That's the new badge, and way too close to this IMO:
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That's the new badge, and way too close to this IMO:
Just using the in mod artwork I've added the Knights of Gryphonne (they share the Howling Gryphons badge) and I've also started on the alternate scheme Raptors (Blue and Yellow). This brings me to the question, how easy is it to change the tem files to make an alternate set, I notice hangar-8 you did this? I'm having trouble seeing what changed in tem #5 due to the bug in the GIMP DDS plugin that doesn't show tem files properly.
You should find a way to get photoshop then.
Anyway tem files work like this, the channels them the game what part of the texture is colored by what color, red channel is the primary color, green second, blue third and alpha channel 4th. Which is why tem files look red, green and blue.
Thanks Shuma, sadly mine are not red and green - just 5 black blobs from the pipe connectors on the chest plate, this is the bug in the plugin. I have PS, but just not on the PC I have with me at the moment, I guess I'll have to wait to get a shot at changing that.
Here are some of the Space Marine Chapter badges that I have worked on. The Flame Falcons and the Sons of Antaeus do not have much information on regarding their chapter badges and color schemes.
FIRE HAWKS V 1
FIRE HAWKS V2
FLAME FALCONS V1
FLAME FALCONS V2
LUNA DRAGONS
METAMARINES
MINOTAURS
Here are some more badges, that I have been working on.
IRON EAGLES
Homage to the Iron Eagle series of movies.
SPACE SHARKS v1
STAR PHANTOMS
This is my chapter badge design for the Star Phantoms, this combines two seperate images. The star design is from the European Union Flag, the other is just a skull with iron cross motif. As there is no set design for the chapter badge or their color scheme.
(post subject to change for additional images)
Last edited by CajunYardDog; 6th Jan 11 at 12:49 PM.
well looks OK so far but u should not post ur stuff here in hangars thread?
a new thread for ur own stuff would be better i think.
LSA|Eternal
well looks OK so far but u should not post ur stuff here in hangars thread?
a new thread for ur own stuff would be better i think.
No grey knight emblem? Helpless is sad
Helpless, if your looking for a Grey Knights emblem then Hangar-8 had already done one. Check out the following thread. Theres a downloadable badge pack.
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...ges-and-Colors
he says theyre not online compatible unfortunatly
Grand mod.
Thank you for brining your glory over to Dawn of War II.
But now I have an issue: I tried to add some new colours myself, to enhance your mod even further, for me, personally.
No I extracted your .sga and everything, edited the files I needed to...
And now I can't find ONE ****ING WORKING .sga packer that is working on my Windows 7 64x system. If ANYONE knows of a working .sga packer for Windows 7 64x, please do share.
I'm getting mad about every tool I'm trying failing.
- What can change the nature of a man?
@ ElricDMelnibone This is the SGA Archive Tool I have been using. I am using Windows 7 64 bit and it works fine.
DK SGA Archive GUI
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...ve-GUI-1.4.1.0
@ Helpless, the custom badge will show up ingame for you. Unfortunately, the other player will not be able to see it due to them not having that particular badge mod. They will only see a big purple square where the badge would be.
I am hoping, that when Retribution comes out. Hangar-8 will once again release another great badge mod with Imperial Guard badges.
Well that's the thing.
I tried that tool as well.
Everything seems to work fine, but once I click 'create .sga' with all the folders and archive.exe set, it processes, and ends.
When I check if the .sga is there, it just isn't.
What exactly am I doing wrong?
It just isn't there when it should be and it's driving me nuts.
I appreciate the help, though.
ah right so just like this mod then, awesome
Yarrr! It works!
@ ElricDMelnibone I was going to write something, to help you out with the SGA Archiver. Server was busy, so could not post. Good to see you got it working.
I am hoping they add a lot more badges to be included in the expansion. Could have it as dlc or included in an update or something. It is a shame they do not add the ability to create a custom campaign, or have custom units for different chapters/legions. Thousand Sons vs Space Wolves would be fun.
I used the wrong archive.exe, that was the issue.
Aye, very true about the badges and customisation.
I doubt they add any badges in Retribution, but since it will be all Steam and no Microsoft, I have a slight hope for Downloadable Content... like new badges and army 'styles'.
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...ty-Day-Details!I doubt they add any badges in Retribution, but since it will be all Steam and no Microsoft, I have a slight hope for Downloadable Content... like new badges and army 'styles'.
Custom badges are confirmed to be in Retribution.
Now I love you Steam !
ps. Hope no heresy jack-ass make a olo badge and cause us all unable to use custom badge again.
Great Tactics come with great sacrifice.
