My works on lacking stuff...

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

I don't know why, but I'm having trouble with the scenery items I'm working on... I'm pretty sure that I'm configuring them the same way I did with the mexican terrariums, so I still don't get the reason.

 

However, the animals are already finished. So, until I figure out how to fix them, I'm releasing the first part of the cat breeds pack. Let me introduce you to:

 

Mischievous Erradicators of Outside Wildlife (M.E.O.W.) Part I: The Bois

Now available in the link at my signature!

 

~ Content List ~

 

 Siamese Cat

 Bengal Cat

 Bombay Cat

 Egyptian Mau

  Sphynx Cat

 

 Maine Coon

 Turkish Angora

 Persian Cat

  Norwegian Forest Cat

 

Bonus item:

 Catnip (Nepeta cataria). All cats are configured to like catnip as much as their favorite foliage items!

 

I don't think I'll change cat configuring unless bugs are reported or your suggestions get me. So, once I fix the scenery issues, I'll submit a new version of the file to my drive and here at ZooTek download section. If things work, expect the following:

-> Neutral-exhibit scenery items for your exhibits

-> A new working shelter for your cats!

All these items and other surprises, only in Mischievous Erradicators of Outside Wildlife (M.E.O.W.) Part II: The Tois!

 

Within the file itself, you'll find a .txt containing the following info:

-> I'm a cat lover and I will always be. But this pack, most by its own name, is a recall for all cat owners: We all must be responsible cat lovers! Because of this, remember:
 Neuter and vaccinate your kittens, but most important: Do NOT let them roam outdoors! Cats are an actual threat for ecosystems. This is no unsupported opinion, this is a fact!
 Further reading on cats damage to enviroment at: 

Spoiler

--> Loss, S., Will, T. & Marra, P. The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nat Commun 4, 1396 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380

--> Trouwborst, A., Somsen, H. Domestic Cats (Felis catus) and European Nature Conservation Law—Applying the EU Birds and Habitats Directives to a Significant but Neglected Threat to Wildlife, Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 32, Issue 3, November 2020, Pages 391–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqz035

--> Trouwborst, A, McCormack, PC, Martínez Camacho, E. Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: A blind spot in the application of nature conservation law. People Nat. 2020; 2: 235– 250. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10073

-> Dedicated to my two cat sisters, Vega & Rigel, whose birthday is on September 7th. Also dedicated to all cat lovers! My beloved & I are both cat lovers:
 Meanwhile she loves sphynx cats, I'd rather wegies, which are the whole opposite. That's why those are the only ones with gender differencies.

 

~ Credits ~
- All cats made with Tamara Henson's Siamese Cat as base model.
- Animations, reskins & model modifications for long hair breeds made by myself.
- Text & Images token from The International Cat Association (TICA) breed guide at its website: https://www.tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds
- Catnip model made with a free 3D model by xfrog. Available at TurboSquid.

 

Enjoy!

 

PD: I bet most (if not all) of us here ever had and lost a pet. So, I'd like to share with you this song. Everytime I listen to it, I feel my throat tied ?? In the loving memory of all those friends that left us, this nostalgic and melancholic song (Pay attention to the subtitles, one of the vocals sings in hindi!)

 

Spoiler

 

Have a nice weekend!

[Hawkkeye666]

6 hours ago, Zarawatto said:

I don't know why, but I'm having trouble with the scenery items I'm working on... I'm pretty sure that I'm configuring them the same way I did with the mexican terrariums, so I still don't get the reason.

 

However, the animals are already finished. So, until I figure out how to fix them, I'm releasing the first part of the cat breeds pack. Let me introduce you to:

 

Mischievous Erradicators of Outside Wildlife (M.E.O.W.) Part I: The Bois

Now available in the link at my signature!

 

~ Content List ~

 

 Siamese Cat

 Bengal Cat

 Bombay Cat

 Egyptian Mau

  Sphynx Cat

 

 Maine Coon

 Turkish Angora

 Persian Cat

  Norwegian Forest Cat

 

Bonus item:

 Catnip (Nepeta cataria). All cats are configured to like catnip as much as their favorite foliage items!

 

I don't think I'll change cat configuring unless bugs are reported or your suggestions get me. So, once I fix the scenery issues, I'll submit a new version of the file to my drive and here at ZooTek download section. If things work, expect the following:

-> Neutral-exhibit scenery items for your exhibits

-> A new working shelter for your cats!

All these items and other surprises, only in Mischievous Erradicators of Outside Wildlife (M.E.O.W.) Part II: The Tois!

