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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 19, 2022 8:53:41 GMT -5
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 19, 2022 8:56:31 GMT -5
This is an on-going mod, so contributors are welcome.
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Post by Gibbon on Jul 19, 2022 23:13:39 GMT -5
I'll still be doing some maps if you want them?
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 19, 2022 23:16:08 GMT -5
Absolutely, that would be fantastic.
There's also a bunch of errors that I need to figure out.
Btw, could you do me a small favor and reach out to Gokuma about the new website? I am still unable to access DBs to message him.
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Post by Gibbon on Jul 19, 2022 23:16:47 GMT -5
No problem, I'll do that now.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 20, 2022 0:39:40 GMT -5
Slade shows a bunch of duplicates that I used to get away with having (unwittingly), so now I will have to decern where they are. I'll try to get around to pruning out the duplicates sometime soon, and I will post a new version.
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Post by Gibbon on Jul 20, 2022 13:26:05 GMT -5
I could take a look at any decorate warnings too if you want. I’m not experienced with scripting but it should be fairly simple.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 20, 2022 14:06:23 GMT -5
Sounds good, I think a lot of these issues were actually corrected with DBP#48.
But I think it might be a bit hard to reconcile with the content that was omitted to create DBP#48. I had used Aliens: The ultimate doom as a baseline to create it.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 23, 2022 9:52:21 GMT -5
I have a really crazy idea, what if I revive my art project to make high resolution sprites for the xenomorph? I was a bit discouraged because I didn't get the movement down so well. But I could model it after the body poses from Aliens TC: This would be really labor intensive, and would take me a while. On top of that, none of the other sprites would match, and it would be the only enemy in the game. At least until I was able to make other sprites. But I think I would probably be burnt out by the end of finishing the xenomorph for a while. Hell even making one sprite of this scale would start to burn me out. Thoughts. I feel the need to add something new, and this would be the ultimate thing to add.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 23, 2022 9:57:14 GMT -5
A less labor intensive, but more intricate alternative than the current alien sprites:
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 23, 2022 10:03:57 GMT -5
Third option:
I could simply scale up the current sprites, and add more detail to them. This would be the quickest way to achieve my goal.
I was thinking about making them as big as the Alien Trilogy sprites, so I could also make an add-on for Aliens: Eradication.
Because I really like all the enemy sprites from Alien Trilogy, except the xenomorph itself. I always felt it was a bit too hard to discern, even when I played on PS1 back in the day.
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Post by Gibbon on Jul 25, 2022 0:00:55 GMT -5
The lower res one looks nicer, I think it gives it that aesthetic of being classic while still being recognisable. No idea how you do this though, I can just about draw a stickman…
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 25, 2022 15:32:47 GMT -5
I'll keep the original sprites than. But perhaps I can focus my attention on making new custom patches and flats.
If I double it up, it will help distinguish this version from previous iterations.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 25, 2022 15:37:24 GMT -5
I can also expand upon the original sprites. Also, Payload said on the DBs thread that he will join us. This is going to be a really awesome mod, considering the fact you, and him will be a part of it. Gokuma, I would like to employ your talents as well. This is will be a long-term project, so the door is open throughout.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Jul 25, 2022 15:40:03 GMT -5
There are currently about 750 watchers for Aliens: the Ultimate Doom, I will update the blog, and link the development thread on the moddb.com page. It will help to also serve the growth of the forum.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 5, 2022 11:15:29 GMT -5
Check this out, I scaled up the image 200% and give it a cartoon-filter in gimp2 to smooth out the pixels. Should I press forward and do this for all of them? I'd like to here some opinons. I know you can do something similar with gzdoom-settings, but I think it would be great to have this in as the native size. It would look better without the gzdoom filter, especially contrasted to the textures, etc. We would probably have to reduce the scale in decorate by 50%, but I think it would look good.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 14:41:11 GMT -5
Well boss, i don't understand jackshit about img editing but you asked for opinions and today is a damn slow day 'round here.. and that means schizoposting. So no buyer's remorse, m'kay?
It looks good but at the same time it seems to have lost a lot of it's sharpness.. i guess it's a side of effect of the smoothing thingy you've done? My monitor has the brightness set on the roof for i have the eyesight of a demented senior, i probably should go to the doctor and fetch a new prescription to update my glasses' firmware but i lost all the trust i had on physicians around six years ago when i was taken to the emergency due to some pesky kidney stones tormenting my weekend. The male nurses at the hospital had the brilliant idea of raping my pee hole with a tiny tube just to collect my urine - can you believe that? The nerve of those dudes.. wanting to see way more skin than this brazilian Jon Snow was willing to show.
You know, i might be skinny as De Niro on Godfather II now but back then i was more juicy and muscular - and for any man to be able to see my virtues well.. the fella would have to work really hard; not those blokes tho, they got to the private party without invitations - two holding my sides and one penetrating my dick, what a sight to behold huh? One of the stones must have been pretty close to the urethra's tip, so to speak, 'cause when that son of a whore introduced his little friend on me.. boy oh boy i saw the whole milky way (in a not-so-funny way).
That made me pee blood for more than a week.. i couldn't ejaculate for months without feeling like i was giving birth to a razor.. amazing. The whole gangbang "experience" was free of charge but i had to spend a considerable amount on exams and on a shitty drug that made go to the bathroom every 10 minutes - and those fuckin' pills didn't solved a damn thing, actually, beer did the trick and helped my gaping johnson to expel those ponty little pieces of saline orgies. Now i have Nam flashbacks every goddamn june.. i'm so, so grateful for those angels in scrubs. But anyways, back to the topic: all things considered, i still get visual information a lot better from the smaller "HRGiger wet dream" than from his older brother due to the aforementioned sharpness. Although i never liked to have vaseline applied to my pixels, so take this opinion of mine with a grain of salt as it's only a matter of preference.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 5, 2022 15:24:52 GMT -5
Well boss, i don't understand jackshit about img editing but you asked for opinions and today is a damn slow day 'round here.. and that means schizoposting. So no buyer's remorse, m'kay? It looks good but at the same time it seems to have lost a lot of it's sharpness.. i guess it's a side of effect of the smoothing thingy you've done? My monitor has the brightness set on the roof for i have the eyesight of a demented senior, i probably should go to the doctor and fetch a new prescription to update my glasses' firmware but i lost all the trust i had on physicians around six years ago when i was taken to the emergency due to some pesky kidney stones tormenting my weekend. The male nurses at the hospital had the brilliant idea of raping my pee hole with a tiny tube just to collect my urine - can you believe that? The nerve of those dudes.. wanting to see way more skin than this brazilian Jon Snow was willing to show. You know, i might be skinny as De Niro on Godfather II now but back then i was more juicy and muscular - and for any man to be able to see my virtues well.. the fella would have to work really hard; not those blokes tho, they got to the private party without invitations - two holding my sides and one penetrating my dick, what a sight to behold huh? One of the stones must have been pretty close to the urethra's tip, so to speak, 'cause when that son of a whore introduced his little friend on me.. boy oh boy i saw the whole milky way (in a not-so-funny way). That made me pee blood for more than a week.. i couldn't ejaculate for months without feeling like i was giving birth to a razor.. amazing. The whole gangbang "experience" was free of charge but i had to spend a considerable amount on exams and on a shitty drug that made go to the bathroom every 10 minutes - and those fuckin' pills didn't solved a damn thing, actually, beer did the trick and helped my gaping johnson to expel those ponty little pieces of saline orgies. Now i have Nam flashbacks every goddamn june.. i'm so, so grateful for those angels in scrubs. But anyways, back to the topic: all things considered, i still get visual information a lot better from the smaller "HRGiger wet dream" than from his older brother due to the aforementioned sharpness. Although i never liked to have vaseline applied to my pixels, so take this opinion of mine with a grain of salt as it's only a matter of preference. I'm playing around in gimp2 with oilfy, but it gives this stupid halo effect that I am currently trying to work around. I took the original image and scaled it 500%. If I can figure it out, I think it will be the ideal version. Sucks about that painful sensation you are going through. Don't feel bad, today I tested positive for covid. I'm triple-vaxed with Pfizer, but I got the new variant. The booster only lasts 10 weeks, and I got it back in late 2021. I felt like I was exhumed from the dead, but I took two Tylenols, and a shower, and I'm feeling about 90% healthy right now. Btw, you should take on some levels for this project once we have the ball rolling, I would love for you to employ your talent.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 5, 2022 15:38:42 GMT -5
This is what I'm talking about, I've been looking around how I could get rid of the halo that comes from oilfying the image after it was increase 500%
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2022 19:18:27 GMT -5
I'm playing around in gimp2 with oilfy, but it gives this stupid halo effect that I am currently trying to work around. I took the original image and scaled it 500%. If I can figure it out, I think it will be the ideal version. See? I don't even know what you are talking about here, boss. Honest to God, i just know paint and a few arcaic lowbrow softwares from the WinXP era. To me it sounds like you are speaking another language.. but so am i most of the time, right? I wish you good luck, nonetheless. Sucks about that painful sensation you are going through. Don't feel bad(...) lol boss, this was six years ago. I'm doing fine, i live on a small city (basically a rural area) so fresh air, fresh fruits & vegetables, nice vistas to calm the mind.. i also do a lot of walking and my cock is in pretty good shape as well - thanks for your concern tho (...)today I tested positive for covid. I'm triple-vaxed with Pfizer, but I got the new variant. The booster only lasts 10 weeks, and I got it back in late 2021. I felt like I was exhumed from the dead, but I took two Tylenols, and a shower, and I'm feeling about 90% healthy right now. I'm completely aloof to the new COVID gigs and stuff, around here things are pretty tamed. My best wishes tho, hope you get well soon. I don't surrender my body to meds that often and i have something of a natural resistance to painkillers - not to mention that taking any kind of meds makes me feel like shit anyways.. so i just drink spirits and smoke a lot of cigs. I've a strong health overall so it's pretty rare for me to get sick but when i do i've been making use of old family recipes for basically everything and man.. that shit works wonders. It's heavy stuff tho, not for the faint of liver heart. Btw, you should take on some levels for this project once we have the ball rolling, I would love for you to employ your talent. No problem, i'll be glad to lend a hand! Don't know about the "talent" part tho as i don't have any. The thing is, boss.. i'm very, very limited when it comes to mapping and shit plus my daily time working on Doom stuff is religiously capped at 30 min. I have other projects in the oven as well, so i must be extremely rigorous regarding the amount of time i spend working on them - otherwhise i'll risk getting burned down (again, like i was a couple of years ago) and probably give up finishing those for good. So i'll be completely upfront here, boss: i can't offer much. At this point, my feeble knowledge of Doom stuff is already calcified. I'm not looking to improve my "skills" nor to expand to other formats. I've already learned what i wanted to learn (as far as vanilla mapping goes) and know enough of dehacked to implement my stupid gimmicks. That's it. Decorate, GZDoom scripting, UDMF (i don't even know what the hell that is tbh), DoomCute, any vulgar display of visual kei boom tricks, etc; are definetely out of my league. I'm rather comfy with my mediocrity.. so if you don't mind it (and depending on the deadline): count me in.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 5, 2022 21:05:31 GMT -5
I think I finally nailed it. Instead of oilfy, I did despeckle with a 300% resize.
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 6, 2022 11:51:17 GMT -5
Just finished up 170 frames from the new additions, I still have some more to go
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 6, 2022 16:31:10 GMT -5
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Post by Kontra Kommando on Aug 7, 2022 11:45:27 GMT -5
Here's a very rough version of Aliens:UD I built out of DBP48, since the 9.2 beta has a lot of replica entries I need to prune out to allow it to save in slade. Though don't judge it based on hold-over assests from DBP48, they're going to be replaced with the proper assets. This is simply to showcase the new sprites. Which in all honesty, don't make a noticeable difference. Nevertheless, check it out, maybe I'm wrong: www.mediafire.com/file/rbk1e4uyugln18j/pseudo+AliensUD.pk3/file
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