Billboard Texture Toolkit for SRIV

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gameqube

Here is the Billboard Texture Toolkit for SRIV. I have taken IdolNinja's toolkit for SRTT, and with his permission, updated it so that it does work for SRIV.

Have fun porting your billboards from SRTT, or creating new ones!

I will post, in Mod Releases, a mod that does restore all the SRTT billboards and looks, and that does try to attenuate the Zinyak propaganda as much as possible. It is basically the same as using this tool with all the textures from the modified_textures_SRTT_dds folder. I did also provide the SRIV textures, for those that prefer to work with them.

Here is the link to the released mod:
http://www.saintsrowmods.com/forum/threads/billboard-mod-to-bring-back-the-srtt-look.6155/

LIST OF BILLBOARDS FROM SRTT THAT ARE NOT REFERENCED IN SRIV:

billboard_aerialeros_d
billboard_mbrawl_b_d
Billboard_NB_1_D
billboard_stag_1_d
billboard_stag_2_d
billboard_stag_3_d
billboard_psgat_a_d
billboard_pspierce_b_d
billboard_psshaundi_b_d
billboard_ps_a_d
billboard_ps_b_d
ticker_tile_a_gloscrl


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LIST OF BILLBOARDS AND OTHER FEATURES IN SRIV

[Do note that this information is incomplete as I did not take time to figure precisely where each billboard or feature was located. I will try to add some precisions later on]

512x256 BILLBOARDS

billboard_3count_a_d
billboard_3count_b_d
Billboard_8Track_D
billboard_burlesque_d
Billboard_CemShoes_D
billboard_gangspace_d
billboard_gangstergimp_d
billboard_genki_a_d
Billboard_Kitty_D
billboard_mbrawl_a_d - the airport terminal murder brawl billboard
billboard_pspierce_a_d
billboard_psshaundi_a_d
Billboard_SaintsFlow_D
billboard_steelport_a_d
billboard_steelport_b_d
billboard_steelport_c_d
billboard01_signtemp_d
billboard02_signtemp_d
billboard_al - this is the collection of all standard horizontal billboards, in low resolution. It is these versions of the billboards that are used when the game determines that the billboards are too distant to show the normal resolution versions.
Furthermore, there is additionnal work to do to produce a perfect billboard_al.tga.DDS file. In SRIV, there are 5 billboards that show a different picture than in SRTT. But those 5 billboards still use their original low resolution pictures from SRTT. The culprits are:
billboard_aerialeros_d which now shows the picture of Billboard_CemShoes_D
billboard_mbrawl_b_d which now shows the picture of billboard_psshaundi_a_d
billboard_nb_1_d which now shows the picture of billboard_pspierce_a_d
billboard_ps_a_d which now shows the picture of billboard_steelport_a_d
billboard_psgat_a_d which now shows the picture of billboard_steelport_b_d

For example, in billboard_al.tga.DDS, the low res picture of the Billboard_CemShoes_D will be located at two places: the section for Billboard_CemShoes_D itself, and the section for billboard_aerialeros_d
Both sections must be updated with the same picture if you want to have a perfect billboard_al.tga.DDS file.



512x256 BRICK BILLBOARDS - each are used in just a few places on buildings brick walls, they are not easy to spot. The images are semi tranparent.

billboard_brick_armored_gopher
billboard_brick_cenci
billboard_brick_dingaling
billboard_brick_joe
billboard_brick_jose
billboard_brick_maleorder
billboard_brick_manhammocks
billboard_brick_mushika
billboard_brick_olde
billboard_brick_payne
billboard_brick_quirk
billboard_brick_tits
billboard_brick_upz
billboard_brick_schmitten
billboard_brick_vajohn
billboard_brick_wictor



512x512 Huge LCD vertical billboards downtown
NOTE: Each 512x512 LCD dds is actually a tilesheet comprised of 4 billboards that are individually 128x512. The LCD display cycles through each one and then repeats.

lcd_large_brands_a
lcd_large_saints_a
lcd_large_syndicate_a
lcd_large_al_a - an amalgam of parts of the three preceding files. - When the game determines that the vertical LCDs are too distant to show the normal resolution versions, it uses this file to show a non glowing fixed image on the vertical LCD (also, there is no image rotation going on at that point).



