Questions about FaceGen - Page 4

nanaimo · 02-01-2007, 01:47 PM

Just want to say that for me, adding faces easily to the game as part of the game....is HUGE for me. I never did get it to work for me in the last game with outside software. Possibly because I'm daft......but doesn't matter.

BIG addition.

SSG Troyer · 02-01-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

How would I know whether I have 'open GL support'? I'm guessing I don't, because I've never heard of it.

What kind of video card do you have? There are several ways to find out, but each card has their own way ... but offhand, I'd say that if your computer was built within the last three-to-five years and you've kept your drivers up-to-date, you'll be fine.

Curtis · 02-01-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SSG Troyer

What kind of video card do you have?

GeForce2MX type i2c, whatever that means. It's four and a half years old. And what's a driver?

battists · 02-01-2007, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Curtis

GeForce2MX type i2c, whatever that means. It's four and a half years old. And what's a driver?

Curtis, aren't you on a Mac?

Curtis · 02-01-2007, 02:46 PM

Yes, and when Mac subsystems (like iPhoto or Safari) have new versions, my machine updates them automatically. It doesn't automatically update the software for supported peripherals (like scanners or printers). I would guess that a video card would fall into the latter category.

1998 Yankees · 02-01-2007, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

Latest news: The people wear their hats now, in team colours, and with the logo on it! Rendered of course so that we have shadows and all that

And it *will* be customizable.

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

Regarding the speed: There is an option "Create pictures when players are generated" which will need a lot of time when you create a league. You can also set it to "Create picture on demand". So the picture will be generated when it is about to be displayed on screen, not earlier. When a player changes teams a dozen times, his picture will not be updated, until you open a report or something where his picture is being needed! So the simulation speed will not be influenced by FaceGen at all.

Truly amazing stuff.

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Originally Posted by nanaimo

Just want to say that for me, adding faces easily to the game as part of the game....is HUGE for me. I never did get it to work for me in the last game with outside software. Possibly because I'm daft......but doesn't matter.

BIG addition.

What he said, except I waited for this to be officially in OOTPB because I'm not daft.

eriqjaffe · 02-01-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

When a player changes teams a dozen times

So, you're saying there are still some roster management AI bugs? Is that what you really mean?

All kidding aside, this sounds incredibly awesome.

Rainier 1 · 02-01-2007, 05:27 PM

Would it be possible to create A Custom face folder, in addition to the African, Asian, Caucasion, East Indian and Hispanic folders, where user created faces are assigned to specific players?

If not in this version, perhaps in the next version.

DreamTeams · 02-01-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

Latest news: The people wear their hats now.... And it *will* be customizable.

Super! Just what I wanted to hear.

Rockpile · 02-01-2007, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobble

The random number that picks the ethnicity for a particular player should be the same random number that is used to select the the ethnicity of the photo. Store it with his other data. If the game "rolls" a 73 for particular U.S. player, he gets a Hispanic name through one routine AND a Hispanic face through the Facegen routine. Am I missing something?

That sounds right to me, but I'm not sure if the current name generator is linked to race or "name types"

Craig Scarborough · 02-02-2007, 12:37 AM

Is the Facegen included with OOTP 2007 a subset of the application? Really, what I'm driving at is - how many unique faces can I actually "gen"? I'm looking for real numbers here...thousands of different faces, 10's of thousands? Or, do I have something like 8 different chins * 8 different noses * 8 different whatevers = 512 different faces?

Thank you!

Matter2003 · 02-02-2007, 12:38 AM

thousands and thousands...it is really really cool and the faces age and can get fatter as they get older...

Craig Scarborough · 02-02-2007, 12:40 AM

Ok, well that's just unreal

Syd Thrift · 02-02-2007, 01:00 AM

And they look at you funny when you make them unhappy (seriously).

lewis31lewis52 · 02-02-2007, 01:14 AM

The thing I'm wondering is if there is facial hair. Anybody know?

Matter2003 · 02-02-2007, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Syd Thrift

And they look at you funny when you make them unhappy (seriously).

Yeah, their appearence changes based on their morale...if they are happy, they have a smile on their face, if they are angry it turns into a scowl...

Andreas Raht · 02-02-2007, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by SSG Troyer

Oh, so that's what that means! I thought it meant the only pictures I'd get were the ones I specifically ordered up on the player's screen.

Guess I'll have something new to test tomorrow ... (!)

The button "New picture" on the player/coach/manager screens will generate a new picture if you don't like the current one, plus it will generate a picture even if you've completely disabled pictures.

Andreas Raht · 02-02-2007, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainier 1

Would it be possible to create A Custom face folder, in addition to the African, Asian, Caucasion, East Indian and Hispanic folders, where user created faces are assigned to specific players?

If not in this version, perhaps in the next version.

Before OOTP creates a fictional picture for a player, it searches the /photos folder for "real" pictures, named firstname_lastname.jpg or .png as in the previous version, and uses it. Like in the previous versions. Only if it doesn't find a specific picture, it will use FaceGen.

Raidergoo · 02-02-2007, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

The thing I'm wondering is if there is facial hair. Anybody know?

Yes.

Chairman Mauer · 02-02-2007, 10:14 AM

Will it be era-contextual, or will there sometimes be faces that don't quite match the times -- long hair in the '40s, or facial hair in the early '60s? And will caps change style over time for those of us starting fictional leagues in the early 20th century?

02-01-2007, 05:27 PM	#68
Rainier 1 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 78	Custom FaceGen Faces Would it be possible to create A Custom face folder, in addition to the African, Asian, Caucasion, East Indian and Hispanic folders, where user created faces are assigned to specific players? If not in this version, perhaps in the next version.

02-02-2007, 12:37 AM	#71
Craig Scarborough All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 551	FaceGen Question Is the Facegen included with OOTP 2007 a subset of the application? Really, what I'm driving at is - how many unique faces can I actually "gen"? I'm looking for real numbers here...thousands of different faces, 10's of thousands? Or, do I have something like 8 different chins * 8 different noses * 8 different whatevers = 512 different faces? Thank you!

02-02-2007, 12:38 AM	#72
Matter2003 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: In the vicinity of Buffalo,NY Posts: 1,634	thousands and thousands...it is really really cool and the faces age and can get fatter as they get older... __________________ Goal Line Stand Football---An Open Source Project Check us out on the Git Hub Pages: Goal-Line-Stand-Football

02-01-2007, 01:47 PM	#61
nanaimo Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 73	Just want to say that for me, adding faces easily to the game as part of the game....is HUGE for me. I never did get it to work for me in the last game with outside software. Possibly because I'm daft......but doesn't matter. BIG addition.

02-01-2007, 02:46 PM	#65
Curtis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Watertown, New York Posts: 4,567	Yes, and when Mac subsystems (like iPhoto or Safari) have new versions, my machine updates them automatically. It doesn't automatically update the software for supported peripherals (like scanners or printers). I would guess that a video card would fall into the latter category.

02-02-2007, 12:40 AM	#73
Craig Scarborough All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 551	Ok, well that's just unreal

02-02-2007, 01:14 AM	#75
lewis31lewis52 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Michigan University Posts: 580	The thing I'm wondering is if there is facial hair. Anybody know?

02-02-2007, 10:14 AM	#80
Chairman Mauer Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 9	Will it be era-contextual, or will there sometimes be faces that don't quite match the times -- long hair in the '40s, or facial hair in the early '60s? And will caps change style over time for those of us starting fictional leagues in the early 20th century?