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Offline Oddgrim

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Well then, this is really impressive. c: Nice to see such surprises after a long absence from the forums.
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Offline wookieejedi

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Words cannot describe the awesomeness and skill to which it is sourced from. Is that terrain a large model, or is there some other super secret way to make it? And if it is a trade secret you don't have to answer ; )

 

Offline UndyingNephalim

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Words cannot describe the awesomeness and skill to which it is sourced from. Is that terrain a large model, or is there some other super secret way to make it? And if it is a trade secret you don't have to answer ; )
The terrain is several models. It can technically be done as one model, but I encountered a lot of frame rate issues using that method. I generally split up terrain models into several separate models such as the ground, rocks, and trees.

 

Offline wookieejedi

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Very cool indeed! Thanks for the quick answer!

 
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not sure were to put it but the viideo is cool :

 

Offline UndyingNephalim

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I have a feeling I already know the answer to this, but is there anyway to go over the 250 ship limit? I slammed into the hardcoded limit without realizing it, and I still need at least 50 more slots for terrain and other land doodads.

 

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I have a feeling I already know the answer to this, but is there anyway to go over the 250 ship limit?
Not without modifying the source, unfortunately. Making the ship limit dynamic is definitely something a lot of people want, but actually doing it requires a lot of effort.
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Offline UndyingNephalim

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Re: Star Fox: Event Horizon for FSO
I have a feeling I already know the answer to this, but is there anyway to go over the 250 ship limit?
Not without modifying the source, unfortunately. Making the ship limit dynamic is definitely something a lot of people want, but actually doing it requires a lot of effort.
That's unfortunate. I'm going to have to cut a lot of the stuff I had planned.

 

Offline niffiwan

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I thought the ships class limit was bumped to 500? And it should be in 3.7.4 final?
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Offline UndyingNephalim

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I thought the ships class limit was bumped to 500? And it should be in 3.7.4 final?
(see commit 647f6a867b6c638aedc65c187b6344c39813871c)
For some reason I can't seem to find 3.7.4.
3.7.2 is the most recent version I can find.


Silly me I found it.

 

Offline UndyingNephalim

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Offline swashmebuckle

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Looks fantastic! So many ships!

 

Offline niffiwan

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Looks awesome  :yes:
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Offline Kiloku

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Neph, I just found a pic from Shadows of Lylat which might be interesting:


The directional reticle is a god-send in the Star Fox series or any third person air/space combat.
No idea how this was done, but maybe if someone from that mod is still around, it could be useful.
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Offline Lorric

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When I see these videos I am continually amazed that it's our engine this is running on.

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When I see these videos I am continually amazed that it's our engine this is running on.

QFT. Never played a Starfox game in my life, but I'm always stoked to see a new video update to this thread, just to see how you've stretched the FSO engine this time.
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Offline starlord

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Yes, SoL did showcase some non 360 directional segments (Think star fox on the SNES where the arwings always go forward, despite movement being possible). Will that also appear in event horizon?

Also another question, are chargeable primaries doable in FSO (think descent fusion cannon). In that case wouldn't it make sense for the charged laser to be activated this way, as in star fox 64? Is it doable actually?

 

Offline UndyingNephalim

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Yes, SoL did showcase some non 360 directional segments (Think star fox on the SNES where the arwings always go forward, despite movement being possible). Will that also appear in event horizon?

I've tried messing with the script SoL made for those levels, but I can't seem to replicate it outside the few levels they made. I've tried contacting former members about it but I've gotten no answers.

Also another question, are chargeable primaries doable in FSO (think descent fusion cannon). In that case wouldn't it make sense for the charged laser to be activated this way, as in star fox 64? Is it doable actually?
I think the Charged Laser was made into a secondary weapon for the homing capability. I might be mistaken, but I don't think primary weapons have the ability to gain a lock and home in on targets.

The directional reticle is a god-send in the Star Fox series or any third person air/space combat.
No idea how this was done, but maybe if someone from that mod is still around, it could be useful.
Their reticle is a combination of scripts and three separate objects that update their position based on how the player moves. Like the corridor script I've not been able to replicate it outside of the demo levels SoL made.




 

Offline Axem

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Unfortunately, I could never get the scripts to work that well either. I didn't make them and my playing with them was super limited, I forget how to even get them to activate... :blah:

Sorry I couldn't be of any more help... (Cool vids though!)