ArmA Custom Faces For Free

[wipman 1]

Hi, work on the Mr. Bean's face is a pain; so i give up. Let's C ya

[mad rabbit 0]

Hi wipman,

In-line with my nickname in ArmA "mad rabbit", I've been working on the custom face below based on "Frank" the bunny from the movie Donnie Darko.

I've been able to do the face via cutting-nd-pasting but that is about where my Photoshop skills end. In particular I'm having problems with the:

1) Getting the nose and ears right

2) Arms and legs.

My main problem is the shading or colouring as I'm working from scratch i.e. no source images to cut-and-paste from.

If possible could you please:

A) Send me a copy of the custom face you have featured in the image at page 1 of this thread i.e. the one that is titled "WIP-Faces 1.0" with "Coming soon to you" at the bottom of it.

-> that way I can cut-and-paste the ears, nose, arms and legs you have from this PSD/JPEG into my own.

-> also I really like the face in this page 1 image and I'd like to use it sometimes if you don't already (I didn't find it in any of the packs)

AND/OR

B) Help me with my current work of which I'm happy to send you the PSD/JPEG/PAA (because I have an ATI card) for so you can add to your pack.

-> P.S. everyone else is more that welcome to use what I already have. PM me if you'd like the original JPEG!

I'm close to completing this, I just need it 'tided' up more. The ears and nose being the most concern for me.

Thanks for the help and PM/email me if you like.

MR

[Casimir 0]

Well ive got to say thats really good, I hope you can get it to your wanted quality but i think it looks pretty cool in-game

[wipman 1]

Hi, that face look really well done, the custom face that you ask

for, can be found (a modern version) in armedassault.eu or in ofpec.com

are not exactly that one (that i loosen with all my HD) but are close

to the skull painted ones, about the help... if you made that alone...

sorry man, but you can keep alone, i wouldn't have made it better.

And if someone has notice it... im getting bored of await for an alpha

patch for a dead game that's a place holder and funds raiser for the

ArmA2. Let's C ya

[mad rabbit 0]

@Casimir

Thanks! I hope so too.

@wipman

Thankyou also. I have to agree with you about ArmA being a placeholder/fund raiser.

However it's better than OFP...in most respects...but more importantly it's better than every other game out there.

I'll try and tra;ck down that face on those websites. But if you do find it... :-)

[Casimir 0]

It may be an idea to see if you could creat a face template addon, an actualy model that can be changed for custom faces, worn like NV

[wipman 1]

Hi, here you got the skull painted faces, in desert, green and white:

From Armedassault.eu

I use a similar face, but with diferent colours, sleeves and gloves;

so don't worry, it gonna be hard to enter in a server where someone

uses the same face than me. Enjoy it. Let's C ya

[mad rabbit 0]

Hi all,

I'm having problems trying to convert my Photoshop/TGA/JPEG file to PAA format for my custom face whilst still maintaining the quality. Converting to PAA is also a necessity for me as I have a ATI card. I also need it below 100kb for the server I regularly play on but any lower whilst still maintaining the quality is always good as I think the default for most servers is 69kb.

I've tried using both TexView 2 and Kegety's PAA plugin for Photoshop but get similar results. However I have found that I get a slightly higher file size if I convert from Photoshop PSD to TGA then to PAA via TexView 2 in comparison to the plugin.

Currently it's at 1024x1024. I've tried different frame sizes and have written the file size results below:

1024x1024 = 7.78MB PSD to 682kb PAA

512x512 = 170kb PAA

----------------------------------below here looks crap in-game

448x448 = 1.57MB to 130kb PAA

416x416 = 112kb PAA

384x384 = 1.18 PSD to 96.1kb PAA (Tex View 2 via TGA = 151kb PAA)

Is there something I'm missing? Can anybody give me a hand if I email them the PSD file?

MR

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@wipman:

As soon as you mentioned Armedaassualt.eu and OFPEC I scoured those sites and found both these pages which host your custom faces:

OFPEC Custom Faces

Armedassualt.eu Custom Faces

In the end I decided to go with one of your grey knit + black glove arms incorporated into what I already have and then just painted the ears completely black. Looks nice but I just gotta figure out the above problem.

Thanks anyway though!

[wipman 1]

Hi, i don't remember how big was the last face that i converted from

.psd/.tga to .paa, but even in 512x512... was bigger than 100Kb

which sucked "a bit" because the loose of quality was very big and

i didn't found a solution for keep a reasonable graphic quality on

the 512x512 .paa file and haven't gone under that resolution.

Using the Photoshop CS, the TextView2 and the AlTextView. So i

can't help there to the ATI users. Let's C ya

[i0n0s 0]

448x448, 416x416, 384x384 are not valid because not power of two.

Try to use a different compression like dxt1,3,5.

[mad rabbit 0]

@wipman: *#%& ATI. First the leaky handle problem now this! Thanks for looking into it anyway.

