S.S.2 Visual Enhancement 2014

[682e85ee3e675Xyztemz]

Work in Progress.....There will be two versions of this mod to chose from......

The textures will be REDRAWN to enhance detail original texture will only be used for reference....My goal is to have DEPTH oriented textures.

Original Texture---to compare
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-6_zpsc3a6184b.jpg

Metallic thin
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-12_zps8016267a.jpg

Metallic thin 2
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-13_zpsdec3a2d7.jpg

Hard Mold Plastic
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-15_zps77d0cbdb.jpg

Dirty Metallic Version
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-9_zps1f4afc0c.jpg

Clean Metallic Version
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-8_zps21992260.jpg

Old Metal
Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-11_zpsc652a4f2.jpg

[682e85ee3e890voodoo47]

double check with ACC to avoid redundancy.

[682e85ee3eb9dRocketMan]

Heck, check to see if the two of you can collaborate.  These are good textures.

[682e85ee3eeb7Xyztemz]

double check with ACC to avoid redundancy.

That is a fine hi res mod there. I will be following the original textures but ill be adding depth to the textures appearance ill avoid the redundancy.

[682e85ee3f0d2Xyztemz]

Heck, check to see if the two of you can collaborate.  These are good textures.

Thanks long way to go

[682e85ee3f356ZylonBane]

These are good textures.

Look again. They appear to be nothing more than the base textures shoved through a filter, destroying most of the original fine detail in the process.

[682e85ee3f59cXyztemz]

Look again. They appear to be nothing more than the base textures shoved through a filter, destroying most of the original fine detail in the process.

Uhh no NOT filtered there REDRAWN from original texture then ENHANCED from redrawn work.....why waste time filtering original textures that would look terrible

[682e85ee3f71dKolya]

Regardless of how they were done, less gloss and more texture would serve them well. Every singe edge seems to protrude and shine in these boxes, while the surfaces are completely flat, save for more shine.

Try to go for a used look.

[682e85ee3f967Xyztemz]

Regardless of how they were done, less gloss and more texture would serve them well. Every singe edge seems to protrude and shine in these boxes.

Yea this is the style i was going for since there are no normals and shadow maps the texture it self has to be enhanced to appear like it has depth as supposed to the flat original textures.

[682e85ee3fa5bKolya]

I see, but they look like an advertisement. Not like something you'd find in a real setting.

[682e85ee3fb3bZylonBane]

I'm curious to see the unfiltered version of that texture.

[682e85ee3fd6bXyztemz]

I'm curious to see the unfiltered version of that texture.

Here u go

Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww183/Xarwarrz/Capture-10_zps165767ce.jpg

[682e85ee3fe6fRocketMan]

I guess I'm not a connoisseur but I still think they're good.  They are stylistically different from acc and could conceivably clash but an improvement nonetheless.

[682e85ee3ff6eKolya]

I dunno. It has actually less detail than the original.
Anyway, it's a good start. But try to work more by hand and less by filters. Those should be used sparingly and never as a replacement for details.

[682e85ee40076Xyztemz]

I realize its different approach to texturing but if i announced this mod and was doing what was already being done then that wouldn't make sense.

The texture just above is the redrawn version from the reference texture....as remeber work in progress means things can change

[682e85ee401b8RocketMan]

I guess since there are some valid criticisms, it would be good to make another attempt, using a different strategy.  I like them so far but I don't represent the majority so see if you can maybe draw some more detail into the base texture and tone back the lighting/depth effects as indicated by ZB and Kolya.  More feedback will give you a better direction before you invest more time in this project.

[682e85ee402f5Kolya]

I understand it's WIP. Choose whatever approach you're comfortable with. But the goal should be a texture that looks like it was the retrieved original artwork from 1999. Otherwise it will stick out in the game like a sore thumb. Here's a similar texture from the 400 mod by ACC that shows what I mean.

