[Klaustrophobia]

Black was best. The Steve-O originals are a little cartoony, I think.

exactly.  i must say i think the original is definitely the best.  shame it's so inefficient.

[Droid803]

Please please please release a version with steve-o's original colorscheme, seeing as its done already...
I don't care if you make it black for the version in BP, I just want the other one out there as well.

[Kolgena]

The normal maps look dirty for some reason on the optimized one, like the mapped grooves have ragged edges instead of smooth ones (especially on the pods with the silvery things with 3 slots in them). Maybe it's a side effect of being so strong. Might also be that the normal map resolution isn't high enough. <-Ignore this. I looked at the OP instead of the normal map screenshots further down.

Also, for sure bring back the noise, but only if it doesn't look like trash if it's too low res. The slight sparkle is making the original look like metal, and the lack of sparkle is making the optimized one look like plastic.

Diffuse texture reduction is really noticeable, but probably only in the ship lab, since you won't have any of these filling up your whole screen in normal situations. 16% boost in performance is huge though, so kudos. As for color scheme, I don't have a personal preference as long as it fits in with the rest of the UEF fleet.

[Commander Zane]

I also like the appearance of the original Uriel the most.

Does the reduced number of maps mean the entire cockpit is going to be seen, rather than have most of the panels hidden by 'invisible' labeled textures?

[FreeSpaceFreak]

I also like the appearance of the original Uriel the most.

'Original' as in Steve-O's original scheme (blue-red) or BP original scheme (grey)?

I too like the dark grey colour scheme, it looks more 'armour plating' and less 'pretty colours'. Sara's version could be a good compromise though.
I also like the noise on the normal map, gives it a bit of space wear instead of a polished look.

Also, optimization ftw!

[The E]

For all of you wanting to try it, here's the data you need:

http://blueplanet.fsmods.net/E/Uriel.7z

[Angelus]

i like both textures, the old one and the new one.
I think adding a tad bit noise to the new normal map and it'd be perfect.

Having both colorschemes would be cool, different squadrons, different colors.

[Black Wolf]

Another vote for the original, for what it's worth.

[General Battuta]

Another vote for the original, for what it's worth.

I hope you mean the original color scheme, not the original mapping!

[Hellzed]

I liked the original too dark color, but the new wing edges are great. I'd like to see it a bit more red-ish, with a golden UEF eagle.

[Commander Zane]

I also like the appearance of the original Uriel the most.

'Original' as in Steve-O's original scheme (blue-red) or BP original scheme (grey)?

Well I did say Uriel, so I was referring to the BP original.

[Deadly in a Shadow]

I liked the old style more: sooo...gritty, steelish (and stylish), and I'm far more familiar with, I've played the WiH campaign so often (like other people here and many of them have the same opinion). Grey or Black, that are colour for ships flied by real men or...ehm....Valkyries.

The best solution is to release a original-style submod or something. But I haven't the knowledge for this.

[General Battuta]

The best solution is to release a original-style submod or something. But I haven't the knowledge for this.

Or we could just edit the newer texture to be darker. There's no reason that can't be done; the point of the remapping was to improve texture efficiency. Changes in the looks are secondary.

[Deadly in a Shadow]

Hmm, that sounds better. I think that would be a great idea.

[The E]

Which is why there's this post of mine:

For all of you wanting to try it, here's the data you need:

http://blueplanet.fsmods.net/E/Uriel.7z

You can do some remapping yourself and post your results here.

[-Sara-]

Half of that can probably be mirrored in the UV mapping. I'd try it but I've got no tools to get a .pof all the way back into say Maya or 3DS. I know Metasequoia can turn a .cob back into a .3ds and .obj. Might go look for that program.

edit: Managed to get it back into Maya, UV mapped and all. Will try to see if I can try and map it somewhat.

[Black Wolf]

Another vote for the original, for what it's worth.

I hope you mean the original color scheme, not the original mapping!

Yeah, darker, less blue

[Talon 1024]

I tried optimizing the Jackal AKA UEF Kentauroi.  It only uses four textures in total now: the cockpit glass, cockpit texture, the outside texture, and the debris texture.  I made LOD1 use the same base model as LOD0 because the original LOD1 was higher in polygon count than LOD0 and I wouldn't have to make another texture or use up more texture space on my optimized textures.

Download

Included is the new POF, the new textures, and the Blender source files, plus a little bonus (Thunderstorm.dds).

[Droid803]

There's...already an optimized Jackal/Kentauroi...
It even has a little guy inside...

...and you didn't even leave the gun flaps on.

[The E]

Yeah, we've already got an optimized Jackal done by Esarai in the BP2 vps.