I've hinted at this for a while, but here's a preview of the new skin shader I plan on releasing with version 2.0 of the Toolbox. This time around I was able to reference a decompiled version of the shader that Norbyte kindly shared, so this version has been made with a lot less guess work. I've also been able to implement freckles and vitiligo finally, so that's cool.
I don't usually post a lot of updates to working on this stuff because it's mostly a lot of me playing with nodes like lego pieces, and I'm unsure how many people find that interesting; but if people do wanna see that let me know, I'm always happy to send nodes lmao.
"I wish THSC had more fan games or songs or anything like that. It has so much potential in THSC world, because of how much aside/not-canon stories fans might can tell/show." submitted by @volno-pesh
druhý den od osmi do večera a jediné dvě věci, co dneska pravděpodobně fyzikálně změřím budou rychlost omdlení ze spánkové deprivace a trajektorie mého pádu na postel
Chcem vyskúšať jednu reštauráciu v okolí a asi v polke cesty ma začne strašiť myšlienka, že či vôbec budú mať otvorené, keď je ten sviatok... a až po pár minútach mi došlo, že sviatok je len na Slovensku, nie v Česku
Image description: A screenshot from the mod website Nexus for the character Jaheira. The mod makes her appear older, causing more face creases. The mods name is “Older Jaheira”
Uploaded and last updated on October 23 2023. Created and uploaded by Volno. Mods description reads as such “Jaheira but she’s older. That’s it. That’s the mod.”
This is a follow up post to this one.
ALRIGHT here's my photographic evidence that everyone in this game has the same ass.
Pictures are under the read more. I revoked penis privileges for all the character models and censored the general crotch area, but there will be bare booty. Consider yourself warned.
Alright here's all ya men. Models and textures have been ripped straight from the game data, color values are taken from the game's code, and shaders have been painstakingly recreated by the great Volno, with a few slight tweaks by me to get the textures to look better in EEVEE. (Sorry everyone, I don't have the patience to wait 15 minutes per photo to render ass comparisons in cycles)
The black backdrop is there because otherwise y'all would be staring into a featureless bright white void. Dark mode users cry, Astarion's chin disappears, it's just ugly all around.
Here's the view from the back.
And here's your side view.
Now, I know you're wondering. Did Elora fuck with the camera angles or use different models, all to convert us to her devious ass-genda?
Be comforted, dear viewers, because I came prepared.
With measurements.
Now, we know from a tweet from Larian that Astarion is 5' 9". I'm a little skeptical of that number myself, since there's a Githyanki line in the game that puts him at 5' 11". There's also the fact that if you convert the feet to inches, you get The Funny Sex Number. But whatever, I'll play along.
Here's a ruler that's exactly as tall as Astarion, divided into 69ths. If the number Larian gave us is correct, then each marking will be one inch.
Here's the same ruler, centered on the cheeks. According to these Incredibly Scientific Calculations, everyone's cake is 14 inches wide and 7 inches tall. Perfectly rectangular.
If we spin em around, we can see that everyone has a standard Dumper Depth of about 2 inches.
And. since I know someone will ask, no, Wyll does not get a new ass upon demonification.
Now, I see you Holy Rolan Empire. I see the Gortfuckers. I see the Raphaelites. You are NOT exempt. Because guess what.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME ASS.
Now before everyone comes at me in the comments, I'm pretty sure this is just a case of BRUTAL video game efficiency. The game's already 130 GB. They need to save on resources wherever they can. In an ideal world, Gale wouldn't have abs, Gortash would have love handles, and everyone would have custom-sculpted derrieres. But unfortunately we live in a timeline where computer hard drives are finite.
I bring this up not to de-legitimize anyone's choice of husbando, but so that we can move past the ass wars and move onto more important discussions. Like whether gnome tavs can canonically turn into mind flayers.
After a lot of hard work, I'm proud to finally release Volno's Texture Toolbox. What this is, is a collection of texture editing tools aimed at making modifying textures for use in Baldur’s Gate 3 both easier and more accessible. It also lets you see those edits in real time with the use of my recreation of Baldur’s Gate 3’s skin shader.
I plan to continue working on the shaders and tools provided, mainly on adding in additional shaders (such as eyes and hair) and refining the existing skin shader.
You can download the Toolbox from the nexus here, if you have any questions or feedback feel free to let me know!