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Part I ✦ Attacking gmax Hard and Fast

The Flight Simulator game pack didn’t push gmax as far as Tempest did, but it was a

good, important first step. Over time, Flight Simulator content creators have

accepted and used gmax happily.

Figure 1-2 shows an aircraft being updated in gmax for Flight Simulator.

Details on using the Flight Simulator game pack can be found in Chapter 24,

“Creating Custom Content for Flight Simulator 2002.”

Figure 1-2: The Flight Simulator game pack offers minimal changes to the gmax

interface.

Trainz

As Flight Simulator was making its big splash in the gmax market, another simula-

tion game with a dedicated group of users appeared with a fairly robust implemen-

tation that relied on gmax. Trainz, created by Auran, is a simulator for trains.

With all the appropriate tools in place, the learning curve was manageable. Trainz

users now boast one of the largest online repositories of gmax custom content

available.

Figure 1-3 shows a sample engine created in gmax by Jean-Luc Benard.

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