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burrbittyburr
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Posted: 22nd Sep 2002 03:05
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I too am confused about BSP. Tell me if I'm wrong. but I think the procedure is to build a map and save it out as a .map file then convert it to a .bsp somehow.
If this is true then, does anyone know of a GUI .map to .bsp conversion program?
I've also considered buying Cartography Shop. Can any body tell me how it is. Does it create .bsp files?

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SamotH
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Cartography Shop doesn't export bsps, but it makes your level in .x format (i think) and it also exports lightmaps.

But i thought DBpro can receive a .3ds or a .x and make a bsp out of this...

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burrbittyburr
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Thanks SamotH.
So...Once you establish a .x or .3ds file how do you convert it to .bsp? I'd be grateful for what little info you or anyone has.

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haggisman
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There is a .X -> BSP converter with DBpro, it doesn't use 3ds files though.

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SamotH
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I have to say that i haven't got my copy of DBpro yet. But i remember that blitz3d takes a .3ds file and makes the bsp on the fly. I believe this is the case in DBpro too. But this is just what i can assume...
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haggisman
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Blitz 3d CANT and will NOT ever make a bsp from 3DS on the fly, I doubt any program can make a BSP on the fly, as it takes hours to calculate a complex BSP. did you not read my post?

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SamotH
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i DID read your post... But if you read mine carefully, i said "i remember". That doesn't mean that i can't be wrong. Although i would be interested to know why is that impossible. I'm talking about bsp collision only, not vis settings or lightmaps, that would take hours for sure...
But blitz3d seemed to handle collision detection with some kind of bsp. Is there a way to get such speed with a normal collision detection?
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AlecM
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BSPs take hours to compile, not run. also i believe that BB uses its own similar format (.b3d) and those are not calculated on the fly.

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SamotH
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Oh, wait: I downloaded the blitz3d trial version, i chose a .x file and loaded it as the level mesh. Blitz gave me then the option to detect collision hits with other entities, at a great speed. Doesn't that need some kind of bsp tree? I mean if it was a bsp, then it was created on the fly... I think I am a little confused
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haggisman
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Posted: 24th Sep 2002 15:33
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BSP, reduces the ammount of drawn geometry by calculating the polys visible, The blitz method is brute force so as you increase detail your performance would drop radically.

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samotH:
speaking of CShop, do you use it or who else HERE does use it????

i'm confused as to how to EXPORT to the .X format when there is nothing from the IDE to do so. any help on CShop would be great since there is VERY LITTLE docs on it

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JimB
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Do you mean how can it export to .x when theres no model?
CShops exports are not DLL's they are executables i.e
they will run regardless.

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