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While I was very flattered to see some our work for the Enhancement Pack featured in the Dark Mod, some of it could have been implemented a little better. Mainly some of the windows that originally had transparency look kind of bland when simply flattened onto a plain black background, and the normal maps are obviously just made using a filter over the diffuse map. So, I'm hereby volunteering to provide versions that look more like I/we intended them to, as well as custom made normal maps. How's that sound?

 

What I need to know is how you'd like me to distribute them. Should I post them directly into the thread in PNG format for you to convert/ruin on your end, or should I post compressed DDS-files in archives instead? The former has the advantage of automatic preview, obviously.

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While I was very flattered to see some our work for the Enhancement Pack featured in the Dark Mod, some of it could have been implemented a little better. Mainly some of the windows that originally ha

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Okay, here's a shared link to a Google photo album: http://goo.gl/photos/synLB98g5evAAgwe6 Original file names are in the info box, if the download outputs gibberish names.   Mostly just the stuff in

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Here's a pack with some of the newer textures. http://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzHmWZvs_ns1VksyaXJLR2dLLVE/view?usp=sharing   FWIW, if you really want to add some of the textures to core resources, no

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I can't speak of the technical details, but your help would be much appreciated. :) I handled the conversion and normal maps, and yes, the results are what I could get out of Njob.

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Yes, we like PNG since compressors get better all the time and we may eventually re-compress at a better quality some time down the road.

 

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Hey Bob, welcome.

 

Melan and myself that integrated some of your textures into the core mod, so yes please we would very much like to work with you on this!

 

If you like, drop me a PM with your skype details so I can take you through how we import textures into TDM.

 

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I don't do Skype, and I quite like nbohr's idea of keeping around a bank of lossless originals, so I probably don't need to know much about the implementation side, but thanks.

 

WAS gonna post some finished textures now, but apparently I'm not "allowed to use that image extension on this community." What gives?

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Okay, here's a shared link to a Google photo album: http://goo.gl/photos/synLB98g5evAAgwe6

Original file names are in the info box, if the download outputs gibberish names.

 

Mostly just the stuff in the most need for improvement right now, but I'll probably be toning down the baked-in lighting in the diffuse maps as well.

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Now they look right. Thank you!

 

These should be added to the next version. :)

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Are these new ones going to be replacing the old ones for 2.04 or do I need to manually place them into my map because I am using a few of those textures.

 

Thanks for doing this by the way!

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Lovely. Especially the bumps look fantastic. Looking forward to see them ingame.

 

Good work, thanks. :)

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More stuff: http://goo.gl/photos/sBvhY8uNWY2YH1qF6

 

How did you make these, out of curiosity? Did you model them?

 

I can't tell CG modeling from a hole in the ground, so it definitely isn't that. I made them in Photoshop - if you've got an editor that lets you edit RGB channels separately, normal maps aren't very hard to figure out.

 

Are these new ones going to be replacing the old ones for 2.04 or do I need to manually place them into my map because I am using a few of those textures.

 

That's the idea!

 

 

I've been converting some of the windows (Not sure if they are yours) into transparent ones, but they don't always get used.

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Don't see anything that I had any hand in. But if you want to convert the old school Thief inspired windows too, I can provide the isolated alpha channels for you if you wish.

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More stuff: http://goo.gl/photos/sBvhY8uNWY2YH1qF6

 

 

I can't tell CG modeling from a hole in the ground, so it definitely isn't that. I made them in Photoshop - if you've got an editor that lets you edit RGB channels separately, normal maps aren't very hard to figure out.

 

 

That's the idea!

 

 

Don't see anything that I had any hand in. But if you want to convert the old school Thief inspired windows too, I can provide the isolated alpha channels for you if you wish.

 

 

 

@bob, how do you make your normals? as they all look handmade...

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Don't see anything that I had any hand in. But if you want to convert the old school Thief inspired windows too, I can provide the isolated alpha channels for you if you wish.

 

 

That would be nice actually.

I always assumed I'd taste like boot leather.

 

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