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If you're going to go to all that trouble, though why not just dump MDL and directly support FBX or treat it like X format.

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We try to support the major ones with 3rd party tools, but they get outdated quickly.


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Well, I don't think so. No one at Conitec has lifted a finger to support either 3D Studio MAX, Lightwave, Maya or any of the other modeling tools out there. All the plugins for both MAX and Lightwave were developed by people well outside of Conitec. I was even responsible for having the old MAX2MDL plugin updated from MAX 2.5 to both MAX 3 and 4. Someone else updated it for v6 and up of MAX. Greenbriar did the Lightwave plugin.

What support has Conitec actually given for the "major ones"? Hosting the files others have created on your site?

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Now on to the ugly part. I'm a Conitec employee, but I do not write the model or level editing tools here. I have NO control over what gets done in those departments. I can only give you my opinion on this topic. If you want to see real change in the formats we support, you have to talk with JCL.

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Yeah, I understand. Theres just great potential for projects completing not only faster, but graphically better with 3DGS if there was a first-party scene exporter from some major 3rd-party software. Hopefully this could one day be implemented, afterall, the graphical bar has raised quite a bit higher as of late, and model-only levels will be required to compete. No hard feelings though, just tryin' to help.

@Dan - I remember reading in a few reviews that Max is a bit bloated(version 8 I think), due to supporting old plugins. Mabye this isn't neccesarily true(reviews could be wrong), but if you look at the amount of years between version 6-8, it'd be round 3-4. A fair run of plugin support.

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if you look at the amount of years between version 6-8, it'd be round 3-4. A fair run of plugin support.

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