3DS Max version?

Patrickh · Post by **Patrickh** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:11 pm

My dad works at AutoDesk (makers of 3ds max, maya, etc.) and I can get 3ds max full for about $250.
What version is best for creating maps in halo?
thanks

wanksta · Post by **wanksta** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:07 pm

i say max 8.

and autodesk for the win.

Snip3r47 · Post by **Snip3r47** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:08 pm

lol, I like 9 but thats me

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:34 am

8 is the best for halo.

Fenderic · Post by **Fenderic** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:33 am

never had 8 but i love 9.

Snip3r47 · Post by **Snip3r47** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:13 pm

+ the only version i know how to get in 9 lol

Sgt.Peppers · Post by **Sgt.Peppers** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:15 pm

I would say 8, I tried it for a little bit it was pretty nice. Don't know anything about 9, though.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 2:21 pm

They're all nice, but if you want all the best features get 9. 8's the next best choice. It has a some features I'd like to have, but sadly 7 does not have them.

Patrickh · Post by **Patrickh** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:38 pm

is 9 capable of modeling halo bsp?
Basically are there any functionality drawbacks with getting 9? because 9 is newer, and I do have a $3,750 discount. You were saying 8 is better for halo, please explain why. And thanks for the replies

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:53 pm

8 can export animations but if you just want to model BSP's go for 9.

Reason I say that is, 9 is newer and has better features. I never compared the two, so there may not be much of a difference, but I know 9 is better than 8.

youhoo7 · Post by **youhoo7** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:08 pm

i personaly like 7 best, but 8 is just as good

Patrickh · Post by **Patrickh** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:26 pm

I think I will go for 9, and is there anyone working on a plugin for xporting animations from 9? Thanks for the help, and I'm sure I'll be needing a lot more when I purchase 3DS... lol
yoohoo7, you can take the edit profile out of your sig I_F fixed that...

wanksta · Post by **wanksta** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:27 pm

Patrickh wrote:and is there anyone working on a plugin for xporting animations from 9?

dont get nine ull have no way of exporting anything but jms. get 8 or below. i have 8 + 9 and trust me between the to i can barely tell the diff.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:34 am

Patrickh wrote:I think I will go for 9, and is there anyone working on a plugin for xporting animations from 9?

Yes, they do have an exporter for 3ds Max 9 that does animations. It should be under the Halo CE utilities.

Here it is.

llama_juice · Post by **llama_juice** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 11:48 am

If you plan on doing any H2V modding, just stick with 8... there isn't a plugin that is fully compatible with 9 yet.

8 and 7 are both great... I had some issues with 8 on my old PC with random errors every once in a while... but.. it works great on every other PC I've used it on

wanksta · Post by **wanksta** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:31 pm

TomClancey wrote:
Patrickh wrote:I think I will go for 9, and is there anyone working on a plugin for xporting animations from 9?
Yes, they do have an exporter for 3ds Max 9 that does animations. It should be under the Halo CE utilities.

Here it is.

scripts dont always work correctly Blitzkreig animation Exporter has ALWAYS worked for me. and can that little script do all the type of animation (.jma .jmo .jmp)?

and still 9 is almost no diffferent from 8 except like a small ui update i think.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:36 pm

wanksta wrote:and still 9 is almost no diffferent from 8 except like a small ui update i think.

That's absolutely incorrect. Max 9 has a wealth of new features that 8 lacked. However, few of them would be important to someone using it soley for this purpose.

wanksta · Post by **wanksta** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:41 pm

well since i used it for soley this purpose i guess i missed them

wait in max 9 can u select polys by more than one material in 8 u can only select polys by 1 material and its anoying...

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:00 pm

wanksta wrote:scripts dont always work correctly Blitzkreig animation Exporter has ALWAYS worked for me. and can that little script do all the type of animation (.jma .jmo .jmp)?

Have you tried using this script? BlueStreak is a script and it works for me all the time.

I wouldn't call it a 'little' script either. That can script is compatible with all version of 3ds Max 5+ and GMax.

As for the types of animation exportations, I don't know. Why don't you look?

wanksta wrote:and still 9 is almost no diffferent from 8 except like a small ui update i think.

Completely wrong. Just like Tural said, 3ds Max 9 has a huge amount of new features, but for those solely using it for Halo overlook those new features.

To further prove my point, look here.

Patrickh · Post by **Patrickh** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 4:03 pm

so since i have no intension of buying vista, 9 would work fine? I think I will get the latest version. Maybe I'll get 8 as well, I can probably get it for free or something.
Nice to know you guys will help, I know I will need a lot more once I start mapping