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[Scorpion]

 lolwat

What do you mean?

[MoonDog]

What do you mean?

 

 

Sorry. It was a very short statement that means the following:

 

Every single screenshot and video showcased in this thread absolutely screams BSP brush based Radiant work. UDK projects are so starkly different that mistaking this for one of them is a ludicrous notion to me.  

 

There are a number of other signs here given away by the use of doom3 textures. For instance, the diffuse maps he lifted out of the D3 assets, (Or the d3 high quality texture pack?) look really funky in some cases because those textures are meant to be accompanied by a normal map texture and specular map texture.

 

The geometric surface detail isn't painted into the diffuse map because in D3 the normal map is meant to interact with the light to create the geometric surface detail. Thus in JK3 where that shit just doesn't exist, the use of these diffuse maps looks really fucking funky.

 

(Sorry szico)

 

 

 

 

 

tldr:

 

 

 

lolwat

[Scorpion]

Sorry. It was a very short statement that means the following:

 

Every single screenshot and video showcased in this thread absolutely screams BSP brush based Radiant work. UDK projects are so starkly different that mistaking this for one of them is a ludicrous notion to me.

 

There are a number of other signs here given away by the use of doom3 textures. For instance, the diffuse maps he lifted out of the D3 assets, (Or the d3 high quality texture pack?) look really funky in some cases because those textures are meant to be accompanied by a normal map texture and specular map texture.

 

The geometric surface detail isn't painted into the diffuse map because in D3 the normal map is meant to interact with the light to create the geometric surface detail. Thus in JK3 where that shit just doesn't exist, the use of these diffuse maps looks really fucking funky.

 

(Sorry szico)

 

 

 

 

 

tldr:

 

 

 

lolwat

I realise. The rails scream brush work, but UDK can use brushes too (I should know), but the lighting and models, and the textures are so well made, I would've easily mistaken it for UDK for a short period.

[MoonDog]

I realise. The rails scream brush work, but UDK can use brushes too (I should know), but the lighting and models, and the textures are so well made, I would've easily mistaken it for UDK for a short period.

 

 

But..... that's the point I'm making. The textures, models and lighting makes it certain at a glance that this shouldn't ever be mistaken for UDK work at all.

 

 

And I'm very familiar with the use of bsp brushes in the UDK. It's a very outdated practice, unless you are rapidly prototyping, and let's be honest, you can rapidly prototype in Maya way more quickly. The only thing I'd use bsp brushes for at all is to quickly perfect series of scripted events before importing static meshes.

 

 

Let's just forget you said anything and move on. That's certainly what I want to do at this point.

[Tempust85]

Damn I wish a coder would come along and make an updated renderer for openjk. Can't remember how many times I've tried to get ioq3 rend2 working lol. I'd pay someone to do it if I had the cash.

[ZanderNao]

Well... I have no idea about how these maps are made, but I like the aesthetic. It is uncommon, unique, distinct. The stylistic choices are what sets Atlantica and other maps apart. This isn't just a map I'm going to play, it is a map I will always remember. I continue to look forward to progress being made.

[eezstreet]

Damn I wish a coder would come along and make an updated renderer for openjk. Can't remember how many times I've tried to get ioq3 rend2 working lol. I'd pay someone to do it if I had the cash.

gief me all of your monies

[Tempust85]

Lol, all I can offer you eez is a model of something using rend2's features.

[Merek]

First off it was a joke, second yes this is quite excellent work, and third why did you say that in the first place? No offense it was a really stupid joke bro. BTW I'll be online for 3 days. CYA in jka and xfire.

[Szico VII]

Now, this, really looks epic. (with rend2)

 

 

Pity it fucks up half the other shaders in the map

[Boothand]

Hooooly mantracker. I demand a wireframe shot of the cave geometry...?  

 

Never saw this thread before now. Now I don't need to look for stuff to watch while eating dinner anymore. Very inspiring work, with emphasis on very 

[Szico VII]

 

Ta-da?

[Boothand]

Thank you sir!

*Goes off to obtain rend2*

[Futuza]

So fracking awesome.  So this is still only around 50% done?  o.O

[ZanderNao]

Oh god, I didn't think it was even in the same game engine for a moment. It's so amazing!

[Omicron]

Will you make a normal version and a rend2 version of the map? (For the shaders and stuff).

[Pande]

As far as I understand the rend2 shaders are supplemental only, the vanilla renderer will still use the vanilla shaders.

[Futuza]

Hey @@Szico VII how's this going?

[Jolly]

Looks alot like Marine HQ in Doom 3 

[Szico VII]

It isnt at present haha....but soon I shall return...

[Futuza]

It isnt at present haha....but soon I shall return...

Yay.  I really look forward to those neat looking shaders.  But life carries on doesn't it?

[Guest KENNITHH]

Is the 0.2 version downloadable somewhere? I installed JKA yesterday and I would like to give it a go now too

[dark_apprentice]

is there any chance that map to appear soon in ModDb or somewhere else for download? I think I've had few eyegasms until I reached the last page of the topic o.O

[Omicron]

It'll probably only be uploaded here, and only when it is finished which I doubt will be "soon". Don't want to rush Szico now do we

[Circa]

Szico is busy with real life right now. He has a very demanding job and just got married as well. It'll be done eventually, I'm sure.