Official P99 Retexturing Thread Mk. II

[paulgiamatti]

Now with no compression! We've passed a big hurdle in figuring out how to properly pack everything into S3D archives in DDS format, which is a lossless conversion process - no more quality degradation.

This is mainly a thread where I'll post A/B screenshots so people can get an idea of what the new textures will look like. I'll be getting everything screenshotted in similar fashion eventually, including all of the new weapon and held items that were done by me and Cucumbers, along with new stuff as it gets completed. To kick things off, here are before and afters for the completely redone textures that Nysus, Xevin, and Joyelle worked on - I'm not sure who did what, so feel free to post proper credit. Also, I did some work on the redone SMR texture to make it look less bad.

All human male textures redone:
http://imgur.com/aFte1ma.png
http://imgur.com/NYmEvNx.png
http://imgur.com/gDsc1aC.png
http://imgur.com/yb82Bqy.png
http://imgur.com/7NKpRAx.png

Dark elf male cloth and plate textures redone:
http://imgur.com/s1xtzZC.png
http://imgur.com/rSzpefU.png

[paulgiamatti]

All robe textures redone:
http://imgur.com/bH560Ra.png
http://imgur.com/xk4aqRp.png
http://imgur.com/YEF5JTc.png
http://imgur.com/Bj0sjPc.png
http://imgur.com/UCtDNrp.png
http://imgur.com/AETDHPa.png
http://imgur.com/BfN7JwC.png

[paulgiamatti]

Four human male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/AkSB6Z3.png
http://imgur.com/v39VNmM.png
http://imgur.com/UFwOSHM.png
http://imgur.com/vFVmxLB.png

Here are the others that were only upscaled, to give you an idea of the difference - these ones were not redone by hand, just improved with software courtesy of Cucumbers:
http://imgur.com/0Qf5nmO.png
http://imgur.com/TvMRVfl.png
http://imgur.com/XyIGkuo.png
http://imgur.com/T85TmGe.png

One halfling male face redone:
http://imgur.com/PlJSxEH.png

[paulgiamatti]

Wood elf male leather textures redone:
http://imgur.com/p0pWmua.png

And lastly, chain-wearing froglok textures redone:
http://imgur.com/rf0EIV2.png

[paulgiamatti]

Did some more work on the SMR textures - fixed the lower sleeves being upside down, made the collar look a little better, and made the detailing on the lower half of the robe more consistent with the upper half:

http://imgur.com/4pdpvf3.png
http://imgur.com/T9LHeK0.png

The rest lost some detail (EX: the stuff down the middle of the DE plate)

Also, those black splotches on the dark elf plate chest aren't classic, and are actually just a bug in the Titanium client textures which the transparency patcher (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87281) fixes - I just forgot to run this on my classic textures before I took screenshots. They sort of look like a design because of the way they pattern symmetrically - here's a better classic-to-redone comparison:

http://wiki.project1999.com/images/P99_nysus_xevin_custom_texture.jpg

[paulgiamatti]

All barbarian male faces redone courtesy of Cucumbers for the upscaled images, and Sorn for touching them up:
http://imgur.com/k4a1pF3.png
http://imgur.com/k7VkhWq.png
http://imgur.com/TqJQKvI.png
http://imgur.com/PtQ3j0X.png
http://imgur.com/HLGePCG.png
http://imgur.com/J3PFWj6.png
http://imgur.com/o2pq1ea.png
http://imgur.com/lhWfAr2.png

[paulgiamatti]

All dark elf female faces redone, courtesy of Cucumbers & Sorn:
http://imgur.com/JglWyJy.png
http://imgur.com/VMMlpzu.png
http://imgur.com/FP53g9a.png
http://imgur.com/KxTgCPf.png
http://imgur.com/l6f8Y0Z.png
http://imgur.com/0wdYCw7.png
http://imgur.com/qDNRzVL.png
http://imgur.com/C1w3jJR.png

[Turp]

nice!!!!

[Savok]

Testing these now - A+++

[Apocal]

Very cool.

[paulgiamatti]

Corrected the skin color for the redone dark elf male texture.

redone before / redone after:
http://imgur.com/KH7VOEx.png

classic before / redone after:
http://imgur.com/DrDzKEe.png

[Lobus]

Will these / are these available for public consumption?

They look awesome!

[paulgiamatti]

Not yet, but we'll probably release what we've got very soon and announce patch updates here - stay tuned.

[Turp]

Will these / are these available for public consumption?

They look awesome!

I hope (even if the entire HD project is still not 100% complete ) that they release a teaser pack for the public to try out and leave feedback. I know this has been hyped for a few months now and what is currently done is no small feature. The amount of stuff that has been worked on is overwhelming!

The above screenshots look great.... BUT these graphics look even more amazing once you start to play with them in game.
Really adds another level of immersion to the game. Still has the classic vibe , just clears up the blurry lined graphics making EQ have a HD remastered feel!

[paulgiamatti]

All barbarian female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/pZjIYLJ.png
http://imgur.com/1TipT5F.png
http://imgur.com/5ZdcoJO.png
http://imgur.com/anA6hUg.png
http://imgur.com/3gZ5WbN.png
http://imgur.com/9a5aO4Y.png
http://imgur.com/6MTJhUP.png
http://imgur.com/MsbrCuJ.png

[paulgiamatti]

All dark elf male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/5IZmUaU.png
http://imgur.com/H5KftZK.png
http://imgur.com/w5IjyQE.png
http://imgur.com/YLwWZEx.png
http://imgur.com/P23VdsZ.png
http://imgur.com/iASQqoa.png
http://imgur.com/s7UaI7J.png
http://imgur.com/ABJNCAz.png

[paulgiamatti]

It sounds like we're gonna do our first release after Sorn completes the insane task of retouching all the faces. Fortunately Sorn is some kind of Photoshop savant and can complete an entire race in a couple hours, so it might not be too long of a wait.

Currently at 32/208 faces redone.

[paulgiamatti]

Hand textures were missing in the redone human male character set, so I remade those - no more leathery glove look:

http://imgur.com/pywTfdh.png

[paulgiamatti]

All dwarf male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/bJE4VGG.png
http://imgur.com/VUEKHT4.png
http://imgur.com/mha0NoI.png
http://imgur.com/AtAV2vE.png
http://imgur.com/YjIBNv3.png
http://imgur.com/GJ9K4ho.png
http://imgur.com/OeadIQ7.png
http://imgur.com/1emqzBR.png

[paulgiamatti]

All dwarf female faces redone (strangely there are only 7 female dwarf faces):
http://imgur.com/4IEw5sK.png
http://imgur.com/w0MiEOq.png
http://imgur.com/gqyZvZd.png
http://imgur.com/ziMF1QU.png
http://imgur.com/2ZyDe7e.png
http://imgur.com/4ZJJsLh.png
http://imgur.com/Srcc4su.png

[paulgiamatti]

Inside look at the P99 Texture Crew hard at work:

http://imgur.com/SAG6XiF.png

http://imgur.com/XLJeFyO.png

[Endymion]

when can we download and use these?

[paulgiamatti]

when can we download and use these?

It sounds like we're gonna do our first release after Sorn completes the insane task of retouching all the faces. Fortunately Sorn is some kind of Photoshop savant and can complete an entire race in a couple hours, so it might not be too long of a wait.

Currently at 32/208 faces redone.

Currently at 63/207 faces redone - minus one because only seven female dwarf faces.

[paulgiamatti]

I made two new sets of all the classic standard swords: one for Cucumber's "qqClassic" package, which will be more oriented around classic textures, and one for my "Max Hi-Def" package, which opts for brand new blade textures. Here are some before and after screenshots.

qqClassic Swords:
short sword:
http://imgur.com/7xMyghi.png
long sword:
http://imgur.com/C4U1nVM.png
bastard sword:
http://imgur.com/GFiaq3w.png
broad sword:
http://imgur.com/P2Ojihd.png
two-handed sword:
http://imgur.com/PKZfmMs.png

Maximum Hi-Definition Swords:
short sword:
http://imgur.com/xcHUaU7.png
long sword:
http://imgur.com/bpN5zpB.png
bastard sword:
http://imgur.com/wZyLpC4.png
broad sword:
http://imgur.com/KSXbdjU.png
two-handed sword:
http://imgur.com/5nlcYxj.png

[paulgiamatti]

Recolored the qqClassic blades a bit:

http://imgur.com/JYrYAnJ.png
http://imgur.com/Kq5J54t.png
http://imgur.com/OF0XzQM.png
http://imgur.com/v9U848e.png
http://imgur.com/SNljRiP.png

[paulgiamatti]

Daggers and the dark two-handed sword are the same between both packages - so far the above are the only weapons that are different between them.

Standard dagger:
http://imgur.com/tWnnNCm.png

Dark dagger:
http://imgur.com/LNgbM3C.png

Dark two-handed sword:
http://imgur.com/kTdeTjw.png

[Sorn]

Fun art times with Sorn! Behind the scenes, to give you an idea of what must be done to the faces to make them beauteous and fit for the general public after upscaling. (Comes with an eclectic playlist.)

Dorfs (~2h 26m): https://www.twitch.tv/barddadian/v/112817422

Wood elves (4h 10m): https://www.twitch.tv/barddadian/v/113503370

As for why wood elves took so much longer...well, I took breaks more often because the fine repetitive movements required are pretty physically stressful for my drawing hand. But wood elves also have a lot more hair and their eyebrows required special attention. :P

[paulgiamatti]

New screenshots inc!

[paulgiamatti]

All wood elf female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/erDWSzt.png
http://imgur.com/tkdwH2M.png
http://imgur.com/OsmjFlm.png
http://imgur.com/pwwKzc1.png
http://imgur.com/QUPFTEr.png
http://imgur.com/7nbfmnG.png
http://imgur.com/MbvohWv.png
http://imgur.com/yG6Cp2K.png

[paulgiamatti]

All wood elf male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/T39pBXp.png
http://imgur.com/Vy5PUBq.png
http://imgur.com/2knFyP5.png
http://imgur.com/iIyDGD4.png
http://imgur.com/sfeAmjJ.png
http://imgur.com/VoOG6Zs.png
http://imgur.com/7EOjCR1.png
http://imgur.com/kt6vNiZ.png

[paulgiamatti]

Maces redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/ejZUKow.png
http://imgur.com/hrsLzbs.png

Hammers redone (credit: PG)
http://imgur.com/xV3BSiJ.png
http://imgur.com/Dd5RDmQ.png

Mallets redone (credit: QQ)
http://imgur.com/N6D6tav.png
http://imgur.com/gtxdcNC.png

Clubs redone (credit: QQ)
http://imgur.com/jGET8Jz.png
http://imgur.com/7MqcU0g.png
http://imgur.com/TOOvCEG.png

[paulgiamatti]

Oh whoops, I used the wrong "before" brunette for this one in the OP. Damn elves all look the same.

http://imgur.com/kOPhZwu.png

[deezy]

that's racist! j/k
All this look really great!

