Any "How to's...." for making / modifing...

[Vendetta]

I know there is a par editor for editing flight characteristics, but how do you change colors, sizes, ect.. Is there a editor out there or a how to somewhere?

[ggunners]

To change the model size, you need the original 3D model usually from the free 3D software called Metasequoia LE.

To change colors, you can either modify the modelname.bmp file which perhaps has the image map (i.e. model skin) or edit the DirectX .x file.

To change colors within the modelname.x DirectX file, you'll need to find specific references to "Material" and modify the red, green, blue colors of the model.

Here's a sample of a "Material" entry.

Material {
0.000000;0.224000;0.733000;0.480000;;
100.000000;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
0.000000;0.000000;0.000000;;
}

The numbers are RED; GREEN; BLUE; ALPHA;;
then SPECULAR RED; GREEN; BLUE;;
then EMISSION RED; GREEN; BLUE;;

Alpha is transparency and Specular is shinyness or reflectivity. EMISSION is whether the material gives off it's own light or not.

As you might guess 1.000000; 0.000000; 0.000000 = RED
0.000000; 1.000000; 0.000000 = GREEN
0.000000; 0.000000; 1.000000 = BLUE

Of course if you have the 3D .mqo file, you do not need to edit the DirectX file with Windows NotePad.

-- ggunners