Any Good Re-Volt custom car tutorials

[Manmountain]

Google Blender 2.79 tutorial.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Blende ... CAk&uact=5

[Ato]

Texture mapping is done in blender.
Doesn't matter if you do the parts all in one blend or each in differet blend file (the texture bmp is the same for all of them). You export them as separate .prm-s and put together in params. But it's more conmvenient ot make them all in one blend, so you visually see how they fit tohether.

Greetz,
Ato

Also, ppl shouldn't have to apologize for asking questions. It's how you learn.

[Горячий Павел]

All you ever need to create a car is Blender 2.79b with the RV plugin, you won't require the use of any archaic tools. Any image editor that you feel comfortable with can be used to make textures but I wouldn't recommend Paint. For editing parameters, you only need Notepad, Notepad++, whatever you use to edit .txt files. And the game itself, of course, to see and test your changes.

Also (Very sorry for asking a lot of questions) are wheels made at the same time as the body or done in a different .blend file?

Wheel - a separate model, but uses one texture with the body.

[Keamon]

All you ever need to create a car is Blender 2.79b with the RV plugin, you won't require the use of any archaic tools. Any image editor that you feel comfortable with can be used to make textures but I wouldn't recommend Paint. For editing parameters, you only need Notepad, Notepad++, whatever you use to edit .txt files. And the game itself, of course, to see and test your changes.

Also (Very sorry for asking a lot of questions) are wheels made at the same time as the body or done in a different .blend file?

Wheel - a separate model, but uses one texture with the body.

I'm still a bit confused by a three things.
One: When mapping textures, do I make them in something like photoshop, then import them into Blender, map them onto the car, then export the car? does it split the texture and car in a bmp and a prm file respectively?

Two: If I make the wheel in blender seperately then map it's texture, and then export it, does the wheel texture get added to the original bmp of the car body texture?

Three: what is the font for carboxes?

[Skarma]

Typically, you would UV unwrap the model, export the UV layout and use it as a guide to paint the texture in whatever image editor. Cars in RV only use a single texture so everything related to it has to be on there. You could still make the texture first then try to map it on to the model but this is less practical.

Impact is the font used for carboxes.

[Keamon]

Typically, you would UV unwrap the model, export the UV layout and use it as a guide to paint the texture in whatever image editor. Cars in RV only use a single texture so everything related to it has to be on there. You could still make the texture first then try to map it on to the model but this is less practical.

Impact is the font used for carboxes.

I'm sorry I don't understand. I'm still trying to wrap my head around Blender

[Ato]

> One: When mapping textures, do I make them in something like photoshop, then import them into Blender, map them onto the car, then export the car?
Yes.

> does it split the texture and car in a bmp and a prm file respectively?
You save the texture as bmp in photoshop, and you export the mode lfrom Blender as prm.

> Two: If I make the wheel in blender seperately then map it's texture, and then export it, does the wheel texture get added to the original bmp of the car body texture?
No. You map the wheel, and the body, and the spoiler, and etc. to the same single bmp texture file, in diffeenrent corners or sides of the bmp, in Blender. Then export each part as prm. The texture bmp remains the same. In car folder you'll have one texture bmp and several prm files using it.

[Keamon]

> One: When mapping textures, do I make them in something like photoshop, then import them into Blender, map them onto the car, then export the car?
Yes.

> does it split the texture and car in a bmp and a prm file respectively?
You save the texture as bmp in photoshop, and you export the mode lfrom Blender as prm.

> Two: If I make the wheel in blender seperately then map it's texture, and then export it, does the wheel texture get added to the original bmp of the car body texture?
No. You map the wheel, and the body, and the spoiler, and etc. to the same single bmp texture file, in diffeenrent corners or sides of the bmp, in Blender. Then export each part as prm. The texture bmp remains the same. In car folder you'll have one texture bmp and several prm files using it.

Alright, I've made a model and I think it looks pretty good, I'm now up to making textures, and I've decided to use inkscape, but I'm having a bit of trouble

[Keamon]

Also, I exported to body to re-volt to test it (I'm not finished with it yet, still needs textures and finalising) and when I add it to my car, the body is extremely big for whatever reason

[Ato]

Wel done for now.
The model is too big in Blender. Import a stock car's body.prm into the same blend file for comparison, you can delete it after resizing your car's body.

