SS2 Tacticool Weapon Replacements

[682762ef28979Wrench]

Finished VtMB last night playing for hours But it was my first playthrough so there is plenty of stuff I haven't seen...

Ok so I don't expect the PSI-Amp till 2030 But good to know that it will come someday...

[682762ef2919fRainalkar]

If and when Psi Amp is made, please don't forget to include vhot

[682762ef29315Mercurius]

@Marvin
It's going to have to be the texture since SS2 doesn't support smoothing groups and the FOV for the viewpoint ensures that all held weapons get warped horribly.

Image: http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5655/screenshot3j.jpg

Basically the dark engine lets me have all hard edges, or no hard edges

@Rainalkar
Definitely!  Please remind me if I do

[682762ef2978bMarvin]

@Marvin
It's going to have to be the texture since SS2 doesn't support smoothing groups and the FOV for the viewpoint ensures that all held weapons get warped horribly.

Basically the dark engine lets me have all hard edges, or no hard edges

That looks a lot better in my opinion. 

[682762ef29a71Nameless Voice]

Basically the dark engine lets me have all hard edges, or no hard edges

That's not quite true.  Dark supports smoothing groups but only on a per-material basis.  So, you could apply the same texture more than once as different materials, and apply different smoothing groups (well, flat or not flat) to each.

[682762ef29b7dMercurius]

Nothing can ever be easy when dark is involved :|

Image: http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/4959/screenshot5si.jpg

[682762ef29c6aWrench]

I like it, can't wait to see it textured... can't wait to play it

[682762ef29d9aMercurius]

*BUMP*


Assault Rifle has been released.

[682762ef2a0e2RocketMan]

Now that's what I'm talkin about !

Only criticism...and this comes a bit too late....is that all the weapons seem to point right at the reticle, which makes the angle a bit severe.  Since the reticle can be imagined to be part of a virtual interface and since the POV of the player's line of sight is not colinear with the muzzle-target line, it is more likely that the weapon would be pointed slightly right of the reticle so that it appears a bit more straight.

Excellent work as usual.

[682762ef2a236miracle.flame]

my god, what a difference! yet, the same item. bravo bravoo!

[682762ef2a31aMarvin]

What mricale.freak said. Spectacular job!

[682762ef2a49cKolya]

RocketMan just asked me if I'd heard about "the latest shit"...

Coming here I knew about what to expect. I've been a fan ever since you released the first pistol and in this case I had even playtested the untextured gun last night. Looking at the screenshots now I'm amazed.

[682762ef2a5e4ZylonBane]

I admit I was skeptical when just looking at the untextured version, but the textures really make the model. Yowza.

[682762ef2a6f3Rainalkar]

I'll be able to try it tomorrow, but it looks phenomenal. Salute M.

[682762ef2a81bNameless Voice]

Another excellent job, as always.  I look forward to using it in my next playthrough!

[682762ef2aa99ThiefsieFool]

looks like another win for the ~Mercury Man~. Crisp!

[682762ef2ab8bZylonBane]

Why hasn't Citadel Conversion Project assimilated this man?

[682762ef2ae3bEnchantermon]

I asked him a while back... 

Looks awesome, Mercurius! Definitely going to be trying this out!

[682762ef2b059Nameless Voice]

The fleet-footed god delivers again

Why hasn't Citadel Conversion Project assimilated this man?

Presumably because people would prefer that the fleet-footed god finished recreating the original SS2 guns.

[682762ef2be12Mercurius]

Thanks guys!

Probably after I finish another gun, I'll start dabbling with AI meshes again.
I'll assist CCP with anything necessary to make a functional Medical deck.

[682762ef2d399Enchantermon]

Presumably because people would prefer that the fleet-footed god finished recreating the original SS2 guns.

As much as I'd love to see CCP finally come to fruition, I can't say I disagree.

Probably after I finish another gun, I'll start dabbling with AI meshes again.
I'll assist CCP with anything necessary to make a functional Medical deck.

Take your time. You're doing an awesome job; it's completely understandable if you'd rather finish this job first.

[682762ef2d4a7RocketMan]

Enchantermon what guns haven't been done yet?

[682762ef2d5c3Enchantermon]

I'll PM you to avoid dragging this thread off-topic.

[682762ef2d6ddMercurius]

Why not make a thread about it here?  It'd be nice to know where the project stands, who's working on it and what needs to be done.