 

Within the file itself, you'll find a .txt containing the following info:

-> I'm a cat lover and I will always be. But this pack, most by its own name, is a recall for all cat owners: We all must be responsible cat lovers! Because of this, remember:
 Neuter and vaccinate your kittens, but most important: Do NOT let them roam outdoors! Cats are an actual threat for ecosystems. This is no unsupported opinion, this is a fact!
 Further reading on cats damage to enviroment at: 

  Reveal hidden contents

--> Loss, S., Will, T. & Marra, P. The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States. Nat Commun 4, 1396 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2380

--> Trouwborst, A., Somsen, H. Domestic Cats (Felis catus) and European Nature Conservation Law—Applying the EU Birds and Habitats Directives to a Significant but Neglected Threat to Wildlife, Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 32, Issue 3, November 2020, Pages 391–415. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqz035

--> Trouwborst, A, McCormack, PC, Martínez Camacho, E. Domestic cats and their impacts on biodiversity: A blind spot in the application of nature conservation law. People Nat. 2020; 2: 235– 250. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10073

-> Dedicated to my two cat sisters, Vega & Rigel, whose birthday is on September 7th. Also dedicated to all cat lovers! My beloved & I are both cat lovers:
 Meanwhile she loves sphynx cats, I'd rather wegies, which are the whole opposite. That's why those are the only ones with gender differencies.

 

~ Credits ~
- All cats made with Tamara Henson's Siamese Cat as base model.
- Animations, reskins & model modifications for long hair breeds made by myself.
- Text & Images token from The International Cat Association (TICA) breed guide at its website: https://www.tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds
- Catnip model made with a free 3D model by xfrog. Available at TurboSquid.

 

Enjoy!

 

PD: I bet most (if not all) of us here ever had and lost a pet. So, I'd like to share with you this song. Everytime I listen to it, I feel my throat tied ?? In the loving memory of all those friends that left us, this nostalgic and melancholic song (Pay attention to the subtitles, one of the vocals sings in hindi!)

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

Have a nice weekend!

Kitties look awesome! Great to see that you are also editing the original models, I am looking forward to your next projects.

 

I noticed that some of the kitties look shiny. I think that is because some of the textures (for example ducks) look quite often very shiny under light in Blender. If you want to counter it, you can get darker texture by switching to shadeless in Material options of the model.

 

Also, if you want kitties to bask in attention of guests, you can change this line in .uca:

 

cCrowd = x

 

instead of x, you can insert any number of guests you want, animal will feel crowded in more than x guests are looking at it.

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

16 hours ago, Hawkkeye666 said:

I noticed that some of the kitties look shiny. I think that is because some of the textures (for example ducks) look quite often very shiny under light in Blender. If you want to counter it, you can get darker texture by switching to shadeless in Material options of the model.

I also noticed it... It is more evident in Persian. I'm not sure why, but some textures have minor issues I'm still learning how to fix... I. e., some of the frames generate random colors when I change them to indexed. I found this in Angora and Female Wegie, but most in Egyptian Mau. The tumbnail from Mau's icon has several purplish colors generated by the palette, but the original model has not those colors...

 

Palette generated by GIMP indexed feature:

 

Spoiler

 

Model from Blender:

 

Spoiler

 

I reworked Mau... Latest version (the one I uploaded) still has some of them, but actual animal in game looks more gray than pink... I'm not sure if these issues are worth fixing, but I'll try to avoid them in my next works... 

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

It's finally here!

 

Mischievous Erradicators of Outside Wildlife (M.E.O.W)

Now available in the link at my signature!

 

~ Content List ~

 

Part I: The Bois

 

The ones you already know (Minor changes made, pointed below)

 

Short Hair Breeds:

 Siamese Cat

 Bengal Cat

 Bombay Cat

 Egyptian Mau

  Sphynx Cat

 

Long Hair Breeds:

 Maine Coon

 Persian Cat

 Turkish Angora

  Norwegian Forest Cat

 

Bonus Item:

 Catnip (Nepeta cataria). All cats are configured to like catnip as much as their prefered foliage item!

 

Part II: The Tois

 

Five new animated exhibit-neutral items:

 Sleeping Siamese Heart Box

 Tidy Persian Fancy Crouch

 Playful Mau Scratching Post

 Pleasant Sphynx Wood Platform

 Norwegian Forest Family Tree

 

One new working animated shelter:

 M.E.O.W. Headquarters

Works with "Fancy Shelter" line, contained in any of the following .dll files:
-> LANG--fern-Tek.dll
-> LANG--ZTCDD.dll

 

Bonus items:

 Feline Leukemia Awareness Sign

 Toxoplasmosis Awareness Sign

 

Notes:

-> All cats are compatible together!
-> Compatible with all ZT versions.

