Grizzly/Upholder retexture

[SparkyRailgun]

So I got sick of looking at the terrible, horrendous texturing job on the Grizzly, with it's countless seams and nonsensical layout.

So I spent a few hours wading through Xing's excuse for a model and texture, and eventually came out with a better texture job that saves half a meg too!

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68337476/grizzlycomp1.png
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68337476/grizzlycomp2.png

Now with glowmap!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/68337476/grizzlyingame.png

The Grizzly is all ready for submission, but this thread it mostly for community comment, for any minor changes you'd like to see on the texture while it's still easy to do. (for example, I removed the escape pods as I thought they looked dumb; but if people like them I can slap them back on)



As for the Upholder, I know people have been wanting a new model, but to be honest there's nothing aesthetically(don't get me started on the mesh) wrong with the current one, apart from shoddy texture job (appears Xing is great at doing that!).

With that in mind, I've begun a complete retexture job, using the Defender textures (the current ones use them too, but for some unfathomable reason Xing decided to make a new texture using cut and pastes from the Defender ones), which when done will look much better, guaranteed.


Comments, thoughts & critique are all welcome.

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[Ursus]

I appreciate your effort. My first concern is that the grizzly was already too dark and now you've made it even darker, when they should be a brighter like the other Liberty vessels (cf, the gunboat). My second comment is that the grizzly engine was inconsistent before and is still inconsistent now--seems like a good opportunity to fix that.

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Discovery 24/7 Negotiating Tactics:

[SparkyRailgun]

Personally, I like the darker look of the Grizzly, it's what attracts me to it over other Liberty ships (that and the badass satellite dish).

As for the engine, it's not something that can be fixed without editing the mesh, unless you want it to look incredibly dumb. I also like the engine, but again, that's personal taste.

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[Blackvertigo1]

The contrast on the Grizzly you retextured looks a lot better than the original, but the brightness could use a little lighter mesh, probably as much it had before.

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[FGDireito]

yep its a great work there, like it a lot :) but put it as bright as the rhino, since both ships are probably made from the same parts

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[sindroms]

Frankly, I do not see much difference. As for the lightness of the texture, keep it nice and dark. It really seems like the fancy armored pure black limos paranoid celebs would use...

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[SparkyRailgun]

Frankly, I do not see much difference. As for the lightness of the texture, keep it nice and dark. It really seems like the fancy armored pure black limos paranoid celebs would use...

Follow the lines on the texture.
You'll notice on the original they tend to just stop inexplicably, which looks terrible in game.

As for the value of the texture as a whole, I've lightened it up to around about the original... But I'm hesitant to go further as I honestly believe it will look terrible.

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[massdriver]

same textures = same look no matter how good texture job was done, but ye looks a bit more accurate compared to the original one. if I was not so lazy I could finish new libertonian HD textures but meh.

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[Zynth]

Personally, I prefer the darker texture.

Looks like one of them black SWAT vans that act as mobile command posts with a satellite dish on top. I always thought of the Grizzly as more of a mobile command vehicle, prisoner transport or SWAT van rather than a civilian freighter.

Keep the dark texture, I like it.

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[Reid]

I like the new texture, but if the Grizzly is going to get any work done, PLEASE even out the engines

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