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[Karlos]

Originally Posted by Tsak

Well in this case it seems the light system absolutely killed the texture cause I'm counting 11 colors (in actuality they seem half that amount, cause it's extremely close hues overall - extremely hard to distinguish) while the original has 23.

Do you know how lighting works in general? Is it real-time or baked in? And if it's real-time, does the total color count per texture fluctuates or stays the same?

It's completely realtime, vertex based. Also, worth noting that when the upper and lower vertices of the wall are the same brightness, the engine uses a dithering routine that improves things noticeably, but is cusiously absent in the general case. The option we added to the F8 key forces all walls to work this way as it's faster.

[Karlos]

Also note, I'm no pixel artist, so when you find yourself done with your current projects, feel free to join in

[Tsak]

Originally Posted by Karlos

It's completely realtime, vertex based. Also, worth noting that when the upper and lower vertices of the wall are the same brightness, the engine uses a dithering routine that improves things noticeably, but is cusiously absent in the general case. The option we added to the F8 key forces all walls to work this way as it's faster.

Cool thanks, I was wondering about that as well cause I've seen such snapshots with full dither on.

Originally Posted by Karlos

Also note, I'm no pixel artist, so when you find yourself done with your current projects, feel free to join in

Ha!
Well it's super tempting, no doubt. I might be able to give you a hand once Grind is off the way.

[Karlos]

FYI, don't rely on the atlas file for the latest versions of assets, refer to the iff files. I only occasionally update the atlas for reference.

[abu_the_monkey]

Originally Posted by Karlos

Half way through replacing deprecated textures in level J. There shouldn't be any bright green grids in levels A-I by now.

I only managed to find one area with the bright green grids (after falling in the water and getting stuck lol) in level G

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

I only managed to find one area with the bright green grids (after falling in the water and getting stuck lol) in level G

That needs fixing anyway. Getting stuck without any means of escape is a gameplay bug. I decided to stop faffing around with the levels to just get the texture deprecation work done, so this was a good catch.

[Karlos]

@abu_the_monkey

I've replaced the textures in level G and fixed the dead end. The water pit is much shallower allowing you to get back out and you can find the jetpack in the level to reach the key that is otherwise unreachable. It is still possible to die in the slime if you fall in without finding the jetpack first, but that's tough titty. Levels should be completable but not necessarily free of deadly traps for the unwary.

[abu_the_monkey]

Levels should be completable but not necessarily free of deadly traps for the unwary.

Absolutely,

[Karlos]

What do we think about the cobblestone textures? They are excellently constructed (and I even extended them significantly) but I've never understood their utility in the game. I haven't explicitly deprecated them but I am thinking I should. Between that, and the other two already being renoged, that's 3 new 640*128 sets we could have. 4, if I can confirm the current game engine is stable with it.

[abu_the_monkey]

Originally Posted by Karlos

What do we think about the cobblestone textures? They are excellently constructed (and I even extended them significantly) but I've never understood their utility in the game. I haven't explicitly deprecated them but I am thinking I should. Between that, and the other two already being renoged, that's 3 new 640*128 sets we could have. 4, if I can confirm the current game engine is stable with it.

I think it is a great texture but just not suited to your mod. if it gives you more creative freedom, then I say replace it.

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by abu_the_monkey

I think it is a great texture but just not suited to your mod. if it gives you more creative freedom, then I say replace it.

It would make a nice texture for a dungeon crawler or a heretic type game. Maybe this is why it was in the game at all and why it's at position zero: So that you could quickly tell if you needed to replace it.

[grond]

I'd say remove it. I can't see any aliens kneeling down and placing one cobblestone next to another to pave a street. This would either fit a medieval, fantasy or perhaps a mystery-scifi setting (think ancient Exegol / Sith planet or perhaps H.P. Lovecraft story line). AlienBreed to me is very much metal based, not stone, if you get my drift.

[Karlos]

I'm going for the idea that the planetside is another Osiris type planet that has been consumed by the breed, rather than an explicitly alien world. This may be a departure from the original story slightly but it makes more sense from a level design perspective.

[Karlos]

Minor push. I reworked the brown mech walls, supports and scummy tech to use a compatible set of brown shades so that they can be placed adjacent without too much of a discernable difference.

Easier said than done when red-green colourblind.

Also, level J now has a name: research labs. Which will helpmset the theme when I rework it a bit more.

[Karlos]

Pushed changes up to level J. That one was in flux when I was working on it originally, but it's starting to look pretty nice. It's not finished but it shouldn't have any green meshes.

[Karlos]

Sneak Preview of Level J Redux

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[abu_the_monkey]

looking good chap

I will check it out when I get the time

[grond]

That looks really stunning!

[Karlos]

Originally Posted by grond

That looks really stunning!

Thanks. Maybe I'll finish it. 25 years late

[eXeler0]

Originally Posted by Karlos

Sneak Preview of Level J Redux

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Lookin good, Karlos.