Less shiny/glossy units (V4 released for latest patch!)

**langtutheky** · April 02, 2011, 03:56 PM

Is it possible for you to reduce the gloss on flesh of all units more especially during rain weather? Also, I observed that the cutscene were made with ingame units. I wonder if cutscene units gloss could be reduced. Anyway, thank you for your wonderful work here.

**Ftmch** · April 02, 2011, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by adbr

So does this remove more gloss than the unit variety mod (v2) or is this now a defunct project?

Either way, thank you for your work.

Not sure if it removes the gloss more or not, but I wouldn't say it's defunct because this will work for those who aren't using the unit variety mod (for whatever reason)

Originally Posted by langtutheky

Is it possible for you to reduce the gloss on flesh of all units more especially during rain weather? Also, I observed that the cutscene were made with ingame units. I wonder if cutscene units gloss could be reduced. Anyway, thank you for your wonderful work here.

Reducing the gloss on the flesh is possible without any difficulties, I'll look into that,

. Cutscenes is probably not possible though, I'd guess they're pre-recorded.

**Capricornius** · April 02, 2011, 07:04 PM

Interestingly enough, your mod gives me a juicy FPS boost when watching battles up close.

I must say that this is a must have mod.

Now it's time you work on a mod that gives body hair to the soldiers (no more waxy men)

JK of course

**Daxmaxwale** · April 07, 2011, 02:18 PM

Hello guys just new to the forum and i like it a lot.. Great work u guys... amazing work. Well i have question, is this mod working with the ninja leader mode ?

**SonOfCrusader76** · April 07, 2011, 02:31 PM

Do you reckon you could do the reverse for the weapons? More gloss, so they 'glint' in the sun more?

**Ftmch** · April 07, 2011, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Daxmaxwale

Hello guys just new to the forum and i like it a lot.. Great work u guys... amazing work. Well i have question, is this mod working with the ninja leader mode ?

I honestly don't know, I don't think it will affect the gloss on those units, but it shouldn't crash or anything, I guess. try it, haha.

Originally Posted by SonOfCrusader76

Do you reckon you could do the reverse for the weapons? More gloss, so they 'glint' in the sun more?

Might be possible, haven't looked into the weapon-textures any.

haven't got much time and energy right now though, might look into it later.

**Demokritos** · April 08, 2011, 01:34 AM

Hey, Ftmch, how's that alternative for a somewhat lesser reduction of gloss (say 75% of the current version) for the units going? Still interested in it?

I just realized that there's another area which you might want to take a look at for this type of work: the banners and sashimonos of the units. I'm wondering if lesser gloss on these things could mitigate the problem of reflections from bright-coloured variants of them. Take the yellow banners and sashimonos of the Oda clan, for example, they make the black armor of the Oda soldiers looking like bronze or something. And we have all noticed the all out whitening effect of white banners on the uniforms of any army when viewed from a distance on the battlefield.

**Ftmch** · April 08, 2011, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Demokritos

Hey, Ftmch, how's that alternative for a somewhat lesser reduction of gloss (say 75% of the current version) for the units going? Still interested in it?

I just realized that there's another area which you might want to take a look at for this type of work: the banners and sashimonos of the units. I'm wondering if lesser gloss on these things could mitigate the problem of reflections from bright-coloured variants of them. Take the yellow banners and sashimonos of the Oda clan, for example, they make the black armor of the Oda soldiers looking like bronze or something. And we have all noticed the all out whitening effect of white banners on the uniforms of any army when viewed from a distance on the battlefield.

Actually, I don't think that's because of the banners, because even with banners and textures changed the same colour still appears, at least from a distance, but I think it's the same up close, that a slight shade of the factions colour is applied to the units, and more and more the further away from the camera they are. So this is probably a db-editing thing.

(and I haven't looked into the gloss-reduction yet, I have a lot of things on my mind at the moment, so it'll probably take a while)

**Brips** · April 08, 2011, 05:09 AM

"Clan Colour Mod: while this mod seems to negate the Unit Variety Mod."

I tested* and I think is not true, just less gloss mod with unit variety is not compatible.
*Unit variety, less gloss and color mod11 together.
Any compatibility project for the 3 mods?

**Ftmch** · April 08, 2011, 05:14 AM

Yeah, this doesn't work with the unit variety, works with the colour mod as far as I know though. I think the variety mod has some reducing of the gloss, but if a compatible version was to be made his new textures would have to be edited, and that's not my choice.

If the creator of the unit variety mod wants to make a reduced gloss-version he's free to use my gloss-maps though, but he could probably do it himself very easily considering he's already done something similar.

But yeah, it's not up to me to do, since I'd have to modify his textures.

**Brips** · April 08, 2011, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by Ftmch

Yeah, this doesn't work with the unit variety, works with the colour mod as far as I know though. I think the variety mod has some reducing of the gloss, but if a compatible version was to be made his new textures would have to be edited, and that's not my choice.

If the creator of the unit variety mod wants to make a reduced gloss-version he's free to use my gloss-maps though, but he could probably do it himself very easily considering he's already done something similar.

But yeah, it's not up to me to do, since I'd have to modify his textures.

Thanks for complete answer

**Ii Naomasa** · April 08, 2011, 10:18 AM

I'm using Unit Variety and Less Gloss mod and lots of other mods together and its working fine for me

**Ftmch** · May 11, 2011, 03:48 AM

There is probably some minor problems with this mod and ashigaru and some special soldiers now with the new patch, I'm gonna try to get a fix up later today.

Edit: Fix is up

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · May 11, 2011, 06:32 AM

FTMCH - has this mod been updated since the patch mate?

**Ftmch** · May 11, 2011, 07:54 AM

Yup

but I guess you already know this considering our PM conversation, but yes, this has been updated to work with the new patch.

**Baleurion** · May 15, 2011, 01:51 AM

So do i install this first, then the retexture mod for all factions (including minors) to have the same level of gloss?
What about AUM / Radious Unit mod units? Will a re-download of this less-gloss mod be required, or just the retexture mod? Will you update your retexture thread with it? :p

**Ftmch** · May 15, 2011, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by Baleurion

So do i install this first, then the retexture mod for all factions (including minors) to have the same level of gloss?
What about AUM / Radious Unit mod units? Will a re-download of this less-gloss mod be required, or just the retexture mod? Will you update your retexture thread with it? :p

What order you install it in doesn't matter.

just put this aswell as the clan retexture-packs in your data-folder and all clans should have less-gloss.

Don't think any redownload will be necessary, however, as far as I know neither AUM or Radious Units are compatible with my mod at the moment, however, there will be an AUM-version eventually

**Superghostboy** · July 20, 2011, 05:59 PM

**forcerecon569** · July 20, 2011, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Superghostboy

yes

**Demokritos** · August 22, 2011, 06:17 AM

Hey Ftmch, any plans to reduce the gloss of the campaign map figures as well? I think the show on the campaign map would come out in its proper colours and look much better if that excessive gloss was removed. I know this has been done already somewhere else, but I believe a different method from yours were used there and chances are that I would prefer yours. So if you ever find time and energy to give the campaign map figures the same care as the battlefield units, it would be much appreciated.

Thread: Less shiny/glossy units (V4 released for latest patch!)

Thread Tools

Search Thread

Display

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V3 released!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V4 released for latest patch!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V4 released for latest patch!)

Re: Less shiny/glossy units

Re: Less shiny/glossy units

Re: Less shiny/glossy units (V4 released for latest patch!)

Posting Permissions