Vision Mod - Reforged Graphics Quality Control

[Fugrim]

Hey!
Great decision with this mod. A nice addition.
I myself am not a fan of the new 2.0 graphics updates or the original ones but I do approve of the quenching more gloomy approach.
Also you are free to use my models but no need to add me as an author.
It's your project. The credit is more then welcomed.
I am improving on the other models as well so you can check for other stuff on my page.

Fugrim

www.hiveworkshop.com

 

[VisionMod]

Great decision with this mod. A nice addition.
I myself am not a fan of the new 2.0 graphics updates or the original ones but I do approve of the quenching more gloomy approach.

Thank you Fugrim! The terrain and foliage of Quenching Mod are outstanding at creating a vibe. My initial reaction to 2.0 terrain was disgust, probably because the styles clash, but it grew on me very quickly for competitive games.

Just so other people know, it is possible to use Vision Mod updates with Quenching Mod terrain. Remove the trees from replaceabletextures and the files from doodads>terrain and replace with Quenching's files. Or if you want to install the full Quenching Mod then copy the files from Vision Mod that works too.

 

[YourArthas]

Pretty nice start. There is still alot to do. I hope you can make a real purist reforged down the line

 

[OutsiderXE]

Tried it in the campaign. There are some things to be done, but I love the direction.

 

[VisionMod]

Pretty nice start. There is still alot to do. I hope you can make a real purist reforged down the line

Thanks YourArthas, that sounds like the goal of your Rebirth mod. This is simply updating Reforged graphics to fix the glaring issues. I did my best with regards to hitboxes, health bars, and unit color - but obviously Reforged will never be a 1:1 with Classic.

Tried it in the campaign. There are some things to be done, but I love the direction.

Thank you OutsiderXE, this works in campaign but was designed for multiplayer issues. There's a few missing portraits in the campaign and some cinematic animations were removed for a possible fps increase.

 

[BaiyuGalan]

It looks really good. Recognizable.

I will recommend this to others.

 

[Ardenaso]

Can't wait to see the fixed units in the Fixed Original Reforged Models

 

[VisionMod]

It looks really good. Recognizable.

I will recommend this to others.

Thanks a lot!

Can't wait to see the fixed units in the Fixed Original Reforged Models

Oh man if someone wants to upload whatever they wish to that section or edit my models for their projects that's cool with me. I guess I could add them at some point.

 

[Aswel]

Nice. I am also looking for an improvement on water graphics, since they are also draining my FPS a lot.

 

[Fugrim]

I would suggest for the heroes to not be set as the ones from campaign (Beastmaster should not be Rexxar default and so on)
The idea that reforged added new models for many of the heroes was a nice addition in my opinion
Also we have the new setting blizzard added to change hero appearance with all existing heroes
Sadly there are missing animations or other issues with some of the models
I am currently working on setting them properly
If you want I can let you know when their done so you can use them in the mod
For example:

Thrall with Chain Lightning animation

Hello! The original Thrall needed some love. Issues: The original Thrall did not have a Spell Chain Lighting animation The original Spell 1 made Thrall's hand collide with his head which looked really bad Updates: added Spell Chain Lighting animation combining the thrall champion animation...

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Prince Kael with fixed armor and animations

Hello! First of all do not let the picture full you. Ingame Kael in blond as default. It is just the RMS that made his hair black. Many may not have seen it but the default Kael has a lot of issues when investigated Issues The emissive for the armor is not the correct one (he uses the main...

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Rexxar, Champion of the Horde - Fixed & Improved

Improved Rexxar: Hello everyone! Rexxar has always been my favorite character in warcraft since his first appearance in the frozen throne. After checking out the original model it seams that he is missing an attack 2. Credit: Originally Mr Ogre man has made in the past a fix to rexxar's model...

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Fixed Cairne Bloodhoof

Hello! This is the default reforged Cairne Bloodhoof model without issues. An overall review was done to the model and some issue were found in the portrait and model area. Issues: The original Caine had an issue with the stand 2 where his hoof would start rotating like crazy for the duration...

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Dark Lady Sylvanas

Hello! The original evil sylvanas model has some animations issues. Issues found: multiple animations which are just the same missing some cinematic animations attack 1 is is bad (eyes are closed and leg position feels like they are broken) Fixes: kept only attack 2 ( similar to 1 but is...

