Aircraftkiller on 1/5/2007 at 11:09
haha, no, not yet. That's a ways down the road. First thing I'm getting done are objects for the levels, possibly weapons as well.
JediKorenchkin on 1/5/2007 at 14:47
IMO a solid idea would be to bust out a single level first, say Medical. The autobomb model isn't gonna do you any good if you don't get up to that point. Plus, releasing Medical as itself would get you a good amount of attention. And everyone likes to see screenshots with models ingame.
Barrel's good so far, looking forward to seeing more.
Aircraftkiller on 1/5/2007 at 15:04
I'm waiting on my $3,200 system first, before I start on any serious level designs... and I'd like to start on another level besides Medical, everyone does that one.
Bjossi on 1/5/2007 at 15:25
Medical is the level the player starts in normally, just start developing that one instead of other levels. ;)
ZylonBane on 1/5/2007 at 15:26
I'd suggest one of the groves. They're nice little self-contained levels ideal for a starter project, and the setting is perfect for showing off the capabilities of a more advanced engine. Lots of vegetation, smooth slopes, big glass dome overhead, et al.
Aircraftkiller on 1/5/2007 at 15:35
I definitely don't want a flat roof for the groves... It's entirely reasonable to make them a curved surface that adds more realism to the level.
ZylonBane on 1/5/2007 at 16:03
Yes, that's why I said "domes". All the external renders of Citadal Station even show them as domes.
kodan50 on 1/5/2007 at 16:26
Quote Posted by Bjossi
Medical is the level the player starts in normally, just start developing that one instead of other levels. ;)
That is exactly WHY I started there, its more or less a good base to begin with, but for my project, I have a surprise .. I start mapping on medical, but once I am done, you wont start on medical, I have a few nifty ideas for a totally new game altogether, that will still stick to the original plot of the game, but start you out about 2 years before the hacker incident, so more or less, the "prequel", if you will... We will just have to wait and see how it turns out.
Bjossi on 1/5/2007 at 17:07
That certainly sounds interesting, but isn't the idea of a remake to, well, remake the original?
kodan50 on 1/5/2007 at 17:16
Yes, but at the same time, to recreate the original, id have to know how to modify the engine to allow augmentations at this extreme rate, and that would be a very hard thing to do, i am only going to go as far as my experience will allow me, if I find someone who can create the needed mods with the Source engine, heck with any brush-based engine, then it shouldn't be hard to do, until then, I am going to continue the bare bone build, then make my own game in the mean time .. while waiting .. patiently .. When I am done, if no one has stepped up to do it, only then I will research it myself, it will take a long frigging time thou .. Im hoping to get more experienced people to help with this...
