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Re: Return to Jurassic Park - Looking for experienced modell
Probably because decompressing music files on the fly and playing them sucks the OS resources dry...
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Re: Return to Jurassic Park - Looking for experienced modell
That too, I'm not very tech-savvy.machf wrote:Probably because decompressing music files on the fly and playing them sucks the OS resources dry...
Still working on that bloody SWP update, still no luck. In the meantime, I redid a few old textures that I didn't like. I have a new one for thatched roofs, but I'm not sure if I like it or not. I guess I'll find out once I get this fixed.
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Well, I've been fighting to fix that texture issue for a while now to no avail, so I decided to move on and continue with designing the level for now.
Not too much new stuff at the moment, I'm thinking of making some decorations for the VC cafeteria - such as candles and food items - as well as trying out some interesting new trigger ideas.
I've also invented a few new plot devices for our little story, such what happened to the crew of the SS Venture (there's no way the Rex ate the dude on the bridge), the mystery surrounding the 2003 death of John Hammond, and some events that occurred on Las Cinco Muertes in the years leading up to RTJP. The in-game order of events is already mostly planned out, with plenty of fresh new ideas that will certainly make this mod unique from others. There should be plenty of gameplay time, not including a few planned "side quests" that Diane can partake in to make her time on Isla Nublar less perilous. The main events over the course of the game take place in a sequence of three "acts", with most of the action taking place in the later parts of the game - the early game (up until you get the power back on) is more exploration based.
Some of the "side quests" that I plan to include are finding an electric battery to use in vehicles which will enable fast travel, restoring the water treatment plant to get the taps running, and, in SNES style, finding and destroying the Raptor Nest to remove all Raptors from the game permanently. All this plus the main story should give players a lot to do and ensure the game takes a fair bit of time to actually beat.
I plan on getting some work done tonight as well as on Sunday, so there might actually be something new to show soon enough!
EDIT: Never mind, here's some newer images to check out:
Not too much new stuff at the moment, I'm thinking of making some decorations for the VC cafeteria - such as candles and food items - as well as trying out some interesting new trigger ideas.
I've also invented a few new plot devices for our little story, such what happened to the crew of the SS Venture (there's no way the Rex ate the dude on the bridge), the mystery surrounding the 2003 death of John Hammond, and some events that occurred on Las Cinco Muertes in the years leading up to RTJP. The in-game order of events is already mostly planned out, with plenty of fresh new ideas that will certainly make this mod unique from others. There should be plenty of gameplay time, not including a few planned "side quests" that Diane can partake in to make her time on Isla Nublar less perilous. The main events over the course of the game take place in a sequence of three "acts", with most of the action taking place in the later parts of the game - the early game (up until you get the power back on) is more exploration based.
Some of the "side quests" that I plan to include are finding an electric battery to use in vehicles which will enable fast travel, restoring the water treatment plant to get the taps running, and, in SNES style, finding and destroying the Raptor Nest to remove all Raptors from the game permanently. All this plus the main story should give players a lot to do and ensure the game takes a fair bit of time to actually beat.
I plan on getting some work done tonight as well as on Sunday, so there might actually be something new to show soon enough!
EDIT: Never mind, here's some newer images to check out:
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Re: Return to Jurassic Park - Looking for experienced modell
Very cool. As usual......
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Frak, sorry guys, I forgot this weekend I have to work for most of tomorrow, plus I have to finish painting a watercolor (of the T-rex from JP) for art class, so there isn't much new stuff. Though on Friday I did a bit more work on the road behind the Visitor Center and the Safari Lodge area, as well as the road between the Main Gate and the Aviary. Also created some new direction post things for various other facilities. Aside from that, though, not much new stuff for a while. Sorry guys. I'll try and make up for it with the next update!
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Look at what I just noticed while flipping through some of the textures I pulled from Jurassic Park the Game:
This is from the lower right corner of the schematic of the maintenance tunnel system. It adds a whole bunch of paddocks to the south and splits the T-Rex paddock along the tour road.
This is from the lower right corner of the schematic of the maintenance tunnel system. It adds a whole bunch of paddocks to the south and splits the T-Rex paddock along the tour road.
