[Update! Plague Champion Helmets] Shuma's Wargear Room(Ranked compatible Mods!)

[Steel*Faith]

Even if you don't get to it until later on, please don't forget about the WSE, Aspiring Champions and other unhelmeted units.

I'm trying to guess what this hidden change you have planned is, but I can't think of any other major units missing a helmet? Hmmmm...

[Prince Damien]

Hi, first post on Relicnews.

I just had to join so I could tell you...
I love these mods!
I've always hated the FC's hard and stiff face, and the pointy hair. -hehe-
And the other helmets, great bonus. ^^
Keep it up man, cant wait to see more.

[Kolaris]

Hey, amazing work! Been waiting a year for something like this but never thought it would come.

If you don't mind my asking, is there a way to set which team colors are applied to which textures in Santos' Material Editor, or is that something you'd need 3Ds Studio Max for? I'm looking to make the colour of the FC's helm the secondary color rather than the primary, like the other Veteran helmets.

[Flash.]

This helmet is full of win and glory!

Could you make a whitish version? All veterans have white(ish) helmets, so do first company. It would be strange for Tarkus for example to have a red helmet when his squad is upgraded to veterans and get white helmets...

[Kolaris]

Ah, nevermind, _tem file for team color. Got it.

Could you make a whitish version? All veterans have white(ish) helmets, so do first company. It would be strange for Tarkus for example to have a red helmet when his squad is upgraded to veterans and get white helmets...

Considering it only took me 20 minutes to figure out how to do it (and about 2 if I knew what I was doing), I'm positive Shuma could get that up if he was so inclined.

Though this is just using the secondary colors for the helmet rather than the primary, it just makes him more distinctive (and he'd match his veteran squad) and not purely white.

EDIT: I hope you don't mind Shuma, I thought I'd share a couple of tweaks I made.

Basically, its Shuma's amazing job with just two small tweaks.

#1 - Alternate color arrangements when using the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Space Marine Paint Schemes
#2 - Replaced the Force Commander's Portraits and Squad Tab with ones from Captain Diomedes from the campaign. In Terminator Armour he has a regular Terminator portrait so you never have to see that heretical hair again.

Elite Helmet + Replaced Portraits + Tweaked Paint Schemes

Screenshots

[Flash.]

That's what I opted for. Pity it's not the new custom model but there's also no picture of it to use.

Thanks for the tweak.

[Kolaris]

Oh, hmm. I didn't even realize he'd done a version with the cooler looking mouthpiece.

Not sure if that's possible with the method I used (swapping in the Veteran Helmet _tem file), I'll see.

[Shuma]

It's not that hard to edit team color files, in Photoshop you just go to the "channels" tab select red(primary), green(secondary), blue(Tertiary) or alpha(fourth) and paint white the area that you want to be colored by that color. Ie, if you want the Helmet to be colored by the second color, you just open the _tem.dds file in Photoshop, go to channels, select the red channel black out everything, then select the green channel and paint white the helmet. That's it, if you're confused look at Relic's _tem files.

I could do it, but i'd rather make the other helmets first and i don't mind if anyone wants to change the helmets, or use them in your mod. Just give credit where credit is due and we're fine.

I'll add a notice about that in the OP later when i upload the Librarian's not-team-colorable helmet.

And i'm glad you're enjoying the mod.

Edit:

Just an update, the model is done(not that there was anything to model ), just some textures to fix and i'll upload it.



And i think i'll remove the mark on the face, looks retarded now that i see it in game.

[Flash.]

Which mark on the face?

Lib looks great.

[Kolaris]

Hmm, I made a mistake up above, I'd suggest if you were one of the ~18 people to download from my link to re-download.

For some reason I thought Shuma had released a regular Sternguard-esque helmet and then I redid the colors on that. Turns out it was actually his amazing Elite helmet underneath, so the textures wrapped incorrectly. I shouldn't try modding so early in the morning I guess.

So, its actually a re-colored Elite model, not the one with the normal Vader-esque mouthpiece. I left the portraits as they were, since they're still closer than the old FC ones.

Also - thank you greatly for the tips on the Photoshop channels Shuma.

[Flash.]

No harm done. I've downloaded the file but didn't play the game yet.

Thanks for the fix, though I don't mind the sternguard model. Fits the portrait.

Btw, this elite helmet reminds me of a grey knight.

[Shuma]

By the way, if you're wondering why the Librarian is taking so long... Well, let's just say i think his Armor could use an update.

[hellic]

Is it possible to combine the Helmet 1 sga and the Optimus Prime helmet with Kolaris' modified portrait?

