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Alt3rn1ty,
I see there's a new v52 up. Not sure what the changes are, there's no indication, but will you be updating the BAIN?
Eager beaverYup have a look now - Changes; Robert has been a perfectionist and removed more sparklies noticeable at hi res (there were a lot of files updated in the pre-release 5.2 files he linked us on CanadianIce & Howndogs site, which I updated in the BAIN prior to Robert releasing on TESNexus), since then there have been additional changes ..
Cheydinhal cuirass has a mapping flaw fixed (someone at Emmas board told me, it's the same mesh as the other town guards but the mapping is different).HeavyMusc of the previous upload here didn't have the waist connection welded. Upperbody and the respective lowerbody files of the Tesnexus body replacer are replaced.
Those are also now included along with the pants changes necessitated by the above....
I have been through every single file and compaired against the previous release creation dates replacing with all changed files.
Robert still needs to update the v5 Resources, but he provided the updated hobbit feet link on CanadianIce site .. Included in the BAIN. The only thing left I need to update I think are the Sandals feet meshes which will come along in v52 Resources - will update the BAIN again thereafter (hopefully with more than just the sandals warranting an update).
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Also for any mod authors here who also have files on TESNexus - The new Nexus Mod Manager has a 'Download With Manager' button we have all become accustomed to seeing .. Which may be in-appropriate for your files if they are Wrye Bash BAINs for instance, or archives with un-usual folder structures necessitating manual installation etc
Basicly if you think an updated OBMM in the form of NMM should not be trying to install your files .. You can turn off the Download With Manager button, either at time of upload, or go to Manage Files, Edit File, and put a check in the box to stop it for that file.
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BAIN revision 10 uploaded (V5.1 files) - Robert worked on seam reduction by adjusting all normal maps slightly
Also remade all the 1024 normal maps from the new ones, and updated all options throughout the Wizard accordingly.
Probably not the last update - Robert seems still interested in tweaking every aspect of his files to his satisfaction.
And I would like to make more shaved options out of Roberts PubBlank files - Given up for now, lack of knowledge converting his Photoshop advice into something I can relate in GIMP (I dont own Photoshop) - Will get back to it later unless Robert does a set before I get round to it.
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The shared headrace.dds and headrace_n.dds textures which both male and female use - If the female head textures have been made to match the female body for some races (most noticeable on dark elfs sometimes, Robert initially in the WIP thread on Canadian Ice site had a Lighter DElf male texture set to download, after seeing my screenshots of the effects on females with hgec compatible textures he dropped the light version, now there is a dark version, and slightly darker.
http://s1.bild.me/bilder/030611/2938968Dark_Elf_New_Textures.png
http://s1.bild.me/bilder/030611/3055491Dark_Elf_With_EVE-HGEC.png
The rest were brilliant (though none of the following screenshots have female comparisons they are good, considering this was on the laptop with medium game setting texture size)
http://s1.bild.me/bilder/030611/7718564ScreenShotComp.png
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Weell ... I think Robert is still working on some additional HGEC and Ozmo compatible face textures to get every race neck seem matched tonally if using hgec female instead of Roberts female.
He's also possibly going to include another body type
Aaand I think he might be looking at doing his own shaved textures ...
Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings
Taking a break for a week or two though, give Robert time to update, I want to have a nosy in Room207's omod too when that is released (we gave each other go ahead to include whatever from each others installers)
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Wrye Bash BAIN - Revision 9 uploaded. Please use the Wizard for installing, a lot of changes to sub-package naming once again necessitate this.
New to this revision - Aswell as Roberts V5 2048 sized Hi-Res body textures, you now have another option of 1024 Reduced Hi-Res body textures (and associated normal maps) for every body texture option.
The only ones that were not touched were the Room207 Shaved body textures - These are already 1024 size, and scaling them up would be pointless because it would not increase the detail. I still include them as a choice though even if you take the 2048 path in the wizard.
All the main body textures have now moved out of the early Core files sub-package, to sub-package 035. The wizard forks about half way through, depending on whether you choose 2048 or 1024 all the following options are offered in the same resolution.
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One note for GIMP users - I think I can add an addendum ...
When you load Roberts nmaps in GIMP they already have an alpha channel. The default background for GIMP is a checkerboard, so any image which is transparent shows this checkerboad through.
With Roberts nmaps you see the whole image as a checkerboard.
So after scaling the nmap, if you flatten the image, then GIMP aswell as removing the mip-maps flatten also removes the alpha channel ...
save it DXT5 and generate mip-maps - Result is .. When you load it back into GIMP you can now see the image which is now mostly bright white (along with the mip-maps) instead of it being transparent as the originals are.
