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Help & Guidance => Member Made Tutorials => Presets & Markings Tutorials => Topic started by: Lucius on August 16, 2017, 03:23:24 am

Title: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Iridescence
Post by: Lucius on August 16, 2017, 03:23:24 am
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Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Reflective Eyes)
Post by: Vespian on August 16, 2017, 04:09:01 am
I'm a fan of how pretty you've made the layout of this tutorial thread. The colors are nice and easy on the eyes.
Appearances aside, Vespian approves of your use of images as well as step-by-step explanations. *Nuzzles.*
This'll come in handy, there is no doubt. Thank you for taking the time to teach a little something to the community.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Reflective Eyes)
Post by: Morgra on August 16, 2017, 04:16:10 am
Thank you so much, Lucius! You've done an excellent job with this. I love the color and also the structure of this thread.
I'll have to try out the eye reflection some time! Great work
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Reflective Eyes)
Post by: sanrio on August 16, 2017, 04:32:51 am
I've been wanting to try out the eye/nose reflection but didn't know where to start, thank you so much for this!
I'll definitely be using it sometime.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Lucius on August 16, 2017, 06:36:10 am
Thank you all so much for the kind words! I've updated the post with a new outline script.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Azurain on August 16, 2017, 08:04:24 am
Great tutorial and great things you're showing us! Really neat things you have here indeed! +nuzzle
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Kuri on August 16, 2017, 08:33:37 am
Slick
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: G4RG0YLE on August 16, 2017, 10:48:31 am
Thank you so much for providing the community with an organised/well-structured tutorial on the tips and tricks you can do with a preset when using the correct coding. I love how easy it is to find everything and an excellent use of images.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: VortexAlive on September 05, 2017, 04:49:40 am
This tutorial is amazing! Thank you very much for bringing the outline effect for presets further into the light! The tutorial was also very easy to follow and the colors made it easy to read. +floof!
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Lucius on September 07, 2017, 09:28:08 am
Thanks for taking the time to look at this everyone!

I am currently working on a tutorial on how to implement Toon Shading (or Cel Shading as it's called in OGRE) and various other shaders that require extra files (like Outline) into a .fhp preset file that won't require everyone else downloading extra files to see these effects.

Stay tuned, it'll take some more time since I'm juggling college and everything else.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Hakumi on September 07, 2017, 10:17:37 am
It's a good thing you posted because I don't think I would've ever stumbled upon this thread o:

Really love how it's structured and how you go in depth just in enough with the explanations to make it both easy to follow and nice to learn <33
Truly well done. Looking forward to future updates c:

- Pandeer Sticker to le Snout -
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Kuri on October 11, 2017, 04:06:19 am
If you only wanted to view objects with the outlines or cell shading, not create them, where would you put the files?  (the cellshading i thought was here has gone missing)
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Lucius on October 11, 2017, 11:04:23 pm
I never linked the cellshading files in this thread, but they can be found here (http://ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Enhanced+CelShading).

Under the section "The Code", you will have to download CelShading.material, CelShading.program and CelShading.cg.

The outline codes can be found on the same page, under the section "Edge Outline Vertex Shader Experiment". They are the Outline.material, Outline.program and VertEdge.cg files.

They must be placed in the FeralHeart\media\materials folder if you want to view the effects.

If you ever want to use them in presets, you'll have to put them in your numbered preset folder as well.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Kuri on October 11, 2017, 11:51:54 pm
Ahh, thanks. Got it.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Outline)
Post by: Morqque on October 12, 2017, 03:59:58 am
this is amazing
now time to find my Wacom's pen
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with New Transparency Code)
Post by: Lucius on December 22, 2017, 08:14:13 am
Updated the OP with a mane fix for the rim lights, a new transparency code, and a new preset tutorial.

I am still working on that tool to let you guys insert files into presets in order to fix the cell shading and outline problem.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: Lucius on February 13, 2018, 07:45:16 am
I've updated the OP with higher resolution UV maps for both feline and canine, which include mane and tuft UVs.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: Valar.Morghulis on February 13, 2018, 09:15:18 am
Omg this tutorial is EVERYTHING -saves it to favorites-

+Floof <3
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: FlyingGrass on February 13, 2018, 04:39:43 pm
This is amazing! +Floof

I can now make a better version of my horse preset ;D
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: Lucius on February 13, 2018, 05:01:22 pm
Thank you both! Hopefully I will be able to provide more preset resources and code in the future. Let me know if there's anything specific you'd like to see.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: Kuri on February 13, 2018, 05:58:28 pm
Thanks for the update. That ghost is pretty good BTW.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with High Resolution UV Maps)
Post by: Lucius on February 14, 2018, 05:47:16 am
No problem. And I'm glad you like Mesphit.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: Lucius on February 19, 2018, 12:51:27 am
Updated the OP with a fix for the Fluffy Mane not working in presets.

Let me know if presets with the fix export correctly, since I haven't had time to thoroughly test it. I've only looked at it in the preset maker.

