Camo skins (out of ideas, any suggestions?)

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:44 pm

Take SWAT off of the treads, and put the word SWAT reversed on that metal box on the front. You know, like the ambulances. That way people driving by can read.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:46 pm

i just noticed i can also put it on the back of the turret since it is asymmetrical

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:41 pm

Updated SWAT tank

download

and andrew_b, that's a neat suggestion, but i'm going to try to avoid TAWS whenever possible, aren't any useable mirrors in halo anyways...except for the one at the beginning of two betrayals and the end of AOTCR......wait a sec....if there is a real reflection there can't you put that reflection on any reflective surface to give it a real-time reflection instead of things like the cyborg visor which is just a bunch of blotches that move around?

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:00 pm

Yes, with Eschaton probably. I think HMT Freezes when you try to turn it on in the tag though.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:09 pm

i mean like somehow PMI the effect into other maps and dependency swap? maybe? i dont really know what i'm talking about you're probably right

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:10 pm

It's a shader environment property.

No need to pmi, or rebuild.

Brendando · Post by **Brendando** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:25 am

Andrew_b wrote:It's a shader environment property.

No need to pmi, or rebuild.

Care to name which shader environment property, please?

Corvette19 · Post by **Corvette19** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:16 pm

o gud scorpion nao

Andrew_b · Post by **Andrew_b** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 3:00 pm

Brendando wrote:
Andrew_b wrote:It's a shader environment property.

No need to pmi, or rebuild.
Care to name which shader environment property, please?

Care to use your brain?

"Dynamic Mirror"

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:46 pm

I've decided to start on the sniper rifle camo skins, but I've been getting some negative feedback along the lines of "nice concept bad execution" on the scope, so before i start on the actual camo skins, I'm going to get started with the scope...for a start...how's this? what do you like about it? what do you not like about it? in depth feedback is appreciated, if you can tell how to fix what you don't like about it, don't keep silent

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:02 pm

Much Much better. I would do something to those buttons though, change them a bit, make them more obvous. IDK what, your choice, but I would do something.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:18 pm

how bout since i see no point on those existing there towards the in-game functionality of the sniper rifle, how bout i turn it into just 1 "button" but instead of a button it's kinda of a knob that switches the scope between 2x zoom and 8x zoom, im kinda like one of these

except actually works

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:47 pm

Yah. Except you couldnt get it to actually turn, or actually have a model without moving something else there, so it would look a little sketchy.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:51 pm

i could have sworn i edited my post with this in it

edit: plus i wouldn't need to get it to turn to 8x when you zoom in because when you zoom you can't see the gun

guess my internet decided it didn't like me, and who says it has to be a model? i can just put a picture of a knob over where the buttons go, and have it pointed slightly to the left where it says 2x, and in the opposite position it says 8x but isnt pointed to it

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:52 pm

Exactly, however it'll look sketchy because it's a 3d object painted on a 2d plane.

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:57 pm

the Bevel and emboss trick worked on those NV goggles, it should do fine here, i can make it a small knob also so if it did stretch it wouldn't be a big deal

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:28 pm

ok, been a while since i released a skin to update this thread (considering i said daily updates, that is) but im sure you are all familiar with the concept of school and homework

to start, redid the woodland camo sniper to have a cooler scope

yay! its finally here!

read the readme...no really...read it...im serious...no joke...read it...do i look like im kidding? read it...im not kidding around, read it

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:59 pm

Looks good. How's it work in game, can you see the model through that hole? I know I had that problem a few times in that H2 sniper I made, just curious if you've run across it?

AbeFroman · Post by **AbeFroman** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:08 pm

only on a couple animations, and only if you really are looking for it, i wouldn't have noticed if you didn't bring that up

im going to release 2 skins today since i said daily updates but i've had school and now i have some free time so...one sec, almost done with another

(i know, i work fast huh

)

DeadHamster · Post by **DeadHamster** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:17 pm

Yeah, most people wont even see it. And even if they do, it's no biggie.

I'm looking forward to the next one.