[682e85ee415ebXyztemz]

I understand it's WIP. Choose whatever approach you're comfortable with. But the goal should be a texture that looks like it was the retrieved original artwork from 1999. Otherwise it will stick out in the game like a sore thumb. Here's a similar texture from the 400 mod by ACC that shows what I mean.

As excellent as that looks it still stands that its already done i cannot improve on that texture. Perhaps instead ill just have multiple version of my textures and whatever one appeals to the downloader they could try it.

[682e85ee41812Simplex]

If I may suggest something, maybe it would be better to first focus on the low-res textures that have not been redone by anyone (or had been, but still look comparatively low-res by current standards)?
There are sill many of such textures in the game and they stick out like a sore thumb so I think they should be given priority over textures which already have hires versions.

It's just a friendly suggestion, you are the author so you decide which textures you want to work on.

[682e85ee41bf2Xyztemz]

If I may suggest something, maybe it would be better to first focus on the low-res textures that have not been redone by anyone (or had been, but still look comparatively low-res by current standards)?
There are sill many of such textures in the game and they stick out like a sore thumb so I think they should be given priority over textures which already have hires versions.

It's just a friendly suggestion, you are the author so you decide which textures you want to work on.

thanks for the suggestions...i understand most people don't like change most are used to seeing the game as it all ways was but i see it as it could be in this new generation of games... it stands ill complete the mod as i see it in my vision and i can only hope people will learn to accept the change overtime. This isnt the first time ive been heavily critisized on my type of modding i have a texture mod for kotor 1 and tsl on moddb people learn to like my style overtime and now the mods going on 60,000 downloads.

[682e85ee41dffJoin2]

Just do your thing. These guys strive for perfection of this game whilst staying true to the original and I 100% agree with that, but the amount of modders that must have been scared off from here is anyone's guess. Modders that build a community, modders that usually improve over time.
That said their criticism is probably spot on, minus the blunt rudeness . I'm no texture artist so I cannot say, but I can say they do know what is best for this wonderful game....But just do whatever feels right to you. You are offering the sweat of your brow to fans of the game for free, it's appreciated.
If I don't like the mod I won't download it, it's as simple as that. But hopefully I will 

I had a short dream about this game last night. Very strange, gave me this indescribable feeling, one I did not & could never feel in the game. Very fucking strange.

[682e85ee4217dXyztemz]

Just do your thing. These guys strive for perfection of this game whilst staying true to the original and I 100% agree with that, but the amount of modders that must have been scared off from here is anyone's guess. Modders that build a community, modders that usually improve over time.
That said their criticism is probably spot on, minus the blunt rudeness . I'm no texture artist so I cannot say, but I can say they do know what is best for this wonderful game....But just do whatever feels right to you. You are offering the sweat of your brow to fans of the game for free, it's appreciated.
If I don't like the mod I won't download it, it's as simple as that. But hopefully I will 

I had a short dream about this game last night. Very strange, gave me this indescribable feeling, one I did not & could never feel in the game. Very fucking strange.

Thanks i intend to stick to my guns......change will scare some people away but there will be someone out there that that likes it regardless.

[682e85ee4247bViscera]

If I may suggest something, maybe it would be better to first focus on the low-res textures that have not been redone by anyone (or had been, but still look comparatively low-res by current standards)?
There are sill many of such textures in the game and they stick out like a sore thumb so I think they should be given priority over textures which already have hires versions.

It's just a friendly suggestion, you are the author so you decide which textures you want to work on.

Seconding this.

Ideally, the game could use a complete overhaul that updates every single texture, but I understand that's a huge investment. Before I would want any shiny new custom textures, I would like hi-res textures that are more or less consistent with the existing mods out there like SHTUP and 400.

[682e85ee427e9Xyztemz]

Seconding this.

Ideally, the game could use a complete overhaul that updates every single texture, but I understand that's a huge investment. Before I would want any shiny new custom textures, I would like hi-res textures that are more or less consistent with the existing mods out there like SHTUP and 400.

Im taking all into consideration however...... theres a more odd issue of some textures scaling improperly when texture size gets increased, misaligned textures...i updated the game to latest patch it is gog version.