[3D Master]

DeeperThought, on May 30 2010, 07:43 PM, said:

You may have a point there about using the eye dropper but you are overstating it. It's not like he decided to make the whole thing one shade of green. The in-game screenshot looks pretty badass.

Maybe, but then there are other textures of different patterns with the same compound; they should all be the same color. The only way you get that with different artists working on these textures, is to use the color match utility to match the color with original.

[Piterplus]

In fact they are looking now as a letters or some kind of inscriptions - but they are not - it's just some part of the organic machine (probably - please ask game designers, or TerminX, he knows better )
note. mirror effect visible a bit too much.
But, in a whole, texture are indeed are really good. Just, maybe may be better a little bit (with normal and spec maps applied).

[Night Wolf]

Yes this is what I'm thinking ... these markings, seem to me like symbols thus why ive made them this way ... to me this texture looks like a rock carving , similar to what you would see in an Egyptian pyramid (hieroglyphics)
I could be wrong but this is what I'm seeing .. and with the quick height map ive made it seems even more likely ...but yeah I can not be 100% sure

[Piterplus]

One more thing - probably nobody noticed - this thing looks like men's stomach (2) (musculine that is for sure)

[Night Wolf]

Piterplus, on May 31 2010, 04:58 AM, said:

One more thing - probably nobody noticed - this thing looks like men's stomach (2) (musculine that is for sure)

lol ...I don't think that's intentional, since its mirrored things come out looking like images ... kinda like thoughts pictures psychiatrists show you, and ask you what you see.

I got similar effects when experimenting with different overlaid textures .. and was like haha this looks like a head etc

[Piterplus]

Giger

[Tea Monster]

3D Master, on May 30 2010, 10:01 AM, said:

Maybe, but then there are other textures of different patterns with the same compound; they should all be the same color. The only way you get that with different artists working on these textures, is to use the color match utility to match the color with original.

You have to flag them in the forum. Then, either the artist who updated the last tile works on the ones that no longer fit, or someone goes in and adjusts the ill-fitting coloured tiles in PS/GIMP.

[Rellik]

ozz, on May 30 2010, 01:04 PM, said:

kinda like thoughts pictures psychiatrists show you, and ask you what you see.

Rorschach test

Piterplus, on May 30 2010, 01:16 PM, said:

Giger

Very much the look that should be aimed for. For those that don't know, H.R. Giger was a visual effect designer for the Alien movie. Google his work, that will give you a good idea where Duke3d took some of the inspiration for the Alien themed stuff in Ep2.

[Plagman]

If by "took some inspiration" you mean "totally ripped off", then yeah. The upper part of this piece should ring a bell.

[Mark]

PLAGMAN: I think I see parts of other duke tiles in that pic.

OZZ: check out tile 5118 It uses some of the texture from the one you are working on now.

[Night Wolf]

Plagman, on May 31 2010, 08:04 AM, said:

If by "took some inspiration" you mean "totally ripped off", then yeah. The upper part of this piece should ring a bell.

Haha your totally right Plagman! its a rip off , and your right Marked , there's other duke tiles in there too!

And Roma , as for making this normal map ... I gave it a try but I think this is way to complex for me ... also how would one make the circle parts concave in like the sink texture in the HRP. there has to be an easier way?

[Tea Monster]

Getting close to done.

[Jokke_r]

Looks awesome, if we're not going to be completely puritanical i think the extractor or whatever it's called (i think it's actually the back of the barrel) could look pretty awesome in silver color, otherwise top notch job, could you maybe take a screenshot of how it would look in a first person perspective?

[Tea Monster]

That has been suggested elsewhere, I'll give it a go tomorrow and see how it turns out.

Here is a more traditional view.
This version is coming in at 3K polys. What are we aiming for on the pick-up?

[Gambini]

Great work it looks a lot like the original 8bits pistol. Can´t wait to test it

[Jokke_r]

an observation o just made on the original tile, those grips on the slide are supposed to be only on the sides not on the top like you have it now.

[NUKEMDAVE]

What about the hand model for the pistol? Will it be edited any? I think the hand model looks pretty good, but seems like it needs improvements, including the skin. The pistol is awesome BTW! If you can get the pistol/hand model positioned just like the 2D sprites, I think you have a winner!

[Tea Monster]

Parkar has done a next-gen hand which I'll marry to the pistol.

Jokke_r - Thanks for pointing that out, I fixed that.

[TURBOKID]

Tea Monster, on Jun 3 2010, 08:22 AM, said:

Parkar has done a next-gen hand which I'll marry to the pistol.

Jokke_r - Thanks for pointing that out, I fixed that.

So when do we get to see this hand?
Great work by the way TM. Just fantastic

[Danukem]

Tea Monster, on Jun 3 2010, 09:22 AM, said:

Parkar has done a next-gen hand which I'll marry to the pistol.

Hopefully it can be involved in a polygamous marriage to some of the other weapons as well.

[Tea Monster]

DeeperThought, on Jun 3 2010, 09:02 AM, said:

Hopefully it can be involved in a polygamous marriage to some of the other weapons as well.

LOL - I'm sure it will, hopefully without any pigcops or lizard troopers making cracks about how Duke's hand 'gets around'

Thanks Disruptor! I've PM'd him and hes sending me the file. I haven't seen it yet.

[Roma Loom]

new hand src should be released in tuts and resources thread imo...

[Richard Shead]

Tea Monster, on Jun 3 2010, 09:22 AM, said:

Parkar has done a next-gen hand which I'll marry to the pistol.

Looking very much forward to seeing this match made in heaven!

[TURBOKID]

Tea Monster, on Jun 3 2010, 11:36 AM, said:

LOL - I'm sure it will, hopefully without any pigcops or lizard troopers making cracks about how Duke's hand 'gets around'

Thanks Disruptor! I've PM'd him and hes sending me the file. I haven't seen it yet.

lol You will open it and it will be the most awesome hand the world has ever seen. GOD HAND!!!

[Tea Monster]

DISRUPTOR, on Jun 3 2010, 05:21 PM, said:

lol You will open it and it will be the most awesome hand the world has ever seen. GOD HAND!!!

Yes, Duke won't need any weapons at all, he will be able to point judgementally at his enemies and they will just explode.

[Night Wolf]

Looks great TM.. will the ejection port be animated so that it opens up to show the bullet coming out of the port.. like on the spirit?

[lawl]

Tea Monster, on Jun 2 2010, 04:31 PM, said:

That has been suggested elsewhere, I'll give it a go tomorrow and see how it turns out.

Here is a more traditional view.
This version is coming in at 3K polys. What are we aiming for on the pick-up?
dukepistol_026_lp.jpg

Amazing

[Tea Monster]

Thanks everyone. Yeah, it will all be animated like the other one.
Played with the different colour scheme I think it looks pretty good. I'll release two skins.
I think I'm going to hold off on the HUD release as it's not going to look it's best without the normal, spec and lighting. I'll get the pickup release together in the next few days.

[Tetsuo]

The texture on the metal parts looks a little too grainy IMO. The grip is fine but could be more shiny.

[Mark]

Being much smaller and having filtering turned on in the game it will probably look less "grainy". I like it as is. I'm no gun expert but the dull black rubber looks normal to me.