[RS 2.1a] Intel's texture tweaks :) 25.01.2010 Seleucid and Pergamon Hellenic Cataphracts-see page 3

[intel]

Hi, I am intel and I am making small texture tweaks

UPDATE 20.01.2011 PERGAMON ROYAL HYPASPIST, MACEDON HETAIROI & BODYGUARDS

Hiera Ile

Macedonian general's bodyguard.

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Macedonian Hetairoi

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Pergamon Royal Hypaspist

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If you don't like the blue helmet, you can always see other variations avaiable to download on page 3

Pergamon Thorakitai Argyraspides

In-game

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Believe me, it looks 2 times more badass than before Thanks AspisPhalanx!
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Mounted Nakharars

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In-game frontal shot:

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Old Nakharars for comparison:

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Macedonian Thureophori

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I disliked ugly brown cloth (and general brown tone) of this unit, so I decided to change colour of the cloth and linothorax armour. I know that this tweak is small, but it's my very first and my abilities are beyond such a painfully basic texture edit

Extract .rar file to RS2 folder -->data/model_unit/textures/tone/macedon.

It's fully save-game compatible.

Next tweaks will be for certain Armenian units The moment I'll learn modelling I'll begin some major tweaks for Thureophoroi (namely: exchanging heads and faces for more detailed, hi-res ones).

Criticism and feedback always welcome!

cheers!


PS: credits for pacco, tone and leif_errikson for their textures. And for the rest of the team for awesome mod. I love you guys!

[Pro Gloria et Patria]

Hey intel nice idea those new ones looking good.

Looking forward to your next work.

Keep it up

[intel]

EDIT: low res greaves are no more, now Thureophoroi have hi-res ones!

[AspisPhalanx90]

intel, i would forever love you if you somehow managed to revert the Armenian hoplites back to how they looked in the Armenia faction preview

[intel]

That would require some model and texture swapping, I'm afraid I won't be loved by you in nearest future If at some point I'll try to do this, they'll be entirely different, with more eastern look

This guys however won't wait so long for a fresh, new texture:

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EDIT: new version, with linen pteryges instead of scale ones

[divinelight]

This guys however won't wait so long for a fresh, new texture:

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EDIT: new version, with linen pteryges instead of scale ones

Can I use those units in my EB 1.2 ? They look realistic poorly armoured and colors of clothes armours etc looks native.

[Drtad]

Can I use those units in my EB 1.2 ? They look realistic poorly armoured and colors of clothes armours etc looks native.

If I'm not mistaken those are made by tone and are in RS2 currently, so you'd have to pm him.

Good work so far, Mr. Intel.

[intel]

If I'm not mistaken those are made by tone and are in RS2 currently, so you'd have to pm him.

Good work so far, Mr. Intel.

Thanks! I think I'll do a full armenian reskin. Right now I'm working on Armenian General. It's difficult, but rewarding work. Unfortunately, his 3D model could use some major improvements.

[divinelight]

Yeah those armenians must look like native caucasian .)

[AspisPhalanx90]

hmm..im not sure if its a texture thing, but has anyone noticed that certain machairaphoroi epilektoi for some factions, like Pergamon, have their chainmail looking kinda....blah..compared to roman or some other machairaphoroi

[intel]

EDIT: NOT ACTUAL.

[intel]

Final Update on Mounted Nakharars of Armenia.

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Total list of changes:
-new scabbard texture.
-minor improvements on the shield (change of colour, minor details on internal side)
-new chainmal texture
-new scales texture
-new helmet texture
-new cape texture
-many other minor details

textures are courtesy of tone, pacco and leif_erikson

[Everto]

would you be willing to redo the Seleucid Theuruporai Armour and shield as well? They're aesthetically far more unapeeling then the original macedonian theuruporai... also, I don't know if you've seen Night Eye's Seleucid Unit Expansion Mod, but perhaps the two of you would be interested in working together, seeing as you are focusing on units in the same region of the world

[intel]

would you be willing to redo the Seleucid Thureophoroi Armour and shield as well? They're aesthetically far more unapeeling then the original macedonian thureophoroi... also, I don't know if you've seen Night Eye's Seleucid Unit Expansion Mod, but perhaps the two of you would be interested in working together, seeing as you are focusing on units in the same region of the world

I thought it out, and your suggestion is really good. I'll talk to Night Eye, he seems to have some experience with simple 3D modelling/operations, that definetly would be a nice cooperation. For now though, our priorities differ a bit How would you like Seleucid Thureophoroi changed? Their linothorax armour is quite good I think, since it's actually a texture most phalangites in RS2 have.


I can't change models, bear that in mind

[Everto]

I thought it out, and your suggestion is really good. I'll talk to Night Eye, he seems to have some experience with simple 3D modelling/operations, that definetly would be a nice cooperation. For now though, our priorities differ a bit How would you like Seleucid Thureophoroi changed? Their linothorax armour is quite good I think, since it's actually a texture most phalangites in RS2 have.


I can't change models, bear that in mind

Well I find that the Seleucid Thueruporai look a little bland in comparison with the Macedonian and the Ptolemaic Thueruporai...as seen here.

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My main issue is the shield, which in shape and bolt design are fine, but the color combination simply doesn't agree with me. I was hoping for some sort of solid color with a design, anything really, even something along the lines of what the early Seleucid Thorokitai where supposed to look like...

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I was simply hoping that you could, like with the Macedonians, spruce up the Thueruporai. I'm one of those players that will, (even if it means my army may suffer) not recruit a unit because they do not appeal to me aesthetically. I'd honestly sooner recruit mercenaries or Judean Spearmen than Theuruporai early game, simply because they're look is lacking.

Those are just my two cents, and I think that the design could be a whole range of things, such as purple background with a yellow design (such as a Persian Lion)

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or something along these lines...

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Also take the shield design in this art piece into consideration...

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Well, its food for thought

[AspisPhalanx90]

please for the love of god (if you have time) touch these guys up?

The Hypaspists just look....weird..the armor seems flat, too skin toned. Maybe a silver or something?

and the Thorakitai Argyraspides...any way they can be made a bit more "regal" looking like the Seleucids? instead of say the bronze helmet, change it to silver?


again, im no artist, just suggestions,i may give it a go myself

[intel]

I'll try my best Though I have little to no concept of how to improve richness of Argyraspides armour. I'll give them new scale texture, that's for sure.

[AspisPhalanx90]

i think the argyraspides are pretty good as is, except for that bronze helmet (and i guess to have it match the armguards or greaves, whichever the other piece is), probably my biggest hangup is the chestplate of the Hypaspists

[intel]

Aspis, your suggestion for Argyraspides helmet was worth of a genius, I just realised that after playing a battle with them


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[AspisPhalanx90]

Beautiful! How do you feel about the greaves? stay gold or make them silver too?