what I'm saying, is that I don't really use filters :]

I use automated photoshop fx:
- mainly layer effects (blending mode), occasional outer glow or bevel (very rarely in skins)
- type tool (if you consider this filter-like)
and a few filters:
- offset, lighting fx, blur/gauss blur

I basically never use any other type of filter. Because I don't like to (gives me the creepy feeling I'm not in control & not fully the creator of the material) - but also because the filters would greatly affect the style of my work - and that would be a negative effect :]

Sometimes, especially for written text or grafiti etc, I just paint the text, instead of using a type tool. Mostly however, I use the type tool, then rasterize the layer, and adjust it with my trusty airbrush ;]

Great Job Tab more than halfway done. 54 models done and skinned some not in game status yet. And only 47 skins to do and less than that to make a model for. Keep up the good work Tab.

the armor shard => german helmet (it's done and in the items preview you've undoubtedly seen) - no time to go back and chance that now  (and I personally don't really see a reason either )

The other armors will definately not make it into 99c, seeing as how that would probably take too damn long. Once I get started on that, we'll have to decide if we're going for a RTCW look, or use Arno's tip there, and turn the armor items into a treasury. Realism&Intuitive stuff  vs  the authentic wolf3d feel.. it'll be a team poll, probably.

P.S. I'm quite puzzled where you get those numbers.. 54 models & skins? Not even close, even when I would count armor & powerups - and they're not even scheduled for 99c

Here's an overview of what's done - what's to be done:
http://www.planetquake.com/tabun/tmp/itemstatus.htm
This does not include map-models & textures, but it amounts to 30-something models, and 50-something skins altogether (Now if that wasn't over a 2 year-period, it'd be a shitload )