The all New non-copyrighted stuff JxUI

[picklebro]

This is a thread I'm beginning to discuss artwork related to a brand new JxUI pack that is completely copyright material free. I have begun and I'm trying to get a category on the JDTP forum on jfiles.org to post my art as I get done. I have the basic cleric life gem and chain complete currently.

If anyone else would like to contribute to the JxUI feel free. I don't really have any rules other than I don't want to be duplicating something. Other than that, if you disagree with me or someone else about how an item should look, that's fine - simply make your own version. When its time to release the final product we'll figure something out then.

Be very careful when naming your assets as the name has to exactly match the lump data in the hexen wad file. I'll provide names below. If you decide to make a 2nd version of something someone already made I reccomend putting your name on the file using an underscore. For instance if you'd made ARTIBLST already and I thought I could do better, I would simply make my file PICKLEBRO_ARTIBLST or ARTIBLST_PICKLEBRO.

Here is a mostly complete List of asset names - I'll add names as I figure them out/rediscover them.


ARTIPORK<---pig -
ARTIATLP<---tele shield -
ARTISUMN<---minotaur -
ARTITRCH<---torch -
ARTISPED<---boots -
ARTIBMAN<---mana chalice -
ARTIBRAC<---bracers -
ARTITELO<---tele device -
ARTIBLST<---blast token -
ARTIHRAD<---scroll -
ARTIINVU<---castle/chesspiece (invincibility)-
ARTISOAR<---wings -
ARTIPSBG<---flechette - done
ARTIBGEM<---puzzle big gem -
ARTIBOK1<---puzzle book1 -
ARTIBOK2<---puzzle book2 -
ARTISKLL<---puzzle skull -
ARTISKL2<---puzzle fire mask -
ARTIGEMR<---
ARTIGEMG<---
ARTIGMG2<---
ARTIGEMB<---
ARTIGMB2<---
ARTIFWEP<---puzzle fighter weapon -
ARTICWEP<---puzzle cleric weapon -
ARTIMWEP<---puzzle mage weapon -
ARTIGEAR<---puzzle gear -
ARTIGER2<---puzzle gear2 -
ARTIGER3<---puzzle gear3 -
ARTIGER4<---puzzle gear4 -
WPSLOT0-2<---puzzle weapons slots for HUD -
INVGEML1<---Inventory nav button left1 -
INVGEML2<---Inventory nav button left2 -
INVGEMR1<---Inventory nav button right1 -
INVGEMR2<---Inventory nav button right2 -
INVBAR<---Inventory Bar -
SELECTBO<---Inventory Selection box -
RTEDGE<---piece of HUD -
LFEDGE<---piece of HUD -
MANADIM1<---mana HUD item -
MANADIM2<---mana HUD item -
MANABRT1<---mana HUD item -
MANABRT2<---mana HUD item -
H2BAR<---Main HUD bar -
H2TOP<---Main HUD top -
M_SLCTR1<---Menu Nav button -
M_SLCTR2<---Menu Nav button -
TITLE<---title page/Main Menu page
CREDIT<---Menu Credits -
ADVISOR<---RSAC advisory msg -
LOADICON<---loading icon -
SAVEICON<---saving icon -
TELEICON<---teleportation icon -
FBULA0-FBULJ0 - minotaur with flame menu anim screens -
USEARTIA-USEARTIE<---use artifact anim -
M_Mwalk1-M_MWALK4<---Mage walk anim for menu -
M_FWALK1-M_FWALK4<---Fighter walk anim for menu -
M_CWALK1-M_CWALK4<---Cleric walk anim for menu -
M_MBOX<---mage box for menu -
M_FBOX<---fighter box for menu -
M_CBOX<---cleric box for menu -
M_HTIC<---Hexen logo for menu -


This project is going to take a long time - I have no doubt about it, but it will be rewarding - I look forward to the talented artists in our community stepping forward - if not I'll keep plugging along. :)

By the way, when you create an asset and you want to see how it looks in-game, you can type the code (not case-sensitive) SHERLOCK and INDIANA to look at all the inventory items. The only ones you can't see are the weapon pieces - you have to find them to get them added to the HUD.

[doomer]

Hey Bud - I just saw your textures at jfiles - very nice work - glad to see some proper hi-res textures for a change. Look forward to your future work - Thx for uploading your work so far.

[Slide]

Thanks for acting on this quickly. Everytime copyright material is used it endangers not only this site but the entire project.

If you get enough done it may be worth combining our work - it won't be for a while yet but we can probably work something out when I have some free time - then it can be hosted on Slidespace for free.

