Our ReVolt Pub

I just submitted a new car at RVZT. I hope to see it posted soon. Please let me know what you think of it.

Thanks
Iron Bob

welcome back

Neat! Are you using 3ds max for your cars, Bob?

It's been a long time since you posted and longer since you released a car!
Welcome back, and thanks!

urnemanden @ Sep 5 2010, 03:46 AM wrote: Neat! Are you using 3ds max for your cars, Bob?

No, I use Milkshape 3d to create the models and zmodeler to convert them. I do use 3d max and ase tools sometimes for some effects. Mostly to add reflection effects.

Overall a very, very well done car.

I have some little complaints though (hem, I hope you won't take them bad ).
- The car is packaged with a lot of unnecessary stuff (bitmaps in the paint folder, etc.).
- IMHO, it's way too nervous/powerfull/going too fast, at a point it's becoming unrealistic. Maybe it's good for an analogic controller (don't know what you're using), but with a digital one, it's a pain.
- Last and least, maybe the car is a little too small compared to the average re-volt cars size. But that could be on purpose, I don't know.

But there is also some very good points:
- The modeling is very well done, one of the best I've ever seen for a user car. Everything is nicely done. The body, the shocks and axles, the wheels, everything. Even the painting, of course.
- It's really looking like a real RC car, not just a real car with an antenna, which is unfortunately not so common for re-volt user cars...

Well, to conclude, this car is so good it gave me the will to try your other creations. But pleaaase lower the engine parameters...

jigebren @ Sep 6 2010, 01:34 PM wrote:Overall a very, very well done car.

I have some little complaints though (hem, I hope you won't take them bad ).
- The car is packaged with a lot of unnecessary stuff (bitmaps in the paint folder, etc.).
- IMHO, it's way too nervous/powerfull/going too fast, at a point it's becoming unrealistic. Maybe it's good for an analogic controller, but with a digital one, it's a pain.
- Last and least, maybe the car is a little too small compared to the average re-volt cars size. But that could be on purpose, I don't know.

But there is also some very good points:
- The modeling is very well done, one of the best I've ever seen for a user car. Everything is nicely done. The body, the shocks and axles, the wheels, everything. Even the painting, of course.
- It's really looking like a real RC car, not just a real car with an antenna, which is unfortunately not so common for re-volt user cars...

Well, to conclude, this car is so good it gave me the will to try your other creations. But pleaaase lower the engine parameters... 

First, no offence taken, I like your honesty. I leave the paint folder in for anyone interested in repainting one of my cars. As far as the speed goes that's just the way I like them (sorry). And I sized it to be like a real 1/18th scale truck.

Thanks for the feedback
Iron Bob

looking good!

funny i thought about cranking something new out just a couple of weeks ago.

looking good!

funny i thought about cranking something new out just a couple of weeks ago.

Yea, I still have several project cars sitting in my smithy collecting dust. I just need to get the time to finish them.

I would like if you make a 1/10 scale traxxas slash or any shortcourse truck

Funny you should mention it, I actually race a short course truck in real R/C, mine is an HPI Blitz ESE. I was thinking about making a set of short course trucks for Revolt. Might be awhile tho, haven't had much computer time lately.

awesome job man, I would like to help with skins

@Iron Bob
There is a minor bug in the parameters.txt file: the Axle1 model number is missing.
I noticed it during v1.2 development as this car crashed the Debug release, but it's probably unnoticeable with the regular release.

To fix it, go to line 257 and replace: by: I have also posted this info in the car's comment on RVZT. Don't know if you can reupload the fixed car one day...

Thanks Jigebren, I hadn't noticed it. I will fix and repost soon.

Just as a teaser, here's a pic of what I have so far. Lots to go yet.

Ooh welcome Mr Iron Bob. That mesh looks pretty slick already, Traxxas remake?

looks like a Dakar/SODA truck

Looks good! How many polies so far? Is that vertex colors?

Cat wrote:looks like a Dakar/SODA truck

Soda truck? What kind of soda would it carry? Sprite? Fanta? Dr. Pepper?

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The mesh looks interesting so far, I believe it may turn out good.

UrbanR @ Jan 17 2011, 12:57 PM wrote: Soda truck? What kind of soda would it carry? Sprite? Fanta? Dr. Pepper?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SODA_(series)

Tell me, should I still expect you to understand jokes?

Looks good! How many polies so far? Is that vertex colors?

About 670 polies, not vertex colors just a quick solid color texture map.