[Lightspeed]

Okay, before you're going to kill me. I didn't stay "canon canon" with this map. I simply found it too horrible to stay as it was, so I kinda tidied it up. Heck, the Seraphim didn't even look shivan 'cause of the bad map. It was a mess of odd colours and blurry lines. So... I cleaned out the whole thing, and made it look shivan (decent).



Seraphim Maps (1.35 MB)

I hope you like the new look, because I won't change back to the 'trash' it was.

Really, whoever made that map mustve been drunk at the time.

[Fineus]

Luckily it looks better, good work

[DaBrain]

Well, I liked the out-of-place look of the Seraphim, but this good work.


But why is it limited to 512² ?

[Lightspeed]

'cause that's hi-res enough if the other maps are set up to match.

If a map is 256x256 in the original you'll have to rebuild it anyway so it doesnt matter if you push it to 1024x1024 or 512x512 - but If it's around 512 already it's acceptable to stick to that.

Another thing is I like to keep glowmaps and normal maps synched, and 1024² animated glowmaps can be quite some drain (see nephilim)

-edit: How's the perseus coming along, btw?

[Taristin]

Nice. I like the green bits too.

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by ShadowDrakken
once you get them all mapped LS, are you gonna release a single download pack for them all? or at least make a post with links to all the individuals in one place?

These are looking awesome in your screens you're posting, can't wait to use them in game, but not gonna grab them until they're all done so the whole game looks consistent

Also, how do you use them in the game anyhow? *inno*

Check out mv_textures_a in the media VP. For future reference, the wiki is a good source of all FS2 info, just click the fsdoc link in the upper-right of the forums.

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
Nice. I like the green bits too.

They were there in the original too, but so messed up they weren't noticeable.

[Kazan]

Originally posted by jdjtcagle


 Hehehe... Blond moment, wait a tic, I'm not blond... Ahhhh!!

blond = hair color
blonde = behavior

[JarC]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
Okay, before you're going to kill me. I didn't stay "canon canon" with this map. I simply found it too horrible to stay as it was, so I kinda tidied it up. Heck, the Seraphim didn't even look shivan 'cause of the bad map. It was a mess of odd colours and blurry lines. So... I cleaned out the whole thing, and made it look shivan (decent).

The man is not only a grade A artist, he's also psychic !!

I was just about to post in your poll what to take on next, and here you are posting the very thing
Do not feel the need to apologize here, I have the same feeling, it darn well looked as if it was ripped straight from a bad Doom port...much better, MUCH much better

re: the green bits...

Originally posted by Lightspeed
They were there in the original too, but so messed up they weren't noticeable.

personally I don't mind them...but they are indeed so messed up that it is almost as if it was just artefacting from the conversion to pcx256

[ShadowDrakken]

WMC: the Wiki is a mess, I can't make heads or tails out of it, so I stopped bothering.

[Lightspeed]

That was the last one from the FS2 fighter size ships, so the poll is indeed for the next 'step'.

If any of the capship thingies wins (as it seems now) i'll pack all this up for a first release

If the FS1 fighter textures win, i'll wait with it till I've also finished those.

[Taristin]

...what poll?

[Lightspeed]

This one:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,23925.0.html

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Lightspeed


-edit: How's the perseus coming along, btw?

No time for this at the moment, but it will get finished this week for sure.

[Setekh]

I love your reworking of the Seraphim. Well done.

[kasperl]

Originally posted by ShadowDrakken
WMC: the Wiki is a mess, I can't make heads or tails out of it, so I stopped bothering.

Ok, what do you want to find? There is a search box, you know.

[jdjtcagle]

Originally posted by Lightspeed

@JD: Did my suggestion fix the performance troubles you had?

I'm sorry lightspeed, but I haven't tried it yet... But, I will eventually

[Janos]

So now I know what Seraphim really looks like! The old map resembled more a bloody diarrhea than a Shivan craft - that's really cool.

Platinum work as usual, LS.

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by Kazan


blond = hair color
blonde = behavior

Ke? I was under the impression "Blond" was just another LAS (Lazy American Spelling).

[karajorma]

Originally posted by Black Wolf
Ke? I was under the impression "Blond" was just another LAS (Lazy American Spelling).

I don't think it's just an americanism. IIRC they are just alternate spellings rather than one being American and one British.

Personally I prefer one with the e