Revert NF Radar and Barracks to old models

I used to play empires around the 1.0 days and I really loved the game but I just lost interest over time. It's good to be back but I've noticed some straight up bizare changes, the worst of which are the 'newish' NF barracks and radar.

I get it was an attempt to fix up the existing fairly basic models, but it's a pretty fucking awful attempt. They're oddly out of place with the other buildings, poorly made, and the interiors are low quality, poorly detailed and don't make sense or don't fit with any other NF assets. The NF radar has blank tan squares everywhere that I assume are post it notes? Why? Some of the textures I'm pretty sure are from another game on top of being horrendously out of place.

The barracks has a a bunch of crap in it, none of which belongs in a barracks. I get "muh increase detail", but why bother with the increased performace hit if it's not a proper or even remotely well done model?

The old models may have been basic and low poly but they certainly weren't an eyesore. Plus it's pretty silly to punish players with low end PCs for a half assed modelling job. Atleast until a properly done replacement set can be made if that ever happens.


Other than that I really like a lot of the new stuff! I really appreciate the hard work you guys put into this.

 

"The old models may have been basic and low poly but they certainly weren't an eyesore. Plus it's pretty silly to punish players with low end PCs for a half assed modelling job. Atleast until a properly done replacement set can be made if that ever happens."

It's not going to happen, we get new models for Empires with the same speed of a sloth crossing a road.
The new model of the barrack is a balance change as the old one was way too tall and gave Brenodi an unfair advantage.

 

I don't even remember the old radar model, fockk!

 

As another player from Empires 1.0.

Please, get rid of that nostalgic thingy.

We have moved on.

 

Though I have no problems with the new models, I had no problems with the old ones either. I wasn't exactly sure why the Radar specifically needed to be replaced, but I understand people took issue with the height of the NF rax, though I liked it for gameplay purposes.

I think my point is, it really doesn't make that much difference. There's certainly no quality difference between them. The new ones don't look any better or any worse, nor do the interiors make much difference either.

 

Right but I vaguely remember someone making a shortened barracks so why not use that? I mean the 'new' models just look super out of place now. Plus the old ones are STILL not bad and at least they fit in. I didn't mean to start a shit storm.

What happened to the guy who made it? You haven't asked anyone to make a new one?

No, I mean with a fresh install some of the sticky note textures are literally blank squares, not all of them but just the most accessible ones. Also having stolen textures only opens the mod up to legal issues and is a REALLY bad idea.

 

I don't even care if my computer will lag, when are we going to see those?

 

Yes, that is how all the current buildings were done. Catface informed me of that, and you'd be surprised the odd jobs people end up doing when they come on to do something just to fill a gap that can be easily learned.

Uhh, I talked with him before I changed the sounds. He talked about doing something regarding tank engine sounds, then I didn't hear from him for like two months, then my sounds went live, then he got "upset" I ruined his legacy. Oh well, maybe I can ruin it further by doing newer rax models