D2TM GFX Update Sneak Preview

[MrFlibble]

I've looked at the Mentat graphics I made for the latest release of D2TM, and didn't like it. So I decided to create improved graphical sets using some Photoshop tricks I've come up with recently. So here's the result: currently I've done the static Mentat images, some unit icons, and an enlarged House selection screen. Images below:

[nemafakei]

Hm, I'd had problems getting decent resized mentat pics, though I'd resized the UI

[MrFlibble]

Your background looks very good. I think I could use it with the current Mentat pics, if you don't mind.

For resizing, I use the median filter applied to original images enlarged with the "nearest neighbour" interpolation method - others only make resized pics too blurry. Usually I take the original image, enlarge it 8 times, apply median with 4 pixel radius, blur, resize to 4 times the original size (again, using the nearest neighbour interpolation), blur some more, and resize to 2 times the size. Sharpening the final image is optional. Of course, this method is not optimal, but it gives quite decent results in my opinion.

[Dunenewt]

Is that one in Nema's post the Fremen mentat?

[Andrew]

Is that one in Nema's post the Fremen mentat?

I thought it was imperial?

Although with the sonic tank, I'd have to guess Atreides?

EDIT:

It is Shaddam from Dune 1

Check in profile/avatars.

[stefanhendriks]

Looks nice indeed. Somehow less stretched. Nice going! :)

[nemafakei]

You're able to change all the mough and eye graphics, right, MrF?

[MrFlibble]

Yes, I just didn't do it yet.

[MrFlibble]

Photoshopping the mentat faces does decent results, but the background, when converted back to the 256 color palette, wishes a lot to be desired. Inspired by Nema's mentat background art, I've given a try to resizing it by hand. Here's the current result (see attachment).

EDIT: Attachment removed because there's a newer version now.

[MrFlibble]

The new versions. Mentat images are imposed on manually resized background. I think they look quite good :) Note that the unit images are also resized.

[Dunenewt]

Looking good!

[XTF]

Photoshopping the mentat faces does decent results, but the background, when converted back to the 256 color palette, wishes a lot to be desired. Inspired by Nema's mentat background art, I've given a try to resizing it by hand. Here's the current result (see attachment).

Is there no support for 32 bit color?

[MrFlibble]

AFAIK, no. Maybe Stefan will prove me wrong :)

[nemafakei]

I'm fairly sure D2TM does do 32bit, as it can do shading and fancy stuff like that and shadow textures, amongst other things, are 32 bit. Mind, there's a certain charm to leaving them in 256 colour.

[stefanhendriks]

There is a limit to some pictures in d2tm. Like, units and such, so the correct team colors can be applied.

However, there are enough places (and i believe the mentat is one of them) where the restriction does not apply.

Btw, would anyone be interested in doing some psp stuff?