#371
Retribution Beta info relating to this mod:
Range Numbers are wrong.. I can fix this.
To add all the chapters the mod WILL still need to be distributed as a SGA/UCS combo. The game saves custom armies in the playercfg.lua it seems. Overwriting that just isn't going to work. Good news is I think I can work it so that the mod can use loose badge files... meaning that they will be transferred during multiplay. I'll release a Retribution Beta version for people to test later, probably by this weekend.
Skin alterations still work it seems (haven't seen anything out of the ordinary). This means Chaos can still teamcolour the pauldrons/heretic robes and cloaks/tabards. Noise Marines don't need editing.. the pauldrons are covered with stretched skin/faces completely covering any bits that might need paint.
I have a boatload of IG badges to add now @@
hey rob a little question
do you have some time to create a new badge just for me?
my drop design studio
its like a black version from the blood angels badge...uhm
just the single drop like that:
a black gloss drop with a white border arround it or without 2 versions would be cool too choose which would be better.
im sure u already have a drop badge inside ur mod...maybe u just need to over-work it xP
pls with the dirt layer too rob xP
(the scratches)
i hope im not confusing you xDD
many thanks rob!!
Why you can't put SGAs to Mods folder ?
Hi there.
I have a suggestion/request for colour scheme for IG.
Like a mod I used in DoW1 for IG. A mod that removed the cammo-pattern for IG Inf and Vehicles to make it plain and simple.
I myself dont fancy cammo patterns that much, and loved that plain colours for my army. And I would be happy if there would come a mod like that for IG in DoW2. ^^
#375
@Existor: You can, but only artwork in the badges folder seems to be transferred during multiplay. Anything contained in the SGAs is ignored.. It's a bit of a problem for my mod so far. Possibly I'll have to include the badges loose as well as packed (SGAs helpfully do NOT reference badges in the badges folder, they have to be contained in the SGA.. sigh).
@Azariah: I could manage that
@Prince Damien: I was planning to rework the camo on the IG.. perhaps i can see about a plain version while I'm doing it. Probably be a good idea to remind me about the time I start releasing IG skins/badges
I've already extracted all badges from your mod.
Download
But there are problem, that color schemes - we're need to recreate them. What if you will create color schemes, that will use badges from Documents/My games/Dawn of War 2 retri... /Badges/ folder? I mean, that color schemes will use files not from sga, then it will use from Badges folder?
the drop from the angels encarmine would be awesome! just with the black gloss
maybe a bit bigger (i hope the whole image will still look good cause i had some probs with increasing the image size sometimes before)
so just increasing if the resolution/quality will look ok xP
many thanks for that again rob! i still dont know a name for my new chapter...>.<
i believe in you!!!
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well another quick work in PS but i know u can do it much better!!!
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is it normal that the drop is without the scratches???
cause the whole pic is black i just can see the drop when i open the dds xD
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ive found now a good drop!
from the flesh eaters! and with the scratch texture!
just in black xP
like that??? xD
god im such a spammer >.< xDD
i shut my mouth now! i think its better x'D
#378
@Existor: Tried it, I have a mod in place for Retribution already and I've tested the games ability to link to files outside of the mod SGA... it fails. I'll find a work around for it, somehow
Sadly, that there are no specific folder, where we can save color schemes.
hmmm...yeah sadly...confusing new stuff that retri have there...>.<
already working on the badge rob*°*? xD
#381
Working on it, plus a bunch more
awesome news mr. mister!
don't forget the nice colors too xP
Hi there Hangar-8.
I wanna start this post by saying that I love your mod. It makes espacially the Chaos look alot better now with colour-able shoulders and more. Can make them look Exactly like my old Tabletop Chaos Marines.
And I cant wait for you to start off with some Imperial Guard stuff.
But now why I came here.
Shuma have release a few mods for IG which I requested which replaces Stormtroopers with Kasrkins, a Kaskrin Helmet for Lord General.
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...post1045201629
He also did a Beauty Guardsman mod (which I recommend for everyone to download, makes the IG so much prettier to look at).
http://forums.relicnews.com/showthre...post1045200992
But since he used (as I think) the old IG models from DoW2/CR, the tone of the colours are darker then the Retribution's IG colours.
So when playing with the mods it can be hard to see that the units have the same colours as the vehicles and HQ.
And I wonder, if theres a way to alter the tone to make it match with the original tone. (I hope you understand what I mean, I'm not that good at explaining in english)
I'm asking you because you made a few colour mods and thought you might know how to do.
And no disrespect to you Shuma, I Love these mods.