 

Part I: The Bois Changelog for Sep 16th, 2022:

Spoiler

-> Animation highjump deleted for youngs, as only adults are configured for fence jumping.
-> All cats now like every shelter working with "Fancy Shelter" ID as much as its prefered in game shelter. Fancy Shelter ID includes the following:
- My Own M.E.O.W. Headquarters, contained in this pack.
- Toodlepops' Fancy Shelter from Panda Research Buildings Pack.
- Toodlepops' Witches Shelter.
- Toodlepops' Angkor Wat Shelters.
- Savannahjan & Cricket's 2015 Skull Shelter.
- Devona & Fern's Easter Egg Shelters.
- Dr. Rick & Fern's Asian Shelters.

 

~ Credits ~
- All cats made with Tamara Henson's Siamese Cat as base model.
- Animations, reskins & model modifications for long hair breeds made by myself.
- Text & Images token from The International Cat Association (TICA) breed guide at its website: https://www.tica.org/breeds/browse-all-breeds
- Catnip model made with a free 3D model by xfrog, available at TurboSquid.
- Sleeping Siamese Heart Box made with Stargatedalek's Companion Cube.
- Tidy Persian Fancy Crouch made with Z-Studio's Sofa.
- Playful Mau Scratching Post made with Zoker's Scratch Post.
- Pleasant Sphynx Wood Platform made with Zoker's Wooden Platforms.
- Norwegian Forest Family Tree made with Cat & Juicy's Tree with Platforms.
- M.E.O.W. Headquarters made with Hendrix's Hollow Tree.

 

Please report any bug you find! If no issues are reported, I'll submit here at Tek Downloads next week!

 

Also, I still have the scrapped models for all scenery. So, if you want scenery without cats like a working bench from sofa or a shelter of just hollow tree, just ask for them!

 

Enjoy! Have a nice weekend! ??

[Hawkkeye666]

On 9/12/2022 at 5:31 AM, Zarawatto said:

I also noticed it... It is more evident in Persian. I'm not sure why, but some textures have minor issues I'm still learning how to fix... I. e., some of the frames generate random colors when I change them to indexed. I found this in Angora and Female Wegie, but most in Egyptian Mau. The tumbnail from Mau's icon has several purplish colors generated by the palette, but the original model has not those colors...

 

Palette generated by GIMP indexed feature:

 

  Hide contents

 

Model from Blender:

 

  Hide contents

 

I reworked Mau... Latest version (the one I uploaded) still has some of them, but actual animal in game looks more gray than pink... I'm not sure if these issues are worth fixing, but I'll try to avoid them in my next works... 

That depends on if you think it is worth reworking - I think they look pretty neat now.

Sometimes I give you advice, because I would have wanted such advice when I was beginning making animals, but the decision is always yours - you can see in Khaydar´s and Borsato´s topics that I can be pretty nitpicking.  Or sometimes I can advice you something that you´ve already known - you seem to be much more versed in graphics that I had been when I started. 

 

And I just leave this link here.

https://forumsclub.com/forums/82610-countries-of-the-world-france/

 

There´s Charteux cat in it...

[Fern]

6 hours ago, Zarawatto said:

Also, I still have the scrapped models for all scenery. So, if you want scenery without cats like a working bench from sofa or a shelter of just hollow tree, just ask for them!

Can you pm them to me please

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

11 hours ago, Hawkkeye666 said:

That depends on if you think it is worth reworking - I think they look pretty neat now.

Sometimes I give you advice, because I would have wanted such advice when I was beginning making animals, but the decision is always yours - you can see in Khaydar´s and Borsato´s topics that I can be pretty nitpicking.  Or sometimes I can advice you something that you´ve already known - you seem to be much more versed in graphics that I had been when I started. 

 

And I just leave this link here.

https://forumsclub.com/forums/82610-countries-of-the-world-france/

 

There´s Charteux cat in it...

 

Thanks ♡ I apreciate it so much! Y'know, I learnt so much from their stuff and also yours... I. e., I knew how to make my quetzal to fly on water after using your japanese ibis in my Fukkatsu Woods ??

 

9 hours ago, Fern said:

Can you pm them to me please

 

I'm glad to see you're back ?? Hope things turn better for you ♡

 

I really have only the render frames in a folder. Do you want them? Or do you want me to craft a ZTD for each item?

[Fern]

10 hours ago, Zarawatto said:

I'm glad to see you're back ?? Hope things turn better for you ♡

Only sort of back. I can do some things on my mothers computer and have a passport drive with me so I can move things back to my computer. I reckon it will be another month before I am able to leave here. Sorting an entire house is slow work.

Send me the renders and I will see if I can do anything with them. That will depend on the format they are in.

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

On 9/17/2022 at 11:43 PM, Fern said:

Send me the renders and I will see if I can do anything with them. That will depend on the format they are in.

 

I just send them! They're in .PNG, but I can convert them if you need them in an specific way

[(Designer)Zarawatto]

OMG I can't believe that I misspelled Couch several times and wrote it like Crouch ??

 

File with corrected name is updated both at my signature and at Zoo Tek downloads as well... It should be available for you all pretty soon!