Yskonyn Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 KingTiger I didn't even know that changing the skins would have such a great impact on TIS! :shocked: If it works like that, then yes indeed, the only option is to trust eachother and review AAR's to spot cheating if you suspect someone is doing that.Heh, the Bloom mod is indeed a bit pale in its effects in relation to what you can do with skins!We just have to trust our little family then. . . :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pteradon Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Strange twist in about this subject.Bloom-HDR Mod as an form for cheating:shocked:I'm still tweaking the .ini file for right amount of bloom.I like this mod very much.For me it's extra little visual thing to SBpro, making it more real.Darker woods, adding "shadows" and creating more depth in my field of view.Then again, when im going online, i'm not using this mod.Afraid to spot enemy targets to late.I see more in vanilla SBpro than with this mod.I didn't even know that changing the skins would have such a great impact on TIS! :shocked:I thought, changing the skin doesn't have impact on TIS.For changing the TIS of an vehicle, the TIS file of that vehicle must be changed,or am i wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasder Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I thought, changing the skin doesn't have impact on TIS.For changing the TIS of an vehicle, the TIS file of that vehicle must be changed,or am i wrong?There is a TIS folder under your mods... default location would beC:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\My Documents\eSim Games\Steel Beasts\mods\textures\tisSo changing skin doesn't change the TIS, unless it's a "TIS skin" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 wich just needs to be a blank white .dds file thats 125*125... not hard to create. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidZill Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Can someone post some simple installation instructions for this utility? I.E. step by step before I screw up my files lol...thanks guys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Can someone post some simple installation instructions for this utility? I.E. step by step before I screw up my files lol...thanks guysDid you try the first page on this thread?The HDR mod does work with SB Pro. I used enbseries_gtasa_v0074f.zip http://boris-vorontsov.narod.ru/enbseries_gtasa_v0074f.zip Just drop the config file and the d3d9.dll into the SBpro release directory. Turn off Occlusion and efect and motion blur. The ini file should look like the following. [PROXY]EnableProxyLibrary=0InitProxyFunctions=1ProxyLibrary=[GLOBAL]UseEffect=0AlternativeDepth=0AllowAntialias=1BugFixMode=0SkipShaderOptimization=0QuadVertexBuffer=0[EFFECT]EnableBloom=1EnableOcclusion=0EnableReflection=1EnableMotionBlur=0EnableWater=1EnableShadow=1DepthBias=0/KT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yskonyn Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 This will only enable the mod, but standard setting are much too bright, at least on my config.Does anyone have a nice 'realistic' lighting effect figured out in the actual bloom settings section of the config file?If so, could you post it? Maybe along with some screenies of what it looks like in-game.I know there were already posted a few screenies, but those were still in the process of tweaking the mod. I am very much interested in a final setting one might have found to be working.You could also call me lazy for asking a mod and not tweaking myself... Well take it however you like! :debile2: :biggrin: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtiger Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Im not using it yet because I cant find a "perfect" config, but so far dejawolfs has been the closest for me, try hes out, its somewhere on the latest pages./KT 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolf Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yes, this is quite an interesting improvement. Tried it and the atmosphere was somewhat "moodier". In fact, think it is excellent. Have not tested it with major combat scenarios, but just took it out for a ride and here are some screendumps for those that have not yet tried it. Cheers, Ingolf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yskonyn Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Still pictures of the mod are very nice, but I can't seem to find a decent setting where the daylight is not so 'glossy' looking, especially around the edges of trees.Looks like the gloss overlay you see in those american soaps. :decu:I also think that you're bound to spot enemies when its too late. :sonic: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolf Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yes, "glossy" is the word. It's a balance between 1) getting rid of the flat 2D feeling and 2) accepting a blurred image of the world... However, after a few hours of testing I still like it. For those of us who have not seen the american soaps with vaseline on the lenses, we think it is a new experience! . Seriously, your point is right and maybe I am just prone to change... you know changes satisfies... or like we say in Sweden, "omväxling förnöjer"! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yskonyn Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Well I do like the color palette change and the notion of depth of field you get with the mod. If only we can find a way to get the 'gloss' just right its a definite stay as far as I am concerned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Well I do like the color palette change and the notion of depth of field you get with the mod. If only we can find a way to get the 'gloss' just right its a definite stay as far as I am concerned. Mate, you may want to check previous pages in this thread... Check page 5. Parabellum has already slaved away and made some settings with the bloom feature. He has a very comfortable setting, but he has disabled the color palette change and motion blur, but you can enable those if you wish... check it out!! TS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 What kind of fps are you getting Ingolf ?, you sound like you have it working well!!!TS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolf Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I still have around 55fps on "light" battles, but have now (tonight) had a drop down to 30-45fps where I used to have 60-65 before. It is however very simple to return to full fps by "shift-F12" if it gets intense. :biggrin:In the case of SB, I really don't care so much about graphics since it delivers plenty in all other aspects. Just wanted to try this out since I am also a LOMAC fan and it actually works ok there as well. My verdict is that it does not affect gameplay for me personally. But the idea is great and looks good.Thanks for your input, fellow commanders!Cheers,Ingolf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejawolf Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 real bloom:http://www.dejawolf.com/steelbeasts/massivebloom.avi 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Well, thats a nice demo of real bloom dejawolf...TS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtGeorge Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 (edited) Got it to work with Parabellum's settings at first try - thanks! So beautiful! :eek2: I ran into a weird error, though - not sure if it has been found before. I was in a Strv122 doing one of the TC tutorials to explore the bloom, and after awhile if I descended into the tank using 'Z' I would actually seem to rise in the turret instead of descend and the world would change to as if I was in heaven on top of a tank turret. :angel: Only clouds and a sky-like color all around, with me on top of the turret. Pressing the 'Q' key and I would DESCEND into the "turret" but then pop UP into the low unbuttoned position with the world back in place. It didn't seem to matter if bloom was on or off. I found I could fix the error by going inside with a purpose, such as being unbuttoned and pressing F2 or F3. Then everything worked fine. Weird... But bloom is freaking awesome! Wahoo! :mrgreen: Edited July 4, 2008 by LtGeorge Emphasis added/fixed spelling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 I think there was a related bug that got fixed between 2.370 and now. It should go away with the next upgrade. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Got it to work with Parabellum's settings at first try - thanks! So beautiful! :eek2:....................bloom is freaking awesome! Wahoo! :mrgreen: Ya, I am very glad you got it working LtGeorge! Ya, Parabellum's settings work very well! His settings for the mod really beat doing it yourself for hours on end... Just re-emphasize 8) TS 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha6 Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 does this work with HL2 or Gmod? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Has anyone tried this with Ver 2.483? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th3flyboy Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Holy mother of...Now if only Pro PE had shadows on top of that, that would look EPIC! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Installed this Yesterday.FPS of 62.50 with a GTX260Vastly superior to a Geforce 6200.Yahoo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigershark Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thats awesome Hedgehog! :eek2:You ought to show some pics of your results with it on your rig... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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