High-Contrast / Cool-looks texture pack

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 2:28 pm

I zipped the custom-textures I like to use and uploaded them to my website.

I made them such that they look nice, while at the same time they would enhance visibility. Rogue tanks are actually yellow

and much easier to spot. The whole world feels less dark too. Especially the bricks I like, I feel they blend better.

You can download the pack from the Shell Shock - mods page

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 3:16 pm

NIFTY! im gonna try that!

Workaphobia · Post by **Workaphobia** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 10:40 pm

It took me a little bit to get it to work, because for some reason I had my data directory configured to something weird. Once I had it up though, the first game I played I had two winning streaks of 8+ kills, which is sort of a personal best. I think it's more luck than anything else though.

I'm not sure if I'll stick with this - it was refreshing but not as fancy as I like my graphics. But it was a nice job regardless.

ducatiwannabe · Post by **ducatiwannabe** » Wed Dec 29, 2004 11:59 pm

cool I might try that.

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:12 am

That reminds me of a time I tried to modify my graphics... oh god... i changed the hues on all of the tank skins so all of the tanks appeared as a different color as they actually were... I don't know what i was thinking then. The point is don't do what I did, and nice job Dutchrai

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 2:16 am

Duthrai I have a sencere question for you, are you ever gonna run out of those awsome ideas!??!?!?

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:08 am

I like the ground/pyramids/boxes/caution textuers, but the textures for the tanks make them look too 'old school'. I think comibining the old tank textures with the ground/pyr/box/caution high-contrast textures will make the game look great!

Workaphobia · Post by **Workaphobia** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:25 am

Hey can the textures have an alpha transparency channel? That would be awesome.

.. I wonder if that would allow you to see through buildings - which I'm sure would be cheating, but if the game allows it it's better to find out sooner than later. Anyone know?

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:46 am

Kinda like the 'old-school / no-camouflage' look on the tanks. Simple, pure and highly visible. Honestly, who wants enemy tanks to be camouflaged?

I want to see them before they see me!

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 1:25 pm

Ooh and blast, i have this nice little package thing here, 'wonder what it does, OH SWEET! im flying! (not true)

the game allows cheats and all that so lets just play nice with the graphics

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:43 pm

Lol...well, I simply figured that if BZFlag officially allows tweaking the radar, it is also ok to enhance visibility in the real world as well.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 4:06 pm

who said you were aloud to tweek radar?

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 10:20 pm

Hmmm.... according to my knoweldge of PNG's (which isn't much) they can be partially transparent. I better try this, could have some fun times!

EDIT: I tried in many diffenent ways making it transparent, but in BZFlag it was always at 100% opacity. Guess it doesn't work. Phooey.

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:28 am

Scorch: check the options in the default menu of BZFlag

Tweaking the radar in my book. Adjust bullet size, adjust bullet trails, colors, enhanced radar, radar size, transparrency....tweaking.

Scorch · Post by **Scorch** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:39 am

lol. I mean like using huge radar sizes by editing the conf file

(not like i don't use size 15 wich is over the options but I'm just arguing with myself then i guess

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:11 am

I knew you knew..just teasing...

ducatiwannabe · Post by **ducatiwannabe** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:03 pm

Hmmm this is pretty cool I installed it just now. It's a little bright, but I can set brightness down. Very nice, but will take some getting used to.

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:45 pm

I noticed you don't have a zoned grass texture in your pack. I guess I'm getting picky. I changed the hues on the previous grass to get a purple-looking scheme. I'll e-mail it to you, cuz the attachments have never been up.

What was that silver thing that just flew past my window at a very high speed?

sid6.7 · Post by **sid6.7** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:55 pm

i would really like the color of blue tanks to go LIGHT blue on radar
not so much for enemys but i keep tk'ing my blue teamys...

Post by **trepan** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 1:39 am

In your config file:
set blueradar "0.5 0.5 1"

(default is 0.08 0.25 1)

in 2.0, you'll also be able to specify
by the color names in the standard
X11 rgb.txt file.

ex: set blueradar powderblue

RPG · Post by **RPG** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:02 am

nice, trepan, nice.

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:05 am

Tx RPG, will release an updated pack soon with the zoned texture as well. Forgot about that.

Since I'll do an update...do you want some 'mild' form of texture on the tanks or not? Just wondering...still want to keep the tanks bright of course.

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 4:58 am

The pack has been updated now. Changes are:

- added a texture for the zoned floor (tx RPG)
- tweaked all colors just a little (yellow/green less bright, hunter=orange, blue and purple look nicer now)
- added a text file to make the radar colors identical to the new tank colors.

If you already downloaded the pack, I advice to download the update. It's really slightly better.
Go here to get it: http://shellshock.bzflag.bz/coolbits-mods.html

If you just want to tweak your radar, these are the color settings that are identical to the brighter tank textures:

set redradar "1 0.44 0.44"
set greenradar "0.31 0.82 0.31"
set blueradar "0 0.63 1"
set purpleradar "1 0.5 1"
set rogueradar "0.94 0.94 0.38"
set hunterradar "1 0.75 0.4"
set rabbitradar "1 1 1"
(all these values are included as a text file in the texturepack)

Paste them into your BZFlag config file.

Hope this helps.

Dutchrai · Post by **Dutchrai** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 3:18 pm

One final improvement, just implemented. Changed the 'boxwall' texture from the standard red to a more brownies-stone type of look. Now there's no more red tanks blending in with the buildings.

sid6.7 · Post by **sid6.7** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:15 pm

very cool man thanks alot...