Alai912 on 8/10/2008 at 15:02

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Were all the missions in DX1 and DX2 set in the nighttime? I can't remember exactly but I don't recall an outdoor area in either one of the two games.

Just curious... :bored:

DDL on 8/10/2008 at 15:54

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There were no daytime missions during DX: the Unreal engine it uses does not mimic daylight well, at all.

There were also no real daytime missions during IW (though it appeared to be morning/evening from the windows of the Cairo arcology, even if leaving the arcology returned conditions to 'dark + BLUE'): the IW engine doesn't really handle...well, "lighting in general" terribly well.

DDL on 8/10/2008 at 17:16

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True, but then they really didn't have much to compare it to:
Firstly, it's the first unreal game, so that cuts down on comparators, plus: if the entire game is packed with 'sorta outside in canyons at maybe sometime in the afternoon with liberal overuse of zonelighting*', you get used to it.

Deus ex makes such a point of presenting atmospheric night-time levels where clever use of individual lightsources really adds to the effect: transitioning from 'near dusk' vandenburg to..say, 'a canyon at maybe sometime in the afternoon with liberal overuse of zonelighting' would be jarring, to say the least.


*Given the limitations of the engine, Unreal contains a staggering amount of crazy brushwork and lighting.

DDL on 8/10/2008 at 22:11

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That or just going down (given that the area outside A51 is pretty dark too).

demagogue on 11/10/2008 at 04:17

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Don't worry, guys. I hear JC's vision is augmented.