How to make an addon

[Sennacherib 0]

someone know how scars has created these awesome textures. and how add lighting in a texture.

[Guest Ti0n3r]

I'll ask here instead if starting a new thread. So;

Does anyone have a working mirror for TexView? The one on Flashpoint1985.com seems to be dead. I have also tried google, with no luck.

[BlackScorpion 0]

Well after trying Texview (which I downloaded from www.opflashpoint.org or ofp.info I think), I'd recommend you Pantool, which I posted a link for on the previous page.

[Guest Ti0n3r]

Okay, guees that'll do until I find a working mirror. Thx

[t80 0]

Hi i need WinPBO . the link is not working, any one know somthing?

[j w 0]

Search for it on ofp.info (under News-section)

[hardrock 1]

Update: All ofp.info links (including the one to WinPBO) fixed.

[mr burns 132]

And here goes Texview1.1:

http://ofpc.de/files/sonstiges/TexView_11.zip

[Rommel 2]

Any tutes on how to make good trees

I am currently doing a GumTree and am having trouble not with the branches or anything but the Leaves etc, it just looks shocking when I do it, just some tips or a tute would be awesome.

also, whats the dif between .pac and .paa

[Al Simmons 0]

Iam searching for some help with making weapon optics. Can someone give me a link to a tut or offer me some advice?

[BraTTy 0]

also, whats the dif between .pac and .paa  

.paa has transparancy capability and .pac does not

I'm having problems with my old version Paintshop Pro,I even download new trial and both quit out upon startup on both computers I try it on.

Anyone have Gimp compiled already,I'd like to try that.

[Abs_01 0]

Iam searching for some help with making weapon optics. Can someone give me a link to a tut or offer me some advice?

Look for Earl's Custom Optics Tutorial.

Abs

[Edit:] No problem.

[Al Simmons 0]

Thx ABS_01 that was exactly what i searched

@Bratty: give Gimp a try, its a really good tool.

[hardrock 1]

also, whats the dif between .pac and .paa

.paa has transparancy capability and .pac does not

Well, both have. But .pac supports only 2bit transparency, means completely visible or completely invisible, while you can set up several greyscales in .paa.

[BraTTy 0]

@Bratty: give Gimp a try, its a really good tool.

Ya i'd like to try it...you have it already compiled for me?

You guys gonna make me compile it,lol

[BraTTy 0]

also, whats the dif between .pac and .paa  

.paa has transparancy capability and .pac does not

Well, both have. But .pac supports only 2bit transparency, means completely visible or completely invisible, while you can set up several greyscales in .paa.

K thats some info I didn't know much about.

Some more info.

Using O2..a .GIF will convert to .PAC and a .TGA will convert to .PAA

[Ironsight 1]

@Bratty: give Gimp a try, its a really good tool.

Ya i'd like to try it...you have it already compiled for me?

You guys gonna make me compile it,lol

Word. Never was able to make sense out of the instalation

[j w 0]

Install.exe -> Next -> Next -> 'Read some thing about license' -> Next -> Next -> Wait -> Wait -> Finish...

It worked like that for me last time I used/installed GIMP...

[Abs_01 0]

Hey...I've got a quick question. How long should one wait for permission before releasing someone else's modified addon? I think that the person might have left the community, and I was curious if two weeks with no reply was enough of a grace period.

Thanks in advance!

Abs

[chipper 0]

If you can't get a hold of them for more than a few weeks just make sure to credit them in the read-me, IMO.

[BraTTy 0]

Should have been asked in this topic really:

http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....0;st=75

If you want my opinion....

The maker owns it forever (by law so many years after his death)

If you are rereleasing someones addon.You really should try the email for 30 days thing.

If you know he's outta addonmaking, its hard to say.They could come back,come back for ARMA even

Read the fine print, alot of addonmakers specify that you can use if as long as you give proper credits.

Alot of the times an addon is made using several peoples work and permission is not always possible

What if...you rerelease someones uh60 chopper and turn it into a medevac or such.Come to find out he was working on one for the past years and planned on releasing one ?

What if... you rerelease someones addon and he didn't own parts of it ?

Permission and credits for peoples work don't always get passed down

Best thing is...just to make you own addon,its not that hard

[Sennacherib 0]

which is the maximum number of faces for a soldier without lag?

sorry i know how to make buildings, but i suck with the soldiers

[nephilim 0]

dont exceed 5k for ofp

that could be limit for good decent looking soldier

invest more attention into textures instead of modeling each gear part

[Sennacherib 0]

5k?

well it's for some robots addons, i need a lot of spheres and cyclinders and with that, the number of faces increases quickly.

if i have other questions, could i ask them directly to you by pm?

[Abs_01 0]

Quote[/b] ]Should have been asked in this topic really:http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin....0;st=75

Fair enough. I just assumed that it was for the whole company who stole addons issue.

Quote[/b] ]If you are rereleasing someones addon.You really should try the email for 30 days thing. If you know he's outta addonmaking, its hard to say.They could come back,come back for ARMA even.

30 days. Fair enough. If he comes back and says we can't use it, I'd have no problem asking for it to be pulled down.

Quote[/b] ]Permission and credits for peoples work don't always get passed down

I'd be sure to pass credit to the original addonmaker, and anyone he listed in his readme as well. Anyone beyond that I can't really be held responsible for because I didn't know about it.

Quote[/b] ]Best thing is...just to make you own addon,its not that hard

We're trying as hard as we can. If you'd like, you can visit Operation Northstar to see what we've done so far.

Cheers.

Abs