io_scene_a3d

Blender plugin to import the proprietary model format A3D used by the game Tanki Online from Alternativa Games, it is not compatible with older the formats used by the flash based Alternativa3D engine (see this plugin by Davide Jones instead). The plugin can also import Tanki Online binary format maps: map.bin, both legacy maps and remaster maps work.

Installation

Requirements: Blender version 4.2+

Optional: io_scene_3ds plugin for importing legacy maps (non remaster)

Firstly download the repository by clicking the "Code" button and then "Download ZIP".

In blender, go to Edit > Preferences and click the "add-ons" button. From there click the arrow on the top right and click "Install from disk".

Select the zip folder you downloaded and you should be good to go.

Showcase

Status

.a3d

The plugin only supports importing models and supports loading the majority of A3D data:

• Materials (color data imported but diffuse map is ignored as it is usually empty or references files that are not available to players)
• Mesh data (vertex positions, normals and UV channels)
• Material indices (each mesh can have multiple materials applied to it)
• Object data (object hierarchy/parents, object names)
• Transform data (object position, scale, rotation)

The plugin only supports version 2 (map props) and version 3 (tank models) files, version 1 is not implemented because it is not currently used in game and I have never seen one of these files before.

map.bin

The plugin can load Remaster and Legacy maps, legacy maps have incorrect transforms on some props due to the .3ds file plugin, not all data is required to import the files into blender, currently supported data is:

• Static geometry (the visual aspect of the map)
• Collision geometry (the collisions of the map)
• Spawnpoints (where tanks spawn) The plugin also supports lightmapdata files that come with remaster maps, these files provide information about the lighting of the map:
• Sun angle and colour
• Ambient light colour
• Object shadow settings (can the object recieve or cast shadows)
• Lightmap UV coordinates (not imported)
• Lightmaps (not imported)
• Lightprobes (not imported)

File format

Check the wiki for file format documentation.