How to Make a Monster??

[MR SPARTAN23]

Hi,
How can I make my own monster for my Amnesia mod? I mean I need to use a program but what? Can anyone please help me? Thanks

[WALP]

Yes you can create and animate your own monster using 3d software like 3ds max, maya or blender and export it as a collada. then you must set it up in the model editor as a servant grunt.
This is just the short version of it, theres a lot more to it and expect to spend months of hard effort on making your monster.



Note: that maya 2011 and before is the only of the softwares that support export of animation to HPL2 without it crashing.

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Also this is a must read : http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-18352.html

[MR SPARTAN23]

Hi,
Thanks for the answer. So if i want to make my own monster I need to download maya? I searched it but what version? Thanks again

[WALP]

Hi,
Thanks for the answer. So if i want to make my own monster I need to download maya? I searched it but what version? Thanks again

You will need to register and download a student license for maya 2011 on autodesk webside.

So just gotta ask what previous experience do you have with 3d software?

[MR SPARTAN23]

I'm downloading it. I don't have any experience with this type of programs so can you suggest me a tutorial? Thanks

[WALP]

I'm downloading it. I don't have any experience with this type of programs so can you suggest me a tutorial? Thanks

Well im not going to guide you through the entire thing, if you dont have any experience with this expect to spend a VERY VERY long time on this, perhaps a year, all depends on how often you practice and learn.

Its not really possible to simply recommend one tutorial as its expected that you will be going through HUNDREDS of them.
I would recommend you start by buying a book aimed at beginners like you because in my opinion they are a lot better then videos from the internet.

[MR SPARTAN23]

Ok, I don't think that I'm going to buy a book because I'm going to use it only for CS. I launched the program and I was like "O_O'?What's this?". So I'm going to find something on the Internet.

[WALP]

These are the things you will have to learn in order to create a monster in maya.

Getting an overview of your software(this is necesary because else you wont know what to do to fix it if you run into a problem)
Modelling
Character modelling with proper topology
UV unrapping
(Texturing)
Rigging and weightpainting
Animating
(Sculping and baking is also useful if you want your monster to be decent looking but its not required)

Sure you dont want a book?

[OriginalUsername]

making a custom monster takes a LONG time.. Just the modelling should take you months. Then the animations, rigging, etc. etc. Try making some entities first for practice, before you start making monsters.

[crisosphinx]

Things to keep in mind:

• modeling with good poly flow
  
• good uv unwrapping
  
• painting ability
  
• sculpting ability
  
• learning 2-4 new programs as well as the ones for the developers (2-5 more)
  
• rigging
  
• correct/ good animations
  
• weighting
  
• exporting
  
• debugging issues that may be obscure (rigging, animations, baking, level creation, events, etc.)
  
• code/ scripting lines of code/ programming
  
• level creation
  
• etc.
  

I'm not trying to scare you, but from what you're saying, you want to do it all, right?