[Telin]

Nicely done

[titanshub]

This looks great! Please take special care with the Iksar textures.

[Sorn]

This looks great! Please take special care with the Iksar textures.

My hand is cramping just thinking about them. All those scales...

[paulgiamatti]

Classic spears redone (credit: PG):
standard spear:
http://imgur.com/szvqHn8.png
short spear:
http://imgur.com/Llaoae6.png
halberd:
http://imgur.com/cbwayU9.png
pitchfork:
http://imgur.com/sVBnvua.png
trident:
http://imgur.com/EwVLm4L.png

Kunark spears redone:
partisan (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/8DoRQta.png
prod (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/qB8Aicw.png

Rapier redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/ALq21NN.png

Scimitar redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/eh6WqcU.png

Wide-tipped blade redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/6Dj8yJs.png

[paulgiamatti]

Classic & Kunark axes redone:
battle axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/04aEuFh.png
minotaur battle axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/d7EWP2w.png
tomahawk (credit: QQ [blade] PG [handle & pommel]):
http://imgur.com/BtIjAQx.png
two-handed battle axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/wKFkQJy.png
executioner's axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/UTYEz7h.png
crescent axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/CMpQaX4.png
palladium axe (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/4xErsHO.png

[polishanarchy]

Wowww PaulG + Cucu dream team, this is great

[paulgiamatti]

I do not see the improvement over the previous iteration

Get your eyes checked.

What people want(ed)

Our primary concern is what we want, not what you want. We started doing this because it makes the game look awesome for ourselves - fortunately, we're also graciously going to host and share our work with everyone else.

Then after you do that, you can go make an alternative pack that is more artistic based on your hand drawing and interpretation.

How about we do what we want instead.

The first appeals to everyone, the second only to some.

Setting out with the goal of appealing to everyone is the surest path to failure.

[paulgiamatti]

when your elf sim retexturing project gains enough traction to warrant its first hater
http://imgur.com/zMHLRTB.png

[Bazia]

No idea what that idiot was rambling about, this is top notch work

Make a Patreon I'd donate

[DudeStop]

Work looks absolutely terrific. Well done!

[Jimjam]

I do not see the improvement over the previous iteration - they still look far too high in contrast and cell shaded as if they're upscaled then softened(drawn) to hide the imperfections.

What people want(ed), was the original textures to show more clear and sharper, like as was done with some of the world geometry hi res releases.
Then after you do that, you can go make an alternative pack that is more artistic based on your hand drawing and interpretation.

The first appeals to everyone, the second only to some.

I think this is a great mod, but I can see where you are coming from.

Hopefully this will be viewed as constructive criticism, as again I really enjoy and appreciate this work. A lot of the updated art is lacking in highlights and shadows (to give the illusion of depth and texture), and some of the details have been omitted or resized (changing the overall design, where is the script on the green robe?). On the faces these factors have combined to give a much more softened look, instead of the gritty hardened adventurers we are familiar with (the borders of the facial hair as an example are startlingly clean). It does make the eye patches look much better, I'll give you that!

My favourite retexture that I can see so far is the human chain, especially on the legs. I think the original design team got a little lazy on this one because it was so dark they seemed to feel okay skipping detail (either that or the original detail got lost).

I think I might have to open up the editor and cherry pick my favourite pieces to create my own set for the best of both worlds.

[Sorn]

817681798178
Original (64x64) > Cucumber's upscale (256x256) > My retouches

Redoing the hair to be realistically grizzled on certain models takes a while (and honestly it's difficult, because 256 is NOT very big), but I'll take a look when I do final edits to all the faces. (I'm reviewing all screenshots to see where I need to do more work.)

As for the faces being softened, they were originally quite soft from what I can tell. Pixelation is hell on the skin, what can I say...

[paulgiamatti]

Hopefully this will be viewed as constructive criticism, as again I really enjoy and appreciate this work. A lot of the updated art is lacking in highlights and shadows (to give the illusion of depth and texture), and some of the details have been omitted or resized (changing the overall design, where is the script on the green robe?).

It's only potentially constructive if you give examples like you did with the green robe, which is an example that's not constructive because that robe texture contains no script - that's just a cross-thatching pattern which was redone by Nysus to be much more fine-grained.

Before and after:
http://imgur.com/mUgeGIr.png http://imgur.com/o0k7txR.png

So I mean, I just flatly disagree when you say "a lot" of the updated art is lacking in highlights or shadows to give the illusion of depth and texture - that's the primary thing that all of them improve upon. As I stated in this thread's first iteration, a lot of them are different in subtle ways which is why we're making two separate packages: one which contains all of the redone-by-hand textures which were painstakingly worked on by Nysus, Xevin, Joyelle, Sorn, Cucumbers, and myself, and one which will include none of the redone character/armor textures opting for 100% upscaled-from-original textures. So the former will be the "maximum quality" package, and will contain the most differences from the originals - which is to say, it will be the package which has superior highlighting and shadowing and detail and nuance, with some very minor departures from the original stock textures as shown above. The latter will be Cucumbers' "maximum classic" package, which will be of lesser overall quality and detail, but will still be a massive improvement over the originals because the upscaling does 90% of the work.

[nectarprime]

Really stoked for this, thank you guys for putting in so much effort.

[paulgiamatti]

we're making two separate packages: one which contains all of the redone-by-hand textures which were painstakingly worked on by Nysus, Xevin, Joyelle, Sorn, Cucumbers, and myself, and one which will include none of the redone character/armor textures opting for 100% upscaled-from-original textures.

Small correction: Cucu's package is going to use the touched-up faces that Sorn is doing, which are character textures, but they aren't really "redone" to the extent that Nysus/Xevin/Joyelle's stuff is. The main difference is a lot of the Nysus/Xevin/Joyelle stuff is completely redone from scratch, while Sorn is starting with and improving upon the upscaled textures - correcting any weirdness caused by the upscaling process.

Further, if you hardcore classicophiles want to hear something even more upsetting, Cucu's package is also going to contain all of the redone weapon and held item textures, some of which deviate quite noticeably from the originals. We have tossed around the idea of making a third "purely upscaled, nothing touched by humans" package, which would probably be pretty simple to put together.

[Jimjam]

Thanks for replying!

My eyes have always interpreted this pattern as poorly resolved script. Anyone I see wearing this is going to loose about a million awesome point now I will perceive them as wearing a woven wicker loincloth instead. I suppose at least they won't be wearing the EQ EULA on the belly anymore! I'm also sad to see the 'sea gulls' I perceived on the leather belt buckles are now just crosses!

You guys have done a great job achieving clean edge highlights and shadows. That is undisputed, they create unambiguous shapes and add clarity to the armour.

Further criticism, hopefully more constructive. I didn't want to go too deep last time as to not cause offence:However, the textures you showcased are missing some of the extreme/sunburst highlights. Take a look at the human cloth textureshttp://i.imgur.com/aFte1ma.png
You can see there is an extreme highlight missing from the clavicle. This absence makes the collar bone look like it might circle up around the base of the neck like a T-shirt collar, instead of continue sideways along to the shoulders as it does in reality. This highlight creates more than clarity of detail; it creates the illusion of 3d and the illusion of a continuing shape beneath the clothes, even though we can't see it.

The leather on the human also lacks extreme highlights running down the centre of chest and the front of the legs.
http://imgur.com/gDsc1aC.png
Now this is what I think about when I imagine leather pants!

I love these sunburst style highlights, so am sad to see them absent. Sure maybe it isn't appropriate for a human mucking around in the dungeon of undead frogloks to have armour so brightly lit they might as well be under South Ro's sun at midsummer midday. I understand that decision. However, I personally love the appearance of heroic characters, a shining beacon against the dark and dangerous world of Norrath; The artistic style creates a narrative about the characters to me. Such highlights, away from the edges of textures, also create a depth illusion, I suppose working almost like bumpmapping.

The other creator of depth in the original textures are the shadow some of the details cast on the others. Look at the leather chest. The golden chains and leather straps fix a leather shield to the centre of the armour. The bulky chains and straps cast a large shadow on the leather beneath, giving an impression they don't lay flush to the surface of the leather and block the path of light from above. Look again at the original texture; there are lines that define the edges of detail that are much finer than the shadows of the chain/straps/shield; as such we know the shadows from the chain/straps/shield are intentionally large to convey the idea they are significantly thicker/raised than other details.

I love a lot of the extra work that has been added which the original resolution couldn't support. On the leather wrists, between the studs is a lovely line of highlight that creates the impression of the leather creasing outwards between the studs. Lovely! Lots more details like this, but if I was to offer praise on these points it wouldn't be constructive, just a massive wall of text.

I'm really happy there are different packs for different tastes too, this is a really good move.

It's only potentially constructive if you give examples like you did with the green robe, which is an example that's not constructive because that robe texture contains no script - that's just a cross-thatching pattern which was redone by Nysus to be much more fine-grained.

Before and after:
http://imgur.com/mUgeGIr.png http://imgur.com/o0k7txR.png

So I mean, I just flatly disagree when you say "a lot" of the updated art is lacking in highlights or shadows to give the illusion of depth and texture - that's the primary thing that all of them improve upon. As I stated in this thread's first iteration, a lot of them are different in subtle ways which is why we're making two separate packages: one which contains all of the redone-by-hand textures which were painstakingly worked on by Nysus, Xevin, Joyelle, Sorn, Cucumbers, and myself, and one which will include none of the redone character/armor textures opting for 100% upscaled-from-original textures. So the former will be the "maximum quality" package, and will contain the most differences from the originals - which is to say, it will be the package which has superior highlighting and shadowing and detail and nuance, with some very minor departures from the original stock textures as shown above. The latter will be Cucumbers' "maximum classic" package, which will be of lesser overall quality and detail, but will still be a massive improvement over the originals because the upscaling does 90% of the work.Sorry if I'm getting too excited by specific elements of shadows and highlights, but one of my other hobbies is hand painted figurines so I am used to looking at these things from a particular perspective, which might not be so relevant in this instance.

