Torthane Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 Torthane here, I am announcing the upcoming release of the first part of my Veridian Echo mod. The purpose of this mod will be to make KOTOR II look and sound a little prettier and to improve the gameplay without drastically changing the story. I am nearly done with the first pack which will change the face textures for the Handmaiden, Atton, the Desciple, Visas, and Mira. This mod will also change the equipment loadouts of the afformentioned characters with some new goodies like a deadly accurate sniper rifle, bladed gloves for the handmaiden, and an advanced medical computer for the Disciple. Also included will be some new clothing/underclothing skins. The mod will also change the combat to be more fast-paced and challenging. More info on the way with some screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Update: Got some screenshots for you all. The changes are subtle but you can see the difference in the eyes and skin texture. Any feedback or suggestions would be great. More on the way soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kainzorus Prime Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Hmm purple eyes and raised contrast of skin on Mira. Facial hair and veins (?) on Atton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiestainabox Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Amazing Atton looks alot more like his chacter "should" look like. Great job, Im excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I like the Atton, but I'm not very observant, so I don't see much change in Mira EDIT: Wait a sec, have you given her freckles? Going for the dangerous horney teenage look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Update: Here's another one of Mira. Glad you guys liked the new Atton look. As for the dangerous horney teenage look, sure. Check this out. PS: she will come with a sniper rifle in this mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Update: Here's another one of Mira. Glad you guys liked the new Atton look. As for the dangerous horney teenage look, sure. Check this out. http://static.filefront.com/images/personal/t/Torthane/55075/zqlhbzwrdk.jpg Hmm, is just my screen's brightness too low, or does she have solid black eyes? She looks rather alien-like in some eerie way. Other than that it looks pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Solid black middle, outer area purple. She looks really pissed off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 I agree that her eyes are much too dark, I had the wrong skin applied when I took those shots. I will fix it soon and get some new screens for it along with Visas, Brianna and The Disciple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Update: Another one of Atton looking rather glum. And the Disciple so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjope Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Are those liver spots, or is it just bad acne? Those look great, wish I could texture like that. Are you going to redo the entire party, or just these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Update: I ran into a problem so it will probably be a little while before I get it fixed. I'll try to post a few more screens soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 Update: Still fixing that bug, but here's a comparison of the old handmaiden (on the left) to my new handmaiden skin (on the right). Hope you like the new skin, and as always criticize it as much as you want. I'm always open to suggestions. PS: new one of Mira coming soon, and I should have new underclothes skins up soon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Dragoon Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 how did you get the facial hair to look real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Hmm, this looks interesting. I'm not sure about the marks on Atton's face but on the whole... wow . How extensive is this mod to be? Are we talking about area reskins, or just NPCs (Which is a massive task in itself)? This will likely be one of my must-haves . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 how did you get the facial hair to look real? It took a long time,but I'm glad you think it looks real. And to respond to Pavlos's questions this first realease will change some of the NPC's textures and will also change all of the weapons to be more powerful. The enemies will also get a boost but not to harcore mod standards. It will also add some exclusive weapons and equipment for some of the party members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I can't wait till this is released. You've got my download if only for the NPC reskins. Could I say one thing about Brianna? She now has brown eyebrows and white hair... it looks kind of freaky, but thats just IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderWiggin Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Ooh, maybe now I'll actually use handmaiden instead of just leaving her on the Hawk. I like them a lot... _EW_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmovingpicturesx Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Wow, these all look great. I'm loving that Handmaiden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoffe Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Hope you like the new skin, and as always criticize it as much as you want. I'm always open to suggestions. http://static.filefront.com/images/personal/t/Torthane/57280/nvdxzvwsmu.jpg Overall it looks pretty good and is an improvement. Maybe it's just my monitor brightness that's wrong again, or does she have a solid black iris and pupil in her eyes? There's something in that skin that also makes her look more like a teenage boy than a young woman for some reason, but I can't quite put a finger on what. But maybe that was intentional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthcarth Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 YEah i dont think she is that young to have that much achne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Update: Well I hope this is an improvment to my Atton skin. I think I got rid of those weird spots on his face. The pic on the left is the defualt game Atton and the one on the right is his new skin. As always feedback is welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavlos Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 There's something in that skin that also makes her look more like a teenage boy than a young woman for some reason, but I can't quite put a finger on what. But maybe that was intentional? That's actually really scary. Ever since you said that, I can see it too - which is annoying. Nice improvements for Atton, Torthane . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torthane Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Update: Here's another shot at Mira. As usual the pic on the left is the unmodified Mira while the one on the right is the one I did. PS: I know what you mean about the Handmaiden looking rather like a teenaged boy. I'll have to work on her some more. Kudos to everyone for all of the feedback, sometimes I just don't notice these things on my own. PPS: Underclothes on the way! (What, you're not overjoyed? What's wrong with you.) Here's the Mira pic (hopefully I didn't go too overboard with the freckles): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolproof Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Wow .. Just wow. Awsome work man! I think that so far you've got Atton right on (awsome beard - must have taken forever to make it look so realistic. Its almost like the next gen facial hair developers create for all the new games coming out) so keep him that way. Onto Mira : the latest skin is very very nice, the eyes in perticular are just amaizing (same with Atton eyes). The previous Mira eyes were just a bit too darkish purple and really had no dimension kinda like too dark blobs of ink. Also about the freckles its more of a personal taste type of thing so 50% are going to say: great/realistic/revolutionary and 50% will say: umm cut em by about 30-40% cuz its going overboard/ wtf pimples!! / smallpox? . So since adding 2 skins would be impractical because then the darkside transitions would have to have 2 skins each aswell for greater realism, the best solution would be to leave her as she is or host a poll or something. Maybe it would be in the best interest of all fans to cut back on freckles about 20% (since some might hate and others love it), but I wouldn't mind her being like this since she is a redhead and the freckles suit her (this is IMO however). The other characters however I dont think should have freckles (or at least to that extent). And... Handmaiden : Maybe if you revert eye color back to original she might keep that feminine look in her face , and spread out the freckles a bit to take out that redness around her nose. Or just take them out entirely. But then again its your work so maybe its best to suprise us with something cool just like new atton and mira. It would proly be best if u tried to do something different with each of the characters (beard, no beard /or long beard, short beard type of thing for Atton and Disciple and freckles/ no frecles for Mira and Handmaiden) so they have an individual look just like their individual personalities. Lastly Disciple : It'd be great if you can get rid of that redness around nose area and either give him an Atton-style beard or Mira-style freckles (perhaps not to that extent). And most imporant thing IMO would be to change his blue eyes into the same blue for the rim of/outer the pupil and a lighter blue on the inside (somewhat like original Handmaiden eyes). Well srry about the long post but you did say you welcome all feedback (especially constuctive critisism). So I posted this here instead of PMing you ideas so that others can see my thoughts aswell and improve on them. Well I have to say Briliant work so far! Cant wait to see how it turns out so take your time and dont rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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