[RELz] Swiveller's Structures: Cabins and Docks : III

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:32 am

A new, high-res texture replacer for the cabins or 'shacks' and wooden docks that you find on the coast of Vvardenfell.

Download of version 1.1 from Planet Elder Scrolls:
http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=9518
Download of version 1.1 from Morrowind Modding History:
http://mw.modhistory.com/download-56-6930
Download of version 1.1 from Wolflore:
http://www.wolflore.net/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1463 (direct link to my REL thread).

Version 1.1 removes the rogue alpha layers that had been added by the NVidia DDS plugin and tweaks one of the wood_barnacle textures. All of the files were re-encoded from the originals so as to prevent data loss.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:36 am

As usual, amazing work!!

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:59 pm

Thanks, EsoptrosOer. I hope you'll enjoy the new textures. :-)

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:18 am

I most definitely will; I do have a couple questions: What are you stipulations to the usage of your textures? And two, your textures, how do you get them? do you take the photos? Do you buy the photos? Or get them from those random free websites?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:24 am

I mostly release my textures under a Creative Commons license which allows others to use them in their own projects. The readme contains all the details.

I often take my own photographs (as I did in this case - much of that wood is from actual cabins in Switzerland), but sometimes I will use photographs from sites such as Wikipedia and Mayang. Mayang want you to change the image substantially before releasing it, however, so they're not always a viable source. I've never paid for an image as I've never needed to - the varied landscape of Western Europe provides lots of surfaces to work from. :-)

I imagine it would be different if I lived in a drier area, but there's plenty of sand, mud & lichen-infested rock around here. Also, there is so much you can get under a Creative Commons license that there is rarely a real need to use commercial websites.

Some elements I create from scratch - Photoshop can do wonders if you know how to combine layers with fx functions. :-)

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:40 pm

Creative Commons license??

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:21 am

Creative Commons is at http://creativecommons.org/ - however, which type of CC license do you mean, Mr. Swiveller?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:56 pm

OK, here you go guys. It's a bit easier to read if you use the PDF that comes with the archive, but basically the last license referred to in the list is the one that applies to a texture. CCASA=CCAS. Should change that in a future version of the readme file.

Note that Grunge textures changed their license AFTER I downloaded and used it. When I first made the tx_metal textures in this pack (and added them to my mods) the base images were available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license.

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Swiveller's Structures: Cabins and Docks
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V 1.0

This is a high-res texture pack for Bethesda's computer game Morrowind.

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INSTALLING
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Copy the *.dds files from the 'textures' folder in this archive to your Morrowind\Data Files\Textures folder, and allow Windows to overwrite. I recommend backing up your textures folder first, so that you can revert to the previous situation if you should wish to do so.

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CREDITS AND LICENSES
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TEXTURE AUTHOR (images) LICENSE TYPE (original) LICENSE TYPE (TEXTURE)

tx_metal_iron_rusty Grunge CCAN 3.0 CCANS 3.0
tx_metal_strip_02 Grunge CCANS 2.5 CCANS 3.0
tx_wood_barnacle_01 Michael Maggs, Mr. Swiveller CCAS 3 CCASA 3
Tx_wood_barnacle_02 Michael Maggs, Mr. Swiveller CCAS 3 CCASA 3
tx_wood_dock_rings Paul Schadler CCAG 2 CCAG 2
tx_wood_weathered_rings Chefranden, Mr. Swiveller CCAG 2 CCAG 2

All other textures Mr. Swiveller --- CCANS 3

* CCAG 2 = Creative Commons Attribution Generic
* CCAS 3 = Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
* CCANS 2.5 = Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Generic
* CCANS 3 = Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

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Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

You are free:

* to Share — to copy, distribute and transmit the work
* to Remix — to adapt the work
* to make commercial use of the work

Under the following conditions:

* Attribution — You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work).

With the understanding that:

> Waiver — Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
> Public Domain — Where the work or any of its elements is in the public domain under applicable law, that status is in no way affected by the license.
> Other Rights — In no way are any of the following rights affected by the license:

- Your fair dealing or fair use rights, or other applicable copyright exceptions and limitations;
- The author's moral rights;
- Rights other persons may have either in the work itself or in how the work is used, such as publicity or privacy rights.
- Notice — For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:09 am

Ah. Final question; I have come across some that have two-license one is the free to use [some rights reserved], and a [request to license, license]

I really don't get what it means to have two of them. . . . .

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:57 pm

Swiv, your file has been approved over on GHF. You're welcome to upload it to Wolflore - our general section doesn't require registration to view and download files.

You said you had screenshots in the archive, but I didn't find any.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:48 am

Hi Jac - sorry about the confusion, and thank you for approving the mod. :-)

The screenshots should be on the same page as the download link - i.e., at Fliggerty's.

I'll drop by Wolflore, too.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:29 pm

I uploaded your mod to your thread on http://www.wolflore.net/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1463&p=15375#p15375, Swiv, and included the screenshots. Good work.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:13 pm

I am seeing an alpha layer on a couple texture I checked.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:04 pm

It seems to be an awesome texture replacer like the others of yours Mr. Swiveller. Downloading for sure, the only thing that makes me feel sad is that i'm 1000 miles away from my Morrowind folder :turned:

and cannot try this replacer right now. Thank you!

edit:typo

2nd edit: it always makes me feel happy seeing how old cool modders-veterans release something new, pushing Morrowind appearance to a next level of awesomeness.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:11 am

I am seeing an alpha layer on a couple texture I checked.

Sorry, I don't mean to sound ignorant, but what does this mean? All I know is that an alpha channel is a layer, not whether it is bad, good or otherwise. In fact, unless it's damaged, isn't it better to have an alpha channel than to not have one?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:40 pm

2nd edit: it always makes me feel happy seeing how old cool modders-veterans release something new, pushing Morrowind appearance to a next level of awesomeness.

Haha, thanks. :-)

It's quite cool to be thought of as a 'modder-veteran' - my contribution to Morrowind modding has been fairly modest, although I've always enjoyed crafting new stuff for this game.

I am seeing an alpha layer on a couple texture I checked.

There's a transparency layer on the tx_shack_thatch_strip texture, if that is what you mean. Without it you wouldn't be able to see through the gaps between the leaves. If there are any problems you noticed please try to be specific as otherwise I won't be able to fix them. I've not had any issues with these myself (and I can't think of any that would be caused by alpha layers...).

[EDIT 4 - The Photoshop NVidia plugin appears to have generated non-active alpha layers on most of these textures. This is odd as nearly all of these textures are DXT 1 4bpp no alpha files. I don't think the alpha layers have any function; they contain noise that is not visible in-game. I will leave them where they are for the time being.]

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:53 pm

As those of you who have been reading this thread will know, many of the textures in this pack contain an alpha layer that appears to have no function. I've just found out that this is caused by a bug in recent versions of the Photoshop DDS plugin (http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop). A fix was released by NVidia a few days ago. I will re-encode the original files and upload an update to Morrowind Modding History and Wolflore. I hope I can also get PES to work - it has always been a safe haven for my work.

Note that the extra alpha layer appears to be completely inactive; the textures should appear in-game as intended.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:38 am

Fixed version with minor texture tweaks available from the Morrowind section over at Wolflore. I will add a new Morrowind Modding History link once I figure out how to update my mods there.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:44 pm

PES link added!

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:00 pm

Good to see you're still here and swivelling. :smile:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:14 am

Life's never been more Swivtastic, Povuholo! :-)