Stalker not using new textures

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Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 29 May 2011 01:37

Title says it all ;) I made some new textures to replace the crap ones in the "det" folder. I didn't hugely oversize the new images, most of them are 256*512 instead of 128*256. However, when I load up Stalker the textures aren't being used. What am I missing here? First time a new texture I made doesn't work. :-??
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 29 May 2011 16:37

Anybody? :( I spent farking ages creating beautiful textures and the difference they will make in-game would be staggering.
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby DARK TEMPLAR on 29 May 2011 20:39

Would help, alas One knows bugger all about this stuff. :mozilla_frown:
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby Nightwatch on 30 May 2011 00:05

How did you save them? Maybe there was a glitch in the process of saving of the textures.
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 30 May 2011 02:26

Sadly thats not the case, I resaved the textures 3 times :( To make sure my logic isn't misguided, the "det" folder and the textures in there are what SoC uses for things like the grass in levels, correct? Just checking I'm not going insane :tard:
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby Nightwatch on 30 May 2011 16:41

I don't think it's about the size of the textures that is causing the trouble, because I use many 1024x1024 and even ones up to 2048x2048. So, still, I'm thinking about the possibility of a glitch in the end result, referring to saving process. What software you use? Maybe it's glitching? Has it saved the alpha channel alright, as this is a tricky process even for photoshop? Also, what actually do you mean by that the textures are not loading, is the game crashing or you can't see the textures? I know that you know this stuff well, as I use your PDA maps in NEWSA, so that must be the software problem.

edit/add: Hmm, I'm not actually sure on what your ultimate aim is with these textures, what do you aim to replace with these in the actual game? Have you altered/worked the gamedata\levels textures? Like, built_details? If it's what you're after as well?
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby DARK TEMPLAR on 30 May 2011 16:55

If it's as Nightwatch suggests, a issue in saving (assuming you go by the regular process *save as-->file name/type etc*) try simply opening opening a existing file, scrap existing content, replace with new and simply close project. Hopefully it'll ask if you want to save the changes, click yes. After that simply rename the file.
This technique has served One well, no hassle with the compression or file type.
This is however all if, you are referencing to dds files.
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 30 May 2011 17:08

My aim for the textures in the "det" folder is to replace all the crap low res textures with nice 1024 ones and get SoC using them. Odd thing is when I initially just applied a AA filter to the old textures to "buff" them up and disguise how low res the textures are they worked fine, now I've outright replaced the textures SoC is still using the old modded textures and not the nice new super high-res textures. Almost like I might have to start a new game and try that, see if SoC loads the new textures then? :-??
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby Nightwatch on 30 May 2011 17:56

I don't think a new game should be necessary, I've done many texture changes in the past and a simple reload would be enough; but you never know with the good old Xray, maybe there's a glitch; try a new game if you wish as you're thinking. If things still do not get better, you may want to consider that somehow the new textures ended up incompatible with SoC. Photo Software problem? You didn't say what program you were using.
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 31 May 2011 03:02

Ah my bad forgot to mention that, I used paint.net. Used it loads of times before modding textures and never got a problem so it has to be something to do with SoC. Just need to figure out what :-k
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby Nightwatch on 31 May 2011 17:36

In case you want to test if it'd be any different with any software other than Paint.net, you can send me the raw material and and add an info on how/what you proceed with it, then I can run it on Photoshop extended and send it back to you ...free of charge, lol. :D
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Re: Stalker not using new textures

Postby ket on 02 Jun 2011 12:33

Thanks nightwatch but I've already tried opening the textures in photoshop CS3 and resaving them, still no luck :( perhaps this is one of those things I should just ignore its not like Stalker is fugly or borked with all the work I put in. In fact, it looks all kinds of magnitude better than COP with max settings. Maybe it's time to call the visual overhaul aspect complete and focus on finishing the all.spawn.
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