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"WITCH GATE" mmorpg project
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"WITCH GATE" mmorpg project // Game Development
Post by kittygirl1300 // Oct 24, 2008, 1:48pm
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Hey, you are like, totally awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I suck really bad....... I wish I could design something..... |
Post by Eagle // Oct 24, 2008, 2:04pm
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Hey, you are like, totally awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I suck really bad....... I wish I could design something.....
Thanks Kittygirl,
and don't worry, if you keep at it you will get better. I really sucked bad
when I first started but I didn't give up. ;) if you ever have any questions
just ask, I'm always around~
My new Rouge toon;
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Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Oct 24, 2008, 2:22pm
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Here is the Rouge kicking some Undead ass! ..And Loving it :D
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by mrbones // Oct 24, 2008, 2:50pm
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Hi Vickie,
Does the engine in your screen shots support normal mapping? |
Post by Eagle // Oct 24, 2008, 3:33pm
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not till Nov 1, then RC will have normal mapping~
ALways~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Oct 25, 2008, 7:35pm
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out for a morning ride on my pet dragon~
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Oct 25, 2008, 8:47pm
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I have added a sky and some plants and trees to give it more life,
I have also created a desert using mega-terrains. I have an idea
to span the look of the city Zetto but I haven’t finished yet. I
will post it when I am done. Here is what I have so far;
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Oct 25, 2008, 9:52pm
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The floating city of Finn~
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Oct 26, 2008, 11:07am
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I've updated Finn city and expanded the islands,
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Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Mr. 3d // Oct 29, 2008, 10:18am
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16012
:cool: |
Post by Eagle // Oct 29, 2008, 4:39pm
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Hi Mr.3d,
no I haven't went anywhere, I pulled my avatar because I made a new one.
Thanks for the knid words~ ;)
Always~
Vickie :p |
Post by mrbones // Oct 29, 2008, 7:14pm
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Nice Vickie,
Always good to keep those avatar images updated from time to time.
Cheers
Hi Mr.3d,
no I haven't went anywhere, I pulled my avatar because I made a new one.
Thanks for the knid words~ ;)
Always~
Vickie :p |
Post by Johny // Oct 29, 2008, 10:26pm
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Hi Mr.3d,
no I haven't went anywhere, I pulled my avatar because I made a new one.
Thanks for the knid words~ ;)
Always~
Vickie :p
Nice Vickie,
Always good to keep those avatar images updated from time to time.
Cheers
Not bad idea, I just pulled my avatar. :D |
Post by mrbones // Oct 31, 2008, 6:04pm
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I can still see a pixel of it.
Not bad idea, I just pulled my avatar. :D |
Post by Johny // Oct 31, 2008, 7:31pm
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I can still see a pixel of it.
Sharp eyes MrBones :)
That's my new Avatar Image. :D |
Post by mrbones // Oct 31, 2008, 7:35pm
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Thats unique,
If you look at it under a microscope it says,
"if you can read this your too close"
Sharp eyes MrBones :)
That's my new Avatar Image. :D |
Post by Johny // Nov 1, 2008, 3:01am
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Thats unique,
If you look at it under a microscope it says,
"if you can read this your too close"
And if you look it under ultraviolet light, you'll see more than one pixel. :D
The idea is make someone try to remove a dust from his monitor or to make someone think his/her display have a dead pixel. :D |
Post by Eagle // Nov 1, 2008, 5:51pm
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I have the Tomb of Darmack ready to go all thats left is adding the boss monster.
http://www.eaglesoftworxstudio.com/Witch_Gate/sonya1.jpg
more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by jayr // Nov 2, 2008, 4:10am
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That lloks really good Vickie. Are those pillars on the wall part of the texture or are they models (i can't tell from this view)? i like the highlights on them. |
Post by Eagle // Nov 2, 2008, 7:05am
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Hi Jayr,
The texture is flat, but it was made from a screen shot of a 3d model so it gives the illusion of depth.
I have found that most stuff in video games is all smoke and mirrors, the real trick is learning how
to implement them.
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Nov 2, 2008, 8:30am
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Darmack's Tomb~
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by jayr // Nov 2, 2008, 9:54am
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The texture is flat, but it was made from a screen shot of a 3d model so it gives the illusion of depth.
I have found that most stuff in video games is all smoke and mirrors, the real trick is learning how
to implement them.
the first 3d picture i did in truespace was like that, very basic models and decent textures over it. The arches in the walls of your latest pic look really good too,, helps to add so much more detail. |
Post by Eagle // Nov 2, 2008, 1:44pm
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I like them too Jayr, but I think I may need to round the edges a little so
they don't have such a square look to them. I hate to waste pollys so I use
them as sparingly as I can so I can get more items into a level. But this is
needed I think after looking at it.
See how square they look?
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by jayr // Nov 2, 2008, 1:59pm
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Yeah the pillars are very square, maybe just a bit of a bevel on the edges to catch the light a a few well placed bumps and distorsions to break it up a bit.
You could always swarm the player with monsters so they don't notice :o
But then fantasy games should have a feeling of wonder and the setting go a long way to giving that feeling. You seem to be getting it across quite well, i'd love to see some moving footage too. |
Post by Eagle // Nov 5, 2008, 3:38pm
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I think I have the particles the way I want them to be now.
More to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by Eagle // Nov 6, 2008, 5:46pm
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Time to work on the spell casters~
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more to come~
Always~
Vickie ;) |
Post by nigec // Nov 7, 2008, 4:32am
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Fantastic work :)
Just out of interest what sort of bandwidth does this monster eat? I've done single player Flash games and even a 4 meg game can munch away at it fairly quickly :rolleyes: |
Post by TomG // Nov 7, 2008, 5:51am
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Band width is normally fairly low in a MMORPG, as all that is sent is basic information like the new position for a character or monster, or a numerical index as to what activity its performing. The actual geometry for the meshes, textures, animations etc are all stored on the client machines, preloaded in the installs, meaning only minimal data needs to move around from server to client.
HTH!
Tom |
Post by nigec // Nov 7, 2008, 6:27am
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Thanks Tom
I see what mean, I've never had anything to do with MMORPG's, I'm struggling enough with a single player 3D game lol.. Flash and the Awakening stuff I've done downloads to temp files so in the past BW was always an issue for me |
Post by TomG // Nov 7, 2008, 6:51am
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Yes, an FPS is more tricky, as it's much more "twitch" - the exact position of someone is critical in an FPS, as is the exact second of pulling the trigger, as things like "Is it a head shot, or not?" require great accuracy in calculations.
For a MMORPG, being a 6 inches (in game) in one direction or another doesn't make much of a difference, and the instant of pressing an action is also less critical and not split second. The emphasis goes onto supporting more people at once, with less accuracy, than something like an FPS or racing game or beat-em up where its more accuracy, less people. It's more important to have 30 or 40 people per side duking it out over a keep, and in the thick of all that, precision in position and timing is barely noticed by the participants, so simply keeping it all running with that number of participants is what counts :)
As such the data is kept fairly light for the MMORPG, making it less bandwidth of a bandwidth hog (at least until you hit densely packed towns and cities!).
HTH!
Tom |
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