So revised it a little for nmaps, I think it should go like this - Scale it, then instead of flatten just right click and individually delete the mip-maps, then save as DXT5 and generate new mip-maps.
Now when I reload its all exactly as the original roberts nmap (transparent with mip-maps), but scaled to the new size.
Something else makes me think I am onto the right path with nmaps - Robert has a couple of footmale_n.dds which are already 1024 (argonians for instance which have not changed textures from v4) ... the resulting file size of my experiments here is exactly the same as those.
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Yep, just going with 1024, besides the quality the amount of options for the BAIN could go a bit silly - and only one scale/save (I remember reading somewhere DDS are lossy similar to jpgs, so probably best to mess as little as possible).
Oh and enjoy http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=milky+bar+kid&aq=f - Nostalgia is probably overrated in this case
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<assumes voice of the milky bar kid> "The cookies are on me!" ... (erm, if you are not of a certain age and dont live in the UK that may fly over peoples heads and plop against the wall)
In other words, thank you very much - OMG the possibilities, SAVE ME!
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One more question, for the normal maps, there are a few DXT5 options ...
DXT5 / DXT5n / Alpha exponent / YCoCg
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Oh yeeeeESS!, that is so easy once you know how .. Thank you.Re-scaled, then In GIMP, there's a layers boxout always open, so you just right click on the Main Surface, and choose Flatten Image ...
Then have a mild heart failure when all the mip-maps layers vanish ... walk of faith time
Save-as (new filename), choose DXT1 and checked generate mip-maps, cross fingers ....
Reloaded new dds into GIMP and - Success
Most excellent - Now I just need to talk myself into committing to providing all the possible options
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Question for the grafix experts - Particularly in using GIMP. Robert uses Photoshop so decided not to bug him with this question ...
Robert has provided hi-res footmale.dds files which are 2048 resolution - Just about all the V5 default setup textures are this size.
For personal use on the laptop (and if I am very successful with them may offer up more options for everyone in the BAIN, say 1024 and 512 (although probably wont need to do a 512 version) options of each aswell as the 2048) - I want to reduce those without reducing quality too much (hopefully not at all) and keeping Roberts recent work on skin tones between head and body matching.
I dont have Photoshop, but do have GIMP installed with the dds plugin.
So loading them up in GIMP is fine, all the necessary mip-map layers are present, and I know if I link all the layers (those little toggleable link icons next to each layer thumbnail) prior to doing an image scale down .. Everything can be successfully scaled ....
Problem comes in how to save the result.
GIMP gives a warning that the image seems to be a volume map, and of course there's the compression type to consider - What do I need to select to create problem free oblivion dds files in GIMPs save dialogue?
Edit: Ooh, and .. Would I have to do the same with the associated normal maps?
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Wrye Bash BAIN uploaded - Revision 8. When upgrading from the previous revision, run the wizard again - A lot of sub-package renaming/re-organisation plus additional sub-packages in this revision. Enjoy
Just in time for Reclaiming Sancre Tor release by the sound of things, I might actually be able to get back to gaming and enjoy this long awaited and highly anticipated epic now.
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Fixed it for you
Thank you kindly Sir, cookie in-coming - Nice work on The Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary too
News - Wrye Bash BAIN installer revision 8 will be up either tonight or tomorrow - Cut down on file duplication a fair bit in the sub-packages, however its grown a bit again providing quite a comprehensive choice of normal maps for every one of the human like races (8 choices for each of the following - DarkElf, DarkSeducer, Dremora, GoldenSaint, HighElf, Imperial, Nord, Orc, RedGuard, and Wood Elf).
More news - If anyone is experienced at beta testing omods look for Room207's link on this page - Any feedback before it goes live you could either join Canadian Ice forum or pm Room207 on TESNexus. ... he needs help getting a flawless version on the streets.
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The resources file came out the day after my last post, since then the BAIN has had two updates, now at revision 7 - By the sound of it on Canadian Ice's site theres going to be at least one more update.
Recently the body choices expanded to 14, a few re-works of AMB bodies, and there are circumsized versions of each including Roberts body choices. Texture choices in the BAIN have expanded, more of that to come too Robert is looking at making some textures to make HGEC compatible with a couple of problem races, aswell as re-doing his own Robert Female (theres a new 1.3 version on TESNexus ... Which I think will be updated again when Robert gets round to it - Maybe a BAIN too when he gets there)
Also the MaleBodyReplacer.esp plugin has been updated. I had a conversation with Room207 via pm on TESNexus, his AMB.esp was just a re-work of Roberts, so I suggested it could be used for Roberts renamed and Robert was happy....
