Jurassic Time: New E3 Edition
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 3:52 pm
First off, for those who do not know what Jurassic Time is or haven't heard it in some time, check out the latest edition right here.
I almost can't believe I am typing these words, but here they are: I plan to do an all-new edition of Jurassic Time. Because, you know, 3.5 times (the latest "Gold" edition is identical to the prior "Annotated" version, sans the annotated tracks with the addition of a new open/close) just wasn't enough!
With the help of the TresCom Ops, I have discovered that all of the John Hammond dialogue that was recorded for the game, present in the E3 Stream.TPA files, is featured WITHOUT ECHO! Yeah, that's right. It does not feature the degraded quality or reverb that was applied for both Retail and Beta96. Though not perfect quality, it sounds crisp, clear, and... well just hear the comparison for yourself!
RETAIL HAMMOND
E3 HAMMOND
Quite a difference.
The same few tracks that had minor sound effects mixed in (such as "In May the rains came..." with rain effects) are still present as they are, but the big difference is that those are in STEREO! The only dialogue that is identical in quality to the Retail/Beta96 are the diary "luncheon" entries, sadly (the same muted/old effects applied).
This brings me to my dilemma... what to do next? Since there still could be more Trespasser goodies in store for us sooner rather than later, real work won't be done on a new edition immediately in case something better comes about. Either way, a new edition is clearly imminent with what we now have. Given this will be my 4th time working on this project from almost scratch, I thought I would first ask, at least, what would all of you prefer to see?
[Poll closed]
I almost can't believe I am typing these words, but here they are: I plan to do an all-new edition of Jurassic Time. Because, you know, 3.5 times (the latest "Gold" edition is identical to the prior "Annotated" version, sans the annotated tracks with the addition of a new open/close) just wasn't enough!
With the help of the TresCom Ops, I have discovered that all of the John Hammond dialogue that was recorded for the game, present in the E3 Stream.TPA files, is featured WITHOUT ECHO! Yeah, that's right. It does not feature the degraded quality or reverb that was applied for both Retail and Beta96. Though not perfect quality, it sounds crisp, clear, and... well just hear the comparison for yourself!
RETAIL HAMMOND
E3 HAMMOND
Quite a difference.
The same few tracks that had minor sound effects mixed in (such as "In May the rains came..." with rain effects) are still present as they are, but the big difference is that those are in STEREO! The only dialogue that is identical in quality to the Retail/Beta96 are the diary "luncheon" entries, sadly (the same muted/old effects applied).
This brings me to my dilemma... what to do next? Since there still could be more Trespasser goodies in store for us sooner rather than later, real work won't be done on a new edition immediately in case something better comes about. Either way, a new edition is clearly imminent with what we now have. Given this will be my 4th time working on this project from almost scratch, I thought I would first ask, at least, what would all of you prefer to see?
[Poll closed]