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Title: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 16, 2009, 08:38:11 pm
Sorry guys, RL and other projects (and laziness :P) have distracted me for a few months.

I should be releasing Shivans! 0.21 soon, with the following changes:


EYECANDY: (apologies for quality degredation due to conversion to jpg of some images)

(http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/9172/screen0353jx4.jpg)
Left: original 3.6.10 mediavps megabomb; Centre: megabomb with brightened glowmaps; Right: New meson bomb model based on the megabomb

(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2428/redstar4kp7.gif)
New cbanim

(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9238/screen0355ba3.jpg)
GTC Amalthea updated with 3.6.10 mediavp style textures and normal map

(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/2272/screen0358kt4.jpg)
SF Gorgon with revised textures

http://www.mediafire.com/?iotzlm9uecb (gorgon_glowmap_test2.avi, xvid, 177.81kb)
Video of revised glowmap
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Dilmah G on January 17, 2009, 01:15:23 am
Wow


Sexual

Dilmah wants to DL
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Rodo on January 17, 2009, 07:11:48 am
ohh hell yeah.. !
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Nuclear1 on January 17, 2009, 05:06:28 pm
Didn't BR release a campaign with this name?
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Jeff Vader on January 17, 2009, 05:10:55 pm
Quote from: nuclear1 on January 17, 2009, 05:06:28 pm
Didn't BR release a campaign with this name?
Technically yes, but it was just "Shivans" without an exclamation mark. And "Shivans" was actually a pack containing the campaigns "Phantoms" and "Echo Gate".
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 17, 2009, 07:38:35 pm
If you hadn't guessed already, I'm really bad with names. :P

This might get renamed in the future, as soon as someone comes up with a good name...

EDIT: updated first post
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Goober5000 on January 17, 2009, 10:39:13 pm
Hey Flaming_Sword, you're now allowed to use the Shivan head ani from ST:R.  The ST:R exclusivity stipulation only lasted until it was released. ;)
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 17, 2009, 11:18:37 pm
I suppose I can find a use for it... :P
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 18, 2009, 03:19:50 am
Beautiful!
/me refrains from firing an LRABeam.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 20, 2009, 04:56:07 am
Updated first post. Please comment on the animated glowmap (especially how it could be improved).
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Dilmah G on January 20, 2009, 06:11:32 am
Quote from: Flaming_Sword on January 20, 2009, 04:56:07 am
Updated first post. Please comment on the animated glowmap (especially how it could be improved).

Less 'Shine', it kinda looks 'fake' if you know what I mean, kind of like I'm looking at white instead of red, everything else looks fine though
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 20, 2009, 07:21:28 am
I agree with Dilmah. The shine along the engine pods was a bit overdone. Otherwise, I really like that Gorgon. :D
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 20, 2009, 04:24:41 pm
Make the shinemap a bit less shiny, got it. How about the animated glowmap?
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 20, 2009, 08:34:08 pm
Glowmap is fine, although it does look a bit sedated.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 21, 2009, 01:53:20 pm
Okay, since windows is giving me crap, I'll just upload the textures I have and let people have a look at them instead of making another video. Please check glow, shine and normalmaps.

http://www.mediafire.com/?xbubimz1jmm
pof and tbl not included (just use ny mod with the gorgon in it and drop in the textures)
Glowmap not converted to DDS yet because I'll only do that if people are happy with it.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Rick James on January 21, 2009, 08:10:55 pm
Hey, what are the stats for the GTC Amalthea?
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: General Battuta on January 22, 2009, 12:13:38 am
Quote from: Goober5000 on January 17, 2009, 10:39:13 pm
Hey Flaming_Sword, you're now allowed to use the Shivan head ani from ST:R.  The ST:R exclusivity stipulation only lasted until it was released. ;)

There was a Shivan head .ani? I do not recall this.

Must explore further.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: eliex on January 22, 2009, 02:34:34 am
I believe it is shown in "He Who Rides the Tiger" directly after the Shivans breaking loose aboard the Ratna.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Narvi on January 22, 2009, 02:39:30 am
Quote from: eliex on January 22, 2009, 02:34:34 am
I believe it is shown in "He Who Rides the Tiger" directly after the Shivans breaking loose aboard the Ratna.

That was more of a 'jump at screen' than a 'hey dude'.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: eliex on January 22, 2009, 03:34:00 am
Yeah, it was very similar to the tech room description of the Shivan species video - specifically at the part where it shows a Shivan leaping down towards the camera.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 22, 2009, 02:36:23 pm
Windows stopped giving me crap, so pic + video of revised textures up in first post.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Dilmah G on January 22, 2009, 07:40:28 pm
Oh yeah

Now it's looking better
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on January 23, 2009, 02:07:59 am
Lovely. That's MUCH better, I tell you. :D
/me refrains from firing his SABeam of jubilation.
Title: Re: Shivans! 0.21
Post by: Flaming_Sword on January 25, 2009, 04:23:40 pm
Updated first post. Removed the stuff for the first gorgon retexture, marked shivan fighter upgrades as done.

I'll probably do a couple of missions, then try to get hosting here or something.