level Level 1: Nar shaddaa

[Tempust85]

There's plenty of jaden's I can reuse lol.

[Futuza]

MAYBE YOU COULD CUT DOWN THAT TREE WITH YOUR LIGHTSABER TO MAKE A JADEN, BRIDGE.

[Tempust85]

I already have one Jaden sitting in the bar, and one is up against a wall close where Kyle spawns.

[hhunter6]

There is a civilian pack in the MOTS assets along with the HUD as well. :-)

[Tempust85]

I'm currently doing up lighting and adding details room-by-room, starting from the player spawn.

 

I did try and borrow a few brushes/patches from the original DF2 mod team's map, but its in a super small grid size and mine is primarily Grid 4 with a few rare spots of Grid 2. Too much time to resize, so Just using it for refs really. Also using JK2's narshadda maps for reference to try and capture the same feel.

[ZanderNao]

There's always an interesting balance between absolute authenticity and upgrading because art assets are so much better now; I think the later screen shots show that perfect balance between the old and new. Its amazing to see so much ressurected from the old and brought to our familiar medium. Great work!

You mentioned spotting 8T88 in once instance. What model are you using for him?

[Tempust85]

Using the imp protocol for the moment as a placeholder.

 

I'll upload a video hopefully in the coming days of the current area I'm working on, it looks pretty cool if I do say so myself.

[Tempust85]

Been a while, but here we go:

 

- Structure & textures: 90%

- Details: 75%

- Lighting: 65%

- Doors/lifts working: 100%

- Item placement & NPCs: 90%

- Ambient Sounds: 50%

- Level Music: 100%

- Secret Areas: 0%

- Vis: 90%

 

I've also added:

 

- goodie crates throughout the level, mostly contain useable bacta like JK2.

- skiff flies towards the player, stops and NPCs attack you. Then upon killing all NPCs, the skiff will slam into a wall and explode.

 

 

There are some cool things that I could show off, but I'm going to hold off until they are in a more finished state.

[Onysfx]

Good....GOOD....GEWD!!!!!!!!!!

 

UNLIMITED POWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11...and skiffs

[MoonDog]

Good....GOOD....GEWD!!!!!!!!!!

 

UNLIMITED POWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11...and skiffs

 

Are you under the illusion that if you continue to repeat this along with the JEDI ARE TAKING OVER shit, that it will magically transfer from being annoying to funny? Repetition is not helping you.

 

 

 

Been a while, but here we go:

 

- Structure & textures: 90%

- Details: 75%

- Lighting: 65%

- Doors/lifts working: 100%

- Item placement & NPCs: 90%

- Ambient Sounds: 50%

- Level Music: 100%

- Secret Areas: 0%

- Vis: 90%

 

I've also added:

 

- goodie crates throughout the level, mostly contain useable bacta like JK2.

- skiff flies towards the player, stops and NPCs attack you. Then upon killing all NPCs, the skiff will slam into a wall and explode.

 

 

There are some cool things that I could show off, but I'm going to hold off until they are in a more finished state.

 

The goodie crates in jk2 were awesome. The bactas were great pickmeups for later on.

 

Do you have any cutscene work done?

[Tempust85]

No ingame cutscenes, I've got the converted videos set up instead.

[MoonDog]

No ingame cutscenes, I've got the converted videos set up instead.

 

 

Haha, cool. I preferred the really bad acting live action cut scenes anyway. One of the many reasons DF2 had so much staying power when I was a kid.

[Onysfx]

Are you under the illusion that if you continue to repeat this along with the JEDI ARE TAKING OVER shit, that it will magically transfer from being annoying to funny? Repetition is not helping you.

You...want me to stop...don't you? The hate is swelling in you now...my computer is defenseless...take your virus...use it...hack me down with all of your hatred, and your journey towards the darkside will be complete!

 

No ingame cutscenes, I've got the converted videos set up instead.

Oh so your going to use the videos...how big in filesize do you think they'll come to?

[Jango40]

Are you under the illusion that if you continue to repeat this along with the JEDI ARE TAKING OVER shit, that it will magically transfer from being annoying to funny? Repetition is not helping you.

 

 

 

 

The goodie crates in jk2 were awesome. The bactas were great pickmeups for later on.

 

Do you have any cutscene work done?

POWAAAAAAAAH, UNLIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIITED POWAH

[Tempust85]

Guys please keep on topic.

 

The largest so far is 61mb.

[NumberWan]

"Jaden" Civilians are good to use, but it's better to change their faces and hair at least. Sometimes it requires more than that, because this model is undeniably too well known to every fan of JA.

[Tempust85]

Yeah, I agree which is why they will be replaced before demo release. Just adding to my long list of to-do's, along with 8t88 most likely. Heck, I still have to finish Kyle lol.

[katanamaru]

For the demo I'd say just grab one of the other droid models for now. 8t88 is cool and all, but he's only in one level/segment.

[Tempust85]

Yeah but unfortunately, my brain likes to accept challenges to make mechanical things. I had to try very hard not to start T3-M4, good thing Chalk did lol.

[ZanderNao]

No ingame cutscenes, I've got the converted videos set up instead.

 

I noticed that there are weird black renders on the custscenes when played on more contemporary systems, even the version from steam. It happened on numerous computers... I hope that your converted cutscenes will be free of that flaw.

 

The upgrades with the skiff sound amazing, and who isn't to like goodie boxes?!

[Tempust85]

I know right! I love em.

 

I've converted the videos to avi using bink tools, then ran them through tmpgenc to help reduce some compression artifacts. The end product is very watchable and is free of any weirdness you've mentioned. They will never look as good as if I had the original uncompressed video source to work with the devs of the original game had though, but I do what I can.

[ZanderNao]

I know right! I love em.

 

I've converted the videos to avi using bink tools, then ran them through tmpgenc to help reduce some compression artifacts. The end product is very watchable and is free of any weirdness you've mentioned. They will never look as good as if I had the original uncompressed video source to work with the devs of the original game had though, but I do what I can.

LOL Of course we all dream for the original video, but it sounds like you've made it as good as running it when it was a brand new game which is all I could ever hope for. By that alone you are my hero.

[Tempust85]

This level is taking alot longer than I had planned, but I'm learning a great deal and I'm adding cool stuff.

[MoonDog]

This level is taking alot longer than I had planned, but I'm learning a great deal and I'm adding cool stuff.

 

 

That's all that matters.

[KCDodger]

I have a note to mention about cutscene work. To avoid any potential copyright issues, should we also voice the rendered scenes?

...We will be using the engine to render them, right? Whatever the case, finding voices shouldn't be hard. The voices in the game were pretty generic.

 

As a side note, stormtrooper conversations are a must.