Yas Marina Circuit with Chopped Off palm trees... 2.0

This final version of the mod (2.0) is a workaround to minimize the palm trees' "dark" leftovers appearing in the first version (1.0).



It uses the original palm-trees trunk texture file (palm_tree_01_a_tr_d.tga.dds) to make these leftovers blend into their surrounding ambient colors, as a serious attempt to render them mostly invisible while driving pass them after a few laps, as well as in front of them at the end of the first long straight.

Copy the tracks folder inside the Mod folder to f12013. To restore the game's original patchup_ot.pssg file, open the Backup folder and copy the tracks folder there to f12013.

Also here again, I will describe the process to include these changes for all RD members who already use another modded version of the patchup_ot.pssg file, and would like to keep it:

1- First, get a fresh copy of your actual modded patchup_ot.pssg file.

2- Open it in Ryder PSSG Editor.

3- Click on the Export All Files control on the Status Bar.

4- Go to the newly created patchup_ot_pssg_textures folder.

5- Open the palm_tree_01_a_fo_d.tga.dds file in Paint.NET.

6- Select the Layer Properties item from the Layers menu, or just press F4.

7. Set the Opacity property to zero (or drag the slider from 255 to 0) and click OK.

8. Save the file as DXT5 (Interpolated Alpha), Compressor Type: Range Fit, Error metric: Uniform, check Generate Mip Maps: Super Sampling.

9. Preview, file size: should be 341,5 KB. Click OK.

10. Open the palm_tree_01_a_tr_d.tga.dds file in Paint.NET (which contains the trunks texture).

11. Select Invert Colors from the Adjustments menu.

12. From the Effects menu, select Unfocus... from the Blurs > sub-menu.

13. Drag the Radius slider from 4 to 20, and click OK.

14. Save the file as DXT1 (Opaque/1-bit Alpha), Compressor Type: Range Fit, Error metric: Uniform, check Generate Mip Maps: Super Sampling.

15. Preview, file size: should be 85,5 KB. Click OK.

16. Go back to the PSSG Editor and click on the Import All Files control on the Status Bar (and wait for the notification message if necessary).

17. Select Save from the File menu.

18. Copy your new patchup_ot.pssg file to your f12013\tracks\circuits\Abu_Dhabi folder.


All feedbacks and comments welcome!