Hi-Res Updates for LFS S2 alpha - kidcodea and don

KiDCoDEa · 12th August 2005, 23:17

Hi guys, if you want lfs to look as best as it can right now, you should have it running on higher res textures (dont leech this if your card has like 16mb

)
Here's the higher res skies that weren't distributed with lfs to keep size down and possible memory problems to a minimum. however, anyone with a normal decent card of 64mb onwards should have no problem running these skies (in fact maybe 32mb is enuff but i didnt test

)

pack includes 2048x sky textures for:

Fern bay - sunny conditions
Kyoto ring , Aston, Blackwood - cloudy conditions
Westhill - cloudy conditions, complete new hemisphere (fresh out of the oven)
Westhill & Aston - evening conditions
Westhill & Aston - sunny conditions
2 UF skins 100% by don

hemis were done for S2 during dev time, coz i believed lfs could look much better using decent skies, at an early phase done by me, nuno maia, and then don ( ondrej zeman ) came along and helped, first "just" taking pics for me to build, and down the line becoming a full-fledged hemi constructor, very prolific, and that can do the whole process now (quite complex pipeline) . Clap clap for my jedi. In later hemis i just did post work. Dont ask me who what or when. its been going for over a year.
He did climb mountains, leave home, ride bikes or car to remote locations etc, looking for the perfect spot (he actually never found a perfect spot, but we and some cg magic powder could overcome that). he was as commited as me, if not more, to bringing a better looking lfs to all, besides ourselves.

you can download the update here

unpack to your lfs\data\ directory

this is just a quickie i have around in my hd, but don may post more pics later. im very busy now and have to do other stuff not lfs related. all the best and enjoy the only real sim next to n2003

ps: thanks to eric and scawen for listening.

Don · 12th August 2005, 23:19

some previews of the new westhill sky:

ladaraider · 12th August 2005, 23:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don

some previews of the new westhill sky:
http://don.vn.cz/s2/westhill_hemi01.jpg

http://don.vn.cz/s2/westhill_hemi02.jpg

http://don.vn.cz/s2/westhill_hemi03.jpg

oh my...!! that looks likes.. just so great

Fragmatic · 12th August 2005, 23:35

Sweet, downloading.

I wonder how much of a framerate drop there'll be on my rig.

Prodromoi · 13th August 2005, 00:13

Very pretty. I'm impressed. And it doesn't seem to affect the framerate on my fairly modest machine (1.4GHz Duron with a 128MB graphics card).

**Bob Smith** · 13th August 2005, 01:14

Look cool. Downloading now.

Perhaps you could create a side-by-side comparison JPG for people? tbh I can't really remember what the sky normally looks like, I tend to concentrate on other things...

illegal · 13th August 2005, 11:54

One of the few visual addons to LFS to be really worth downloading for anyone, great job

**XCNuse** · 13th August 2005, 14:13

sky in FE is a bit disapointing unfortunately... since its only a few colors, its not smooth shading

Don · 13th August 2005, 14:17

vivid cloudless sky is ideal for sunny jamaica.

and look at the raw file, you`ll see its smooth gradient. the problem is in lfs. kid might explain better

**XCNuse** · 13th August 2005, 14:36

ah your right; i see now

KiDCoDEa · 13th August 2005, 14:55

yes, 24bit usage of color in hemis is an old request. if it will come in later patches or not, is beyond my control. as don said, all hemis are 24bit, problem is that lfs only shows 16bit info from it

now thats fine for everything else except for a case of big area/big gradient, aka clean skies

so i understand it isnt a priority (nor should it be). if it comes it comes. even as is, i prefer this clean jamaica sky by far.

Boris Lozac · 13th August 2005, 14:58

Can you guys make a screenshot comparison betwean the old and the new sky??

OPK · 14th August 2005, 10:25

/me loves you, guys

vrooom · 17th August 2005, 00:29

Nice mod! I like the skyies better!!!

Infiniti · 17th August 2005, 03:17

Thats quite mind boggling!

now all we need is dynamic blades of grass, to blow in the wind, and to get mowed down by a out-a-control car and getting ripped up and sticking to the slicks then later flying off at high speeds!

