Included in Build Interface Screenshots for Ships

[modernknight1]

Thanks for the update Armada,

I've successfully got to the POTC and tools FTP now and loaded all the tools on my new machine. Way faster with my super quick connection than going manual.

Many Thanks Mate!

MK

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Armada, before we release Beta 2, we'll need to have this mod updated with the newly added ships. Hopefully you can help a bit with that again when we come to it.

 

[Armada]

I'm well aware of that, and of course I'll help sort it out.
What we'll need to do is list all of the new ships which don't have interface pics, as well as the ships that we drop, so we can fill in the gaps left in the image files.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

I've been adding interface pics to the ships I'm porting, but the next ones I'm looking at are bugged so that I might not be able to take screenies of them. I'm working on Castel F1 now.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Absolutely, Armada! I'll see if I can make you a list when I'm further on with the ship cleanup process.

 

[Armada]

I've been adding interface pics to the ships I'm porting, but the next ones I'm looking at are bugged so that I might not be able to take screenies of them. I'm working on Castel F1 now.

Are the pics you successfully took available on the FTP with the accompanying ships? I haven't had a chance to look that the most recent models, yet.

Absolutely, Armada! I'll see if I can make you a list when I'm further on with the ship cleanup process.

Thanks, that will make things much easier.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

I've been adding interface pics to the ships I'm porting, but the next ones I'm looking at are bugged so that I might not be able to take screenies of them. I'm working on Castel F1 now.

Are the pics you successfully took available on the FTP with the accompanying ships? I haven't had a chance to look that the most recent models, yet.

Umm, yes and no. I put some pics in the Neptunus folder, and it is on the FTP in the "after patch7" folder. I also made some Revenge pics but forgot to put them in its folder, so they are on the FTP next to the Revenge 7zip file.

I completely forgot to make pics for the Lyon Hoy it seems.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

I've started to check all interface pictures in the game to ensure things match up:

Caravel2 - Does have a different screenshot from Caravel1 but it is another screenshot of Caravel1 and NOT a screenshot of Caravel2
HMS_Bounty - Screenshot still shows the more blue colour instead of the blackish; I'm still in half a mind of returning back to that colour in the game too
FR_Sloop - Has the old PotC-based sloop model, image needs replacing
FastMerchantman1 - Shows a figurehead, but I removed that as per Hylie Pistof's request (not crucial)
FastMerchantman2 - Shows a figurehead, but I removed that as per Hylie Pistof's request (not crucial)
PO_FastNavy - Has a completely different hull texture now
SP_Frigate - Now uses the old FrigateNKSup model, so pictures has the wrong figurehead (not crucial)
Battleship3 - Picture still shows the AoP model, but this has been reverted to the PotC model. Colour is correct though
HMS_Endeavour - Screenshot still shows the more brown colour instead of the blackish
WickedWench - Still shows the old model on the screenshot
FR_SoleilRoyal - NO PICTURE
RN_Revenge x3 - NO PICTURE
QueenAnnesRevenge - NO PICTURE
Hoy x3 - NO PICTURE
Neptunus x3 - NO PICTURE
NL_LightPinnace - NO PICTURE
SP_LightPinnace - NO PICTURE
Derfflinger x3 - NO PICTURE
HMS_Unicorn - NO PICTURE

Attached file is adjusted for the Post Clean-Up situation, so some code was moved around to ensure that the textures match up with their new model names and screenshots.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Armada, how do you want to do this? I can make the missing screenshots to start out with. If you want, if you give me your original files, I can fix up this whole thing for you too. Whatever you prefer.

 

[Armada]

Well it would save me some time if you could take the missing screenshots, but I'm more than happy to fix up the four main images using the pictures.ini files you've provided.
I'll make a start, but I'll also have to sort out the extra textures we discussed for the Hornblower ships before I can finish.

 

[Armada]

Here's some notes on your comments, in relation to my version of the files (which I SWEAR I uploaded for Patch7/Beta2...).

- Caravel2 - Does have a different screenshot from Caravel1 but it is another screenshot of Caravel1 and NOT a screenshot of Caravel2 - Confirmed.

- HMS_Bounty - I have the newer version featured; why do you want to revert to the old texture? The new one is higher quality and based on the real ship!

- HMS_Endeavour - Screenshot still shows the more brown colour instead of the blackish - Confirmed, although it's hard to tell the difference.
The ship now has black masts too, so the image needs replacing either way.

- FR_SoleilRoyal - Again, I do have her featured in my files, right at the bottom of shipsBL.tga.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Well it would save me some time if you could take the missing screenshots, but I'm more than happy to fix up the four main images using the pictures.ini files you've provided.
I'll make a start, but I'll also have to sort out the extra textures we discussed for the Hornblower ships before I can finish.

Alright; I'll take the screenshots and then we'll take it from there.

Here's some notes on your comments, in relation to my version of the files (which I SWEAR I uploaded for Patch7/Beta2...).

Looks like I somehow managed to miss it then, because I don't have all that you mention below... :?

- HMS_Bounty - I have the newer version featured; why do you want to revert to the old texture? The new one is higher quality and based on the real ship!

As you wish. I thought we were going to redo the Dauntless and Interceptor textures to match anyway and be a bit blue-er than the other ships. But it doesn't matter either way, as long as things match up.

