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Program Announcements / X/3DS to DBO Converter - Use for smaller exes & faster loading

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Phaelax
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Posted: 4th Feb 2004 05:41
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5.55mb X model loaded in 4666 ms

converted:

1.94mb DBO model loaded in 66 ms

F'ingFANCTASTIC!

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Mussi
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Posted: 6th Feb 2004 19:11
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looks great rob , but is the memblock structure the same?



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D Man
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Posted: 6th Feb 2004 23:51
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@Mussi: If not, you could easily convert the FVF format (convert object fvf).

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The admiral
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Posted: 7th Feb 2004 01:24
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what kind of system and dbpro patch requirements does this have??

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Rob K
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Posted: 7th Feb 2004 01:54
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Your system needs to be able to run DBPro apps created with DBPro Patch 5.2. The resulting files *I think* can be loaded in DBPro Patch 4.0 or later.


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WoW is WOW
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Posted: 10th Feb 2004 07:54
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Where do you download the DBPro Patches?
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AlecM
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Posted: 13th Feb 2004 07:36
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In the darkbasic section of this site you click on downloads.

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Andy Igoe
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Posted: 16th Feb 2004 17:21
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Mister Mold Rat,

I have had that problem too on 1 particular model, it turned out to be a problem with the model itself. I re-exported mine from the modelling program and it worked fine.

Try another model, or try using a different exporter from whatever program you made it with.


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hexGEAR
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Posted: 18th Feb 2004 03:55
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haven't read the entire thread but have u gotten .3ds => .dbo working yet? i convert .x files and they work perfectly but when i convert it's .3ds equivalent the animation interpolations come out all wrong...

nice program by the way

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monkee
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Posted: 26th Feb 2004 15:29
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Hello Rob k, I was wondering if it converts vertex colour information across from an x file to the dbo format?
Also if the answer is yes would I have to install u5.2? I hav'nt as yet because I've seen people moaning on the forum about having to triangulate meshes to get them to work in u5.2. (Im having no problems in 5.1 so I hav'nt updated).
Thnx for your time.
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Rob K
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Posted: 26th Feb 2004 15:46
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The converter was produced with U5.2, if the model loads with vertex colours in U5.2, it should load in the converter.


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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 6th Mar 2004 11:08
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I wish they would sell dark matter objects like this. It says you can only distribute them in .x format

"Dark Basic Users (End Users) are however authorized to distribute or sell (royalty free) any Dark Basic application that contains the said models or derivatives in the .x file format only."

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Rob K
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Posted: 6th Mar 2004 12:38
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I really wouldn't worry, I'm positive that TGC would not object to the distribution of DM models in DBO format.

The reason for this clause is that there are very few editors which can import the X format, so it would be harder to edit them. This is also true of the DBO format at present - therefore there is little reason for TGC to panic.


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X Trade
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2004 01:43
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do you tihnk that tgc would disagree with the distribution of the modified dll with the 'save object' command in it?

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the_winch
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2004 01:57 Edited at: 22nd Mar 2004 02:00
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I am pretty sure they wouldn't like that. I don't think there is much they could do about a patcher though.

It's really easy to do with a resource editor perhaps you should do a step by step guide instead.
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Kequor
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Posted: 9th Apr 2004 17:36
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Can you use dbo objects in classic? If so how?

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The admiral
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Posted: 10th Apr 2004 02:13
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no dbo is a dbpro thing not a dark basic classic format.

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AlecM
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Posted: 6th May 2004 02:05
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I just used this on 22 complex models in under a minute. This thing is fantastic.

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Peter H
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Posted: 6th May 2004 19:12 Edited at: 6th May 2004 19:12
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this will help me alot with my acoders compo entry! (15 megabyte limit )


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