After playing the same levels or flying the same airplane over and over, many avid gamers quickly tire of their games. Now, with gmax supported games, they have a 3D modeling tool that is easy to use, comes with documentation, and includes a common framework that can be used to modify many popular games. The gmax Handbook shows you how to use this powerful application to modify actual games, such as Microsoft ® Flight Simulator 2002, Dungeon Siege, Quake III Arena, Tr ainz, and more!

Key Features

• Use gmax with popular game packs to modify levels and characters for licensed games
• Shows how to model and texture with PaintShopPro
• Covers TRAINZ Asset Creation Studio, Siege Max game pack for Dungeon Siege, Tempest game pack for Quake III Arena, Impossible Creature Tools, LithUnwrap, and more
• CD-ROM includes figures and project files

On the CD! The CD-ROM contains all images from the book (4-color), numerous projects that use popular game packs, and these two applications:

• gmax 1.2
• Discreet
• Paint ShopPro 7.04 (30 day trial version)
• Jasc Software

Contents

• Introduction to gmax
• Basics of gmax
• Texture basics
• Introduction to Paint Shop Pro
• Creating a model for texturing
• Texturing models using Lithunwrap and Paint Shop Pro
• Gmax for flight simulator 2002 professional
• Modeling a stealth plane with gmax
• Creating and placing Flight Simulator 2002 Scenery
• Game pack for Trainz
• Modeling with Trainz Asset Creation Studio
• Creating a train car
• Tempest game pack for Quake III Arena
• Using tempest
• Building a level in tempest
• Getting started with Siege Max
• Easy character creation with Siege Max and Paint Shop Pro
• Editing Dungeon Siege Models and characters
• Impossible Creatures Game Pack
• Creating Impossible Creatures Objects from existing models

• About the CD-ROM
• Index