Tali Romance Mod [RELEASED]

[sil]

Apr 28, 2017 8:57:35 GMT sansuni said:

This gives me an idea though, can we put a video file in the middle of a scene? If we can, you can animate Tali taking her helmet off in a video file and put it in the middle of the scene (while also replacing her model to reflect that) It would be a cheap shot but it seems easier than to put new animations and editing everything.

It wouldn't be unusual, there are a lot of scenes in ME that look like in-engine content but are really videos.

[whodatninja]

Problem is if it was an FMV, Shepard wouldn't be able to be in it, unless it was Default Shepard i guess. But then there are people with custom Shepards. (Not me because i'd just go with Default.)

[sil]

I'd say that isn't a problem, there isn't a need for Shepard to be shown when Tali takes her faceplate off in an FMV, it can be tastefully done and then cut back to ingame with a helmless Tali model replacing the default.

[avpen]

Just a status update on the mod:

1. The modeling for the "romance scene" body for Tali is more or less finished - just need to finish the body's textures (mainly the spec map) and rig the mesh in 3DSMax (since I work on 3D modeling primarily in Lightwave), then it's on to testing her new body in-game.

2. I'll be taking a look into the 3rd Dream sequence soon and seeing just how feasible it'll be to do character streaming/swapping in order to add Tali and other LIs into the scene.

[whodatninja]

Sounds REAL good AVpen! I hope everything will work out with this mod. Tali deserves it

[sil]

In regards to the dream sequence, have you considered releasing a version that lacks the dream edits? Only reason I ask is because I'm likely to be using Better Dreams mod once that comes out, so I never have to run in slow motion through a forest again.

[avpen]

So, I'm running into a snag that I had kinda anticipated, but not to this extent and it's proving to be a pain in the ass - even with the best attempt at blending of the textures, there's still a noticeable seam between the neck and body of Tali's romance model tend to be a perfectionist with regards to texture work and having this model/texures appear in-game as less than flawless, especially for this project, is not acceptable for me.

So onto brainstorming as to what I could do or even use to hide the neck seam, yet still keep it appropriate and in-line with the body of a nude female quarian (i.e., what could Tali have around her neck to hide that f***ing texture seam.... )

May 16, 2017 22:46:58 GMT sil said:

In regards to the dream sequence, have you considered releasing a version that lacks the dream edits? Only reason I ask is because I'm likely to be using Better Dreams mod once that comes out, so I never have to run in slow motion through a forest again.

Right now, the major priority is creating her romance scene with Shepard - the 3rd Dream sequence would be nice to do admittedly, but I'm not gonna kill myself and spend a great amount of time on it, considering it would definitely require a huge amount of coding (and that's assuming it's even possible in the first place) and there are other mods out there that attempt to improve the dream sequences already (Better Dreams, Shorter Dreams, etc).

[whodatninja]

Yeah that's a good idea, focus on the Tali romance.

Hmm, what would a naked quarian wear around her neck? A necklace, a scarf, some cybernetics... I dont know much about texture work. How do other modders deal with neck seams? Do they color in the seam, or smooth it out?

[tiro1000]

I want to start by thanking you for working on this mod. It's wonderful to see people still working to make this game better five years later. One aspect that alwasy struck me was how much of a cop out the original "photo" of Tali was. A complete overhaul of her romance is doing her justice. Thank you.



As for the neck issue, you could possibly leave the golden neck portion of her suit on (collar? choker? whatever you want to call it). Example:


Just an idea, but hope it helps.

Also, is there any chance that you would be willing to release the image you're using for the cabin photo while you're still working on the mod? I love the design you have for her, and would love to insert it into the game while I wait for the mod. No pressure.

Once again, thank you so much for making this mod.

[sil]

How's the mod coming along, AVPen?

[paprykarz]

I know that I'm going to sound lika weirdo, but what the hell I want this mod so bad xD

Maybe you should contact the guys who make porn animations from games in Source Filmmaker like LordAadvark. They seem glad to share their work and maybe they could be of great help to you. Some of their animations are better than the cinematics (I can provide links through private message, since they're NSFW).

[whodatninja]

I'm postponing another ME3 playthrough for this mod. I love the idea of it so much!

[whodatninja]

I'm also really happy that you've kind of implemented the ME3 Datapad app emails. I'm still bitter that I never got to use it and all those messages are now lost! I didn't have a smartphone in 2012/13 (and even if I did it wouldn't be an iPhone)

[tnatceso]

I really like the look of this mod, especially Tali's new face. The crappy photoshop job, aside from being a crap photoshop, annoyed me because I just don't think the face matches the voice. Your new face does seem to fit Tali's voice. Once this mod comes out I know who I'll be dating on my next playthrough.

[whodatninja]

Any updates?