Anyway, as I understand it, this is the list of screenshots still to be included then:

Caravel2 - Does have a different screenshot from Caravel1 but it is another screenshot of Caravel1 and NOT a screenshot of Caravel2
HMS_Bounty - Screenshot still shows the more blue colour instead of the blackish; I'm still in half a mind of returning back to that colour in the game too - Already done by Armada
FR_Sloop - Has the old PotC-based sloop model, image needs replacing
FastMerchantman1 - Shows a figurehead, but I removed that as per Hylie Pistof's request (not crucial)
FastMerchantman2 - Shows a figurehead, but I removed that as per Hylie Pistof's request (not crucial)
PO_FastNavy - Has a completely different hull texture now
SP_Frigate - Now uses the old FrigateNKSup model, so pictures has the wrong figurehead (not crucial)
Battleship3 - Picture still shows the AoP model, but this has been reverted to the PotC model. Colour is correct though
HMS_Endeavour - Screenshot still shows the more brown colour instead of the blackish
WickedWench - Still shows the old model on the screenshot
FR_SoleilRoyal - NO PICTURE - Already done by Armada
RN_Revenge x3 - NO PICTURE
QueenAnnesRevenge - NO PICTURE
Hoy x3 - NO PICTURE
Neptunus x3 - NO PICTURE - Done by Hylie Pistof, not included
NL_LightPinnace - NO PICTURE
SP_LightPinnace - NO PICTURE
Derfflinger x3 - NO PICTURE
HMS_Unicorn - NO PICTURE

 

[Armada]

Looks like I somehow managed to miss it then, because I don't have all that you mention below... :?

Does this file ring a bell: http://www.pyratesahoy.com/potc/Experienced%20Captain/Content_for_Patch7.7z
I just checked and I'm certain it includes the latest versions of the files that I have submitted.

As you wish. I thought we were going to redo the Dauntless and Interceptor textures to match anyway and be a bit blue-er than the other ships. But it doesn't matter either way, as long as things match up.

We asked LS to sort out the Dauntless/Interceptor textures to match each other, but the Bounty is completely different and unrelated to those two.
This is the colour scheme I designed the Bounty texture to match: http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Tallships/DSZ_5767.jpg

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Does this file ring a bell: http://www.pyratesahoy.com/potc/Experienced%20Captain/Content_for_Patch7.7z
I just checked and I'm certain it includes the latest versions of the files that I have submitted.

I do remember doing something with that file. Apparently it went wrong. Let me check if there's any other content there that didn't make it.

We asked LS to sort out the Dauntless/Interceptor textures to match each other, but the Bounty is completely different and unrelated to those two.
This is the colour scheme I designed the Bounty texture to match: http://home.comcast.net/~bzee1a/Tallships/DSZ_5767.jpg

Oh, now I'm confusing the Bounty and the Interceptor too because they BOTH ended up blacker instead of their original blue.
(What the *** is going on with me? I seem to spend half my time being confused these days! :boom )

 

[Pieter Boelen]

- FR_SoleilRoyal - Again, I do have her featured in my files, right at the bottom of shipsBL.tga.

Wait a second; I DO have her in the Patch 7 copy of that file. Apparently I just made a mistake in pictures.ini, since she's listed there as SoleilRoyal instead of the new FR_SoleilRoyal. Easy fix.
Seems your files DID make it into Patch 7, I just messed up with my renaming. Oops. Anyway, one less ship to do.

 

[Armada]

(What the *** is going on with me? I seem to spend half my time being confused these days! :boom )

LOL! Considering the amount of work you have to compile from everyone, I'm not surprised mate. :

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Yes, you are working long hours. I will be glad when this push is over.

It seems that the last ship I thought to provide pics for was the Neptunus. they are in its folder.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Here's all 27 missing screenshots, three of which were done by Hylie Pistof: http://www.pyratesahoy.com/build/b14_b2_wip/ship_screenshots/
Let me know if you need any other help to get this done.

 

[Armada]

I've managed to get through removing all the images for the deleted ships now, and have started adding the remaining images too.
There's a couple of images from your bunch that I'd like to redo, namely the Endeavour and QAR, because I think there's some room for improvement, but the rest were fine.
I noticed the Wicked Wench image looks particularly nice! Good way to make use of Legendary_Spider's screenshots.

BTW, regarding the Endeavour, what's the easiest way to use the EITC flag for the sake of the screenshot?

 

[Pieter Boelen]

If for any pictures, you need the original un-cropped versions, just let me know; I've still got them.

For the EITC flag, start the Jack Sparrow storyline and execute this line through console:

PChar.Flags.Personal = 3; // PB: EITC Flag

Then raise your personal flag and it should be the EITC one.
With the Wicked Wench, I wanted her to have the EITC flag on the picture, but couldn't be bothered as per above because I was working from the Assassin storyline. So I used Legendary Spider's picture instead,
but flipped it to have the bow in the same direction as all the other ships' pictures.

For the Queen Anne's Revenge, if you can, do try to put the real Blackbeard's flag in the mast; that's what I did.

Anyway, feel free to redo what you want. I just figured it'd be quicker for you if somebody would give you something to work from.