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Uncle Sam
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Posted: 23rd Jun 2006 04:51 Edited at: 18th Jul 2006 21:34
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Update (6 screenshots)

Update (3 screenshots)

Update (2 screenshots)

Update (2 screenshots and a video)

Hi, this isn't a wip-thread for a game, it's a wip-thread for a map I'm making for my game. Any comments would be useful.

The water shader is the one Evolved made in beta 2 of the shader pack.

The plants and trees I made with Tree Magic and Plant Life.

UPDATE (different part of world )

Here, rows of palm trees in front of a building, facing the sun and the horizon:

With bloom:



Without bloom:



The landscape surrounding:

With bloom:



Without bloom:



The building (completely built in DBPro (since Anim8or and Wings 3D models do not have ambient light )):



And inside the building:



More to come!

END OF UPDATE

A "BLOOMIN'" UPDATE!!!

Wow! A new version using one of Evolved's bloom shaders! Run's slow though...







I might use one of his other blooming shaders to see if they are faster.

An update has arrived!

New trees using the upgraded version of Tree Magic.





END OF UPDATE

Here is the update





And a video

Old Stuff

Here is a video I made in FRAPS

Sorry if the video is slow...that's because of FRAPS!

Screenshots?

Don't worry, I got rid of the fog!







Thanks for your help.

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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing

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I like it. Very good job.

Something about the foggy shot reminds me of Gladiator. Which makes me wonder if there is an efficient way to make the final rendering, colored, to add atmosphere. You know how gladiator was a very yellow color at times?

Perhaps you could make an image with a low alpha value and the color desired, the sizeof the screen, and then paste it each cycle??

something like:


Anyway, the map shows some talent, and the framerate looks nice too.

Cheers.
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It looks nice. I like the pink plants.

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Looks cool dude i never knew you had it in you.

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What did you make the landscape in? It looks awesome!
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I'm liking it.

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Thanks for all of the positive comments guys!

Quote: "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing"


Thanks.

Quote: "I like it. Very good job.

Something about the foggy shot reminds me of Gladiator. Which makes me wonder if there is an efficient way to make the final rendering, colored, to add atmosphere. You know how gladiator was a very yellow color at times?

Perhaps you could make an image with a low alpha value and the color desired, the sizeof the screen, and then paste it each cycle??

something like:
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function MakeAlphaImage( ImgNum, Width, Height, R, G, B, Alpha )
`http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=49923&b=6
if Width > 0 and Height > 0
Depth = screen depth()
make memblock 255, Width*Height*4+12
write memblock dword 255, 0, Width
write memblock dword 255, 4, Height
write memblock dword 255, 8, Depth
for i=12 to (Width*Height*4+11) step 4
write memblock byte 255, i, R :`Blue
write memblock byte 255, i+1, G :`Green
write memblock byte 255, i+2, B :`Red
write memblock byte 255, i+3, Alpha :`Alpha
next i
make image from memblock ImgNum, 255
delete memblock 255
else
text mousex(), mousey(), "Image Dimensions are illegal"
endif
endfunction


Anyway, the map shows some talent, and the framerate looks nice too.

Cheers. "


I see what you mean! It does look wierd if the fog doesn't cover the sky as well...that's what you mean...right? Either way, thanks for your help, and I'll see what I can do.

Quote: "It looks nice. I like the pink plants."


Thank you. That is part of a lily object I made in Plant Life.

Quote: "Looks cool dude i never knew you had it in you."


Neither did I!

Quote: "What did you make the landscape in? It looks awesome!"


Thanks. It's advanced terrain. I made it in Strata Works.

Quote: "I'm liking it."


And thanks to you too.

I'll get to work, and then post some more screenshots and another video.

Cheers (I just had to say that )

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Looks interesting.

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Awesome! Gonna make some terrains my self now

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Thanks guys.

Updates anyone?





And a video

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Quote: "
Something about the foggy shot reminds me of Gladiator. Which makes me wonder if there is an efficient way to make the final rendering, colored, to add atmosphere. You know how gladiator was a very yellow color at times?"


there is a command to do that, if im thinking what you are


Quote: "SET GAMMA

This command will set the screens red, green and blue gamma levels. You can change the gamma to fade
in and out the contents of the screen or alter the ratio of colours displayed. The red, green and blue
component values can range from 0 to 511, with 255 being the default values. Reducing these values
fades each colour component out of the screen, and above the default value enhances the ratio of the
component colour. Some graphics cards do not support gamma alteration.

Syntax

SET GAMMA Red, Green, Blue
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Hmm
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Uncle Sam, that is AWESOME! The new plants look even better! Did you find that the preview button doesnt work in Strata Works??
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Could you please just post that video as a message board download, and not as a .rar file? It's annoying having to unzip an archive just for a video or picture.

