User talk:MadMaxx

Statue images

Very nice images, especially compared to the screenshots we had before. Are you Photoshopping screenshots or rendering them? ~FarloTalk 06:20, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. They're rendered with 3ds Max. MadMaxx 06:55, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

A fellow renderer!

Hi :p I guess your using the same way I as I to render stuff, namely 3D Ripper DX and 3DS Max? Your renders look really nice. Maybe we can team up or something to fill up the render list quicker? :P -- Magamdy 13:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I do utilize the same method for the most part. The only difference probably being how I actually capture models in the game. I've mostly been doing random models and ones I like (e.g KT29-Moahawk), but don't have a problem teaming up and working on the list. MadMaxx 17:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

All right nice, you take those models directly from the dat or something? Also, I see your renders have very light shadow on them, can you explain to me how you do that? I myself completely remove the shadow mstly, because otherwise it covers too much of the model. -- Magamdy 21:43, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Hey dude, why don't you render the Am Fah models. I'm unable to render them properly due to animations not cooperating lol. -- Magamdy 13:46, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Nice work! Maybe you can help me with some problems I have with 3dsMax. Sometimes when I try to turn off alpha channels the whole model turns trnasparent. The same thing happens when I have to toggle "Force 2-sided" and need to turn off alpha channels. I don't know how much you know bout max but if you could help me it would be great. I would suggest rendering Zenjal if you dont know what Im talkin about. -- Magamdy 20:02, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

That usually happens when the texture has a "bad" alpha channel. You can usually help the issue a little by editing the alpha with Photoshop (or whatever image editor). For that particular example I just did a quick edit. I usually don't bother fixing them unless it really affects the model. MadMaxx 21:52, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

Wow that's awesome. Exactly how do you edit those alpha channels? But also, if a render isn't 100% as it is in game I woulnd't upload it, I noticed a HoM statue with a red flag where you forgot to turn off the alpha channel, that needs to be changed. Otherwise it doesn't document it "as it is" ingame. (what you're talking about, lol just noticed that @_@) -- Magamdy 16:12, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Hmm I seem to be unable to open the texture files in photoshop. Exactly how do you get the model files? -- Magamdy 16:45, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

You'll need the DDS tools. As I mentioned, I don't usually bother, but if the flag bothers you perhaps I'll fix it. MadMaxx 17:50, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

All right, I'm trying to reproduce what you did. Can you tell me exactly what you did to change the alpha channel? Oh and also, can you teach me how to rip models from the dat? That's how you get your models right? I figured this method might be more effective in terms of effort and time in some situations :P -- Magamdy 15:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Y U NO REACT TO MY QUESTION :( -- Magamdy 10:54, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Epic troll bro. File:User Chieftain Alex Chieftain Signature.jpg Chieftain Alex 12:07, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Basically you just want to brush over the alpha and uncover the parts of the texture that are not showing up properly. [ Example ] MadMaxx 18:28, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry for not reacting for some time, my PC broke down, Im on my laptop atn. Can you still explain ow you rip your models from the dat? :P -- Magamdy 12:34, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

"Maps"

I take it those colourful images are entirely custom made maps using items distributed around gw? :) File:User Chieftain Alex Chieftain Signature.jpg Chieftain Alex 23:58, 19 May 2012 (UTC)

They're actually maps that exist in the dat, but have never been used. Some of them are fun though; it's too bad they don't find a way to utilize them. I would like to modify a map by adding objects and decorations to it, but it's time consuming. MadMaxx 01:09, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Imperial Dragon Shield

Hello there, we have the icon image of it but not an actual picture. Since you got the shield already...care to pose for a pic? Say: Cheese. Yoshida Keiji talk 10:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Magamdy (although inactive) actually has one of these that he was going to render iirc, but he concluded it was too hideously ugly to waste time on :P anyhoo I've uploaded an image that will do the job. File:User Chieftain Alex Chieftain Signature.jpg Chieftain Alex 12:07, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

I would like to note here that I'm involuntarily inactive, since my PC crashed and my laptop can't handle GW >_> -- Magamdy 21:15, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Feedback:Game updates/20120621

Were the descriptions of Unstable Aura and Unstable Pulse changed in that update or an earlier update? --Silver Edge 05:00, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

That one. (35,888) MadMaxx 05:41, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Was that you yesterday?

In the chat? Magamdy 10:35, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Yeah you said something about finishing a mish an then left lol MadMaxx (talk) 20:21, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry :/. I was acyually playing the game with someone by the time I realized you were actually online. Magamdy 20:38, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Some models to get started with

I was thinking about these:

• Priestess Rashenna
• Confessor Dorian
• Markis
• File:Minister Cho render.jpg
• Minister Wona

and Smothering Tendrils because I believe in you :))) Magamdy 22:04, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Rashenna and Dorian are static models not NPC so they have to be done differently.

