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Francis: Refined

The L4D1 cast is complete.

This retexture gives Francis more detail and makes him consistent with the rest of the cast. He has new diffuses, normal maps, and phongmasks, alongside exponent maps. But no need to worry about this taking up too much space or memory, as it has been compressed without loss of quality.

Out of everyone, Francis has the least amount of issues. The most notable one being the misaligned phong on his collar. As such, this is more of a refinement instead of a remake.

I gave Francis the same treatment for his mouth as I did Louis, Bill, and Zoey. with consideration to his profession as a biker. His teeth no longer have those black gaps, his tongue and interior are moist, his gums have detail, and the AO is redone.

And I now have an offical ranking of most normal ears for L4D1:

1. Zoey
2. Francis
3. Bill
4. Louis

Anyway, like Bill I added some hair under the chin so if doesn't look like his goatee is fake. His hair also has proper normal maps to give it depth execpt where his scars are. I also fixed that issue where Francis's hair wouldn't be covered in bile when spewed on.

The insides of his vest are darker and have normal mapping. His boots now have their phong fitted and I gave him shoelaces like Louis, alongside giving his soles normal mapping. The metal bits on his vest and jeans now have a metallic look to them. The zippers on his vest have depth and his left pocket is larger. His belt is browner and more pale. His holster has detailed phong.

I made his vest and gloves seem a tish less blue. Then I added some subtle AO around his armpits, neck, and where his hands are exposed.

And the big one, I edited his tattoos. I did this in an attempt to make them look more like faded tattoos than pencil drawings on his arms. To avoid going too far from their designs (and because I am not a tattoo artist), I added onto them rather than doing a full remake. Why? Because it was flipped the wrong way, as indicted by the flipped names and reversed protrait of Jesse James.

Lastly, there is subtle bile on his vest from Bill. Credits to MissingTexture, creator of the Hover-Couch™, for the idea.

With this retexture, I tried my best to get as close as possible to the quality of L4D2. Hopefully I did my best.


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