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Community Projects => The FreeSpace Upgrade Project => Topic started by: The Dagger on October 18, 2021, 10:09:24 pm

Title: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: The Dagger on October 18, 2021, 10:09:24 pm: I know this was already an updated model, but I always thought the new model brakes too much the flow of the design apparent in the concept art.

(https://wiki.hard-light.net/images/5/53/Pvf_thoth.png)

So, I've done a new model:

And thanks to Nyx's guidance, it includes PBR textures:

(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/223516619052285952/899854128644243486/unknown.png?width=1440&height=602)

Download (https://www.mediafire.com/file/opfvkds1eemuc1d/Thoth.zip/file)

Thanks EatThePath for converting the textures to bc7.
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: Nyctaeus on October 18, 2021, 11:04:06 pm: It needed upgrade.

Another proof that "TheDagger" means "quality". Excellent rework, very nice detailing, great topo [lel I'm always too lazy to make topo like that], and a big step forward in your self-improvement at creating textures.
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 19, 2021, 01:29:03 am: I like it. What's it made in?
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: 0rph3u5 on October 19, 2021, 02:13:42 am: Nice

Is a HoL-variant of the textures in the works?
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: The Dagger on October 19, 2021, 11:09:17 am: Thanks Nyx, that's a very high praise coming from you.

Quote from: Colonol Dekker on October 19, 2021, 01:29:03 am
I like it. What's it made in?
Modeled in Blender, textures baked from Blender PBR materials, then adjusted in GIMP.

Quote from: 0rph3u5 on October 19, 2021, 02:13:42 am
Is a HoL-variant of the textures in the works?
I believe there never was a HOL-variant for this, so no.
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: Colonol Dekker on October 19, 2021, 01:02:21 pm: Quote from: 0rph3u5 on October 19, 2021, 02:13:42 am
Nice

Is a HoL-variant of the textures in the works?

Just change glowmap to orange/red 😉
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: Trivial Psychic on October 19, 2021, 01:56:13 pm: I believe they're referring to the fact that the HOL had the Thoth almost exclusively at the beginning, with PVN access being very limited. That would suggest that they HOL might have skinned it for their own side at the beginning.
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: 0rph3u5 on October 19, 2021, 02:26:12 pm: Quote from: The Dagger on October 19, 2021, 11:09:17 am
Quote from: 0rph3u5 on October 19, 2021, 02:13:42 am
Is a HoL-variant of the textures in the works?
I believe there never was a HOL-variant for this, so no.

Okay, I will give it a try then.

Quote from: Trivial Psychic on October 19, 2021, 01:56:13 pm
I believe they're referring to the fact that the HOL had the Thoth almost exclusively at the beginning, with PVN access being very limited. That would suggest that they HOL might have skinned it for their own side at the beginning.

No, I am thinking so something along the lines of the reskin of the Aten, Typhon and Karnak - red glow maps with added glyphs (or my work with the Anubis (https://media.moddb.com/images/members/5/4078/4077319/Light_of_Antares_2019_re-release_promo_3.png))
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: BrotherBryon on October 19, 2021, 06:38:33 pm: Very nice work!
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: Ulala on October 19, 2021, 11:42:41 pm: It looks great! Stellar work.
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: 0rph3u5 on October 21, 2021, 01:54:31 am: Mockup of the HoL-skin - going to do it tomorrow - need some adjustments to the writing and simplify the shapes I canabilized out of the mjn's HoL logo from the wiki

EDIT: attachment removed
Title: Re: [RELEASE] Thoth
Post by: 0rph3u5 on October 22, 2021, 03:59:52 am: Base texture, for your consideration:

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Swapping the glowmap from blue to red is something I will do another time.

For your consideration, now with red glowmap:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CQKnlSoUIvu7WsVHyiKazFtz8ODhrUM2/view?usp=sharing

EDIT: I will have review the glow map to bring it in line of Kestrellius' reskins from Mantle, and look at the reflect map so it doesn't mute the new markings.