• Storm actor -> 15018, 297005
• Minister Cho -> 116228, 184650
• Torment claw -> 198684, 198707 (will have to look for Smothering)
• Wona -> 338167, 338177

MadMaxx (talk) 04:17, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Huh...really. Dorian too? I'm 90% sure he walks and attacks in Rise of the White Mantle. Magamdy 09:46, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Just means we need a tonic that will allow that. Phantasmal will do. MadMaxx (talk) 15:23, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

I'll see and get if I can get that. Btw, both Storm actor and Minister cho give a white box. The others work fine. Magamdy 17:52, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Seems legit. Magamdy 17:56, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

They are all correct. I would use the image arg to verify you have all the files. MadMaxx (talk) 19:31, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Jup, that did the trick. Well thought :). I got a few phantasmal tonics btw -- Magamdy 22:02, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Static models just have one

• Rift warden -> 74213
• Dorian -> 86510

MadMaxx (talk) 22:53, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

(Reset indent) That works. Unfortunately he does not have a "neutral animation", he's just holding his invisible wand. Magamdy 10:55, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

• Rashenna -> 28903
• ... -> 277348 (so you can embrace your inner snow globe)

MadMaxx (talk) 13:18, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

[She's like a squid] Magamdy 13:57, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Haha yeah. They didn't put a lot of effort into her model/anims. MadMaxx (talk) 15:44, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Randoms you may or may not wanna look at

• Cloud simian -> 285839, 285842
• Spirit simian -> 285839, 313718
• Redhand simian -> 285843, 285847
• Rit spirit -> 184446, 185352

MadMaxx (talk) 03:04, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll get onto these. There were actually a few specific ones I'd like to see. A few I'd like to improve on and a few that aren't used in the game.

Two I'd like to improve on are Tower Golem and File:Crimson Skull Captain.jpg.

Then there's two that aren't used in the game: File:Canthan peasant m buckets.jpg and File:Dead Minister Guard.jpg. That latter one appears only dead in Minister Cho's Estate.

One I'm not sure exists at all is shown on File:Vloxen Excavations page.jpg. It seems to be a variation of the Skeleton Mage, with a cap and dark glowing eyes. Maybe you can find out wether it exists at all -- Magamdy 12:22, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Well, I'll get them as fast as I can. No promises on the ones that aren't in game. Cho was an easy find because he was very close to Canthan noble m purple, just as I figured he would be. I don't remember ever seeing the bucket man, so that's interesting. Honestly there are probably many unused models that exist, but finding them would be like finding a needle in a haystack. For the bucket man my best guess would be around the other Canthan farmers, so I'll look there. MadMaxx (talk) 20:10, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Please, do take your time. Then I'll have less reasons to procrastinate ;) -- Magamdy 21:14, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

Tower golem -> 141262, 129931

Stone elemental -> 17253

Crim Skull Ranger -> 116225, 185220

MadMaxx (talk) 02:15, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Another animation vid ;) Magamdy 12:00, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

dead minister guard unique -> 116228, 184709

MadMaxx (talk) 01:38, 6 April 2016 (UTC)

Any luck with the rest? (I just came back from a vacation) Magamdy 15:46, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

After going through hundreds of Factions models I've yet to find the bucket man. I did find a Kurzick f that I didn't recognize (though it may just not be on the models page) Also no luck on smothering. Maybe I'll see if I can make it though Veil to get them lol. Forgot about Markis so I'll see about that. MadMaxx (talk) 20:14, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Don't overwork yourself then, with the bucket man and Smothering. I can get to Smomethering myself. Im interested in that Kurzick F tho. Magamdy 11:53, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

unk kurz f -> 116225, 184976

unk lux m -> 116228, 185168

markis -> 141663, 142169

MadMaxx (talk) 01:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Cheers! Interesting to see those went unused. While you're in the region, next I'd like to do the Am Fah and Reiko. I know you already did those, but I'd like to see em with their reflection channels ;) Magamdy 09:52, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

No worries. I definitely left room for improvement. :) Probably gonna work on finishing the model list for factions since I got so far already looking for buckets. I'll let you know if I find anything else interesting.

am fah A -> 116227, 185402

am fah N -> 116228, 185405

am fah M -> 116228, 185416

am fah R -> 116227, 185417

reiko -> 16257, 371606

MadMaxx (talk) 21:11, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Cool, if you come across any non-humans, don't hesitate to post them ;) -- Magamdy 08:53, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

affl tiger -> 183997, 170459

levi -> 184177

stone crusher -> 183535, 184609

unk lux -> 116227, 185173

stone rain -> 183827, 185185

stone soul -> 116225, 185186

gaki -> 183870, 185187

ministry child -> 116377, 371611

MadMaxx (talk) 15:05, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

So after finishing the factions models I finally stumbled across you know who.

