Plug and Play Flying Elephant Download

[GameHatcher]

Hey Tegleg, thanks for the work. Can I import the max file into Maya as an obj and still be able to follow your instructions?

[tegleg]

i like the elephant, i didnt have to make anything exept the bones
just downloaded it and imported, i have found very low poly models kind of spaz out all jittery like

i forgot to say it doesnt have any animation
it fires rockets from its tusks that dont rotate

i got caught up in sound problems so i had to put that bit on hold, maybe ill post an update when/if i add that

[Henrik]

have to say the elephant is a bit of a strange choice.. could have made a paper airplane model out of 4 polygons for all of the same effort :P

[geodav]

nice one, been having problems with my content so i'll have a look at yours to see what i missed, all for the tutorial i mean

[JohNLA]

Downloading now!
Thank You.
My hovercrafts code is broke. I think it will be helpfull to look at yours

[westclif]

can you post a screenshot of your work?

[tegleg]

Hello
i have uploaded an example of a BASIC flying vehicle for UDK March 2010.
it uses the Cicada script and materials and is intended to give you a starting point for creating your own flying vehicles.
feel free to use it in your game if you want.

Copy the files into your UDK directory:
(more recent versions of udk will use /UDKGame...)

UDK-2010-03/Development/Src/UTGame/Classes
UTVehicle_Elephant.uc

UDK-2010-03/Development/Src/UTGameContent/Classes
UTVehicleFactory_Elephant.uc
UTVehicle_Elephant_Content.uc

UDK-2010-03/UTGame/Content/Vehicles
VH_Elephant.upk

EDIT: if you are using the APRIL beta:
open UTVehicle_Elephant_Content.uc
and delete this line:

HoverBoardAttachSockets=(HoverAttach00)

To make your own flying vehicle:

open VH_Elephant.max in 3ds max
delete the elephant leaving just the bones
import your vehicle making sure it is a single editable mesh with no groups or anything
select your vehicle mesh, add modifier - skin
add bones - add the 'Main' bone
add modifier uvwmap
export actorx
check out geodavs tutorials for more info on sockets and stuff

here are the bone names i used so you can make your own
Main
Rt_Canard
Lt_Canard
Lt_Rotor
Rt_Rotor

link all bones to 'Main' bone and skin your mesh to just the 'main'

you can get it from this site here:
http://udkc.info/index.php?title=UDKC:Collections
(im trying to push this site cos i think they have the right idea)

please let me know if i missed anything out the zip
or if you have problems with it

have fun

Here are some Screen Shots for you, please note i didnt make the elephant, i got it from some random free models site



i used a concrete material for the elephant here, the one you download uses cicada materials
if anyone fancies making a nice texture please post it here