I tried to lightly edit a GIF file in Data/res/Mesh/txt16 using paint and then repaste it into the archive. However, the model became partly transparent and grossly discoloured. I'd appreciate any information on this and what I'm doing wrong. Thanks.

voodoo47
Thanks so much. One more thing: how do I edit the song (SNC) files and then use them in the game?

voodoo47
For what it's worth, I'm playing around with the idea of creating a 'Faithful HD Enemy Textures' mod for people who dislike the Rebirth models. It's going pretty damn well so far, and it's not too difficult thankfully. I'll see what happens.

icemann
Aw, thanks for showing an interest in my little project, ha.  It's nothing special, but I'm having fun with it. If I get seriously invested, I might register and submit it as a mod. I never liked the Rebirth models, and I think some people would appreciate having refined versions of the classic textures for the base models. I've done the pipe and shotgun Hybrid so far. The textures aren't in ultra ultra HD, but they're sharper and WAY more defined than the originals - you notice the difference immediately.

eeeh.. ok, I suppose, a little bit of extra sharpness won't hurt anyone. but note that anything really hires will just make it painfully obvious how broken the actual model is.

The res is 384 x 768

(video driver crashing sounds intensify)

I'm not trying to make you teehee, I'm giving you a very strong hint that that choice of resolution is going to cause problems.

ZylonBane
Oh, sorry - I know next to nothing about modding and how System Shock 2 actually works, so I apologize for missing that. 384 x 768 was part of a 'process' I used to get those textures, but I can probably change it. The original gif. resolution of the pipe Hybrid is 128 x 256, so I didn't see anything wrong with replacing it with a 384 x 768 PNG image at the time, especially considering the texture resolutions included in other HD mods. Is there something I'm unaware of? What do you recommend? Thanks.

voodoo47
Right, so I stick to multiplying the base values by two, which is 256x512 in the case of the pipe Hybrid - got it - but what was wrong with three (384 x 768)? Would I be setting myself up for something bad down the line? Thanks for being so helpful. 

Thanks for warning me! I used the new resolution in my texture process and it worked fine. 😊 Included an attachment showing a comparison.
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Let's not be too narrow here-- every 3D engine on the planet prefers power-of-two textures.
Hmm yes the one on the right does look better.

I can understand your perspective: the original textures are more natural and don't 'clash' so much with the overall palette.

Whenever I play with the 'SHTUP-ND' and 'Four Hundred' texture mods (which I find are relatively faithful to the original textures), the only thing 'missing' for me is sharper enemy textures. I dislike the Rebirth models, so I thought I'd try my hand at something like this, even though the results won't be utterly perfect.

This was formerly a personal project, but a few people outside the website showed interest too, so I thought I'd share it.

If you look at the attached image, I was doing something like this -- 'touching up' the original gifs from scratch in an upgraded version of Microsoft paint, but I get that it isn't everybody's cup of tea, so nevermind. 
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sarge945
Thanks. Yes, I think if I'd started doing this 4-5 years ago - just touching up the classic gifs in paint - it would have been more appropriate, but the new models in SS2 Enchanced Edition would make my mod redundant. Oh well. *Air hugs.*