Learning plz post Thread

Is there any mods for the games i own that would be willing to help me learn to model:moddb:. IF i start learning i will only work with one mod at a time cuz i will start school again in a month:thumbdown::|.[Remeber IF] (Games list below.)

Left 4 Dead (origanil and id prefer it to other games)
Call of Duty 2 / 1
Star Wars Empire at War (origanil/Foc goldpack)
Company of Heroes Opposeing Fronts
Dawn of War 2
Dawn of war (all the expansions but SoulStorm lost cd key)
Medievil 2 Total War & Kingdoms expansion
Age of Empires 3 (maybe)
FEAR(and expansions)

If you do want to help me learn (ill pick up along the way i usually do that) Contact my Email at: GJSHENEMAN1994@aol.com (My mom made it i never realy changed it so...)
And plz dont post if your going to be a jerk about it. Because it will hurt me on the insides:cry:.

mate, theres mods for almost all of those games, i think you should be more specific about what you want from modding.

Your gonna eventually have to get a 3d program (other than google sketchup) that you can use, and i would advise getting photoshop or gimp, once you are there and you have decided what you want to do, then go to youtube and watch some tutorial videos, there the nuts when it comes to starting out.

When you think you've got yourself to a reasonable standard of modeling, then learn to uvmap and texture.

When you've got yourself to a reasonable standard of uvmapping and texturing, learn to animate.

Learn how to compile for the specific game engine you are using, for example, with source, learn how to creating .qc files, and such.

Once you've done that, most mods will snap you up.

Watch some tutorials and get a modeling program. Depending on what game you are hoping to model will probably influence your decision on what program to choose. Most people will pick Blender because it is free though some games will not work with it, like C&C Generals Zero Hour.

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I have no idea where to get the modeling stuff. (i dislike command and conquer) Id probably model for anymod right now cuz i want to learn. Yes ill watch those boring *ss videos.

How old are you?

ngs616 wrote: How old are you?

thats my own business

Ok, 15 it is then.
(That is based off the 1994 in your email address, and the fact you are going to school. Not to mention, if i'm right, you lied about your age in your profile.)

I would recommend getting softimage XSI or Blender and then googling tutorials for them both.

Edited by: NGS616

ngs616 wrote: Ok, 15 it is then.
(That is based off the 1994 in your email address, and the fact you are going to school. Not to mention, if i'm right, you lied about your age in your profile.)
I would recommend getting softimage XSI or Blender and then googling tutorials for them both.

great guess btw i lie about age because i dislike telling the internet things you never know what could happen.

Don't worry, it's understandable.

I would enjoy it if none would post again and this be forgotten.

Thank you bgs616 for recommending blender i am choosing to use that.

sry for mispelled name ngs616*

Dont learn to model for mod... that'd be the worst way to learn about 3d stuff. Grab any 3d app and then learn how to use it. Start doing simple thing, then try to model props. Then you could read about videogame optimisation. That'd be the easiest way to learn modelling. However having to work for a mod just to learn modelling isnt something you should do. I remember the first time I opened 3d max I nearly cryed I bought a book and started doing thing.

Uh, I learned how to do it with blender a bit so im messing around with that when i get better i will try to model for mods.