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Quote: "Uncle Sam, that is AWESOME! The new plants look even better! Did you find that the preview button doesnt work in Strata Works?? "


Thanks. Yes, I know about that bug...you have to test in DB Pro, but oh well.

Quote: "Could you please just post that video as a message board download, and not as a .rar file? It's annoying having to unzip an archive just for a video or picture."


I'm not sure what you mean about a "message-board download", but I can post it without the rar. Sorry about the trouble.

Lazlazlaz 1, I'm not quite sure that's what he means.

EDIT: I can't seem to re-upload the videos...it's a bug with the uploader. But you can still download, so if it's ok with you I'll post all future videos without raring them, but not these ones. Sorry.

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Very nice Uncle Sam, keep it up.

@Lazlazlaz 1: Actually, I was thinking just that. Thanks for bringing that to my attention as I was unaware that existed. Though unfortunately my current hardware doesn't seem to support it. ... Curse those on-board gpus.
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Quote: "I'm not sure what you mean about a "message-board download""


It's the Attachment field below the Message edit box.

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Quote: "It's the Attachment field below the Message edit box."


Oh, I never heard anyone call it that before.

Pillaroffire, thanks, and sorry, I didn't realize what he meant. I was thinking of something else. I will try setting the gama.

EDIT: Foxblitz, I have uploaded both videos un-rared. The first is in my first post, and the second in the post where I announced an update. For all future updates, I will upload my videos into the posts where I announce the updates, if there is a video.

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Very nice. Landscape is good aswell as the textures. The trees and plants also are very good aswell.
If the trees are in fixed positions you could add shadows to them with a lightmap, or full blown rendered shadows. Also if ur player is a camera or is looking through a lense of some sort you could add lense flair which will look spiffing.

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What program did you use?
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Dark Basic Professional.

BigAdd, those are exactly the kind of suggestions I needed. The only problem is that my trees are affected by wind, and I think real-time shadows would cut down the FPS too much. However, I think I can do something about the lensflare. Thanks.

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Looks good except the 22 FPS :S

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Lol, that's because of FRAPS. It usually runs at 70+

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Great work, what editor you used for terrains?



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Strata Works...
Its a sticky in the WIP Board...
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And it's been mentioned several times.
Anyways, it looks really nice Uncle Sam.

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Thanks guys. Yes, please just read my other posts, so I don't have to keep answering that question!

I will get to work so I can show you an update.

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Quote: "EDIT: Foxblitz, I have uploaded both videos un-rared. The first is in my first post, and the second in the post where I announced an update. For all future updates, I will upload my videos into the posts where I announce the updates, if there is a video."


No you didn't. They're still links to RAR files.

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Click the download button. It's an attatchment.

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Quote: "Lol, that's because of FRAPS. It usually runs at 70+ "

oh, ok, i see in the screenshots now, great map!

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Thank you. Right now I'm making a forest area that is thickly vegetated so that you can't see well.

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If your Trees move, depending on the extent of them moving you could put in a light map. if your leaves only move, you could light map it, but edit the light map so the shadow fades off before it reaches the leaves.

Its just to gives the feel that the trees are connected into the landscape a bit more. and gives a bit more contrast.

[EDIT]

Also if you have a look at your grassy areas (Green and brown), it looks a bit bare, you could apply a grassy texture to the landscape area which is covered by grass, same colour or a different colour to give it some depth. This will make it look a bit more fuller. you could try placing a slightly dark circle where the grases sit, to make it look like its sitting there.

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Please please please please PLEASE don't use SaveFile when the forum's built in download features are flawless.

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Big add, I see what you mean, and I'll see what I can do.

Nex, I like having links to the files, but I have both videos re-uploaded using the forum upload feature, if you had noticed them.

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stunning!
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tres bien

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Doesn't look too bad.


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Thanks.

Quote: "tres bien"




Quote: "Doesn't look too bad."


I'll take that as a compliment, thanks.

To all: I am currently making a forest area with mushrooms, twigs, flowers etc.

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Is lookin good man! keep up the good work!

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Any idea how fast that would run???

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Thanks guys.

The Admiral, it runs at 70+ on my computer.

Good news, I just upgraded Tree Magic and Plant Life to the latest versions now that they are available, so I can improve the vegetation.

EDIT:

See what I mean, and only a few frames per second slower!





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Wowwwwwwwwwww. Shots like that make me happy! Great job.
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Thats some of the nicest screenies ive seen so far, good work.

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Pretty good shots Uncle Sam, good work.

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Thanks guys.

All right, I will post them as JPGs in the future. I haven't been working much because of the text adventure compo, but when it is over, I will be back to work.

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Wow! A new version using one of Evolved's bloom shaders! Run's slow though...







I might use one of his other blooming shaders to see if they are faster.

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The bloom shaders are really neat effects. I also liked the fur shaders. Good work sam

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