817681798178
Original (64x64) > Cucumber's upscale (256x256) > My retouches

Redoing the hair to be realistically grizzled on certain models takes a while (and honestly it's difficult, because 256 is NOT very big), but I'll take a look when I do final edits to all the faces. (I'm reviewing all screenshots to see where I need to do more work.)

As for the faces being softened, they were originally quite soft from what I can tell. Pixelation is hell on the skin, what can I say...

TBH you are all doing an awesome job, I appreciate how much easier it is to sit here criticising than to actually go through the time consuming process of getting these things done!

Obviously, thank you very much for taking the time and effort to do this, they really are great and I'll likely be using them, even if there are a select few details that don't always suit my preferences.

[paulgiamatti]

Another note about texture highlighting and shadowing:

http://i.imgur.com/NYmEvNx.png http://imgur.com/gDsc1aC.png

The original super low-resolution textures were designed for a client which didn't support a lot of fancy stuff we take for granted in the Titanium client - advanced lighting being the most important w/r/t highlighting & shadowing. The highlighting you see down the center of the human leather pieces, for example, is an artificial way of creating the illusion of depth and texture, which is something they had to compensate for in the original client because its 3D graphical features were sorely lacking. In today's client, with all of its beefy late-aughts improvements like shadows, vertex & pixel shaders and advanced lighting, the unnecessary highlighting on textures such as this doesn't really add anything and actually just makes the texture look cheesy and dated. This is probably why by the time the Titanium client was released they had ceased all support for the classic character models while they aggressively pushed the new (and horribly shitty) Luclin models in order to showcase the abilities of the updated client.

So the few updated character textures that will be in my package do indeed forego a completely to-the-pixel replication of the original classic textures, but in game and up close they look much better. The originals, even after being upscaled, look decent at a distance and begin to look shittier the closer you get - the remade textures look awesome at a distance and look even better when you get up close. My only regret about including them is that those in the OP are literally the only ones that were remade, other than Xevin's human female textures which have apparently been lost to the void. I value quality over classicness, though I realize some people are married to the lo-fi '99 look of the originals and wouldn't have it any other way. Those people will probably appreciate Cucumbers' package more than mine, or perhaps an upscaled-only package with nothing retouched by us. Otherwise, this is not a project to cater to people's obsessive standards for all things classic - if you don't like what we're doing, don't download our shit.

And to drive home my point, here are some more before and afters:
http://imgur.com/peYFLpl.pnghttp://imgur.com/YFNoqBv.png http://imgur.com/sKktmrv.pnghttp://imgur.com/BKLh8M9.png

[Jimjam]

Paul I am very wary of you looking up my arm pits in game now! I don't think I've ever got so close to a player for their armour to occupy so many pixels, even when telescoping wood elf females!

Whoever is playing eq on a home cinema is going to love you for your labour of love crafting such high res textures, though. Even if robe script and seagull buckles had to take one for the team ;). Your edge highlights are incredible, especially the one at the bottom of the armpit n the leather! The weathering you did to create that leather texture is awesome too. No doubt about that!

That's an awesome shadow on the original texture, the one that separates the front of the leather from the cloth underneath.

[paulgiamatti]

For the record, I didn't do any character/armor textures other than improving Nysus' SMR texture, and the couple minor tweaks I posted earlier in the thread.

[Jimjam]

Ah, well credit to whoever it is due to, and credit to you Paul for bigging it up on the forums. No good artists/techs doing all this work if no one hears about it!

[paulgiamatti]

All erudite female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/O3T7CiW.png
http://imgur.com/35wI3jv.png
http://imgur.com/IJ02SMp.png
http://imgur.com/cBZIXzG.png
http://imgur.com/ZgjJOCB.png
http://imgur.com/OuyJjeT.png
http://imgur.com/SDCZ1Qy.png
http://imgur.com/ZfMLgUw.png

[paulgiamatti]

All erudite male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/NvDCLyC.png
http://imgur.com/mgXv8pD.png
http://imgur.com/CIBXRt3.png
http://imgur.com/x06n0kj.png
http://imgur.com/cHBQlmB.png
http://imgur.com/ajoYS2I.png
http://imgur.com/yhIBxln.png
http://imgur.com/EONWnmO.png

[paulgiamatti]

All staves except semi-transparent & Velium redone (credit: PG):
basic staff:
http://imgur.com/wSVWPgS.png
crook:
http://imgur.com/iJT5krG.png
wizard staff:
http://imgur.com/7EZQR3K.png
spiked bo staff:
http://imgur.com/HvvigBE.png
woodsman's staff:
http://imgur.com/kK2XeJN.png
iceshaper's staff:
http://imgur.com/R3EfGOe.png
iksar skull staff:
http://imgur.com/fJVTCE2.png
skull staff:
http://imgur.com/Sd4djze.png

[paulgiamatti]

Fixed the seam lines on the spiked bo staff:

before:
http://imgur.com/zXzuEhR.png
after:
http://imgur.com/UvRT6XQ.png

[Blitzmann]

Awesome work guys, I migh just try to get back online to see those upgrades live. Although I'll wait for iksars to be made pretty so my main looks awesomer!

[paulgiamatti]

war pick redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/FHCYiGl.png
sickle redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/mC8Mg0M.png
wurmslayer redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/7kqI7Yw.png
cutlass redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/A9fOnRk.png
short-bladed sword redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/EgnX9Va.png
diamond-tipped sword redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/rSJ0eec.png
green jade broadsword redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/jaMLc1C.png
crystal grinder redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/mnZD0Lm.png
sheer blade redone (credit: QQ [handle] PG [blade/arm]):
http://imgur.com/QBV3V7D.png
war hammer redone (credit: QQ [handle] PG [head/shaft/arm]):
http://imgur.com/ErDjx2r.png

[paulgiamatti]

sarnak ceremonial sword redone (credit: QQ [handle] PG [blade]):
http://imgur.com/3ehftE9.png
sword of skyfire redone (credit: QQ [handle] PG [blade]):
http://imgur.com/ZJQ8UdW.png
noctivagant blade redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/0zWMHtM.png
salindrite dagger redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/SpmHyxd.png
kunark dagger redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/EqQdZW4.png
fayguard dagger redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/Cv3Ocpm.png
classic katana redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/gR99M0c.png
velious katana redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/UeMgYUI.png

[paulgiamatti]

Thanks guys, going to 3D print that barbed spear and shove it into my anus

lol

[paulgiamatti]

Fixed the seams on the Noctivagant Blade:

before:
http://imgur.com/UZD0bPT.png
after:
http://imgur.com/lH1aYU6.png

[paulgiamatti]

Forgot one:

kunark two-handed sword redone (credit: QQ [handle] PG [blade]):
http://imgur.com/UZlHQFg.png

[mickmoranis]

the art in EQ is why i love eq the most.. this is definitly OK with me.. the world texture pack some ppl use is not classic EQ to me..

This is up rez glory but still retains the classic look. A+ !~!!! !! ~!~!!~11``1!!~!!

Is there a fixed the zone bugs for some of these updates though? I used the last character pack and it caused me to crash on log out about 90% of the time.

[paulgiamatti]

the world texture pack some ppl use is not classic EQ to me..

You mean the high-resolution Trilogy textures (http://p99.yourfirefly.com/downloads/highres_s3d.zip)? Those are classic as fuck - they were originally released with the EverQuest Trilogy edition during this era. For some reason they weren't included in the Titanium edition, but there is literally no reason not to use them - the original low-resolution zone textures are terrible. The hi-res zone textures also pair well with our texture pack, and we're planning on upscaling zones eventually - pretty much exactly like Chebby's upscaled West Freeport textures (https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B23oc1KFp6cPSXc4UUhOUEQxOTA&export=download) with a superior denoise algorithm.

Is there a fixed the zone bugs for some of these updates though? I used the last character pack and it caused me to crash on log out about 90% of the time.

Our textures will not make your client crash - we did an absurd amount of stress-testing and overhauling to make sure it won't happen. Chebby's character textures will make you crash more often, but his West Freeport textures won't.

[mickmoranis]

You mean the high-resolution Trilogy textures (http://p99.yourfirefly.com/downloads/highres_s3d.zip)? Those are classic as fuck - they were originally released with the EverQuest Trilogy edition during this era. For some reason they weren't included in the Titanium edition, but there is literally no reason not to use them - the original low-resolution zone textures are terrible. The hi-res zone textures also pair well with our texture pack, and we're planning on upscaling zones eventually - pretty much exactly like Chebby's upscaled West Freeport textures (https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B23oc1KFp6cPSXc4UUhOUEQxOTA&export=download) with a superior denoise algorithm.



Our textures will not make your client crash - we did an absurd amount of stress-testing and overhauling to make sure it won't happen. Chebby's character textures will make you crash more often, but his West Freeport textures won't.

well, some of those world textures diviate from the original illustration a little too much for my taste is all. The character and weapon stuff done here doesnt, but thats just IMO

This looks alright, its pretty close to the original.. Bricks are kinda like in your face but w/e

http://i.imgur.com/7ziJem5.jpg

but like this is a little too different for me. Its like HOLY bricks batman. Im like calm down its just a wall.

http://i.imgur.com/Tx859uo.jpg

I think there is just too much photo real in the texture and less illustration than there should be so it doesn't capture the same feel. The character stuff itt are very much 1:1 the original texture hue/contrast/illustrative quality etc to me though.

But the world stuff so far just doesnt sit right for me what can i say.

[NextToTheGods]

Awesome work guys! Any chance of adding the iksar animation/wolf run animation fixes (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262117) to this package? Afaik you need to pick either retexturing or animation fix atm, would be awesome to have both.

[khanable]

Awesome work guys! Any chance of adding the iksar animation/wolf run animation fixes (http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262117) to this package? Afaik you need to pick either retexturing or animation fix atm, would be awesome to have both.

Yes

Where can we download the file ?

Sorry this is not available to French players

[mickmoranis]

I wonder how long it will take for us to figure out how to add normal maps to the client :/

[Zaela]

I wonder how long it will take for us to figure out how to add normal maps to the client :/

The later model formats used by the client (from OoW+) support normal maps. It's possible to convert zones from the old format to the new format, and gain support for normal maps that way, but it's tough to get everything about zones correct (and may be seen as cheating, since you might not be able to make the zonelines 100% the same...). Weapon models would be easier, but would require the devs to change GlobalLoad.txt to put a new-format weapon model file above all the gequip# files, to allow overriding old-format weapons with new-format ones. Animated models would be a pain.

