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51 minutes ago, A Future Pilot said:

This way normal Sith Troopers would be silver, Heavy Troopers and Grenadiers would be red, and Elite or Command Troopers would be white. This would also fix several places where there's no differentiation between Elite Troopers and standard ones.

What do y'all think of that?

I am sorry but, I think there would be too much awesomeness on this idea!

4 hours ago, DarthParametric said:

I'm guessing that's a bad normal map, or bad UVs on the model. The "weathering" you are seeing is presumably compression artefacts.

Yes, this was a similar result as that attempt on converting .tga to .tpc while ago.

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Edit: Ah, I see what it is. You used the w_hvyblstr_003 texture to generate the normal map. It has those details on the "magazine" (or whatever that bit is). I think you'd be better off just not using the normal map. SS went to the trouble of faking height detail in the texture. A half-assed normal map is going to make it look worse, not better.

Spot on! Yes, you were right; I used the "w_hvyblstr_003" texture to generate the normal map. I am using the Photoshop on doing that. Guess that make lot of sense then, could say the normal map is not necessary in this case. Thank you for the insight DP, appreciate it!

9 hours ago, DarthParametric said:

...If you wanted to adjust it, decompile the model and open the ASCII in a text editor. Look for the bullethook. It should be something like this:

node dummy bullethook
  parent w_hvyblstr_003
  position 0.0001741 0.354063 0.108606
  orientation 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
endnode

Change it to:

node dummy bullethook
  parent w_hvyblstr_003
  position 0.0 0.375 0.108606
  orientation 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
endnode

And recompile. See if that makes a difference. If it still looks off, you could bump the Y position to 0.395 and see how that looks.

N.B. if you have made your own custom model then your parent name will be different. You don't need to touch that, just the position values.

No, I do no significant change to the models; only to enablebumpmapping, as it utilise normal map for its new version, and change its header name.

Later, I do adjust the value as being suggested, and yes, it does makes a difference. It looks like the muzzle is in much proper position right now. I'm personally pleased with the result 😁

But I do notice a significant change to the mesh too, noticeably in-game. The mesh looks like it is "flaky", to tell the truth I kinda dig the looks, as it seems it was like a used out-weary-been-through-a-lot  blaster though 😂

28 minutes ago, DarthParametric said:

The bullethook and muzzlehook probably didn't have their positions altered to match the new model geometry. What's the original model name?

It was "w_hvyblstr_003", it belongs to Zabrak Tystel Mark III in game.

4 minutes ago, Sith Holocron said:

Why is the muzzle flash behind the muzzle?

I don't know- that is way beyond my knowledge! 😅

Did you happen to know the reason? I thought that was normal 🤣

[Updated: July 02, 2018]

All files have been compiled and synced with the patcher, but as the plan goes- I decided to ask Sithspecter and DeadMan to be involved with the attribution of both the blaster and the sword. It'd be nice to have their advice nor input to the properties of the blaster and the sword, as they are the designer to their respective creation; Sithspecter with the SS-SL7 Rapid Blaster, and DeadMan with the DM-SL7 Vibrosword.

Would be nice to have Sithspecter and DeadMan's advice nor input; either for the backstory or an attribution to their respective creation.

Any updates of current development will also be posted in thread's introduction post.

8 hours ago, JasonRyder said:

I hope someone does finish it, all they'd need to do is fix a few glitches. But is there any way I can get this to work with all the mods I'm using?

From what I understand, your priority would need only Xor appearance to be unique am I right? If that so, maybe finding which files related only to Xor's appearance, compile them, and sync them to use with the most compatible set-up of your mod will do you good then. I'll see what's in the pack, and see if I can come up with anything.🤞

7 hours ago, DarthParametric said:

Looks like Brejik with a beard and a tattoo (and some weird shading over the nose/brows). And maybe with Gadon's eye texture?

Spot on!

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The link posted by milestails is still live - https://deadlystream.com/topic/4861-anyone-have-spacealexs-k1-enhancement-pack/

Nice, get it noted for further check. Thank you for the link! And @JasonRyder, maybe the mod with the link above is what you were looking for

19 minutes ago, JCarter426 said:

SpaceAlex included a Xor in the NPC Enhancement Pack:

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The mod was never completed but it was released as a resource. I'm not sure where it's hosted now, though.

Yes! I've googled it with zero result. I'm curious about it has some high-res textures from information going around to tell the truth.

22 minutes ago, JasonRyder said:

Thank you for the reply!

Very welcome!

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Oh and I have another project to suggest for you. Xor, the blatant speciesist who wants to buy Juhani from you, does not have a unique appearance when he is human(He's human on the Xbox version and a Twi'lek on the PC version). As a Twi'lek, he has a unique appearance. Think you could make one for him?

Wow, that's a one-nice idea! Dang, wish I could- but I'm not sure, some projects already waiting to be finished 😂

Hope others are reading the conversation and triggered to make one, as that was an awesome idea. Thank you for suggesting me with that!

1 hour ago, JasonRyder said:

Nice mod! Looks like this is almost completely finished!

Thanks! Yes, it is- it is almost finished. Just have to re-check the file properties and then compile them all to sync them with the patcher. Hope all goin' well 🤞

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One issue though, I noticed that her voice seems to echo. I'd prefer it if she had her original voice instead, can you make this an option?

Yes, the echo is the result of me adding a room reverb to the voice, I can remove that effect- and I will. But as for the tone of her voice, I think I can't compromise that- I'd still go with the new tone. It seems I'm going with your suggestion to make that an option; as I'm considering about that too recently. Thank you for making it clear!

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Again, great work!