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Very interesting find, hppav. Not sure how I missed that in my scan of The Game's textures since I copied anything with interesting imagery. I wonder if this can be considered canonical? Do we have any information about the southern end of the island that might contradict this? I guess it makes a lot more sense when compared to the tour map, especially since there are so many paddocks we don't know the locations of - this gives us an extra five. The split in the Tyrannosaur paddock could be dividing it from the Metriacanthosaur paddock. The only thing that's making things difficult is the open space in the middle - perhaps that's a free range herbivore area? It'll be interesting to investigate further. As well, have you noticed the Isla Sorna map in the Marine Facility that's in the shape of the novel's island? This really makes me wonder if The Game can be considered canonical at all. Although I doubt I'll be changing RTJP to reflect this new map since so much work is already done on this area (although the addition of some more paddocks to the south would help since I'm kind of unsure of what to put there).hppav
FOR ALL YOU OTHER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! Regarding RTJP's progress, I've got a few new images for you guys, enjoy:
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Since there hasn't been any official statement that The Game is canon, most people don't worry about whether or not it is canon. In fact most here don't even worry about canon, they just want a good level with a good experience.TheIdiot wrote:This really makes me wonder if The Game can be considered canonical at all.
And good work on what you've been doing so far
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Thanks . As for the canon, I'm trying to make RTJP's story fit into canon (there's a whole series of text documents describing the events between 1980 to 2005) since I want to keep up the continuity. The only thing I might not worry about is Jurassic World since it seems to be quite a bit different than the other JP movies. The Game at this point is only being used to detail locations we didn't see in the movies (Boneshaker, Field Lab, Tunnels, Marine Facility, North Dock). If the movie shows an area that differs from The Game by its ending, I consider the movie to be the correct version.hppav wrote:Since there hasn't been any official statement that The Game is canon, most people don't worry about whether or not it is canon. In fact most here don't even worry about canon, they just want a good level with a good experience.TheIdiot wrote:This really makes me wonder if The Game can be considered canonical at all.
And good work on what you've been doing so far
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Those new screens are VERY lovely. Well done.
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As always, thanks! Also, Road Warrior, would you be interested in modelling some super low-poly buildings for the mod? If so, the buildings would have to be made in "chunks" (see hppav's Visitor Center for an example). I could do the texturing for the most part, I just can't model complex stuff worth crap. There's not much I would need done, you can PM me if you have any questions.Road Warrior wrote:Those new screens are VERY lovely. Well done.
Also, just an update as to what's going on with the mod; I've got machf taking a look at islanublar.scn to see if he can fix the SWP update issues I'm having. I'm hesitant to do anything else until he's got back to me, so there hasn't been much work done. I modelled the table at the back of the cafeteria and did a tiny bit of terrain work here and there, but for the most part, I've got nothing. Sorry guys. I'll get right back to work as soon as he's finished up, though I'm not sure yet if the SWP update can even be done.
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About that... sinxe my PC had died a while back, and I only got it working again last friday and have been testing it over the weekend, I haven't been able to do much yet (aside from opening the files on my laptop). I'll finally be able to take a better look over the next days, now that my PC appears to be running fine again...TheIdiot wrote: Also, just an update as to what's going on with the mod; I've got machf taking a look at islanublar.scn to see if he can fix the SWP update issues I'm having. I'm hesitant to do anything else until he's got back to me, so there hasn't been much work done.
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Time for another update! First off, although it's a few days late, give a warm welcome to Road Warrior, who will be doing some complex modelling work for the mod (since I suck at modelling)! As well, machf and I have been working to get an SWP-updated version of the level working, so far without success.
In terms of the mod itself, still not a lot of progress, I did a bit more on the story of RTJP as well as started writing a sort of draft walkthrough for the main story (kind of like the one the Tres developers used) so I can give myself an outline when I start programming in the puzzles and placing enemies. I also wrote a whole record of the events surrounding the islands as well as InGen's history from 1980 to 2004. Some non-spoiler related events include a volcanic eruption in 1999 that caused climate change on the Five Deaths and sank Isla Pena into the ocean (hence the tropical environments in JP3), as well as the American's dropping of a bomb on Isla Sorna following the events of JP3. This bombing leads to many Central American governments becoming suspicious of the USA, which gives Diane and her superior Robert Armstrong reason to be working in Panama.
