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Quake III maps to Half Life?

  • 18-10-2001 12:10PM
    #1
    Chief
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    With the release of GMAX and all its bells and whistles is it possible to convert the maps you can make for Q3 with it over to half life maps? or is there any other process of changing bsp's over for half life.. or vice-versa.. just wondering as im used to 3D Studio Max... gowan you knowledgeable folks :)

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  • #2
    Dazzer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,642 ✭✭✭Dazzer


    Best bet is to make it in gmax then open up it up in worldcraft and add all the entities and redo the textures because HL uses Quake .wad files for the textures and Quake uses tga's and jpg's.


  • #3
    SantaHoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,488 ✭✭✭SantaHoe


    Although why you'd want Q3 maps in Half-Life is beyond me.
    :p


  • #4
    Q_Ball
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Q_Ball


    Surely the HL engine couldn't handle the complexity (ooh big word :p ) of Q3 maps could it?


  • #5
    Illkillya
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,372 ✭✭✭Illkillya


    i dunno about q3 -> HL.. but it would be nice to have q3de_dust1


  • #6
    Lyconix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Lyconix


    The Quake III engine uses effects such as real curves, shaders, etc. which Half-Life can't handle, so Q3 -> HL would be a no-no...


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  • #7
    Dazzer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,642 ✭✭✭Dazzer


    Despite what these lads say it can be done :) Just leave out and curves and do all the texture work in WC therefore no shadowers.


  • #8
    Lyconix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭Lyconix


    yes but 'leaving out' the curves would mean starting maps from scratch anyway, so why bother?


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