Time for an update (disclaimer: since this is a work in progress, some things stated may or may not end up in the final version, or may end up being different than described)
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Originally Posted by Turp
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They are currently working on a APP that will allow them to easier package the textures together.
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Indeed - Zaela is working on a utility that will be the main way we distribute new texture packages, and it will make things a million times better and easier. You'll be able to quickly select between different packages with a description and preview for each one, so you can choose exactly what you want - if you like most of the new character and armor textures but don't want the new elementals or frogloks (I'm talking about new textures for the classic elementals and frogloks here, not the Luclin and on models), you can choose not to install those or install those separately. If you like Cucumber's upscaled classic textures but don't want the completely redone textures that were in Chebby's packages, you'll be able to pick and choose between them as well as compare the differences in a preview. If you want the super cartoony package that Chebby made, but for some weird reason you also want the new frogloks and elementals, you'll be able to do that. Also, you'll be able to easily revert back to the stock low-resolution Titanium textures, the stock hi-resolution Trilogy textures, or the previous textures that you had installed before making changes with the app.
Theoretically, it will also allow anyone else to distribute new textures through the app, since everything is going to be stored online and it will just let you download those textures from whatever location they're stored at.
We're also still making a lot of progress on the actual textures themselves - we recently solved a crashing while zoning problem due to client memory usage, so it's definitely a good thing we're taking our time to make sure we do it right rather than release a shitty broken thing that screws up the client.
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Originally Posted by Turp
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I believe once that app is done then the phase 1 pack will go public.
Phase 2 zones and dragons will follow.
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Correct - even after the first thing is released, which will be sometime in 2017 (yes, I hate deadlines) it will still be an ongoing project, with other side packages like new dragon/wolf/bear textures, and new textures for zones etc. being released as they're finished.