Re: [Supertuxkart-devel] Some texture improvements

[M G. <aur...@gm...>]

Hi,
> Hi Marianna!
>
> I would really like to have some good screenshots of your new tracks, 
> and put them on the main-page.
>
> So, please, choose your favorite positions and send me some screenies :)
>
> One more thing: I've polished your sandtrack even a little bit more. 
> Added some of the models from titusgames to build up an oasis and spread 
> some cactuses. Also, I took the dust-layer and expanded it over the 
> whole outside track. As I'm not nearly an grafical artist, I would like 
> you to have a look at the blender-files and do a last polish or tell me, 
> that I've done bullshit :)
>
> http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=8RRH29XM
>
> Greetings,
>
> Constantin
>   

I think the oasis could be nice! You would need to delete the vertex 
keys and recenter the objects though, right now there's awful lines 
running all over the place. Also, another possible concern is the amount 
of added polygons - how low-poly do we want to be? Anyway it probably 
looks great, I just didn't try it in game because of texturing issues, 
etc. I don't have the jungle models textures in STK, and don't feel like 
adding them all to materials.dat (cause many use transparency... without 
an entry it'll look ugly) Adding cactuses is a very good idea :)

About the sand : first of all I think we should have a discussion about 
whether we want more. I personnaly think having it in some areas only is 
better. Joerg seemed to express he sort of liked the feelign of diving 
into the sand but I'd like more opinions in general. Your current 
modelling has some problems. First of all, the texture mapping is 
somewhat poorly done, in some areas it's streteched, in others it isn't, 
when turning it's all messed up, near the side of the road it's 
stretched too. You would need to use some projection, not just fill the 
texture per quad. Also the sand doesn't quite reach the side of the road 
so there's strange gaps.

I didn't want to sound harsh, sorry :) There's just stuff to improve, 
and honestly I would like that we decide whether we want more sand at 
all before trying to add it.

PS: stop referring to me as "the artist", in many places I would be 
considered a total noob ;)