[picklebro]

Thank you, Slide! By the way - for those interested you can go to http://forums.jfiles.org/ and click on JDTP up top, and then when you get to the JDTP forums, click on JXUI.

I have completed and uploaded the life chains and gems (8 gems per class, 1 chain per class).

Be sure to post comments and check around in the jfiles forums. Also jfiles.org has a great one-stop shop for all the official texture/model/music packs.

[picklebro]

UPDATE: More items continue to be uploaded. Some items are borrowed with permission from their authors. The fonts are done (borrowed actually from Jhui and Nephil's Jxui) but I will not be uploading them as it would be time consuming to upload each letter.

*NOTE*

I accidentally uploaded 2 items that I will be replacing but I don't have rights to delete files from the album. For instance, ARTIATLP has a secondary item with the same name in the gallery that looks a lot better, too. Just thought I'd let you know. Hopefully that won't happen again. The other one is ARTIBMAN but I don't have its replacement posted yet.

[Ton80]

Looking good there picklebro.

[picklebro]

Thank you!

I don't know how many people know this - but if you were to download these file and name them the titles I have given them in the album and put them in /data/jhexen/patches you can see them in-game as they are being created without waiting for the entire pack to be released.

[picklebro]

*UPDATE* All puzzle inventory items now complete - this does not include the HUD weapon pieces that show up as you collect them. I have not yet begun work on that.

I still have several standard inventory items to complete.

[Dunkler]

i tried to download some textures and hud pics..saved them as png into Data\jhexen\patches but it does not load them. The title pic from you in the patches directory works fine.I named them as you named them on the page too. I wonder why it doesnt work

[picklebro]

hmm...did you use the cheatcodes so you could see the items? Most of the work I've done other than the life gems/chains are items that you have to pick up to view... the cheatcode indiana shows all standard inventory items and the cheatcode sherlock shows all puzzle items.

Also make sure you clicked on the item so you got the full version before you saved - the thumbnail might actually not be a .png

[Dunkler]

I downloaded the chains so i didnt need any cheatcodes..the fonts doesnt work either..the only thing that works is the title picture :(

[picklebro]

Now that is wierd-anyone else have suggestions?

*EDIT - UPDATE*

Dunkler, I tried it out - I deleted ARTISKLL from my Patches directory and then I tried the thumbnail from the website and it worked. So I overwrote it with the larger size and it worked too!

I'm going to guess you are saving it to the wrong folder. Here is my path:

X:\DoomsDay\Data\jHexen\Patches

(Where X represents my drive letter and Doomsday is the folder I have the engine installed in)

PS.
The other possibility is if you did not download all the chains you may not be using the ones you have downloaded. Certain chains (specific to class)/gems (not sure how Hexen chooses what gem) are loaded at certain times. Try an inventory item and see if it works - if it does, then try downloading all the chains.

[picklebro]

*update* ALL inventory and puzzle items complete!

[Ton80]

Are you also doing the items that show up in the automap? Don't forget about that HUD part.

[picklebro]

most HUD items complete - won't be uploading all of them for a bit mussssst sleeeeeep...but here ya go for a peek: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=659

By the way, found an interesting bug in either Hexen or doomsday. I confirmed this is not related to the patches. If you go choose multiplayer, and choose a class other than Fighter as your class it will still load the sword puzzle HUD picture and will cause your items to look screwy unless you momentarily choose fighter and then go back to your class.

*EDIT*

Oh..and thank you Ton80 for telling me where those items were located - I've been pulling my hair out trying to find where in the HUD they were at. I haven't begun them, but they will be on my list.

[dukegoryan]

Woooooooooooooooooot

this looks ehmm..... *bang*
your realy making this hud very quik if you continu this way it wil be ready in a weak *crazy* *party*

[picklebro]

Ton80 - began work on key/armor bar..no keys done yet...: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_cat.php?cat_id=231&sort_method=new_comment&sort_order=DESC&start=60

[Ton80]

You don't have to let me know. I'm downloading at same time you are uploading. *grin*

[picklebro]

lol - awesome - also peepz...I didn't upload EVERYTHING from the HUD but I have uploaded enough so when you first start the game the entire HUD shows up - I am not going to upload all the weapons slot pieces - I'll just release them as part of the pack as there are 13 of them...they are done though.

**UPDATE** 1 key done - the emerald key from Winnowing Hall: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=696

[picklebro]

***UPDATE*** ALL keys done and uploaded - ARMSLOT2 replacement uploaded (glitch in old one) and KEYBAR replacement uploaded (slots were misaligned in old one causing some overlapping).