Hey... one can dream!

[toaster] · 17th August 2005, 22:59

hm i downloaded the update and unpacked it in lfsfolder\data.

so i got a new folder in \data named hirespack

but when i play the game, i don´t see the new skies?

CYA

illegal · 17th August 2005, 23:12

unpack the contents of hirespack into the data folder

sil3ntwar · 17th August 2005, 23:14

you want the stuff thats inside hirespack in the data folder.

Slaughterofthesoul · 12th December 2005, 20:45

Nice, just notice this part of the forums

Pakalulu · 13th December 2005, 09:51

Hi,
Got a problem here..

Unpacked (using Winrar) the highres textures into LFS/Data and got a new folder in the DATA folder called Highrespack

The textures don´t seem to work and the bummer is that on selecting Westhill LFS goes black and gives a beeping sound. Then Windows terminates LFS...

Other tracks load up fine

Comp is AMD 3000+/512MB/N6600GT

Any advice to fix this situation is very welcome......

nikimere · 13th December 2005, 09:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pakalulu

Hi,
Got a problem here..

Unpacked (using Winrar) the highres textures into LFS/Data and got a new folder in the DATA folder called Highrespack

The textures don´t seem to work and the bummer is that on selecting Westhill LFS goes black and gives a beeping sound. Then Windows terminates LFS...

Other tracks load up fine

Comp is AMD 3000+/512MB/N6600GT

Any advice to fix this situation is very welcome......

Well 1st of all it has been said above plenty of times that you should unzip the CONTENTS to the data folder.... not unzip into a new folder in the data folder.

Your Westhill problem sounds like something other than a texture releated problem. Try a re-install of LFS. If that doesn't fix it come back to the forums again

Tege · 13th August 2005, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by XCNuse

sky in FE is a bit disapointing unfortunately... since its only a few colors, its not smooth shading

If you wanna have smooth shading and get rid of those lines. This works on Paint Shop Pro... decrease the color depht to 64k and click on error diffusion when decreasing.

KiDCoDEa · 13th August 2005, 21:39

no, pre dithering shouldn't be used. unless u really wanna **** it up

hey its your game you do as you please.
much less using reductions to 16bit colorspace.
remember it gets distorted again and the dither algoritm for 2d gets all fuked.

Tege · 13th August 2005, 22:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by KiDCoDEa

no, pre dithering shouldn't be used. unless u really wanna **** it up

hey its your game you do as you please.
much less using reductions to 16bit colorspace.
remember it gets distorted again and the dither algoritm for 2d gets all fuked.

Hmm... it looks fine to me.

**XCNuse** · 14th August 2005, 00:04

.. i tried but all the coloring got messed up for some odd reason

KiDCoDEa · 14th August 2005, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tege

Hmm... it looks fine to me.

it still doesnt to me. much less at 1024 res...
as i said, if you're happy, anything's fine.

kamkorPL · 14th August 2005, 10:02

Trully stunning.

nico_val · 14th August 2005, 10:31

Hello,
I 've just downloaded the new pack this morning, must I delete any files in \dds ?

I haven t the file JAskyday_E.dds in dds directory, only JAskyday1_E.dds
and in the pack, I haven t the file JAskyday_E.raw , only JAskyday1_E.raw

Thank you for your help...and sorry for my bad english

Don · 14th August 2005, 10:35

sorry i didnt remember the correct name.

if you downloaded the pack today, is there dds directory with jaskyday1_e.dds ? if yes, then you dont have to delete anytihng, just unpack it to ../data/

