The WIP Screenshot Thread!

[xMurphyx]

Looks good.

Given the overcast sky, the shadows look like they might be too sharp. (I can't believe I'm suggesting that someone make shadows less sharp! ) If you want to keep the overall shadow quality high but soften the shadows from the sun, you could try using multiple light actors for the sunlight at slightly varying angles. Or maybe the Unreal engine version you are using has a better way of doing that-- I'm not sure what game that is.

Killing Floor, UnrealEngine 2.5.
I'm already using multiple sunlights at very varying angles but not to soften the shadows (that's what lightmap resolutions are configurable for) but to make the areas that are in shadows appear less uniformly lit so they look more "3d". Sort of like a very cheap beast-engine look.
About the sharp shadows, it's the old dilemma between wanting something to look impressive and wanting it to look realistic. I went for the impressive route, within reason, and went for relatively strong highlights, enhanced by moving cloud shadows. Sort of like a very cheap and toned down version of Assassin's Creed cloud-shadow system.

I appreciate the comment though, although I think it looks ok as it is a) in motion and b) for what I intended.

 

[WedgeBob]

Making another attempt at DM-GalacticusPrime, this time, I'm using the additive engine, and making it the deep-space, sci-fi deathmatch I meant to make in the first place before going all carried away. Here's the main room in place, now I have to make some good side rooms so you can actually walk in space on platforms, and be teleported into another area of the galaxy. Should be cool.

 

[Cr4zyB4st4rd]

[screenshot]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1131/bspshell2.jpg[/screenshot]

Hideous quality courtesy of .jpg

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

MOAR BRUSHES!

 

[Sjosz]

[screenshot]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1131/bspshell2.jpg[/screenshot]

Hideous quality courtesy of .jpg

I'm going to raise you on this when I get home.

 

[Cr4zyB4st4rd]

I'm going to raise you on this when I get home.

That would be because you've been working on it for YEARS!!

 

[Sjosz]

Please note that there is no actual angle at which this mess of BSP will look any clearer. Just bear with it. And Cr4zy, not years, only just over 1 year

[screenshot]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2217/cr4zysayswhat.png[/screenshot]

 

[moonflyer]

That's really a big mess of BSP.

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

Brush count contest nao! Flux had over 9000, right?

 

[Cr4zyB4st4rd]

Please note that there is no actual angle at which this mess of BSP will look any clearer. Just bear with it. And Cr4zy, not years, only just over 1 year

[screenshot]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2217/cr4zysayswhat.png[/screenshot]

This looks better then those textured pics :-D

 

[Sjosz]

Something clearer, like textured/lit shots should be coming in the near future. It's taking a while to get everything just right for this.

Brush count contest nao! Flux had over 9000, right?

Flux is also a couple of times bigger in size than this. I believe I'm in the 4300-4400 range at the moment. Not quite done with geometry just yet, but I don't think I'll reach 5000 with this one.

 

[Mclogenog]

At 5000, things start getting really annoying to work with. Most levels, even Holp style levels, don't need that many brushes, regardless of the size.

 

[Cr4zyB4st4rd]

At 5000, things start getting really annoying to work with. Most levels, even Holp style levels, don't need that many brushes, regardless of the size.

Try saying that to Flux, it's not even heavily detailed but Trimming a map of that scale just increases brush count tenfold.

And its more like 3k where the engine starts hating you

 

[Firefly]

There is the 'hide' function

 

[Sjosz]

There is the 'hide' function

Yeah, hiding individual BSP brushes = nononononononononononono. NO.

 

[Firefly]

or rather 'show selected'

I use it all the time with no problems

 

[milb]

Why would you do that? As long as it is only brushes, there is no need for this.

 

[Firefly]

doesn't matter what it is. if it's in my way I hide it

 

[xMurphyx]

Still missing flowers and grass on the terrain and the old fantasy staple of blue/cyan glowing mushrooms for contrasting highlights. Also the environment as it is isn't quite done everywhere:

[SCREENSHOT]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac139/xMurphyx/Shot00023.jpg[/SCREENSHOT]

[SCREENSHOT]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac139/xMurphyx/Shot00024.jpg[/SCREENSHOT]

[SCREENSHOT]http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac139/xMurphyx/Shot00025.jpg[/SCREENSHOT]

 

[Mclogenog]

The screenshots all look too dark, except for the last one. I would increase the radius on the lamp lights, and add more fake bounce lighting to help subtly make the level brighter. As for the glowing mushrooms, I don't think that would fit. Maybe it would? I don't know, I'm not too familiar with Killing Floor.