Wolf: ET HD Options

[Wolf Enstein]

I did this yesterday, $mart mate, in order to try and ascertain what would be involved for you, in respects to learning how to create an HD pack for "Wolf: ET". I wondered if it would be as complicated as my "RtCW" HD experience and the answer is, "Yes it definitely is." .

Learning to re-texture things in this environment is very difficult at times and can really grind you down. Anyway, I chose one map, "Siwa Oasis", for a quick texture run-through and spent several hours replacing the old textures. Here's some screenshots, using "ET: Legacy". I'm using the vanilla renderer here, I can't find how to upscale this setting, for some reason I only have this option available in my "ET: Legacy" settings.













































I changed most of the textures, the props and the plants, but there's still much more to do. When I finish my "RtCW HD" pack I'll make one for "Wolf: ET" for you, amigo .

[Ronboy]

Nice work so far, Gman.

[daredevil]

Looks kick ass to me!

[Wolf Enstein]

Thanks, lads . That was just the first texture pass, I've now updated it and changed just about everything, including the old ground textures which, although they were great for their time, looked very flat and featureless today. I've used a combination of 4 different sand textures to achieve the look I wanted.

Here's more screenshots:































I've got a couple of small models to finish and that will be "Siwa Oasis" retextured.

[Ronboy]

Nice work once again, Gman. That truck model in particular looks amazing.

The only remade texture that needs some work in my opinion is the tarp/sheet shown on the first screenshot of your last post.

[Wolf Enstein]

The only remade texture that needs some work in my opinion is the tarp/sheet shown on the first screenshot of your last post.

Yep, you're right, mate, it looks too modern, so I changed for something more contemporary to that era:











Thanks for the feedback, Ron, I hope you like the new canvas version .

[$mart]

OMG! It is marvellous !

If it works like HD-ET, it means your work will fit also for other maps (original and/or custom) using the same "textures", example the same sand, the same trees etc … Is-it the case ?

If YES it is the right thing !

Thanks for your work but take your time, initially I just wanted to learn how-to make these things …. OOoooops

[Ronboy]

The only remade texture that needs some work in my opinion is the tarp/sheet shown on the first screenshot of your last post.

Yep, you're right, mate, it looks too modern, so I changed for something more contemporary to that era


Thanks for the feedback, Ron, I hope you like the new canvas version .

Much better. Keep it up!

[Wolf Enstein]

If it works like HD-ET, it means your work will fit also for other maps (original and/or custom) using the same "textures", example the same sand, the same trees etc … Is-it the case ?

Yes, mate, you just put the ".pk3" file in your "etmain" folder and the HD textures will replace the original ones .

I'm glad you like the work so far, lads, I'll carry on with this and see what transpires .

[Wolf Enstein]

A few new screenshots, this time from Goldrush and Seawall Battery :



















I've still got tons to do, especially on Goldrush, but things are taking shape now.

[Ronboy]

Keep up the remarkable work, Gman.

[Nico'x]

That's actually nice, but some players doesn't like to download, so it would take quite time to download when you're connecting to a server...
Not arguing just saying.

Nico

[$mart]

No problem with that Nico, it will work like the HDET pack : just a big file in etmain folder thant WILL NOT BE DOWNLOADED by ETPlayers.
You and your teammates and regulars will have to download it separetely on wolffiles webiste if they want to.
No mandatory to play with it, no side-effect.


V55

[Wolf Enstein]

You and your teammates and regulars will have to download it separetely on wolffiles webiste if they want to.
No mandatory to play with it, no side-effect.

Here's a few map updates, folks :

Fueldump





Siwa Oasis















Goldrush

[Wolf Enstein]

Railgun











Würzburg Radar

[Wolf Enstein]

Fueldump updated:

[Ronboy]

Remarkable work, Gman. My only suggestion is to improve the lighting on the Radar map, because it seems a little too bright.

[Wolf Enstein]

My only suggestion is to improve the lighting on the Radar map, because it seems a little too bright.

What do you think of this now, mate?

[$mart]

V54
Very nice Gman thanks a lot for your work ! Can't wait to beta test it on my nitmod server !



This post has been edited by $mart: Apr 27 2019, 06:16 AM

[Ronboy]

What do you think of this now, mate?

That's better, but I recall that the original version of the map had fog, making it difficult to see in the distance.

[Wolf Enstein]

I recall that the original version of the map had fog, making it difficult to see in the distance.

You're right, that's what's missing, the fog isn't there now. The "Railgun" map is the same. I never removed the fog, I wouldn't even know how to remove it. I wonder why it's disappeared, mate ?

