Monday, March 1, 2010

Custom Content Joys and Woes

RWS has been very kind to area design, although I am having a heck of a time with a few tiles. For some reason, there are some key tiles missing from the various RWS tilesets in the all in one package. The placeholder is there for them, but they fail to render in the preview or in the toolset when attempting to place them.

For the most part, I have been able to get around them by using replacements. Although, I do think that the set could be much more versatile if these functioned in the combo hak, as I know that they work for the most part in the individual RWS Tile haks. It almost makes these beauties much like the Shadow Palace tileset....gorgeous, but limited in variation. I know if these pieces worked, that problem would disappear.

Pretty soon, I'll begin to assemble the required non-area hak assets. Sadly, that will have to be a custom hak in the absence of a 'Best Of' compilation that I don't feel would be a unneeded waste.



10 comments:

Lance Botelle (Bard of Althéa) said...

Hi Raith,

It's a shame the custom tilesets were not as "polished" as they could be. I find that is one of the reasons I avoid them, simply because I find area design hard enough already. The downside is standard areas.

Lance.

Raith Veldrin said...

Don't get me wrong on the quality of these tiles. They are top-notch. It is just the packaging of them into the comprehensive hak that needs attention.

Lance Botelle (Bard of Althéa) said...

Hi Raith,

I am sure the quality is extremely good (of that I have no doubt), I only meant that any potential "complication" in their application has me step back for the time being, simply because I am not very good at designing areas even when everything works as it should. ;)

I need to grow in confidence in this department before I feel safe in using other material. Even the slightest concern in their use has me running to the hills. ;)

That said, at a later date, when I have less other stuff to do, I do hope to venture along that path and dabble with new tilesets. I did manage to use added tilesets in NWN1, so I should eventually pluck up the nerve to d so with NWN2. :)

Lance.

MokahTGS said...

I've actually found using the individual tilesets and merging the 2DAs myself works better then the all-in-one pack of tilesets.

FYI, the RWS guys are coming out with an Anniversary Edition of the Deep Halls set. I've had the privilege of testing it for them and am quite impressed. It basically doubles the size of the tileset, adds tons of new options and is gorgeous.

From a builder's perspective, NWN2 is just getting started. :)

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Lance Botelle (Bard of Althéa) said...

Hi Raith,

I remembered you ....

http://worldofalthea.blogspot.com/2011/01/rws-tilesets-all-in-one.html

I knew someone had blogged about this. :)

Lance.

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