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• Devan at 2006-04-30 21:38
  Is there any Voxel model pack with enemies, bottles, pool balls, pickups and other models?
• Maren at 2006-04-30 23:20
  No point in creating voxel models for enemies.
• Retodon8 at 2006-05-03 23:22
  No, no model packs as far as I know of.
• Maren at 2006-05-06 12:40
  I've seen a few models, but far from a complete replacement.
• Awesoken at 2006-05-07 02:53
  This site has a few voxel model packs for JFDuke (search for 'voxel'):
  http://members.shaw.ca/k_saunders/dn3dtextures.html
  
  If you want to generate your own voxel models, the easiest way is to convert them from polygonal models in the HRP. It would be most useful if you could provide batch files (the poly2vox commands) to run the conversion rather than the KVX models themselves. This way, it would be easy to maintain an up-to-date voxel pack. It would also allow you to make a very small distribution - simply provide the batch files, converter program, and a link to the HRP. You are welcome to include poly2vox.exe in your distribution (just be sure to provide a link to my site : ). Here are some old batch files for anyone who is interested in getting started:
  
  pigcop_md2_to_kvx.bat:
  

  @echo off
  
  rem /s.654 matches with scale .5 in def
  
  set gopts=poly2kvx pig.md2 /s.654 /p..\palette.dat pig
  
  rem *** Pig walking ***
  
  %gopts%2000.kvx /f9
  
  %gopts%2005.kvx /f11
  
  %gopts%2010.kvx /f13
  
  %gopts%2015.kvx /f14
  
  rem *** Pig shooting (standing) ***
  
  %gopts%2025.kvx /f18
  
  %gopts%2030.kvx /f35
  
  %gopts%2035.kvx /f16
  
  rem *** Pig dive'n'shoot ***
  
  %gopts%2040.kvx /f51
  
  %gopts%2045.kvx /f58
  
  %gopts%2050.kvx /f59
  
  rem *** Pig death ***
  
  %gopts%2055.kvx /f37
  
  %gopts%2056.kvx /f39
  
  %gopts%2057.kvx /f41
  
  %gopts%2058.kvx /f42
  
  %gopts%2059.kvx /f43
  
  %gopts%2060.kvx /f46
  
  set gopts=

  
  
  trooper_md2_to_kvx.bat:
  

  @echo off
  
  rem /s.115 matches with scale .5 in DEF
  
  set gopts=poly2kvx trooper.md2 /s.115 /p..\palette.dat trooper
  
  rem *** Trooper walk ***
  
  %gopts%1680.kvx /f0
  
  %gopts%1685.kvx /f5
  
  %gopts%1690.kvx /f10
  
  %gopts%1695.kvx /f15
  
  %gopts%1700.kvx /f20
  
  rem *** Trooper shoot (standing) ***
  
  %gopts%1715.kvx /f21
  
  %gopts%1716.kvx /f23
  
  %gopts%1717.kvx /f25
  
  rem ***Trooper die ***
  
  %gopts%1730.kvx /f26
  
  %gopts%1731.kvx /f29
  
  %gopts%1732.kvx /f32
  
  %gopts%1733.kvx /f35
  
  %gopts%1734.kvx /f37
  
  rem ***Trooper choke ***
  
  %gopts%1738.kvx /f38
  
  %gopts%1739.kvx /f43
  
  %gopts%1740.kvx /f47
  
  rem *** Trooper shoot (crouching) ***
  
  %gopts%1744.kvx /f48
  
  %gopts%1749.kvx /f53
  
  rem *** Trooper teleport ***
  
  %gopts%1754.kvx /f57
  
  rem *** Trooper sitting ***
  
  %gopts%1741.kvx /f58
  
  rem *** Trooper flying ***
  
  %gopts%1720.kvx /f70
  
  %gopts%1725.kvx /f72
  
  set gopts=

  
  
  Please note: these are old batch files! Notice they read MD2 files. Practically all new models are MD3. Also, I renamed poly2kvx to poly2vox last year when I added MD3 support. Converting these scripts to MD3 should be a simple matter of renaming things. The hardest part of polygon to voxel conversion is matching tiles and frame numbers, and getting the scales right.