I've set Road Warrior with the task of designing and modelling the main Safari Lodge building so I can continue to do level work on that area. It'll be based more on actual safari lodges with a Jurassic Park-style touch to it. Here's an idea of the style we're going for:
I'm sure he'll do it justice, seeing his previous work on the Town and other objects. I myself have modeled a very basic and partially unfinished Herbivore / Proceratosaur Maintenance Shed since I want to set up a basic version of the starting portion of the game. It is completely underground with access to the Maintenance Tunnels as well as lifts for hay bales and goats. Some WIP images, ignore the messy terrain: That's about it for now, looks like progress is slowly but surely starting to come back.
In terms of the mod itself, still not a lot of progress, I did a bit more on the story of RTJP as well as started writing a sort of draft walkthrough for the main story (kind of like the one the Tres developers used) so I can give myself an outline when I start programming in the puzzles and placing enemies. I also wrote a whole record of the events surrounding the islands as well as InGen's history from 1980 to 2004. Some non-spoiler related events include a volcanic eruption in 1999 that caused climate change on the Five Deaths and sank Isla Pena into the ocean (hence the tropical environments in JP3), as well as the American's dropping of a bomb on Isla Sorna following the events of JP3. This bombing leads to many Central American governments becoming suspicious of the USA, which gives Diane and her superior Robert Armstrong reason to be working in Panama.
I've set Road Warrior with the task of designing and modelling the main Safari Lodge building so I can continue to do level work on that area. It'll be based more on actual safari lodges with a Jurassic Park-style touch to it. Here's an idea of the style we're going for:
I'm sure he'll do it justice, seeing his previous work on the Town and other objects. I myself have modeled a very basic and partially unfinished Herbivore / Proceratosaur Maintenance Shed since I want to set up a basic version of the starting portion of the game. It is completely underground with access to the Maintenance Tunnels as well as lifts for hay bales and goats. Some WIP images, ignore the messy terrain: That's about it for now, looks like progress is slowly but surely starting to come back.
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Been awfully quiet 'round these parts recently.
Popping in just to give a bit of an update on what I've been up to recently. I've been cast in a local play and this has been taking up a good deal of my time - three days a week, plus work and my commitment to band practice means I've been busy every night except Sundays. However, I've slowly been adding onto RTJP's level files and implementing many, many new sound effects. I've replaced all of Anne's general sounds with a different voice from a game I can't quite remember at the moment, as well as swapped out most of her footstep sounds with different ones from Sourcemod. I also imported the sounds for the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor from JP:TG, as well as a few I extracted from the movies. Just these small sound changes make a massive difference and make it feel like a totally different game experience...it all feels very unique. Additionally, I took the Ceratosaurus model from TC-Isle and modified it a bit to look more like a Proceratosaur. I'm not done skinning it yet, so nothing to show yet unfortunately.
In regards to the actual level files, check out these new screenshots:
Popping in just to give a bit of an update on what I've been up to recently. I've been cast in a local play and this has been taking up a good deal of my time - three days a week, plus work and my commitment to band practice means I've been busy every night except Sundays. However, I've slowly been adding onto RTJP's level files and implementing many, many new sound effects. I've replaced all of Anne's general sounds with a different voice from a game I can't quite remember at the moment, as well as swapped out most of her footstep sounds with different ones from Sourcemod. I also imported the sounds for the Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor from JP:TG, as well as a few I extracted from the movies. Just these small sound changes make a massive difference and make it feel like a totally different game experience...it all feels very unique. Additionally, I took the Ceratosaurus model from TC-Isle and modified it a bit to look more like a Proceratosaur. I'm not done skinning it yet, so nothing to show yet unfortunately.
In regards to the actual level files, check out these new screenshots:
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Sorry about that.
Been working seven days straight. Just pulled fifty-eight hours this time. I used to work as an Inventory Control Supervisor; my current job is requiring allot of those old skills.
I did have a bit of time to doodle up a concept sketch- will post the image when I get it uploaded. Bare in mind that it's not really what I'm going for- just a doodle, really. More when I can.
edit- got the doodles uploaded.
http://i.imgur.com/MT9aF9v.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mpfC4uY.jpg
Been working seven days straight. Just pulled fifty-eight hours this time. I used to work as an Inventory Control Supervisor; my current job is requiring allot of those old skills.
I did have a bit of time to doodle up a concept sketch- will post the image when I get it uploaded. Bare in mind that it's not really what I'm going for- just a doodle, really. More when I can.
edit- got the doodles uploaded.
http://i.imgur.com/MT9aF9v.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mpfC4uY.jpg