I could be really long winded, or I could just let pics speak for themselves.











To recap, for those of you who didn't look at the first pic:
- class based hi-res skins
- sleeve, hand and bumpmap skins included
- alternate lo-res skins for those with older computer or worried about performance.

Newer cards on the market sould eat this for breakfast, but if your older card (like mine) is really struggling, just don't use the bumpmaps. The lo-res ones are actually the same size as the game defaults yet still MUCH more detailed.

Ahh it's 4AM I can't think of what else to say, I'll let Rascal thnk of something. Oh yeah thanks to everyone who gave a hand (you are probably in the credits anyway) Stay tuned for the Late War skinpack.

UPDATED DOWNLOAD (version 2.0) (http://files.filefront.com/EarlyWar_skinpack_v2zip/;4659636;;/fileinfo.html)

MIRROR (version 1.0) (http://www.fpsbanana.com/?section=viewitem.skins.skins.main.8404)

und.... Tschueß !

Updated:

-fixed normal maps not showing on some of the models

-fixed bumpmap irregularities around hand area

-removed excess textures that were not used

-added credits that were left out

wow, thats a pack!
looks very nice. and good to see some "not hires" skins i actually can use :)

thanks!

and now for the jeep! ;)

UGH

Forgot to give credit for the hacked models to UKDecay in the readme.... I'll get it in the next one :mad:

I had to stop using Gefreiter Josef and Ranger Joe because my fx 5200 ultra couldn't take it. I hope these will be easier on the fps... they look awesome.

Fantastic, Wile E! I am definitely using these, and I'm waiting for your Late War pack to see if they're better.

Thank you :D

Well, what can i say.. :)

It is great to see something finally released, for which we worked together on in different timzones and put a lot of work and sleepless hours into. http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums/images/smilies/gmorning.gif :D
As a big dod source fan, it has been a pleassure for me, to help improving the quality of the dod:s experience. It has also been a honor for me to work with Wile since he is a real perfectionist. The effort he put into this release is sheer stunning. I think the skins speak for themselves. But as wile already mentioned.. stay tuned for more to come !

I hope that a lot of people will have fun with this release !! :):cool:

looks good

0k, now I crying for my skin pack and Downloading this.........:(

wow nice work and thanks for the lo-res man i to am on a not too good comp, its okay im still upgrading but have to wait intill i find another job to finish the upgrades, love your work hope to see more :D

edit:been 5 minutes and download server is still being contacted :( man filefront has really been slow latly

Awesome job Wile E! I'm loving your work.

/Downloads and uses

Once again excellent work by Wile E Coyote. Great job.

Yea i'm using high res skins and i get about 10fps lower than usual on anzio - but thats about it.

just put the skins in the dod folder right?

sorry first time trying to add source skins :o

It is great to see something finally released, for which we worked together on in different timzones and put a lot of work and sleepless hours into.

i couldn't imagine how you and Wile E Coyote pulled it off.

with all the players here that depend on you guys to create these models(me especially) trust me, your long hours, hard work,dedication, all worth it, thank you

I hope that a lot of people will have fun with this release !!

i know i will, as well as the other members here will, just brings the game up to another level

Absolutely amazing...snapped up and i doubt anythings gonna move these from my dod folder! (except maybe the late war pack!) :yar:

Top class stuff 10/10

awesome pack :) Now how many of the weapons have been redone ? Or is it just the player models? And yes late war pack plz :D must have the splinter cammo units! ;D

Its time for some babies! :D

im loving them, its just liek the joseph skins but with different faces, great work guys.

okay got it to work on my first try, im using the lo-res and they are really nice and i dont notice anymore lag or anything very good release guys, these are awesome! :D

So Wile is this the EXACT same version as the one you sent me? or should I scrap that and use this one?

Finally a joy ot have multiple high-res skins ^_^. Bye bye clone army!

Good job Wile E!

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :D

Originally posted by Kieffer [5th RB]
Good job Wile E!

and rascal ;)

Thank you for all compliments! And a huge thank you to Rascal, he did a lot more than you all realize, there is a LOT more involved in a release than just making a pretty skin :D

I just realized I forgot to include sceenies of the new hand and sleeve skins, oh well here is a quikie job for you



and yes deceiver, the models you have are exactly the same ones. No need to download the official pack unless you want to see the readme in english and german

Originally posted by specialist
and rascal ;)

I guess....