[mickmoranis]

can one of our trust fund players just pay this guy to rebuild the entire god damn game already

http://i.imgur.com/6ocWsVq.jpg

[Brontus]

This is incredible! Keep up the great work :)

[paulgiamatti]

And another:

kunark great sword redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/Q4dMIJX.png

[paulgiamatti]

Classic held items redone (books & scroll to come later):

broom & shovel redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/nJhQD87.png
http://imgur.com/uMu04ps.png
torch redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/F5zxOpz.png
lantern redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/6mHyJWH.png
stein redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/yBWBQn6.png
wooden wand redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/sPcXUZU.png

[Starboy]

Great work, guys!
Seems that the Classic re-done items look miles better than the initial textures.
With Kunark and Velious items though, (cutlass and GJB aside) I have to look closer to see where it's been improved, but the small details are appreciated.
Can't wait to see the re-worked shields! (especially the griffon one)
I assume Velious armor textures are not being re-worked?

[paulgiamatti]

I assume Velious armor textures are not being re-worked?

All Velious armor textures have been upscaled by 100% using waifu2x. The overall difference is awesome - everything looks clearer and more detailed, and colors are more vibrant.

Can't wait to see the re-worked shields! (especially the griffon one)

Cucumbers is putting some last touches on the shields - his shields are by far my favorite redone textures so far, they look incredible. Those will probably be the last item screenshots I post.

[Eldon]

Hey, this is awesome. Great work, all who contributed. Thanks for your efforts.

[Muggens]

Great work, thanks for sharing!

[astrological]

Wow this is unbelievable.....I am sincerely impressed!!! Thanks so much for all this hard work.

[mythdaniel]

Keep up the amazing work. Please reach out if you need an extra pair of hands.

[kunoxs]

This is incredible, when will we get a chance to play with the improvements?

[paulgiamatti]

when can we download and use these?

It sounds like we're gonna do our first release after Sorn completes the insane task of retouching all the faces. Fortunately Sorn is some kind of Photoshop savant and can complete an entire race in a couple hours, so it might not be too long of a wait.

Currently at 32/208 faces redone.

Currently at 63/207 faces redone - minus one because only seven female dwarf faces.

Now at 118/207.

[kunoxs]

The faces redone xp bar is so meta.

[Ashenden]

Now at 118/207.

New face reveals please.

[Mygicmeen]

Is this available for download yet?

[Bazia]

will pay 4 this <3 u all

[paulgiamatti]

Now at 118/207.

Gnomes and half elf faces now done putting us at 142/207. I'm away on business until sometime next month so I might not be able to post any screenies until then. Still have a lot of items to post like epics (slightly improved some epic handles and made Ragebringer look slightly less shitty), shields, books, idol, runed falchion, probably some other stuff I'm forgetting.

[paulgiamatti]

probably some other stuff I'm forgetting

Fishing pole, flute, and lute.

[deezy]

i'm looking forward to human females

[Sorn]

To do (in this order):
High elves
Halflings
Humans
Iksar
Ogres
Trolls

[SmallpaulTZ]

Looking great guys! Keep em coming :)

[paulgiamatti]

Fixed the seams on the classic two-handed sword hilts.

before:
http://imgur.com/RxqpAPS.png
after:
http://imgur.com/OK9YH4O.png
before:
http://imgur.com/tep5pVv.png
after:
http://imgur.com/I1enzbO.png

[sierhelt]

Hello guys,
I m very interrested in your work and hope you release the files soon.
I d like to know if you would accept some help. I m a graphic designer with some skills in illustration and would love to help on the project as I wanted to do the same thing since I created my account on p99

[paulgiamatti]

Hello guys,
I m very interrested in your work and hope you release the files soon.
I d like to know if you would accept some help. I m a graphic designer with some skills in illustration and would love to help on the project as I wanted to do the same thing since I created my account on p99

PM sent.

[mythdaniel]

I'm also interested in helping out. I'm the graphic lead at an indie game studio, and am very comfortable with texturing and Photoshop. Been playing EQ since 2000, starting with the Kunark release, and it's still one of my favorite games of all time. Kind of a dream of mine to work on EQ art. Either way, very much looking forward to the release!

[paulgiamatti]

I'm also interested in helping out. I'm the graphic lead at an indie game studio, and am very comfortable with texturing and Photoshop. Been playing EQ since 2000, starting with the Kunark release, and it's still one of my favorite games of all time. Kind of a dream of mine to work on EQ art. Either way, very much looking forward to the release!

Get in touch with me via PM and we'll go from there. It's up to Cucumbers if he wants to share his upscaled textures though, which are necessary for you to have in order to contribute. If he makes them available then I can definitely find stuff for you guys to work on, but at the end of the day it's big boss Cucu's call.

[paulgiamatti]

Fixed the seams on the Kunark partisan:

before:
http://imgur.com/ABiSHPa.png

after:
http://imgur.com/t1Qx9eH.png

[paulgiamatti]

All gnome male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/TubNBu8.png
http://imgur.com/fh7i2cN.png
http://imgur.com/IGZcV1L.png
http://imgur.com/mFEANMo.png
http://imgur.com/OOiOYN5.png
http://imgur.com/WihSfYa.png
http://imgur.com/l2QdfS5.png
http://imgur.com/yE2xpn1.png

[paulgiamatti]

All gnome female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/VAvMMp8.png
http://imgur.com/6oN0UAA.png
http://imgur.com/hoiM5FN.png
http://imgur.com/ax3uqTc.png
http://imgur.com/RDueWH6.png
http://imgur.com/MzFiJzR.png
http://imgur.com/JFCacYz.png
http://imgur.com/WyUMiGt.png

[paulgiamatti]

All half-elf male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/veu5F4J.png
http://imgur.com/s0Vs7HD.png
http://imgur.com/vZObTV6.png
http://imgur.com/ewCCvFK.png
http://imgur.com/eSv8QDg.png
http://imgur.com/2j94OW4.png
http://imgur.com/16fwRXb.png
http://imgur.com/hADIDBu.png

[paulgiamatti]

All half-elf female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/7PYgB17.png
http://imgur.com/IkeoZX2.png
http://imgur.com/yJBjLIF.png
http://imgur.com/X3iVkKw.png
http://imgur.com/JcshaW9.png
http://imgur.com/NDaV3eb.png
http://imgur.com/OZWk8z4.png
http://imgur.com/sZlleLC.png

[deezy]

Those look fantastic. I'm very much looking forward to this.

[paulgiamatti]

Some more amazing Sorn-work on the barbarian male body:

http://imgur.com/UXNiW6q.png

[paulgiamatti]

Books redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/Ma84ISU.png
http://imgur.com/8tewsMd.png
http://imgur.com/M2myw1P.png

Idol redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/oyKl6DN.png

[jolanar]

When will this be available? Can it not be sent out in phases or something? Would love to access this now. :(

[paulgiamatti]

When will this be available?

Let's do some math! Sorn started working on faces on January 3rd, and has since completed 142/207 faces. Since January 3rd, 57 days have elapsed.

142 / 57 = 2.49 faces completed per day

207 - 142 = 65 faces remaining

65 / 2.49 = 26.1 days until Sorn completes all of the faces, at which point we'll release

[Sorn]

no pressure, Sorn

OH WAIT

[Shodo]

Thanks for all the hard work :) Looks really great!

[paulgiamatti]

Any chance to retexture some of the VElious helms that are buggy (like Erudite one?)

Yes, although that doesn't involve retexturing per se. Cucumbers fixed the erudite female and troll female Velious helm visors using Zaela's nifty Transparentifier (http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=38210) app - didn't affect the textures themselves, just the .wld file contained in the S3D which controls transparency properties. He also restored air and water elemental semi-transparency which was broken with the hi-res Trilogy textures. All will be included.

[Koud]

This is awesome, keep up the great work!

[Muggens]

Hi Paulgiamatti, thanks for your efforts in the Techforums. I was thinking doing a re-install of windows and of P99. Im currently using lots of "upgrades" from the Technical Forums to make the graphics/UI/Sound etc smoother, from lots of different posts. I seem to remember you posting a collection of these files for a noob in some thread that I cannot find right now - Could you link it to me please, even as a PM or perhaps setup a thread consolidating all the links?

[paulgiamatti]

You can knock out most of them just by using Duxa's installer: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28335

Here's a post I made that lists a bunch of ways you can make the Titanium client more classic: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2482371#post2482371 (use the hi-resolution zone textures for higher quality)

Here's a post I made that links to all of Zaela's fixes (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2442762#12) combined into one easy-to-install file: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2491223#21

Here's a post I made for better classic elemental textures (new link at end of thread): https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256151

Here's a post I made that links to an updated version of Ropethunder & Nilbog's transparency patcher utility (changes described in detail here (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2381498#70) and here (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2435439#61)): https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2491217#88

Here's a post I made that links to an easy-to-install zip that will force the Titanium client to use new water in old zones: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2491211#23

Here's a post I made that links to easy-to-install zips to randomize your loading splash screen between either the original Trilogy loading screens or all 19 EverQuest loading screens: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2491227#12

Here's a post I made that links to a bunch of different easy-to-install sound packages, the "bettereqsounds" package being the most important because it fixes that thread's original package which had a bunch of files rendered in stereo which the client couldn't play back: https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2488457#30

I think that's everything.

[Muggens]

Thanks kindly, you da man!

[SmallpaulTZ]

Heya folks,

I was just wondering how this noble effort has been going recently? Everything has looked fantastic thus far:)

[aaezil]

Holy crap toodles got completely owned then completely ran away didnt even offer an obligatory comeback or troll post. Where is heeeee

[mckeg74]

Are people able to contribute? Like a community project or is this a closed endeavor?

[paulgiamatti]

I was just wondering how this noble effort has been going recently? Everything has looked fantastic thus far:)

Things are coming along, but we're still in a bit of a lull (read: we've been lazy dicks the past couple months). Except for Sorn. Sorn just finished retouching high elf faces, so I'll get those posted soon.

Holy crap toodles got completely owned then completely ran away didnt even offer an obligatory comeback or troll post. Where is heeeee

Well, in Toodles' defense, he is correct about there being no noticeable difference in quality between this thread and its previous iteration. When I attacked him for that I thought he meant like, there was no difference between the before screenshots and the after screenshots, which would be ludicrous. He was just pointing out that there's no visible difference between the compressed textures that I posted in the first thread and the uncompressed textures in this thread, which is true. There's a very subtle difference, but you'd have to load the texture in an image editor and zoom in to actually notice. All of the other stuff he said was absolutely worthy of being attacked for though.

