DDs Texture size: wich way to go?

[HundertzehnGustav]

atm i have about 3 dozen Textures for G, GB, and US DDs.
all are 1024 square, and i would like to know, before i upload them; if that is okay for the people that use them.
Stock textures are only 512 Pixels square, so the FILESIZE, and MEMORY needed, will be FOUR times HIGHER.

Loading times are bound to go up; as will be stutters as the DDs are loaded when wou approach.

However, the Details like Lifesaving Ring, Round windows and doors will be a lot better.
so... a call for some serious feedback.

I dont want to upload Dozens and dozens megs worth of DD textures, if i can supply the same amout of textures for a quart of this, and people dont look at the DDs anyway... :o

[caspofungin]

why not stick w/ 512? what's the advatage of 1024 -- since you'll only be looking at them from a distance thru scope most of the time.

[Marhkimov]

Go 512 because no one will notice the detail of ships anyways. I mean, unless someone really decides to put it under a microscope, nobody will see anything. Rgr about the persiscope. We sink ships, not admire them... So we might as well save some harddrive space.

Myself, I use 512 for the soldati.

And it's coming along slowly, but I'll post one or two more screens shortly. I have a really crazy camo scheme that I've been working on. It's been a bi*tch trying to line up all of the stripes, but it was worth it... I think it looks sick... ;)

[Marhkimov]

Here's my newest Soldati, in 512... Could anyone spot the difference between this and 1024??

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/1900/15ew1.jpg

[HundertzehnGustav]

if its good enuff fer you, itll be good enuff fer me... :D
now put yer nose on the paint, and you ll see the fekkin differenz. :oops:

tell ye what0... i do loooove the freecam and hang about the DDs.
Dimme a DD to drive and hunt subs... :D

sory fer the lenguage... i cant splell worth a dumn :lol: :up: :rotfl:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Gimme a MINUTE
the way you ended the stripes at the end of the soldati is ... SEXY :oops: :o
Man; could you put a mega tatoo on the soldati; a little bit like this....

forgive me the picture style, but... holy shat, such a thing on the soldati, or on its rather large Funnel...
:o :o
http://80.72.80.242/tatoo/tattoo_80.jpg

ohdamn now ima gonna paint nekked ladies on the Fletchers... :P :D

[Type941]

do big one as defallt, and release a low res one just as extra. :up: I definately would prefer higher quality if I can.

And your esitmation about 5 times the power is a little bit bold. It's not that much different when you have just 1 destroyer. If you have 20 of them - yes, you'll see the differences in FPS, but one or two - IMO it's not worth the sacrifice.

[Marhkimov]

It depends, merchants should have smaller skins, for convoys.

For smaller DDs and DEs, I guess its ok for 1024.

But for the soldati, i've seen convoys with up to 18 of them, so I dunno. Anyways, my soldati template is already set for 512. Too late to change it. Resize will just make it lose resolution.

[HundertzehnGustav]

do big one as defallt, and release a low res one just as extra. :up: I definately would prefer higher quality if I can.

Hmmmmmmmm
so i wanted to save upload time... now you suggest to do BOTH... eeeeeerk :huh:

LOL
but the idea aint bad...
:beer:

[Type941]

If you wanted to save upload time, than the answer is quiet obvious! :know: Do the smaller version and forget about it. :ping:

[HundertzehnGustav]

Yaaaar... but i mean... what if the people do prefer the bigger ones?
ah see? my dilemma? :oops:

hold on... do i need to get a life?

[Marhkimov]

hold on... do i need to get a life?
Yes. Don't we all? :rotfl:



Yaaaar... but i mean... what if the people do prefer the bigger ones?
ah see? my dilemma?
The way I see it: Whoever creates the skin can do whatever they want. If they themselves prefer 512, then by all means make it 512. If they prefer 1024, then by all means make it 1024.

Now realize that regardless of texture size, people will still download the files in order to use the skins. And in general, people don't care about skin sizes as long as they are beautiful and usable.

Most everyone is not even familiar with photoshop, let alone texture editing. They won't even know the difference.

[HundertzehnGustav]

well the thing i do... i dont call that "art of xyz" "photoshopping" or "texture editing"...
what i do is jhûst plain and simple.

Waste time to put Paint on the goddamn bugger till i like the way it looks. :D :D

wish i had a few Somers shots handy...

[Marhkimov]

wish i had a few Somers shots handy...
LOL, be careful what you wish for, becuz you might just get it...

How would you like a few hundred shots?? :D
(And if you trace my links, you can find thousands of photos for all US warships ever made)


http://warships.web4u.cz/lode.php?language=E&stat=USA&typ=DD&trida=Somers
http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/somersclass.html
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/381.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/383.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/394.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/395.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/396.htm
http://www.de220.com/Camouflage/DE%20Camouflage%20&%20Paint%20Patterns.htm


But I wonder why the Somers Class is included in SH3, since only 5 were ever built...
DD 381 - USS Somers
DD 383 - USS Warrington
DD 394 - USS Sampson
DD 395 - USS Davis
DD 396 - USS Jouett

http://warships.web4u.cz/usa/dd/img/rys-somers.gif

http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/ban_somers.jpg
http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/ban_warrington.jpg
http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/ban_sampson.jpg
http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/ban_davis.jpg
http://www.destroyerhistory.org/goldplater/ban_jouett.jpg


PS - skins are no joke. I love skins! :D :D

[HundertzehnGustav]

oh my Jolly gosh.... :o :oops:

i was talking about my own somers shots...
but these look INSPIRING uh may Gowd....

now lemme try to do em with all the butschered up mapping problems.... :x :x :x

i ll be back tomorrow, and show you the stock 5-12 to my custom 10-24 skin details... :D

5-12? pfffft :lol: :-j

:D :D

[HundertzehnGustav]

Hell i can see where the Devs took the idea for the Clemson DD paintjob... awesome linkks awesome awesopme Yippieeyay

Sir, you gotta teach me ONE thing... how the %"*%&%ç do you do that metal effect on the metal only/standard grey soldati skin...

i cant do that...

:x

:rock:

thank you a bunch

[Marhkimov]

Ok, my SUPER-DEE-DUPER-SECRET is...

are you ready for this? Are ya?

Can ya handle it?

...

...

copy and paste from another skin... Preferably a blank one that already has the metal texturing on it. Then you can edit it as you see fit (blur, sharpen, brighten, darken, color, saturation, etc.) and no one will ever know the difference. Then apply camouflage to your liking.


Ssssh... This is a secret... :lol: :D

[HundertzehnGustav]

i red it... now go n delete the post quickly :lol:

the secret is mine... all mine... :sunny:

i gotta run... internet shoppe s closin` :D

most interesting round here thes days...