Reworked model packs with normal and gloss maps

[kingennio]

I'm opening a new thread in the spirit of contribution to the community. Recently I've embarked in a project to create normal and gloss maps for the texture skins of the best Quake's model pack out there.
We all know excellent Rygel's pack which provides normal, gloss, and even bump maps. However there are other models by different authors that deserve attention but come without normal maps. If you play DP in realtime lighting you'll notice the difference with having normal maps! Obviously you need a powerful machine to run such settings.

I'll be editing the first post of this thread posting the links to my revised packs, as long as this community is interested in my contribution and nobody complains. Obviously all credits go to the original model/skin creators, I'm just completing their work, and I'll always mention the original authors in my posts.

Beware that the included normal and gloss maps make this packs much bigger than the originals. Therefore I'll be making several versions for my releases: HIGH, MED, and LOW.
- HIGH is the full version with reference textures in the range 512x512.
- MED is a smart scaled down 75%, with textures in the range 384x384.
- LOW is a smart scaled down 50%, with textures in the range 256x256.
I must say that depending on your taste, and whether your running a very powerful machine, the MED and LOW versions are still good enough, and you'll have a hard time to tell the difference. Anyway, HIGH is there for those I who always want the best no matter what.

The typical name pattern will be:
<item-type>-[<original-author>].<texture-size>.pk3

My 1st contribution is Quake Remodeing Project's skins for Quake's Medkit and Health Powerups. This is the pack everyone recommends (see here).
I've augmented that version with normal and gloss maps. I've remade the normals following the suggestions by My-Key. See if you notice any improvements:
medkits-[QRP].512.pk3
medkits-[QRP].384.pk3

Here's the second pack: it's neogenesis version of the Ammo+Medkits powerups. This is supposed to replace rygel's ammo pack and the above QRP's medkits. neogenesis models are simpler than rygel's but it has great textures and it's lighter than the couple Ammo-[rygel] + Medkits-[QRP]. Again, I've complemented it with normals and gloss. If you try it in DP with RT light you'll notice the difference . I've remade the normals following the suggestions by My-Key. See if you notice any improvements:
ammo-medkits-[neogenesis].512.pk3

Here's another pack, this is a nice backpack model by kurako. It's a good alternative to the backpack in Rygel's, which is basically a re-skin by PrimeeviL over the standard quake model. This one is a high-poly version that I think (my opinion) looks nicer.
backpack-[kurako].512.pk3

I've also remade the normal maps for fragger's monster classic that I posted earlier here:
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...ad-link-7.html
The new version is here:
monsters-classic-[fragger].pk3
and the HIPNOTIC one:
monsters-classic-[fragger]-hipnotic.pk3
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[Tea Monster]

LOL, that is true!

[FC Zvyozdochka]

Blocky monster models is a good old id's tradition, they are blocky enough even in Doom 3

[Tea Monster]

Thanks!

Nothing against the Good People at Id, as they got the thing to run on vanilla P1's with VGA graphics cards! But I remember being struck at how blocky they looked when I saw the first shots of them.

[FC Zvyozdochka]

I also have a Shub's model. I've downloaded it in late 2008 somewhere, in august I have sent it to OoPpEe and Webangel. Webangel did some improvment to that model and sent it back to me. If she does not mind, I'll share it here.

[talisa]

welcome tea monster, glad you like em. and i totally agree about the origami. love the newer models. btw seanstar has adjusted some of the skins from reforged to work on those models, mainly the vore, but i think the original texture that came with the model looks better ^^


btw @ nightfright
thanx for that texture-pack. i had fraggers monster skins for hipnotic but the one i had didnt have gloss and normal maps, so thanx a bunch

[Tea Monster]

Wow, they look amazing!!

Got to say, I do love the texturing work of the Reforged crew, but I don't know why they ar e using those old models as a base. I remember when Quake first came out, the models looked like 'Origami' monsters.

[talisa]

Are there any monster packs? I mean models, not just skins.

yes yes, most definitely there are

however sadly not all of them, but there are new models for a bunch

VORE, SCRAG AND FIEND:
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...axe-added.html

GRUNT
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...yer-model.html

ENFORCER
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...-enforcer.html

SHAMBLER
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...drew-joll.html
(other shamblers have been made too but personally i like this one best, cuz its closest to the original )

PLAYER (ranger)
http://quakeone.com/forums/quake-mod...n-choices.html


thats all hi-poly models i know for monsters. i know more are in the making, like the rottweiler, but so far no releases of those

hope ya like em
i personally love em, and wouldnt wanna play quake anymore with the old models

[Tea Monster]

Are there any monster packs? I mean models, not just skins.

[NightFright]

Et voilá.

Fragger's skins for MP1 (41 MB)

Put it into "hipnotic" subdir and enjoy.

[gdiddy62]

Please upload it.

[NightFright]

Since the MP1 Fragger skin pack is not available any more again: Is there a demand for it to be reuploaded?
I still have it, and after all, it's the only complete skin pack for MP1 right now, including head gibs and even the spike mine. Downside is that it doesn't match the style of the Reforged project, but it's still better than nothing.

[DaniOcampo1992]

Ty webangel! The Biosuit looks awesome..
Hope somebody have the backpack and reupload it..

[webangel]

Yes, can we re-up the whole lot please?

I have a bit of it:
biosuit-(nospin)-[ruohis].512.pk3
monsters-classic-[fragger]-hipnotic.pk3

Unfortunately I do not have the backpack....

[gdiddy62]

Yes, can we re-up the whole lot please?
Thanks.
Jeff