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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #165 on: January 07, 2022, 11:00:42 AM »
I called HiTech yesterday to ask him to release the skins. Went to voicemail.
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #166 on: February 23, 2022, 02:19:44 AM »
Just a heads up to say I'll be assessing the current batch of MA skins on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #167 on: February 23, 2022, 10:15:46 AM »
I’ve got a 51 coming for the scenario.   Should have it to you by Friday.   
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #168 on: February 23, 2022, 02:11:38 PM »
Hitech has asked if I would take over the checking and approval of new skins and to help him out I agreed to do so. I have approved all the current skins in the queue.

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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #169 on: February 24, 2022, 10:20:29 AM »
I’ve got a 51 coming for the scenario.   Should have it to you by Friday.   
Can't wait to see it! :salute
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #170 on: February 24, 2022, 10:48:08 AM »
Can't wait to see it! :salute

Thank you, sir.  Hopefully you will like it.   :salute
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #171 on: February 24, 2022, 03:10:39 PM »
Here's a quick preview.   Devil, Oboe, and Lyric have been helping me nail it down offline but I still have more to do.

The JPG is bleeding colors.  BMPs are a little better but neither look as clear as the viewer on my screen.   Gives you an idea any way.

(Does anyone know how to get screenshots off the skin viewer that will not lose resolution?  That's the problem.  I'm transferring them to PSP as a PRINT SCREEN capture and they are not crisp.)





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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #172 on: February 24, 2022, 03:23:35 PM »
Looks great.

Can't help with the skin viewer. I hate that thing.
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #173 on: February 24, 2022, 03:26:51 PM »
Looks great.

Can't help with the skin viewer. I hate that thing.

Thanks bud.

I just tried a Print Screen dumped into MS Paint and it loses a bit less quality that way than if I put it into PSP7.  I can't explain why though.   The skin viewer still looks clearer than what you see here.

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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #174 on: February 24, 2022, 03:32:43 PM »
Should I be creating my Spec Map with panel line shading disabled?   I've gone back and forth on this for awhile now...   Can't decide which is better.
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #175 on: February 24, 2022, 03:37:10 PM »
Should I be creating my Spec Map with panel line shading disabled?   I've gone back and forth on this for awhile now...   Can't decide which is better.

I shade panel lines in the spec maps, but it mot be the best for bare metal. Not sure.
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #176 on: February 24, 2022, 04:25:25 PM »
My thought is the dark panel lines are really just shadows in the gap between two panels, however small.  So I use pure black for panel lines on the spec and power maps.   Panel Edge glare layer is a rough duplicate of the panel line layer, offset 1px down and 1 px back, these are pure white in Soec file but I play around with the opacity until I get something I’m satisfied with.   It Varys depending on the darkness of the base metal, and how much grime there is, etc.

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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #177 on: February 24, 2022, 04:48:15 PM »
My thought is the dark panel lines are really just shadows in the gap between two panels, however small.  So I use pure black for panel lines on the spec and power maps.   Panel Edge glare layer is a rough duplicate of the panel line layer, offset 1px down and 1 px back, these are pure white in Soec file but I play around with the opacity until I get something I’m satisfied with.   It Varys depending on the darkness of the base metal, and how much grime there is, etc.

What about the panel line shading layer though?  Should that be removed when creating the spec maps?
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #178 on: February 24, 2022, 04:57:08 PM »
What about the panel line shading layer though?  Should that be removed when creating the spec maps?

I just realized that you meant the shading layer and not the lines themselves. No, I don't add that layer to my spec maps.
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Re: Next skin batch?
« Reply #179 on: February 24, 2022, 07:26:41 PM »
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