I'm obviously new to all of this, so there are some things I need help with.
First, I've seen a ton of really incredible tutorials. The modeling tutorial, specifically, is very well done. What I *haven't* found is a tutorial for people who are starting out from scratch. I have a bunch of questions that I can't find answers to in any tutorials. What is cJass and vJass and how do they differ from Jass? What is EGUI? How come the parts of a skin are all jumbled up when they're not on a model? [I have a ton of others, too.]
I realize that these questions are extremely elementary to most of you, but I'm less than 24 hours into deciding that I wanted to do some modding - I don't understand a lot of what I'm reading. If you could just point me to a "read this if you know nothing" tutorial, it would be greatly appreciated.
Second, I'm a pretty smart guy. Creative, too. I am taking to script writing kind of fast and I feel like I have some really good ideas. What I don't have is a single ounce of artistic talent. I showed my girlfriend the cat I drew in GMax; she thought it was a poorly drawn dragon that "looks like it might have down-syndrome." The worst part is that it actually had come out a lot better than any of my previous drawings. My question, to be frank, is: how screwed am I since I can't draw?
Lastly, kudos to the guys running these contests (board game, tower, etc). I saw some posts that weren't thrilled with the contests, but I see them as a fantastic means to push the envelope a bit. Who knows what kind of incredible map/game/whatever ideas might come from an idea being submitted. If nothing else, it'll keep everyone on their toes.
thanks,
- Rob
First, I've seen a ton of really incredible tutorials. The modeling tutorial, specifically, is very well done. What I *haven't* found is a tutorial for people who are starting out from scratch. I have a bunch of questions that I can't find answers to in any tutorials. What is cJass and vJass and how do they differ from Jass? What is EGUI? How come the parts of a skin are all jumbled up when they're not on a model? [I have a ton of others, too.]
I realize that these questions are extremely elementary to most of you, but I'm less than 24 hours into deciding that I wanted to do some modding - I don't understand a lot of what I'm reading. If you could just point me to a "read this if you know nothing" tutorial, it would be greatly appreciated.
Second, I'm a pretty smart guy. Creative, too. I am taking to script writing kind of fast and I feel like I have some really good ideas. What I don't have is a single ounce of artistic talent. I showed my girlfriend the cat I drew in GMax; she thought it was a poorly drawn dragon that "looks like it might have down-syndrome." The worst part is that it actually had come out a lot better than any of my previous drawings. My question, to be frank, is: how screwed am I since I can't draw?
Lastly, kudos to the guys running these contests (board game, tower, etc). I saw some posts that weren't thrilled with the contests, but I see them as a fantastic means to push the envelope a bit. Who knows what kind of incredible map/game/whatever ideas might come from an idea being submitted. If nothing else, it'll keep everyone on their toes.
thanks,
- Rob