#384
@Prince Damien: I intend to have a look at IG at some point, I don't like the camo pattern much.. I'll probably try to implement something similar to the splinter pattern camo I did for IG in DOW1. Adjusting the colour tone/saturation on the modded IG shouldn't be too hard so I can try and give it a go.
@everyone else: I have a working Beta version of the mod ready for Retribution (I had to rework the range numbers as it wasn't working correctly, took bloody ages to redo all those entires!!). Anyhow, I am going to need a few testers. If you want to test the mod for Retribution, AND you play online matches (this bit is important), PM me. I won't be taking many testers, but I do need you to actually test it in online games and report back.. don't ask if you just feel like having a look :P
Many thanks
I loved your Mods for DoW1. Dont know how many I had installed. -hehe- =)
Hey hangar like what youve done. just started looking at the color moding now since i play online alot more. was wondering if you would consider releasing a quick mod for retribution that unlocks all the colors for chaos trim pattern? without editing the other color schemes etc.
I'll test for you.
To tell you, it seems either Steam or your Mod eats entries, as I lost all my entries today which annoyed me = (
Your current version also deletes all information on the Imperial Guard.
#388
This version isn't compatible with Retribution. It works somewhat imperfectly, and erases IG schemes (as there was no entry for them in the older game files.
Here is a stopgap release: http://www.ei8ht.net/temp/Armies_40K_Beta.zip
This does work with Retribution (had to rewrite all the range numbers and redo the file edits.. pain in the arse). Currently it does not unlock all the colours for that one area in Chaos schemes, that will come next week (busy weekend, I haven't been home). I'll open a new thread for the Retribution mod, as this one only works properly for the previous games.
If yourself or Mirage Knight do some IG schemes it will soon look something similar to the length of the SM scheme list.
Should be good.
here's my custom version of your previous CR release for retribution - it has the vanilla IG schemes worked into the default chapters file. might save you some time!
http://www.mediafire.com/?h744d986nlc70a8
what's different about the retribution release? did you manage to get the badge upload working in the end?
#391
This version should have the IG schemes worked in already, and the badges in the pulldown link to the loose files in the badges folder, not the ones in the SGA, so at least user made schemes will work correctly online (my premade sets will still show the magenta square.. that bit isn't sorted yet ..sigh).
Hanger, can you do me a major favor - and this might also apply to other people.
Could you release a blank version of this mod? Just the extra badges, and colours, so we can get only custom race colouring in. I only play with my own colour templates, so the 50~ chapters you released are ones I don't even look at.
Of course, if I'm the only one that wants this, you can ignore the request, but it would be nice ^.^
#393
I could do that. Having the extra chapters has become rather pointless. Before when badges weren't transferred it kind of made sense to have it as a mod, now it seems to have become a little cumbersome (having chapters in a pulldown AND having to recreate them for online play).
Tanith 1st and only, pretty pls
That would be most welcome.I could do that. Having the extra chapters has become rather pointless. Before when badges weren't transferred it kind of made sense to have it as a mod, now it seems to have become a little cumbersome (having chapters in a pulldown AND having to recreate them for online play).
I'm itching for a release entirely compatible with Retribution with all your beautiful badges and colours, to build on.
#396
It's been a busy week and many of my modding commitments have had to take a back seat (sorry guys, you know who you are..).
Anyhow, the weekend looms and as busy as that is going to be I have been working on the mod. It'll be released in 2 forms.. The new default version will contain all the texture 'fixes' (depends on your point of view but includes things Relic forgot or left out), the colours but no pre set schemes. The 'lazy' version, will add all the extra schemes for you (and of course all the texture fixes), there's a small workaround you can do to get a selected scheme working online.
Of the 2 versions, the new default will probably be the most compatible, I've had some people say that this mod can cause crashing in some online games, something I've not experienced myself before now (but I don't play online much), and something I'm at a loss to fix.
Anyhow, people love pics:
IG badges bracketed in the glowing box.
Things to-do.. give the Land Raider proper halved and quartered patterns, and add a bunch more IG badges.
what's the workaround?
#398
Simply select the scheme you want to use in an online game, click create new scheme and just rename it (like.. Alpha legion, choose the army, click create scheme, rename it Alpha Legion (O) save and then play). It just means anyone who can't be bothered to create a scheme can quickly use the presets to create an online compatible version in a couple of clicks.
Not exactly the kind of fix I was hoping for..
As an alternative, you might want to include a text file that would just tell us what to paste into playercfg.lua. That should work online. It would be slightly more work for the players, but it would also allow us to pick and choose which new color schemes would appear.
that doesn't really work morat as the playercfg autogenerates itself.
so that should work with your upcoming version? spending 20minutes going through and doing that isn't too bad to get online functionality =)
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