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Work in Progress / Blackout - A FPS Project

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JZ28
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Posted: 1st Nov 2010 01:27 Edited at: 22nd Mar 2011 03:10
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Thanks.

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This is a project that i have decided to take on in my spare time. the goal is to make a fun to play and good looking first person shooter.

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The following are early images of what the game will look like.





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Although its still kind of early to post a WIP i wanted to try and get people interested and perhaps even excited about this project to help keep me motivated to do it. and ill try to get more up as soon as possible.

Thanks.

http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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Clonkex
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Posted: 1st Nov 2010 02:51
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Sounds cool but looks a bit like this project might die quickly. Plus, what are you making this in? If FPSC, then you needed to wait longer. The screenshots are pretty terrible. If DBPro, then great! I think you need to start work on the FPS engine first. As I always say, engine first, good looks later.

What's ECMO? You need to have a bit more of a clear storyline. No one likes having the name of someone without knowing who it is. I would recommend, as this seems to be some kind of a mystery FPS, that you not name the girl yet. Just have it as though he can't remember who it is or something.

It's not the most well-written storyline draft, maybe do a spell-check on it? Also, this line makes no sense:

Quote: "Looking as though they were trying to rip out of the skin desperately trying to conceal them"


Just trying to help, but be prepared to take more criticism.

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Looks like a daring project, i will be waiting for the first gameplay showcase

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Arghh god damn, I thought this was the open source FPS project BlackOut seeing the light of day again


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Posted: 2nd Nov 2010 21:49
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Quote: "Arghh god damn, I thought this was the open source FPS project BlackOut seeing the light of day again "

Yeah, same...

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 05:16
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No need to swear...

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Posted: 3rd Nov 2010 13:34
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Don't invoke Jesus' wrath!

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JZ28
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Just another update. I guess i was a little too early in posting a thread but i'm serious about making a game. Work on all parts is going along. I will have a bit more storyline in the next day or two.

http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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Posted: 5th Nov 2010 11:24
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Sorry for the responses you've gotten until now... Time to make it right


Nice models you have there, I like the reflections you made in the first screenshots! Did you use a shader, or is that just two models on a ghosted plain?

Keep it up!


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Posted: 9th Nov 2010 04:52
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Quote: "Did you use a shader, or is that just two models on a ghosted plain?"


I don't even think that's DBPro we're looking at....

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Quote: "I don't even think that's DBPro we're looking at.."


Why do you think that?

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Quote: "Quote: "I don't even think that's DBPro we're looking at.."

Why do you think that? "


Hint to those that haven't worked it out... Sketchup

Should be interesting to see what it looks like when imported into DBPro, so good luck.


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Posted: 12th Nov 2010 01:00
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Quote: "Why do you think that?"


Because of the edge lines, and the XYZ coloured lines in the first pic. Plus you wouldn't have a reflective road in DBPro.

Quote: "Hint to those that haven't worked it out... Sketchup"


Yes, I think that's it. Unfortunately, unless you have the Pro version of Sketchup you can't export anything other than Collada. I do have a 10-step way of using Collada files in DBPro, though. You need the 2.49b version of Blender.

1. Export the model to a Collada format.
2. Open Blender.
3. Choose File > Import > COLLADA 1.4
4. Import the file.
5. Select the Scene the file has imported to.
6. Press B (bounding box selection).
7. Select all the parts of the model.
8. Press Ctrl+J and agree to join the meshes.
9. Choose File > Export > DirectX (or DirectX 9 if using Kira's exported).
10. Export the file and load into DBPro.

So simple...

Anyway it works so to anyone using Sketchup, DON'T GIVE UP! Actually I don't care, you can give up if you like but don't whine to us.

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Posted: 13th Nov 2010 20:49 Edited at: 14th Nov 2010 08:08
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Quote: "I don't even think that's DBPro we're looking at...."

The first three screens are not DBpro.

