BROKEN [0.90] TextureReplacer 2.1.2 (20.12.2014)

[therealcrow999]

Better framerates, much better framerates.

Whats the difference between this and universe replacer?

[Rassa Farlander]

Well then, since this seems much easier to use and find the textures for Im gonna try it Now all I need is some Kerbin w/clouds, and planet/moon textures thanks!

[MaxP]

Now all I need is some Kerbin w/clouds

[Hodo]

Well I landed it on Moho...

And the new texture replacer is working fine.

[Hodo]

I love that pic.

[Bloodbunny]

This is perfect, I dumped UniverseReplacer for this and got back 30 FPS.

[MaxP]

"Texture replacer. FPS is back."

[Rassa Farlander]

Awesome pic! Where can I find the texture for that and how do I install :D

[XanderTek]

Awesome pic! Where can I find the texture for that and how do I install :D

It's probably Clouds & City Lights, a separate mod.

[MaxP]

No

It is the awesome AncientGammoner's High Resolution Kerbin

Cloud layers from "Clouds and city lights" mod are exceptionally good looking from the surface, but not so good from orbit. Oh, I have a screen ))

So I use only textures.

And the skybox, of course - I like this and this.

These are dark enough, but with small amount of bright stars.

Rareden's skybox is too bright.

Edited December 10, 2013 by MaxP

[Rassa Farlander]

Thanks dude!!! this is going to be sweet

[therealcrow999]

Life is better with colored EVA suits, lol.

Well I landed it on Moho...

And the new texture replacer is working fine.

[KerbMav]

and compresses uncompressed textures from `GameData/` that are loaded in RAM.

If only diffuse textures for Kerbals are replaced but not normal maps, the stock normal maps are kept.

Replacing only normal map is not supported.

Replacing normal maps for planets is not supported since it doesn't make sense as a planet's normal map must match its heightmap data.

Some things my slow brain does not swallow easily ...

Does this make rbray89's Active Memory Reduction Mod redundant?

What does this mean for the diffuse Kerbals?

In UR there were often two files per planet/moon - was the second the normal map you are talking about?

Can someone explain to me please, why it was used if it does not make sense to do so?

And: Which compression level would be best (using IrfanView to convert PNG to TGA), as TGA files are 10 times larger ...

[shaw]

1. It is meant it goes though all the textures loaded from GameData/ and tries to compress those which are not compressed. It does not succeed every time as some textures are not loaded in RAM (although API says they are).

2. When I implemented texture compression I was looking at Active Memory Reduction Mod how it's done there. I do it the same way, so there should be no difference.

3. Diffuse texture means the colour texture. Beside diffuse texture we also know normal maps that define the normal in each pixel (texel) to create visual bumps although the surface is geometrically flat, emission textures to define how pixels glow at night etc.

4. Yes, the second texture for planets in UR is a normal map. It makes no sense to replace it. If you change it, "bumps" won't match the actual heightmap data.

5. I use Gimp and save with RLE compression (be sure to use RGB, indexed colours + RLE is no-go for Unity). TGAs are much larger, but only on disk. Once loaded in RAM they are either uncompressed or compressed in DXT1/DXT5 format (if already compressed as MBMs or compressed on start-up by TextureReplacer or AMR mod).

[Rassa Farlander]

Ok so I got the texture for kerbin down loaded its titled Kerbin1, do I have to rename it or am I good?

[KerbMav]

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OK, thanks!

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Directory Layout

The textures to be replaced should be put into `GameData/TextureReplacer/Textures` and have the following names (plus .tga/.png/.mbm extensions, of course):

    kerbalHead              // Kerbal head
    kerbalMain              // IVA suit (veteran)
    kerbalMainGrey          // IVA suit (standard)
    kerbalHelmetGrey        // IVA helmet
    EVAtexture              // EVA suit
    EVAhelmet               // EVA helmet
    EVAjetpack              // EVA jetpack
    kerbalMainNRM           // normal map for IVA suit (standard & veteran)
    kerbalHelmetNRM         // normal map for IVA & EVA helmet
    EVAtextureNRM           // normal map for EVA suit
    EVAjetpackNRM           // normal map for EVA jetpack