(That is, I would like everything in the Helmet 1 sga except replace the FC helm with the newer one + portrait.)

[Shuma]

I'll see what i can do, you can ask Kolaris in the mean time though and see if he wants to do it.

Anyway, Librarian+Helmet+New Armor upload:

http://www.filefront.com/16126829/LCHelmet.sga



The Armor is made from the preorder Gear(don't worry, no legal issues here ) and other bits and pieces from the game's wargear.

Instructions are the same as always, enjoy.

[Fallschirmjager]

purple eyes are kinda off a turn-down

[Shuma]

Well the Warp IS purple. I do plan to make diferent helmets with diferent eye colors for Space Marines in the future because i think the idea of Relic making them not be team colorable anymore is incredibly stupid, but for now. Purple.

[Fallschirmjager]

well, i would imagine lightning blue coming from the eyes of a righteous psyker, and purple/red coming from renegades.

[The Premove]

awesome shuma love the mod, i dled kolaris FCAltHelmet.sga cause of the new portraits, but, the helmet is grey ingame, always grey, no matter what color my army is painted, the helmet its always grey, whats wrong with that?

[Shuma]

That could be a problem with either the team textures or the dirt layer, however since Kolaris made it i don't know

[DeusImperator]

Amazing mod, simply amazing.
Hm I did the same for FC in campaign .
Edit :
In MP added the FC helmet as wargear to replace the teleporter pack. It gives increased health and sight.
The sprint armour now gives jetpacks, so teleport is unnecessary.


Can I ask for the permission to use it in my mod?
That new custom helmet is awesome.

[Gabriel Gorgutz]

I would like permission to use this in Codex Edition.

[Shuma]

Permission granted, just give Credit and we're all fine.

That reminds me that i need to put that notice about this being free(for lack of better words) up in the Op.

[DeusImperator]

Thanks, I will give credits of course.

I think I'll use the Librarian helmet and the elite force Commander helmet only tough.

Edit: Kolaris, do you give permission for your white elite helmet too?

That way, normal one could go to randomised SM, and the new one go to FC.

[fatlazyhomer]

I hope this makes it in eventually.

[Gabriel Gorgutz]

Toth sure has changed.

[hangar-8]

Just a quick question... where did you find the Sternguard helmet?

[Shuma]

Gameart.sga under race_marines, troops wargear, heads, sgt_head_nobackpack or something like that.

[Steel*Faith]

I guess i'm a bit confused. Is there a download file that contains all the helmets for each unit? I'm looking for the custom helmet for the FC, Librarian, WSE, and Plague Champion. Then eventually a pack that also includes the sergeants ect.

Also Shuma, are you going to give CSM Aspiring Champions helmets?

[Kolaris]

Edit: Kolaris, do you give permission for your white elite helmet too?

Of course, if you've got Shuma's permission you can go ahead and use my tweaks.

[Shuma]

@Steel:

Yep i am. And no there isn't. There's 1 big file which has the first set of models, and the rest are separate files, i plan to make custom helmets for the Warp Spider and Plague Champ, etc, etc too, hence why there's no file with the old helmets and the new ones.

[Murchy]

Same happens with update 6 of hanger 8's armies mods

the helmet is grey ingame, always grey, no matter what colour my army is painted, the helmet its always grey

[hangar-8]

My bad, a file that I was experimenting with crept in during the archiving process. I've updated the mod and you can download the 'fixed' version in my thread.

Apologies to those who have been caught out by my accidental bug

[Shuma]

Just a very small preview on Tarkus.



Literaly, that's a small picture.

[Darkbladecr]

very nice librarian model!
can't see anything notably different from Tarkus, care to explain? :P

[Shuma]

I think i'll let this bigger picture do the talking.



He's still wip obviously.

[Z405]

Hmm no, still can't see what you changed on Tarkus either...

ow wait, the shoulder pads are different?

[Murchy]

@Hanger 8 doesn t bother me just happy it ain t somthing on my end

@shuma I love the new Librarian armor and the FC helm is amazing.

[Ruud Seventeen]

FOR THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR KILL THE BUGS MY BROTHER

Shuma buggss buggss???

[Vhailor]

Bionic Eye on Tarkus! Yay! Oh and... give Asp Champs Helmets ^^ Keep up the good work.

[Shuma]

@Ruud:

I think that looks kind off cool actually. Anyway, that happens because the Campaign's wargear is being "attached" to where the common Force Commander's head would be, and since the original head is smaller the campaign's wargear appears behind the helmet, thus giving the weird bug of it showing through the helmet.

