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MW22 - TAQ-V 7.62 (M16) - Compressed Edition
   
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Game Content: Weapons, Models
Weapons: Rifle
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24.442 MB
7 Sep, 2024 @ 10:22pm
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MW22 - TAQ-V 7.62 (M16) - Compressed Edition

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Description
Done by Request. Compressed Weapon for Dazzle_白麒麟's MW22 TAQ-V 762:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3199503169

Credits:
  • Dokun - Compressing
  • Dazzle_白麒麟 - HUD Icon & Original Author

NOTE:
I usually set the width and height to 1024x1024 in VTFEdit. I've been using XNConvert app (thanks to syahmi2002.sa for the guide) to further reduce the size, typically setting the width and height to either 50% or 25%, though I mostly stick with 25%, but rarely I bump it up to 50% to make the textures less blurry (usually for reskin or survivor model). In-game, I use a FoV of 75, but I occasionally increase it if 75 still makes the gun look very small, similar to the default 50 FoV. Models and Shader settings set to High ONLY for preview purposes, otherwise I set it to Low.

Please read the quote by Táiga Rivers if the game still crashing even after using compressed mods.

Originally posted by Táiga Rivers:
High-res textures are usually fine. What really helps to avoid crashes is dividing the high-poly model (mostly the w_models, but the v_models are better to be optimised, too) into several SMDs instead of just one. I did that to all the models I am using, but kept the original 2K textures, and I am playing custom campaigns without issues.
A good example: an HQ G3 that previously was making my game crash when someone with that weapon gets killed by the Witch or pounced by the Hunter. After the model got divided into several parts, no more crashes.
The only problem with that is not all weapon mods are that easy to optimise: broken animations/meshes after re-compiling are not a rare occasion.
Low-end PC owners probably still can crash while playing with weapon mods with high-res textures. A friend of mine was playing on a potato PC, and they had to remove all the high-res mods because the game was quite unstable. Sometimes.
But in general, reducing the texture resolution does not necessarily help against crashes if the model has a hell ton of vertices and is not divided into several parts.
15 Comments
Dokun  [author] 8 May @ 5:01pm 
So long people ask nicely or not from the bad side of Chinese community, I'm good with a lot of people. Much love from Indonesia too.
Zolyode 8 May @ 4:54pm 
You seem to be a very nice person much love from france
Dokun  [author] 8 May @ 4:39pm 
I do want to go back at some point, maybe, after I switch laptop, because right now mine is Linux, and Crowbar + VTFEdit doesn't work on it. Can't do virtual machine because system is ass. I still love and would like to mod this game again, but don't really care if my nemesis strikes again. I'll make him, this specific person in mind, mad.

But yeah, no problem. I've served something that people wanted, and that's an accomplishment for me.
Zolyode 8 May @ 4:34pm 
Thank you for your response, your time, and your guide, Sad to know that u quit modding tho.
Dokun  [author] 8 May @ 4:32pm 
First, I can't, there's a reason I said "long time", because I've quit months ago because of those stupid Chinese.

Second, considering how much Chinese people hate me (some don't, but I know a lot of them are), even if I'm still compressing mod, I can't be bother asking for permission (though since Dazzle was fine for me to compress it, you could, they're still reuploading someone's work with(out) consent.

Third, if you'd like, I've made a guide before I quit how to compress any mod you like by yourself. Here:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3396692022
Zolyode 8 May @ 4:25pm 
i found one made by a chinesse user do you think you could compress it
? https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3353524534
Dokun  [author] 8 May @ 4:23pm 
Iirc Dazzle didn't made one for Scar, though could be wrong, it's been a long time since I mod this game, but probably didn't.
Zolyode 8 May @ 4:17pm 
Non existent like you didnt made one or you didnt find one to compress ?
Dokun  [author] 8 May @ 4:11pm 
Nonexistent
Zolyode 8 May @ 1:45pm 
Scar version ?