At this point, folks...I believe I have all HUD pics done. Now I turn my attention to the menu. If anyone finds something I've not done, or notices something wrong with one of my graphics let me know.

[Ton80]

code LOCKSMITH to get all of the keys.
code NRA for all weapons and full armor.
These are to see the stuff in the automap.

[picklebro]

new title pic completed: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=729

[doomer]

Nice titlepic - but the sky and the outline of the figure could do with being more hi-res - same with the orb/light that the figure is holding - also a couple of logos ( raven and id - needed to make it more like the original - you could use the ones in your credits pic - it just looks a bit bare and empty in the lower part otherwise- beyond heretic too maybe)- thx for all your recent work - some good stuff.

[picklebro]

I agree about the hi-res bit - here is a hi-res copy: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=730

RE: the logos...the original lump file did not contain the logos, they were on the box scan that you may have been used to from the first jxui that Nephil started a long time ago. I will not be adding logos since they appear on the credits screen.

[Ton80]

Picklebro will you be doing any stuff for Deathkings?

[picklebro]

mebbe-hope to! :) might have to be a seperate release though

*EDIT*---did some looking...whats it got other than a new title page?

[Ton80]

I think the title screen is the only thing different.

[picklebro]

ok-THAT I can do...lol

[Ton80]

Picklebro, Doomsday doesn't read grayscale mode images. You'll need to change the INTERPIC to either indexed or RGB. It's causing a "Segmentation Error" for me.

[dukegoryan]

ehm..... is jfiles down *what* The titlepic link doesn't work and if i search in goolge i find jfiles but if i click on the link it doesn't work *cry*

[picklebro]

sorry ton..will fix - yeah jfiles looks to be down.

[lord-noctrun]

I agree about the hi-res bit - here is a hi-res copy: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=730

RE: the logos...the original lump file did not contain the logos, they were on the box scan that you may have been used to from the first jxui that Nephil started a long time ago. I will not be adding logos since they appear on the credits screen.
that hexen-logo is based off a hexen2 wall paper that took it right out of hexen2 (it's /gfx/menu/conback.lmp in pak0.pak for anyone who cares or you can see it here (http://www.3dgamers.com/games/hexen2/)) I know that because I turned it into a png for the main menu of jhexen/doomsday some time ago can't find the wallpaper anymore though

btw jfiles works for me

[picklebro]

Clarification (not argument against)- the current logo on my title picture is hand constructed from scratch by me.

The Beyond Heretic logo and the Id/Raven logos on the old jxui title pic were from a box scan of Hexen and were not originally on the title pic. You can verify this by renaming your title pic to something like titleOLD and you'll see the original title in all its glory. :)

jfiles does indeed seem to work, and other than creating a Death Kings title pic and the animations for the walk-cycles and the bull-torch, I am done.

I will be releasing jxui without those anims (once I make the Death Kings title pic) because I currently have only one 3d artist and he said he's not really big on organic modelling so I'm assuming those are going to take awhile.

I'll make an announcement once they are complete. If any other 3d artists would like to step in and help with those, I would be very appreciative and appropriate credits would be given.

-PiCkleBro

[picklebro]

Ton, I read your comments on the HUD - I'm no good at muscle detailing (and working on a tight time-frame) so I went for a stylized approach with the HUD.

If anyone would like to improve the HUD, I'll be happy to share the .psd file with them and I'll even split it back up for them once its done (since its a pain to get it split up right so it doesn't have pixellated joints).

Thanks for your comments! :)

[Ton80]

NP. I hope I wasn't too critical. It was just certain things nagging at me.

[picklebro]

nope...not at all, and I was serious about sharing the.psd if someone wants to improve on any of the items

[picklebro]

UPDATE*** Deathkings title pic is done:

http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=811

it goes here, for those who aren't sure: Data\jHexen\Patches\Hexen-dk


EDIT*** new URL: http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=812 ....the other pic had some bad pixels I missed.

[picklebro]

People who've offered to host, I'm calling on you - here is the jxui pack I've created - I will make this available as I can from my personal ftp site until someone gets this live on their site, but anyone (and everyone) who would like to host it, please do so and announce in here when you've got it up so I can stop and others know where they can find it. :)

URL: ftp://doomsday:doomsday@24.159.26.219/jxui/jxui_031605.pk3

If you are using mozilla you may have issues - will whoever is using Mozilla please post the trick? IE works if you simply click it or copy and paste that link into your browser.

