Su-30MKI WIP

[combatace]

Sorry mate, its double the size.

[shark971]

Wow 4096X4096 !! i don't think it's really necessary but if it's more easy for you i understand. But FPS drop with this size!

Anyway good luck for your project can't wait to fly this beauty. I hope my FPS still safe.

[combatace]

Well it was not just for was but also to portray a detailed skin.

[shark971]

Yes I know combatace, I did it on a skin sometimes ago. But FPS drop was too much important in game. Between 5 or 10 and 5 or 10 FPS this is really important in lockon. I found a solution by working the skin in 4096x4096. After that I resized the skin in 2048x2048 and the result is the same in game without fps drop.

[combatace]

Indeed that is what I plan to do.

[shark971]

Great combatace keep it up your awesome work, i'm impatient to fly with this beauty and brake some tanks ;)

[alpinemike]

Dude, awesome model! I'm salivating with sweet sweet anticipation!

[combatace]

I get this error when I build CDDS for my Su-30. The textures are added in CDDS file but they are not seen in the game. I can see the textures even in cdds explorer.

[speckfire]

Resave the bmp textures in 24 bit format and try again. Also the CDDS builder does not like paths to directories where your textures are with a space in the name.

[combatace]

guys I know that. As I said the CDDS file is generated with the textures in it but they don't work in game and yes the path is in the cfg file.

[speckfire]

If you get an error generating a cdds file and even if your textures can be seen inside the cdds file they will not show up in the game.

 

When I get a problem with bmp files erroring out during a compilation of a cdds file I re-save them in 24bit bmp format using DXTbmp software.

You can download it here. It's a nice texture converter. http://www.btinternet.com/~mnwright/download/dxtbmpx.EXE

Edited September 29, 2011 by speckfire

[speckfire]

Also what are your texture sizes? I think there is a max allowed in the game.

[combatace]

The textures are 2048x2048 and as I made CDDS for my other models of same texture sizes I know it can be done. But can anybody tell me what the error in the screen shot mean.

[speckfire]

Ok combatace, when I was doing the skin for your Su-33 model I ran into some issues where I was getting errors creating a cdds file like you were getting. I really don't know what those errors mean but I know how I solved the problem.

 

I renamed the files from killermachine******Su-37.bmp to something short and used the utility that I posted to resave the textures in 24bit bmp. It worked for me. I'm assuming cdds maker does not like long filenames or cdds did not like bmp files directly from photoshop.

[Batou]

maybe the name of the texture is too long ?

[combatace]

Well I have created a standard of adding Killermachine before the texture. but then let me try the utility first.

 

Edited: Got it. Right, the names were too long.

Edited September 29, 2011 by combatace

[speckfire]

Got it. Right, the names were too long.

 

Great !!!! There you go :D

[alpinemike]

Any news?

[speckfire]

Any news?

 

Yes !!! Looking good CbtAce

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1304727&postcount=4337

[combatace]

Model is almost complete but there will be only partial damage model because of the complexity(not in modeling but functionality).

 

P.S. A days work is left and will release it as soon as I get pilot model from Pougatchev.

[Pougatchev]

I'm on the pilot every time I can.

 

Just a lot of "fails" in my personnal life.

 

I'm trying to make it out fastly as I can, sry for that guys !

[combatace]

Don't worry we are in no hurry. Also, there are no failures, just instances when you weren't successful.

[Pougatchev]

I think we can do something.

 

Using the same pilot as the 33 but with su-30 pilot textures for the moment.

 

And later, when the HD one was out, i make a patch for replace all.

 

What do you think about that?

[combatace]

No worries and if you have problem I can help you complete the pilot. By the way you can post some pics of your work here so that everybody can appreciate that.

[Pougatchev]

Ok i'm taking some pics, i have animate all the model with a squeleton, need to finish helmet and some details.

 

Pics are coming :thumbup: