[BTS] Walkthrough in May

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04-30-2016
StephanM

[BTS] Walkthrough in May
Ahoy players that read my blogs,

Decided to post again...!

May BTS final list
- Male head icons (?)
- Female head icons (157 icons, 3 aren't in the game yet and somehow I lowered the loadable file with 550 kb)
- Zombie King visual update (roughly 80% done, needs testing)
- Fixed male db set (file size reduce)
- Fixed male emo shirt (file size reduce)
- Fixed male event jacket (file size reduce)
- Correct hat model for Alucard set
- Fixing overused textures on maps (100%)
- Fixed blue tournament sword texture (pixel fix)
- Fixed Erza body texture (slight skin pixel/colour fix)
- Added two new coloured tournament swords
- Added fg promotion shirt (male)
- Added illuminati shirt (male)
- Reworked skillmap V1 ~ V4 banners for lobby and game room
- Re-mapped textures on Skillmap V1 ~ V4 (heave file size reduce)
- Re-mapped textures on SuperFlip (heavy file size reduce)
- Re-mapped textures on Complex (heavy file size reduce)
Set fixing
Set progress
Map re-mapping/lights fix

I cannot say if anything will be added in any update in May but I will try my best to give some content to you, the players every month.

Set fixing

Let's dive into some talk about this so called "set fixing".

As I said before, I will work on the donation set for example.
To start of you have to imagine that a set in gunz consists of 1 model file (ELU) and 5 textures (images).
Now what some other developers have done in the past and some still do is only using certain parts of excisting models to make a "new" set like the donation set.
Currently it contains out of 5 files (ELU), each a full set model (so 25 pieces in total, 5 for each model).
This will add up in the total size of the client and makes the folder for say the male models a lot longer.

What I am going to do is remove all the extra pieces that are not needed and re-rig (attach a model to a skeleton) it so it works with all the animations and movements we have in the game.

Here is an example of the male donation set how it currently is.
https://puu.sh/oAJSr/7dadc01614.png

As you can see above the 5 model files together are 2212 kb, while most normal sets made by the original creators arrange from 600~1000 KB.
And if you add up this a few times with some custom sets we have you easily waste 6~8 MB just on parts the game not even uses.
Only 6~8 MB you say? Add that up for the female ones, some maps files and such and you are getting closer to 50 MB that is just wasted on doubled files.
Sure your computers from this time can handle it all, but think of us Developer that have to work with multiple files that are in the client, it becomes a huge mess over the client versions we have had.

When I am finished with this set I shall update the thread with the wanted result by me of how the set should be (including correct names and such).

Hope you are informed of a small piece what a GunZ developer does/can do.
If you have questions regarding this, feel free to post it here.

Set Progress

So far I combined four separate pieces into a whole as shown below. (on the right side)
As I explained in a part earlier, this is to reduce the amount of file and KBs we have in our current client.

So last time the whole set was 2212 KB right?
As of now with the four combined pieces into one file (so two files, a body and the rest) the current KB on the two is 304 + 371 = 675 KB
2,212 - 675 = 1537 KB less needed into the client with the same models (!)

You could see it as some soda companies sell drinks now with say 30% less sugar but it tastes the same, isn't the ideal for the company and the customers?

Donation set (2212 > 675 KB ; saved 1537 KB > still have to finish the chest so it could be lower)
https://puu.sh/oIEYi/d4cbecfebb.jpg

DB set (1977 > 468 KB ; saved 1509 KB)
https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg

Emo shirt (905 -> 306 KB ; saved 599 KB) made a second version as possible replacement if people didn't really like the old one.
https://puu.sh/oMrAt/4fe248b4b9.jpghttps://puu.sh/oMrAU/19491ffca6.jpg

Having fun, sadly it looks laggy on the gif... (does it go down or up? it's a mind f*ck :o.o)
https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif

alucard hat (329 -> 273 KB ; saved 56 KB, also fixed the texture where it missed some more touch up basing it of Google search)
https://puu.sh/oPRkI/13c60d5308.jpg

Map texture remapping/lights fixes

TLDR; removed the texture in the maps itself and adjusted the code that it will read the same textures from the original maps like Mansion, Town or Prison or that I saved the same textures as a different file to reduce the size of kb per map.
Also some maps needed a new lightmap like Skillmap V1, V2 and V4. (that is why V4 only has an 1 kb improvement, besides the map was pretty optimised)

Finalised the optimisation for the few maps;
- Complex current: 2929 kb
- Complex optimised: 1620 kb
- Skillmap V1 current: 639 kb
- Skillmap V1 optimised: 500 kb
- Skillmap V2 current: 1067 kb
- Skillmap V2 optimised: 345 kb
- Skillmap V3 current: 1859 kb
- Skillmap V3 optimised: 591 kb
- Skillmap V4 current: 196 kb
- Skillmap V4 optimised: 195 kb
- Superflip current: 3389 kb
- Superflip optimised: 1550 kb
139 + 722 + 1268 + 2239 + 1309 + 1 = 5678 kb saved (meaning removed from the total client)

Updates will follow and be posted here through out May.

Stay on board!
04-30-2016
Stuwadie

nice bro and good luck on that

still waiting for that Garden duel map though hope that gets added too soon

IF u got it done
04-30-2016
Raphaèl

Good luck, especially on male icon.
04-30-2016
Bunny

Are u going to fix visuals for example when wearing certain avatars along with cloths, that sometime turn a part of the body invisible? Nonetheless good luck :D
04-30-2016
Modal

While you're doing this you might as well fix all of the grammatical sins in some item descriptions.
04-30-2016
Subsmile

i thought its runescape youtube channel newest BTS, cus they have similiar title on video :D
04-30-2016
Colour

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunny

Are u going to fix visuals for example when wearing certain avatars along with cloths, that sometime turn a part of the body invisible? Nonetheless good luck :D

Might as well add the different skin textures to this along with bellybuttons on different positions (so you can actually have 2 bellybuttons on your character Kappa)
04-30-2016
Floopz

fix alucard hat pls like wtf is that
04-30-2016
«Benjamin»

the project sounds good
04-30-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuwadie

nice bro and good luck on that

still waiting for that Garden duel map though hope that gets added too soon

IF u got it done

Maybe, but this has my priority right now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunny

Are u going to fix visuals for example when wearing certain avatars along with cloths, that sometime turn a part of the body invisible? Nonetheless good luck :D

I cannot do anything about that, that is how they coded the overwrite system for clothing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexpresso

While you're doing this you might as well fix all of the grammatical sins in some item descriptions.

Please post the item + description here so I can look at it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floopz

fix alucard hat pls like wtf is that

Yes, I noticed yesterday that the model shouldn't be a motor helm.
It should not be too hard to change it to a red hat.
04-30-2016
Eran

Maybe it's useless but I always wanted garden map with blue sky like it's morning and not dark like it's night
can you please add more garden with blue sky or just change the sky to blue '-'
Thanks for everything.
05-01-2016
BoboGr1nd

Nice work step
GOOD JOB
05-01-2016
Taint

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoltenLava

Maybe it's useless but I always wanted garden map with blue sky like it's morning and not dark like it's night
can you please add more garden with blue sky or just change the sky to blue '-'
Thanks for everything.

Not a bad idea at all, if I remember correctly one of the quests had it in the morning I think, shouldn't be impossible to do
05-01-2016
Eran

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taint

Not a bad idea at all, if I remember correctly one of the quests had it in the morning I think, shouldn't be impossible to do

http://i.imgur.com/dehQhXE.jpg
05-02-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoltenLava

Maybe it's useless but I always wanted garden map with blue sky like it's morning and not dark like it's night
can you please add more garden with blue sky or just change the sky to blue '-'
Thanks for everything.

Should be a matter of changing a texture or code line, nothing special.
Guess I'll ask one of the admins about this.
05-02-2016
YuanJr

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuwadie

nice bro and good luck on that

still waiting for that Garden duel map though hope that gets added too soon

IF u got it done

wow there will be a garden duel map?!

on topic : good luck man
05-02-2016
BARBARR

is there a chance for new quests
05-03-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarBitch

is there a chance for new quests

For now just a visual update and map fix.
05-06-2016
StephanM

Small update/information i'd like to share how you can see this post has some value to the client/game.
Also made some progress on the female icons.
--> Set progress

As for the sky suggestion we already have an idea for a switcher for all maps with a sky. (garden, ruins and town for example)
05-06-2016
Stuwadie

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

Small update/information i'd like to share how you can see this post has some value to the client/game.
Also made some progress on the female icons.
--> Set progress

As for the sky suggestion we already have an idea for a switcher for all maps with a sky. (garden, ruins and town for example)

i hope its gonna be small duel maps like Garden small duel map and Town etc

would love to see that get added what u was working on
05-07-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuwadie

i hope its gonna be small duel maps like Garden small duel map and Town etc

would love to see that get added what u was working on

All maps with a sky, but it is just an idea and a theory how to do it, not saying we are actually implementing it. (not up to me)

Extra update:

Finished this set, saving 1509 KB :)
https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg
05-07-2016
Bunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

All maps with a sky, but it is just an idea and a theory how to do it, not saying we are actually implementing it. (not up to me)

Extra update:

Finished this set, saving 1509 KB :)
https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg

good job, i can barely tell the difference!
05-07-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunny

good job, i can barely tell the difference!

If you have read the thread, you would know it is the exact same set but compiled into one file instead of four big ones. (hence the 1509 KB save)
05-08-2016
Jestatic

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

All maps with a sky, but it is just an idea and a theory how to do it, not saying we are actually implementing it. (not up to me)

Extra update:

Finished this set, saving 1509 KB :)
https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg

woo awesome maiet level set, just kidding don't hurt me mighty pirate hunter.
05-08-2016
Bunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

If you have read the thread, you would know it is the exact same set but compiled into one file instead of four big ones. (hence the 1509 KB save)

why wasnt it like this in the first place then?
05-09-2016
StephanM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bunny

why wasnt it like this in the first place then?

People made sets by just copying older sets and only let the game read a part of it, this was before we got the tools that maiet used.
So I am fixing the "crap" we collected ;).
05-09-2016
Stuwadie

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

All maps with a sky, but it is just an idea and a theory how to do it, not saying we are actually implementing it. (not up to me)

Extra update:

Finished this set, saving 1509 KB :)
https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg

i hope it will get added its actually somthing good tho

new duel maps ( short maps of full maps )
05-10-2016
StephanM

Fixed the emo shirt and made a version of my own if people did not like the old one.
https://puu.sh/oMrAt/4fe248b4b9.jpg https://puu.sh/oMrAU/19491ffca6.jpg

Did some digging into the files and sorting out what I still have left on the fix list, it is still a lot so I will keep you guys updated when I finish more fixes/icons.
This is just a first step in a progress of fixing sets (doing the male files), the next one will be the rest (female files).

Just some fun (gif makes it look laggy).
Does it go up or down? You tell me. :o.o
https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif
05-10-2016
Eran

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

Fixed the emo shirt and made a version of my own if people did not like the old one.
https://puu.sh/oMrAt/4fe248b4b9.jpg https://puu.sh/oMrAU/19491ffca6.jpg

Did some digging into the files and sorting out what I still have left on the fix list, it is still a lot so I will keep you guys updated when I finish more fixes/icons.
This is just a first step in a progress of fixing sets (doing the male files), the next one will be the rest (female files).

Just some fun (gif makes it look laggy).
Does it go up or down? You tell me. :o.o
https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif

Down
05-10-2016
Bunny

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

Fixed the emo shirt and made a version of my own if people did not like the old one.
https://puu.sh/oMrAt/4fe248b4b9.jpg https://puu.sh/oMrAU/19491ffca6.jpg

Did some digging into the files and sorting out what I still have left on the fix list, it is still a lot so I will keep you guys updated when I finish more fixes/icons.
This is just a first step in a progress of fixing sets (doing the male files), the next one will be the rest (female files).

Just some fun (gif makes it look laggy).
Does it go up or down? You tell me. :o.o
https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif

its going down
05-10-2016
SkyWodka

Quote:

Originally Posted by StephanM

Fixed the emo shirt and made a version of my own if people did not like the old one.
https://puu.sh/oMrAt/4fe248b4b9.jpg https://puu.sh/oMrAU/19491ffca6.jpg

Did some digging into the files and sorting out what I still have left on the fix list, it is still a lot so I will keep you guys updated when I finish more fixes/icons.
This is just a first step in a progress of fixing sets (doing the male files), the next one will be the rest (female files).

Just some fun (gif makes it look laggy).
Does it go up or down? You tell me. :o.o
https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif

it goes straight up like my ***** Kappa

jking plz no ban
05-13-2016
StephanM

Fixed the alucard hat (currently a helm), also added some of that bandage or w/e it was (based on google search) to the hat itself, felt it was missing on the original model where it was a plain red hat with some feathers.. (?)
Will fix the whole set later on though.

http://puu.sh/oPRkI/13c60d5308.jpg
05-24-2016
StephanM
Did a side fix on saving some more kbs on the following maps;
- Skillmap v1
- Skillmap v2
- Skillmap v3
- Superflip
What does it mean?
Well the three maps used a lot of textures from maps like town, castle and mansion.
With some code adjustment I was able to remove the exact same textures from the skillmaps and let it grab it from the other maps.
05-25-2016
StephanM
Finalised the optimisation for the few maps I was working on yesterday;
- Complex current: 2929 kb
- Complex optimised: 1620 kb
- Skillmap V1 current: 639 kb
- Skillmap V1 optimised: 500 kb
- Skillmap V2 current: 1067 kb
- Skillmap V2 optimised: 345 kb
- Skillmap V3 current: 1859 kb
- Skillmap V3 optimised: 591 kb
- Skillmap V4 current: 196 kb
- Skillmap V4 optimised: 195 kb
- Superflip current: 3389 kb
- Superflip optimised: 1550 kb
139 + 722 + 1268 + 2239 = 4368 kb saved (meaning removed from the total client)

This includes re-mapping with the code, a few lightmap fixes (thanks to Hellsniper) and some minor texture changes where some images were outdated (maps are nearly 10 years old).

Edit: added Skillmap V4 and Complex on the main page of being optimised. (196 > 195 (1 kb) due lightmap / 2929 > 1620 (1309 kb)
06-09-2016
Rain

https://puu.sh/oJarh/aed4b1e7ef.jpg

That set lol, What the ****.

https://puu.sh/oMqHP/7b64ba9352.gif
Holy shit this looks sick.
Will there be a female version of this one?
06-09-2016
Raphaèl

Eyes everywhere :o.o
I like that shirt.