Terrain Showcase

[Thyrael]

The development process of the playable demo has come to a point where you can see first results. Most of the needed models have been done. At least some textures need to be refined, adding some details etc. In this thread Goldendemon, the terrainer of my choice, will post WIPs and screenshots of his work. The models are optimized for 3rd person view, so maybe they lack quality if viewed from above.

In this post you find a compilation of all screenshots posted in this thread in chronological order:






Greetings Thy

 

[Goldendemon]

Like Thyrael said, its time to show the first Screenshots, taken from the Demomap.

WIP's:

 

[Oohforf]

Omg, this looks Oh - so - yummy. *cricket cricket*

No really, great work

 

[cornonthecob]

Day-yum! What Oohforf said!

 

[Goldendemon]

New Screenshot added.
Froth is still missing.

 

[Vercas]

I hope that those stones aren't one doodad each!

Nice terrain, Goldendemon!

 

[Goldendemon]

They are.
There allready about 550 Stones placed and there still ~1000 missing^^

 

[Vercas]

WTF that means LAG!

 

[Diablo1000]

looks nice
but the texture on the bigger stones looks wierd

 

[Vercas]

looks nice
but the texture on the bigger stones looks wierd

I must agree with his last statement.

 

[-Kobas-]

Well he can create bigger one but he must use high res texture then!
And that means larger file size

Btw terrain looks cool

 

[Thyrael]

Long time no update. I have some WIPs for you folks. Tell me what you think about the new rock texture.

Like I said, still WIP. That means think like groundvegetation etc is still missing.

1. random shot
2. a fjord
3. cliffside next to a lake
4. a small village

 

[Koeky]

Those are some realy nice terrains, I'm realy looking forward to playing the demo

 

[Gladius_Tito]

Very nice, though the texture for the rocks seems a bit too... brain-like.

The lake pic needs waves lapping at the shores

The village seems a bit bland. You need gardens/shrubs/small trees

 

[Vercas]

Magnificent terrain!

 

[AKAIMAX]

Awesome but you might want to make the rocks have a different kind of brown. Like said above, they look a bit like giant brains. I think its cause of the blue and purple in the rocks being too strong. Other than that, awesome job

 

[indomitable1319]

This doesn't look like WarCraft AT ALL anymore...

 

[Vercas]

This doesn't look like WarCraft AT ALL anymore...

But it looks awesome!

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Looks on par with WoW... gj!

 

[indomitable1319]

It doesn't look like WC at all, but it so awesome it makes me feel like I'm living in it...

 

[Thyrael]

Here are some additional WIPs for you folks. Still the major part of the ground vegetation is missing. But I think the progress is far enough to give you an imagination what to exspect.

1+2 : A small lake with some waterfalls
3. : A bridge
4. : Another bridge




Greetings
Thy

 

[indomitable1319]

*Faint

Dammit, how are you making this?!

Truly beautiful, Thyrael.

 

[Thyrael]

Just two small shots to give you an impression how the vegetation can/would look in the demo. In the ingame screenshot you'll notice the small FPS display. We try to place the doodads in a way that the frames always keep higher than at least 24/s. These are still WIPs. Tilevariation will be added too, as soon as Goldendaemon finds time.

 

[indomitable1319]

I've seen from the demos, that you're making it have an Oblivion-like gameplay. The kind of gameplay I've always loved, skills increasing randomly during battle, especially the weirdest ones (Ex. Fighting a Goblin, *Your Sneak has increased.), I really love it.

 

[Oohforf]

Omg, this is so awesome.

Oh god...unstoppable fountain of drool coming!

 

[Thyrael]

Here is another WIP from the demo.



Greetings Thy

 

[indomitable1319]

RAGEQUIT

Thyrael is beyond GODLIKE!!! Someone kill HIM!!!

 

[Vercas]

RAGEQUIT

Thyrael is beyond GODLIKE!!! Someone kill HIM!!!

I'll remotely execute you instantly if you touch Thyrael or GoldenDemon!
I want this map! O________O

 

[Oziris]

The atmosphere makes me feel like I'm playing Gothic.

 

[Thyrael]

Another WIP. Some merchants have come to town to sell their goods.(right now they are off for having a beer, that's why you can't see them )

 

[Oohforf]

No...please...please...NO!!!! DROOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vercas]

Awesome!

 

[Thyrael]

I created a new sets of houses, cause I felt like the old ones doesn't match the other doodads anymore. For those of you who want to scream: "Hah, got ya! Thats a WoW rip!!11". You are wrong. I didn't rip those models. They are all made from scratch. Same for the textures. I took the arathibuildings as pattern.

 

[Oziris]

My eyes are burning, please stop with the awesomeness.

 

[indomitable1319]

I've fainted.... Again....

Thyrael is BEYOND GODLIKE!!!! SOMEONE KILL HIM!!!

Again!!

 

[Vercas]

I've fainted.... Again....

Thyrael is BEYOND GODLIKE!!!! SOMEONE KILL HIM!!!

Again!!

Stop it or I will punch you so hard you will get into a parallel universe!

Again!!

 

[indomitable1319]

(Wind Walks and hides in a place nobody would expect to look and takes all the Gems of Truesight)

 

[Vercas]

(Wind Walks and hides in a place nobody would expect to look and takes all the Gems of Truesight)

Seriously, keep the off-topic off this topic.

 

[Thyrael]

I figured out how I can create caves and passages while having the camera adjusting itself to provide optimal vission/sight.

This passage can be used as an optional route between two areas in the demo. Of course passing it won't be that easy. Seems so, that someone or something has blocked it. But it's hiding during daylight. Because of that you can't see him/it



Greetings
Thy

 

[indomitable1319]

OMG BEAUTIFUL I *faint*

Thyrael is BEY--

....

 

[Vercas]

I WANNA PLAY NOW! xC

 

[Adiktuz]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! IT FEELS LIKE ITS A DIFFERENT STAND ALONE GAME!!!!!!!!! Its so EPIC!!!

 

[indomitable1319]

If Thyrael could somehow make this into a PS3 or X360 game, he'd get like, millions of cash.

But this way, he's still getting cash from the donors.
I'll download the map pack.

 

[Thyrael]

It's nice of you to say I would earn tons of money if creating an independent platform version of Darkwind. But to be honest... I'm far, far away from being good enough to create a game that can be sold. That requires much higher skills in animation, texturing, scripting, coding and everthing else. This is still a hobby, even I spend a lot of time into it.

 

[Adiktuz]

but maybe you can have a good future as an artist for a game company... ^_^

 

[indomitable1319]

We're not asking for it to be a stand-alone game, but it would be epic if it did.

We're lucky enough that we'll be able to play Darkwind on WarCraft.

 

[Vercas]

but maybe you can have a good future as an artist for a game company... ^_^

Very likely!

 

[Craka_J]

Not sure if anyone else brought this up previously, but it'd be much more convenient to have all screenshots organized and updated to the first post of the thread.

 

[Thyrael]

Not sure if anyone else brought this up previously, but it'd be much more convenient to have all screenshots organized and updated to the first post of the thread.

Thanks for that suggestion, I simply forgot it

Two new screens for you folks. I managed to create realistic day and night lighting. See the new video for more information.



Greetings
Thy

 

[Vercas]

Awesome! :O