Gunsai touge C13 Refresh 0.2
Added 2023-09-21 10:33:51 +0000 UTCI've been working with track textures and materials for a good while now. You're probably aware of the skin for SRP that I put together, even if you're not exactly sure on the authorship. I've recently turned my attention to a few other staples of AC content that could use a coat of fresh paint, starting with Gunma Cycle Sports Center, A.K.A. Gunsai touge. The base track found here:
(1) Gunma Cycle Sports Center aka Gunsai Touge (New scratch made) | RaceDepartment
The skin features many overhauls that combine to really breathe new life to the track. 0.2 brings:
- Tree colouring adjustments for better fit
- Completed gutter replacement, with added roughness map
- New shrub added to GrassFx
- New wood for hut
- New stone walls
- Miscellaneous fixes and adjustments
As always, thank you for the support!
Make sure you disable and re-enable the skin of updating from 0.1
Comments
i took another look at this and i think i know what you're talking about. This will take a lot of work to fix, but it's kinda a "once you see it" situtation. Thanks for pointing it out.
ZC
2023-10-01 18:39:21 +0000 UTCHi,, thanks for the reply. Checked again, you are correct. I don't know why I didn't see it originally. As for the trees it seems the pine trees are the main culprit. When I get a chance again I'll do comparison and post on discord.
Ayax
2023-10-01 13:56:42 +0000 UTCIf you explore the downloaded archive, the vao patch is there, so idk what you did wrong. Did you perhaps install via CM instead of doing it manually? For tree related feedback, i'd ask you to pop by the discord and provide some screenshots. It may be a settings thing, or something like that, and if i'd need to add some specific recommendations, it's easiest to explore that in a Discord server rather than via Patreon comments.
ZC
2023-10-01 08:37:28 +0000 UTCThe download doesn't include a VAO patch but I see mention of it in the video? Is that another download? Currently using the VAO from ANXMOIA but this skin doesn't play well with it. Was hoping to mix and match... but looks like it needs its own VAO. The new trees look alot more texture like and 2d than the original ones, like the edges are a lot sharper against the sky.
Ayax Rodriguez
2023-10-01 03:31:02 +0000 UTCHey. If possible I'd ask you to maybe try and send a few screenshots in the discord. I can't really troubleshoot issues if I don't know what they look like. There's no reason trees should look any different here than they do on any other track. Do you have per vertex shadowing enabled?
ZC
2023-09-23 16:18:40 +0000 UTCI play in VR and in VR the tree cutouts are much more obvious.
drowhunter
2023-09-23 14:04:35 +0000 UTCI see, thank you for the in-depth reply :) I would like to suggest one track then. Maybe you know it and have driven on it before, if not, I highly recommend you to do so. It's called Nsuka (you can get it on Racedepartment, idk if I am allowed to post links here 😅). For me, it's one of my personal favorites of all time, but it needs a BIG update, especially all the mountains. They are looking horrible, as if they are only half-textured xD I don't really know if the track is too far gone though :/
Marcel
2023-09-21 11:43:01 +0000 UTCThere are 2 main reasons i haven't messed with 3d trees yet. The first is that there aren't really many 3d tree models available and i've not yet attempted to make any of my own. The second is the alleged difficulty using the tree planter app. It's also worth noting that 3d trees aren't very performance hungry, unless you happen to go inside one. Then you suddely get a very high performance drop. And in gunsai, you find yourself very very close to trees a lot. I've not yet written off 3d trees, but unless they would look much better than the cutouts, i see no reason to switch. But rest assured i'm keeping an eye out on various possibilities. Feel free to drop suggestions, though i will prioritize tracks i know and drive, as well as those that are made well enough to be skinnable without jumping through hoops.
ZC
2023-09-21 11:38:50 +0000 UTCHey, this looks great! I don't know much about AC modding, so maybe that is a stupid question, but why do you not use 3D trees for this skin? I use a 3D trees mod on the Nordschleife and it doesn't cost much performance on such a big track. It shouldn't be a huge performance hit on Gunsai, right? Anyway, thank you for this! The track needed an update for a long time. BTW, can we request skins for tracks in the future? Or maybe recommend some tracks that are good but in need of a refresh.
Marcel
2023-09-21 10:48:30 +0000 UTC
