Skinmeshes/Wireframes
Our most popular section, so we put it at the top.
Quake 3 Arena
The default player models
Unreal Tournament
The default and bonus pack models
Image
Editing
If you are going to make skins, you will need to be able to
edit images on you PC. There are many programs for doing this,
and here are a few of them.
2D
Paint Packages:
Adobe Photoshop [commercial] http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html
-Probably the most widely known and used 2D package in the industry
Corel Photo-Paint [commercial] http://www.corel.com
-2D package from Corel
Jasc Paint Shop Pro [commercial] http://www.jasc.com/products/psp
-A more affordable 2D package, also widely used in skinning
procreate Painter [commercial] http://www.procreate.com/product/painter7
-Formerly known as Metacreations Painter. More of a real paint
program, doesn't suit very well for skinning
The Gimp [free] http://www.gimp.org
-The infamous free 2D package, available for Linux as well as
Microsoft OS's
2D/3D Paint Packages:
BodyPaint 3D [commercial] http://www.maxon.de/
-A competitor to the DeepPaint 3D program
DeepPaint 3D [commercial] http://www.us.righthemisphere.com/products/dp3d/index.htm
-A paint program which allows you to paint directly on to the
3D model
Model Creation
As well as skinning models, you may want to try your hand at
creating some.
3D Studio Max [commercial] http://www.discreet.com/products/3dsmax
-The most widely used 3D Package in game development
Aztec [free] http://diginux.net/aztec/index.html
-The successor to Q2 modeler by Philip Martin
Blender [free] http://www.blender3d.com
-A free 3D package that has some powerful features.. if you
can sort out the interface
gMAX [free] http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax
-The free, stripped down version of the popular 3D Studio Max
by discreet
Lightwave [commercial] http://www.lightwave3d.com/
-Another widely used 3D package by Newtek
Maya [commercial] http://www.aliaswavefront.com/
-A more versatile 3D package from Alias|Wavefront, used in many
films and such
Milkshape [shareware] http://www.swissquake.ch/chumbalum-soft/
-An affordable 3D modelling package
Mirai [commercial] http://www.izware.com/mirai/index.html
-The big brother of Nendo, also a very versatile package like
Maya
Nendo [commercial] http://www.izware.com/nendo/index.html
-A simple modeling package by Izware that still manages to pack
quite a punch due to it's sub-division modeling tools
Model
Viewers
When you have finished your skin you will want to see it in
game. However, sometimes this is a pain to do, so its better
to see your work as you go along. These prgrams will help you
do this.
3D Exploration [commercial/shareware] http://www.us.righthemisphere.com/products/3dexplore/index.htm
-A good model viewer with excellent export/import capabilities
Java MD3 Model Viewer [free] http://md3view.fragland.net/
-Java based Quake3 model viewer
PakRat [free/shareware] http://pakrat.fragland.net/
-Mac ONLY program that can view Quake maps, models and images
from packed .pk3,.pak,.zip and .jar files
SeeMD3 [free] http://www.geocities.com/mastabaprime/
-Another Quake3 model viewer
QView [free] http://www.planetquake.com/qview/
-A simple Quake-series model viewer
Essential
Plugins and Scripts
These little babies will possibly make you life easier.
Brazil Rendering System [commercial/free] http://www.splutterfish.com/sf/
-Brazil is a snazzy plugin for 3D Studio Max, which you can
use to do some nice renders. Note! There is a FREE alpha version
available until December 31 2001, better act fast and get it
while you can
ChilliSkinner [free] http://www.chilliweb.co.uk/chilliskinner/
-UV mapping script for 3D Studio Max
Lightwave Game Object Conversion Tools [free] http://members.bellatlantic.net/~mbristol/
-A bunch of plugins for lightwave to import/export Unreal Tournament
and Quake3 models
LithUnwrap [free] http://www.geocities.com/lithunwrap/
-Standalone UV mapping program which supports many game formats
pop_n_fresh MD3 Exporter for 3dsmax [free] http://dl.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?q2pmp/tools/quake3/Pop_n_plugs_b6.zip
-A MD3 exporting plugin for 3D Studio Max by pop_n_fresh
Texporter [free] http://www.cuneytozdas.com/software/max/texporter/
-Widely used 3D Studio Max plugin for UV mapping
Unreal Tournament Exporter for 3D Studio Max3 [free] http://www.digitalextremes.com/
-UT exporting plugin for 3dsmax3
Tools And Resources
Where would you be without them?
Bright http://www.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?/planetquake/skindom/bright-v1.83.zip
-Bright is a little tool from Epic for downsampling Unreal Tournament skins to 256 colours.
Quake3:Arena Shader Editor [free] http://dl.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?polycount/tools/quake3/q3ase.zip
-A must have shader editor by Bert Peers
Hardware
Some useful hardware
Wacom Tablets http://www.wacom.com
-Manufactures one of the most widely used graphic tablets in
the industry
