Author Topic: [WIP] Team Avalanche's Graphical Overhaul (Read 601401 times)

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #150 on:** 2009-08-16 05:56:38 »

Satoh: I like it. looks good

sl1982: The gauges (ATB, Limit, and probably others) are too dark, Dunno if you re did them or not. But if you did. Brighten them up a tad and they'll look back to normal

Timu Sumisu · « **Reply #151 on:** 2009-08-16 05:58:07 »

satoh, looks good. vector i take it?

Other quick vector draws are the menu icons for items and armor and weapons n stuff

sl1982 · « **Reply #152 on:** 2009-08-16 05:59:03 »

What is vector drawing?

Satoh · « **Reply #153 on:** 2009-08-16 06:07:10 »

Vectors are shapes that are defined with curves rather than actual pixels so they can be resized to any dimension even after they've been drawn, and they will not lose definition.

The only problem with that is they always have sharp edges... they cannot be blurred or directly painted on... (This is in photoshop... other programs may be more flexible...)

And yes I used vectors... and I but a hard pixel edge around them for compatibility.

sl1982 · « **Reply #154 on:** 2009-08-16 06:13:24 »

Did you use that goofy pen tool to make them?

sl1982 · « **Reply #155 on:** 2009-08-16 06:16:53 »

Satoh you rock. Within minutes you made everything i did look like crap lol

Satoh · « **Reply #156 on:** 2009-08-16 06:17:08 »

yeah actually... it seems like a retarded little piece of crap until you learn the little tricks it has... then it becomes your best friend... (aside from maybe Faladyne, Chaos, and Maki...)

EDIT: I wouldn't say that... I think what I did accents your work. Besides, I'd have never considered it in the first place if not for your mod.

sl1982 · « **Reply #157 on:** 2009-08-16 06:19:10 »

Im gunna have to experiment with it a bit more then.

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #158 on:** 2009-08-16 06:19:27 »

I think it's a tad (just a tad) to cartoony looking, Or maybe it's just to white? haha

Either way. looks great! No way to apply AA to it though? (sorry i'm a freak about AA and AF XD)

Timu Sumisu · « **Reply #159 on:** 2009-08-16 06:20:11 »

we're gonna need some nice new portraits soon... Should I do a vector of them (very celshaded look) or leave it to someone else to make newer photoshopey images?

Note: can anything be done about the dropshadow of the hand?

As to the smoothness or cartooney look, you could put a little gaussian blur to it, or smudge the edges?

Satoh · « **Reply #160 on:** 2009-08-16 06:20:44 »

Quote from: hellbringer616 on 2009-08-16 06:19:27

I think it's a tad (just a tad) to cartoony looking, Or maybe it's just to white? haha

Either way. looks great! No wait to apply AA to it though? (sorry i'm a freak about AA and AF XD)

Anti-aliasing and... Apz-Freak? XD

what is AF?

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #161 on:** 2009-08-16 06:22:29 »

Anisotropic Filtering, It's a type of texture filtering

Little Java tool so show you what it does http://www.nhancer.com/help/AFSamples.htm

Wiki page too if you want it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotropic_filtering

Doesn't really do anything in FF7 though (other then the VERY few textured objects/APZ's models Milenia's weapons)

sl1982 · « **Reply #162 on:** 2009-08-16 06:24:52 »

Not sure what i can do about the drop shadow. Its not even shown on the texture. Might be the engine just adding something transparent. Ill look around though

Satoh · « **Reply #163 on:** 2009-08-16 06:31:50 »

Anti-alias

Hard

Ok I smoothed and darkened the hand a bit so it isn't screaming like Billy Mays anymore

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #164 on:** 2009-08-16 06:32:17 »

Second one is perfect i think.

Really loving the AA'd version

sl1982 · « **Reply #165 on:** 2009-08-16 06:34:01 »

No anti-aliasing allowed. Causes Graphical glitches

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #166 on:** 2009-08-16 06:34:40 »

Damn...

drfeelgud88 · « **Reply #167 on:** 2009-08-16 06:40:23 »

Quote from: Satoh on 2009-08-16 06:31:50

Anti-alias

Hard

Ok I smoothed and darkened the hand a bit so it isn't screaming like Billy Mays anymore

those finger-pointers look awesome! kinda Mario-like (but its MEE! MARIO!!) lol

Satoh · « **Reply #168 on:** 2009-08-16 06:41:34 »

They're exact copies of the original shape just FYI... (smoother, but the same dimensions)

drfeelgud88 · « **Reply #169 on:** 2009-08-16 06:42:29 »

Quote from: Satoh on 2009-08-16 06:41:34

They're exact copies of the original shape just FYI... (smoother, but the same dimensions)

i know, i was just saying how good they really are. nice job

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #170 on:** 2009-08-16 06:51:20 »

The hard version of the second shots will serve as the new cursor then?

obesebear · « **Reply #171 on:** 2009-08-16 07:00:30 »

That second pointer should be perfect.

As for portraits, it's a simple drag and drop to get custom avatars into the game..

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #172 on:** 2009-08-16 07:02:03 »

After converting them to tex format.

Reminds me, I need to find the original sources for Kula_wande's avatar mod. So i can make them 24bit instead of the 8 they are

sl1982 · « **Reply #173 on:** 2009-08-16 07:02:43 »

Wow that pen tool is really easy to use once u figure it out

Timu Sumisu · « **Reply #174 on:** 2009-08-16 12:41:56 »

Here's a wip of cloud's avatar, two diff color schemes (one drawn from original, other a bit less so)

You guys like the style of this? If so, I can do it with a fair bit more detail (it'll b a bit nicer, n less tooney looking)