#MKVII [B] Decal Pack V0.6 BETA

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cosmic pagoda
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This is a decal pack containing decals for pretty much all of mkvb and mkvii, with a little rakshasa and yoroi. Due to how long this project has been taking me I decided to upload my current progress as a pre-release "beta". Much of it is still in progress and this is essentially a cleaned-up test file, so most of it isn't rigged. Because of this, I suggest using this file as a catalogue and then appending the desired model to your .blend file and rig, or alternatively copy/pasting the desired texture. Alongside this, most of it is currently on HIMS 2.0, but will be updated once the 3.0 version of the spartan pack officially releases. Also keep in mind, this post and the download link will be deleted once an updated version of the decal pack is ready for upload.

REQUIRES blender 3.4.1 or above

Thankyou to @primal tiger for the base spartan pack and @vast horizon for the infinite shader, alongside @ripe condor, @fluid flax, @fluid obsidian, Deity (no longer in the server😢), @grand notch, @clear axle, @burnt summit, @compact ginkgo, @raw solstice, and @crude shuttle for your contributions, this project would not be possible without any of you 💙

  • Please let me know if there are any issues
  • Please ping me if you use it cause I wanna see the dope stuff people make with this
  • And please let me know if you have any ideas for some cool decal designs because I might consider implementing them! 🙂

NOTE: if it's asking you for an encryption key, click on the link below and not the discord preview, that thing bugs out all the time

https://mega.nz/file/QH1BCBQC#N_FkbdAStcxKPYJhB3tBFRzt16E-JajFl1W_B2K8aVo

packv0.6preview.png
935.25 MB file on MEGA
compact ginkgo
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Hot.

delicate breach
rustic crest
fluid flax
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Actually insane quality pack

rotund pine
frozen eagle
cosmic pagoda
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lol i was wondering that too i see it now

regal flint
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can confirm these are very nice

blissful pollen
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I can't seem to figure out why this pack wants to eat all of my memory when the Spartan pack doesn't.

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oh
the materials aren't mirrored.

cosmic pagoda
blissful pollen
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Like on the arms and legs, everything is on a left or right side material instead of sharing one material. But I understand why you did it, since the whole pack's about customization.

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Would say that objects like the MK VII Battery Pack could get away with sharing material between their male and female counterparts, though. Less of an optimization thing and more... housekeeping, I guess.

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

cosmic pagoda
queen minnow
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super fucking hyped for this

frozen eagle
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Uses alot of memory.

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Currently using 8GB mem and 2gb for VRAM

regal flint
frozen eagle
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How can you fix?

regal flint
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don't think there's anything you can do about it unless you go and replace all the left side materials (shoulder pads, forearms, thighs, shins, etc) with the right side materials or vice versa which would be a major pain in the ass

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probably better off just appending what you want into another blend file instead of trying to do any work in this one

cosmic pagoda
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Also sorry guys i didn't consider the impact this pack would have on memory as i have a pretty beefy pc 😅😅

regal flint
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what are your specs?

cosmic pagoda
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3070fe 32gb cs16 ram 3700x

regal flint
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neat, I've got a similar rig but only 16gb instead of 32

vast horizon
blissful pollen
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I understand that completely, but my eight gigs of memory don't and they cries out in pain while I try to reduce the load.

vast horizon
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Get more ram

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In general 8gb of ram just isn’t gonna cut it anymore tbh

compact ginkgo
normal rover
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idk why but any MKVII forearms don't like to be posed nor the base MKV[B] chest

regal flint
normal rover
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oh me dont read

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but I love the [c] attachments especially the belt

normal rover
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Ok I'm just learning Rigging and Parenting and Armature. I'm still new to it but could I parent the armor selected to the Armature (if I figure out how to access the Armature) or is there a better way that I don't know about

regal flint
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that's the easiest way to do it imo
select the armature, go into pose mode, select the bone that you want to attach the armor to, then go back to object mode and select both the armor and the armature (making sure the armature is the active object), then right click>parent>bone and then make sure to check "keep transforms" in the box that appears at the bottom left afterwards

normal rover
regal flint
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just click on it lol

normal rover
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it only shows the rig not the armature

regal flint
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yeah that's it lol

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select it then ctrl tab to go to pose mode I think

normal rover
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ok I got the stuff fixed except one thing the elbows phase / dislocates itself when posing

regal flint
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idk dude I didn't make the pack, that's a question for @cosmic pagoda

cosmic pagoda
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the elbows are messed up but i think the normal 2.0 pack elbows are messed up too

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i would recommend importing them to the base spartan pack 2.0 tho

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although off the top of my head i remember there being an issue with the way the mkvb elbow is rigged in the 2.0 pack so likely you will want to either use the mkvii elbows or use the 3.0 preview