Are people able to contribute? Like a community project or is this a closed endeavor?

Not currently, but we've had quite a bit of interest in the past few months. It's kind of a closed thing right now, but definitely send me a PM if you're legitimately interested because after we're done with this first phase and do our first release we might open the doors and bring in some new people. It's all very tentative though. It will be kind of a miracle if we get this first phase released (which we will), so it's anyone's guess as to whether we'll have any gas left in the tank to take on Phase 2, which will be like 100 times the work of Phase 1.

And as I stated earlier, I'm leaving it up to Cucumbers to make that call. Cucumbers is head honcho, I'm just the project manager.

[SmallpaulTZ]

Cheers for the update PaulG. As ever, good luck to you and the team working on this project. It just goes to show the effort & dedication that a love of EQ can produce in people! :)

[Zekayy]

Not Classic

[Sorn]

Things are coming along, but we're still in a bit of a lull (read: we've been lazy dicks the past couple months). Except for Sorn.

How dare you imply I'm not as lazy as the rest of you.

(Currently on halfling females, up next halfling males, then humans, iksar, ogres, and finally trolls.)

[SmallpaulTZ]

(Currently on halfling females, up next halfling males, then humans, iksar, ogres, and finally trolls.)

Looking forward to seeing how the halflings come out! But none beat the Gnomes :p

[Lonedrahon25]

Cannot wait for this to be finished. I've been wanting something like this since '99s inception.

[Bones]

god's work has been done.

thanks guys

[paulgiamatti]

All high-elf female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/XTCj80S.png
http://imgur.com/sDVgeWY.png
http://imgur.com/A4qpcig.png
http://imgur.com/HG2XOCj.png
http://imgur.com/cDAqKQk.png
http://imgur.com/LB0tEPh.png
http://imgur.com/6OaPYqX.png
http://imgur.com/1X56ufk.png

[paulgiamatti]

All high-elf male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/au6YRAi.png
http://imgur.com/wVnJnJN.png
http://imgur.com/48OR9sW.png
http://imgur.com/GiKLrtQ.png
http://imgur.com/csGQ0YE.png
http://imgur.com/EYCKP4G.png
http://imgur.com/BQW1FWq.png
http://imgur.com/m2uwL89.png

[Aesop]

Very nice work guys.

I don't know how I feel about the eyes on a lot of them.

Have you considered just using Steve Buscemi's eyes for all of them instead?

[Sorn]

Very nice work guys.

I don't know how I feel about the eyes on a lot of them.

Have you considered just using Steve Buscemi's eyes for all of them instead?

I've considered Gary Busey's.

[Jimjam]

Sorn, it looks like you just did high elf females twice? I don't see any males.

[paulgiamatti]

Lute redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/wqx7cZV.png

Flute redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/xo6UgJM.png

Fishing pole redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/YbUNlPu.png

Scepters redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/Dpz2aTT.png
http://imgur.com/Q6MjlTB.png

[paulgiamatti]

Runed Falchion redone (credit: QQ):
http://imgur.com/4jGzL9M.png

Sarnak Skullsplitter/Velium Swiftblade redone (credit: PG [hilt & blade] QQ [handle]):
http://imgur.com/hQ2w71I.png

Silver Swiftblade redone (credit: PG [blade, hilt & pommel] QQ [handle & ornamentation]):
http://imgur.com/Xr39gll.png

Bow redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/IhoSapH.png

Whip redone (credit: PG):
http://imgur.com/l9FTOku.png

[paulgiamatti]

Much pras to Cucumbers for his phenomenal work on shields *praying emoji*

spiked round shield (credit: PG [spike texturing] QQ [everything else]):
http://imgur.com/z5TjYZj.png

red dragon shield:
http://imgur.com/A277nMi.png

lodizal shell shield / green & white dragon shield:
http://imgur.com/zefdWTS.png

frogskin shield:
http://imgur.com/Z3Ie8Z0.png

leather round shield:
http://imgur.com/DS4YMJA.png

back for above shields:
http://imgur.com/W0aPOT8.png

standard round shield:
http://imgur.com/B95ClXk.png
http://imgur.com/ZTGVWKp.png

[paulgiamatti]

standard kite shield:
http://imgur.com/wYI9TH7.png

shield of falsehood:
http://imgur.com/iYUoMyw.png

crested mistmoore shield:
http://imgur.com/W0mYerX.png

cracked paineel shield:
http://imgur.com/98xZnoV.png

back for above kite shields:
http://imgur.com/xBSUMoU.png

cracked darkwood shield:
http://imgur.com/D5lM2FD.png
http://imgur.com/QLKfhwF.png

qeynos kite shield:
http://imgur.com/BmzMFgo.png
http://imgur.com/yK5KB28.png

[paulgiamatti]

sarnak battle shield:
http://imgur.com/BP7Aq77.png
http://imgur.com/MI5NNMB.png

ornate rune shield:
http://imgur.com/2xdcLH8.png
http://imgur.com/A6GiVP6.png

ry`gorr oracle shield:
http://imgur.com/QXzXI7z.png
http://imgur.com/1wFJ74y.png

[paulgiamatti]

As always everything is subject to change, so some of these might improve when we find the time for it. I believe the Sarnak Battle Shield's front side was only upscaled, meaning nothing was done by hand on that. Chitin Shell Shield, Velium Round Shield and Prismatic Shield were also only upscaled and there was no noticeable change, so I didn't post those.

[mickmoranis]

great work, but be careful not to stray too far from the origional feel, like this shield for example doesnt make me think of origional art, it looks like a new version of old art. which is basically luclin graphics so, careful!

http://imgur.com/B95ClXk.png

[deezy]

great work, but be careful not to stray too far from the origional feel, like this shield for example doesnt make me think of origional art, it looks like a new version of old art. which is basically luclin graphics so, careful!

http://imgur.com/B95ClXk.png
I disagree. Do whatever you want to do.

[Lord Casey]

They look better than I could have ever imagined. I'm thrilled!

[paulgiamatti]

great work, but be careful not to stray too far from the origional feel, like this shield for example doesnt make me think of origional art, it looks like a new version of old art. which is basically luclin graphics so, careful!

http://imgur.com/B95ClXk.png

Luclin textures are great, by the way - if SoE released new textures for classic item and character models with Luclin I would always use them. The only thing that was shitty about Luclin graphics were the character and some NPC models, not the textures. And the main thing that made Luclin models shitty were their animations, although some of the models were just downright shitty by themselves.

So there weren't any Luclin textures for classic item or character models - they were all designed for completely new models that were included with the expansion, and the Luclin and on item models were really fantastic. Saying it looks like Luclin item graphics to me is a huge compliment, because that's sort of the one thing they got right with Luclin. Luclin zones were pretty cool too.

But again, we're probably going to include a package that is only upscaled stuff and nothing touched by us, which will be much lower in overall quality but much truer to the original textures.

[Recycled Children]

You guys are doing god's work here. Pras it. Can't wait to see it all in game.

[mickmoranis]

Luclin textures are great, by the way - if SoE released new textures for classic item and character models with Luclin I would always use them. The only thing that was shitty about Luclin graphics were the character and some NPC models, not the textures. And the main thing that made Luclin models shitty were their animations, although some of the models were just downright shitty by themselves.

So there weren't any Luclin textures for classic item or character models - they were all designed for completely new models that were included with the expansion, and the Luclin and on item models were really fantastic. Saying it looks like Luclin item graphics to me is a huge compliment, because that's sort of the one thing they got right with Luclin. Luclin zones were pretty cool too.

But again, we're probably going to include a package that is only upscaled stuff and nothing touched by us, which will be much lower in overall quality but much truer to the original textures.

No reason to give me all those reasons, Im just saying, be careful. That shield does not look classic, where as 99% of the content you do, does. Which is what makes it unique. Not since classic did someone 'get' the art in classic eq.. finally someone else did! just be careful is all, you dont want to stray too far from the path.

Also luclin is pure trash, sorry.

[loramin]

great work, but be careful not to stray too far from the origional feel, like this shield for example doesnt make me think of origional art, it looks like a new version of old art. which is basically luclin graphics so, careful!

http://imgur.com/B95ClXk.png

Ok, I LOVE this entire project, I didn't hate Luclin, and I'm pre-disposed to disagree with mickmoranis (;)) ... but that shield scares me too. Here's why: this server is full of class-holes. With them onboard practically everyone on the server will want these textures. Who knows, maybe someday Nilbog will even build them in to the patch (one can dream).

But if you include stuff like this shield, which doesn't look like the original (the wood is much darker and the HUGE stud in the middle/large studs on the edges all became tiny studs) then you really are leaving the "classic" goal of this server and making your own thing (albeit a much cooler and better-looking thing than what Verant made).

I realize it's a fine line to walk, and honestly I'll use these textures no matter what, but for the sake of adoption I do hope you'll reconsider making that shield more classic.

[mickmoranis]

if only we could get half the world to see that the other half isn't worth disagreeing with simply because we're predisposed to disagree with them ;D

OP plz do not take these concerns we have as criticism, they are merely like minded people who love the same things trying to lend a helping hand to your eye.

[khanable]

It's a tough line to walk.. for many things you have to interpret what it might look like if it wasn't a 32x32 pixel fuzzy blob haha

I'll give that shield another round.. definitely think I overdid it a bit

now if only I could find time for EQ things... :p

[mickmoranis]

It's a tough line to walk.. for many things you have to interpret what it might look like if it wasn't a 32x32 pixel fuzzy blob haha

I'll give that shield another round.. definitely think I overdid it a bit

now if only I could find time for EQ things... :p

You are walking that line excelently, 1 or 2 textures not exactly wierdly perfect in the strange aesthetic that is classic everquest on a shield or a boot or something is pretty good out of like 150 so far :D

[paulgiamatti]

OP plz do not take these concerns we have as criticism, they are merely like minded people who love the same things trying to lend a helping hand to your eye.

No, yeah I mean criticism is welcome - it is criticism, that's fine, that's what this thread is for. It's a two-way street though. I mean, we aren't just gonna redo something because one or two people think it looks wonky - it's push and push back. You say, "this thing looks weird, maybe redo this" and I'll say, "yeah, but this and this" and we'll meet somewhere in the middle.

So yeah criticism is helpful when it's constructive, but either way I'm still going to challenge it. I actually don't think anything about the shield looks aesthetically wrong, there are just some technical inaccuracies: the center rivet should be huge, the outer rivets should be a little bigger and there should be four more, which means they need to be spaced a little closer. Other than that I think it's fine.

