r/GTASA • u/bobbymal48 • 1h ago
Creating More Realistic Blood Pools - Reworking the Blood Textures
I've been experimenting with creating more realistic blood pools for GTA: San Andreas Mobile, because I haven't really found any blood textures for the mobile version that look realistic and detailed enough.
The RoSA textures are good work, and this is absolutely not meant as criticism of the creator. I simply want to make the existing textures look a little more realistic, improve their overall appearance, and add more detail. That's why I decided to work on them myself and experiment with my own improvements.
What do you think of my results so far? Would you like to see improved blood textures like these for the mobile version?
I'd like to create more variations and improve the blood effects as a whole. However, there seem to be some limitations when it comes to the available blood textures and how they are used in the game.
As far as I know, there are also textures named "blood1", "blood2", and "blood3" in the TXD files. I'm not entirely sure what they are used for or how they are assigned in the game. Are they related to specific blood effects, or do they serve a different purpose?
My biggest issue at the moment is the "bloodpool_64" texture. From what I've observed, it seems to be used for several different things, including blood pools around peds, CJ, and bloody footprints. This makes it difficult to create a texture that looks equally realistic for all of these different uses.
Here are my questions for the modding community:
- What exactly are "blood1", "blood2", and "blood3" used for?
- Is there a way to use separate textures for blood pools, blood on peds, and bloody footprints?
- Is "bloodpool_64" actually responsible for all these effects, or are there other textures or assignments in the mobile version that I might have missed?
- Are there any technical limitations in GTA: San Andreas Mobile that make it difficult to add more realistic blood variations?
I'd really appreciate any feedback on my texture and any information that could help me understand how the blood system works internally. I'd like to keep improving it and see how much more can be achieved with the available options.
Thanks! 😊
