budgie Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Hey guys here are some screenies of my new mod. I took WP33`s old ACU skin (with permission of course) and changed the tones to look more like the pattern does to the naked eye, adjusted slightly to take into account lighting in wood, desert and jungle I also outfited he ghosts with ACU vests, pads and pouches. Will be released in the next day or two depending on how quickly I can get it uploaded to Fileshack or someplace: WOODLAND DESERT JUNGLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommandoCrazy Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 that looks really cool CC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Will be released in the next day or two depending on how quickly I can get it uploaded to Fileshack or someplace: ? You have the Filefront login I PM'd you - yeh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 After a long absence Budgie came back in the way I like: with a new mod! and it looks a great mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 Looks really good budgie. Is it going to be out soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 ACU has been notoriously difficult to replicate in GR -but we now have not only a skin that looks authentic, but the camo also works in game. Good Job! (PS All that's missing is a new model to wear the camo with the new US bodyarmour hint hint!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Models? Out of my league dude...I'm a cut n' paster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmehobbes Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Models? Out of my league dude...I'm a cut n' paster... Bump - Any news on the release? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampi Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Yes, it will be released in very few time, just updating the database Done! Download it here! Sorry for late guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks for this mod budgie, and thanks to GiWeDa for the dl link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thales100 Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks for mod, looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thanks for the Mod, its great Nice to see an ACU pattern that works aswell as look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl Ledanek Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 its sooo sexy, its should be Rated M for Mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sairus Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 Awesome! It's cool that you redone the specialists too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talib_killa34 Posted August 26, 2006 Share Posted August 26, 2006 These skins finally do the ACU justice I'm liking the "dual" role you can use it in GR, DS, and IT. Welldone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 (edited) Hehehe, well I have to admit I cheated a bit guys: 1) I have no idea how to paint a skin or make it look like drawn fabric, so I used WP33's ACU as a base and then just played with the shades in Photoshop 2) The wood, desert and jungle ACUs will look identical in game but line them up and you see the result below. The one in the middle is wood - basically what my real ACU pants look like. Then, because IGOR is old and can't do lighting exceptionally well, I lightened and darkened it just a tad for desert and jungle. I considered that making up for IGOR's shortfall as opposed to cheating. The difference is minimal but just sells it that little bit more. Now these patterns do what it says on the box - they're not as good as either woodland or desert but a reasonable compromise if you've only got one choice for all environments. The tones are very earthy to the naked eye and while it's true it's just a little too light for the bush and a little too dark for the desert, I think the skins I've done reflect that in game. I still marvel at how the ACU shorts I wear actually pick up different hues depending on the light - sometimes they go very green and sometimes seem almost pink. In many publicity shots the ACU comes off looking blue/grey but this actually proves how effective it is. It really is a bit of a chameleon and it's simply picking up the white of the camera flash! Edited August 27, 2006 by budgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommandoCrazy Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 hehe very clever I have a question concerning ACU. If you're in desert environment, will it still have this blue-greenish colour or will it look more desert-tannish? Y'know my desert ACU looks almost like desert Marpat CC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie42 Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 It's sooo sexy, it should be Rated M for Mature. Great looking skins; THANKs BUDGIE ... Now, what about skinning those ACU shorts you mentioned... over-the-top sexy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted August 28, 2006 Author Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) hehe very clever I have a question concerning ACU. If you're in desert environment, will it still have this blue-greenish colour or will it look more desert-tannish? Y'know my desert ACU looks almost like desert Marpat CC My interest in the ACU came from those very first publicity shots - in which the pattern looked like an awful grey and white arctic/urban combo when modelled against a green backdrop. I thought 'how can this be an all-terrain pattern?' I later learned the blue look comes from false light - like flurescent lights, camera flashes and possibly from a natural deep blue sky in open areas. My shorts have never looked blue - at worst a dull grey depending on the light. In all other aspects the ACU does what it says on the box blends in reasonably well in all environments but not especially well in one. In-game you'll see it a bit light for the woods, a bit dark for the desert and under the moonlight - yeah a little blueish. Take a look at these pics below. Most are quite earthy but the last two show a very blueish look. I attribute that to camera flashes and in the case of the Iraq pic, possibly the very open terrain and very blue sky. I don't know where the science of this pattern's chameleon effect comes from. The three colors in ACU (below as seen to the naked eye) were no doubt carefully chosen to pick up the hue of whatever combination of light source and background is available. Notice the difference between the pic above this paragraph and my rendering below. Above is a photo (presumably with a flash) and below is what my pants look like as I painted this. Possibly because no one color is dominant - the pattern is split pretty much 1/3 each - the dark greyish green comes up in urban areas, the light tan dominates in the desert, the light blueish olive possibly gets bluer under blue and white lights and the two greens conspire to make the pattern greener in the woods. I don't know what the science is, but I had to work hard to get the above effects to work in-game, as we're dealing with photoshop and a 5-6 year old game engine. Edited August 28, 2006 by budgie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommandoCrazy Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Thanks for the info & pics, I think I can leave mine as it is CC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Crocodile Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Oustanding...very nice work..congratulations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitmanTheTerrible Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Arghh... download link is busted on Filefront Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Seems to be working for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitmanTheTerrible Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Try to actually start a download. This is what I get: Your download has failed. There were no available download servers. Click here to try your download again. Clicking does nothing except bring up the same message over and over. Does anyone have this file hosted somewhere else? If so, please PM with me a link. I'd love to have this one! Edited September 21, 2006 by HitmanTheTerrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 http://www.ghostaholic.com/page-id-703.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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