Burhtun
Pacific Mining and Manufacturing Co-operative Nox Draconum
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Posted - 2011.11.15 18:51:00 -
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Xenial Jesse Taalo wrote: I definitely am of the opinion that ships simply look worse.
I agree with some of what you're saying. The ships definitely look sharper which is nice. Though its all in the normal maps. The actual diffuse textures are still really blurry. The windows on all ships are still really blurry. And I agree that the ships look plastic. I think the speculars were more intense and much wider before. Now they are very tight. That might be whats making the ships look plastic instead of metal. The diffuse texture also seems rather bland compared to the old ones. All the grime and grit and wear and tear is gone. The ship textures now have large areas of pretty much just solid color with no variations or details. This is probably adding to the plastic look. I also think some of the new skins are worse than the old ones in some other ways. The Brutix for example is much more subtly colored on TQ. There is color variation - greens, light silvers, dark silvers - but they are very unified. The Brutix on Sisi not only has more contrast between its colors but they are also rearranged into more of a patchwork pattern. Its sort of the same problem as the camouflage ships just not as severe. While on TQ, the values and colors of the skin are more grouped together into large shapes. The ship looks much more smooth, sleek, and sexy on TQ because of it.
The higher res normal maps are definitely welcome though. And man, the raven is looking pretty bad ass now. Its so detailed, I found myself twirling it around and studying it for quite a while. I wish all the ships in eve were so detailed. The Golem is still ugly but not as ugly as on TQ. The Navy Raven... well I've already made my opinion on camouflage known. Also not a fan of the faction with the sunburst/fade paint scheme. I'd prefer much more subtle paint schemes for each faction. I do like the shiny metallic creodron scheme, which some people seem to have a problem with.
As for the nebulae, I love the new Metropolis nebula. I don't think its too desaturated at all. I love the new rusty color. It also kind of reminds me of Metallica's blood and semen album cover. heh. I think the bright spot is still too bright but other than that I love it. I still feel like I end up looking through/past the new V3 ships in favor of the nebulae background though. The ships aren't quite as dark as they were but still too dark and too low contrast in my opinion.
In general looking much better though I think. I like the more subtle nebulae and the more dynamic star field. |