Character Design & Integration with Half-Life®2 (3DsMax)

Character Design & Integration with Half-Life®2 and 3D Studio Max, part of the Noesis Interactive™, MOD Your World™ training series, shows how you can "Share Your Character" by focusing on creating and implementing your own characters within Half-Life®2 Deathmatch™. You'll begin by using custom templates to quickly transform ordinary facial photos to Deathmatch adversaries in no time. Then learn the powerful Autodesk® 3ds MAX® character creation toolset while you rig, weight, apply UV maps and prepare your models to be exported to various game engines.

DVD topics covered include:

• Step by step guide to create "face maps" from photographs
• Detailed explanation of the Source® SDK contents
• Rigging characters using 3ds MAX's® powerful character creation toolset
• Compiling 3D characters and textures using Valve's® Source® SDK
• Step by step guide to replacing Half-Life®2 Deathmatch characters
• Detailed trouble shooting guide