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Mass Effect 3 - Screenshots, not art, but great timing can still yield great results

I decided to look a little close at the mechanics of armor tint maps, as I had an idea for how they might be a nice way to make some fun modifications, with some new cool patterns

In this preview I chose the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon, as seen on the chest armor of my character.

The reason why I wanted to add the icons and new patterns by using the tint maps, is because in this way the player will actually be able to make them compatible with the rest of the color schemes of the armors and also in this way the icon can actually be toggled on and off by simply changing the pattern option in the in-game armory just like with any other pattern option.

The one big downside to setting it up like this, is that it will have to replace one of the default 3 pattern options, in this case it has replaced the 2nd option, but more than likely I will be adding it so it replaces the 1st option if I make it into a public modification.

Another cool thing (though at the same time making it allot of work), is that as the armors use different tint / pattern maps, each armor piece can have different modified patters, i.e. one can have the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon and another can have an "Alliance Navy" icon etc. etc.
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Projects on BioWare SocialNetwork [link]

Credits to goes to forum member Titch-IX [link] for making the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon PNG and props for making them free to use

Description
Mass Effect 3 - Screenshots, not art, but great timing can still yield great results

I decided to look a little close at the mechanics of armor tint maps, as I had an idea for how they might be a nice way to make some fun modifications, with some new cool patterns

In this preview I chose the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon, as seen on the chest armor of my character.

The reason why I wanted to add the icons and new patterns by using the tint maps, is because in this way the player will actually be able to make them compatible with the rest of the color schemes of the armors and also in this way the icon can actually be toggled on and off by simply changing the pattern option in the in-game armory just like with any other pattern option.

The one big downside to setting it up like this, is that it will have to replace one of the default 3 pattern options, in this case it has replaced the 2nd option, but more than likely I will be adding it so it replaces the 1st option if I make it into a public modification.

Another cool thing (though at the same time making it allot of work), is that as the armors use different tint / pattern maps, each armor piece can have different modified patters, i.e. one can have the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon and another can have an "Alliance Navy" icon etc. etc.
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Projects on BioWare SocialNetwork [link]

Credits to goes to forum member Titch-IX [link] for making the "Systems Alliance Marines" icon PNG and props for making them free to use