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dbailey56
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:18 am Reply with quoteBack to top
Have everything working on my mod other than the quality of my normal map. It works, it just looks like it has acne, which makes for a pretty awful looking final product. Can anyone give me pointers on what I might be doing wrong?

I use the Nvidia plug-in for Photoshop. I've tried about every different setting I can to change the outcome, but they all end up about the same - covered with small bump texture while the original Bethesda normal map is smooth.


The only thing I can think that might be throwing things off is I have to crank the scale up to 40 just to get the main texture to more or less match the original. Anything less than that and you can barely see any detail in the _n.dds file.

I would really appreciate any feedback or ideas you might have. Like I said my normal map works, but it makes the whole device look pretty shoddy with all the extra texture. Thanks for giving it a head scratch for me!
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Superhaze
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:48 am Reply with quoteBack to top
Yours is way grittier than bethsoft! salute Authentic fallout wasteland feel.
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Dogmeatlives
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:03 am Reply with quoteBack to top
We should get a FO3 modding section, and put Catsim in charge of it.
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Superhaze
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:34 am Reply with quoteBack to top
And rules about how lame mods could be.

:fallout3nexus:
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dbailey56
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:39 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
Yeah I know.. well, such a friendly group here I thought it was worth a try anyway. thanks.
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Superhaze
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:29 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
I was giving you a compliment fucktard. Keep it gritty, and never compare yourself to bethsoft, the anti-christ of game-devs.
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Dogmeatlives
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:50 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
Superhaze wrote:
I was giving you a compliment fucktard. Keep it gritty, and never compare yourself to bethsoft, the anti-christ of game-devs.


yeah, man. I thought it was an improvement over the Beth version. Looks much more wastelandish anyway. I would check out this nexus we keep hearing about. They seem to be more your speed. DAC is too hardcore to help.

I got something

DAC- Too hardcore to help.
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dbailey56
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:18 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
fine - guess I'll just duck and cover.
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Dogmeatlives
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:20 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
dbailey56 wrote:
fine - guess I'll just duck and cover.


Now that's the spirit! icon_drunk
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Redeye
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:01 am Reply with quoteBack to top
dbailey56 wrote:
fine - guess I'll just duck and cover.



Where did all of our FO3 modders/etc. go?


And where's that guy with the fancy campaign that was supposed to be done way back whenever?
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Stainless
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:08 am Reply with quoteBack to top
You mean FMF?
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VasikkA
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:52 am Reply with quoteBack to top
DU quit DAC so he can finish Fan made Fallout in due time.

THE DEMO ON FEBRUAURY 1ST 2009+ !!
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Antimeasure
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:40 pm Reply with quoteBack to top
VasikkA wrote:
DU quit DAC so he can finish Fan made Fallout in due time.

THE DEMO ON FEBRUAURY 1ST 2009+ !!





Well well..
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