Tribes 2 Skins and skinning tools Tutorials . Where can we find them ?

HellRazer64

I was wondering if there are any tutorials on how to skin the player and vehicle models on Tribes 2 . I have a done a bit of skinning back on T1 many moons ago but back then Planet Tribes had all the links to skinners, and the tools as well.
Planet Tribes still has the links, but most of them are dead and I was wondering for those of us that want to carry on now that T2 is back what , and where these tools and tutorials are . Sorry for the run on sentence :-\ .
Where would I find the player skins persay ?..or
I use the GIMP and have 7-zip to create the .vl2 files, ( found that out on this site) but other than that I'm unsure of how to proceed .
Thanks in advance to any and all who chime in . What I would like to see here is a repository of links and tutorials that we can all tap into . There are some very cool skins out there from what I have seen since jumping back in . I suck , but its still a fun game to play after all this time .

I did find this link to help start things off . Team War Fare seems to have a comprehensive library for the Tribes/T2 community .

http://www.teamwarfare.com/forums/showthread.asp?forumid=4&threadid=434376

HellRazer64

I found this Tutorial on a site called Skindom . Very good, straight to the point directions for anyone who has had any experience with the Photoshop programs, or " The GimP" .
If not, now is the time to jump in and get your feet wet so to speak . Its a given that mistakes will be made but , ya know .

Go to [glow=red,2,300]http://skindom.planetquake.gamespy.com/faq/tribes2/index.shtml[/glow]

darkzigger

does anyone have the .max model package which dynamix released?

HellRazer64

You mean Sierra ? Dynamix was bought out by Sierra , though a good part of their team was taken in to create T2. Sierra may still have those files in an archive somewhere.

darkzigger

well whoever, a pack with player models and maybe more in max format was released but all the links i come across are dead

blazzingroach

Somewhere I had the complete base set player skins in photoshop format all layered out. Huge set of files. Might have to hookup the old Athlon and check through the HD.

Here's another tutorial...
http://www.interocitor-media.com/tribes/tutorial.htm

HellRazer64

I found this Tutorial on how to use the 3dsMAX models in Tribes 2 for you modelers out there ( I envy you folks) . There is some pertinent info on plug-ins , etc, to use with the modelling program(s) .

Go to http://tork.beffy.de/tutorials/simpleobjects/basicmodelling.html

Plug-ins, etc

http://www.fileplanet.com/30319/0/0/0/1/section/Editing_Utilities

Full tutorial on skins/modelling, TEXT ONLY >

http://theexiled.pwnageservers.com/files/Tribes_Modeling_Instructions.txt

TRIBES TOOL KIT..contains models for TRIBES . Go to :
http://www.theexiled.pwnageservers.com/files/Utilities/tribestools2.zip

This link is alive and well. I downloaded the Tool Kit ;D

darkzigger

that tribestool package looks interesting, thanks for the link.

AVG went crazy on missionlighting.exe, Trojan horse Generic2.ZCY, could be false alarm, just mentioning..

HellRazer64

darkzigger May 2009

that tribestool package looks interesting, thanks for the link.

AVG went crazy on missionlighting.exe, Trojan horse Generic2.ZCY, could be false alarm, just mentioning..

I scanned the File with Panda Anitvirus Pro 2009 , and no results. False alarm I guess .

HellRazer64

More info, skins , modeling tuts at http://www.planettribes.com/phantomstranger/ .He also has a 3dStudioMax 4 DTS exporter download and other downloads worth looking at as well.