Lots of stuff we've redone isn't very accurate w/r/t coloring, but we spend a lot of time tunnel-watching while working on textures to see how it all fits together. Seeing them out of context in the screenshots I post lets you form a very objective opinion about the thing, but we balance that with how it actually looks on different models, next to different kinds of armor, etc., so that usually informs our decisions on what we do and don't change. Lots of stuff I've redone deviates quite a bit from the originals: whip, basic staff, crook, bow, tomahawk handle, sickle, dark two-handed sword, etc. I'm surprised some of that hasn't been criticized.

And keep in mind that even after it's released we'll still be changing stuff and posting updates and stuff. It's all very agile and subject to change - nothing's carved in stone.

[Jimjam]

It's a tough line to walk.. for many things you have to interpret what it might look like if it wasn't a 32x32 pixel fuzzy blob haha

I'll give that shield another round.. definitely think I overdid it a bit

now if only I could find time for EQ things... :p

Yea, I agree you are doing a good job!

The yellow shield is quite a departure though.

I perceive the yellow to be either paint or a leather covering, so there should be no exposed wood grain.

The central stud should not be a small rivet but a much larger boss occupying the whole centre of the shield.

You got the rivets on the cross perfect, but the ones on the outside ring aren't as well placed; There should be a rivet at the end of each arm of the cross and then two more rivets between each of those.

Following these points would make a much closer facsimile of the original. To be honest, I think it is amazing how 99% of the textures you do are basically perfect, requiring no feedback at all!

The only other thing you could do from there is add some gradients and targeted shading to the colours in order to exaggerate the impression of the shield being slightly convex, but really that is going beyond the call of duty.

Edit:

Here is a mock up of how I'd redistribute the studs.

http://i.imgur.com/fq0FoVe.png

Sadly, and obviously, I am not a digital artist so I have no idea how to bumpmap a pseudo 3d shade / highlight pattern onto a texture to create a convex appearance, nor could I do a good job at recreating the battered yellow leather look either, so obviously didn't bother.

[paulgiamatti]

Center rivet should be about half that size, and the outer rivets should be about twice as big as they are. Spacing on the outer rivets is correct though, I was wrong about those - there's supposed to be 12. I say keep the wood grain - could just as easily be a coat of paint as a leather covering, and in any case the wood grain makes it look better.

[mickmoranis]

No, yeah I mean criticism is welcome - it is criticism, that's fine, that's what this thread is for. It's a two-way street though. I mean, we aren't just gonna redo something because one or two people think it looks wonky - it's push and push back. You say, "this thing looks weird, maybe redo this" and I'll say, "yeah, but this and this" and we'll meet somewhere in the middle.

love this work, think of our feeback as QA (quality assurance) if we give you feedback, take that feedback and do with it what you will. I suggest using the valuable army of hard core classic nerds to its fullest. You wont find a more retched hive of scum and vill.. er.. I mean you wont find a better collection of pals and friends who truly love appreciate and understand classic eq as youll find here! :)

Also, yea it looks like its the small stud in the middle that was throwing me off (and the yellow saturation is nice!)

http://i.imgur.com/fq0FoVe.png

[HappyTr33z]

This shit is awesome. Keep up the awesome work. Just a quick question about something that has always bothered me.

With the typical Ogre leather/chainmail armor(chestpieces) when you get an item that is colored (for instance the Bloodstained Tunic, obviously colored red) it basically is just a red shading over the entire torso, skin and all. This always bothered me, and I was just wondering if there was any way to edit that to where the color only goes over the armor and not the rest of the torso texture?

Either way, this is exactly the kind of thing EQ needs, I wish I could draw/texture/whatever-you-call-it worth a fuck, I'd love to help out.

Keep up the awesome work!

[Sorn]

This shit is awesome. Keep up the awesome work. Just a quick question about something that has always bothered me.

With the typical Ogre leather/chainmail armor(chestpieces) when you get an item that is colored (for instance the Bloodstained Tunic, obviously colored red) it basically is just a red shading over the entire torso, skin and all. This always bothered me, and I was just wondering if there was any way to edit that to where the color only goes over the armor and not the rest of the torso texture?

Either way, this is exactly the kind of thing EQ needs, I wish I could draw/texture/whatever-you-call-it worth a fuck, I'd love to help out.

Keep up the awesome work!

Well, on live they had /dopropertinting but I'm not sure that works on the classic stuff (it was for Luclin, I think), or if it even works on p99. Please test it out and let me know :D

That does remind me, I'd love to make new armor graphics for stuff that's ordinarily just tinted versions of regular textures. I don't think that's possible, though.

[HappyTr33z]

Well, on live they had /dopropertinting but I'm not sure that works on the classic stuff (it was for Luclin, I think), or if it even works on p99. Please test it out and let me know :D

That does remind me, I'd love to make new armor graphics for stuff that's ordinarily just tinted versions of regular textures. I don't think that's possible, though.

Just tried it, it's only for Luclin models apparently.

I would LOVE for there to be new textures, so for some of the items that by default just have the same skin as another item even though their icon depicts a different look, they could actually be made to look more like their icon. Ofcourse I have absolutely no idea how this would be done or if it's even possible, but it would be really cool.

Anything to add to the unique look of different characters (beyond just having some of the textures be covered in a transparent color) is an awesome thing for me.

No matter what though, I'm super excited about this project. Is there a download available, if so does anyone have the link? I read the OP but didn't see any link to a DL.

[Sorn]

No matter what though, I'm super excited about this project. Is there a download available, if so does anyone have the link? I read the OP but didn't see any link to a DL.

It is currently not available to the community until I manage to finish all the faces. Life's been pretty busy for me recently, though, so I still have a ways to go. That gives the others more time to fix weapons and things, so there's a silver lining to my slowness :)

[HappyTr33z]

It is currently not available to the community until I manage to finish all the faces. Life's been pretty busy for me recently, though, so I still have a ways to go. That gives the others more time to fix weapons and things, so there's a silver lining to my slowness :)

Ah gotcha, well I can't wait to get it! Doing a great job so far.

[moix5th]

Any updates? :) We all appreciate what the team is doing!

[Rivera]

Great stuff here. Amazing work. Keep at it!

[Turp]

The p99 Texture crew cheerleader here. Back to say this shit is amazing and needs to go (at the very least semi) public ;)
<3 good work keep it up and hope everyone gets to taste the HD remastered Everquest.

Cure the people of p99 of their blurred vision!

[Mockba1980]

Good works boys ! keep going we love it !

[paulgiamatti]

We have Sorn chained to a computer with nothing but Photoshop installed. We've begun rewarding 1 muffin per face completed - 2 if the face had an additional hair texture - but despite this, progress is still slow. We'll keep you posted.

Currently at 174/207 faces completed.

[JB_EQ]

We have Sorn chained to a computer with nothing but Photoshop installed. We've begun rewarding 1 muffin per face completed - 2 if the face had an additional hair texture - but despite this, progress is still slow. We'll keep you posted.

Currently at 174/207 faces completed.

rofl they're doing A very great and complete job and it looks great
any know how long 175 faces took or a guesstimate on the remaining 33 ?
no matter how long this takes it will be used by me if as shown this is very cool.

is this just charactar textures only or will zones be done or looked at as a future project?

[paulgiamatti]

any know how long 175 faces took or a guesstimate on the remaining 33 ?

It's math time! Sorn started working on faces on January 3rd, and has since completed 174/207 faces. Since January 3rd, 151 days have elapsed.

174 / 151 = 1.15 faces completed per day

207 - 174 = 33 faces remaining

33 / 1.15 = 28.7 days until Sorn completes all of the faces, at which point we'll release

is this just charactar textures only or will zones be done or looked at as a future project?

Currently just character and held item textures. Zones may or may not be retextured as a future project.

[mickmoranis]

just browsing the images again, it hurts my soul that this wasnt the obvious next step for luclin insted of fucking remodeling everything sigh

[Sorn]

We have Sorn chained to a computer with nothing but Photoshop installed. We've begun rewarding 1 muffin per face completed - 2 if the face had an additional hair texture - but despite this, progress is still slow.

send help

[Oerlan]

This looks amazing!

[paulgiamatti]

Previously completed shields that I forgot in the first shields post (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2515234&postcount=134) (credit: QQ):

targ shield:
http://imgur.com/WZPwUI7.png
http://imgur.com/yK5KB28.png

buckler:
http://imgur.com/bJKWDxB.png
http://imgur.com/ZTGVWKp.png

I also forgot about the wooden round shield, but there seems to be some disagreement on what the center of the round shields should look like. Here are two different versions of each round shield, the first being Cucumbers' rendition and the second being slightly altered by me to reflect what I think is more accurate/true to the original:

metal round shield update (wooden covering is now a leather covering, rivet positions corrected)
QQ version:
http://imgur.com/KxXMIlj.png

PG alteration:
http://imgur.com/V6g3fqN.png

wooden round shield
QQ version:
http://imgur.com/nBFdERN.png

PG alteration:
http://imgur.com/1UQreob.png

[mickmoranis]

#MEQGA

[paulgiamatti]

A couple others that were previously completed that I forgot in the first shields post (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2515234&postcount=134) (credit: QQ):

leather buckler:
http://imgur.com/SNQgw3D.png
http://imgur.com/W0aPOT8.png

chitin shield (front):
http://imgur.com/wVHXAOj.png
chitin shield (back):
http://imgur.com/L5F7MGi.png

[fash]

http://i.imgur.com/fh7i2cN.png

Something about the retextured squint or smile changed the expression. The original face looks stern, maybe even angry, which is why I always preferred it. The new one looks neutral.

[mickmoranis]

http://i.imgur.com/fh7i2cN.png

Something about the retextured squint or smile changed the expression. The original face looks stern, maybe even angry, which is why I always preferred it. The new one looks neutral.


I can see what u mean, like the upper cheek seems more relaxed, under the eyes, resulting in a little less cruel gnome stare, a little bit rounder tops of the eyes too result in that, the low pixel flat line on the left on the top of the eye

http://i.imgur.com/htatrpM.png

[fash]

I can see what u mean, like the upper cheek seems more relaxed, under the eyes, resulting in a little less cruel gnome stare, a little bit rounder tops of the eyes too result in that, the low pixel flat line on the left on the top of the eye

The original also has less space between the eyes and inner eyebrows, making the eyebrows look more furrowed.

[mickmoranis]

god its amazing the billions of happy accidents that came from the origional eq art, imagine them spending this much time on textures, they probubly spent half as much as you have by now already lol and somehow they made pure magic.

this game was not made by humans but magicians

[paulgiamatti]

they probubly spent half as much as you have by now already lol and somehow they made pure magic.

