Zelda Ocarina of time Community Retexture Project

[Zfreak]

If somebody is interested, here is the link to some makro shots of stone walls, greenery and icicles. Hope somebody can use this to create some realistic textures for OOT.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2R6LKVF9
So long Zfreak

 

[mode7]

thx a lot - there's some useful stuff in there

 

[talkingzeg]

Okay, just have to organize my updates, write some notes and jot down what there is left to do (very little).

 

[tonloc89]

Talkingzeg I just updated my pack again. I probably wont be updating it again because Ive fixed all of the problems that I had with it so check it out before you post yours. The link for everything that Ive updated since the last update that I posted for you is http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTCCWYPH I organized it this time too so it should be easier to add them to your pack.

 

[mode7]

could you please post in another thread!!!!

 

[tonloc89]

Talkingzeg:

I'm using a mix of Mode7's and Tonloc's textures.
Right now I'm working on consistency (correct flowing of one texture to another) and redoing the painted backgrounds of the inside of houses.

he's using my textures Im filling him in on my new ones. You might like this update yourself mode7. The new textures for the most part are referenced from the original textures but filtered and edited. I pretty much completely retexutred the spirit temple and ganon's castle with this update too.

 

[ctatumt]

Tonloc, bro, Mode7 asked you to post in another thread so stop advertising your project in HIS project thread. I thought you had your own thread anyways

 

[tonloc89]

ok i was under the impression that this was a COMMUNITY texture project and the author of the thread is death droid not mode 7 so how was i suppose to know that its his project. If you noticed I just joined last month so didnt even know about this tread until after i posted my own, and this is also why i didnt know that I was suppose to ask for permission to use his textures. Whats the difference from talkingzeg posting his take on my textures and me adding to those textures that hes referencing. Ill delete my own thread if thats what he wants bc I mean we all have the same goal here its just that i didnt know that this thread existed before. Even if you dont like my textures from the environment (a lot of which are completely original and fill in blanks) Ive completed things that no on else has like all of the inventory items(including the fishing pole), i made the sling shot, bomb, and bow and arrow not look like shit, and i completed all of the items that pop up after to break a pot/cut a bush ex. magic jar, deku seeds,arrows ect. Like i said we all have the same goal here y wouldnt he want to use some of my textures.

 

[ctatumt]

Woe hey yeah it is a community retexture thread but usually that means just contributing a little something not coming here and going, hey i have the most complete pack ever! Thats what you're own thread is for. I'm sure if mode7 would like to use some of you're textures he'll let you know. I don't know... i could be totally wrong but it just seems like common courtesy.

 

[Thommo]

He does have a point I mean think about it, how would you like it if mode7 came into your thread and started promoting his pack at your expense wether it's purposeful or not ? you wouldn't like it either. Dude, please stop rationalising your actions the simple fact is you got it wrong, I make no judgements, but the least you could do is to show some common courtesy, man up and apologize. You will get alot more respect back for it.

Having said that, you have your own thread for your own texture project and you have been asked more than once to not promote your stuff in this thread and you haven't taken any notice but tried to do what most people do when they are in the wrong....resist and rationalise.

Your texture project efforts is greatly appreciated by the community I'm sure but don't be a prick about it - show other people respect instead of slapping them in the face.

 

[mode7]

tonloc89, you're right. Basically this thread is about the COMMUNITY project.
That means, people work together to recreate the textures from zelda ocarina of time.
It does not mean filtiering original textures and stealing (Thats right!) other peoples work cause someone is to lazy to develop his own texturing skills.
If this is what the Community project is about - I don't want to be a part of it.

Sorry to be so drastic but this type of sh*t, really drains my motivation to do original work.

BTW: Some WIP of the Graveyard

 

[death--droid]

Nice job mode7.
Sorry i haven't being around at all.
I've being doing some modifications to dolphin-emu(Which now has hi-res texture support )

I wish i could help but i don't have any motivation

 

[Thommo]

Mode7 that's some good stuff you got going there pal

Try not to let tonloc89 get to you too much although I know it must be frustrating....but he has been told by a few people now so if he keeps doing it then he is obviously doing it on purpose to get a rise out of people.

 

[Craig R.]

Right now I'm trying to redo the textures to the tree house but I couldn't get HighResEaser to work so I got frustrated and posted all the textures Powerpoint and tried to put them together piece by piece. This is my progress

EDIT: Also as anyone else noticed when you load up the game, the moon is transparent?