@i0n0s: I'm sticking with 512x512 for my testing as below that the quality is crap, but thanks for the info on the image sizes. I've also tried using other compression methods but get no improvement with the compression. I did some research and dxt1 compresses at 6:1 c.f. dxt3 or 5 which compress at 4:1, so no real surprises there.

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I just can't seem to break the 170kb barrier with a 512x512 custom face. Has anybody else?

This image size problem is easily circumvented if I compress to JPEG with a quality of 9. I get from a 2.12MB PSD file to a 95.6kb JPEG.

$%&* ATI.

[wipman 1]

Hi, one thing that i never tryed is to "save for web" as .tga and there,

lower the quality of the .tga and then convert it to .paa; but i...

i wouldn't trust too much on this. Let's C ya

[Elite SEAL 0]

Hi,

Would anyone be keen on creating a custom ArmA face wtih this please (it might not be the best picture, so I'll try to find some more):

The image is of the "Ruddbot" a.k.a. Kevin Rudd android/cyborg Prime Minister of Australia.

Thank you very much.

[CameronMcDonald 146]

Jeez, I'd be glad to shoot that idiot any day.

[wipman 1]

Hi, John Coward would been a better target, but i leak of info about

the current prime minister from Australia. Let's C ya

[Mayhem_210 0]

Hi

Can anyone please make a face without camo, but with those nomex gloves:

http://images.onlypolicegloves.com/mgen/master:MNZ010.jpg

And how do I install and use faces?

[wipman 1]

Hi, for use custom faces (as .jpg) in the game, you've to copy the

face in the next folder of your computer:

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\My documents\ArmA"

and be sure that the custom face its called: face.jpg . And not

something like... golden_rain.jpg, black_kiss.jpg or...

yoursisterlooksreelgood.jpg because then it'll not work.

If you've various profiles, then, you'll have to copy the custom

face that you want on:

"C:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\My documents\ArmA\Other Profiles"

I think, i don't remember because i just use one single profile. Let's C ya

[wipman 1]

Hi, a new woodland one, i think that will fit better with the SLA

units.

The Face:

Let's C ya

[BoB_DENARD 0]

Hi wipman

I can you create a face in jpg with cheche (black and white) and black glasses , Please pleaseeeeee

http://pix.nofrag.com/3....mg]

I do not know to do

your reputation repands to communauty french Arma.fr

Help me Oh my god http://forums.bistudio.com/oldsmileys/biggrin_o.gif' alt='biggrin_o.gif'>

Ps: sorry i m french

[datakill 1]

Hi there,

We're looking for 6-8 custom bearded faces to add on chechen rebel units for our mod.

Of course for this work you'll be credited.

I guess you find all the example pictures you need on the web. You can also contact me by PM.

Thanks !

[wipman 1]

Hi, as Louis Armstrong will say... "and i think to my self...!! what part

of i don't accept more requests the people don't get?!" im tired of

make custom faces for a game that i almost don't play and when

i do it, it uses to end in a CTD, or just a total crash and freezee of

my computer; really, im getting very tired of this game and the way

that BIS do the things, in relation to theyr games and players and

also in theyr policy related to the games features.

I've released two .psd templates that should help those who want

and need it to make they're own custom faces and should be auto

explicatives on "how to make your own custom face template", check

the layers shape and order in those templates and theyr properties;

it's very easy to know how i did 'em and how to do 'em, im bussy

fixing my M4's pack and doing some more things. Let's C ya

[wipman 1]

Hi, another custom face for the jungle lovers, fits good into the

SLA and with the yankee woodland dressed G.I. .

The Face:

Let's C ya

[miles teg 1]

Excellent work Wipman. However one thing that is seriously missing is a good Arab face pack. My mod has just been modifying existing faces and making them darker. However it would be nice to see some dedicated Arab/Middle Eastern face packs like we had in OFP. So far, as far as I'm aware, nobody has made a good series of Middle Eastern faces.

Chris G.

aka-Miles Teg<GD>

[wipman 1]

Hi, yeah i guess, some people has asked me for the same, but without

a propper head model with a nose a bit more tick... is almost useless,

and i think that wouldn't look good at all and possibly just bad.

And anyways... i like to shoot other white or half white (im spanish

and we're in summer...) rather than shoot those from the other side

of the "estrecho" even when many of the hezbola, hamas and the

rest of the mushlim brothers brotherhood surely deserve to die in

a violent way... >>:-) . Let's C ya

[miles teg 1]

Actually alot of Arabs look very white as they are mixed with European ancestory. Also like Jews, not all of them have big noses. lol. Many look more like Mexicans. In OFP we had some good Arab face packs, and they looked fine to me. In addition, the nose on the BIS head can be modified. I know because I've messed with it on a few models to make their nose bigger or shaped differently.

But at any rate, it is up to you. These faces would not just be used for terrorist addons, but also on Arab army addons.

Chris G.

aka-Miles Teg<GD>