OpenZone 8.4 in the works

[Windcatcher]

Okay, time for some eye candy:

Normal


Leather


Chain


Plate

[Windcatcher]

Monk


(the robed textures are the same as for all other models)

So now there will be three complete player races that come with OpenZone/SimpleClient:

Human male/female
Wood elf male/female
Dark elf male/female

One step at a time...

Wind

[Richardo]

Any chance I can have these models exported in 3ds format? I'd like to play around with them.

[Windcatcher]

Sure, let me put something together this weekend (maybe tonight).

[Richardo]

Thank you very much WC. I got your PM.

[Windcatcher]

For player models, I need to point this out:

For the body from the neck down, there are two groups, robed and non-robed. Each group must be identical in terms of the geometry and the texture coordinates. This is how the live client and SimpleClient work; it understands only six meshes:

- Head (normal)
- Head (leather)
- Head (chain)
- Head (plate)

- Body (non-robed)
- Body (robed)

For the body meshes, the non-robed can have five texture variants, where the ONLY difference is the textures used (the texcoords are identical):

- Normal
- Leather
- Chain
- Plate
- Monk

The robed textures are similar where there are seven variants, where the ONLY difference is in the texture files.

If you want to make another player model (e.g. half-elf, barbarian, etc.) it's important to bear this in mind.

On the other hand, if you're making an NPC model, it is either more or less restrictive, depending on the client:

- For the live client, all variants must be absolutely identical except for the texture files used.

- For SimpleClient, each variant can have a different mesh (yes, SimpleClient is more flexible).

Wind

[Richardo]

I understand.

I hate the way they designed all of this but it's understandable. :P