After playing the same levels or flying the same airplane over and over, many avid gamers quickly tire of their games. Now, with gmax supported games, they have a 3D modeling tool that is easy to use, comes with documentation, and includes a common framework that can be used to modify many popular games. The gmax™ Handbook shows you how to use this powerful application to modify actual games, such as Microsoft ® Flight Simulator 2002, Dungeon Siege, Quake III Arena, Tr ainz, and more!
Key Features
* Use gmax with popular game packs to modify levels and characters for licensed games
* Shows how to model and texture with PaintShopPro
* Covers TRAINZ Asset Creation Studio, Siege Max game pack for Dungeon Siege, Tempest game pack for Quake III Arena, Impossible Creature Tools, LithUnwrap, and more
* CD-ROM includes figures and project files
ON THE CD!
The CD-ROM contains all images from the book (4-color), numerous projects that use popular game packs, and these two applications:
* gmax 1.2
- Discreet™
* Paint ShopPro 7.04 (30 day trial version)
- Jasc Software
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Applications and projects on this CD-ROM require a PC with Windows 98, 2000, or XP; 300MHz (or higher) processor; 128MB RAM; 300MB disk space; graphics card supporting 1024 x 768 x 16 bit color; Web browser and Internet connection to register the product; CD-ROM drive; mouse.
About the Author
Clayton E. Crooks II (Knoxville, TN) is a partner in Advanced Information Systems, a consulting company specializing in custom hardware and software solutions for education, small business, and government entities. His articles have appeared in Dr. Dobbs, and he is the author of Awesome Game Creation 2/E.
