what is .lod??

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:13 am

I'm trying to build some custom drivable vehecles, and am havig some troubles and I wonder if the lod file has something to do with it???

mohaa_rox · Post by **mohaa_rox** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 7:53 am

I think u have to have bones. Go to TMT and see their "Sticky: Modelling, how they work!" Or something like that. Learn to create the bots necessary for creating a tank.

Yarik · Post by **Yarik** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:08 pm

Hey small sumo no need to worry. Im making a tutorial on Bones. Hopefully i will have Pictures unlike the first tutorial I made.

I think u have to have bones. Go to TMT and see their "Sticky: Modelling, how they work!" Or something like that. Learn to create the bots necessary for creating a tank.

MOHAA_ROX I myself have checked that out and gotta to say that it is not really helpfull/

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:21 pm

Custom drivablevehecles? Have any of you guys progressed further than the work that scorpio did, the stuff I have? Please show me links or give up any info that might help. It just seams to me its a sleeping giant if only we could wake it. Imagine rocket jeeps etc, could be awesome fun.

Yarik · Post by **Yarik** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:50 pm

Small sumo. Read the news section. Medal of honor is coming out with a new expansion pack other then rising sun. Which will feature drivable vehicles. So just wait for that.

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:33 am

Yeah maybe, its just that mohaa will always have a much bigger audience than any of they expansion packs. The possibilitys are there, scorpio reconed you can make a brush based vehecle, anything is drivable, he made my bulldozer drivable. You should be able to glue any kind of turret flakk88 whatever. If only I had the skills for scripting etc.

mohaa_rox · Post by **mohaa_rox** » Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:14 am

Trench rats will include some driveable vehicles and usable howitzers.

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 5:18 am

Thanks guyss but I think I will stop this maddness and do what I know I can do and stop waiting time being stoopid.

Post by **jv_map** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 9:54 am

Just getting back on topic

A .lod file is a 'level of detail' file, containing information on what triangles to draw for a given lod value. Lod values are higher if you increase model detail or move closer to the model. A model will 'work' without a .lod file, but will be worse for fps.

As far as I know the file format is not know by the community, so you cannot make your own .lod files

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Fri Apr 25, 2003 3:03 pm

Cool explanation jv, ever noticed they went way overboard with the haystack lod? It looks stoopid from not far off. The lack of ea support is wak also these expansion packs should be free downloads to mohaa owners that just improve mohaa, they just profiteering is all.
Its just wak.