Psych0sis on 4/6/2020 at 01:05

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Even in OMs the HD mods usually end up obliterating the original aesthetics and mood of some areas, and elsewhere most of the time they are 256x256 textures replacing 64x64 ones, so the issues of alignment, scale and rotation schlock pointed out are very prominent. Unfortunately it is the player's decision to use them or not, so just design how you feel and put a note to use/not use them if you really care about people experiencing your mission the way you created it.

With regards to FMs that use custom textures, it is usually is a lot better as the issues of alignment etc. are accounted for since they're used from the start, not swapped in later on. The only issues I ever have with custom textures in FMs is when authors rely on them as a crutch, thinking they are objectively better than some of the originals and must absolutely use them everywhere (often bloating the file size). Another issue is similar to the OM issue I brought up in that some of them just do not fit in well with the thief universe (or at least my idea of it, again this is all ultimately subjective), as sometimes they look too much like clay, and a lot of times they are a little too realistic. It's hit and miss, but I won't outright lambaste a mission for simply just using them, as they can really be used quite well if done right.

Psych0sis on 4/6/2020 at 05:08

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once you use dromed.exe it'll open up a mission select screen like it does with FMSel, just choose the one you want to look at, it'll install it and then run it through the same screen (basically its exactly like playing an fm)