Bring us back the old bow color!!!

[Kafein]

If the point of changing the color was to make archers more visible, then at least add some reflecting gear like this to our infantry rave community:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS9ABW-CkBA&playnext=1&list=PL442E03461D013B4C

You... psycho 

[Adamar]

My longbow looks realistic now, It must not be changed. What needs changing is the new japanese warbow. It should be useable on horseback, for historical reasons. And then maybe it wont 'look' so unatractive for it's users.

[Tennenoth]

Ok, i've done some work, not got the old textures back as such but I have darkened the new ones, they're not bright anymore.

Due to the fact that I am more of a programmer and can't draw/do graphical design for toffee, it's the best I can do.
This is basically to stop them from glowing in the dark... Thus I really don't want comments such as "you're shit at graphics, stop trying" etc etc.

https://rapidshare.com/files/3363726795/Bows_better.rar - Matt wood look (see screenshots)
https://rapidshare.com/files/19306336/bows_better2.rar - Used the new textures and darkened them

Just extract the two parts, the first one, the ranged_new goes into your resources folder (make sure you back up what you already have)
The second one, the "long_bow2.dds" file goes straight into your textures file, it doesn't change anything.

Steam Location: C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\mountblade warband\Modules\cRPG

Screenshots Matt wood (My graphics are low due to a bad pc):

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Bow:
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Nomad Bow:
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Khergit Bow:
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Strongbow:
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Warbow/Yumi
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Longbow:
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Edit: It appears that despite what i've done there, they still glow in the dark. I can't fix that but I have stopped them looking so new... =/ If it ain't broke, don't fix it, so why did you "fix" it..?

[Elmiro]

Please don't bring back the old bow colors, or it will be more difficult to see where StuLLe is shooting from

[Radix]

I dunno,  now it looks like a thin stick, it doesnt look powerful to me.

[Keshian]

My biggest issue is that warbow and longbow look very similar now at mid to long distances so it messes you up when you try to archer duel (damage/shoot speed vs. rate of fire)

[Murchad]

I like them.  All the melee weapons look like they're fresh off the anvil, so why shouldn't the bows have that nice, freshly carved look.

they look stupid because they look like they are a hunk of wood with a string.

the nomad/strong/war/khergit  are all composite bows so they would be horn/wood/sinew/leather

[SchwhatNow]

I just saw the new warbow...and gosh is it ugly Imo. I get that the idea is to make the game look nicer or whatnot but seriously, I want the original bows back. That glow in the dark stuff is so dumb.

[Adamar]

Just dont change the new long bow. Make it not able to glow in the dark but that's all.

[kono yaro!]

Just dont change the new long bow. Make it not able to glow in the dark but that's all.

Not even change it back to, lord help us, a longbow?

[Tennenoth]

Not even change it back to, lord help us, a longbow?

The new longbow model, as I have already said, makes it look like it's an oversized hunting bow

I'm going to give this one last attempt and actually see if my alleged "skills" allow me to change the models without too much trouble or at the very least petition to the devs to allow us to decide which type of bows we want to use, I mean the "Yumi" is well done as a model but why change all the bow colours to that?

[Armbrust_Schtze]

i like the new color only on the longbow.

what they did to warbow is a crime! why did they replace it with a samurai bow instead of adding a new bow? - mayby chadz was just too lazy again..

[Hirlok]

Yes, and fucking VISIBLE !!!!

Now those pussies can't hide so well. I'm making a copy of these textures files in case they change them back.

yeah, I knew it. Only melee pussies on the dev team, trying everything to root out the evil of archery, under the disguise of "improvement" and "patches" and "visual enhencements".

I like the idea of reflective gear for infantry and cav, reminds me of "My name is Nobody", hehe.

some do it voluntarily, recently I encountered an ARCHER who had the most shinyest of helmetses on his head and obviously did not understand why he could not hide up there on the walls... lol

But yeah - while the models are better now overall (except warbow), the color and the glow need fixing - not by some community effort (thanks Tennenoth, but of course that changes things only for our personal experience), but in the official repository.

Regarding longbow: somehow it looks shorter in your own 3rd person view, from outside it still looks like a loooongbow....



P.S.: does this mod not do some "anti-cheat" and "file integrity" checks when it launches? Or can everyone fuck around with the texture files, e.g. an xbow guy could change texture files of other classes so he gets the perfect target markers??? Agincourt, could I PLEASE see the texture file for woolen caps on your PC???? LOL

[Miley]

I definitely agree. Not one archer (probably exaggerating) likes the new bow skins. I've asked around, and none have replied yes.

[Inhumanetie]

Am not arsed about the colours, but they ve made the warbow look shit. and its longer than the longbow

I ve not seen any changes to the other weapons so why mess up the warbow?

or is it to get less archers or something by making them look uncool