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Hi Tenno,
You might have heard us talk briefly about a refresh to our existing TennoGen guides -- these changes are now live over at https://www.warframe.com/steamworkshop/help/index.php?! The goal of this refresh is to address common issues in the program to (hopefully) help reduce the amount of revisions, since there were a few "unwritten rules" that were known by established creators, but not communicated properly to new creators or the community as a whole.
[DE]Kary did an amazing job setting up these initial guides, but 3+ years into the program, some of them needed a fresh coat of paint. This thread serves as an overview of what changed, for those interested in revisiting these guides!
NEW OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
Faction Style Guide (previously Content Creator Art Style Guide)
- This page now outlines the visual language and rules for each faction currently accepted in the TennoGen program. If you're struggling with mastering the aesthetic of a specific faction, this is a great resource (in addition to in-game references).
- Any future factions that get added to the program will also be added here!
Final Pre-Submission Checklists (New!)
- The home for checklists, to help ensure your piece meets all basic requirements per item type. A TL;DR of all guides!
- Restructured and rewritten for readability. We've added more information and examples for tintmasks especially, since we have removed the Tintmask Guide.
- Note: Once the dual emissive and energy slots are added in-game, we will be detailing how to best design your files for this new functionality.
- Added more technical details, including in-game texture resolution, downloads links for checklists, and any important details to consider when designing! Also restructured types for more clarity.
Creating a Melee Weapon Skin (previously Model Swap Guide)
- Restructured this guide to match all other "Creating..." Guides. We also clarified and emphasized important technical details for Melee Mesh Swaps that weren't 100% clear.
- Added a new section outlining how ears and hairlines for both male and female Operators are now the same size! Also renamed to match all other "Creating..." Guides.
REFRESHED
The following guides have had their copy updated to be clearer, and to include important details that creators struggle with:
- Basic Art Guide
- Content Files and Examples
- Some Reasons for Rejection
- Creating a Warframe Skin
- Creating an Alt Helm
- Creating a Syandana
- Creating a Landing Craft Skin
- Normal Map Baking
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Now that these guides have been refreshed to better reflect program standards in 2019, we are able to update them more regularly following creator and community feedback. If you see any important information that hasn't been included in these guides, please use this thread to share feedback with us!