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that is probably best.
... I also just realized (sorry it is 2am, and I was just rudely awoken by loud music from a neightboring apartment) that we played an older version...
If you want to pm me when you get the next version out, feel free to PM me it and I'll take a run-around. I'll make you guys one of my super-analysis posts if you'd like. (Lighting, gameplay, details... the whole shebang)
... I also just realized (sorry it is 2am, and I was just rudely awoken by loud music from a neightboring apartment) that we played an older version...
If you want to pm me when you get the next version out, feel free to PM me it and I'll take a run-around. I'll make you guys one of my super-analysis posts if you'd like. (Lighting, gameplay, details... the whole shebang)
That would be greatly appreciated. It should be sometime before the weekend, I would say.
I'll make sure to address as much of the feedback you guys just left before the next version, there were some good points in there.
edit: And it looks like you played b7, which is our newest release out there, so no worries.
I'll make sure to address as much of the feedback you guys just left before the next version, there were some good points in there.
edit: And it looks like you played b7, which is our newest release out there, so no worries.
Without going into specifics, what are you generally seeing? Too dark? Too uneven? Too random?
The lighting hasn't had much hard critique beyond people commenting on shadowy corners or whatever.
I was seeing people it was saying it was too dark (I don't think it was tooooo dark, maybe a tad dim in some places)... and you had a lot of silly, un-needed lighting/props in places...
Like I said, release it, pm me it and this weekend I'll do an analysis.
Like I said, release it, pm me it and this weekend I'll do an analysis.
Yeah, I've had this strange compulsion to only add light sources that actually exist in the game world. In a few spots I've been able to break myself from the habit but there's not many of them. Part of the problem is I've spent so much time staring at it, I think it's hurt my ability to gauge whether anything is good or bad.
Then there's the issue of going into it with a mental image of how I want it to look, and being unable to convince the game's lights to replicate that.
Will be sure to send a note when the next beta is released, thanks.
Then there's the issue of going into it with a mental image of how I want it to look, and being unable to convince the game's lights to replicate that.
Will be sure to send a note when the next beta is released, thanks.
So... my computer is in a window with shitty blinds, which means maps always seem a bit darker on my monitor than they actually are (if I am playing in daylight, that is). I found your map brighter than expected, but the lighting was really flat. If anything I would work more on cues.
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That's funny. I have the same problem. I'll play a map during the day and I can't see anything on most maps - I play at night and everything looks fine.
B8 is a step in the right direction for lighting and it should help us hone in on the perfect balance of lighting a little more. Progress.
Edit: Also, Littleboots is making some progress on the explosion. It won't make it into this version but we are aiming to pop it in the version after B8.
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Yeah, B8 is the first release where I've put real effort into cues. It's pretty rough in my opinion but maybe it'll get the process going in the right direction.
It's not easy going though.. I find myself fighting the map geometry a lot.
I'm itching to fix it but think it's best if I wait until B8 is out and I get some opinions in.
It's not easy going though.. I find myself fighting the map geometry a lot.
I'm itching to fix it but think it's best if I wait until B8 is out and I get some opinions in.
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Just released B8 on the opening page and below:
Edit: Removed - found cubemap error.
B9 coming by the end of the weekend.
Edit: I'll probably change my section of the change log below and post a little more about this version at a later point. Too tired tonight.
Edit: Removed - found cubemap error.
B9 coming by the end of the weekend.
Edit: I'll probably change my section of the change log below and post a little more about this version at a later point. Too tired tonight.
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I'm pretty sure my main job, other than lighting, is deleting all the stuff the other two try to sneak in.
I think they're on to me though, because now they add two props where they used to add just one, and I only tend to reduce props by 50%.
I think they're on to me though, because now they add two props where they used to add just one, and I only tend to reduce props by 50%.
B8 isn't even barely out of the oven and I've already begun a lighting overhaul for what will probably be a B9. Yes, I'm a terrible person.
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TheKieranator
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It's definitely better. The lighting before was rather flat and monotonous as yyler pointed out, and now it looks a lot nicer and draws the eye to those areas. Keep up the good work guys.
