In the Unreal Tournament forum I see a thread called "Tweak UT graphics/sound to the max". Is there a version here for Unreal? I can't see it. I want to enhance it with a better renderer and textures, but I'm not sure where to start. I also need some clarification on some of the settings in the Preferences menu.
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Start with installing the Patch 227f, here:
http://www.oldunreal.com/oldunrealpatches.html
Then install the S3TC Hi-End textures, here:
http://www.unrealtexture.com/Unreal...es/HighEnd/MasterFiles/MasterFilesHighEnd.htm
A fairly good graphics card and processor helps to get the most out of those textures. Read the readme.txt files that go with the downloads. Post back on what you think.
Freddie
http://www.oldunreal.com/oldunrealpatches.html
Then install the S3TC Hi-End textures, here:
http://www.unrealtexture.com/Unreal...es/HighEnd/MasterFiles/MasterFilesHighEnd.htm
A fairly good graphics card and processor helps to get the most out of those textures. Read the readme.txt files that go with the downloads. Post back on what you think.
Freddie
I don't have a link offhand but if you search around there is a modified Upak.u file that makes it compatible with 227F for the time being. There is planned to be an Unreal Gold/Anthology Patch that adds Upak support with the release of 227G.
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You do some additional textures, supply them to DieHard so that he can complete the package. There is no other way.
Oh, so it's just because those particular textures haven't been replaced?
I wish I could help, but I don't know the first thing about making textures, or any custom content for that matter.
Oh, and make sure you use ExtremeEnd instead of HighEnd packages where applicable. The difference is striking.
Mang Nux,
The textures are a work in progress by DieHard. He runs the site from which you downloaded the textures. You can peruse that site for more comments about the retexturing project.
DieHard has much work remaining. You'll see old textures mixed together with the new textures in the Unreal game. I don't know for sure to what extend DieHard is finished, but I would guess he's maybe 50% done. Maybe DieHard can provide some idea where the project stands. He keeps up with comments on these forums.
Freddy
The textures are a work in progress by DieHard. He runs the site from which you downloaded the textures. You can peruse that site for more comments about the retexturing project.
DieHard has much work remaining. You'll see old textures mixed together with the new textures in the Unreal game. I don't know for sure to what extend DieHard is finished, but I would guess he's maybe 50% done. Maybe DieHard can provide some idea where the project stands. He keeps up with comments on these forums.
Freddy
Hi,
The first screenshot is probably the best example from the worst combination of normal and S3TC textures. In this case the background(high res) differs from the texture having an animated bloodstain(low res) on it.
This is not something that can be solved easelly and certainly not by my hand. I already made the S3TC version for that texture, but it cannot be implemented in Unreal because Unreal cannot handle procedural S3TC textures. The only way to solve this is, is having it fixed in 227. And i still need to adress the issue to Smirftsch as it causes problems on all procedural textures.
The second screenshot where theres a noticable split between the blood and and the surrounding textures is the fault of the original mapper(Cliff Bleszinski). He simply misaligned the bloodstain texture by making it go offset from the middle. So its really a mappersfault and is also visible if you use the low res textures. The S3TC textures make it more visible because you dont see the blurred textures anymore that "hide" the misalignent.
I cannot fix that, because if i would repair it, than the texture would get misaligned on maps where its not misaligned. The only way to fix this is to re-release the map under a different name. Its similar to the problem where the holo screens are mirrored. This too was done by the mappers, but of course there is no blame there because backtan no-one could anticipate that the screens would be readable 10 years in the future.
So the second is unsolvabele and already present with normal textures. The first might be solvable with an updated engine through the 227 patch.
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The first screenshot is probably the best example from the worst combination of normal and S3TC textures. In this case the background(high res) differs from the texture having an animated bloodstain(low res) on it.
This is not something that can be solved easelly and certainly not by my hand. I already made the S3TC version for that texture, but it cannot be implemented in Unreal because Unreal cannot handle procedural S3TC textures. The only way to solve this is, is having it fixed in 227. And i still need to adress the issue to Smirftsch as it causes problems on all procedural textures.
The second screenshot where theres a noticable split between the blood and and the surrounding textures is the fault of the original mapper(Cliff Bleszinski). He simply misaligned the bloodstain texture by making it go offset from the middle. So its really a mappersfault and is also visible if you use the low res textures. The S3TC textures make it more visible because you dont see the blurred textures anymore that "hide" the misalignent.
I cannot fix that, because if i would repair it, than the texture would get misaligned on maps where its not misaligned. The only way to fix this is to re-release the map under a different name. Its similar to the problem where the holo screens are mirrored. This too was done by the mappers, but of course there is no blame there because backtan no-one could anticipate that the screens would be readable 10 years in the future.
So the second is unsolvabele and already present with normal textures. The first might be solvable with an updated engine through the 227 patch.
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No problem
After the release of DecayedS i estimate that about 56% must be done now. And i base that on a crude calculation by simply compare the normal packages that have been done minus the ones that still needs to be done. Its 45 Mb versus 35 Mb so 56% versus 44%.
UT might differ there because i made alot more updates for those, but than again, UT also has alot more different packages. So even though there are lots more updates, the amount might drop well below 50%.
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All,
If you like what DieHard is doing, and appreciate the time and effort he's putting into the retexturing project, you can express your support by making a donation, here:
http://www.unrealtexture.com/
Just a little plug.
Freddie
If you like what DieHard is doing, and appreciate the time and effort he's putting into the retexturing project, you can express your support by making a donation, here:
http://www.unrealtexture.com/
Just a little plug.
Freddie