Quote: "Hint to those that haven't worked it out... Sketchup"

Not Sketchup either.

Quote: " DON'T GIVE UP"

If your also telling me not to give up thank you.

Quote: "Actually I don't care, you can give up if you like but don't whine to us."

Ouch.

Once again more work on everything is continuing. I had another screenshot but it disappeared. the next time i post however there will be actual in game screens. yay!

http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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Quote: "Yes, I think that's it. Unfortunately, unless you have the Pro version of Sketchup you can't export anything other than Collada. I do have a 10-step way of using Collada files in DBPro, though. You need the 2.49b version of Blender."
Actually, that's not true, there are free plugins that are available, that allow you to export to X.

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Posted: 6th Dec 2010 02:41
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Quote: "Ouch."


Oh sorry. It was a joke.

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Posted: 6th Dec 2010 20:31 Edited at: 6th Dec 2010 20:34
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Quote: "Oh sorry. It was a joke."

Its fine.

Ive been working on this project still and now have some in game screenshots for everyone. the next thing i will do is update the first post.



http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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Looks alot like a cartoony PS2 Game, i think you should give darker, more suspenseful graphics because the name of the game, Blackout, fit the graphics to the mood.
You never did tell us what program the screenshots came from.

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Posted: 16th Dec 2010 10:57 Edited at: 16th Dec 2010 10:57
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Quote: "Don't invoke Jesus' wrath!"

Yeah man the guy who said that will be sorry when Jesus... comes round his house and forgives him.

Anyhow it's good that the models have been sucessfully, I assume, loaded into DBP. The models do look good. If you're making a FPS, maybe it would be best to use FPS creator though.
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Quote: "Yeah man the guy who said that will be sorry when Jesus... comes round his house and forgives him."


lol

Quote: "If you're making a FPS, maybe it would be best to use FPS creator though."


I don't agree. FPSC can be one of the most annoying programs I have ever used, plus it's limited, slow (especially the games as they load), and the games created with it look like they've been created with it.

I would love to know what program those screenies are coming from. If you've told me already I've forgotten and I don't have time to go back and look.

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Quote: "and the games created with it look like they've been created with it."


Haha, right.

And I'd love to see some gameplay. Is it still alive, after two months of news-less-ness?

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2011 09:03 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2011 09:05
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Its still alive i promise you all. I'm hoping to have a few videos up soon. Its just a matter of producing all the 3d models and other content. I'm trying to work on this as much as i can. As for the screenshots the first few were from a wings to try and get a response to the models i'm making. The more recent ones are not.

Heres a new screenshot in an attempt to keep things interesting. I've decided to redo the vehicle models and I'm still working on the sky box. It will be awesome.

Thanks for the patience.



http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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I did a tiny bit of playing around in FPS creator. i dont know if i will use this or continue to try and make a game from scratch.

http://sites.google.com/site/jordanz2010/

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That's actually a very nice idea, modelling the level in sketchup then importing it into fpsc, if you got a nice shader you could make the level have very nice graphics. How's the collision though?

Well all of this looks very nice. Looking forward to seeing more


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Rust Pack WIP here http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=178788&b=24
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Posted: 30th Mar 2011 07:17 Edited at: 30th Mar 2011 07:27
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Hey JZ28,

This actually looks like it's coming along. The first post is now much better I see the last edit was quite recent - means it's definitely still alive!

All the stuff I said early (I think in my first post here) is now quite irrelevant.

Generally the models are looking great!

Hope you finish it!

EDIT: Just noticed the bars along the bottom of the screenshots - did you decide to use FPSC after all? If you did, it's actually not as bad as I said it was since my last post (I downloaded the latest update), but for me it continues to be useless because of a bug it has on my computer (see http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=173267&b=28). I just went and looked, though, and someone may have just fixed my bug.

EDIT2: Oops, I left my own bug report so long I can no longer reply....oops...

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