[Ronboy]

You're right, that's what's missing, the fog isn't there now. The "Railgun" map is the same. I never removed the fog, I wouldn't even know how to remove it. I wonder why it's disappeared, mate ?

Did you perhaps change the sky texture on either map to an HD texture? If so, that could be the reason, as a sky texture's shader file dictates the lighting/fog values. I don't know a lot about shaders myself, but I know a few facts about them.

[Wolf Enstein]

Did you perhaps change the sky texture on either map to an HD texture? If so, that could be the reason...

No, mate, I haven't touched those files. However, what I did do, was to add a lot of custom maps to my "Etmain" folder, so I removed them and the problem is gone .

[Wolf Enstein]

Another update, this time a few more screenshots from "Würzburg Radar" and also "Caen 2" :














Caen 2

[Wolf Enstein]

Goldrush is pretty much finished now .

[Ronboy]

No, mate, I haven't touched those files. However, what I did do, was to add a lot of custom maps to my "Etmain" folder, so I removed them and the problem is gone .

Understood and good news. Also, very nice screenshots of Goldrush, Caen2 and Radar.

[Wolf Enstein]

Here's a few more screenshots from Goldrush, mostly of the bank :




















New soldier models. I've modified some of the faces, eyes and uniforms of the troops to make them look at least semi-realistic:

[Wolf Enstein]

Würzburg Radar updated :

[Wolf Enstein]

New command posts are ready :






The new HD pack is almost ready, I just need to check a couple of things and run a few more tests .

[Wolf Enstein]

The raster motorcycle model :

[Wolf Enstein]

Re-textured Jagdpanther:

[Wolf Enstein]

Würzburg Radar is pretty much finished now :

[Wolf Enstein]

Railgun is now near completion too :

[Wolf Enstein]

Weapon improvements :

[Wolf Enstein]

That's Seawall Battery just about completed too :

[Ronboy]

Wow, you're fast!

Those texture improvements look great, but I can see a texture alignment error on the first Seawall Battery screenshot that you posted. The button is halfway shown on a piece of machinery.

[Wolf Enstein]

.....I can see a texture alignment error on the first Seawall Battery screenshot that you posted. The button is halfway shown on a piece of machinery.

Yes, that's the way the original Splash Damage crew used the texture, mate, having that effect occurring didn't seem to bother them. I'l look for a way around it and try and fix it.

[ETc|Jay]

nice work gman. Tell me when its ready for testing :)

[Wolf Enstein]

Thanks, Jay, I'll keep you posted .

[Ronboy]

Yes, that's the way the original Splash Damage crew used the texture, mate, having that effect occurring didn't seem to bother them. I'l look for a way around it and try and fix it.

Perhaps it's a bug that the Splash Damage testers overlooked or forgot to fix?

[Wolf Enstein]

That's the HD Pack released to the public now, lads, thanks for all your help and encouragement, it's been a chaotic couple of months .

[ETc|Jay]

That's the HD Pack released to the public now, lads, thanks for all your help and encouragement, it's been a chaotic couple of months .

thanks for the great pack, will upload it to our server at weekend.

[Wolf Enstein]

thanks for the great pack, will upload it to our server at weekend.

You're welcome, Jay, many thanks again for all your great help and support too .

[Wolf Enstein]

Note to self: Never edit a working beta version just prior to releasing it .

[ETc|Jay]

thanks for the great pack, will upload it to our server at weekend.

You're welcome, Jay, many thanks again for all your great help and support too .

no problem :)

Note to self: Never edit a working beta version just prior to releasing it .

[macbeth]

work only for classic maps ?

[Wolf Enstein]

work only for classic maps ?

No, it works for all maps, but the maps that will really improve are the ones without their own custom textures, Kate .

[Ronboy]

That's the HD Pack released to the public now, lads, thanks for all your help and encouragement, it's been a chaotic couple of months .

Great news, Gman. I'm looking forward to your finished Rtcw HD pack as well.

[Wolf Enstein]

...I'm looking forward to your finished Rtcw HD pack as well.

Thanks, Ron, I'm going back to work on it again, now that I've released the 2.6 version of the 'Wolf:ET' HD Pack .

[Wolf Enstein]

My Wolf: ET HD Pack is now available for download from 'ModDB' Splatterladder HD Pack

[Ronboy]

Thanks, Ron, I'm going back to work on it again, now that I've released the 2.6 version of the 'Wolf:ET' HD Pack .

Great news about that and also with the release of your Wolf ET HD Pack to Mod DB. More exposure to your HD Pack will make more players aware of the hard work that you've done for this great game.

[Wolf Enstein]

I tested the map, 'Marrakech Streets 2', with my 'Wolf:ET' HD Pack and the results have been very good.

Here's some screenshots :