Enhancing Ns

[rad4Christ]

This was posted over on CoFR by Draco (don't want to steal the credit, but these packs are nice. Try them.

Detailed textures:
Summary:
This pack was made by Soylient Green. There is no direct link talkin about this pack, but the links to other discussion is below. It is constantly updated, so get it every few weeks. Install it, and then type r_detailtextures 1 in console and, voila you are set! I'd recommend using the less bumps textures, but it's up to you!

Get them here: Clickeh
Read About Them here: Clickeh

Ambience Pack
Summary:
Updated 4/22/04 - Replaces default ambience with higher-bitrate, hand-crafted sounds.

What's New in 4.0:
-Finally replaced old 8-bit Half-Life sounds in Hera and Nancy.
-Thoroughly re-edited with new reverb engine: Gverb!
-Properly inserted repeat flags for a few wavs that weren't repeating.
-Increased mp3 bitrate from 96 to 128 for higher fidelity.

Get them here: Clickeh
Read about them here: Clickeh

[Niteowl]

cool

[rad4Christ]

Tip: Use the "less bumps" files for a more realistic feel. THe bumpmap texturing is... well... too fake in some areas.

[Isamil]

I'm running both of those.

[Evangelion_2]

is there a way to revert back to the original textures if I dont like them? or do I have to back them up?

[sonic]

rad4Christ,Apr 1 2004, 10:33 PM] Tip: Use the "less bumps" files for a more realistic feel. THe bumpmap texturing is... well... too fake in some areas.

Righty o must try them now

[BobTheJanitor]

For the detail textures, it's an on or off thing. You type r_detailtextures 1 in the console to turn them on, and r_detailtextures 0 to turn them back off. So if you hate them, put it back at 0 and you'll never see them again.

I was just listening to the ambient sound pack. VERY cool stuff. Only one oddity I've noticed so far. Ambience/thunder2.wav sounds like a jet plane flying by for some reason, instead of thunder. I was rather confused by that... Everything else is quite cool though. Any idea who the author is by chance? I'm interested in the possiblity of using these in a map instead of just using the default ambient noises. (so even people who aren't using these will still get the cool sound effects for that map)

[Lito]

could you guys post a few screenshots?

[sonic]

oh i forgot to put  r_detailtextures 1 XD

[BobTheJanitor]

You might check out uranium's map thread for ns_desolate, that uses them after all. Otherwise, why not just try them? They don't overwrite anything, and like I mentioned up there, turning them off is as easy as one console command.

[sonic]

They look cool

[Malevolent]

Awesome linkage, rad.

[Diablus]

Here are some reccomendations i use for yas:

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...showtopic=65112 (Cool parasite sprite (replaces the lame Hl defualt Gas Mask)

I can't seem to find the link for the abosolutly stunning work that replaces all the flare.spr files, and the link to Jaegars HA / LA marine is burried forever.

ill post screenies, and if u want em. just PM me(screenies comming soon)

[Clashen]

Here are some reccomendations i use for yas:

http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/in...showtopic=65112 (Cool parasite sprite (replaces the lame Hl defualt Gas Mask)

I can't seem to find the link for the abosolutly stunning work that replaces all the flare.spr files, and the link to Jaegars HA / LA marine is burried forever.

ill post screenies, and if u want em. just PM me(screenies comming soon)

I made something like that a while ago


And if you want custom-models i suggest looking on Thrill2Kill and NSArmsLab.
Both of them have a big collection of models.
i suggest looking for a Laser-Pack that puts laser on you Handgun/LMG and the Marines helmet, i love it <3!

[rad4Christ]

Here is a screenshot Draco provided (giving credit where due):

[BobTheJanitor]

On the detailtextures: If you're using any nvidia card gf4 mx and below, they won't work for you. Gf4 ti and up works fine. Most ATI cards seem to work too. Just something about the way valve programmed them in, they don't like slightly older nvidia cards. Time to upgrade!

[Diablus]

what about a radeon 9600xt?

[Isamil]

Thats fine, I think any Radeon 9000 and up will work.

[DiscoZombie]

very cool :> glad I installed these, thanks...

as for the bump textures, I don't know whose idea it was that 'really bumpy' = 'realistic', so I'm using the de-bumped ones too.

also, they only work for NS_ maps and not CO_ maps right?

[BobTheJanitor]

Soylent green just added some for co_ maps to his detailtex pack. Linky here.