z, top_x, top_y, top_z, at_x, at_y, at_z, pedExistingProbability, unknown, externalScriptName