WIP: Animated Monitors in Cockpit

[Sith Holocron 2,471]

Some of you may have seen my very first mod posted today - my Animated Galaxy Map - right here on Deadly Stream. After playing this game for several years, it's been interesting seeing it from a different point of view, of someone that's posted a mod. It's been pretty exciting.

 

However, it's time to start up my next project. I'm going to stay on familiar ground and continue animating monitors. The monitors I'm specifically talking about right now are the ones that surround the Galaxy Map on the bulkheads of the cockpit. (There are also other places those animated maps can turn up as well, including the Ebon Hawk and even behind Admiral Onasi when he's talking to Grenn via holo-commumicator.)

 

It's my intention to have at least one of the screens to display views of the planets you could possibly land on in the game. I plan to create a few different animated monitor packs - one to cover each planet. The reason for doing this is to assist folks making "machinima" of either game to have a little more vibrant Ebon Hawk "set" to "shoot their movie" in. Of course, other folks may find an interest in using such a thing . . . so much the better!

 

Here's where the request part comes in . . .

 

I need to get "beauty shots" of the various planets from an aerial view for both games. Interior shots won't be helpful. They would also have to have no characters on visible figures in the frames. Some examples below - which won't be excluded in this mod - are the type of thing I'm looking for.

 

 

 

 

This would exclude the Unknown World (as it is unknown before you crash on it) and Taris (as you can't return there after you get the Ebon Hawk.) Since you can't return to Peragus II with the Ebon Hawk for the same reasons as Taris, I also won't need pictures on that one either. I think I've got the Star Forge covered, as well.

 

Of course, anyone whose pictures get used in the mod would get a mention in the credits and you'd have my personal thanks. If you think you've got a good idea for such a thing, drop me a PM and mention which planet you'd like to try out on. Thanks for listening.

[Working Class Hero 12]

It seems like you already have some good shots already...did you take screenshots from cutscenes?

[Canderis 180]

Nice job! I hope you'll teach me how to do this sometime haha!

[Malkior 476]

You have been quite busy, Sir.

 

I would like to submit some planet shots, but I need to know:

 

1. What view do you want? Are you just talking about single shots that look good, or do you mean vast landscape shots?

 

2. Does it have to be Vanilla textures? Honestly I think "beauty" is a bit strong of a word for some of Kotor IIs backgrounds. Is it okay if I have some spruced-up textures, or are you going for the "authentic" look?

 

3. Also I guess, what file size?

 

4. Oh yeah, and when do you need them by? I am working over the end of this week and into next week to get my computer functional. (Obviously it isn't ATM) So is time an issue?

 

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....Profit?

[Sith Holocron 2,471]

It seems like you already have some good shots already...did you take screenshots from cutscenes?

 

The pictures above are actually "Pictures of the Day" that were posted over at KOTOR Filefront. I can't get permission for some of them and besides, I'll need more than one for an animation of each planet. They are nice though . . .

 

Nice job! I hope you'll teach me how to do this sometime haha!

 

I want to learn a few more things about the TXI files before I try and make a tutorial for doing this. I'd like to compile a list of what some of the commands actually do.

 

 

You have been quite busy, Sir.

 

I would like to submit some planet shots, but I need to know:

 

1. What view do you want? Are you just talking about single shots that look good, or do you mean vast landscape shots?

 

2. Does it have to be Vanilla textures? Honestly I think "beauty" is a bit strong of a word for some of Kotor IIs backgrounds. Is it okay if I have some spruced-up textures, or are you going for the "authentic" look?

 

3. Also I guess, what file size?

 

4. Oh yeah, and when do you need them by? I am working over the end of this week and into next week to get my computer functional. (Obviously it isn't ATM) So is time an issue?

 

1. Landscape pictures are what I'm going for.

 

2. The skyboxes can changed out. I'd like to keep the rest of the textures as intact as possible. Feel free to PM suggestions you might have though!

 

3. Let's say 1024 x 768.

 

4. I'm not particularly in a rush so let's just say a month for now. (If it takes longer, I'll update this entry.) If I get all the submissions I need, I'll alter the original post so there's not a request in it anymore.

 

A note: just try one planet at a time. That way, when you PM with the planet you're thinking of doing, I can tell you if that planet is already being worked on. (BTW, if you have my home e-mail address, you can forgo the PM and just e-mail the home email)