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Old 01-16-08, 03:03 PM   #1
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You're very welcome, von stauber. I'm glad I could help.

Now sail that fish with pride and let every ship at sea beware the Technicolor™ swordfish!

CapZap, if the emblems can be of any size then why is every emblem in the SH3 data folder only 256x256? Are you saying that you can make an emblem large enough to plaster all over the side of the u-boat's conning tower or does the game shrink it to fit regardless?

I'd appreciate some further enlightenment on the matter as having a larger "canvas" to work with would open up many possibilities for u-boat tower art.

You know, I'm beginning to get the hang of making these emblems and starting to enjoy it. There may be more to come in the future.
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Old 01-16-08, 05:56 PM   #2
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You can make the TGA any square size you want.
BUT!
The display area is only so large.
The actuall 3D object would need to be enlarged.
To see the display boundries make a grid and see
what I mean.
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Old 01-16-08, 06:50 PM   #3
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privateer, I gather from what you're saying is that the size limit for a u-boat emblem is the surface area of the conning tower's side. I thought that might have been what you were trying to get across in your earlier reply in this thread, but your explanation at that time was a bit too terse for the five brain cells I have left after playing SH3 for 8 hours.

I suppose I'll have to do some experimenting to find what the max size is in pixel units. It must be fairly large, given that a 256x256 emblem looks almost postage stamp sized when emblazoned on the conning tower of a Type VIIB U-boat.

I wonder if there is enough room to airbrush that classic "stagecoach riding toward the sunset" mural that seemed so popular on vans and trucks in the 1970s? Well, at least it was in the western United States. :P
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Old 01-16-08, 07:36 PM   #4
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No, the size limit is determined by a square 3D object placed on the
side of the Turms.

This object can be enlarged, moved, shaped, all that,
in a 3D program.

UNLESS there are said changes made?
You are limited in placement and size.

Anyone who can export, modify, and reimport this object,
can change the appearence of the emblem display area.
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Old 01-16-08, 10:30 PM   #5
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Ah! You sly dog! You thought my five brain cells wouldn't notice your attempt to lure me into 3D mods, eh? :p

I'll stick with figuring out the limits of emblems with the conning towers as they are. It's enough of a learning curve for me at this time to draw and paint with a graphics app. It feels very unnatural for me not to actually be touching a real pencil or brush to the paper/canvas. I fear that even using a graphics tablet is very little help in rewiring my brain to work in a different spatial orientation between my eyes and hand.

However, once I do finally get comfortable with digital art, I have ambitions eventually of moving into 3D work. I even have my Blender DVD that I put together for when that day comes. (Sooner, rather than later, I hope.)

Thanks for your insight, privateer.
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