nico_val · 14th August 2005, 10:46

Ok i 've just dezipped in \data
thanks

12th August 2005, 23:17	#1 -
KiDCoDEa S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Darkside Posts: 997	Hi-Res Updates for LFS S2 alpha - kidcodea and don Hi guys, if you want lfs to look as best as it can right now, you should have it running on higher res textures (dont leech this if your card has like 16mb ) Here's the higher res skies that weren't distributed with lfs to keep size down and possible memory problems to a minimum. however, anyone with a normal decent card of 64mb onwards should have no problem running these skies (in fact maybe 32mb is enuff but i didnt test ) pack includes 2048x sky textures for: Fern bay - sunny conditions Kyoto ring , Aston, Blackwood - cloudy conditions Westhill - cloudy conditions, complete new hemisphere (fresh out of the oven) Westhill & Aston - evening conditions Westhill & Aston - sunny conditions 2 UF skins 100% by don hemis were done for S2 during dev time, coz i believed lfs could look much better using decent skies, at an early phase done by me, nuno maia, and then don ( ondrej zeman ) came along and helped, first "just" taking pics for me to build, and down the line becoming a full-fledged hemi constructor, very prolific, and that can do the whole process now (quite complex pipeline) . Clap clap for my jedi. In later hemis i just did post work. Dont ask me who what or when. its been going for over a year. He did climb mountains, leave home, ride bikes or car to remote locations etc, looking for the perfect spot (he actually never found a perfect spot, but we and some cg magic powder could overcome that). he was as commited as me, if not more, to bringing a better looking lfs to all, besides ourselves. you can download the update here unpack to your lfs\data\ directory this is just a quickie i have around in my hd, but don may post more pics later. im very busy now and have to do other stuff not lfs related. all the best and enjoy the only real sim next to n2003 ps: thanks to eric and scawen for listening. Last edited by KiDCoDEa; 30th January 2006 at 18:18.

12th August 2005, 23:19	#2 -
Don S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Czech republic Posts: 1,001	some previews of the new westhill sky: __________________ http://www.rallyphotos.cz

12th August 2005, 23:35	#4 -
Fragmatic S2 licensed Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bromley, United Ki Posts: 114	Sweet, downloading. I wonder how much of a framerate drop there'll be on my rig. __________________ Knowledge is Power - Arm Yourself

13th August 2005, 00:13	#5 -
Prodromoi S2 licensed Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 22	Very pretty. I'm impressed. And it doesn't seem to affect the framerate on my fairly modest machine (1.4GHz Duron with a 128MB graphics card).
Prodromoi S2 licensed Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 22

13th August 2005, 01:14	#6 -
Bob Smith Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 10,815	Look cool. Downloading now. Perhaps you could create a side-by-side comparison JPG for people? tbh I can't really remember what the sky normally looks like, I tend to concentrate on other things... __________________ Vehicle Handling and Performance Analyser - Analyse your LFS setups like never before (thread) The Floating Widget - Home of LFS Advanced Setup Guide and more [but site is ancient] Setup packs: Road Going (last update 0.5Z) ... Easy Race (last update 0.5P) ... Drag Racing (last update 0.5U)

13th August 2005, 11:54	#7 -
illegal S2 licensed Racername: teamnic illegal Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 264	One of the few visual addons to LFS to be really worth downloading for anyone, great job __________________ teamnic \| IS200 \| Last.fm \| dArt LFSW stats \| LFS Patches

13th August 2005, 14:13	#8 -
XCNuse Moderator Racername: STi XCNuse Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Valdosta ,GA Posts: 7,762	sky in FE is a bit disapointing unfortunately... since its only a few colors, its not smooth shading __________________ Team STi Racing "You buy a European car to be seen, you buy an American car to be heard!" - stevewhite "uh oh, yep i'm flyin through the air, this is not good"

13th August 2005, 14:17	#9 -
Don S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Czech republic Posts: 1,001	vivid cloudless sky is ideal for sunny jamaica. and look at the raw file, you`ll see its smooth gradient. the problem is in lfs. kid might explain better __________________ http://www.rallyphotos.cz

13th August 2005, 14:36	#10 -
XCNuse Moderator Racername: STi XCNuse Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Valdosta ,GA Posts: 7,762	ah your right; i see now __________________ Team STi Racing "You buy a European car to be seen, you buy an American car to be heard!" - stevewhite "uh oh, yep i'm flyin through the air, this is not good"

13th August 2005, 14:55	#11 -
KiDCoDEa S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Darkside Posts: 997	yes, 24bit usage of color in hemis is an old request. if it will come in later patches or not, is beyond my control. as don said, all hemis are 24bit, problem is that lfs only shows 16bit info from it now thats fine for everything else except for a case of big area/big gradient, aka clean skies so i understand it isnt a priority (nor should it be). if it comes it comes. even as is, i prefer this clean jamaica sky by far.

