Quanon

After a very late night/ early morning session of Kotor modding extravaganza madness. I still felt I had to keep rolling. After fixing Mission, I returned to Candy and worked on his pyjamas. I made good progress; getting the hang of this naked flesh thing So far his torso, arms and legs, plus underpants are done. Might need some minor fixes to blend the seams better. Details left, the tattoo, which... *sigh* Bioware UV mapped in 2 parts. One at the top and one at the bottom of the skin layout. Which means getting it all lined up will be bitchy.

Could it be, that the mesh, I would guess a simple plane, is facing in the wrong direction. Instead of "projecting" the texture forwards it does so in the other direction. Making it not appear. It's something I never fully figured out how to tell MDLops or Kaurora that certain flat, mostly plane meshes, are 2-sided. Showing the texture in both directions instead of just 1 facing... Just an idea that popped up.

File Name: Quanons Mission Vao Reskin File Submitter: Quanon File Submitted: 01 Nov 2016 File Category: Skins K1R Compatible: Yes This mod replaces all Mission Vaos textures. She will have an updated skin which has a bit more detail. It does keep the classic look from the game. This is version 1.1, minor tweaks have been made. Mainly the head texture. Click here to download this file

A newer version is avaible! Things that got fixed or tweaked: Both head and body texture now have proper "shiney" effects. Looks like I never included the TXI files o_O Her tongue is now at least colored and not glaring white! The eyebrows have been raised, which changes her look. Less grumpy looking. A minor seam on her lekku should now be less obvious.

I like it! And glad that you opened a new WIP thread DI. It would be a shame to have let all that work you've done in the dust. Like the idea of the arena on Tatooine, really fits well. And Rhen Varr, a prime example what you can do with reskins of modules Always liked your mods, some of them are smaller tweaks and improvements to the game which sometimes does the most to make it more fun. Looking forward to the next release! When does your team start recruiting again?

So, it's 2:17, I'm up from 4:00, did my job, then started to some modding work... Damn, this sucks up time fast! Did final tweaks on Mission and Canderis. Correcting the low eyebrow on Mission, fixing the seam on her lekku and less shadow under the chin. Sadly, I somehow lost her Alpha channel. I need to redo it properly. Now it's too strong and it kills the effect I had before. Not sure how I did this... Looks like it's not in my released mod even... o_O Canderous also had a minor chin line that needed fixing. Then I did another test run, got into some fights, just enjoying the show. I need my bed

Eh, yeah... That's something that slipped my attention A little clean up should set that straight. Go those boots finished and a few other minor details. ZZ Top, sharply dressed men, yes, indeed :laugh: Ingame test round, the alpha channel doesn't show up on Dantooine. Looks like the darker the areas, the more you see it.

He has a beard in TSL? How cool. Have to look into that But with how my Photoshop file is setup it shouldn't be to hard to get a TSL version of his head out after this K1 version. I've started work on his clothes, the ones he wears when you first meet him on Taris. Working on his boots, replacing those metal frames. Vest, shirt and pants are done. The tattoo needs a tweak. It's just not there yet.

I believe the head model and skin will be the same for both games, TSL re-uses a lot from K1, so using this version I have of Candy in TSL shouldn't be a problem Yeah, Jonathan passed me a "beta" version of his Force Fashion for Kotor 1. I did some masks and a few new skins to go with it. First pic on the left is an armor with my name on it ^^ The masks in the third picture are also done by me. And of course, the Mando armor is also from that mod. I don't think Jonathan ever finished it up, because, the mod does cause some bugs. The dialogue with Carth got broken after Dantooine. Some of the skins and models don't match. And one of the armors makes me look like a eJedi Rodian Then of course I might have cause a few of the bugs my self, by doing some modding of my own. Bit of a mess in my override Thanks ^^

