Potential Artist

[geartrooper]

Hello, I'm geartrooper.  I'm a big fan of UFO:Alien Invasion, and have played through for the second time in a year.  I am currently the lead 3d artist for another free game, and am well-versed in modeling, animation, normal mapping, all things 3d.  I'd like to help out if I can squeeze you guys in between my other projects because I believe in this game.  I'm in the process of updating my website with new material, but you can check out whats there at www.johnny3d.promail.ca/gallery .  (the game I'm developing art for is Sauerbraten).


Will normal mapping be introduced?
Any plans for a full scale war map/scenarios?

[Mattn]

hi - first: thanks for your offer - we definitely need help with animation and modelling.

normalmapping (bumpmapping, specular lighting and so on) was already introduced - you should try the most recent svn revision (and update often - we had ~80 updated only yesterday)

some really nice work on your site.

we could need models like this one for our powerarmour (which is already "finished" - but not fully animated yet) or for our flying suits.
 * http://www.johnny3d.promail.ca/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=203

we are lacking character models on all sides. civilians should be a lot more. more soldier models wouldn't hurt, too. and our alien races only have one model for each race. you see - you need modellers - we need you!

[BTAxis]

our powerarmour (which is already "finished" - but not animated yet)

What? It is, isn't it?

[Mattn]

the animation is not yet ready - there are some poses missing

[BTAxis]

That's not the same as "not animated".

[geartrooper]

Right now I'm in the midst of preparing hudguns and vweps for another game.  After I get that finished I'd like to start work on what's needed.

[Mattn]

that would be great. you could start with the following:

http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/Mails/Headers

• those are mailheaders where we need models for the character heads for. we already have most of them, but two are still missing: mail_from_xo and mail_from_un (see http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/base/models/characters/ for already existing models)
• some character models are holding one of their arms very strange in the animation "standX" (see e.g. http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/base/models/civilians/male/worker01.anm?view=log - the worker is one of those models). maybe there is a better frame for this - or the animation needs updating.
• We are lacking two geoscape models - see http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/base/models/geoscape for the current existing ones. we need a model for a mission with a crashed ufo and one model to mark very important (story related) missions.
  
• our shevaar model is needs light and heavy armoured models - if you could do that, that would be really nice
• and as always, character models, soldier models and so on. a little bit of variation
• last but not least we could of course also always use map models like (crashed) cars, animated trees, animated animals and whatever else can be used as map decoration

you should maybe also check out our data_source repo (see http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/data_source/ )

for a more complete list see http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/TODO/General#Models

you might find some useful information at our wiki site about modelling at http://ufoai.ninex.info/wiki/index.php/Modelling

[Winter]

• those are mailheaders where we need models for the character heads for. we already have most of them, but two are still missing: mail_from_xo and mail_from_un (see http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/base/models/characters/ for already existing models)

Hi Mattn, I just saw this -- mail_from_xo is supposed to use the existing howard.md2. What is that being used for at the moment?

As far as I'm aware we only need a head for mail_from_un.

Regards,
Winter

[geartrooper]

Hi guys,

First I must apologize.  I have decided to throw my hat into the open source gaming ring and will not have the extra time I thought to help with UFOAI.  Please forgive me.  I support this project with
high esteem, though, and wish you guys complete success in this project.

Adieu,

geartrooper