i'm a newbi at 3d world studio
i like to make my own games so i looked for infromation on how and found this site i now got the program but i still dont know how good this studio is
but what can it do heres my questions ?



1) can it make games that match the power of the ps2 or xbox etc ?
i mean equal power not being ported or any thing i just like to make some pc games but how strong is it?

2)i keep getting errors when making land i try to reshape some land but i get problems not allowing me to have that land how i like it?

3)i keep finding tutors that dont work i copy i past etc but nothing works
i nocted there version 5 or lower so why dont they work ?
5 should work on 6 yeah? so were can i get tutors that work with 6.2
is there a site that puts them in order like version 6 tutors and version 5 etc

4)were can i get a better level editor?

5)were can i start i like to make a 3rd peron game not a silly 1st person game

well thats it so far
can some one help please

1. you cannot make games for xboy/ps2... but you can games that look like.

2. huh?

3. huh?

4. use models instead of levels for levels

5. learn

thats what i was saying i dont want to make ps2 etx i just want to know how close can it get to it like can it look as good as the ps2 games

2 was is there a better level maker because theres a error come up when i reshape my cubes i click ignore but it dont work i can make levels with it but its very poor so is there a better map maker i can get

3 was
tutors dont work?
the version 5 tutors just dont work were can i find version 6 tutors?

2. you have to keep your blocks in a certain shape (convex) in order to not get any errors, a level is NOT a model. You cannot deform it as you want to.

3. anywhere, AU, Wiki...

but seriousley, you should update your 3dgs version from 6.2 to the newest one, its free!

2) the engine uses a BSP tree for better and faster rendering and collision detection. but to take advantage of that, the level blocks should all be convex and the level should respect some design restrictions... that means you can't move the vertex of the blocks to wherever you like... actually, making a level that takes full advantage of BSP optimization takes some knowledge of how it works, and it's kind of hard to design your level respecting all of the restrictions it needs to work well.

but you don't need to take advantage of bsp if you don't want to.
you can use models (*.mdl) and terrains (*.hmp) made in the model editor for your level. they have no restrictions to design, so you can make them the way you want. the engine won't be able to use the BSP optimization then, and will need to use a more complex collision detection method for your level, but if you have a good computer, it shouldn't be that big of a problem...


3) many tutorials can be found in links on this forum. try the 'Resources', the 'Wiki' and the 'Magazine' links.

5) making any knid of game takes knowledge and time. as i see it, there are two different ways to start with gamestudio.
if you want to make games for fun, as a hobby, and don't intend to do it professionally in the future, then you could start with the templates, which are pre-programmed pieces of code that you can click together to make games really quick.
if you intend to become a game developer on a more proffessional level, i recommend you stay away from the templates, start small and get the hang of the basics before you go on. try to make a character that can walk around in your level, without using the templates. then make it able to walk and run, then crouch, then jump, then make the camera follow it. and so forth...

how do i update i get asked for a password and i cant rember if i had one?

look into your password.txt

were do i find that email or cd?
its been a long time

probelm it was in my 3d game studio folder yeah
well i deleted a few things like old models which i installed there and well i deleted that as well
what should i do?

hmm, dont't you have a disk ?
you must have a cd(3dgs prog) and a disk with your password.