Kupu's thread

[kupu]

Alright, now you're all playing around in dev i might as well reveal a very imminent visual change.

New computers.

New computers that look like the old ones, but are new...

Over the past few months i've written a list of textures i wanted to replace. Circuits got hit recently, now the time has come for computers.
But not just CPU units, literally ANYTHING with a screen interface has been given a lick of paint. Deco blocks, CPU's, FX modules, even the Storage block...

With the arrival of emissive computers, i'd rather provide screens that look pretty, that want to be shown off in low light environments. Some to even become animated.

I'll showcase a few sample screens tomorrow, but for now, the above image is a good guideline for the new visuals.

As for the new jump inhibitors, i remember a few requests for them to be orange / red a while back ( therimmer96 i think?). So be it.
However do note they are WiP files and may be a little 'off'.

Oh yea, that's another makers mark on the top / side panels.

 

[plusnine]

Alright, now you're all playing around in dev i might as well reveal a very imminent visual change.

New computers.

neat. i love the new dashed circuitry on the back!

 

[therimmer96]

Oh yea, that's another makers mark on the top / side panels.

The return of Dr Plex and SchemaDyne?

 

[kupu]

The return of Dr Plex and SchemaDyne?

lol, no.

 

[therimmer96]

aww

 

[kupu]

aww

The universe needs some life in it, some fleshing out. These marks are just a potential for the team to write in an entity to fill it.

 

[Ithirahad]

I'm confused. If we the players are making these things in our factories, why should they have maker's marks from some other entity? :\

 

[therimmer96]

I'm confused. If we the players are making these things in our factories, why should they have maker's marks from some other entity? :\

Someone had to design it in the first place

 

[kupu]

I'm confused. If we the players are making these things in our factories, why should they have maker's marks from some other entity? :\

Because it's fun.

 

[flpsantoss]

interesting, i will be watching tomorrow to see more!

 

[kupu]

 

[therimmer96]

Beautiful.

Is that a rail computer?

 

[Reilly Reese]

Beautiful.

Is that a rail computer?

Rimmer not know of rail speed computer?

 

[Valck]

Nice; the only thing that immediately caught my eye is the "S. DRAIN" - I feel it doesn't blend well with the other systems having either their full names or TLAs; how about either "SDC", or "SHIELD DRAIN" using a font size similar to the "RADAR JAMMER" ("R. JAMMER" would look just as odd IMO)?

 

[Ithirahad]

That... That is amazing

Now if only we could get those wedge computers... Skoomerplz

 

[Xtremesonicboom]

I must know. Where can I find the EM files? Are they built into normal mapping? I'd like to add them to my texture pack.

Edit: Never Mind. Found them.

 

[Wolflaynce]

Yup. That's a maker's mark on the new build block.

Well played sir, well played.
[DOUBLEPOST=1441686497,1441685456][/DOUBLEPOST]Sorry I should explain my "well played statement."

Maker's Mark is a brand of whisky made in Loretto, KY, USA. The bottles are very squarish as the picture shows above. I'll have to try some one of these days.... ;-)

 

[kupu]

I must know. Where can I find the EM files? Are they built into normal mapping? I'd like to add them to my texture pack.

Edit: Never Mind. Found them.

Alpha channel of the normal map. This is why we switched to TGA files.

Do be aware though, the shader uses colour ranges 128 - 0 as emissive strength, and 255 - 129 as specular. The channel is holding two maps simultaneously.

The greyscale block colours in the overlay.png are material shine values (this controls the size of the reflective light "spot"). They are submaps which correspond with the full t00* files, just scaled down by a factor of 4.

Have fun making textures! I'd love to see your progress, be sure to make a thread if you haven't already. :D

 

[Omegacybran]

They look awesome! Keep it up!
Would love to see more blocks reworked and seeing them with the new glowing.

 

[Ithirahad]

Alpha channel of the normal map. This is why we switched to TGA files.

Do be aware though, the shader uses colour ranges 128 - 0 as emissive strength, and 255 - 129 as specular. The channel is holding two maps simultaneously.

The greyscale block colours in the overlay.png are material shine values (this controls the size of the reflective light "spot"). They are submaps which correspond with the full t00* files, just scaled down by a factor of 4.

Have fun making textures! I'd love to see your progress, be sure to make a thread if you haven't already. :D

Waitwaitwait. So we CAN have shiny gold hull now? Better move that card out of Rejected on the Trello, kupu .