Originally posted by Wile E Coyote
and yes deceiver, the models you have are exactly the same ones. No need to download the official pack unless you want to see the readme in english and german

I could make a french one for your next release ;).

dang, I can't see the pics for some reason. oh well, knowing the quality of your previous work I'm going to download them anyway.

i really like the hand view of the pack they look so much better then the defualts :D

cant see the pics, wont load when I click on them

yeah, imageshack is having a hiccup

until it gets sorted out Rascal has also posted the screenshots here

http://www.hl2files.de/

can you post some pics side by side of low def vs hi def skins?

Looks really nice. Highresskins are giving me some trouble in my FPS, but these will be quite usable. I'll try them out some day.

Looks good but...early war.

1942-43 isn't early :P

Originally posted by Ginger Lord
Looks good but...early war.

1942-43 isn't early :P

Well you can't really have an early war pack with Americans now can ya? :P

Set looks great Wile E and Rascal, thanks for the work you put in.

wow nice i hope you continue to update it cyote :D nice work

have a box of cookies :D (::)

Originally posted by Ginger Lord
Looks good but...early war.

1942-43 isn't early :P considering the US wasn't in the ground fighting until 1942, I would have to say that yes, this was early in the war from the US vs German perspective. Which, BTW is what the game is based on :P Convince the Dev team to throw in British and I'll change the name *ROFL*

w00t

I liked the variations but not the skins, so I just hacked your camo Axis skins in different variatians. Me likey.

Originally posted by Wile E Coyote
Convince the Dev team to throw in British

and the Italians while you're at it. :p

I really am speechless about the pack! One thing for sure is that your fine work and the effort put into it is much appreciated by me(and i'm sure others). Huge Thank you for making my gaming experience so much more enjoyable. :cool:

I tried in game.
and it was really nice!:cool:

btw american_bodm.vmt and american_bodb.vmt doesn't have the bump map line.

not to complaine or any thing but whats with the low res mormal maps. you ss cammo guys have stellar normal maps.

Originally posted by Nikolaisqp
not to complaine or any thing but whats with the low res mormal maps. you ss cammo guys have stellar normal maps. Well, as explained in another thread (which is now gone), super hi res normal maps just aren't all that necessary. And besides, when you have just 2 player skins with 2 normal maps it eats up a bit of memory, but 12 player skins with 12 normal maps, all at 2048x2048 size, well most cards out there just can't handle that without serious FPS loss and / or stuttering. It's a simple experiment to see if this helps lessen the massive video memory consumption that this eats up.

Personally, my computer can't even handle the 12 512x512 normal maps. I get 10 FPS in some areas when I have the normal maps enabled with this pack. However, I can run the hi-res skins no problem without the normal maps.

and dangit, yup it looks like I got two of the VMT's goofed up in the final zip. Heh, nobody who playtested it caught it :) Here is the fix

http://files.filefront.com/e_war_vmt_fixzip/;4631103;;/fileinfo.html

OMG really sorry for bothering you:(
I know that it is hard to notice this small error.
anyway, here is bug report ss.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1443/19ww.jpg

Originally posted by Platinawings
OMG really sorry for bothering you:(
I know that it is hard to notice this small error.
anyway, here is bug report ss.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1443/19ww.jpg Yup that would be where the normal map matches up on either side of the hands. Unfortunately it's almost (not quite) impossible to get the normal map height equally the same on both sides of the hands. However I don't have 5 hours of free time to spend fussing on such a detail. On my next release I will probably block out the hands from being mapped in the normal map entirely.

Sorry, must of missed it. =0. The normal maps you had in this one work fine on my card without the constant 10fps. The beta ones though kept me at 30- fps =0.

Good thing i havent tried these ingame yet cause i can install the fix now before i try them,thanks.

Originally posted by Wile E Coyote


Stay tuned for the Late War skinpack.



will their be lo-res option for that pack also?

Originally posted by Wile E Coyote
Yup that would be where the normal map matches up on either side of the hands. Unfortunately it's almost (not quite) impossible to get the normal map height equally the same on both sides of the hands. However I don't have 5 hours of free time to spend fussing on such a detail. On my next release I will probably block out the hands from being mapped in the normal map entirely.

Impossible? It's probably one of the easiest things to do to get normal maps the same height. I don't know what method you're using... but I know the way I do it makes it as simple as using a PS brush.

All you have to do to make the normal map the same height is to colour it the same colour of purple isn't it?
Cool skins but i'm sticking with cruzaderazn's skins i think :)

updated to version 2