Off Limits media release - Games

Got some new stuff to show, been working on our second level for quite some time now and I'm getting close to finishing it. This is one of the areas I've completed recently: [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal01.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal03.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal04.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal05.jpg[/img] You can find more work in progress and other news on my blog: [url]http://www.wesleytack.com/?cat=9[/url]

That's alot nicer than the original images. Not that I'm complaining, I know that the graphics come last in a mod. Any gameplay videos?

The previous images were taken from our other level Russia, that level has been play tested and polished and is final. These I posted just now are from our new level which is vehicle based and is called Styx. I have some game play videos of the mod from last year yes, but not yet from this level. Old video of the Juggernaut game play: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tsyCFj-rFQ[/url] Old video of a match being played: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvDsGF8v_PE[/url] I will record new footage which will show the mod more in it's final state soon, I need to finish a few more things in this map (and we need to find a new dev. server for playtesting as well...)

Just wow, awesome job! Even Stevie Wonder would love those graphics, and he doesn't know shit about games!

Guys, what the hell are you talking about. It looks great. Stop being assholes. Being a mod maker myself, the last thing I would like to hear is "your mod looks fucking awful". Visually, this kicks the shit out of Galactopticon. I mean, just look at this [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3340570027_239e09baf7_o.jpg[/img] and this [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4362355610_1f4aca0bb0_o.jpg[/img] That's amazing. [editline]04:45PM[/editline] [QUOTE=WesleyTack;24799606]Got some new stuff to show, been working on our second level for quite some time now and I'm getting close to finishing it. This is one of the areas I've completed recently: [IMG]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal03.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal04.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/lobbyfinal05.jpg[/IMG] You can find more work in progress and other news on my blog: [URL]http://www.wesleytack.com/?cat=9[/URL][/QUOTE] Loving that architecture

[QUOTE=jlj1;17421158]How many people still play hl1 mods? How many people play for gameplay not for graphics?[/QUOTE] :frog: I play GoldSrc All the time.

I really want to play this. I honestly think it looks great. :buddy:

[QUOTE=Jaanus;24800628]Guys, what the hell are you talking about. It looks great. Stop being assholes. Being a mod maker myself, the last thing I would like to hear is "your mod looks fucking awful". Visually, this kicks the shit out of Galactopticon Loving that architecture[/QUOTE] Agreed, especially the last map shown, I liked the whole russian stuff, but I really like what you got going on there in the office/mall type building.

I think in the earlier screenshots, they didn't look to good because of the lighting and [I]I think[/I] a lack of bump maps.

Thanks for the nice comments, feels good after working months on end on this stuff! About the lack of bump maps, true, there aren't any in our mod at all. The maps are so huge as they are already. Bump maps would only add to the performance. To give you an idea of the size: Russia: waterindices 62802/65536 125604/131072 (95.8%) VERY FULL! entdata [variable] 565739/393216 (143.9%) VERY FULL! Global_texture_memory: 285mb Styx (only 80% done) entdata [variable] 561204/393216 (142.7%) VERY FULL! Global_texture_memory: 296mb I play both maps on my system with everything set to max. on 1920*1200 and I try to keep a 60fps minimum in all areas. I'll agree it's not always there but mostly close. Luckily the Valve survey says only 20% of steam users still use a 256MB graphics card, so they will need to have their settings low to run them well, but rest assured the other 80% should be able to play them quite nicely, if not we'll hopefully get feedback and I'll be able to fix them up so they do.

I've posted some new material on my blog with progress shots, I got the level running smooth. After my last post I did some more optimizing and polish work. Here are some images of other areas of the level: [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/station01.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/station02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/parking02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/parking05.jpg[/img] More can be read and seen here: [url]http://www.wesleytack.com/?cat=9[/url]

That's some awesome mapping, I love the lighting.

Looks like fun.

people at first page: Wow you guys have really high expectations for a third party mod.

visuals look okay gameplay sounds generic

Instead of bump maps, you could use detail maps. [editline]09:40PM[/editline] [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=947473[/url] [editline]09:40PM[/editline] Detail textures, my bad.

There have been a number of updates since I last updated this thread, so here goes: Update 1: [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/restaurant02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/underpass01.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/underpass02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/underpass04.jpg[/img] Update 2: [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/styx_exterior01.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/styx_exterior02.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/styx_exterior06.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.wesleytack.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/styx_exterior07.jpg[/img] Update 3: A development video I recorded this week of the last remaining area that needs to be done to finish this level: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S183DKu7cDE[/url] These are just a few screenshots, all of them can be found on my blog: [url]http://www.wesleytack.com/?cat=9[/url]

Looks great, just out of curiosity are the Hl2 cars just placeholders? Cause they detract from the pictures in terms of quality.

Wow this looks AMAZING! The maps are really detailed! Especially that city map.

The game looks like sex-on-a-stick graphics-wise, although I haven't seen any gameplay vids yet (if there are any) to judge how it'd seem to play. That's one badass pistol though.

[QUOTE=RikohZX;25421024]The game looks like sex-on-a-stick graphics-wise, although I haven't seen any gameplay vids yet (if there are any) to judge how it'd seem to play. That's one badass pistol though.[/QUOTE] [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/book_error.png[/img]

[QUOTE=RikohZX;25421024]The game looks like sex-on-a-stick graphics-wise, although I haven't seen any gameplay vids yet (if there are any) to judge how it'd seem to play. That's one badass pistol though.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvDsGF8v_PE[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tsyCFj-rFQ[/url] [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1NB5dgNMJE[/url] these are quite old, but show game play on Russia

[QUOTE=jlj1;17420853]Cause graphics make the game :downs:[/QUOTE] Criticising graphics is off limits

Personally, i think this might turn out like CS (as in the gameplay, elitists, all that shit.)