I don't think I've ever seen so many people trying to work on the same project; what's going on???
There's a lot of other projects that can use the same skills; but a ship with two captains doesn't work. Let alone three.
The same goes for paint masters. You might end up with port and starboard side having different colours.
I'm guessing it's down to the popularity of the Pearl and Revenge. They're iconic ships and many fans would do anything to sail them in a game like ours.
Either way, trying to keep track of who's doing what is a nightmare. I'm all for people trying to contribute more to our modding effort,
but when everyone wants to help on the same project, it's madness. :wacko:
There are plenty of other ships, historical and otherwise, to work on or even to make from scratch, but I guess there are some PotC fans who only care for the film ships.
Though to be fair, I know the opposite is true as well. We have history buffs who would never so much as look at a PotC film ship, I'm sure.
What I'll say is this: if anyone wants to contribute to the texturing effort, then please upload your texture files! It's no good keeping it all to yourselves.
However, when it comes to modelling, please don't go off on a one-man effort to rebuild the entire ship for yourself. It's a waste of time, and is more work than necessary.
If we need specific parts remodelled, we will say so. Otherwise, nothing more than textures, please. Even then, try to keep to specific parts.
For example, if one person finds a really great photo reference and incorporates it into a texture, then be sure to upload it if you think it's better than the current work.
By 'better', I mean either
more accurate or
higher resolution. It's no good having a great image of specific details if they're too fuzzy to make out, for instance.
One thing to note about resolution: the highest quality any texture can be is 2048x2048 pixels. That's the absolute limit, for those who don't know.
Finally, everyone who contributes will be mentioned in the patch notes when the ships are released.
However, this does
not grant you instant fame, so please remember, it's
not a competition!
Anyway, here's a progress post. I finally got the curtains right. Now on to the rest of the ship.
I like those curtains! Makes them stand out much more.