[mreq] Black & White Tc

NuggetsTheToadNuggetsTheToad Join Date: 2003-08-30 Member: 20394Members
in NS Customization
Would any plz start a pack that turnas alines, humans ,and the map into a black and white look. example <a href='http://planetunreal.com/images.asp?/images/screens/hm_032604.jpg' target='_blank'>http://planetunreal.com/images.asp?/images...s/hm_032604.jpg</a>
I think it would be a cool movie look to it. Plus it might scare the **** outa alot of people when an alien jumps out at them.
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  • BlackPantherBlackPanther Join Date: 2002-02-11 Member: 197Members
    It would make all of NS look really dark imho... and you'd have real trouble making out anything far away.
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    That is a ridiculously huge task you're asking. Just today i spent forever reskinning all the marine weapons and player models with my new colour scheme. Let's put this into perspective.

    <b>Textures:</b>
    -- ns.wad: 578 textures
    -- ns2.wad: 296 textures
    Total textures: 874 textures.
    (Excluding map specific textures, but these only amount to about 50 or so extra)

    <b>Models:</b>
    127 models, excluding map specific models, with an average of 3 skins each giving a grand total of approximately 381 skins. This is a very rough number, but still, the amount is enourmous.

    <b>Approximate grand total:</b>
    Roughly 1255 textures and skins to be redone for this pack. Yes the task of converting a texture to grayscale is simple, but let's work out some more numbers.

    <b>Estimated time to complete:</b>
    Working with an average time of 40 seconds for each skin to convert to grayscale and import / save where necessary works out at around 837 minutes. That's roughly 14 hours of non-stop work.


    To sum all of this up in a simple way:
    It's a lot of work to very little effect. If you wish to do this, please pick up Wally and HLMV and reskin / retexture yourself, it's a very simple, yet time consuming process.
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  • BobTheJanitorBobTheJanitor Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24228Members, NS1 Playtester
    Most popular newer video cards have options in their drivers to turn everything to black and white when in openGL mode. I know ATI does, and I'm fairly certain that NVidia can, but don't quote me on that. Assuming about 30 seconds to go into your advanced video properties and click the option for this, that's a whopping 30 seconds worth of non stop work. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BlackPantherBlackPanther Join Date: 2002-02-11 Member: 197Members
    30 seconds???

    Damn.. too long for me.
    Guess ill stick with colors <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RatonetwothreetwooneRatonetwothreetwoone Join Date: 2004-03-23 Member: 27504Members
    that pic would make a good wallpaper, freaky...
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  • Tribal-BobTribal-Bob Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24600Members
    Heh, was actually thinking about this the other day.


    You could always setup a macro for photoshop to auto-desaturate. Then, just open up all the textures and run it.
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  • venomusvenomus Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8951Members
    Turn the colour saturation on your monitor right down, lol.
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  • KaineKaine Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1096Members, Constellation
    yeah theres ways & means to do this without re-coloring everything. de-saturate your monitor, adjust your color settings on your vid card... i think there might even be a strange little r_ cvar hidden in HL somewhere <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SRT_RabbSRT_Rabb Join Date: 2004-01-31 Member: 25808Members
    man, thank god i have a radeon, and ****, skulks actually look scary now!
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  • Ashaman_JoeAshaman_Joe Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22559Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-BobTheJanitor+Mar 27 2004, 07:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BobTheJanitor @ Mar 27 2004, 07:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Most popular newer video cards have options in their drivers to turn everything to black and white when in openGL mode. I know ATI does, and I'm fairly certain that NVidia can, but don't quote me on that. Assuming about 30 seconds to go into your advanced video properties and click the option for this, that's a whopping 30 seconds worth of non stop work. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    D3D has black and white Smartshader, too.
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  • Anime_Tentacle_MonsterAnime_Tentacle_Monster Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11931Members
    edited March 2004
    blarg nm

    I just think Monochrome works well with clean stuff <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • HumanoidBetaHumanoidBeta Join Date: 2004-03-15 Member: 27342Members
    Please tell me how to make it black and white I got no idea how lol
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  • Anime_Tentacle_MonsterAnime_Tentacle_Monster Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11931Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-HumanoidBeta+Mar 28 2004, 09:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (HumanoidBeta @ Mar 28 2004, 09:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Please tell me how to make it black and white I got no idea how lol <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    quickest way (and it aint that quick)

    get HLMV

    open each model

    save all the textures to a folder

    Open a Photoshop clone

    (Im using Adobe in this example)

    open textures (individually)

    Ctrl+shift+U =Desaturate

    Save texture

    Import new texture
    ^
    ALL OF THEM

    Save model

    Repeat
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  • HumanoidBetaHumanoidBeta Join Date: 2004-03-15 Member: 27342Members
    No, I wanna know how to do it the way everyone above is doing it, I already know how to do it that way
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  • Anime_Tentacle_MonsterAnime_Tentacle_Monster Join Date: 2003-01-06 Member: 11931Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-HumanoidBeta+Mar 28 2004, 09:31 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (HumanoidBeta @ Mar 28 2004, 09:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> No, I wanna know how to do it the way everyone above is doing it, I already know how to do it that way <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You mean desaturate your monitor?
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  • HumanoidBetaHumanoidBeta Join Date: 2004-03-15 Member: 27342Members
    nvm I got it working
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