I already tried to fix this but all efforts have been useless sadly and i ran out of ideas on how to fix it. But i do want to say that this mod is mainly aimed for Multiplayer Ranked compatibility, so the campaign bugs are way down on my list on how to fix them, not to mention that i really have no idea how i would fix this one, so if anyone knows do tell.

@Vhailor:

Actually that's not a bionic eye, his left eye is messed up. Since Tarkus is meant to be a veteran warrior i intended to give him a helmet that showed this, so since his head is full of scars i decided to give him a helmet that's full of scars.

I know veterans are known for having shiny helmets but well, that'll have to wait, do remember that i plan to do more helmets for the Space Marines so that you're able to choose which one you want, so if you're disappointed with something just remember that more will come in the future.

And yes, aspiring champions will get helmets don't worry.

[Ruud Seventeen]

Did you try to moddificate helm in Last Stand?

[Fallschirmjager]

battle-scarred helmet is pretty freaking awesome...would look good on chaos too i think...

if only relic made a customize army option with helmets/armor like these....

[Gabriel Gorgutz]

And now for the big question... can you do Dante's armor/helmet scheme for a Blood Angels force commander???

[Shuma]

@Ruud:

Haven't tried or even though about it, don't see much reason to do either the main idea of this mod was simply to give helmets to some troops, and i personally like how the Captain looks . Besides, i'm sure someone else could change the helmet simply by swapping some files, i've already said that anyone is able to freely use this helmets/modifications as long as they give credit so someone else could do it.

If no one does it then i will do it but at the very end of what i'm doing.

@Fallshirmjager:

Well, that's why i'm doing this. What Relic doesn't do, Relicnews does, right? that should be the motto of this modding forums.

@Gabriel:

Well i DO have planned more helmets for the commanders, maybe one will look similar to Dante's. But first things first.

Anyway, Tarkus is here and he's more badass than ever :





http://www.filefront.com/16136057/TVHelmet.sga

Didn't change his Terminator Helmet much, just made it a bit darker and made the eyes Red, it's surprising how little customization is open for Terminator Helmets, and i didn't want to fill it with holes and scars since... Well, Terminators should always look shiny and glorious.

Same instructions as for every other file, instructions can be found in the OP, enjoy.

Next is a request made by Hangar-8 and by the way, i don't really take requests from the public, but Hangar is a important member of this community and i have used his badges and banners since the days of Dawn of War I, what better way to say thank you than fulfilling a request? Will post it here too by the way.

And then, it's thaddeus turn, who i've hated since day 1, next is Cyrus who has a horrible, horrible character design and i have big, big plans for him, and then i guess i'll make Avitus, even though he's not in MP it would be weird if he was the only one with no helmet on the campaign, stay tunned for more.

[hangar-8]

Wow!

Unexpected and awesome of you Shuma Thank you, loads.

[Syrus101]

hey Shuma, <I think this has already been asked sorry if so > I love your ideas here and I am wondering if you will be working with Gabe in his codex mod? I think that mod with your Helmets would just be heavenly epic

EDIT: looking at the new FC's helmet it makes me think of the Emperor’s Champion <and he is just awesome >

[Shuma]

Well all the models i'm doing here are available for use to anyone as logn as they give credit and Gabriel already asked for permission to use them, soooo, i'm not working with Gabriel on his mod but i think you can expect some of this to pop in the codex mod.

Anyway, finnaly managed to return to my PC to work on Hangar's Helmet, and here it is, other people had asked for this Helmet for the FC so i bet they'll be happy.



Made the eyes blue, the main part of the helmet is team colorable by the secondary color and the laurel is colorable by the first color.



Terminator Helmet is the same, just changed the eyes from green to blue.

DL link:

http://www.filefront.com/16138029/FCVHelmet.sga

Instructions are the same as in the OP, drop the .sga file in GameAssets/Archives with the rest of the game's .sga files and modify the module file. Enjoy.

And by the way, note that saying that saying "i don't accept requests" doesn't equal to me saying "don't say what you'd like to see", i like hearing your ideas.

[hangar-8]

Awesome, and thank you

[The Premove]

an .sga changing the portraits?

[Prince Damien]

Cool helmet for Tarkus. I like the battle scars on it and all, looks great. And that the mouth-piece is a little different from the others. But 1 thing doesnt look right, not that its bad, its just that the red eyes sticks out so much from the rest (green eyes). So I thought if you could make one of Tarkus with green eyes so he fits in better with the rest of the squad.

But, the best thing would be if all SM had red eyes on their helmets. Always bugged me that you cant change that colour since DoW1. -hehe-

Anyways, love all your mods and cant wait to see more.