Re: [Algorithms] Level Editing

[brian h. <bri...@py...>]

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> Hi to all!
> I have a problem in level editing and I wonder if anyone has any good 
idea.
> Let's say that a game uses models created for example with 3DS Max 
and that 
> there are several
> changes in the 3d level during the development. For a game (such as a 
FPS) 
> there are a lot of other informations
> that are needed (such as trigger positions, paths, custom shaders, 
lights).
> Well, every time that a modified level is exported from Max this data 
is 
> lost and it needs to be reimported.
> I thought about some alternatives but no one seems to me the silver 
bullet 
> of level editing (if one exist :)).
> 
> - do all the editing inside 3ds Max
> I think programming a plugin like this is not so easy... and what if 
the 
> next project uses Maya or Lightwave?
> 
> - merge
> Starting from the old level the objects are merged in the new (empty) 
> level. The problem is that some data are geometry
> dependent (eg. shaders, paths) and can be lost or invalid.
> 
> - editor
> Build a 3d editor with tools to modify or create the level and 
provide a 
> simple interface to import data from Max.
> This could be the better choice but it's an huge amount of work and 
> modellers'll probably complain because 'it's not max'.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> P.S.
> sorry for bad english