Homeworld 2 RDN Toolkit.
Relic Developer's Network - Homeworld 2 Toolkit
Version 1.0
Readme File
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About This Document:
Thank you for downloading the Homeworld 2 Toolkit!
Should you encounter any problems or have any questions, please refer to the
RDN website at www.relic.com/rdn for additional instructions.
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Installation Prerequsites
The following applications must be installed before in order to take full
advantage of
this RDN release:
1. Photoshop (5.5 or above)
2. Maya Builder (3.0 or above)
3. Microsoft Excel
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Package Installation
1. Make sure the "HW2_ROOT" environment variable is defined and points to the
directory where Homeworld2 is installed (e.g. C:\Homeworld2). This is done by
clicking on Control Panel/System/Advanced/Environment Variables and adding
HW2_ROOT as a new System Variable
2. Copy the contents of the RDN package into the Homeworld2 directory if you
haven't already done so. You should find a "Tools", a "Maya", and a "Documents"
directory in the Homeworld2 directory afterwards.
3. Follow the instructions found in Documents\HW2_Maya_Install_Doc.doc.
4. Follow the instructions found in
Documents\HW2_PhotoshopActionInstallation.doc.
5. Unarchive the core files into the Data directory by executing the following
in the Windows Command Prompt:
> cd %HW2_ROOT%\Data
> ..\tools\bin\archive -a Homeworld2.big -e %HW2_ROOT%\Data.
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FXTool
Start the FXTool by executing
%HW2_ROOT%\tools\bin\FXToolGL\FxToolShortcut.exe.
Refer to Documents\FX_Tool_Documentation.doc for details on using the FXTool.
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Maya + Photoshop
Refer to the art pipeline document for the model creation workflow.
We have included three example ship models: The Hiigaran Interceptor, Hiigaran
Pulsar Gunship, and Hiigaran Carrier.
You can find them in %HW2_ROOT%\DataSrc\Ship\Hgn_Interceptor,
%HW2_ROOT%\DataSrc\Ship\Hgn_PulsarCorvette, and
%HW2_ROOT%\DataSrc\Ship\Hgn_Carrier.
