Some questions for ya'

[DaniOcampo1992]

Hello all!

I didn't know where to put all the questions I have, so I just created a new thread..
Hope you can help me..

1st) Sorry if the answer is too obvious, but, is there a way to make DP's console transparent?
Occupies half of the screen and is very opaque.. :/

2nd) I wanna change the Enforcer's laser with the HKnight's range attack, what files do I have to replace?

I wanna do this because de HKnight's range attack looks awesome and the Enforcer's laser is very annoying (I have "Use only coronas" on because deactivating it highly drops my fps ), and all my screen turns white when an Enforcer attacks me..


3rd) Somebody here already watched the "Seal of Nehahra" movie?
With all the new effects it looks absolutly awesome..





But look at the last pic, the chracters skins are too low quality, could they be replaced?
I don't have texturing experience but I might try..
And for last, can somebody explain me what are the gloss, norm, luma and glow textures and how to make them?
I know that they gives a more 3D'ish vision to the model, but I'm not sure what is the purpose for each one..

Thank you everyone and sorry for my english..

Greetings..
Dani

[Seven]

According to your screenshots, I assume you are using DarkPlaces engine.

1.) Making the console transparent:

scr_conalpha is "1" ["1"] opacity of console background

Try "0.5"

2.) Enforcers laser
Your config is screwed up. The situation, that you explained and screen you showed, is not normal.
Rename your config (and autoexec) and start DP to create a fresh one.
Make only your screen resolution setting and check the enforcer again.
You could replace the 'laser.mdl' with the 'k_spike.mdl', but the blend effect will still be there, cause it is in the qc file.

3.) Texture replacement.
Every texture in nehahra can be replaced (just like in stock ID1).
Do it like osjclatchford told you: Extract the original skin and create the new one to have the similar skin "shape".
osjclatchford also mentioned the correct tools for that.

4.) additional textures.
I suggest you first practice to create the diffuse texture, before doing the additional ones.
gloss: makes the texture "shiny"
norm: needed for offsetmapping
luma & glow: makes the texture glow in dark areas

Regards,
Seven

[LambentHammerBurst]

For the Death Knight projectile as the laser, go into the pak files and extract the:
k_spike.mdl
and then rename it to laser.mdl and place it in:
.../quake/id1/progs/
this should do it. The lighting however may be hardcoded in the progs.dat (can't recall). Give it a try.

For the models - of course they can be reskinned. I don't have it installed presently due to a recent reformat (rootkit virus). However it's 100% possible, you could even remodel them.
[Edit] Looks like Seven and I posted at the same time lol

[DaniOcampo1992]

1.) Making the console transparent:
scr_conalpha is "1" ["1"] opacity of console background
Try "0.5"

Looks very good by now Seven..

2.) Enforcers laser
Your config is screwed up. The situation, that you explained and screen you showed, is not normal.
Rename your config (and autoexec) and start DP to create a fresh one.
Make only your screen resolution setting and check the enforcer again.
You could replace the 'laser.mdl' with the 'k_spike.mdl', but the blend effect will still be there, cause it is in the qc file.

So the blend effect is hardcoded? I'll try what you say so, and see if it's the same.. As I said, deactivating "Use only coronas" and adjusting it's parameters makes it less shine and projects lights, but kills my fps..

3.) Texture replacement.
Every texture in nehahra can be replaced (just like in stock ID1).
Do it like osjclatchford told you: Extract the original skin and create the new one to have the similar skin "shape".
osjclatchford also mentioned the correct tools for that.

Yes, I extracted the skin from the model using qME..


So now I can resize and edit it as I want? I supose that the new skin should be in a "progs" folder..

Looks like Seven and I posted at the same time lol

Thanks both of you..

Edited: Already tested what you say 'bout the Enforcer laser Seven, unfortunately, the result was the same..
My last chance is replacing the laser model.. :/

[leopold]

There's a slider in darkplaces 'customize effects' (or was it lighting?) for corona intensity, try to lower that to make the effect less brutal.
(@work atm, can't look).

[DaniOcampo1992]

But that's what I'm trying to explain leopold, I can do that but drops my fps a lot..

[LambentHammerBurst]

Odd on how it would drop your FPS as the effect becomes less intense. Sadly that is the only way - dropping the intensity to make the effect less bright. I have to do it when I play Darkplaces with low quality - however my FPS remains untouched when doing so.
You can leave the option "Use only coronas" while dropping the above option. So that shouldn't change your FPS at all.

[DaniOcampo1992]

Odd on how it would drop your FPS as the effect becomes less intense. Sadly that is the only way - dropping the intensity to make the effect less bright. I have to do it when I play Darkplaces with low quality - however my FPS remains untouched when doing so.
You can leave the option "Use only coronas" while dropping the above option. So that shouldn't change your FPS at all.

I'll be trying OoPpEe, but I think the colored projected lights from the lasers, lavaballs and others are what really drops my fps..