Freelance ships

[Dragonfox]

I looking for some freelances ship. I am after some of the bigger ships like the Osiris, the dreadnoughts and the freighters.

Now I got the ships on my computer for freelance in form of .3db and .cmp files but not sure how to convert them over.

So help on both parts whould be nice lol

[Treelor]

<obligatory "I can't help but I'd love to see this come to life" post>

I think Freelancer ships would probably be suited to be ported to Homeworld or some other space sim, but this would be pretty cool to see as well. Flying a Liberty Corvette from the Shattered Worlds mod would be awesome.

[Dragonfox]

I have the original Freelancer models on Milkshape.

This includes:
Anubis
Armored Transport
Banshee
Barracuda
Bloodhound
Cavalier
Clydesdale
Crusader
CSV
Dagger
Defender
Dragon
Drake
Dromedary
Drone
Eagle
Escape pod
Falcon
Hammerhead
Hawk
Heavy Lifter
Juni's defender
Legionnaire
Mule
Nomad Battleship
Nomad Fighter
Nomad Gunboat
Patriot
Piranha
The readme
Rhino
Sabre
Starblazer
Starflier
Startracker
Stiletto
Valkyrie
Wolfhound

I dont have them all but now I need to work out how to get them from .ms3d and convert them so I can use in X3:TC

Here a picture of the Rhino useing MilkShape 3D
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[Zeron-mk7]

I looking for some freelances ship. I am after some of the bigger ships like the Osiris, the dreadnoughts and the freighters.

Now I got the ships on my computer for freelance in form of .3db and .cmp files but not sure how to convert them over.

Maybe this will help, there are small software "Converter Freelancer CMP/3DB files in BOD" (from author Checkertwo) - converted CMP/3DB files into X2 BOD files, only software readme is in the Russian language - DOWNLOAD LINK
Software description (translated from Russian language with google translator)

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Command-line program that requires one or two parameters. The first - the name cmp file, the second - the name of mat-file. The file name of the material can be omitted. Pulls out all lody cmp/3db - file and stores them in a format bod. The coordinate system Freel different from X2, so you'll have hands to deploy the model in 3ds. Not until the end of resolved cannot with texture coordinates.

[Dragonfox]

It dont seem to work. Also cant read the read me file and cant even Translated with google.

I can convert .cmb to MS3D then I can convert from Milkshape to Gmax useing .DXF AutoCad.

[Dragonfox]

I was trying to use DBOX 2 but its dont work for me as I need Compone nts.txt and cant find it. Also cant exporter the ship I got. It comes up with a message No Node(s) selected when I press Export Sel and yet I got body set.


But what I reaaly need now is to convert gmax files to what every so I can use in game.

[Zeron-mk7]

It dont seem to work. Also cant read the read me file and cant even Translated with google.

Move Freelancer ship file (.3db) on flcmp.exe and he created ship bod file (X2 ship bod file), I tested - opened new generated ship model in 3DS max, all works well.
Configuration file (translated from Russian language with google translator).

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; "ScaleFactor" - scale coefficient. 
; Real coordinates of the vertices are multiplied by the value of this parameter 
, Before finding a bod file. 
, For X, Y, Z. 
ScaleFactor = 1000.0, 1000.0, 1000.0 

; 
; Allow output file with debug infoy. 
Debug = ". Dbg", Off 


; Main generated file format (bod) 
; 
; "GenBod" - parameter specifies the extension of the output file containing all 
; Meshes of a cmp-shnogo Loda and key - show / no 
; 
; Allow generation file bod, containing all the meshes in a heap 
, 1. First comes the expansion of the generated file 
2. then - On-output, Off-no withdrawal 
GenBod = ". Bod", On 

; 
; More generated files (format bod) 
; 
; "GenMesh" - parameter specifies the extension of additional files containing the 
; Separate groups of meshes and the key - show / no. 
; 
; Allow the generation of additional files bod contain separate groups of mesh 
GenMesh = ". Bod", Off 
; 
; Allow the generation of log file with the coordinates of the centers of groups mesh 
GenLog = ". Log", Off 
; 
; If meshes are needed to shift, you need to specify Origin = On 
; Different meshes in the additional files will be written meshes with native coordinates. 
; Usually the default is the offset (0, 0, 0) 
Origin = Off 

; 
; String material. 
; A line can not be more than 2 parameters 
- First - index, its location is determined by the "% d" 
- The second - string, the name of the texture, will be substituted in place of "% s" 
And if the file name pattern is undefined, substituted numeric 
; Hash of this material (in Freel material on the hash is identified).
;StrMat = "MATERIAL5: %d; 38; 200;200;200; 255;255;255; 229;229;229; 0;0;200;20; 0;0;0; 100; 0;0;0;0;0;0;"
StrMat = "MATERIAL6: %d; 0; a_fl_%s.dds; 200;200;200; 0;0;0; 229;229;229; 0; 0; 200; 20; 0;0;0; 100; NULL;0; NULL;0; NULL;0; NULL;100; NULL;0;"

[Shadow dream]

I know a mod by J.L that imports some (not all ). what was the name..?

Shadow