Covenant Energy Sword

Moderator · Jul 10, 2009

18:13, 10th Aug 2009
Pyritie: Could be useful.

D a w n · Jul 10, 2009

very good mesh and concept but there are some things tyou could/should improve

1. add some texture animation to the blade. It will look much more magic-ly
2. maybe some fitting particles

will rate it with 4/5 right now

varsaigen · Jul 10, 2009

DonDustin said:
1. add some texture animation to the blade. It will look much more magic-ly

Perhaps you weren't reading the description when I mentioned it, and told how to activate it... -.-

2. maybe some fitting particles

I tried. Couldn't get it to work. I discovered that the entire thing would become a blur if I kept the particles. But, I did try.

D a w n · Jul 10, 2009

varsaigen said:
Perhaps you weren't reading the description when I mentioned it, and told how to activate it... -.-

I tried. Couldn't get it to work. I discovered that the entire thing would become a blur if I kept the particles. But, I did try.

I forgot to read it :/

and about the particles. Just select add alpha as the material mode and reduce their visiblity. That should remove the blur

wereguy2 · Jul 10, 2009

I like it, simple yet effective. However you should make it a little longer and wider.
5/5

anarchianbedlam · Jul 10, 2009

to give it a texture animation, convert it to mdl, open it in notepad and near the top find the section labeled "Materials # {" then find the material you want to animate and put

"TVertexAnimId 0,"

in it on the last line before the next } sign, so it should (for example) go

Code:

	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 2,
			TwoSided,
			Unshaded,
		}

}

Code:

	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode None,
			static TextureID 2,
			TwoSided,
			Unshaded,
			TVertexAnimId 0,
		}

}

hope it helps, could be a useful attachment

ALSO, i would suggest using the texture "UI/water/A_Water00.blp or N_Water00, the ocean.blp texture is nice, but it is too detailed and subtle. the 2 mentioned above have more variation and so you can see the ripples better (especially from a distance)

OH, OR, you can edit the UV to make it reference a smaller area, so the ripples will be larger

shamanyouranus · Jul 10, 2009

YOU JERK! I just started making my own energy sword today!

GRAAARGGH!

I haven't made the handle yet...but anyway...yours looks nice, but I'd recommend a more flashy texture animation. The current one is hardly noticeable. 4/5

varsaigen · Jul 10, 2009

shamanyouranus said:
YOU JERK! I just started making my own energy sword today!

GRAAARGGH!

I haven't made the handle yet...but anyway...yours looks nice, but I'd recommend a more flashy texture animation. The current one is hardly noticeable. 4/5

rofl

I didn't know about it

I made this on a whim XD There was supposed to be one already, but its no longer on Hive

anarchianbedlam, thanks!

I'll try that :3

Ghost765 · Jul 10, 2009

can i have that elite model please

varsaigen · Jul 11, 2009

...... There is no model. That was a pic from Halo 3 that I used to show the sword's purpose. This model is just the sword.

wereguy2 · Jul 11, 2009

There is an Elite model somewhere....

varsaigen · Jul 13, 2009

trying to get the Animated texture to work... So far, nothing D:

RiPiG · Jul 22, 2009

Anyone knows if its a Elite Covenant Model or A brute on some site? :spell_breaker:

Fingolfin · Aug 10, 2009

shamanyouranus said:
YOU JERK! I just started making my own energy sword today!

GRAAARGGH!

I haven't made the handle yet...but anyway...yours looks nice, but I'd recommend a more flashy texture animation. The current one is hardly noticeable. 4/5

I already HAVE an energy sword model, it's just not posted. Though i must say, from what i can see this version looks better. I did mine in vertex modify, and it was also one of my first models. That doesn't usually make a good combo.

EDIT: By the way, if anyone wants to make an elite model for this, i have a finished texture that i can hand out.

varsaigen · Aug 10, 2009

still waiting for that help I was offered on making the animated texture remain... D:

anarchianbedlam · Aug 10, 2009

:/ var, you never responded when i asked you

Fingolfin · Aug 10, 2009

varsaigen said:
still waiting for that help I was offered on making the animated texture remain... D:

Magos is bugged on texture anims. You have to do it in notepad. Save the texture anim in magos, then save as mdl, and look for the texture animation id thingy. There is a tutorial here somewhere.

varsaigen · Aug 10, 2009

i thought i did D: ... well, I have had absolutely no luck in getting it to work, and i have a State-wide math test tomarrow (such wierd timing...) to prepare for... So, I haven't had much free time lately D: So I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me with this model.

