..:: Release ::.. Checker Ponds Remake (12x12)

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 27 Aug 2006, 13:06

As we still can't have animated features i replaced the gasbags with those Alien things made by Lathan!

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Have fun!

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 27 Aug 2006, 13:20

Too much random noise, and I hate puns almost as much as I hate pimple hills. Otherwise, everything fits together nicely, atmosphere, textures, water, features. Looks like it could be fun if a litle crowded.

Oh and I haven't played AA in a while but is that really what lazers look like now?

LathanStanley · Post by **LathanStanley** » 27 Aug 2006, 13:53

the environment like bruce said, well done.... the layout.. slightly crowded, and pretty flat... though, I'm sure it plays very well

but yeah, good to see they work.... hope THAT friggin many of them, isn't too painful on framerates... I was origionally aiming at like, 1/4 as many as that.... but ya know, new stuff, people get a little excited..

Torrasque · Post by **Torrasque** » 27 Aug 2006, 14:21

I love it ! ( hum graphically wise at least )
I'll try to test it the sooner !

Aun · Post by **Aun** » 27 Aug 2006, 15:04

Das Bruce wrote:Oh and I haven't played AA in a while but is that really what lazers look like now?

Next Spring version.

Nice looking map.

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 27 Aug 2006, 20:07

Noize, I am dissapointed in you. Why did you wuss out and use the "optimized" crap. Sad part is that it starts getting blurry some distance away so it doesn't mesh with the ground like it's supposed to, and this is what it looks like when you get up close.

You put the low quality versions on a 12x12?

Meh, regardless, it's a sweet map. I miss the gasbags but the tyranids are a good replacement, however another problem.

THe model above is a chimney, each one of these needs to have a geo underneath it.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 27 Aug 2006, 20:53

Forboding Angel wrote:

Noize, I am dissapointed in you. Why did you wuss out and use the "optimized" crap. Sad part is that it starts getting blurry some distance away so it doesn't mesh with the ground like it's supposed to, and this is what it looks like when you get up close.

You put the low quality versions on a 12x12?

I used the dds's indeed as dds is a superior format for spring texture, /me points to the why tga thread in the art and modeling forum. Also normally you don't look that closely to the feature's, you would be busy microing/macroing stuff, so it isn't THAT bad.

Forboding Angel wrote:Meh, regardless, it's a sweet map. I miss the gasbags but the tyranids are a good replacement, however another problem.

Thanks.

Forboding Angel wrote:THe model above is a chimney, each one of these needs to have a geo underneath it.

That would be a option. but a geo also has gameplay impacts so i don't want to do that. I rather wait on the ability to do features with scripts, /me looks to the developers.

Dragon45 · Post by **Dragon45** » 28 Aug 2006, 01:05

Noize, please put in the unoptimized, full secksy features? pretty please?

Comeon, it cant degrade performance all that much!

Pleaaaaaaase?

hrmph · Post by **hrmph** » 30 Aug 2006, 04:20

Nice map! Really gives you the feel of an alien climate.

Quanto042 · Post by **Quanto042** » 30 Aug 2006, 06:28

hrmph wrote:Nice map! Really gives you the feel of an alien climate.

Most definately! We don't have enough alien world maps.

LathanStanley · Post by **LathanStanley** » 30 Aug 2006, 06:40

It wasn't the fact the files are DDS that bothered me.. it was the fact that they were reduced in size, and "optimized" as a reduced size....

you take the BIGGER textures (I'm talking 1024x1024 and make them DDS without reducing the size to 512x512... and it'll be purdy!)

but meh, whatever floats your boat.

I give up trying to impress people by just giving stuff out. I'll release my features with accompanying maps, or someone helping with maps, from now on..

then you can steal them off of "demo" maps... and use them as intended...

PicassoCT · Post by **PicassoCT** » 30 Aug 2006, 11:08

Quanto042 wrote:
hrmph wrote:Nice map! Really gives you the feel of an alien climate.
Most definately! We don't have enough alien world maps.

