*ahem* ...I'm back!

[Saint_Jiub]

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't shown my face around here in a few months. Real life got kind of hectic for a while, and I ended up taking a hiatus from modding for a while. In which time, I kinda sorta forgot I was technically a member on this project! (though, admittedly, I've done very little in my time here thus far... )

Anyway, I've graduated from my university and I'm currently between jobs, which means I have lots of spare energy to devote to my texturing-related pursuits. So... I guess my question is, what's new, and where would my efforts best be spent right now as far as the project is concerned? I know Stirk got released a while back and the Gold Coast is in the WIP stages, but aside from that I'm pretty far out of the loop.

[Scamp]

Uh, don't worry, my lazy ass is sitting here and doing other things while I should be modding the hell out of the Gold Coast. But I'll get to that soon enough.

Anyway, welcome back!

[SamirA]

The one new item we have in data that needs some work are the colovian walls. They are far too crisp looking at the moment. Could do with a look. Just get the latest data and find the col stuff.

[Worsas]

Welcome back!

[Tarius]

And I havent been doing much either, tending to focus on Halo 4 and such instead. I go off to Utah on Jan 6 and then my focus will shift as I no longer will have access to my xbox; at least for a month anyway until I figure out the internet situation there.(I will have net, just dont know the speed or anything)

[Saint_Jiub]

The one new item we have in data that needs some work are the colovian walls. They are far too crisp looking at the moment. Could do with a look. Just get the latest data and find the col stuff.

Ok, here's a preview of my first go-around at it:

http://i.imgur.com/hw5SF.jpg

I basically just roughed up the stonework a bit and darkened everything a bit to give it a more muted look, since the quality of the textures themselves is superb (and I doubt you meant for me to completely retexture the wall anyway, haha). If that's good enough, I'll package it up and send it your way ASAP.

[SamirA]

Yeah, my main issue is the sharp stones in the wall itself more than anything. They should be more worn and rounded and such rather than flat and angular.

[Tarius]

The one new item we have in data that needs some work are the colovian walls. They are far too crisp looking at the moment. Could do with a look. Just get the latest data and find the col stuff.

Ok, here's a preview of my first go-around at it:

http://i.imgur.com/hw5SF.jpg

I basically just roughed up the stonework a bit and darkened everything a bit to give it a more muted look, since the quality of the textures themselves is superb (and I doubt you meant for me to completely retexture the wall anyway, haha). If that's good enough, I'll package it up and send it your way ASAP.

Stones need to be closer together, probably touching, without so much morter inbetween them. That sort of stone is for style, not function.

[Saint_Jiub]

Alright, how about this for round two? If we're going for a more realistic look as Tarius suggested, then my hands are kind of tied as far as the sharpness of the stones is concerned, since I can only seem to find decent source photos that match one criteria or the other.

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4807/colwal3.png

[Rattfink333]

Looks good. The only suggestion i'd make would be to brown wash the grey cornerstones and crenelations. to more closely match the rest of the wall. Since that looks like a locally gathered and quarried wall form the stone. We might give thought to having the local stone match the wall tones as well in this instance.

[Tarius]

Alright, how about this for round two? If we're going for a more realistic look as Tarius suggested, then my hands are kind of tied as far as the sharpness of the stones is concerned, since I can only seem to find decent source photos that match one criteria or the other.

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4807/colwal3.png

Looks good.


What is the UVing like on that wall though? its too darn small and you can see the repetitions far too easy.

[Wollibeebee]

It's good to have you back Juib! I went away on the 23rd of December... but I'm back now too.