I've been playing around with the grey hair. Couldn't decide if I wanted him just a bit older looking or not. Hahaha, no fear, I've fixed that I redid the hair just yet again. As it just didn't feel right to me. The version I now have... It could be improved, but I must admit I sort of suck in this hair thing. I can't get the look a 100% right to my liking. But after spending hours in Photoshop and quick previews in Max, I just dropped my files in the game and had a look. And... well, it looked good Spending too much time up close with the texture I forget that in the game it always looks a little different and that you're never really super up close to the other characters. I'll now start to do the last details, his ears and after that on to Candies clothes and underwear skin. Whenever this gets released, I might just pack up the other "hair' version of his head and let the people decide which one they want to use. Some shots from in the game: A peek at the skin:

Today, I got a little more done, mainly the scars. The hair line needs serious tweaking; it's a real pain to get it right

Glad you like his grizzled look so far; I've added in a stubble It's subtle, but it's there! Today I had an attempt at painting his hair. It turned out better then I expected. I just need redo the line where the hair meets the forehead. That looks really bad now. It doesn't line up at all Then I need to tweak the scars and match up the skin on the back of his neck.

The mapping, uses what they call a UVmap. It's something you have to create once you"re done modelling your... eh, model. Put simple you have to unfold your model, so that it is easier to "paint". Ever made a cube out of paper? Just that but, well, backwards Ofcourse the twi'lek model has a lot more sides and lovely curves then a cube I gues you must be talking about the gold plate? Or would that be the body lace/ mesh she"s wearing. I've altered the gold details a bit, the lace I have gone back and forth on it. Make it more dark? Enlarge detail of it? Couldn't decide really. Here's how things look on the orange twi'lek so far. In the game. Look twins! Oh, and an early start on this lad:

Good idea, I have a few of the comics lying about. I'll check it out. Thanks for that tip SS! I wasn't aware of those. Allthough, with the mirroring of the UVmap, it might look mighty silly. But I'll see what it gives. Luckily, I got home early from work and spended more time on another Twi'lek skin, this time the orange version. IIRC, each twi'lek also has a low poly counterpart, where body and head are 1 model and also 1 texture... Might have to look into that on how best to replace that as well. Hopefully, the UVmaps are a bit the same. So here's progress on the orange version, glad I spend more time now on the Alpha channel as well. It really pays off in the game. Quick render shots in Max: In game test run:

No fear, I was planning on releasing a package with more variations. I was thinking of a more "punk" look for Mission. Altering how the jacket looks, her shirt (some sort of logo? Suggestions are welcome ) and some other details on her boots. Plus the addition of more skin tones, going for classic green, red and yellow. Perhaps also adding extra color and texture to her Lekku/ Tentacles. Though I was now working to get a few little fixes done on her face first. I always appreciate feedback on anything I make.

Lol Yes, you have corrupted my memory! No, news on that skin just yet. So, for now, you can keep your skin I have been further tweaking the earlier posted Twi'lek skin. I started in-game test run to see how the alpha channel worked out. I really like the look I got now. The skin color however, remains a pain in the behind to get it right. It's far to bright and yellowish right now. So that's back to Photoshop to get that sorted. Overall, I think the rest of the skin works out just right. Oh, that head skin is made by Cache71 though, not my work.

Here's my 2 tutorials on how I do most of my lightmapping. It's 2 PDFs; taking you through the steps to get to a nice looking lightmap. I don't cover any modelling or UVWmapping; just the basic steps to render the lightmap. The second tutorial deals with the lights you can setup in 3Ds Max. I've kept basic again. There's a lot you can do; to get good looking results in a render. But then you might be waiting for 4 hours for your lightmap to render. With my more basic method you can get a good result, without loosing to much time on just rendering. I do use this extra script to get my lightmaps, you can find it here: http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/multi-objects-unwrap This site, explains how to use the script and how you can adjust the interface of Max to easily access the script. http://users.skynet.be/arketip/arketip_multiObjectUnwrapENG.htm Creating Lightmaps Setting up Lights and Render

Looks like they also have a nice package, Bandicam and Bandicut. I got both in one go As it looks like on Win10, I can't find any editing program for vids. Onwards to get a script on paper and what I should actually record