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= Information for Artists =


In addition there is an [http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/iris/upload.php Upload Form] for the files you want to share with us. For example arts, textures, models, patches et cetera.

On the page [[A Guide for Artists]] Corastin is currently working on tutorials to help motivated artists to understand Iris 2 with the eyes of a game designer and how to contribute to this fantastic project.

= Static 3D-Tiles Specifications =
 
'''3D-Tile:'''
* Walls/Windows/Stairs etc.: ~12-100 Triangles
* Statues: ~300-1500  Triangles
* Tables/Chests: ~100  Triangles


'''LOD creation rules:'''
Every object above 300 Triangles must have at least two LODs (LOD0 and LOD1) with LOD1 around 150 triangles.  
reduce material IDs. more important than removing polygons is the reduction of material ids on your objects.
Ideally the last LOD has only one render material ID assigned.
The difference in polygons from one LOD to the next step should be around 50% (1200 - 600 - 300).


'''Textures:'''
* Size: ~512x512 (but can be any Size ... think of using one Texture for more than one 3D-Tile using UVM)
* Format: tga/dds/png
* 24-bit truecolor images with an 8-bit alpha channel


'''Sample:'''

Download: [http://sience.schattenkind.net/box_orientation.zip box_orientation.zip]<br>

* The Box is 1 Tile size.


Before you export to <i>ogre.mesh</i>, you have to apply:
 
* 90° X rotation


'''NOTE:''' Some exporters, such as OgreMax, allow up-axis setting for exporting to mesh file.</i>
 
* <b>Iris2 uses Z-Axis as "up".</b>
* <b>Ogre default is Y-Axis.</b>

<gallery>
Image:Screenshot_box_orientation.jpg|box_orientation
</gallery>

 
== What Static 3D-Tiles do we need? ==

This is the most important Tool for artists to verfiy what is needed and what is already available!
* [[Item Model List]] and [[Walls]]
* [http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/iris/irisarttool/ Iris2 Art Tool] which lists models and how often they occur Ingame.


'''Furthermore:'''
If you create a directory with the name missing next to the iris binary
(ie. c:\games\iris2\bin\missing )
and put "gDumpMissingModels = true" into you config.lua, iris will dump
every missing art as a png (TILEID.png) into the missing directory
during gameplay or offline mode.
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= 3D-Character Model Specifications =

== Sample 3D-Character Models ==
Lich Model
* http://sience.schattenkind.net/FreeLichModel_Ogre14.zip

more Custom Models
* http://sience.schattenkind.net/customchars.zip

<gallery>
Image:20080325142752_641.jpg|custom Sword
Image:20080325142851_234.jpg|custom Sword
</gallery>

= Tools for Artists =

'''Exporter:'''
*[http://www.ofusiontechnologies.com/downloads.html oFusion Community Edition 1.8.6 for Max 7/8/9]
** Explanation: [http://www.ofusiontechnologies.com/exporter.html]
* Forum for this exporter: [http://www.ogre3d.org/addonforums/viewtopic.php?t=5024]
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'''Blender Exporter:'''
[http://sfz.schattenkind.net/wiki/index.php/HowToExportFromBlender Tutorial, How To Export Models from Blender to Ogre *.mesh]<br>
(A tip by suwing, see : [http://iris2.de/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1061%7CArtist Iris2 guidelines] for more info)


** Get [http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/ogre/OgreBlenderExport_v1.4.0_prefixpatch.zip Blender Exporter v1.4.0 + PrefixPatch] or [http://www.ogre3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=45922 Latest Blender Export Script] to take meshes from Blender to Ogre XML. Requires the use of the OgreXMLConverter contained in the [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ogre/OgreCommandLineTools_v1.4.0.msi?download OgreCommandLineTools_v1.4.0.msi] to turn the XML (item.mesh.xml) into a runtime binary mesh (item.mesh).
** Before export your item go in editing mode, select your item and press "w" and "flip normal" to a good ingame visual.
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'''Ogre3D Radiant Tool:'''
[http://www.duskengine.de/index.php?option=com_ionFiles&func=download&Itemid=1]
<br>
 
'''Silo Tool:'''
[http://www.nevercenter.com/download/]
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'''Texture Samples'''
* [[Direct_Draw_Surface_%28DDS%29 Direct Draw Surface (DDS)]] - howto use DDS Texture compression

* [[DDSLinuxGimpHowto DDSLinuxGimpHowto]]
For inspiration visit my [http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/photos.php? Ghoulys photo collection]
 
* [http://ghoulsblade.schattenkind.net/photos.php?subdir=data photos for ground textures] (some are already made to be tilable)

* Info about a [[Texture_Atlas Texture_Atlas]] we use for all our Object Textures.

* more links to textures on

'''gui/hud'''
(things like window frames made of wood,metall,... , icons for buttons...)
 
* später : ChatNoirs von [http://www.arvum-shard.de/] wäre evtl bereit bissl hübsches 2d zeugs für uns zu machen.
* later: chat noirs of [http://www.arvum-shard.de/] possibly ready bissl 2d would be nice to do stuff for us. (Google Translated)