Again, thank you! Appreciate it

26 minutes ago, CarthOnasty said:

Here's another update of the basic layout I'm looking it. It's going to be a lot more .gui work than I had planned, but anything for my adoring fans.

Oh my, another reason for not going to be able to finish the game then. Gonna spend lot more time in the Cantina playing Pazaak and hit on the dancers!

10 minutes ago, DarthParametric said:

That's because most textures mods are pretty crap. If you see "HD" anywhere in the title, nine times out ten you can just roll your eyes and close the tab. The aforementioned redrob is one of the few modders that I could unequivocally recommend when it comes to textures.

Haha, oh my. Thanks for the suggestion DP! Anyways, did you happen to know what software was used by BioWare for texturing back then?

31 minutes ago, Salk said:

I am completely ignorant about reskinning and retexturing so please correct me if I am wrong but I seemed to notice that in many cases lots of details are gone, often due to the colors being much more washed out and returning an image that looks way more "flat" than the original, low res one.

This is what made me stick to original textures in many cases, especially when I was involved in selecting which should be included in my now defunct project.

I think I get the picture, and lately think about that too; which is the result from me to having to play the game with a clean install from a mod testing.

There's that fascinating looks of the vanilla tone and shady feeling from its low-res texture. Recently I noticed that most with the vanilla Jedi robe.

2 hours ago, Salk said:

It seems the following files are among the worst offenders:

N_TwilekM(x)01.tga

N_TwilekF(x)01.tga

with a low 256x256 resolution.

2 hours ago, DarthParametric said:

Head textures? Those are no better in TSL, so you'd have to see if there are any mods that have made a higher res retexture. None spring to mind.

Actually there're hi-res Twilek's textures around, if I recall the discussion correctly. As far as I know they're Quanons Twilek Outfits, scaling up to 2048x2048 for the body, and for the head there is NPC And PC Pack High Resolution Version 2, scaling up to 512x512.

[Updated: June 26, 2018]

A quick update to Selven's "Unique Vibrosword"- which now officially known as; DM-SL7 Vibrosword, and other things in particular.

• The sword had some details engraved referring to the designer and the craftsman of the sword- DeadMan.
• The Stealth field generator now in the inventory also- along with some other upgrade-downgrade tweaks to keep her "balanced" which is now accomplished.

So, most [if not all] of the essential part in this overhaul is already being done, and personally- I can't see anything to be hauled again, least for now; in 1.0 version of the mod.

The next step surely would be compiling all the files, and make sure the patcher work as it intended, with zero-to-none failure 🤞

May the Force be with me 🤣

Any updates of current development will also be posted in thread's introduction post.

1 hour ago, 221BBakerStreetBabe said:

I might even try making my own mods/skins eventually. But for now, I'm having fun playing around with everyone else's stuff. Say hi to me below!

Hi 221BBakerStreetBabe! Could see we set-off from the same place; "having fun playing around with everyone else's stuff" 😁

Looking forwards for your mods and hope you enjoy this forum as much as we do!

29 minutes ago, FF97 said:

How can I replace T3-M4's TSL voice with his voice from Kotor? I don't find the sounds in the Kotor files.

I believe you could find some inside "Star Wars - KotOR\streamwaves\n_gendro_xx".

[Updated: June 23, 2018]

Another update which again, focused solely on Selven's "Unique Blaster pistol" or actually, we could name the blaster now; SS-SL7 Rapid Blaster.

The blaster had some details engraved now, referring to the designer and craftsman of the blaster- Sithspecter.

Any updates of current development will also be posted in thread's introduction post.

9 hours ago, mrmann said:

 Here it is, this was made to showcase a few things about the mod as well as those who are either curious or lazy, lol, about the original voice acting from the mod

also as a love letter to the mod i recreated one of the original screenshots from the mods download page

Wow. Thank you for sharing this. I haven't yet played TSL so it's obvious that I haven't yet take a feel into the mod too. But after watching this video, I can surely say that the overall ambient of this mod is amazing. It feels like it's already been there, being a major part of the original game, really- from my point of view. Splendid.

[Updated: June 20, 2018]

This update focused solely on Selven's "Unique Blaster pistol".

Ultimately, the final puzzle of this 1.0 saga has been resolved. Permission has been granted from Sithspecter [detailed matter in the opening post of this thread] to use the assets from High Quality Blasters! And it seems SS even have the original files uploaded as a resource so, we'll absolutely go with that! Much thanks, SS!

So, more nor less- this how Selven would be with Sithspecter's "SL7 Blaster pistol".

Any updates of current development will also be posted in thread's introduction post.

[Updated: June 19, 2018] The head and body tex's has been finalized; using [as far as I'm concerned is] the legit way of normal mapping. The objective has been accomplished, and personally happy with result.

Hats-off to @DarthParametric, again-and-again for the ultimate-guidance

Any updates of current development will also be posted in thread's introduction post.

@DarthParametric,

I have tested it and it works!

And it seems I'm going to have to re-edit both to the texture [head and body] and the normals now that I finally know how to do it legitimately; and to optimized the usefulness of the bump-map feature.

You're a saint DP- Thanks!

24 minutes ago, DarthParametric said:

Yes, DXT1/5 is DDS compression and will result in artefacts.  I would not convert the diffuse to TPC - leave it as a TGA. The normal map must be converted to TPC or the game will freeze/crash when loading.

So, that means there would be a .tga file which is the color texture and a .tpc which is the normal map; both with the same name [pfbselven01.tga and pfbselven01.tpc] to the 'Override" folder?

Edit: This what I'm having from converting the normal map to .tpc, and then putting the diffuse and the normal map to 'Override' folder- it is so obvious I did everything wrong here 🤣