Post Your Irrlicht Screenshots / Render Here.

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:54 am

hybrid wrote:But the gate is half-transparent. I don't think that TRANSPARENT_ADD is a valid choice here...

Sorry, that was my supposed to be stained glass effect test.

I'll have to fix that one because I used the gate as a test.

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:48 pm

dlangdev wrote:
IrrWHAT?! wrote:dlangdev, you really are quite an artist. You make simple lightmaps and low-poly models look so awsome.

I'm a big fan of lightmaps, but have never had the opportunity to experiment with them.

Artwork like that, combined with shaders; the potential boggles the mind.
Thanks.

Though I'm _not_ really what you can call an 'artiste' as these images posted above are the result of many hours of trial-n-error. You probably haven't seen the hideous one yet.

So yeah, post some of your creations, especially the ones with lightmaps coz I'm sure we'll enjoy them here.

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:28 am

These images show parallax mapping for some materials.

sio2 · Post by **sio2** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:36 am

dlangdev wrote:These images show parallax mapping for some materials

I don't seem to be able to make them out.

But anyway, are you finding the nearest, say, three lights for each parallax surface? How are you using lights?

You can see now where rogerborg's LightManager comes in. My next demo has a Doom3 MD5 animated model (with bump mapping) in a Quake3 level - some form of light management will be needed to light the dynamic (MD5) objects...

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:52 am

Ah yes, materials with limited light support. That's another place where light managers are needed...

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:59 am

sio2 wrote:
I don't seem to be able to make them out.

True, they're normal maps generated by Nvidia tools. I'm still setting-up the tool for handling heightmaps. That will come much much later.

sio2 wrote: But anyway, are you finding the nearest, say, three lights for each parallax surface? How are you using lights?

Nope, I'm not at that level. I have yet to rig the next round of testing targeting that spec. Though I'm looking forward to dealing with lights that go over 20 or even close to 50.

sio2 wrote: You can see now where rogerborg's LightManager comes in. My next demo has a Doom3 MD5 animated model (with bump mapping) in a Quake3 level - some form of light management will be needed to light the dynamic (MD5) objects...

Definitely, just show us the screenshot when it's ready. I'll be waiting here. I'm sure it's going to look awesome.

I can see the importance of the Lightmanager. It should become part of the basecode, as I'm looking forward to using it.

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:53 pm

Here's a newer version with heightmap applied to the floor. The walls are bumpmaps.

I made the heightmap in Photoshop using very simple shading techniques.

I can't believe what I'm seeing here, it feels a bit different, something like: whoa! this is awesome, dude!

So, yeah. More lights and deferred shading stuff will make it a lot better.

Virion · Post by **Virion** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:05 pm

don't know why, the first screenshot looks rather flat to me. second and third WOWed me! good job there!

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:15 pm

Thanks much, really appreciate it.

Here's another screenshot, with stencil shadows enabled. I had to use one light here to make it work.

I'm almost at the edge of making a real game out of these collection of techniques, though. I might give it a spin and see how that goes.

pc0de · Post by **pc0de** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:42 am

dlangdev - Just a quick note to let you know I've been enjoying the progression of your screenshots.

Keep up the good work.

Eigen · Post by **Eigen** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:34 pm

Yes, very nice dlangdev. What is your game about?

Here's a little update on my project

-Eigen

Virion · Post by **Virion** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:36 pm

Nice screenshots Eigen! Did you make the models?

dlangdev · Post by **dlangdev** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:13 am

Hi Eigen,

The images are part of a test program which should allow me to learn stuff in-detail.

Anyway, I'm hoping to set up a compelling story that matches with what is available. I guess getting the right balance between technology and storytelling.

pcode: Thanks, you should post your screenshots as well.

Eigen · Post by **Eigen** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:54 am

Virion, weapons and most of the vehicles are not mine. I'm hoping to write most of the base code ready using whichever assets I can. Then look for someone to help with the art and write actual game on top of this. So this is just temporary.

JP · Post by JP » Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:26 am

Looks very nice indeed Eigen, i shall look forward to a playable version or some video footage!

I think your approach of coding with whatever assets you can find is a good idea and at least you've got some decent assets there anyway. The only suggestion i'd make is that the sniper rifle in particular needs some work to make it look right... even if it's just a hand holding it as it looks a bit strange without! But that's not necessary during the coding stages particularly, so good luck!