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1 year ago
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The mod updates all interface textures with a patterned frame. The originals are very blurry. There is nothing else in the mod. The mod with the h5u extension should be placed in the UserMODs folder. I created a 2k upscaled version of the textures using an online resource. In the editor, I retrieved the original size through mipmapping using the kaiser filter (which seemed acceptable to me) and did not compress it to avoid losing quality, saving it in dds format. This is the optimal solution that I suggested to G0ldiel when discussing upscaling interface textures, so as not to increase the size (which affects performance) and not to engage in reworking (Shared).xdb files (we lose compatibility with other mods) to compress the giant textures by the game. The screenshot shows before and after.
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Great job! Do you have any plans to update other parts of the interface?
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Great job! Do you have plans to update other parts of the interface?

I thought about it and even tried, but it doesn't make sense (with the approach used for the textures in the mod above). As they say, it's like replacing one bad thing with another. Here, the effect worked better because of the originally very blurry outlines on the original. There is no such "flaw" on other textures, although they all don't look very good. The best option would be to redraw the entire interface, but there are no clean, uncompressed textures, and I have no interest in drawing something else or pulling it from another game.
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Thank you, this is for true perfectionists. It should be treated not as a bug, but as a feature; the blurriness is perfect for old manuscripts.
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Great job! Do you have plans to update other parts of the interface?
I am working on it, but haven't created a thread yet. Overall, the results are good; those who prefer the original, but clearer interface will appreciate it. However, as Moonst@r said, ideally, it would be best to redraw some elements. Some elements are in dire need of it. For example, windows similar to the main menu (plain parchment) and windows designed as scrolls are simply terrible when upscaled.

Стой, где очерчен мелом круг! Как мне приятен твой испуг!

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I haven't created a topic yet. Overall, the results are good; those who are "aiming" for the original, but clearer interface will like it, but as Moonst@r said, ideally, it would be better to redraw it. Some elements really need it. For example, windows similar to the main menu (plain parchment) and windows that look like scrolls are a quiet horror when upscaled.
Hello everyone! Unfortunately, when using third-party mods, the frames shift. Can you tell me where to find the file with the reworked interface so that the unit recruitment and building construction windows are not overwritten?




And another question, maybe it's not relevant, how to change the window where the game is being saved, or where to find it; it has a large parchment and a small inscription.
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Hello everyone! Unfortunately, when using third-party mods, the frames shift. Can you tell me where to find the file with the reworked interface so that the unit hiring and building construction windows are not overwritten?




And another question, maybe it's not relevant, how to change the window where the game is being saved, or where to find it, there is a large parchment and a small inscription.

Don't use more than one mod for the same thing; that's how you fix it.
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Don't use more than one mod for the same thing; that's how you fix it.

Thanks, Captain Obvious, great answer. Instead of just saying you don't know where that file is, you had to show off your knowledge.
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5 months ago
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Good evening everyone! Does anyone know (or remember) where the resource icons are located in the data files? These icons appear in battle when we play as the Fortress and use runes.
I doubt anyone remembers.

Try searching for all files with "Gem" in the name within data.pak.
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5 months ago
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Or, study the mod and take what you need from it. However, you should take the "necessary" files from the game archive, not from the mod, because the files were modified for the mod.

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