Doubtful. A team of artists such as those in Verant Interactive working around the clock for a week or two would likely be more man-hours than we've spent in total. And I'm sure all of the artwork in EQ took more than a couple weeks of development.

[mickmoranis]

im trying to pay you a complement!

but it is worth noting they changed the character art and much of the background art rapidly before release, so you'd be surprised.

[Jimjam]

That yellow shield is looking awesome, now, a very true HD rendition!

The yellow part is looking great too, I was worried it might be tricky to get right.

Nice job lads!

[loramin]

Nice job lads!

[Starboy]

#BigMoves
Amazing work, seriously. In the massive deluge of comparison pictures, did I miss the griffon shield re-work? (it also has a fairly rare shield model, as well) One shield that has it would be the NToV Shield of the Protector.

[SyanideGas]

I can't wait for these to release

[Nalefein]

This is incredible work guys. You are breathing new life into the best MMO out there atm. Thank you for this!!!!!

Looking forward to release :)

[paulgiamatti]

In the massive deluge of comparison pictures, did I miss the griffon shield re-work? (it also has a fairly rare shield model, as well) One shield that has it would be the NToV Shield of the Protector.

Good call - this was also previously completed by Cucumbers and left out of the first shields post (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2515234&postcount=132):

http://imgur.com/6sjHpZu.png

Although, I'm not so sure that's a griffon so much as a flying monkey. No idea what that thing is. Back looks like this, just applied to the different model:

http://imgur.com/QLKfhwF.png

[mickmoranis]

You really colored within the lines so to speak on that one, like, yeah wtf do you do with that garbled mess and still keep it nostalgia approved, but I think that's a pretty creative solution.

Hmm can the everquest mysteries guy confirm if that thing is anywhere else in the game? Screenshot thread should hunt for it. See if there is a clearer version of that thing anywhere else, maybe on the cloth maps I wonder.

[skarlorn]

This is great work, those shields are looking amazing!

Sometime soon I'll have to install these to deepen my enjoyment of Rivervale. It will be like the difference between a poorly fermented JumJum juice and a JumJum aged from '99

[Uberom]

Perhaps I missed it, is there a project scope or roadmap listed somewhere? Is it just faces and worn items ?

[loramin]

Perhaps I missed it, is there a project scope or roadmap listed somewhere? Is it just faces and worn items ?

Go back a few pages: they say they're waiting for certain sets of textures to be completed and then they plan to do a release. I don't think there's an official schedule or roadmap, but they're fairly close to a release.

[loramin]

I think this is as close as they have to a schedule:

It's math time! Sorn started working on faces on January 3rd, and has since completed 174/207 faces. Since January 3rd, 151 days have elapsed.

174 / 151 = 1.15 faces completed per day

207 - 174 = 33 faces remaining

33 / 1.15 = 28.7 days until Sorn completes all of the faces, at which point we'll release



Currently just character and held item textures. Zones may or may not be retextured as a future project.

[Starboy]

Good call - this was also previously completed by Cucumbers and left out of the first shields post (https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2515234&postcount=132):

http://imgur.com/6sjHpZu.png

Although, I'm not so sure that's a griffon so much as a flying monkey. No idea what that thing is. Back looks like this, just applied to the different model:

http://imgur.com/QLKfhwF.png
TBH It's about as well done as I could've expected!
My previous interpretation of the weird-ass texture was that it was leather with a branded icon/logo, but Wood works for me!
I tended to look at that shield with de-focused eyes to see 2 legs on the bottom versus 2 hooked legs on the side.

[paulgiamatti]

Perhaps I missed it, is there a project scope or roadmap listed somewhere? Is it just faces and worn items ?

Not really. The specifics have been kept behind closed doors because the work is so sporadic and voluminous and not actually "managed" per se. Originally "Phase 1" was just going to be upscaling all character, equipment, and spell particle textures, with some stuff redone by hand, but then we redid tons of weapons and held items by hand, hired Zaela to tinker with things providing us with animation, spell particle, and transparency fixes, and then hired Sorn to make faces prettier.

Once Sorn joined we pretty much unanimously decided that we'll release as soon as the faces are completed. So as expected we suffered quite a bit of scope creep in the beginning, but now we have a definitive release point even though we don't know exactly when that will be. Phase 2 will involve upscaling all classic zone and NPC textures, and that may or may not ever happen since it's anyone's guess as to whether we'll have any gas left in the tank after Phase 1. It will probably happen at some point, but we've barely started theorizing about how we're gonna pull that off while keeping the end texture packages to a reasonable size.

There were also quite a few hurdles along the way such as figuring out what to convert to DDS to avoid crashing the client from memory bloat, and which DDS format and conversion methods to use in order to avoid artifacts while keeping the textures to a reasonable size being that DDS files are much larger than JPEG despite being way more memory-efficient due to mipmapping. Not to mention all of the file extension wonkiness - some of the textures are DDS and some are JPEG, but they're all renamed to .bmp and flipped vertically before being repacked into the S3D archives. Makes sense, right? Meanwhile Cucumbers drew upon the powers of The Vision™ and somehow managed to permanently unfuck gequip.s3d which suffered from a litany of issues making that archive an absolute nightmare to handle. I still don't even know what he did to that thing, or what the initial cause of the problem was. I don't even want to know. It's fixed now - thanks Cucumbers!

[paulgiamatti]

My previous interpretation of the weird-ass texture was that it was leather with a branded icon/logo, but Wood works for me!

Oh and also, your interpretation was correct - this shield and the targ shield are supposed to be leather, as indicated by their texture names: shkiteleather.bmp, and 216ikshleath.bmp. I never interpreted them as leather, though - I always assumed they were wooden. I'm willing to wager most people thought the same.

[paulgiamatti]

All halfling female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/0fkkVNw.png
http://imgur.com/luuyQeg.png
http://imgur.com/IS33Kml.png
http://imgur.com/lmcC5Dt.png
http://imgur.com/C7RQ7Ht.png
http://imgur.com/FoC7Dfh.png
http://imgur.com/U4NQcy0.png
http://imgur.com/YZ2O2B2.png

[paulgiamatti]

All halfling male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/FRuB73q.png
http://imgur.com/6wkM78c.png
http://imgur.com/tzhbxNl.png
http://imgur.com/rLqX77h.png
http://imgur.com/g2klERN.png
http://imgur.com/oi2dYmw.png
http://imgur.com/7ixOaOC.png
http://imgur.com/rfKRNMI.png

[paulgiamatti]

Currently at 150/174 faces completed. 174 doesn't include the 16 iksar faces which will only need eyes touched up, and any other additional touch-ups that need to be done before we release. Getting close!

[SyanideGas]

Currently at 150/174 faces completed. 174 doesn't include the 16 iksar faces which will only need eyes touched up, and any other additional touch-ups that need to be done before we release. Getting close!
giveeeee

[Soothsayer]

Excellent work, as stated by everyone else. Have armor models been improved for all races as well, or are the high-resolution armor textures (specifically plate) only available for a select handful of races at the moment? My gnome warrior is in a full suit of enchanted dwarven plate, and high-resolution textures would look quite snappy for him. :)

[paulgiamatti]

Have armor models been improved for all races as well, or are the high-resolution armor textures (specifically plate) only available for a select handful of races at the moment?

All character and armor textures have been upscaled by 100% using waifu2x. The overall difference is awesome - everything looks clearer and more detailed, and colors are more vibrant. I've only posted screenshots of the completely redone armor/character textures which are of much higher quality than those that have only been upscaled. My package will include the redone textures as well as the upscaled textures, and Cucumbers' package will use only the upscaled character & armor textures (with the exception of robes and retouched faces). We will also probably make a package that is everything only upscaled since there seems to be a lot of people who would opt for that.

[Cars]

How do I use these/where do I go to download them?

[Robot]

i have a special request i dont know if its even possible but would love to see monk specific armor textures available on dark elf (i have guise of the deciever on a monk and i hate the naked look when i am in dark elf form)

great work so far

[paulgiamatti]

How do I use these/where do I go to download them?

They'll be available in the vaguely near, somewhat remote future. Stay tuned!

i have a special request i dont know if its even possible but would love to see monk specific armor textures available on dark elf

That's a good idea and theoretically feasible, but the only person capable of creating those textures is Sorn. So if Sorn gets around to it that might be a thing. It would probably still have to be a robed texture though because the robe is built into the model, but could definitely make it more monk-like and add it into the texture sets.

[Sorn]

Update: I have finished all the iksar and am onto ogre females now. Retexture chat got real fun. "What is that on her lip? Is that green drool or another piercing? What is that stuff on her chin? WHAT IS THAT ON HER FACE?!"

They'll take a bit longer just because they have a lot of fabulous details (like scars, acne, boils, and all kinds of fun things) and the upscale wasn't too nice to them. Same for trolls.

i have a special request i dont know if its even possible but would love to see monk specific armor textures available on dark elf (i have guise of the deciever on a monk and i hate the naked look when i am in dark elf form)

great work so far

I love drawing naked people!! :O

[paulgiamatti]

Official P99 Retexturing Project Beta Testing invites have been sent out - check your private messages! Anyone else who's interested, feel free to send me a PM. Thanks!

[paulgiamatti]

Some differences are very subtle because epic weapon textures are pretty high-resolution to begin with. Everything except Ragebringer's handle texture and Innoruuk's Curse handle texture have been upscaled, including the particle effects, and some stuff I manually retextured a bit.

Ragebringer blade, hilt & pommel retextured:
http://imgur.com/R4qFhR0.png

Water Sprinkler of Nem Ankh handle retextured:
http://imgur.com/vNahFHe.png

Staff of the Four handle retextured:
http://imgur.com/nufGJOC.png

Orb of Mastery handle retextured:
http://imgur.com/yARpBVg.png

Spear of Fate handle retextured:
http://imgur.com/g0lQ0hE.png

Scythe of the Shadowed Soul handle retextured:
http://imgur.com/aSSXvMN.png

SoulFire (redone classic blades):
http://imgur.com/RGVgoDS.png

SoulFire (upscaled & retextured classic blades)
http://imgur.com/fQj4Bn8.png

[paulgiamatti]

This is to show the difference between the brand new classic blade texture and the upscaled & retextured classic blade texture, as well as the very subtle improvement on the rest of the weapon from the upscaling.

