[Project] TSA to TSF Textures

Ulmont

With the recent change of the TSA to the TSF, the textures for the Marines will all have to be updated. This will, unfortunately, eat up a large chunk of somebody's day. If whoever is in charge of editing the textures hasn't started yet, I'd love to help out and change all instances of TSA to TSF. I've taken the liberty of starting, and have already completed about half of the Marine structures. I'd be happy to send them all to the boys at UWE if they want them.


EDIT:

List of textures:

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ammopack
ammopack_spec
arc
arc_spec
armory
armory_spec
armslab
catpack
cmdchair
cmdchair_spec
cmdchair_screen
extractor
extractor_spec
flamethrower
flamethrower_view
flmthrower_view_spec
green_metal_1
inf_portal
inf_portal_spec
jetpack
jetpack_spec
male_black
male_black_spec
male_black_gloss
male_black_face
male_black_face_spec
male_black_ammo
male_black_ammo_spec
male
male_gloss
male_spec
medpack
medpack_spec
observatory
observatory_spec
phasegate
phasegate_spec
pistol
pistol_spec
pistolview
pistolview_spec
pistolview_normal
prototypelab
prototypelab_spec
robofacility
robofacility_spec
sentry
sentry_spec
weapons_module
weapons_module_spec<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->


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If there's any scenery that has TSA on it, let me know and I'll change it too. Will update as I finish more. I'll also package them up in a zip file for easy install (just extract to NS2 directory & overwrite existing textures).

Here's an example:

ARC:

<img src="http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/7157/arcexample.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Armory:

<img src="http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/3662/armorysample.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />


EDIT:

Textures have been finished. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?r6t4uy5kd3z2fxq" target="_blank">Download here</a>

Patch #1, Courtesy of Kouji San, fixes Mine and CMD station display text <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17105373/Natural%20Selection%202/materials/TSF-materials.zip" target="_blank">Download here</a>

Patch #2, Fixes Spec-ops marine, FP_Pistol normalmap, Flamethrower third person, and Medpack <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?rrk0x2hhd69ebem" target="_blank">Download here</a>

Kouji_San

Awesome stuff, I did a few myself, for instance the mine. Which has a wrong TSF font from what I can gather. May we see screenshots as well?

[edit]and as soon as I post that a screenshot pops up :D

Hugh

Ulmont you are a BAWS

fmpone

You just made the art director VERY happy

Huze

Cool idea.
The Arc also still says "MASC" on it. That should probably be changed while you're at it.

Squeal_Like_A_Pig

Sweet, Ulmont! I wasn't looking forward to having to do this. Looks like you're doing a great job matching the look, from the posted examples.

--Cory

Kouji_San

The "models\props\genericbillboard_02a.model" has a TSA logo on it as well, but I can't seem to find either the material file or the *.dds that accompanies it :/



Other models, not on your list ( I actually fixed these already, so if you want I could place em on Dropbox or something:
ammopack
ammopack_spec
command_station_display (top left has TSA on it)
command_station_spec



Logo is the wrong font, compared to the other TSA stuff, I fixed this one, but I'm using a different font (hand drawn):
mine
mine_spec

Jibrail

I would like to contribute to this, what is the font you are using?

Ulmont

<!--QuoteBegin-huze+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huze)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Cool idea.
The Arc also still says "MASC" on it. That should probably be changed while you're at it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

What's it supposed to say?

EDIT:

Whoops, missed your comment Jibrail! The TSA letters are usually in Ariel Font (Bold). If you could do anything that's outside of the marines folder, that would be great.


And thanks Hugh and Cory; glad I could be of service.

Jibrail

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like what you mean? any pointers would help

Kouji_San

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Something like this :P

<img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5323/7224518732_f1c035f4c3_o.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Ulmont

Thanks! ARC fix'd.

EDIT:

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There should be quite a lot of scenery and level textures with the letters TSA on them. (Do doors have them? I can't remember). If you could go through and edit those while I do everything in the marines folder, that would be lovely. Pointers: Try to duplicate the look of the letter you're replacing. I generally scale and color it using Photoshops text tool, then clone-stamp the letter in the background out. To replicate scratches, I use the eraser tool w/various filters applied.

Jibrail

ok gotcha allso check ur PM box, hope those make it easier for ya a bit!

Edit:
Would be awsome if u could upload the letters only in pic format maybe for easier copy and paste in PS Kouji.

McGlaspie

Somebody Squad 5 this guy (Ulmont) now! :)

Ulmont

<!--QuoteBegin-Jibrail+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jibrail)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ok gotcha allso check ur PM box, hope those make it easier for ya a bit!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


Thanks - that'll definitely save me some time editing out the letters.


ETA to finished w/marines folder: Less than 1 hr.


EDIT:

Finished. Packing & uploading now.

Jibrail

ok check ur PM again please, I belive I scanned thru ALL textures and only found those two I sent ya, if someone finds anything else please give me the file name so I can fix it.
gj everyone!

Ulmont

Alright, thanks! Here's the final compiled set:

<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?r6t4uy5kd3z2fxq" target="_blank">Download Here</a>


INSTALL:

Open the .rar & drag 'n drop the NS2 folder into your C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\natural selection 2 folder. Move & Replace - yes to all.


EDIT:

Okay, going through I've noticed a couple of textures I either missed, or put the wrong one in.

Black-Armor Marine Visor Thing (Missing)
Flamethrower 3rd Person (Normal version instead of edited)

EDIT 2:

Went through on a third pass and found the stuff I missed. Also, I'm not really happy with the way the Medpack turned out, so I'm going to re-do that. Its 3:40 A.M. as I'm posting this, though, so I'll finish whatever is red/yellow on the list after I get some rest. Will upload second d-load link after they're done.

Jibrail

ok so I sent ya another pack that only require the text put on to it hope they help a bit.
might be a good idea to make some changes in your first post put change log and download link.
good job man.

edit:
you gonna prolly need the ones Kouji made into the pack.

Kouji_San

Well you've got some of the ones I did on a green indicator, so I only uploaded the ones not on the list :)

<div align='center'><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7229673342_9d305c44a4_o.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />
<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17105373/Natural%20Selection%202/materials/TSF-materials.zip" target="_blank">Download zip file</a>
command_station_display
mine
mine_spec</div>


My TSF logo F is a bit different I think, I've got it set up like the A was in TSA (has lines running through it). Would be easy enough to change, I just like my F a tiny bit better :P

Ulmont

Sorry I couldn't complete this earlier, but I seem to have caught some sort of disease. I spent pretty much all of Saturday & Sunday unconscious. Anyways, here's the patch. It adds the normal map for the first person view of the pistol, the Spec-ops Marine's head, and fixes the flamethrower and med-pack.

<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?rrk0x2hhd69ebem" target="_blank">Download link</a>


<img src="http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3909/pistolpreview.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />


<img src="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5823/tsfmarinespecops.png" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Jibrail

looks great, I hope devs implement it into the upcoming patches, allso tell us if there is anything that should be fixed or improved.
good job guys

Aichman

You guys are awesome, what a great job.

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