InfernalTater · Aug 12, 2009

where did you get the covenant elite model?

varsaigen · Aug 12, 2009

that was just an image from the Halo games D: I don't have one. Though you might as well check Zerox's site for that one :/

Choppermad · Aug 13, 2009

varsaigen said:
that was just an image from the Halo games D: I don't have one. Though you might as well check Zerox's site for that one :/

Please, please, PLEASE link me.
My Halo map would rock with the addition of the covenant, but I simply cannot when this site only has the grunt.
They took down the old elite and hunter models. >_>

varsaigen · Aug 14, 2009

unfortunately, when my hard-drive crashed (infinite loading loop before mouse ever appears), I had to mirror all my data to a new one. I lost all my programs in that process. And, that meant links as well D: So, My best help would be the name. And I believe it is called Warcraft 3 Unlimited. It is owned by Zerox

Blackrockorc · Aug 14, 2009

plz tell me tht picture of the covanent is a model on the hive plz. and if not someone make it.

varsaigen · Aug 14, 2009

as I said earlier, it is a pic from the Halo model. not the wc3 version...

RiotZ · Aug 28, 2009

I want to see an elite model like the one in the pic i want to see some halo units period. looks good 4\5

Flashback96 · Sep 26, 2009

Why does it not come with a skin :huh:

varsaigen · Jan 11, 2010

Flashback96 said:
Why does it not come with a skin

cause it uses ingame textures

Squitxl · Mar 24, 2010

I checked this ingame it only shows up as a green box can some1 else confirm this?

varsaigen · Mar 24, 2010

It's worked fine for me. :/ You must have imported it wrong. Did you restart WE and try again? That usually fixes the problem. Other than that, you may not have imported it correctly.

Squitxl · Mar 24, 2010

i just redownloaded it, opened up a new map, imported, removed wc3imported\, saved and reopened, still a green box

varsaigen · Mar 24, 2010

how does it look in game? The mods do check this sort of thing. So, for it to be approved, it has to have worked on theirs, as well as other peoples'. It must be a problem on your machine or WE/ingame.

AdamBK · Apr 25, 2010

Can I have the Elit's link please?

ODST trooper 3 · Jul 5, 2010

omg this model rules!!!just how do i use it? and can you make skin?????????????

varsaigen · Jul 5, 2010

ODST trooper 3 said:
omg this model rules!!!just how do i use it? and can you make skin?????????????

Well, for this model, you use it as an attachment. Simply put, you make a custom item out of it, set the parameters and abilities as you want, and assign it to an attachment point ("Arm, Right" as two seperate attachment names, I think. Set number of attachment points to 1) and set it up to appear in-game. There are official tutorials I would recommend looking up, as they cover this in a much better quality.

Blackrockorc · Aug 25, 2010

Just because the moderators aprove something doesnt mean it works, once i had to tell gen frank of a troll model he approved caused fatals in world editor..... n the person who said ur model doesnt show up is right. i tried it in world editor just now and it didnt show up.

SilverViper · Jan 24, 2011

guys ... i really want to say that it is pretty good, but it appears only a green box ... restarted the editor and even a green box , and i think i cant import it wrong cause i need only to import it and nothing else
someoneelse with such a problem?

varsaigen · Jan 26, 2011

SilverViper said:
guys ... i really want to say that it is pretty good, but it appears only a green box ... restarted the editor and even a green box , and i think i cant import it wrong cause i need only to import it and nothing else
someoneelse with such a problem?

then you can ask the mods about it. It worked for me... and it worked for them. I don't think the sword is choosing its users...

cpjok · Feb 17, 2011

Looks good just 1 problem it doesn't show up ingame so it has item just doesn't show

Shannels · Dec 15, 2011

Screw the sword i want that elite!!!!!

But no that sword does look cool

daverave1212 · Mar 10, 2012

your model corrupts my map.any possible reason :/ the model is cool but i can't use it.i tried to redownload it but still bugs my map

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