Planet Calypso: Found some old 3D rips and used my new 3D Studio ;-)

Discussion in 'Planet Calypso' started by Jamira, Nov 20, 2015.

  1. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Good old times. Thanks to my new 3D Studio several Ullas and one Kristin in different armour met at old Fort Pandora.
    Girls met at Pandora.png
    Do you remember old Fort Pandora?
    Old Fort Pandora.png

    Near Pandora in the South was this big tower. I placed one of the landing pads from Ithaca close to it to get an impression how tall it was.
    Big Tower.png
    Here is a detail view of the dome
    Big Tower 02.png

    Once I helped Cat with her "Battle Royale"-Event at Zychion Citadelle. I made a map of the place
    Zychion Map 04.jpg
    But I used a grabbed 3D model for it. Okay, we had no vehicles at this time. So I made a lot of single grabs and put them together in 3D Studio. We had not much time and the assambly is a bit rough. Alas, was for a map only. Now I'm happy to own this place in 3D
    Fort Zychion.png
    Finally I found Cat herself - lol!
    Cat.png



    Last but not least Ulla in sexy Hermes attacks
    Ulla attack.png

    It's like a time travel. In the past I was able to grab the textures too. Later MA changed the start procedure and I got pale 3D models only.
     
    Last edited: Nov 20, 2015
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  2. Awesome! I have always loved what you do, and have done ;-)
     
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  3. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Grin ;-)
    Well, I'm an EU retiree and a necromancer only. I found a lot more old 3D data. I think history is important but not important ... if you know what I mean ;-)
     
  4. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    Awww great to see this! Love the ones of the tower. I was like McCormick, forever trying to climb it. That place was an epic mystery to me like something found in a post apocalyptic landscape that you have no idea what it is. I always imagined maybe it was sucking something up those legs like water. Maybe it was a huge processing plant. It was my reason to go to Pandora and the Lake next to the SC. If there was one thing I say we lost that we need back in Crytopia it was that damn tower!

    Thanks Jamira those pics have made my day
     
  5. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Once upon a time in an Universe far far away ...
    Does anyone remember the Noob Arrival Area at old Port Atlantis?
    Arrival Area at Old Port Atlantis.png
    The ramp I spent so many hours together with others to welcome new colonists and help them with the first steps. At the other hand we often had incredible fun there. Later MA-officials Emma and Simon helped us with this job. Simon was pretty cool. He helped Cat with her "Battle Royale", played a role in the story, was mortal and died. I asked him if it would be okay for MA to grab 3D-geometry with 3D RipperDX from the game for private purpose. He gave me permission. So here we are with old memories in 3D :-)
    Old shuttle.png
    The welcome house ... kinda museum. One of MA's failed installations to make it easier for newcomers
    Old arrival welcome house.png

    Holla! I was once in an old hangar. And grabbed one of the old Spaceships. What was the maximum again? Five passengers? Or only three? I can't remember.
    Old spaceship.png

    Or this one. Old Akmuul
    Old Akmuul01.png
    Rivaval Pad
    Revival Pad at Old Akmuul.png

    And yes ... once I owned an apartment at Sakura near TP
    TP in Sakura.png

    LOL! Ulla in red-yellow outfit. That was the time when we had a famous suuuper-colourer: Sarah!
    TP in Sakura3.png
     
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  6. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Well, I managed to run old 3DS Max 2010 and import old 3D Ripper DX - files. As far as I can see from my archives we have 141 rips. I don't know yet what they contain. 18 days left to use the 3DS Max 2010 license to import them and save as *.max-files. I can handle them later (adjust, reduce, grab special parts) with my 3-year-license of 3DS Max 2016. Looks good. I will make a library of EU-3D-models.

    @Tass and/or RAZER: I grabbed this geometry by permission from MA (long ago: Simon|MindArk). What about asking MA for sharing my 3D-archive to the player base? I doubt they will agree. But it's worth a try - for private purpose only. Probably there is a chance to create kinda database with a form of agreement ... dunno ...
     
  7. Just share them, maybe as video....then again, I would love walking inside the old sweat farm south of Nymphtown
     
  8. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    LOL! Most of the rips were narcisstic grabs for Ulla and Kristin. But some of them may accidentally contain additional stuff. I will check this next days. I didn't love places like sweat farms and such. Let's SEE, what we'll find.
     
  9. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    What he said!

    Those are awesome memories Jamira thanks for much for sharing. I used to hang out at the spaceship answering questions a lot too.. it was my main passtime in game at once point. I still contribute to the Rookie channel now and again too
     
  10. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    I always wondered what some of those old ships and buildings would look like if they were modernised, and what lay behind that hangar bay door? I don't mean just more poly. I mean something that is inspired by but still recognisable as a rework of the original model
     
  11. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    trying to remember passenger numbers I think maybe it was 3, 2 in the cock pit and one on the left side gun

    The reason we think it was more is because there were other places where passengers could have sat and a bunk bed.
     
  12. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Puhhh! Two or three more than 140 grabs it seems. For now I import them to 3DS Max 2010 and save them as they are as Max-files to have further access to them. No clue if I will get a second chance to do that. 16 days left to use the demo-license. It's enough. I'm close to the end. But I want to sort it out asap.
     