Edit: Works as intended. Exported without problems.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: FlyingGrass on February 19, 2018, 01:03:40 am
Can I use the normal spiky mane file for the fluffy mane?
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: Lucius on February 19, 2018, 01:06:09 am
Possibly. I've overlaid the UVs for the regular and fluffy manes, and the transparent areas seem to match up, so hopefully it'll look fine.

Edit: Looks a bit weird to me.


You could try masking the lower portion of the spiked mane with the FManeMask2 texture and see if that makes it look better. Otherwise, I think you'd be better off using 2 different mane textures for the fluffy and spiked.

Edit: Apparently the texture for the normal and fluffy mane must be the same. The game only loads the textures for the default body parts defined in the material file, so you also have to keep the normal mane section in, regardless of whether or not you actually use it. Disappointing to see that you can't use separate textures, but it is what it is.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: tea-witch on May 05, 2018, 12:03:21 pm
♥ oh my !!
i love this thread so much !!!  thank you !

however , i think i might've stumbled across one problem ...
when exporting a preset with the glowing outline effect , it always says that it failed to export .
i followed the instructions and the effect shows up when i'm in the preset maker .
i can provide screenshots if needed .

i'm sorry if i've posted in the wrong place !!   ;v;
♥ peace .
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: Lucius on May 05, 2018, 09:53:17 pm
Quote from: tea-witch on May 05, 2018, 12:03:21 pm
♥ oh my !!
i love this thread so much !!!  thank you !

however , i think i might've stumbled across one problem ...
when exporting a preset with the glowing outline effect , it always says that it failed to export .
i followed the instructions and the effect shows up when i'm in the preset maker .
i can provide screenshots if needed .

i'm sorry if i've posted in the wrong place !!   ;v;
♥ peace .

Hey there! I've heard of this happening, but I'm not sure if there's a fix for it. I'd be more than happy to try and help you though!

If you could copy and paste your material file code so that I can run through it, that'd be great. If you'd rather not post it publicly, then you can always pm me instead.

Cheers!
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts (Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix)
Post by: SenseiRei on May 21, 2018, 05:40:57 pm
these are some old news, but thanks for posting this back on the top cause I lost the last one @@
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix
Post by: Lucius on July 28, 2018, 06:34:56 pm
Quote from: SenseiRei on May 21, 2018, 05:40:57 pm
these are some old news, but thanks for posting this back on the top cause I lost the last one @@

I don't mean to sound belligerent, but did you even read the original post? How are any of the things I've shown "old news"?

I will concede that Brokami appeared to be the first to implement eye reflections in their "FeralHeart HD" mod back in 2014 (which was later removed by them), but they've never showed others how to do it. I went through trial and error to figure out how to replicate the effect 3 years later.

And correct me if I'm wrong, but I have not seen a single tutorial on this website in regards to using rim lighting before I added it to my thread. I also haven't seen anyone release the UVs for the manes and tufts, and I've certainly never seen a fix for the fluffy mane issue either.

If you already knew how to do all of this, then it will be old news to you, but that isn't the case for many users. Not to mention the fact that this thread is just under a year old and has been kept updated since its creation.


Edit: Re-reading this now, I can see that I might have come across as hostile. That wasn't my intention, I assure you.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix
Post by: Insoholic on November 13, 2018, 06:42:46 pm
Thank you for such a wonderful contribution, Lucius! The information provided is really well put for users. +floof
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix
Post by: Flurr on November 13, 2018, 09:23:13 pm
Thank you for your hard work on this thread! I feel like it will help many users who need some help with presets, I will definetly use this when I get to making presets. Thank you for making a tutorial to help others, its very kind and helpful of you! <3 +Floof!
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Fluffy Mane Fix
Post by: Likuu on November 14, 2018, 02:21:57 am
 Ahh I never got a chance to see this thread and I'm so happy I saw it!! I'll be sure to check this out when I'm able to get back into making presets, thanks so much for doing this Lucius!
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Iridescence
Post by: Lucius on September 23, 2019, 08:38:05 pm
Yesterday, someone asked me if it was possible to create an iridescent effect on presets, so the first post has been updated with the code that I've given them to try and achieve this effect. I should have had this updated a few months back, but the preset I was working on just never ended up getting finished, so that's that.

I also have to clean the first post and replace all the images from Photobucket because apparently the site just hates me.
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Iridescence
Post by: ungodlycoyote on September 23, 2019, 11:11:41 pm
funny you should say that,  actually recently worked out iridescent presets! (check it out if you're on the feral neighborhood discord!) your method is a lot less convoluted though hahaha!
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Iridescence
Post by: Arelyka on May 16, 2022, 08:37:29 pm
did the tutorial get wiped?
Title: Re: Preset Tips and Scripts || Updated with Iridescence
Post by: Avani on May 17, 2022, 08:44:43 am
It did, but you can find the scripts here as well:
https://feral-heart.com/smf/index.php?topic=5665.0
with links to additional script threads within the post!