    GalaxyTex_NegativeX     // Skybox -X
    GalaxyTex_PositiveX     // Skybox +X
    GalaxyTex_NegativeY     // Skybox -Y
    GalaxyTex_PositiveY     // Skybox +Y
    GalaxyTex_NegativeZ     // Skybox -Z
    GalaxyTex_PositiveZ     // Skybox +Z

    suncoronanew            // Sun corona
    moho00                  // Moho
    Eve2_00                 // Eve
    evemoon100              // Gilly
    KerbinScaledSpace300    // Kerbin
    NewMunSurfaceMapDiffuse // Mün
    NewMunSurfaceMap00      // Minmus
    Duna5_00                // Duna
    desertplanetmoon00      // Ike
    dwarfplanet100          // Dres
    gas1_clouds             // Jool
    newoceanmoon00          // Laythe
    gp1icemoon00            // Vall
    rockymoon100            // Tylo
    gp1minormoon100         // Bop
    gp1minormoon200         // Pol
    snowydwarfplanet00      // Eeloo

[Rassa Farlander]

So rename it the Kerbin one then? I read that in the readme and just wasnt sure.

EDIT: Yup that did it thanks

Edited December 10, 2013 by Rassa Farlander

[rbray89]

1. It is meant it goes though all the textures loaded from GameData/ and tries to compress those which are not compressed. It does not succeed every time as some textures are not loaded in RAM (although API says they are).

2. When I implemented texture compression I was looking at Active Memory Reduction Mod how it's done there. I do it the same way, so there should be no difference.

3. Diffuse texture means the colour texture. Beside diffuse texture we also know normal maps that define the normal in each pixel (texel) to create visual bumps although the surface is geometrically flat, emission textures to define how pixels glow at night etc.

4. Yes, the second texture for planets in UR is a normal map. It makes no sense to replace it. If you change it, "bumps" won't match the actual heightmap data.

5. I use Gimp and save with RLE compression (be sure to use RGB, indexed colours + RLE is no-go for Unity). TGAs are much larger, but only on disk. Once loaded in RAM they are either uncompressed or compressed in DXT1/DXT5 format (if already compressed as MBMs or compressed on start-up by TextureReplacer or AMR mod).

Actually, right now, there is a minor difference in Shaw's compression technique. My texture compressor compresses them right after they are loaded into memory, so if you have lots of uncompressed textures (tga, MBM NormalMap) it might be able to allow you to load an install that would otherwise crash-at-load.

I'm also working on further memory improvements (ie. compressing/resizing all textures including un-readable ones).

[Rassa Farlander]

I it says that TGAs are recommended over PNGs but the textures Ive found have all been PNGs. Is there a converter out there? or is the difference that it would make not worth the hassle?

[rbray89]

I it says that TGAs are recommended over PNGs but the textures Ive found have all been PNGs. Is there a converter out there? or is the difference that it would make not worth the hassle?

It's actually kind of funny with the state of textures in KSP.

MBMs: textures compress (except normal maps) & generate mip-maps.

TGAs: textures are NOT compressed, but generate mip-maps.

PNGs: textures are compressed, but do not generate mip-maps.

[shaw]

@Rassa: Most graphics software can save an image as a TGA. I use Gimp or ImageMagick. If you use Linux, you probably have ImageMagick installed, just type "convert image.png image.tga".

[Rassa Farlander]

Thanks for the quick reply shaw and rbray Ive got a new computer I just built so I have very little software aside from the OS(Win 8.1) and KSP lol.

[MaxP]

rbray89, the most important question: how it works together?

Is there better loading priority? I.e. TextureCompressor loads first and compress uncompressed textures not compressed by another texture compressor, or vise versa?

[rbray89]

rbray89, the most important question: how it works together?

Is there better loading priority? I.e. TextureCompressor loads first and compress uncompressed textures not compressed by another texture compressor, or vise versa?

My mod currently compresses them almost immediately after loading. That is the big difference. In the next release, there will be a lot of configurable parameters to shrink textures, change filtering, compression etc.

[shrub]

I get this

With the soviet space suit.

The files are:

EVAhelmet

EVAjetpack

EVAjetpackNRM

EVAtexture

EVAtextureNRM

KerbalHelmetNRM

all pngs

anyway to fix?

Also kerbin's clouds "twinkle" when you view them from a distance. It's really wierd

Thanks

Shrub