ElysiumFic Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) I'm debating whether or not to gradually work on changing my hair mod DLCs in such a way that would eliminate a lot of the transparency issues but would result in a slightly poorer texture quality. This for comparison: http://i.imgur.com/ol9C4zh.jpg One is much more transparent than the other, but if you look carefully around the ends of the hair strands and at the hairline/wispy bit on the forehead, the quality of the the one WITHOUT the transparency issues is more...sketchy? Like looking at something drawn with a ballpoint pen vs. something painted with a high-quality brush. Despite discussing this with some very brilliant modders who know far more about textures than I ever will, it doesn't appear to be an issue that can be fixed. We're going to have to sacrifice quality or put up with intermittent transparency. Here's another view, closeup:http://i.imgur.com/ugYPiAS.jpg And with almost 200 hair mods to redo, it's going to be quite an undertaking. But if there's enough of a demand, I will work on it in my spare time. So, I put the poll before you. Take a moment to answer this quick, one-question poll please. Edited April 7, 2016 by ElysiumFic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thandal Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Didn't vote because I don't use hair mods in ME3, but I think the "without transparency" (DTX1) looks a lot better overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysiumFic Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Didn't vote because I don't use hair mods in ME3, but I think the "without transparency" (DTX1) looks a lot better overall.I agree. The transparency issue means also a lot of time I'm seeing stuff like this: http://i.imgur.com/UQUqESw.png Ugh! You can see the outline of her scalp INSIDE the hair. *headdesk* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MateredDyn Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 I agree I do not like the transparency but, I also have so many places to take screenshots that having highly detailed hair means more to me. you made modding hair so much easier so, whatever you plan to do, I will download either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysiumFic Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 Maybe the answer is to do both. Like, if you download a mod for one hair, there will be two versions inside, one DTX5 (more transparency but better quality when not transparent) and DTX1 (less transparency but poorer quality.) I've already got the DTX5 versions done. I suppose it doesn't matter if I replace them or add to them with DTX1 versions, the effort is going to be the same either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphleah Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Having the option for two would solve the issues but then again you're the one spending the time and effort doing it so the choice should ultimately be yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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