Navy Pilot

Description
Oooh, a Navy officer, and not a single grizzly former Marine or Israeli super-ninja chick in sight! Awesome.

Now, if you're hoping for a super-realistic uniformed guy, guess again. This isn't technically a new release, more a re-release of a file long since lost. Back in those days, software and techniques used for modding were less developed than today. So it's a little cartoony. Does it hurt the quality? No, because in JA you're not going to have hi-res pixel shader bollocks making everything look like it just stepped out of a BBC-HD show displayed on a 65" LCD TV.

In the skin's credit, it does look [b]very[/b] different from the base, the Kyle model. A whole new face, a whole new outfit, completely new. All that remains is Kyle's old belt. That's a feat for any texture artist. So, bonus points for effort and technique there. Pulling up some US Navy Pilot uniform screenshots, I can't help but commend the accuracy of each different skin; they're almost like-for-like representations of the real deal. Just look and thou shall see.

Few negatives, I get the feeling the textures could've been a little higher-res. They're about halfway between PS1 and PS2 quality, which isn't bad, but it's not the best it could have been. It should be recognised that compromises do have to be made, however, and perfection should not be chased as it's an impossible goal. The fact Kyle's original belt remains is a bit of a downer, but it's negligible.

Overall not much to complain about, and for those military fans out there this'll do wonders. Anyone else wanting some quality modern-era real world skins would do well to pay attention too.

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~ Kouen

[b]Bot Profiles:[/b] No
[b]Team Support:[/b] Yes
[b]Custom Audio:[/b] No
[b]NPC Profiles:[/b] No