When looking out the windows of Citadel Station, I was mostly impressed that they had flying vehicles in traffic patterns outside. However some of the in-game skins leave a lot to be desired.
Some examples:
This very low resolution picture for the deck (highlighted in red) certainly could improved, couldn't it? The pipe that just ends in space could always be attached to the building too but let's not get too picky. (LOL)
Also the buildings in the background - highlighted here in green - wouldn't suffer at all with an upgrade.
Of course, two versions would have to be made - one for the standard Citadel Station and one for the version where it's under attack (and all the red lights are on)
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I really don't mind the second picture. But the first one on the other hand...
I think it's supposed to be grass and pipes but it sure doesn't look like it. Would it be too much to ask to add some details on the buildings, like a sensor?
"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering." Yoda
" You don't know the true nature of the force , I must obey my master" Darth Vader
" And now young Jedi, you will die" The Emperor
That one texture( shown in the first picture) does need a sort of update, its quiet ugly.
And IIRC, it gets used in the docka area, the long hallway that connects the 3 docks => In the ceiling.
I think those are 1 and the same. Perhaps I'll play around with it, see what I can do.
The second part doesn't bother me so much in game. The players view from inside the Citadel I think you never can see those pipes.
Though proof me wrong
Adjusting models from the game is tricky, our tools aren't fully OK for that sort of thing.
No doubt we'll break more then fix.
The "filling" highlighted in red by Sith Holocron remind me of bits of electronic cards, or an aerial view of a modern city, elongated and blurred. This had may be used as a way to get quickly some "highly technical textures" if there are tools to scan, alter and filter such images.
Also, while we are looking at the outside of the landing zones of module 126, from docks 1 or 2 or 3, through the magcon field, we can see some decor but if, using an exploit, we pass de magcon field, there is nothing. So I think the decor is only a skybox and we will never find the textures.
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but there are other places that could use an upgrade too, I think. The places slip my mind at the moment though...
I don't want to get too far ahead of myself, but there are other places that could use an upgrade too, I think. The places slip my mind at the moment though...
@ Sith Holocron, I wasnt sure that those were the correct textures, they just looked like they might have been them.
@Mandalore5, I completely agree, whenever I go through the prologue I always see these floating pieces of paper going around the ship. Same for going outside of Peragus on the scaffolding.
Hey, long time since I posted in this thread, but Sith dropped me a line and off I went to make a better looking texture
First results. Nothing breath taking: the thing I made is still to "big", the originale uses finer smaller pipes and tech bits. I'll have to do a second version where I do the same, just some rescaling nothing more.
Enjoy the pics
EDIT: Oh, the name of the culprit is Tel_StSf.
Okay; back with a slightly altered texture, I've shrunk the thing to 75%, copied and mirrored the thing. Then moved it around a bit, to hide the patern/ tile look.
Turns out nicely in the game now, but it still lacks depth; I'll see if I can solve that in 3Ds Max; as I made a bunch of tubes and support beams in there. I'll see what sort of results that gives.
I use the propensity of the active group to form a triangle. I work with two characters that I place so that the third angle of the triangle is located in an area normally inaccessible. Then I call the third member of the active group.
After several attempts, by adjusting each time the position of the first two, there comes a time when the third is on the other side.
This is true with all doors closed, without the armband whereami. So i do that on XBox too (as on PC) ! With no MOD !
TTlan what a crazy trick to get behind those forcefileds
Ahum, besides that I've been working on getting nice looking buildings in the far distance. The old texture was a blurry mess. Though I could see that they where renders of the 3D buildings that are more close and part of the Telos Station model.
Anyway, I used the old texture to mimic the look and layout and made some very simple shapes in 3Ds Max. I'll just render it out with the full "bling-bling" I can add to have a nice and crisp result
Here's a very quick and dirty preview:
I know it looks weird, but it's floating in Max, once it's in the game it'll make more sense; I promise ^__^
That's looking good, Quanon! Should I assume that there will be red version of this -
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for when Citadel Station is under attack by Darth Nihilus?
Yep, I'll have to add in the red version, since both, blue and red are on the same texture. Leaving one out is'nt an option. Reminds me I'll have to put my stuff in the right spot on the texture, else I fear it'll look pretty messed up in the game.
Anyway, here's another more finished render of the blue lights version:
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Mmm, looking at it again, I'll have to spice up the lights in front of the buildings, looks a bit dark. Ack, here goes another 15minutes rendering fun
Minor update, without pictures though.
Been working on the background buildings, but they turn out pretty bad in game.
Looks like I'll have mimic the old texture very closely to get decent results.
So far most of my time was lost on rendering, then messing about in Photoshop. Saddly it now feels like wasted time: no nice results in the game :'-(
No fear though, I'll have another go add it later. I'll investigate what a new TXI file might do. Perhaps the orginale one is to blame for my troubles.
EDIT: After a good nights sleep, I went back to my texture. This time I kept the orginale scale, measely 512x512 pixels. Things turned out better. No crazy black lines and other odd bits. Though, it's more fuzzy then I thought it would be. Not certain what Obsidian did with the background. Anyway, I already have another idea on what I might do to get a better looking result. Means I'll need to do some extra rendering though
I finally got a 2048x2048 texture working for the backdrop for Telos Station.
No more blurry mess, nice crisp buildings
I might do a version 2.0 later on, adding just a few more buildings, as now there's some gaps inbetween that just show outer space and it reveals quiete clearly that the last few buildings are as flat as a piece of paper.
Anyway, Sith Holocron asked me to do a third texture, one that's used on various computer panels in the game. Not certain where it pops up. But I'm certain it gets used on Peragus, some of the Sith levels... Ack, the thing is just pixely ugly and it can use some updating luuuve
Love the pics you have, The one thing that all ways made me mad, Was how when they made the games that they didn't take the time to use the maps and idea's, They have so much potential but they decide not to use further detail!!
Anyway, Sith Holocron asked me to do a third texture, one that's used on various computer panels in the game. Not certain where it pops up. But I'm certain it gets used on Peragus, some of the Sith levels... Ack, the thing is just pixely ugly and it can use some updating luuuve
Perhaps folks here could identify the locations of where it is used? (I wonder if it can only be found in the Telos modules or elsewhere?)
Here's the texture (enlarged) in all of its low resolution glory:
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Minor update on the panel texture.
I've been staring at the thing, trying to see a pattern in it. Most textures have a "tiling" pattern within them. Most texture have themselves fixed for tiling; other are sliced into 4 and so on.
This panel texture, doesn't seem to have anything of that sort or not clearly. Anyway I've deducted 4 sections out of that blurr madness. I'm now making these into 3D. Why 3D and not instant photoshop? Euh, well, because I think it might help me out with the glassy looking buttons, emitting light and so on.
Anyway, no fear, I'm aiming for some nice quality: here's an early preview on the first 2 panel parts.
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