Halo Realism fix Version 2

guysullavin · Post by **guysullavin** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:50 pm

i would prefer a darker black sky with really bright stars.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:02 pm

but then taht would need new lightmaps, which in my opinion this mod has seen enough of (oh shit that reminds me i edited the truth and reconciliation lightmaps and forgot to post pics of them.

ok here is a lightened cliff wall, comments?

and here are the lightmaps for truth and recon

this room, along with many others, are now a lot more purple

this room, also along with many others are now a lot more Cyan

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:05 pm

That's looking very nice so far.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:06 pm

I would think the covenant would keep everything nice and shiny.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:15 pm

i guess that's where our opinions conflict, i felt that the covenant ships seemed a bit more...how should i put this...reptilian, mysterious, organic,

well i guess in one word mysterious, reptilian and organic kinda add to a mysterious effect. listening to the marine's conversations on that level they keep talking about "damn, i never thought i'd get this close to one of these things" and "How are we gonna get inside that monster" so of course the marines had a sense of awe/confusion. i wanted to confirm these "thoughts" i guess you could call them even though they are just AI.

in other words, the marines Don't know what to expect when they board the ship. and when they actually DO board the ship, the find exactly what they expected, if you catch my meaning

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:29 pm

I get what your saying but all of the covenant ships are made of metal, plus they are tying to imitate/copy the forerunners.
Plus they would make grunts scrub their everything with tooth brushes.

But you see it differently and it's your mod, so continue as you see fit.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:40 pm

Now that I think about it I don't think the cliff is too dark, just that the contrast is too high. It's a little better than before, though.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:07 pm

this good?

and Xbox, the ships ARE made of metal, but then again the covenant are from a different world, highly unlikely they will have the same metals as on earth

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:16 pm

whatever.
The ground texture needs to be worked on so that the grass fades to rock on the top of the cliffs.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:38 pm

sorry, man, i just tried my only idea for getting that to work but it failed

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:55 pm

Still ugly. I dont think it's anything to do with brightness/contrast, it's just an ugly texture IMO.

Sorry if it sounds harsh Abe, just trying to help

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:44 pm

it doesn't sound harsh, it sounds honest.

ok here's my last attempt at this level's cliff walls, depending on the feedback i'll either keep this, switch back to the previous one, or try to get someone else to skin the cliff wall for me

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:06 am

The cliffs looks very bad too me. To much contrast and it looks liek a rock texture. Wait, is it a rock texture?

bcnipod · Post by **bcnipod** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:50 am

Agreed. So does the tree bark.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:06 am

I'd say it looks quite nice actually. And about purple skies, I was thinking about doing a few, but I thought you might be. It's all good then.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:26 pm

I like the last cliff texture. The contrast is better than the other ones, and the bands of darkness make it look more like an actual plateau.

bcnipod · Post by **bcnipod** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:47 pm

WaeV wrote:I like the last cliff texture. The contrast is better than the other ones, and the bands of darkness make it look more like an actual plateau.

This is not the grand canyon. this is an artificial island on an artificial ring world.

WaeV · Post by **WaeV** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:08 pm

Yeah but the Forerunners wanted it to look real. It had real weather, for instance. Besides, the mod is to make it seem more realistic, not more like the designers wanted it to be.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:12 pm

ur moms artificial

bcnipod · Post by **bcnipod** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:19 pm

Philly wrote:ur moms artificial

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anyway. yeah, the rock just does not do it for me.