ATS Real Logos project Mod
I was annoyed by an “Araon’s” billboard, so extracted game files and found a few other close facsimiles of real logos, and decided to begin modifying them to show their real-world counterparts. Some were a bit tricky, like this beat-up and vandalized billboard that had a fictional “FAPA Auto Parts” logo, which I have changed to the real-world “NAPA Auto Parts” logo — here’s a before-and-after image.
Changes finished:
Halgreens changed to Walgreens (Reno)
Colorado casino changed to El Dorado (Reno)
Jarrahs changed to Harrah’s (Reno) including fake “Zone 22” logo to real “Zone 21” logo
“Glove” show poster changed “Love” (Las Vegas) but game pastes fake text on it
The Miracle changed to The Mirage (Las Vegas)
Monte Bianco changed to Monte Carlo (Las Vegas)
Mandela Bay Hotel changed to Mandalay Bay (Las Vegas)
Nailhouse motel changed to Jailhouse (Ely)
Hotel Navada changed to Hotel Nevada (still wrong font and the donkey is wrong gender!)
Added Greyhound dog logo to Greyhound bus station (Fresno)
Martin’s Pub changed to Carl’s Jr.
Dream Drink changed to Coca Cola
Saskia Motel changed to Sands Motel (Fresno); “MOTEL” font is wrong though
Speed 9 changed to Super 8
Penny’s changed to Wendy’s
Farland bus changed to Greyhound
N-Hool box truck changed to U-Haul
CarZone billboard changed to AutoZone
FAPA Auto Parts billboard changed to NAPA Auto Parts
Araon’s billboard changed to Aaron’s
PostEd van changed to FedEx
Planned changes yet to make:
UDS van change to UPS
VOX theatre change to FOX theatre (Bakersfield)
Marula Airshow change to Madera Airshow (Fresno)
Hard Book Cafe change to Hard Rock Cafe (Pier 39)
Nam Nam Donuts change to Yum Yum Donuts (Stockton)
Dep Boy change to Pep Boys (Stockton)
Deldago Tires change to Delgado Tires (Stockton)
Bran Con logo change to Comic Con (San Diego)
Hotel Holiday change to Holiday Inn (Los Angeles)
Cuovo Silver change to Cuervo Silver (Los Angeles)
Drive Aid change to Rite Aid (Los Angeles)
Palace to Caesar’s Palace (Las Vegas)
Triumph to Trump (Las Vegas) — don’t forget the lighting
Nudged to Nugget (Reno)
What I’d like to do but haven’t found the textures (if you know where I can find them, please let me know!):
Change Freakin Coyote to Firkin & Fox in Carson City
Change SaleMart to SaveMart
What needs to be done but I don’t have the talent for it:
Change the sexy female miner sign on Hotel Nevada in Ely to the correct burly male miner
Unfortunately I couldn’t do the U-Haul box truck as nicely as I wanted to because it re-uses the logo space for different parts of the truck, thus I couldn’t move the logo to where it needs to be, and the rest of the left-side texture is mirrored on the right, so I had to remove extra text and the “Only $19.99” price tag design that I had put on originally.
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Great job so far, i like realism in the game. Ive tried to change the billboards but with little success. I convert a jpg to ddi and swap them, they look good up close but from far away they are a digital blurry mess. Would you be willing to tell me how you changed your files? Thank you…
Great Job! Please try changing Holiday Inn. I guess the font plays a big part here. I just can’t get it right. Thanks for your work…
Allen: The DDS files have mipmaps built in for displaying at a distance. Also they include an Alpha channel that controls illumination or environmental mapping (reflection). These are vitally important aspects of creating new textures — particularly for signs that light up at night.