need some help with a shotgun model for UT2K4

Gungriffon Geona

I'm working on a Shotgun model for someone who wanted one for their Shotgun mutator. I have the model and 2 skin files (I seperated it into two files in order to make it less confusing (And I think it's required to seperate a skin for adding shaders if I'm not mistaken. only one half of the model needs to have a metallic shine to it.))

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here's the reference picture I drew up before starting on the model, it'll help a little with making a skin. (the design changed quite a bit while making the model.


Any help would be greatly appreciated. The UV maps were arranged in a way that it shouldn't be confusing.

Thanks in Advance.

Gungriffon Geona

err... Okay so the UV map was somewhat confusing. I redid the UV maps now that I've figured out something that makes things easier.
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The file UV maps are much less confusing now, hopefully someone can skin this so I can get to the next part of this.

Gungriffon Geona

redone model and UV map, anyone here willing to help with this? It's not like it takes a bloody genius to make such a small skin. (though getting some bones on the model would be REALLY nice for getting the two parts animated for the shooting and shell eject anims.) I mean really, is it such a bad model? is something wrong? I need answers here.

this zip has all the files that I have. the UV maps and the OBJ.
http://rapidshare.de/files/7447856/Shotgun.zip.html

And to prove that there is an actual Shotgun mutator, because I take it no one believes there really is one:
http://rapidshare.de/files/7448071/981906-Shotgun1.0.zip.html
Jimbob did all the coding for it. it replaces the Flak Cannon.

cholden

optimized your model, cutting around 263 triangles without changing the look of the mesh, and redid the UV's down to a single sheet.
http://chrisholden.net/shotgunch.zip
I included my maya file and exported OBJ in the zip.

Gungriffon Geona

Something tells me I should re-install Maya to get a look at that. Wings 3D displays the polys removed from the top section as one big screwed up mess.
But I have to admit the you did me quite the favor. I thank you greatly.