512X512 LCD horizontal billboards downtown
NOTE: Each 512x512 LCD dds is actually a tilesheet comprised of several billboards.

billboard_lcd_logos_a_d - some horizontal LCDs downtown
billboard_lcd_logos_b_d - some horizontal LCDs downtown
lcdbillboard_sheet_a - some horizontal LCDs downtown and 3 Count casino



1024x512
billboardlcd_saints_d - LCDs at Planet Saints (Zin) stores



512x512
screen_sign_iad_boards - images on rotating panels at Image as Designed stores



MISC FILES CONTAINING ZINYAK PROPAGANDA
2048x1024 they_live_signs_01 - contains text seen on various signs on buildings, with zinyak propaganda
1024x1024 alienpropagandaposters_a_d - zinyak propaganda posters, not seen them yet in game!
256x128 newsdispenser_dcl01 - decal on news dispensers, with zinyak propaganda
512x512 busstop_01_d - bus stop texture, with zinyak propaganda
512x256 hwy_sign_propaganda - text for highway signs, with zinyak propaganda
256x256 obey_signage - used at least for some 'trust us' billboards, with zinyak propaganda
512x512 hwfont_new_d - used for the signs in the airport highways, with zinyak propaganda

512x256 sign_alien_keepout - used in a few places for rotating text, with zinyak propaganda
NOTE: tried to change the text of this file and had problems with presence of ghost image of original text, in game!

512x512 sr35_banner_d - banners suspended on some buildings, with zinyak propaganda

256x128 bench_ad01_d
256x128 bench_ad01_n
NOTE: add placed on every bench in city, with zinyak propaganda

1024x1024 sign_tits_n_grits_d
512x512 sign_tits_n_grits_n
512x512 sign_tits_n_grits_s
512x512 sign_tits_n_grits_glo
NOTE: those four files are included because they define the look of the 'tits n grits' restaurant signs, and all four files have to be modified if want to change the look. Contains zinyak propaganda

512x512 traffic_signs_01_d
256x256 traffic_signs_01_n
NOTE: those two files define the look of various traffic signs. Contains zinyak propaganda

256x256 trafficlights_lights_para_d - textures for traffic lights, contains zinyak propaganda



SPECIAL CASES
512x256 (SRTT) and 1024x512 (SRIV) billboard_doughnut - near water at 3 Count casino
NOTE: it seems that both image file sizes work well.

512x512 female_statue_lamp_d - diffuse texture of naked female statue lamp post
512x512 female_statue_lamp_n - normal map of naked female statue lamp post
NOTE: those two files have been added in case someone wants to change the coloring of the statues.

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reserved to post some problems I encountered and list what I feel I am still missing, especially on the standpoint of removing Zinyak propaganda. To be done later on.
 
Hot damn, that is a lot of billboards. Looks like I better get crackin'. 0.o

Thanks so much for importing the tool for SRIV! And adding a ton more customization options~
 
Thank you gameqube for this excellent toolkit that can modify 63 SRIV textures and thanks to Idol Ninja for creating the toolkit for SRTT.;)

It's really nice that you included the bench, female lamp statue, the brick wall billboards and more .

It would really be nice to be able to modify these 63 textures for SRTT and hopefully there may be a chance that there may be a version for SRTT that has all the textures listed above.:D

I have used Idol Ninja's toolkit .v2 for SRTT and it would be enhanced even better if you could adapt it with all of the additional textures that you have included on your list for the SRIV version.:cool::D


Thanks.
 
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Voltarox said:
Thank you gameqube for this excellent toolkit that can modify 63 SRIV textures and thanks to Idol Ninja for creating the toolkit for SRTT.;)

It's really nice that you included the bench, female lamp statue, the brick wall billboards and more .

It would really be nice to be able to modify these 63 textures for SRTT and hopefully there may be a chance that there may be a version for SRTT that has all the textures listed above.:D

I have used Idol Ninja's toolkit .v2 for SRTT and it would be enhanced even better if you could adapt it with all of the additional textures that you have included on your list for the SRIV version.:cool::D


Thanks.
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Gameqube has my blessing to enhance the original SRTT toolkit with extra stuff and release/manage it, assuming that he wants to. :)
 
IdolNinja said:
Gameqube has my blessing to enhance the original SRTT toolkit with extra stuff and release/manage it, assuming that he wants to. :)
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lol, thanks for the benediction! I will probably get around to do it in the next week or so. At least, it should be much less work than in SRIV, not having to get rid of Zinyak propaganda.

I am currently having fun creating 'saucy' billboards, that I will eventually post in the adult corner ;)
 
how do you make a animated gif pic for a billboard like this pic

very_funny_baby_animated_gif.gif
 
badbat111 said:
how do you make a animated gif pic for a billboard like this pic
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The billboards a static images - even the animated ones (which are a tilesheet of images with a HARDCODED afaik delay and # of frames) - so that would be a no, unless you have an animation with only 4 frames that you could use as a replacement for the "Huge LCD vertical billboards".
Even the OP tells you this - proving that you didn't read it.
gameqube said:
512x512 Huge LCD vertical billboards downtown
NOTE: Each 512x512 LCD dds is actually a tilesheet comprised of 4 billboards that are individually 128x512. The LCD display cycles through each one and then repeats.

lcd_large_brands_a
lcd_large_saints_a
lcd_large_syndicate_a
lcd_large_al_a - an amalgam of parts of the three preceding files
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