 

[mode7]

Dont do it that way - even if you can put together the pieces in power point - how will you get the right filenames for each chip out of powerpoint??

You like to redo links house? How are planning to do it? Paint? Render?
If it's a good aproach, I would be glad to do all the jigsaw work for you!

 

[tonloc89]

To mode 7, Did you personally photograph all of your textures that you did? If not than you are "stealing" too, but this is beside that point of my message so i don't care if you actually did reference your own photographs when making your textures or not. I gave you credit for your work that you made freely available to whoever wanted to download it that's not stealing. That's like going to to nintendo's headquarters and giving them a game you made and said here you go it's free and later they make copies of it and sell it to people and then you come back and are like wtf your stealing, but what i did isn't even as bad because do you see me profiting off of this or trying to play it off as if it's only my work? no. If anything it helps you out because I advertise it as being part of your work. Should I have asked for your permission to post my pack on a site that you apparently practically run? In hindsight yes but you cant expect me to automatically know how to contact you or that this is where you go to post everything, which brings me to the point that want to get across. The way ctatumt put it i can see where i come off as looking like a prick. So let me just say that i am sorry for that, but just know that i had the best intentions. I was just trying to show my take on on all of this and show how great everyone's work can look together. I was trying to see if the community wanted to build on it that's why i posted it here. I know now that you want to do a completely original take on the textures which obviously conflicts with what i want to do with this. Also, regarding the filtered original textures that i was talking about, that was what i mostly did on my recent update to show that you can make the originals look better. A lot of my previous original textures weren't done that way and were developed by me. When doing this kind of pack, with over 5,500 textures, obviously there will more than likely be less of my original work than others' work. That being said a noticeable portion of it is my completely original work. Like i said I can see where you're coming from now and that our intentions for the textures are different. Because of this conflict of intentions I can can understand your point of view, so again i apologize and i wont post my textures here anymore.

 

[Thommo]

tonloc89, just so you know nobody is saying or even suggesting to not come on here or contribute...what people are saying is if you have something to contribute then do so in your own thread and not other people's. You have already done the hard part in grudgingly apologising.....why you had to resist and apologise at the same time I don't know....but that's another matter totally...the point is you apologised.....and I for one respect you more for being man enough to say sorry, there's too many people that won't even when they know they should.....anyway what you decide to do now is totally your decision. I hope this hasn't put you off texturing....also I know what it's like to do something with the best intentions and have a community turn on you....or feel like they are.....I just want to take this time to say if you want to carry on then do it in your own thread like everyone else.....if you don't wish to contribute here anymore then that's your decision and I respect that.

 

[Craig R.]

Dont do it that way - even if you can put together the pieces in power point - how will you get the right filenames for each chip out of powerpoint??

You like to redo links house? How are planning to do it? Paint? Render?
If it's a good approach, I would be glad to do all the jigsaw work for you!

Yes. Don't know, I want to find a way to combine all of the images into one, edit them and than re-separate them.

 

[ctatumt]

what people are saying is if you have something to contribute then do so in your own thread and not other people's.

No thats not really what we were saying cause this is a community thread and anyone can contribute its just that he was advertising a whole pack here when he had his own thread. Anywho the past is the past and I also respect you tonloc for saying sorry and also for putting a lot of hard work into combining this pack. So yeah lets keep this a community thread and not an advertising one.

 

[mode7]

@craig: My question was about HOW you are going to edit them. Cause if you just use some filters, you wouldnt have to put the pieces together - just filter each piece.

@tonloc: I did not steal anything! All pictures I used are a.) heavily edited and b.) completely royality free or taken by me.
Of course you're right in a way. I made them freely avaiable but that does not mean everyone can do anything with them.
That's something a lot of people don't understand. They say: "I just want a complete retexture of zelda" but they don't care if its a crude mixture of many different sources with a very different style, resolution and quality.
What would Picasso think if someone said to him "Oh I like your painting, but lets put this little Van Gogh tree here in the corner - this will make it even better."

Well, I respect your work and I take your apology. As a member of this community, I have nothing against you using my work. But as an artist, it really hurts to see my work used this way (except for the skies - they fit pretty good with everything). I'm not saying that the other stuff is necessarily bad - but it does not fit like Van Gogh doesn't fit Picassos work.

But most people seem to be content with such a pack - so I end up again with doing it just for myself. I would lie if I said it does not drain my motivation.