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Major breakthrough with Akella

I have NO idea what can be done to generate a response, really. I tried many, many times to generate responses, but sometimes it seems people - just - won't - reply. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shock" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />
 
What about posting it in The Burning Brig? There's always lots of people in the topics there (although most of them are guests), even though there's only a few regular posters. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />

I guess it would be stupid to ask them what copy protection they are using for CoAS? Or, maybe for manuals for the modding tools?
 
can´t wait anymore... <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":shrug" border="0" alt="dunno.gif" />


WHEN WILL IT BE OUT; FINALLY!?!?!?!?!? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/whippa.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":whipa" border="0" alt="whippa.gif" />

???
 
Let's get this show on the road again. Damski has written up the following letter to get some more information from Akella to hopefully help us in our modding efforts:<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Dear Mr. Zaitsev,

We at Pirates Ahoy would once again like to thank you for the tools you gave us.
Unfortunately at present we are not very familiary with many processes and would like to accept your offer for help if we have any questions.
We would be very grateful and would like to recieve a character in the style of the ships which were made in the program 'Maya'.

In conclusion we would like to send you a list of questions which we would like answers to.

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Q1. How to define a model as .. Ship/Item/Location, and not a character in Maya

Problem:-
All impoted models are recognised as characters in TOOL.
TOOLS' error report when importing as Ship etc...... (System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object).

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Q2. How to export in vrml2 format . In detail.
Q2a. How to set texture path in vrml2 export options(what should the texture path be).

Problem:-
We always have 'missing texture tga.' in the exported vrml

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Q3. How to export in gm format . In detail..... i.e.
Q3.A How to export the model from Maya in GM format with all the correct data ?
Q3.B How to export the obj. files from GM viewer with all of the correct data ?

Problems :-
Nothing is exported....... only empty error report

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What should the Maya preference settings be when creating a new scene for :-

a. Character.
b. Ship/Item/Location.

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This would help us to contribute towards your projects and improve the current projects we have.

Thanks in advance

With kind regards,

Pieter Boelen
PiratesAhoy! Community<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Please provide any additional input and questions you might have so that we can come up with a good letter to send them. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/doff.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doff" border="0" alt="doff.gif" />
 
Hi

I have another request and a question to add to the list:-

Also we would like to recieve a location model(house) in the style of the ships which were made in the program 'Maya'.

Q. How to use GrassGenerator exe for location models.


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<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
damski.
 
Seems like we're getting no input from other members than Damski here. How about we just send what we have now? Otherwise we just lose time, don't we?
 
I sent the letter with some slight additions. Let's see what comes from it. This is what I sent:<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Dear Mr. Zaitsev,

We at Pirates Ahoy would once again like to thank you for the tools you gave us.
Unfortunately at present we are not very familiar with many processes and would like to accept your offer for help if we have any questions.
We would be very grateful and would like to receive a character in the style of the ships which were made in the program 'Maya'.

In conclusion we would like to send you a list of questions which we would like answers to.

-----------------------------

Q1. How to define a model as .. Ship/Item/Location, and not a character in Maya

Problem:-
All imported models are recognized as characters in TOOL.
TOOLS' error report when importing as Ship etc...... (System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object).

------------------------------


Q2. How to export in vrml2 format . In detail.
Q2a. How to set texture path in vrml2 export options(what should the texture path be).

Problem:-
We always have 'missing texture tga.' in the exported vrml

------------------------------

Q3. How to export in gm format . In detail..... i.e.
Q3.A How to export the model from Maya in GM format with all the correct data ?
Q3.B How to export the obj. files from GM viewer with all of the correct data ?

Problems :-
Nothing is exported....... only empty error report

We have tried to export files from Maya, but the only thing I managed to do is to export the ship .mb file you provided us with to .gm, but it didn't include the locators. We never managed to export anything of our own.

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How to import a .gm file back into Maya, then re-export to .gm?

One of our members made a Black Pearl ship model, but the exported file from our own TOOL has wrong lighting information and no correct collision data. However, a Russian modder on the seaward.ru forums has somehow managed to fix that. We would very much like to be able to fix our other new ships in a similar way.

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What should the Maya preference settings be when creating a new scene for :-

a. Character.
b. Ship/Item/Location.

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Also we would like to receive a location model(house) in the style of the ships which were made in the program 'Maya'.

Q. How to use GrassGenerator exe for location models.

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This would help us to contribute towards your projects and improve the current projects we have.

Also we have heard that you're having trouble getting the City of Abandoned Ships game translated into English. We have some members in our modding community who might want to help you with that in return for a free copy of the game once it's finished. If you're interested in that, I will post on our forum and ask who would be willing to help.

From what we've seen and read, City of Abandoned Ships sounds like it will be a very good game and we're all anxious to play it

Thanks in advance.

With kind regards,

Pieter Boelen
PiratesAhoy! Community<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
 
ARGH!
<i>503 Administrative prohibition -- access denied. We do not accept mail from spammers.</i>
I am NOT a spammer! That REALLY doesn't help!!! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/modding.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":modding" border="0" alt="modding.gif" />
 
Its seems they haven´t a real priority to get this done for the western markets. Some day its just enough and all that waiting without information sucks! Maybe they haven´t got the guts to ask for help, there are so much russians albe to get allong in the "western world" only using english and the guys from akella shall not? Hard to believe!
 
I could send it with my Hotmail, but we're trying something else now. Anyway I deliberately sent it with the address that DID get through in the past.
 
Hi,
Fingers crossed that it gets through this time ..... hopefully.
 
Hi,
I've just given Mr Ziatsev the message via the Seaward/ru forum ........ hopefully he'll understand all it said and that we get a reply soon.

Must say it's good to be back on an English speaking forum <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer2.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":beer" border="0" alt="beer2.gif" />

Cheers
damski.
 
LOL. Thanks Damski. And welcome back. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
 
Hi all,
Good news.... just recieved a PM off Mr. Zaitsev........Says in effect , they are prepairing the answers to the questions we put to them. Please expect.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/me.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":onya" border="0" alt="me.gif" />

<img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/par-ty.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheers" border="0" alt="par-ty.gif" />
damski.
 
Great! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/william.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":will" border="0" alt="william.gif" />
 
Nice, really good work Damski <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" />
 
Why would you want that stopped? It adds to the whole aura of the Akella/PoTC Build Mod conspiracy <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/389_robber.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":robber:" border="0" alt="389_robber.gif" /> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cheeky" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" />
 
you're spammifying again. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="xD:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />
 
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