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Sylvanas Re-Reforged

Re-reforged Sylvanas: Hello, I decided to update Sylvanas because of some issues found in the original model The model was developed for Warcraft 3 Re-Reforged. Issues: The original Sylvanas model had some animation clipping which could be seen very easy in the original campaign when left...

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Many more will come and I will also be updating these to see if I missed something before

Also I am doing updates to the new heroes too like beastmaster now has two 1-handed axes and boots

 

[VisionMod]

Nice. I am also looking for an improvement on water graphics, since they are also draining my FPS a lot.

Hi Aswel, I tried to look at the water files today in CASCviewer but couldn't find anything in my power to fix. All I saw was a .slk and .dds files maybe they need to be a smaller resolution / file size? I'm afraid that's a Reforged engine problem since some people have stutters making a moon well even in Classic HD.

As far as fps goes, I have to play on low shadows that's a big help for me. I considered making the mod for shadows off and then adding mesh shadows to each model that might have helped the most but looked a lot worse. The mod will hopefully improve it slightly, my test had +6-10 in big fights.

I would suggest for the heroes to not be set as the ones from campaign (Beastmaster should not be Rexxar default and so on)
The idea that reforged added new models for many of the heroes was a nice addition in my opinion
Also we have the new setting blizzard added to change hero appearance with all existing heroes
Sadly there are missing animations or other issues with some of the models
I am currently working on setting them properly

Hey Fugrim, I added a lot of your models after you last post. The Peasant with a hammer is really good and for some reason I didn't even have Cairne. You'll notice I changed the colors some like Cairne's fur or Kael's cloak to be a bit closer to Classic. I swapped the default paladin with yours and Uther I made long ago - we both had the same idea haha. Others like Sylvanas I already made too, but added your non-undead Sylvanas.

I started this long before 2.0 and the original goal was so simple - to get rid of what I thought was weird. I considered adding the default heroes back now that we have an in game toggle, but I just don't want to see them since they look odd to me. The collection tab is set up all wrong "Use default skins" would mean nothing if I switch the models back. A Classic user would be using the default and then I'd have to look at a weird Bloodmage or whatever. Swapping them to the named variant would be wrong too so I will keep the duplicates for now.

To be reverted to the default just delete the unit's .mdx file or replace it if someone prefers the others.

Ideally, we'd have a better way to edit the collection (I know quenching did it somehow as an external program) and then I could add others that I had started like Gul'Dan fire lord with HotS Voice lines. But there was the portrait lip sync bug so I and stopped that, maybe I'll revisit it some day.

The list of animations in my head that still need updating are all Dreadlord 2nd attack animations with the correct hand, his walk is kinda stiff. KotG 2nd attack animation with the correct hand. Infernal 2nd attack with the correct hand? Maybe the DK attack and attack ready so it doesn't keep his hand raised. Kel Thuzad's correct voice I couldn't figure out. There's a lot I just can't fix like Berserker's ability is a circle not a glowing weapon (needs a maya user to remake it?), blood lust being too big (editor fix?), and team color glow needs to be remade so it works for weapons and does not hide selection circles. I'm sure there's more but I'm burnt out. Feel free to update my units or use them in your maps if you like.

 

[FlameofChange]

I always shit on HD for very good reasons, but this kind of efforts is genuinely appealing. I won't go past SD+ tho, as I found HD to be too heavy for my taste (I even call it Heavy Definition).
What would you do for the Earth tower ? Its design was completely changed and breaks the continuity of some maps.
Keep it up for the rest !

 

[VisionMod]

What would you do for the Earth tower ? Its design was completely changed and breaks the continuity of some maps.
Keep it up for the rest !

Thanks, I'm not sure what could be done for the tower. Maybe someone could try merging a different tower with the boulder tower. I had a bug once where constructing towers were unclickable but couldn't reproduce it.

 

[YourArthas]

Thanks, I'm not sure what could be done for the tower. Maybe someone could try merging a different tower with the boulder tower. I had a bug once where constructing towers were unclickable but couldn't reproduce it.

Can give you a tip

Base is if I remember correctly from naga tower or naga build or something. Rest is recoloured guard tower