Texture fix V2.0 : III - Morrowind

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:40 pm

It has been awhile since I've played Morrowind. I am just working out all of the kinks in about a hundred new mods I installed and I should be playing again very soon. I will keep my eyes open for more seams, of course!

Now I just hope that some kind person actually finds the time to fix these seams. ;^) I've never done any graphical work of my own, but I wonder, how hard is it to correct these seams? And what software is used? If it's not very hard to do, I think I could at least give it a try. :^)

You no need any third software, this must be done in CS but i think this work need an experimented landscape modder cause all can be easily distorted but isnt really hard. In any case you are welcome to try of course, i will try to find a link to a proper CS wiki to help to u do the work.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:39 pm

I would definitely give it a try if I had a good guide to start me out. :^)

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:13 am

I have actually been working on an addition myself, as I didn't know when this would get released. I can upload it, if anyone would like to take a look.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:51 am

That would be awesome, Adrala. :^)

Are you continuing to work on this project? (In other words, are you, more or less, preparing Texture Fix 2.0 your self?)

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:41 am

Slartibartfast made these ESM. This way they will load early and not conflict. This is your first step to learn how to do this.
http://www.angelfire.com/clone2/shadowsong/How-To.html

If your up to it then please fix things.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:50 am

http://www.4shared.com/file/52059428/891fae/Texture_Fix_Addition.html

You could think of it as a modder's resource - I've most likely missed some seams, so I've been expanding it as I've found them. Other modders could do the same with it, if they wanted.

It's an esp at the moment, but that can easily be changed.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:30 pm

Is this still being worked on, or did I miss a release?

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:07 pm

great job on seam hunting. I remember someone released a seam finder texture set with crazy colors and designs to help point out seams. i wonder if it's still around.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:50 am

Bump, this is a great project.

anyone point out the big seam at the pelagiad fort entrance? it's mostly underneath, but by the steps to the main door you can see it.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:50 pm

is this still in development, or has it died?

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:13 pm

Hey, he's got a lot of other work to do as well. *chuckle*

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:30 am

bump, any more progress?

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:28 pm

I would also like to express interest in this, as I still find seams from time to time.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:58 am

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» Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:26 pm

I too would like to hear from Connary if he's continuing this project or not. I won't waste time noting down any seams I find if no one will use the information, but I'm very happy to help if it will be used.

Slaartibartfast's texture fix was one of my first mods to be added (along with Visual Pack XT). I really hope his brilliant tradition will be continued and that this extends to mods, because from memory, the texture fix was meant to be one of the first in the load order and I can see it causing problems if it's applied after the mods that reintroduce the seams.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:42 pm

Does anyone still have Adrala's texture fixes? The download link on the previous page isn't working anymore and he/she hasn't replied to the PM I sent a week or two ago. If anyone has it, it'd sure be cool if they'd be nice enough to upload it somewhere for the rest of us. :^)

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:35 pm

Does anyone still have Adrala's texture fixes? The download link on the previous page isn't working anymore and he/she hasn't replied to the PM I sent a week or two ago. If anyone has it, it'd sure be cool if they'd be nice enough to upload it somewhere for the rest of us. :^)

https://www.yousendit.com/download/dVlyMWZKTlE4NVVLSkE9PQ, good for 7 days / 100 downloads. I've re-saved it as a 7zip.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:55 am

No more valid link?

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 1:09 pm

Sorry to bump, trying one more time...

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:04 am

Sorry to post again but I am trying to understand how land texture can be fixed and seamless. Using the landscape editor and changing textures do not always help to remove seams, so I was wondering if there is any special technique to get rid of seams.

I've found slartibartfast's http://www.freewebs.com/slartibartfast1/ where he explains how he proceeded, and he seems to re-align some textures, but I cannot find a way to do that in the TESCS.

Could anyone help with landscape editing and texture seams? Is there any special technique excepted repainting a whole area with different textures? Thank you!

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:33 am

#snip# Is there any special technique excepted repainting a whole area with different textures? Thank you!

I'm afraid not. :nope:

As far as I remember SBF did nothing else but repainting the landscape and finding creative workarounds for spots where more than 2 different ground textures were 'colliding'.

And there seems to be no other solution as long as no-one gets his fingers on the part of the engine code that handles blending of landscape textures. Iirc Hrnchamd (the guy responsible for the MorrowindCodePatch) already stated that he will not mess around with touching MW's engine code anymore. :shrug:

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:42 pm

I'm afraid not. :nope:

As far as I remember SBF did nothing else but repainting the landscape and finding creative workarounds for spots where more than 2 different ground textures were 'colliding'.

OK then, I was afraid to miss something. Thank you.

And there seems to be no other solution as long as no-one gets his fingers on the part of the engine code that handles blending of landscape textures. Iirc Hrnchamd (the guy responsible for the MorrowindCodePatch) already stated that he will not mess around with touching MW's engine code anymore. :shrug:

Probably an issue hard to fix and Hrnchamd has already done so many things for MW engine, let's not be upset and consider all the annoying bugs he already wonderfully fixed!

May be the future OpenMW engine will bring very good solution to that engine weakness...

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:20 pm

-snip- ... Iirc Hrnchamd (the guy responsible for the MorrowindCodePatch) already stated that he will not mess around with touching MW's engine code anymore. :shrug:

Time to crawl out from under that rock - Hrnchamd just released two more updates to MCP, the most recent (v1.4) just two days ago. ^_^

What he has said is that http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1009430&st=10#.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:17 am

The fix is not a fix of the game itself. The game was made the way it was made. What can be fixed is the CS. All that is needed is a blending option to how textures touch. In oblivion's CS they have a opacity setting to the way textures touch.

slartibartfast1 ok'ed me to update the patch for vibrant morrowind. But I can't see how that would help anyone who would not use V.M.
If someone does update the CS. Then I'll update the patch and add 30 to 200 completely new textures (on top of the games own textures) with a common name like Com_ashalnds_Ground_01 and so on. So texture makers will have new textures to work with.

» Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:39 am

Where can I get the updated Texture fix v2.0. Did connary or anyone else ever released an update?