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also sorry the rig is all messed up for this release, i'll get it fixed up for the 3.0 release

normal rover
cosmic pagoda
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Yeah the release version of the spartan pack is the 2.0 version, which this decal pack is based off of

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There is a 3.0 version in the works and once thats released i will move everything from this pack to that pack

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But for now if you want to try it you can use the 3.0 preview

normal rover
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ok. thank you for the info. the part now with moving stuff into that pack is that I don't want to copy all the data blocks (all the armor) and rig into the RELEASE pack, just for example; MKVI helm, chest piece with MKVII back, and belt / hip attachments without copying the collection

normal rover
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bc im getting not responding's every time I try to copy the decal's data blocks and paste the collection over to 2.0

cosmic pagoda
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use the file - append feature

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then append the collection you want

normal rover
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append?

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I dont know what that is

cosmic pagoda
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go to file then append

normal rover
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Im getting an error

cosmic pagoda
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you shouldnt get an error when appending, try posting it in #💬╎general-help

normal rover
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alright appending is not what I want to do bc I dont want another rig it seems to extra to add all the armor I want one by one

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im just very confused

cosmic pagoda
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you don't have to add it one by one, you can move all of the stuff you want to append to its own collection and then append that collection

once its appended you can remove the extra rig by selecting all of the models, right clicking, then going to parent - clear and keep transformation. after this is done you can just delete the extra rig and its skeletons

i also have some basic blender tips included in the notepad that comes with this pack

normal rover
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yeah I was looking. its helpful to others but for me with computers or learning in general. I have a difficulty understanding. thus mostly why I don't try to seek video help mostly on youtube bc from what Ive experienced from learning in blender, there are situations where for example trying to parent armor and for elbows not to break but on videos they teach how to do this and that but not on when if that makes sense

cosmic pagoda
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no worries everyone learns at their own pace but its nothing that complicated you just gotta append what you want detach it from the rig it came with then attach it to your own rig

cosmic pagoda
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Oh also if thats proving to be too much of a pain you could just copy the decal texture into the 2.0 pack

normal rover
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ooohhh.....I see......the actual materials don't seem to be working for each coordinated piece of armor

cosmic pagoda
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If you copy the texture onto a base spartan pack asset you will need to also change the colors around

normal rover
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I meant that the materials from the pack don't seem to change color and are gray by default

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and changing the colors don't seem to change it at all

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like the MKVII thigh stripe with its corresponding material isn't showing the colors or the stripe

normal rover
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how do I fix the material where in the preview mode the coloring is visible and in the render mode it's not a transparent black outline

cosmic pagoda
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no idea because I'm not getting that issue. maybe your blender version is out of date

normal rover
cosmic pagoda
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it is the latest version of this pack that i tested

cosmic pagoda
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perhaps its the renderer you are using?

normal rover
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its working on the decal pack but any other file with the components doesnt work maybe bc that was using the old version of blender. but now I need to remake my components to copy over to the 2.0 spart pac

cosmic pagoda
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Your blender version is universal so i think it might be the render settings for the file you are importing too

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Tbh i would ask someone else as i dont make renders i just make decals and kitbashes lol

normal rover
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ok I made a new version and seem to be working now and yet still the problem for the Old file of where I had most trouble. weird

spark dome
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Will there be any changes to the rig later on?

cosmic pagoda
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Yeah im going to use the 3.0 pack as a base for the next one

normal rover
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is there a 3.0 pack for this yet?

blissful pollen
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Just have to turn some textures around before slotting 'em in to 3.0.

normal rover
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what does that even mean

normal rover
normal rover
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whar?

blissful pollen
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As I recall it, one way or another the tools flipped the UVs around for the 3.0 pack, so to use these textures in there you have to flip them around either in blender's image editor or an application of your choice.

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It makes sense when you actually look at it as you do it, it's like a two button process per material.

rotund pine
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Yeah, most of the decals work with the 3.0 pack if you just flip the textures, some need a lot more work and adjustments to make them work with 3.0

hollow tiger
blissful pollen
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you just flip the one map the pack here changes

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then replace it in the 3.0 pack

sand cairn
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Will this come to Infinite Spartans 3.0 or 4.0

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@cosmic pagoda

cosmic pagoda
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if i get back into halo blender stuff yeah but im busy with other things atm

cosmic pagoda
scarlet trellis
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i must show the beauty i made with this pack, one sec

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@cosmic pagoda your kitbash is legendary and i hope i did it justice

dawn cove
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Looking good!

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Also where are those thrusters from? 👀

cosmic pagoda
scarlet trellis
dawn cove
scarlet trellis
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aint they just? god i love them

cosmic pagoda
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earth defense force spartans