Drake the Dragon (Argonian Beautification) popped in on Canadian Ice and pointed out that with reference to file paths for Argonian Tails there was an outstanding problem when using female body replacers ... Room207 has re-worked the AMB.esp since and given us all the same new esp renamed as MaleBodyReplacerV5.esp
Edit: Oh and I got Room207 permission to include any files from his up-coming omod (still in beta) in the BAIN - Currently that means his re-work of Rebel O Conners Shaved body textures are also included in revision 7 of the BAIN. The credits are expanding accordingly in the wizard.
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Forgot to update this.
The title of the topic is wrong, it should be Robert Male v5 Final.
RELZ thread is here http://grotto.moddersrealm.com/index.php?&topic=12565.0
Robert has released MaleBodyReplacer and OutfitReplacer files ... But there is one more to come, the Resources file which will expand on options to use.
Some mentalist made a Wrye Bash BAIN too with wizard installer
Robert has given me editing access, but also for OBMM users Room207 is currently making an OMOD and awaiting Robert giving him editing access too to upload his variation of an installer.
The BAIN is beta, pending the new resources file Robert has been working on the last week, once thats up I will update and re-upload - But in its current state everythings working nicely.
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I am refraining from calling this post a WIP because its not mine.
Edit: It also should be called v5 (Coming out of Beta) - I misunderstood from posts on CanadianIce & Howndogs, but this is the work Robert was going to do to finish up the v5 Beta.
Just posting here to raise awareness that a legend has returned, hanging on an older site a lot of you will be familiar with but might not have popped in recently .....
Have a read http://grotto.moddersrealm.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=6c3a65610ab83afe1dba458669d676c9&topic=12520.0 <-- CanadianIce & Howndogs place
Some of the more recent stuff to download on the second page, but v6 seems to be enroute - Beware his download links, the download site does pop-up tabs with content you might not be expecting when the download commences, the files are fine its just the pop-up tab which comes as a surprise - If you routinely allow javascipt/plugins for new sites that download site plays mischief.
Where/when/if he will release a full package IDK, or maybe by the sound of some of his posts he would like someone to take up the release ... <shrugs>, its looking good though.
Take care
Alt.
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@Hana- Really? How does it do it?
John reference Wrye Bash and Archive invalidation if you want a linked image on TESA for the OP >> http://tesalliance.org/forums/index.php?app=downloads&module=display§ion=screenshot&full=1&id=669&record=18800
The ticked option in the right click menu, Wrye Bash handles everything automatically once its set.
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Kind of envying the beta testers at the moment - But, at the same time glad I am not one of them, I want the whole experience to be new on this one .. especially after reading the interview.
This site really is the home of quality and talent. Good luck with the testing
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~I'll pass the image along to the skinners.
Sounds like a barbaric team you have working in the background, I'm off before they grab me for going OT 
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Iron browser (Chromium fork)
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Nah, but it relies on one of us to manually catch you achieving before we can award a medal, or for you to be awarded during a sweep of the downloads section, both take time. Medal awarded! Shiny
Just noticed something - OT but feedback, sign out and have the above media clip in the middle of your screen ... now try to sign in - The vid overlays the sign in box.
You can use the mouse scroll wheel to shift it out of the way so not a problem, but it may offend thine eye
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We do already have a medal for 100 downloads.
Does that only apply to mods?
- How about medals for excellent guides (if I say so myself, feedback seems a little sparse apart from me talking to myself about updates) 
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Cheerleading role ( although I dont think I would look too good in a ra ra skirt waving pom poms
)This is another highly anticipated mod for me, not only is it in one of my favourite quest lines - Its looking superb.
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Does Slof hang out on here?
If not she may be contacted on her own site [Removed]
Edit: Link changed to her initial page due to adult content therein
Edit2: Woops, I presumed links to be similar to bethsoft, so long as not a direct link to nudity and warning given (which slofs initial page does) .. anyway noted its a no-no
[RELz] Robert Male v5 Final
in Oblivion Mods
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Oooh and - One of the Body types has been removed
It still has BodyBuilder, but the Wide neck options Bodybuilder have been removed - The wide neck option needed Throttlekitty Head 07 and a few more files from resources (egm egt)
After one user pointed out the problem with wider neck bodybuilder I looked into trying to provide it properly, but then realised it also creates a wide neck problem for anyone using the Robert Male BAIN that are ALSO using for instance HGEC / EVE ... insert your favourite female bod here - and imagine it now having a wider neck also.
Then theres the textures ... Considering all the options in the BAIN in this regard, then add a Throttlekitty head in the mix and consider it again ..
Wider neck got dropped. BodyBuilder is still available as an option, just not the wider neck variety.