Olur
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Re:Oblivion - 2005/02/14 14:32
Now, I realise nobody really cares but I think this is really interesting so I'll post it anyway  ... I installed Morrowind the other day and I downloaded fan-produced "replacement packs" of textures (houses, ground, tapestries, creatures), face models, and trees and flora. These are basically just replacing the old duller textures with very high resolution ones and the difference is amazing. As soon as the server hosting the last replacement packs I need, fixing armour, clothes, and weapons, is back online I will download them too and I am sure the result will be astonishing. The difference is striking already, I will post some screens when it's done...
Well, this is interesting to me cause it presents some really interesting options of remastering games. I believe that many companies could make their products more attractive by offering upgrades of this sort, if not making the construction set available as Bethesda software has done with Morrowind... I know this can also be done and is being done with the Unreal series of games - the UnrealEd...
Although with pixel shader becoming a more prevalent element maybe this type of upgrades is already dying out - I have to assume that creating that type of textures involves extremely much more work than just plain textures...
/ Olur
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