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by **gonz** » Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:36:52

Hey All,
I was looking at the gMax software and had a few questions.
1. After you build (or modify if you have a gMax ready game), can you import
the models into 3DS Max?
2. Can the gMax models, levels, weapons, etc. be exported into a format for
other games such as half life?
3. Does anyone really care about or use gMax?

I'm just asking because I don't want to download and take time to learn this
software if its just going to disappear next month.

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by **Douglas Elliso** » Fri, 14 Dec 2001 20:29:45

Quote:> Hey All,
> I was looking at the gMax software and had a few questions.
> 1. After you build (or modify if you have a gMax ready game), can you
import
> the models into 3DS Max?

No. Can only save to and from a native .gmax format.

Quote:> 2. Can the gMax models, levels, weapons, etc. be exported into a format
for
> other games such as half life?

If there is a halflife exporter - yes.

Quote:> 3. Does anyone really care about or use gMax?

Frankly, I dont - it's a waste of time - esp when the developers pack is
$80,000.

Doug

by **Render8to** » Sat, 15 Dec 2001 08:37:55

Quote:> Frankly, I dont - it's a waste of time - esp when the developers pack is
> $80,000.

> Doug

Ohmyfreakingod! Are you serious? 80 grand?????
Methinks gmax is going to have a very short lifespan.

by **Martin Rowle** » Sat, 15 Dec 2001 10:05:44

That's the developers pack - aimed at the game companies to make their games
compatible with gMax, not the end users. $80K isn't all that much (about the
salary of two programmers). Heck, I think I remember hearing that the original
quake engine was once licensed at around $1M back in the day.

Martin

> > Frankly, I dont - it's a waste of time - esp when the developers pack is
> > $80,000.

> > Doug

> Ohmyfreakingod! Are you serious? 80 grand?????
> Methinks gmax is going to have a very short lifespan.

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by **Ryan Green** » Sun, 16 Dec 2001 02:13:01

Really not an outrageous sum, seeing as how it can keep you from having to
hire a team of programmers to code a similar custom program. Also, I
believe the current crop of game engines (Unreal, Quake 3, Halflife,
Lithtech, etc.) go for between $200,000 and a half million.

Everything is relative.

Ryan Greene

by **Essie** » Sun, 16 Dec 2001 05:39:23

I believe MS Flight Sim have included it in
FS2002 Pro. The idea is that the games company
has the compatible exporters, but anybody can
make new planes for it. Flight sims depend on
add-ons for furthered sales. After all, FS98 has
1,000's of free add-on aircraft available on the
net. It boosts sales.

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