Greetz,
Ato

[Keamon]

Wel done for now.
The model is too big in Blender. Import a stock car's body.prm into the same blend file for comparison, you can delete it after resizing your car's body.

Greetz,
Ato

Ok, I have resized the body and now I'm making the wheel arches bigger (I know how to do this). I'm just having a bit of trouble making textures

[Ato]

Well, you can do Smart UV Unwrap or UV Unwrap from View, in Blender. That usually gives a good layout for mapping.
Well, I'm no good at making textures, sry. I always use an existing model from somwhere.

Greetz,
Ato

[Keamon]

Well, you can do Smart UV Unwrap or UV Unwrap from View, in Blender. That usually gives a good layout for mapping.
Well, I'm no good at making textures, sry. I always use an existing model from somwhere.

Greetz,
Ato

Ok. Do you know anyone who knows anything? I've been using Blender 2.93 to make the model and UV mapping it, then exporting it to 2.79 as an OBJ then exporting it again as a bmp (I really hate 2.79 because I find it's more frustrating to use). But for some reason, a texture that I map in 2.9 is not kept on the obj as I move it over. It doesn't do anything when I try to map textures in 2.79, and when I check the UV menu in 2.79 it shows a completely different netting for mapping. This is getting infuriating. And what's more, I can't seem to get inkscape to export as bmp, so I have to just use png.

[Ato]

If the obj doesn't keep the mapping, try some other format for the transition. Bblender supports several, try them.

Greetz,
Ato

[Keamon]

If the obj doesn't keep the mapping, try some other format for the transition. Bblender supports several, try them.

Greetz,
Ato

Someone has created a prm exporter for Blender 2.9, so I've been using it to export to 2.79b, but only on occasion does it keep it's texture, where most of the time the texture is lost and the car just turns black

[Ato]

You can convert png to bmp easily with e.g. Paint.net, Irfanview, or even Winfdows' own Paint.

Greetz,
Ato

[Keamon]

You can convert png to bmp easily with e.g. Paint.net, Irfanview, or even Winfdows' own Paint.

Greetz,
Ato

How do I get a good image of my car for the carbox? I have one but it doesn't look very good

[Ato]

Found this "green screen" track in the forrum, apparently peaople have been using this for quite some time to take carbox pictures.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e7P39c ... sp=sharing
Go there with your car, turn left and drive a little towards the white wall there, so you'll have a clear white background for your car. Pause at the actionmoment you want (if you want skidmarks) or at standstill, and use Shift + F5 to hide the HUD, and Shift + Ctrl + F5 to hide the in-game menu (found there: https://re-volt.gitlab.io/rvgl-docs/adv ... l#commands). Then use the camera keys F6 and WASDQE to get a good angle.

Happy screenshot hunting!

Greetz,
Ato

[Keamon]

Found this "green screen" track in the forrum, apparently peaople have been using this for quite some time to take carbox pictures.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e7P39c ... sp=sharing
Go there with your car, turn left and drive a little towards the white wall there, so you'll have a clear white background for your car. Pause at the actionmoment you want (if you want skidmarks) or at standstill, and use Shift + F5 to hide the HUD, and Shift + Ctrl + F5 to hide the in-game menu (found there: https://re-volt.gitlab.io/rvgl-docs/adv ... l#commands). Then use the camera keys F6 and WASDQE to get a good angle.

Happy screenshot hunting!

Greetz,
Ato

Alright, I've got a good one.
What program do you use to make it? I'm wanting the text to go behind the car to get keep the shadow, because background removing software removes the shadow as well as the white background.

Thanks

[Ato]

Paint.net. Do the text on a white slate (font is Impact), and then paste the car from the screenshot as a layer on top of the text (maybe resize the screenshot first (make backups! This can never be stressed enough, I know, I’ve been burned twice in my life and never again!)). Then Magic Wand tool with 25-40% (depends on each case) to selelct the unnecessary background, Del the background, and voila. Save as bmp (Flatten when asks). Only the shadow transparency is beyond me, I always leave them opaque.

Greetz,
Ato