13th August 2005, 14:58	#12 -
Boris Lozac S2 licensed Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 3,588	Can you guys make a screenshot comparison betwean the old and the new sky??

14th August 2005, 10:25	#13 -
OPK S2 licensed Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Berlin, Grmny Posts: 170	/me loves you, guys

17th August 2005, 00:29	#14 -
vrooom S2 licensed Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 132	Nice mod! I like the skyies better!!!

17th August 2005, 03:17	#15 -
Infiniti S2 licensed Racername: ~Infiniti~ Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 241	Thats quite mind boggling! now all we need is dynamic blades of grass, to blow in the wind, and to get mowed down by a out-a-control car and getting ripped up and sticking to the slicks then later flying off at high speeds! Hey... one can dream!

17th August 2005, 22:59	#16 -
[toaster] S2 licensed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3	hm i downloaded the update and unpacked it in lfsfolder\data. so i got a new folder in \data named hirespack but when i play the game, i don´t see the new skies? CYA

17th August 2005, 23:12	#17 -
illegal S2 licensed Racername: teamnic illegal Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 264	unpack the contents of hirespack into the data folder __________________ teamnic \| IS200 \| Last.fm \| dArt LFSW stats \| LFS Patches

17th August 2005, 23:14	#18 -
sil3ntwar S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,657	you want the stuff thats inside hirespack in the data folder.
sil3ntwar S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,657

12th December 2005, 20:45	#19 -
Slaughterofthesoul Demo Racer Racername: Crazy Bean Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 51	Nice, just notice this part of the forums

13th December 2005, 09:51	#20 -
Pakalulu S2 licensed Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Below Sealevel Posts: 35	Bummer Hi, Got a problem here.. Unpacked (using Winrar) the highres textures into LFS/Data and got a new folder in the DATA folder called Highrespack The textures don´t seem to work and the bummer is that on selecting Westhill LFS goes black and gives a beeping sound. Then Windows terminates LFS... Other tracks load up fine Comp is AMD 3000+/512MB/N6600GT Any advice to fix this situation is very welcome......

13th August 2005, 21:39	#23 -
KiDCoDEa S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Darkside Posts: 997	no, pre dithering shouldn't be used. unless u really wanna **** it up hey its your game you do as you please. much less using reductions to 16bit colorspace. remember it gets distorted again and the dither algoritm for 2d gets all fuked. Last edited by KiDCoDEa; 13th August 2005 at 21:42.

14th August 2005, 00:04	#25 -
XCNuse Moderator Racername: STi XCNuse Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Valdosta ,GA Posts: 7,762	.. i tried but all the coloring got messed up for some odd reason __________________ Team STi Racing "You buy a European car to be seen, you buy an American car to be heard!" - stevewhite "uh oh, yep i'm flyin through the air, this is not good"

14th August 2005, 10:02	#27 -
kamkorPL S2 licensed Racername: [SAIKO^D]KamkoR Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Poland Posts: 541	Trully stunning.

14th August 2005, 10:31	#28 -
nico_val S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Hello, I 've just downloaded the new pack this morning, must I delete any files in \dds ? I haven t the file JAskyday_E.dds in dds directory, only JAskyday1_E.dds and in the pack, I haven t the file JAskyday_E.raw , only JAskyday1_E.raw Thank you for your help...and sorry for my bad english
nico_val S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2

14th August 2005, 10:35	#29 -
Don S2 licensed Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Czech republic Posts: 1,001	sorry i didnt remember the correct name. if you downloaded the pack today, is there dds directory with jaskyday1_e.dds ? if yes, then you dont have to delete anytihng, just unpack it to ../data/ __________________ http://www.rallyphotos.cz

14th August 2005, 10:46	#30 -
nico_val S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Ok i 've just dezipped in \data thanks
nico_val S2 licensed Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode