Uboat skin resolution
 

Is there anyway to go around the restriction it has for the resolution? Or would that be hardcoded? I really want to make myself a very high resolution skin (2048 x 2048). :hmm:

Thanks for the help!

re-UV map the 3D model with a higher resolution. When you go to create texture choose the higher resolution you want to use.

Bud, do you still have the original GW? All the skins were 2048 x 2048.;) I might have copies of the TGAs from GW if you need them.

I think, the player boats are fully scaleable, you could make a 4096 x 4096 if you wanted, just need to make a new TGA.

Danlisa if you still have original GW may I have a copy too. :)

4096x4096 hmmm sound good.

Do I have to image size it before I save the file or will SH3 accept the 4096 tga file as is?:hmm:

Well, the thing is, if you want to create a 4096 skin, you will need to double the size/rez of the 2048 and then repaint the TGA as the enlarging process will blur the details but it could be used as a template. If you just resize the TGA files, you will not get a higher rez, it needs repainting.

As for the 2048 skins from GW, I have those as a separate pack (VIIB/C & IXB/C/D2), the Type 2 & 21 will require repackng of their DAT files and as such I never bothered, partly due to the fact I never use them but can certainly extract and upload them. You will, however, need to pack them into the respective DAT for your version of the game.

VII Textures (2048) - HERE

IX Textures (2048) - HERE

These are packed into JSGME ready folders, just enable & go.

Thanks & Credit go to Fubar who originally created these for GW.:up: Top work.

Ow... I remembered that the limit was 1024x1024... oh well.. glad I was wrong! ;)

Thanks for the files Dan! Tho, I was more of a looking a type II. But no worries, I can reskin the boat from scratch. :up:

LOL, none of the textures in SH3 are limited in size/rez.

Well, mate, I can get you the Type 2 textures in 2048 as I have GW1.1a extracted on an external drive.

It's no biggie but you will have to pack them back into the correct GWX DAT file.

No need. I just made a 4096 x 4096 version of the GWX 1.03's type II. adjusted it with a contrast & sharpen tool, now waiting for the mission to load! :rotfl:46megs of pure Type IIA power! :rock:

LOL mate.

I'm pretty sure it's going to look bad.:p Plonker, you have not increased the resolution of the skin, you've just resized it. You know perfectly well, that when you enlarge/reduce images in PS, you loose details. The whole point of higher rez's is to include more detail.

:rotfl::rotfl:The glory of 4096 x 4096 with the quality of 1024 x 1024. Hahahahaha. Hell, mate that's like me using my PSP on a cinema screen.

Heck, I made a higher rez IIA last night from 512x512 to 1024x1024 with the tools and worked great. But.. I think I try the 2048 x 2048... my SHIII is using close to 1gig of memory atm and it has been loading for fecking 20mins. Adn this is 1.03. :rotfl:

LMAO, with a 46mb texture, your game is going to corpse. How does 2-3 fps in port sound? Hahahaha.:rotfl::rotfl:What good is your 8800 now!:rotfl:

I'm going to extract the high res version of the Type 2 and compare them cos I know that just resizing (& tweaking) is not going to be the same level of quality.

I'm not talking to you anymore. :lol:

me neither! he aint flying anymore :doh: :rotfl:
j/k

(gosh, that sounded childish roflmao)

:rotfl:Did the your game even load?

You don't need to talk to me, you have Jack to keep you company.:cry:

:D

Jack daniels are his sleeping medicine...

he's by far the only one, who managed to use his keyboard as a pillow.
must have left a mark when you woke up :lol: