Jump to content



Photo
* * * * * 2 votes

Next WIP Night Mod


  • Please log in to reply
980 replies to this topic

#361 jimmyfingers

jimmyfingers

    Pinball Fan

  • VIP
  • 832 posts

  • Flag: Canada

  • Favorite Pinball: Comet



Posted 27 September 2014 - 06:21 AM

I might need a break after this one its making me mad lol... been on it forever feel like im not getting anywhere and it keeps crashing and i lose stuff and have to do it over :( Not sure why this one is acting up but it wont get the best of me!  :throw:

I think this table was previously pushing the texture size / amount limits in the past.  As a temporary measure and to potentially avoid some crashes, maybe see what setting the max. textures to 2048 or 1024 does for the crashes.  Obviously you won't get the best detail while working / placing / touching up the graphics but maybe for the bulk of the tweaks and table runs this can help avoid losing work and at the end the more fine tuning can be done with it returned to whatever setting you normally use.  Oh, and I also notice from your screen shots that you have FXAA enabled, so if that is still on during your work, I would suggest also turning that off as a means to avoid crashes with this particular table.

 

I've seen both of the aspects mention have a bearing on a table loading successfully especially after multiple renderings and with a higher degree of textures / texture resolutions.



#362 LoadedWeapon

LoadedWeapon

    The Night Owl..

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,572 posts
  • Location:South Carolina USA

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Trek TNG



Posted 27 September 2014 - 06:47 AM

Hmm thanks JF thats good to know.. but i think its something with this image.. i ended up making a new one renaming it and then putting it back in and just changing all the textures.. Don't really know as I havent really had any problems before but i did turn off FXAA while i build now ;)

ok my eyes are bleeding 12hrs striaght... so im going to bed now! Last shot of the night..

Attached File  br.png   2.29MB   15 downloads

 


Edited by LoadedWeapon, 27 September 2014 - 07:39 AM.


#363 miket3

miket3

    Hobbyist

  • Members
  • PipPip
  • 33 posts

  • Flag: France

  • Favorite Pinball: lethal weapon - last action hero - circus voltaire - south park - theatre of magic - terminator 2 - the getaway - hook - jurassic park - tales of the crypt - cactus canyon - addams familly - twilight zone

Posted 27 September 2014 - 07:51 AM

Baywatch pleaeeese

#364 dark

dark

    3D model-man

  • VIP
  • 1,936 posts
  • Location:Toronto

  • Flag: Canada

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Wars, AbraCadaBra,MB, LAH,JPark...too many to choose!

Contributor

Posted 27 September 2014 - 01:44 PM

Kiwi/Max was working on a from scratch baywatch update though I'm not sure the status of it.  I made a 3D model lifeguard tower/house for him.



#365 LoadedWeapon

LoadedWeapon

    The Night Owl..

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,572 posts
  • Location:South Carolina USA

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Trek TNG



Posted 27 September 2014 - 01:47 PM

Baywatch pleaeeese

If I remember correctly someone was redoing baywatch already. I know Dark did the model. :)



#366 The Loafer

The Loafer

    Pinball Wizard

  • VIP
  • 3,471 posts
  • Location:Embrun, Ontario, Canada

  • Flag: ---------

  • Favorite Pinball: Superman, Firepower & Tron



Posted 27 September 2014 - 02:02 PM

It's looking great LW!

#367 randr

randr

    I'm just a hardware guy so...

  • VIP
  • 2,650 posts
  • Location:Minnesota

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Twilight Zone

Posted 27 September 2014 - 02:11 PM

WOW looks GREAT! and a very good machine. like the video mods on it. looking forward to the release! thanks! 


randr___pinball.png                         


#368 LoadedWeapon

LoadedWeapon

    The Night Owl..

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,572 posts
  • Location:South Carolina USA

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Trek TNG



Posted 27 September 2014 - 04:06 PM

Well its starting to look like a little something now :)

Attached File  Untitled.png   2.39MB   14 downloads

 



#369 Pinball999

Pinball999

    Pinball Fan

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPip
  • 828 posts
  • Location:Germany

  • Flag: France

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Wars

Posted 27 September 2014 - 04:10 PM

Oh wow...

#370 randr

randr

    I'm just a hardware guy so...

  • VIP
  • 2,650 posts
  • Location:Minnesota

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Twilight Zone

Posted 27 September 2014 - 04:43 PM

Un-frikin-real! You do amazing work sir

randr___pinball.png                         


#371 stevegooner123

stevegooner123

    Enthusiast

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 180 posts

  • Flag: England

  • Favorite Pinball: Medieval Madness

Posted 27 September 2014 - 05:01 PM

Wow LW that looks incredible :-D , you are a robot lol

#372 krille81

krille81

    Enthusiast

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 197 posts

  • Flag: Sweden

  • Favorite Pinball: Junk Yard, White Water, Star Wars (Data East)

Posted 27 September 2014 - 05:17 PM

You are in a flow now LW. Black rose look amazing :) Thank you for all hard work!

#373 The Loafer

The Loafer

    Pinball Wizard

  • VIP
  • 3,471 posts
  • Location:Embrun, Ontario, Canada

  • Flag: ---------

  • Favorite Pinball: Superman, Firepower & Tron



Posted 27 September 2014 - 05:35 PM

Nor bad, probably better than I could do... ;)

#374 Dozer316

Dozer316

    Dozer

  • VIP
  • 669 posts

  • Flag: Australia

  • Favorite Pinball: Cirqus Voltaire

Posted 27 September 2014 - 05:55 PM

Heya LW, is this one going to have 8 step GI?

#375 LoadedWeapon

LoadedWeapon

    The Night Owl..

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,572 posts
  • Location:South Carolina USA

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Trek TNG



Posted 27 September 2014 - 06:05 PM

Heya LW, is this one going to have 8 step GI?

oh yea of course :) I save the GI for last so I can see everything im working on..


Edited by LoadedWeapon, 27 September 2014 - 06:06 PM.


#376 jimmyfingers

jimmyfingers

    Pinball Fan

  • VIP
  • 832 posts

  • Flag: Canada

  • Favorite Pinball: Comet



Posted 27 September 2014 - 07:10 PM

LW, working with some of the 8 step and preserving some of LH's original plastic textures / look might be nice as he was always very good at drawing nice subtle shadows for the objects underneath / blocking the light from scattering through the plastics like wood rails at the sides and posts or rubbers (his playboy table showed this really well and from what I can tell he did this on all his other ones).  Might be nice to still use that texture in some way vs. going with all additive alpha spot lights alone for their illumination or ever create steps of it and the off image to grab the 7 (6) other levels now that images can be swapped on light objects making GI8 on the light objects much easier to code with VP99.  Maybe you were already planning on incorporating them in some way as I noticed on Congo you still used generally JPs plastic "on" images as a base while adding more of the flasher object / additive alpha GI.  

 

Looking nice as it is in any case and definitely the use of the darkness and lighting done well can help to make the tables appear with better depth and that's already visible nicely in this BR mod (and your other ones for that matter).



#377 dark

dark

    3D model-man

  • VIP
  • 1,936 posts
  • Location:Toronto

  • Flag: Canada

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Wars, AbraCadaBra,MB, LAH,JPark...too many to choose!

Contributor

Posted 27 September 2014 - 07:50 PM

Words of wisdom by jimmyfingers.  ;)

:love39:



#378 thewool

thewool

    Pinball Fan

  • VIP
  • 1,068 posts
  • Location:North Yorkshire, UK

  • Flag: England

  • Favorite Pinball: WOZ



Posted 27 September 2014 - 09:04 PM

Looking really good there LW, my hat is off to you.



#379 LoadedWeapon

LoadedWeapon

    The Night Owl..

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 2,572 posts
  • Location:South Carolina USA

  • Flag: United States of America

  • Favorite Pinball: Star Trek TNG



Posted 27 September 2014 - 10:34 PM

thanks guys its coming along pretty good now I should be finished tonight some time.. I want to change the pegs and rubbers but I have the GI scripted and starting to put down the GI lights :)

Attached File  1.png   2.42MB   15 downloads

 

 



#380 bolt

bolt

    VPF Veteran

  • VIP
  • 5,161 posts
  • Location:Kiel / Schleswig Holstein

  • Flag: Germany

  • Favorite Pinball: JP's Deadpool, Harlem Globetrotters, Spiderman and much more

Posted 27 September 2014 - 11:11 PM

Looks very good.


Posted Image