Cut Scenes

[ScOrPiOn_37]

For ages i have been wandering how to do cut scenes for JO. Is there a special program to do it in? If not do you do them in radiant? and then is there a tutorial witch explains how to do them or can someone explain how to do them to me please.?

[Darth Kaan]

Good questions. I hope someone can shed some light.

[Andy867]

The cutscenes are just rendered versions of a bunch of tga files thrown together into a ROQ video file. I am sure some members of the AOTC:TC or other Mods or maverick cutscene expert can expand on it.

[ScOrPiOn_37]

Yeah I have been wanting to know for ages... hope they do shed some light onto it

[Kengo]

Cutscenes in JK2 are created using the game engine, you basically use a combination of the map editor and Behaved, which creates scripting. For example ref_tags are used as cameras, placed in the map editor, and then refered to in the scripting to decide how fast the camera reaches each specific ref_tag and how long it stays there.

 

The nearest thing to a tutorial at the moment (although it looks like Anakin is planning to put an end to this problem soon ) is here:

 

http://www.geocities.com/rellenbroek/tutorials/tutorial_4/tutorial_4.html

 

It's for Elite Force, but works about the same. It is a lot less than detailed, and you have to sort of make some leaps for yourself when looking at it, it doesnt go into much depth, but its good for a start. Just try to get a cutscene mode working, then go from there

[ScOrPiOn_37]

That helped with the camera but I cant get my man to move hehe lol i guess i keep trying

[ScOrPiOn_37]

I got cutscene mode working but i cant get my person to walk or do anything he just stands there..

[lassev]

Did you remember to use NPC_targetname? Ordinary targetname cannot be used with affect command. And remember to put tasks inside the affect command. And cinematic mode is needed to do the animations.