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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning

Peanuts Project

This stuff is fantastic! Unfortunately, real-life has constrained me in that I will be traveling on business for a couple of days and cannot give you a quick beta-test turn-around. A couple of evenings of mowing await me when I get back. I can do longer-term beta testing, I just can't do anything quick right now.

TAZ, this is fantastic stuff. Go, man, go!

Best,

Tom
 
Thanks

Here is another update just finishing up the mapping on it then I will put it in the game beta should be out later this week if everything goes right hope you all like it, Snoopy is coming along slow got him almost done in the mapping area been working on red cause I like the way he is coming out. Snoopy is going to be out maybe a week after red maybe longer due to the animation and the mapping is a lot more complex than red.
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Taz
 
Update!

Red is in the game have a few things to correct like the wheels sunk in the ground and the damage profile and few other little things beta will be ready soon.

The First Shot of red in the game
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won't be releasing it until I figure out the specular mapping have a few more little things that I will be patching up today and will be releasing the beta to the testers today sometime but will not be releasing it until I figure out the specular mapping so it can be out in a few days or a month or even longer. it all depends on the specular mapping hope you enjoy it cause I am not happy with it not getting the look I want so I won;t release it until I get the look I want Sorry. and not bad for a weeks works I think.

Taz
 
Project on hold

not going any further with it until I get this map issue solved if possible so I am taking a break cause I am lost on this specular map thing can't get it to work and I will scratch the project cause I do not like the way they look in the game no shine just a dull paint job and that is not what I want "Sorry for picky" but that is me so until further notice Peanut project is on hold or may be canceled for the final time. and except the fact that I have no clue on what I am doing here

Taz
 
2 ways

1)just open your material editor and under "specular highlights" area you will see an input for specular level and glossiness. increasing specular level # will increase shine. increasing glossiness level makes it look more metalic(narrows the highlight). this way does not use a map

2)if you want to use a specular map then open material editor and expand the "maps" rollout on the bottom. check box "specular level" and use the botton on the right side of that to browse for your red_s specular map. the diffuse color should allready be checked with the map name showing on the right. WARNING: this 2nd approach does not work in some computer setups including mine.
 
I Give up

Niether worked so there is no point me going any further if I cannot get it the way I want just going to trash it my computer should show the specular map it is more than enough for this game my lack of knowledge is wwhat is killing it for me and losing all my stuff in last my computer just can't find what I have before so I guess I will just scratch it not worth my head ache. will finish red but scratching snoopy and the other stuff cause I am not happy with the look so instead of getting pissed will just finish red means he is almost done anyway get him ouut of the way and call it a day.

Sorry

Taz
 
We're begging you...!

No, no, no! You're too close! Surely someone can help out here, no? We have so much talent...(wish i was one of them...)

I mean, face it, the planes weren't that shiny IRL- - they were fabric... and how shiny is a doghouse? ;)

Just some friendly advice, step away from it for a few days. Check another aircraft, see how it's done... Or if you want, pass it along to another- they are people of honor here, you will receive credit...

Best wishes,

Tom

Edited to add: I think there is an issue with Windows 7 & spec mapping - you may indeed have it right and Windows 7 is the problem. The *_s.dds files don't work on Windows 7.
 
Edited to add: I think there is an issue with Windows 7 & spec mapping - you may indeed have it right and Windows 7 is the problem. The *_s.dds files don't work on Windows 7
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yeah, but the 1st method should still work. it will give an even cfs2 style specularity. you could then create a couple of materials with varied spec levels ie one for non-reflective tires.
 
Update!

Still get the basic look no shine just paint my machine is a Asus Quad Core 2.53ghz 1 gig nvidia video card 6 gigs of ram windows 7 x64 so I do not see why it is not working but again M$ has always been good at messing things up that once worked then they don't.

Taz
 
Thank you Drone

I have went threw the pain of installing Vista on this machine with Winn7 XP would not install guess cause it is a custom Laptop which runs on 7 only and in 64 bit only Got vista installed so we will see what happens there I have a P4 3.00 ghz on stnd by if this dose not work so all hope is not lost yet a few more bucks out of my pocket but that is alright cause some of my future work will be payware so I should break even heehehehehehehehe when I am ready for the payware it will be of a model that everyone wants and the price will be cheap cause I am not out to get rich just pay for the domain can't charge for the time cause I enjoy doing this heheheehehehehehehe no mater how mad I get. so keep in mind I want to build stuff that no one else is doing so private PM are welcome for that enjoy Taz

P.S
Taz is on the rampage so excuse me

have a blessed day

Yes I have issues
 
Crying!!!!!!!!!!!

After 10 hour of installing and reinstalling and installing and reinstalling got XP and Win 7 on this machine and with the help of others got the mos editor working and I think I figured out my shinny problem will let you know

Taz

I must be crazy 12 hours later still going at it YEP!!!! I have issues
 
Red Update

Going to be a couple more days before I have anymore updates on him came up with some more ideas so I am reworking some things including the paint scheme starting from scratch on that so it will be a few more days before I post any pictures think you will like the new look my madness is never ending and what I have instore in the future is going to be real fun going to make a bunch of loony tune planes you might say so hang in there the wait will be worth it. now I get to learn how to mess with the mos editor that should be fun.

Taz
My madness never ends and my issues are here to stay. Thank god for all those little pills the VA feeds me.
 
Me Too

Just having fun with my dog and red and few other things of madness. Red got reworked just added here and a little there and came up with some more madness looks alot better. will have some picks up later today have to remap the model due to the added stuff.
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Hope you like the new look going to take a break something else has hit my head and I have to tinker with it.

Taz
 
Hanger under construction

going to be out of pocket for the next couple of days building me a hanger and already hit myself in head with the hammer once :pop4: and my fingers feel like a crash dummy and to make things worse i dropped my hammer on my big toe OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if this is not a good day then what can i say.

Taz:icon34: yes i am behind the 8 ball all thumbs
 
TDS-TAZ said:
going to be out of pocket for the next couple of days building me a hanger and already hit myself in head with the hammer once :pop4: and my fingers feel like a crash dummy and to make things worse i dropped my hammer on my big toe OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if this is not a good day then what can i say.

Taz:icon34: yes i am behind the 8 ball all thumbs
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Hmmm. You might want to avoid powered saws, etc for a bit...;)
 
Taz is looking in the armory?

Yes I am in danger zone taz in a weapon hut boy are they crazy adding weapons to red so it will be a few more days before beta will be released plus I am working on my hanger so things are a little slower paced but when it is only you got sleep sometime woke up at 1:00am and been pounding the key board it is now 2:35pm and still going.

Taz
 
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