Jagged Blade of War (redone classic blades):
http://imgur.com/axA6hOd.png

Jagged Blade of War (upscaled & retextured classic blades):
http://imgur.com/zhyKnnu.png

Blade of Strategy (redone classic blades):
http://imgur.com/ZftaFwp.png

Blade of Strategy (upscaled & retextured classic blades):
http://imgur.com/Xec7E9M.png

Blade of Tactics (redone classic blades):
http://imgur.com/tDbv6kp.png

Blade of Tactics (upscaled & retextured classic blades):
http://imgur.com/dsKCvP1.png

[paulgiamatti]

The following were only upscaled, nothing retouched by hand. Barely noticeable difference, but if you look closely you can see a bit more sharpness and clarity, less pixelation in the particle effects, etc.

Fiery Defender:
http://imgur.com/yt0Pegb.png

Innoruuk's Curse:
http://imgur.com/VfWrtEI.png

Swiftwind/Earthcaller:
http://imgur.com/cbvpuf2.png

Nature Walkers Scimitar:
http://imgur.com/MTsn5T4.png

Singing Short Sword:
http://imgur.com/mh7PXaf.png

Staff of the Serpent:
http://imgur.com/Mbprlfo.png

Celestial Sword (GM weapon):
http://imgur.com/HNC2Jpe.png

[paulgiamatti]

http://i.imgur.com/UToHwAU.png



Official release date: September 2nd, 2017



Now accepting new applications for beta testers - send me a PM (http://www.project1999.com/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=111579) if you're interested.

[loramin]

I've been beta testing, but haven't seen a single issue so I haven't reported back.

I will say that since I mostly play casters I haven't noticed a ton of difference. However, every now and then I'll pass someone with a cool sword or shield, and the difference will be very noticeable.

Looking forward to the whole server getting to enjoy the new textures :D

[kwjohns]

http://i.imgur.com/UToHwAU.png



Official release date: September 2nd, 2017



Now accepting new applications for beta testers - send me a PM (http://www.project1999.com/forums/private.php?do=newpm&u=111579) if you're interested.


No permission to send you a PM, but I'd be down for beta testing.

[loramin]

No permission to send you a PM, but I'd be down for beta testing.

To keep out the spammers the forums place certain limits on your account when it is first created. I believe those limits go away after a few weeks or a few posts (I forget which, but I'm sure if you search the forums you can find out).

[mickmoranis]

not sure if you already addressed this one, but this is a big wish list item for me!

will I be able to get the character and weapons, and NOT the environment updated textures? I like my enviorn textures to be the OG eq textures (which is why I love your updated ones, they look so much like the og character textures, just updated!)

or.. is that a dumb question becuse that's always the way its been and will continue to be?

[paulgiamatti]

or.. is that a dumb question becuse that's always the way its been and will continue to be?

Yep. Haven't touched any zone textures yet, and if we do that'll be an entirely separate thing.

[mickmoranis]

Yep. Haven't touched any zone textures yet, and if we do that'll be an entirely separate thing.

http://i.imgur.com/NceKDnx.jpg

[paulgiamatti]

khukuri (upscaled only, subtle difference):
http://imgur.com/U7TK4NV.png

poison wind censer redone [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/VD1BdZJ.png

lantern redone (previously upscaled only) [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/8NgMCQg.png

stein redone (previously upscaled only) [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/GHk04Ma.png

scepter reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/zNuwN0N.png

cone of the mystics reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/XqiXIKe.png

baton reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/3P3k0E2.png

[paulgiamatti]

ashenbone shield redone [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/FZBTxCo.png

targ shield reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/RHSX0w1.png

leather kite shield reworked [credit: QQ & Sorn]:
http://imgur.com/i6rjbMK.png

metal round shield handle reworked & corrected orientation [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/cSJJS5J.png

wooden round shield handle reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/6zXA8WO.png

metal kite shield handle reworked [credit: QQ]:
http://imgur.com/TXah78D.png

[paulgiamatti]

All human male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/2CguQZO.png
http://imgur.com/jFwrNS9.png
http://imgur.com/cEcHjvy.png
http://imgur.com/FaSYszq.png
http://imgur.com/SeTbilA.png
http://imgur.com/hNogsmb.png
http://imgur.com/vMaJsoY.png
http://imgur.com/WtWzAkk.png

[paulgiamatti]

All human female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/HPXvz3O.png
http://imgur.com/BcAQNU3.png
http://imgur.com/hTd3it4.png
http://imgur.com/Rjkb3p1.png
http://imgur.com/iUG1i97.png
http://imgur.com/BMJcpn3.png
http://imgur.com/sn1nl73.png

[paulgiamatti]

All iksar male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/P1gJCWO.png
http://imgur.com/JZuwdew.png
http://imgur.com/yQWxg6m.png
http://imgur.com/6UwLYGk.png
http://imgur.com/0s5hyBn.png
http://imgur.com/zzE9m9e.png
http://imgur.com/W7KDvYV.png
http://imgur.com/1yH6FGp.png

[paulgiamatti]

All iksar female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/jU5yjwz.png
http://imgur.com/x8WnYuH.png
http://imgur.com/XAOs6Bm.png
http://imgur.com/XVgOjp5.png
http://imgur.com/iENPwsk.png
http://imgur.com/HP03D8t.png
http://imgur.com/ZjmUi1D.png
http://imgur.com/TOjrCbl.png

[paulgiamatti]

All troll male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/PIINhiG.png
http://imgur.com/PU7znA2.png
http://imgur.com/CnPl0Dc.png
http://imgur.com/vld1oFi.png
http://imgur.com/X4yXW9D.png
http://imgur.com/2CeY7ag.png
http://imgur.com/p7MS8YA.png
http://imgur.com/26R3CFt.png

[paulgiamatti]

All troll female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/z3ihUZT.png
http://imgur.com/O5zFgrD.png
http://imgur.com/ds6mcoY.png
http://imgur.com/biPtBGH.png
http://imgur.com/K2H3UPn.png
http://imgur.com/HakgKmt.png
http://imgur.com/Rx0QVge.png
http://imgur.com/KJ88Wth.png

[paulgiamatti]

All ogre male faces redone:
http://imgur.com/GbdfB2B.png
http://imgur.com/jWk2yoi.png
http://imgur.com/zVYyE8i.png
http://imgur.com/0OpX8yB.png
http://imgur.com/k7PRikf.png
http://imgur.com/CMUeLLq.png
http://imgur.com/tx2pDrB.png
http://imgur.com/QRRyVmz.png

[paulgiamatti]

All ogre female faces redone:
http://imgur.com/6n0aCWr.png
http://imgur.com/w3fvMbN.png
http://imgur.com/9ne0kon.png
http://imgur.com/cGwcv0C.png
http://imgur.com/7GM56Y3.png
http://imgur.com/El70iFW.png
http://imgur.com/5KwC93v.png
http://imgur.com/F2EWSgh.png

[paulgiamatti]

Something strange happened to iksar teeth in the updated textures - we're looking into it.

[Starboy]

Nice work on the Leather Kite shield (Griffon)!!
And TBH, everything else :)

[Numbers_]

I can't wait for this. Looking forward to september 2nd!

[deezy]

can't wait :D

[Peacocky]

Wow damn nice!!!.

If only Luclin was like this instead...

http://i.imgur.com/PgJAd9n.jpg

[GraveD]

http://i.imgur.com/JQpuvis.png

[skwayb]

Wow damn nice!!!.

If only Luclin was like this instead...


Got to remember when Luclin was out, graphic cards were for more limited than they are now so they couldn't handle the higher quality textures.

I am a beta tester and they look awesome but sometimes you don't notice the updates because you aren't close enough to see them. The shields are definitely noticeable at most distances. and look awesome. Faces only when you are close but they still look awesome.

[Lojik]

I'm really hoping the shan'tok was updated and just left off the SS list. Package unplayable otherwise

[khanable]

I'm really hoping the shan'tok was updated and just left off the SS list. Package unplayable otherwise

We Shan'Tok about it

[Shrubwise]

Got to remember when Luclin was out, graphic cards were for more limited than they are now so they couldn't handle the higher quality textures.

I am a beta tester and they look awesome but sometimes you don't notice the updates because you aren't close enough to see them. The shields are definitely noticeable at most distances. and look awesome. Faces only when you are close but they still look awesome.

[Shrubwise]

Got to remember when Luclin was out, graphic cards were for more limited than they are now so they couldn't handle the higher quality textures.

I am a beta tester and they look awesome but sometimes you don't notice the updates because you aren't close enough to see them. The shields are definitely noticeable at most distances. and look awesome. Faces only when you are close but they still look awesome.



Shit, didn't mean to double post but I'm on mobile and shit happens.

This post made me LOL. I remember distinctly the Luclin patch and being prompted to enable new Luclin graphics. The updated had a tool that would take inventory of your system, and based on the system specs, tell you how many new character models you could turn on. I was allowed negative models, hahaha. I had to de-select everything and use old World graphics. I think at one point I was playing a human monk and was only able to turn on the human male graphic.

[enesis]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/281103030751985664/350846529692762112/EQ000957.jpg

[Peacocky]

Got to remember when Luclin was out, graphic cards were for more limited than they are now so they couldn't handle the higher quality textures.

I am a beta tester and they look awesome but sometimes you don't notice the updates because you aren't close enough to see them. The shields are definitely noticeable at most distances. and look awesome. Faces only when you are close but they still look awesome.

Graphic card was more than adequate before the release of SoL.

Remember that new SoL uglies characters model have more texture.

3DFX Voodoo Banshee SLI ftw!, nom nom nom!.

http://i.imgur.com/IPiOEPm.jpg

RIP last 3DFX acquired by Nvidia under intellectual property rights in 2002.

[paulgiamatti]

I'm really hoping the shan'tok was updated and just left off the SS list. Package unplayable otherwise

This one displeases me (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC9_WKVH_Xs).

[Soothsayer]

Was this ever released? September 2 was mentioned as an "official release date," but it would seem as though this thread completely died off around that time.

[Sorn]

It got a separate release thread here: http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=280545

Enjoy!

[SyanideGas]

Necroing thread. Request for retextured ogre armor <3

[eurekaent]

Hi Team, just want to say THANK YOU. With the AI tools readily available now, I wanted to see if the team has considered utilizing that to take textures to the next level (4K and beyond). I also notice that the AI can reconstruct missing details.

I took the HD version of what you created and threw it at deep-image.ai and here are the results:

https://i.imgur.com/cbYxhaB.jpg

[Knuckle]

Not impressed all it did was brighten the image, which it didn't need. Makes it look less detailed, didnt seem to sharpen anything.