ScottyGEE's Skinning Contest || Done! p13 For Results

Hawaiian Modder · Post by **Hawaiian Modder** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 2:34 pm

I say that greennc can enter, But we know he's so good, so maybe he has to get his skin in earlier so that we have an idea of his work, then we can try to better it. Even though that's slightly impossible.

I think I might try this, I just have two simple questions.
1.) I'm not sure if this is a weapon mod, so can we skin effects?
dos.)Can we swap bipds? So that they go with the theme.

SurlySquid · Post by **SurlySquid** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:11 pm

Sweet I was looking for a good reason to make a cool mod. Count me in! btw can you do anything with machs? just wondering.

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:29 pm

Hhhhmmmm I might try this out as well.

IIIIDIABLOIIII · Post by **IIIIDIABLOIIII** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:03 pm

sweet

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:26 pm

I'm tapping out... my idea is dead and I have no time as it is. Good luck to those who join. If you want my help judging, make sure to include an sppf as Serenity 3.2 doesn't work for me. Have fun all!

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:07 pm

Hmmm perhaps I may sound crabby here but c'mon guys it seems only a select few of you understand what a skin is...Its changing a bitmap! Not adding different bipds! Not putting it in another level to add weather or water! Not adding extra weapons or vehicles! Not changing effects! Not adding machs!
ITS CHANGING BITMAPS TO CHANGE THE LOOK (and possibly feel) OF A MAP!!!
Sorry if you can't understand what a skin is then I suggest you don't enter.
Sorr if you were just curious with asking but please you must understand what a skin is...Look at the other skins here for inspiration then.
Good luck though...

Just please guys....Stick to the rules as outlined in the list of rules, change the bitmaps add some sounds add some trees for scenery if you were wanting to do that theme, internalise bitmaps and skin them and thats it...

As for modding the map yourself, well you can't enter modded maps, and if thats what you want to do with it so be it...However Faisal said he'd only add the skin that wins to mimesis if he feels its good enough, so if you're ruling out both there is little chancce of a good prize (of course you can suggest when you win) except for bragging rights...

neodos · Post by **neodos** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:43 am

I guess that when you add an object like trees(collision) on where the players moves, that affect the gameplay, but if i add effects outside the zone where they play? or water?
So something that has no collision and doesn't change something on the gameplay exepting the look of the map, for me it's skinning.
And what about the lightmaps? it affect the gameplay.
Now that modding is advanced i think you should accept things like adding water or effets, always when it doesn't affect the gameplay.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:39 am

scenery is fine as ive said colision or otherwise as it changes the feel of the map like a skin should same with sounds, weapons and vehicles dont...adding water does but to do that your not doing it in ascension your doing it in another map...Machs are just wrong.
Lightmaps are fine...

Just get skinning...

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:05 am

i would first like to say that scotty your sig is funny. Anyway, i think it will be a while before we see any entries yet, my guess it that it is hard to choose a theme to skin it.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 4:55 am

Yeah its ok...They can post till the end...Id be surprised if someone actually submitted already as it would probably be unfinished...
7th sanctum gives ideas and the most popular skin themes are like elements or whatever..
earth! Fire! wind! water! Heart! GOOOO PLANET!
but yeah like snow fire earth grassland and damaged are some ideas...

Hell you can even keep the same theme but make it look alot better...

turk645 · Post by **turk645** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:24 am

how about someone combines all of those themes together, that would make for an interesting map.

G.I.R. · Post by **G.I.R.** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:14 pm

Battery wrote:
xheadshotmastax wrote:the complaints scotty was talking about were about the entity "non-ascension-compatible" problem.
entity doesnt really like ascension. the results of injecting stuff can be:

that the bipds get messed up.

well so ya then just dont inject so much.
im working hard on my skin now so good luck for everyone else who joins the competition!
i made that pic... i alreadty knew that so i changed the bipd of the elite to mc so it would do something weird. then i made that funny pic

Actually, that's mine >_>

Anyway, I don't think I'll be entering the skinning contest anymore.

Mr.Balll, if you want to, I'd still be willing to help release the mod we talked about; not entering the contest would give us more time to develop it.

LostWithin · Post by **LostWithin** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:32 pm

May we change lightmaps in addition? If so, Ill enter.

slayer410 · Post by **slayer410** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:55 pm

ScottyGEE wrote: Lightmaps are fine...

LostWithin wrote:May we change lightmaps in addition? If so, Ill enter.

ScottyGEE wrote: Just get skinning...

Hehe...

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:35 pm

interesting question. What about bsp scenery? It may change the way the map may be played but it's also there for cosmetic appeal.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 5:40 pm

You cant transfer it.... Yet, but you should be allowed to move it.

kibito87 · Post by **kibito87** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:52 pm

-DeToX- wrote:You cant transfer it.... Yet, but you should be allowed to move it.

That's what i mean. Moving the scenery around... is it aloud in the contest?

lightnin77 · Post by **lightnin77** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:33 pm

sounds fun and id love to join but my 30 day free trial for adobe photoshop ran out

is there another program i can skin with??

MrBalll · Post by **MrBalll** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:51 pm

Yes. Gimp, M$ Paint, PSP, and others.

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:34 pm

I'm just trying to emphasise the point that you should be more concerned about your maps look through bitmaps rather than scenery machs lightmaps etc... But yes it is allowed to move bsp scenery...Not that there is any on ascension...
Do whats needed to make your skin working...Look at the skins in this section, you will notice a lack of weapon mods vehicle additions mach additions...However you will notice scenery additions lightmap changes sky changes internali bitmap additions...See? Just like what I outlined...So Look at them if your feelin confused.

You can try paint

You can try...is Gimp a texture tool? search google...There are actually programs out there made specifically for skinning in this style you know.