Readme:

++++++++++++++++++++++INFO++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++
jXUI version 0.16
-March 16th 2005
-Readme fits full-screen on 1024x768
-jxui_031605.pk3
++++++++++++++++++++++XXXX++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++



++++++++++++++++++++++DISCLAIMER++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++
The Jhexen UI pack contains some images that are borrowed with permission from others.

By including some copyrighted material this pack provides access to images that are copyrighted by
their respective copyright holders. No claim is made to any of these third-party materials
and no infringement is intended. If your art is being used and you wish to have it removed, please contact
the author of this pack and the host of the pack to have it removed.
++++++++++++++++++++++XXXXXXXXXX++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++



++++++++++++++++++++++INSTRUCTIONS++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++
Put the .pk3 file inside /Data/JHExen/auto (inside the root doomsday folder)
You may have to create the AUTO folder if you don't already have one.
++++++++++++++++++++++XXXXXXXXXXXX++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++



++++++++++++++++++++++NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR+++++++++++++++++++++
Here it is, my first full-on releasable UI pack. It is missing the bull animations and
the classes walk-cycle animations due to time constraints - and I'm not sure I'll get around to adding them.
I hope someone does though! If there is something you'd like to change in this pack that I've created, email me
and I'll gladly provide the .psd (photoshop CS) files for you to work with.

-=[Picklebro@hotmail.com]=-
++++++++++++++++++++++XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX+++++++ ++++++++++++++



++++++++++++++++++++++ASSET INFO++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
What follows is a listing of the assets used in the making of the UI.

Known contributing authors include:


+Jhui - known contributors to the Jhui pack are: -RightField-, Lord Noctrun,
Nephil, MoBro88, Sambo9000

+Jxui - by Nephil

+picklebro - that's me ..anything that says "done" beside it is something I did.

+PIKs3y - wonderful textures, really helped me out

ARTIPORK<---pig - done
ARTIATLP<---chaos device - done
ARTISUMN<---dark servant - done
ARTITRCH<---torch - borrowed(Jhui)
ARTISPED<---boots - done
ARTIBMAN<---mana chalice - done
ARTIBRAC<---bracers - done
ARTITELO<---tele device - done
ARTIBLST<---blast token - done
ARTIHRAD<---scroll - done
ARTIINVU<---rook/castle - done
ARTISOAR<---wings - borrowed(Jhui)
ARTIPSBG<---flechette - done
ARTIBGEM<---puzzle big red gem - done
ARTIBOK1<---puzzle book1 - done
ARTIBOK2<---puzzle book2 - done
ARTISKLL<---puzzle skull - done
ARTISKL2<---puzzle fire mask - done
ARTIGEMR<---puzzle small red gem - done
ARTIGEMG<---puzzle small green gem - done
ARTIGMG2<---puzzle small green gem2 - done
ARTIGEMB<---puzzle small blue gem - done
ARTIGMB2<---puzzle small blue gem2 - done
ARTIFWEP<---puzzle fighter weapon - done
ARTICWEP<---puzzle cleric weapon - done
ARTIMWEP<---puzzle mage weapon - done
ARTIGEAR<---puzzle gear - done
ARTIGER2<---puzzle gear2 - done
ARTIGER3<---puzzle gear3 - done
ARTIGER4<---puzzle gear4 - done
WPIECExx<---puzzle weapon pieces - all pieces - done
WPSLOT0-2<---puzzle weapons slots for HUD - done
INVGEML1<---Inventory nav button left1 - borrowed (Jhui)
INVGEML2<---Inventory nav button left2 - borrowed (Jhui)
INVGEMR1<---Inventory nav button right1 - borrowed (Jhui)
INVGEMR2<---Inventory nav button right2 - borrowed (Jhui)
INVBAR<---Inventory Bar - modified version of one borrowed (Jhui)
SELECTBO<---Inventory Selection box - borrowed (Jhui)
RTEDGE<---piece of HUD - done
LFEDGE<---piece of HUD - done
MANADIM1<---mana HUD item - done
MANADIM2<---mana HUD item - done
MANABRT1<---mana HUD item - done
MANABRT2<---mana HUD item - done
H2BAR<---Main HUD bar - done
H2TOP<---Main HUD top - done
M_SLCTR1<---Menu Nav button - borrowed (Jhui)
M_SLCTR2<---Menu Nav button - borrowed (Jhui)
TITLE<--- main menu screen - done
CREDIT<---Menu Credits - done
ADVISOR<---RSAC advisory msg - borrowed (Nephil)
LOADICON<---loading icon - done
SAVEICON<---saving icon - done
TELEICON<---teleportation icon - done
FBULA0-FBULJ0 - minotaur with flame menu anim screens - UNFINISHED
USEARTIA-USEARTIE<---use artifact anim - borrowed (Jhui)
M_Mwalk1-M_MWALK4<---Mage walk anim for menu - UNFINISHED
M_FWALK1-M_FWALK4<---Fighter walk anim for menu - UNFINISHED
M_CWALK1-M_CWALK4<---Cleric walk anim for menu - UNFINISHED
M_MBOX<---mage box for menu - using texture by PIKs3y-done
M_FBOX<---fighter box for menu - using texture by PIKs3y-done
M_CBOX<---cleric box for menu - using texture by PIKs3y-done
M_HTIC<---Hexen logo for menu - done
chain-chain3 - life chains - done
lifegmxx- all life gems - done
keybar<--- Automap HUD keybar -done
armslot1<--- armor slot one HUD keybar - done
armslot2<--- armor slot two HUD keybar - done
armslot3<--- armor slot three HUD keybar - done
armslot4<--- armor slot four HUD keybar - done
keyslot1-keyslot9<--- HUD keys - done
keyslota<--- HUD keys - done
keyslotb<--- HUD keys - done
interpic<---intermission picture - done
***ALL FONT ASSETS WERE IN EXISTING JXUI/JHUI PACK***
Hexen-dk asset<---title pic - done

[picklebro]

as of 5:17AM on March 17th a new ARTIBRAC.PNG was added, replacing the existing one. If you downloaded the .pk3 prior to then you will want to go to the jfiles.org forums and click on JDTP at the top of the page, choose JXUI and grab the new artibrac picture.


http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=813

[Ton80]

Um can't get it.
Standard "Can't find server" on IE

[picklebro]

try again - was tweaking ftp server.

[Ton80]

Same as before.

[picklebro]

hmmm...I dont' know your IP but I see someone who keeps trying to download and they are getting a data socket error. Is port 21 blocked on your router? Try copying the shortcut and pasting it into your browser address bar. I just tested this on another computer by doing that in IE and it worked for me.

If you give up and decide to use an ftp client, make sure you disable "passive mode"

IP: 24.159.26.219
username: doomsday
password: doomsday

[Ton80]

That's what it was, the passive mode. Sorry about that. Thanks for the tip.

I can't figure why Mozilla isn't working though. That's why I like the Open link in IE extension for these rare cases.

[picklebro]

You know someone said they couldn't get mozilla to work until they copied the shortcut and pasted it into the URL bar of mozilla then it worked for them, but clicking the link wouldn't. *shrug* By the way, Ton - you'll be happy to know that per your feedback on jDTP I included some new updated, 'rounder' looking bracers in this pk3. ;)

[Ton80]

You know someone said they couldn't get mozilla to work until they copied the shortcut and pasted it into the URL bar of mozilla then it worked for them, but clicking the link wouldn't.
Isn't working for me in anyway. Oh well no big deal.

The virtual path in the pk3 should be Data\jHexen\Patches. I had to repack yours that way in order for 1.8.6 to use it.

[picklebro]

yeah........argh! *sigh* I fixed it- anyone who downloaded the file from me prior to 6:37AM March 17th will need to unzip the pk3 and put the Patches folder into their /data/jhexen folder (or repack it if you're into that kind of a thing. ;))

I did fix AND TEST the one that is currently on my ftp site and my apologies to anyone I've inconvenienced.

[Yagisan]

I'm hosting a mirror here http://eyagi.bpa.nu/~jamie/jxui_031605.pk3

[Ton80]

Looking good so far. Now if I can only get xccp to work without throwing out segmentation errors, it will look *ohmy*

[picklebro]

Thank you, Yagisan for your mirror!!!

[doomer]

Unfortunately can't get it either - unreachable host - with ie or download manager.

[picklebro]

try yagisan's mirror: http://eyagi.bpa.nu/~jamie/jxui_031605.pk3

[picklebro]

woops! forgot one!!! If you downloaded the pack from my site prior to 9:25PM March 17th (CST) you will need this file:

http://forums.jfiles.org/album_pic.php?pic_id=822

[Yagisan]

For people who have not yet downloaded the pack, my mirrored copy has be updated to include the missing file. Link is earlier in the thread.

[picklebro]

mine should be working again, too - I forgot to rename it to .pk3 again after I updated it.. *rolls eyes*

[picklebro]

you can now download this pack from http://www.jfiles.org/ (click on JXUI under jHexen on the left and then choose Download).