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  13. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Well, found it. Old spaceship:
    Ripper 008 Old Spaceship 01.png
    Three passengers beside the pilot (no standing rooms if I remember right):
    Ripper 008 Old Spaceship 02.png
    What a waste btw! Such a ship should be able to transport at least a dozen men. Alas, it's all about RCE me think ... ***roll eyes***
    I have no good scan from the old hangars. Just this rough one with wrong textures:
    Ripper 009 Old Hangar 01.png
     
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  14. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    I still love the idea of independent workshops wich are able to tune vehicles with special parts and software in a way official workshops can't. For spaceships as well as for planet bound vehicles. Parallel to this we could have a black market for illegeal (and dangerous) or stolen/smuggeled materials and components. (Or even drugs [= illegal skillpills coocked be unscrupolous crafters like Walter White ...]).

    I mean - IF they accept and implement crime like piracy - why the hell don't they implement other crime like prostitution, smuggling, illeagale crafting, drugs ... dunno what else?

    Guess what: I would come back to the game. Just to establish my own official legal but in fact illegal tuning workshop, contact smugglers, pirates, recivers and junkies to build up my own network. GTA even. Why not?

    At least it would give pirates a good chance to trade their "special loot" (=smuggled illegal goods) at the black market for more money. Howling Mine even ...

    Just my 4 Cigarettes ...
     
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  15. Its like the DOS game Wolfenstein 3D, early alpha version.
    They had plans to introduce wearing enemy uniform, drag dead bodies, lift up carpets etc. etc. etc.
    It was all there.
    They decided against it. Good ? Bad ? We will never know, but I love that game.

    MA even had it all ready in 2000. Casino animations, vehicles, textures, storyline, beverages, foodpacks, harvester for trees etc. etc. etc.
    But they decided to not to make it public and over the years only some textures and models survived inside the VU 10.0 folders...yes, inside the folders only.
    Often, if new stuff showed up, it was stuff from the year 2000. Resting inside the game folders. Sometimes MA even bought 3d models from 3rd parties.

    In 1995 they wanted to turn Entropia into their e-commerce platform. 3d ebay, online shopping...
    In 2007 they planned to start it together with China.

    GNN brazil, MOL, massive ads, cash card, ingame companies, taming...the list of broken promises is endless by now.
    NASA 2008. ESA 2009.
    Even a bank in 2009.
    Now the casino.

    Not sure if they even know what they want anymore, except for quick $.

    What once was a great sci-fi themed MMORPG, became a mess, which is very sad indeed.

    There are still some good things left, like some items, the standard grinding and people I can call trusted friends by now, knowng many of them since 11 years by now...
     
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  16. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Well, import of old 3D Ripper data is done. Gasp to relief.
    190 grabs in total. Some are doubly. Most of them are "Ulla in armor", "Ulla in clothes", Ulla in poses", "Ulla and Kristin", "Kristin and Ulla", "Kristin in clothes", "Sisters" ... and so on - LOL! At least I have models of all Calypso vehicles, more or less all space vehicles including space stations + old space station with swimming pool ...
    114 a.png
    ... and all buyable houses and apartments in EU (Calypso, Monria, Rocktropia, Arkadia).

    And I have a little secret from Arkadia ;-) I don't know if it's still there. In the past they had kinda newcomer area with two big transporters if I remember right:
    Arkadia01.png

    Close to this underground hall was a cave. I think it was part of a mission. A few scientists and security staff were there.
    Arkadia02.png

    The cave is way bigger. But they blocked it by some massive rocks.
    Arkadia05.png
    Here is the complete cave:
    Arkadia04.png
    It's crazy: Ingame you stand in front of the blocking rocks and at your second monitor you can see in Rhino or Max what's behind them. But you can't go there. Can someone help me where this area is? (If it still exists ...)

    Same here: I got that mysterious cuboid/MA event theatre from that small island west of Cape Corinth
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  17. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Yo, on my way to Arkadia to try to find this tricky cave ... game crashed while reaching Arkadia, website not available at first relog. Second relog:
    EU001.png
    Bahh ... that's the true way to drag retirees back to the game. I am pissed again. "Contact Support Department"! Sure folks. That's the last thing I would do.
    Third relog:
    EU002.png
    Got it finally ;-) The blocking rocks still in place, probably the hidden cave behind them.
    EU003.png

    3DS Max ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Arkadia
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    Harrrrr! I can use my 3DConnexion Spacemouse to zoom in and out at EU!
     
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  18. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Oh btw. does someone by any chance owns an old running 32bit computer with WinXP installed and a halfway good videocard? I would like to buy it. That would enable me to grab some more geometry. A few parts I miss, some weapons and such. Or even what you want to have as 3D-model ... animals, bots, buildings, avatars ...

    3D Ripper DX would run at such system. RAZER, Tass, McCormick, anyone?
     
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  19. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    Thanks Jamira still finding this all really interesting. But lately Entropia isn't getting a lookin' for me. I have recently resurrected an old half dead Thinkpad that runs winXP. I patched it to get wifi working. Alas I can tell you it has only 160MB of working RAM, a 350MHz PII CPU and a 2.5MB (yes really) gfx card. Even 24bit video overlays are limited to 320x240. Don't even THINK about 3D ;)

    One thought occurs Jamira, I just remembered something! http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7
    I seem to remember as well as that you could literally run Windows XP as a virtual machine in a window (not just applications in winxp MODE) in windows 7, without any third party software... this should virtualise the hardware and everything (I expect, but don't take my word for it).

    Let me see... aha! This looks like the fella http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3702

    I remember I tried it once when Windows 7 first came out, I definitely remember it working although I never tried any games. I can't remember where the win XP resource came from. Somewhere on MS's site I think? Or maybe installing virtual PC gives you some download options - I honestly can't remember I'm afraid
     
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