lots o buckets -> 169826

MadMaxx (talk) 23:04, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Dammit...I ran out of tonics lol. By the way, you did not by chance save the coordinates of every model you came across? ;) Because a lot of Factions monster still need ot be done. Magamdy 16:11, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Haha of course. The amount of notes I've made for GW for models, packets, data structs, etc etc is kind of unbelievable lol. Thought you might have lost interest. I should stop being lazy and make up a nice formatted list.. Until I get to that I'm happy to take requests. MadMaxx (talk) 22:14, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Not lost interest, more a lack of time and Dark Souls 3 being out too... For requests...all celestials would be a start lol. But I don't know if those are in the Factions region. Maybe the Envoys including Envoy Shiro. And normal Shiro. Oh, and Kanaxai, Urgoz and Island Guardian? Magamdy 09:55, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

I'll just try to make a big list of Factions ones ASAP. Urgoz doesn't have a walking animation, but you can still move around with him. MadMaxx (talk) 21:00, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

(Reset indent) Andddd here we go. This is the majority of Factions. Not all of the celestials are here because they were added way after factions went live. I'll try an track them down. MadMaxx (talk) 00:52, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

This is the best thing ever, thank you sooo much -- 94.212.55.158 09:51, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

It's a shame they didn't use the buckets guy. His animations are very well done. -- Magamdy 14:44, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

I just noticed this btw: File:Crane Red Crest.jpg. Is it possible that it would still be in the game? Magamdy 15:11, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

No, they didn't add anything they just overwrote the texture. However, here is the original. You may be able to do a TexMod replace to get the old version. MadMaxx (talk) 16:01, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Sweet. I could just apply that in 3Ds Max and it worked fine. Any chance the same happened to Fern Lizard? -- Magamdy 17:49, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Fern may still be in there since apparently it was in game for short period, and they weren't known for deleting anything. (e.g old PvP maps, original tombs, hero battles, etc etc etc are all still in there and of course still get downloaded with fresh dats) The Dune Lizard trivia mentions how they just moved locations and had their name changed, so this makes me wonder if Ferns just used the same model or if there actually was a different one... MadMaxx (talk) 21:04, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

The sentence "were large brown charmable reptiles, strongly resembling the Dune Lizard" implies it were different models. Then again a lot of info on very old historical content is shady at best. I;d say it should be very early in the memory for models. Magamdy 21:26, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Well I would have no idea where to even start looking at this point lol, but never say never. MadMaxx (talk) 20:52, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Interjection

Great work, you two. G R E E N E R 21:13, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, Greener. Appreciated :) Magamdy 21:26, 14 May 2016 (UTC)

Help with a render

I have a problem with rendering the Siege Turtle, having to do with the shadow that is applied to the shell. I can't get it to blend properly. This is what I'm talking about. Now, I've dealt with this kind of texture a lot, normally you make a Composite map and set the "shadow" texture to Multiply. However, this can't be done here because that shadow has it's own material. And I for the love of god can't find a way to make a material multiply with the material under it. Maybe you have an idea? Magamdy 13:29, 15 May 2016 (UTC)

I seem to remember running into the same issue and I don't believe I ever came across a solid solution unfortunately. MadMaxx (talk) 20:52, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

Dang. Well I rendered the shadow thing seperately, so I can overlay it in photoshop and put it on multiply, but that'll cost significant time input....blegh. Magamdy 08:53, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

I have returned

My semester is done now and I'll get back to rendering. No idea if you're still around but I'll get back on finishing the factions list. Problem for me is that in august I'll go to Russia for 4 months, I won't access Guild Wars there, so I should probably make haste :/. Magamdy 09:43, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Yep I'll still watch this page if you need assistance. :) MadMaxx (talk) 02:27, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Cheers! If you want something to hold you over I guess you could look into the values of Charr models that are hard to get to (like Charr Tracker). Magamdy 12:18, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

If you're still active or checking in, I'm getting back on it and could use your help :) Magamdy 13:59, 7 January 2017 (UTC)

I haven't messed with it in a few months now, but I'll still do what I can. MadMaxx (talk) 02:42, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Yeah me neither, but cool. Most models I can do myself with the old method, just some would be easier to have the adresses from. Magamdy 12:44, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Oh great render lord and master

Is there possibly a way to scrounge an image from the .dat or use texmod/dressup to find an image for Spider's Gluttony? I'm not good with such things and finding an active player with the taiwan preorder may prove near impossible. It's such a great skin so i'm hoping you may have an idea. Idk how the item ids are grouped but maybe its near the other preorder items in number? You would have a better idea than me. (Blame User:Magamdy for sending me here) ^_^ - Durp da durp (talk) 18:23, 13 June 2018 (UTC)