[den5]

Disable environment maps.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

And just how and where do I do that?  

If you mean in the launcher that won't help since this is a model specific issue right now.

[chief1983]

Disabling env maps doesn't fix the env map, the alpha needs to be severely reduced in the shine map.

[den5]

And just how and where do I do that?  

If you mean in the launcher that won't help since this is a model specific issue right now.

Yes I mean that you do it in the launcher. I have no such issue with Core 3.4 or Zathras.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

I think I found the problem.  After some tinkering it seems when you save a shine map in paint.net you need to turn on the weight colors by alpha flag for dxt5.  I'll just have to resave them all. 

I really should start testing in missions with some backgrounds.  Not only would it have prevented this but I'd get less complaints about ugly screenshots.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Reuploaded with the fixed shine maps.

[Slasher]

Tested with the Xerxes nameplate and it looks good!

Not that it matters much with nameplate ability now, but did the generic non-named Nova texture get updated too?

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Yes I had to redo the uvmap for that texture and split out the textures for the other side.  Basically it's just the old 512x512 texture made into a 1024x512 texture with the textures for the sides of the ship duplicated so the text isn't backwards on one side.  So I guess it's not really an update but more of a redo using the original textures. 

[Slasher]

Thanks for the quick response, FUBAR.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

If you don't mind can you send me any additional nameplates so I can include them in Zathras for everyone to use?

[Slasher]

Sure, this attachment has the Nova nameplates for the George III and Burgoyne.  I've got some Omega nameplates too but they lack shine maps so I didn't bother including them.  Let me know if you want them anyways.

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[FUBAR-BDHR]

Well I think there are only 2 Omegas in 3.4b that have shine maps so might as well add those too.  Maybe one of these days I'll get ambitious and try to do shine maps for them all.  Sounds link a good Winter project.

[Slasher]

Okay, here's nameplates for Omega-class destroyers Alcmene, October, Fates, Innsmouth, Cato, and Knossos.  It's in two parts because the single 1.03 MB file exceeded the 1024kb limit.

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[FUBAR-BDHR]

In the directory and ready to be packed up for the next release.  Think I'm going to rename FUBAR.vp to Nameplates.vp.  Right now it only contains nameplates and there are enough of them for a separate .vp. 

[The E]

While researching stuff for my mainhall project, I came across this:

Now, I know most TBP players have no need for the help overlay, but still....

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Guessing that was left over from FS2.  Anyone that feels like fixing it go right ahead and I'll get it in there.

[Aardwolf]

It looks to me like that "shine maps" problem is caused by a complete lack of smoothing.

Basically, if that's how it manifests itself for diffuse lighting, the appearance with env maps is guaranteed to be much worse.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Huh?  The shine map problem was caused by saving in DXT5 instead of DXT1 like the original was. 

[Aardwolf]

Well, check your smoothing anyway.

And I meant to env maps, but it seemed you were using the wrong term.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Sorry I'm not a modeler so when I see -shine I assume it's a shine map.