True.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 30 Aug 2006, 17:19

LathanStanley wrote:It wasn't the fact the files are DDS that bothered me.. it was the fact that they were reduced in size, and "optimized" as a reduced size....

you take the BIGGER textures (I'm talking 1024x1024 and make them DDS without reducing the size to 512x512... and it'll be purdy!)

but meh, whatever floats your boat.

Well you are right, when i will have time I'll make the textures to 1024x1024, using you tga textures. Unless it will hurt the framerate bad (consider the ammount of feature's i used).

LathanStanley wrote:I give up trying to impress people by just giving stuff out. I'll release my features with accompanying maps, or someone helping with maps, from now on..

Don't punnish other people, because I failed on one issue....

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 30 Aug 2006, 17:21

Das Bruce wrote:Too much random noise, and I hate puns almost as much as I hate pimple hills. Otherwise, everything fits together nicely, atmosphere, textures, water, features. Looks like it could be fun if a litle crowded.

Oh and I haven't played AA in a while but is that really what lazers look like now?

2 points to Bruce, you are trying to be constructive, however you might want to load up the maps be4 you draw your conclusions based on the screenshots only. The random noise was added to give it a really alien look, also it looks quite cool when vehicles drive around, they kinda "wiggle"

LathanStanley · Post by **LathanStanley** » 31 Aug 2006, 01:08

NOiZE!! its more of a "demo" map idea, not a "how to" or "this is how" or "I'm ruling" or whatever map....

but yeah, you understand

Drone_Fragger · Post by **Drone_Fragger** » 31 Aug 2006, 01:52

NOiZE wrote:
Das Bruce wrote:Too much random noise, and I hate puns almost as much as I hate pimple hills. Otherwise, everything fits together nicely, atmosphere, textures, water, features. Looks like it could be fun if a litle crowded.

Oh and I haven't played AA in a while but is that really what lazers look like now?
2 points to Bruce, you are trying to be constructive, however you might want to load up the maps be4 you draw your conclusions based on the screenshots only. The random noise was added to give it a really alien look, also it looks quite cool when vehicles drive around, they kinda "wiggle"

Bruce, Those are the laser effects for the new version of spring. 0.73b1 or whatevger its gonna be.

Das Bruce · Post by **Das Bruce** » 31 Aug 2006, 08:33

NOiZE wrote:
Das Bruce wrote:Too much random noise, and I hate puns almost as much as I hate pimple hills. Otherwise, everything fits together nicely, atmosphere, textures, water, features. Looks like it could be fun if a litle crowded.

Oh and I haven't played AA in a while but is that really what lazers look like now?
2 points to Bruce, you are trying to be constructive, however you might want to load up the maps be4 you draw your conclusions based on the screenshots only. The random noise was added to give it a really alien look, also it looks quite cool when vehicles drive around, they kinda "wiggle"

Given sufficient time I would have, but exams are currently making me their man bitch.

NOiZE · Post by **NOiZE** » 31 Aug 2006, 12:33

LathanStanley wrote:NOiZE!! its more of a "demo" map idea, not a "how to" or "this is how" or "I'm ruling" or whatever map....

but yeah, you understand

well i'm trying to say that you shouldn't delay a release of feature's because there isn't a proper map for it. just release them with dds on a simple map, just like your first set.

Zoombie · Post by **Zoombie** » 31 Aug 2006, 15:11

Well I played the map with a drunk Lathen Stanly, and my one complaint is too many of the tentically tyranid things were facing in the same direction, and that those 'nid things were not the high quality versions.

The game play reminds me of Pinchusions, witch is a good thing indeed.

PicassoCT · Post by **PicassoCT** » 31 Aug 2006, 18:49

Zoombie wrote:Well I played the map with a drunk Lathen Stanly, and my one complaint is too many of the tentically tyranid things were facing in the same direction, and that those 'nid things were not the high quality versions.

The game play reminds me of Pinchusions, witch is a good thing indeed.

How good is Lathen drunk, in Spring ?

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..:: Release ::.. Checker Ponds Remake (12x12)

..:: Release ::.. Checker Ponds Remake (12x12)