Comments - Benshelmars

I'll try to check it out, all of it is very intriguing.

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply...still looking for work, times are tough..but I will do what I can.

I would like to be part of your team, I had worked on a concept and have a partial game doc for a western, here is a link to a synopsis of it click on Left to Die Tfmarciniak.synthasite.com

Any roles you might be able to fit me in I will do my best to fulfill them.

Usually I am too busy to comment, and too old:) But for those of you for whom the interface appears too easy or not complex enough, maybe you should go back to just command lines, when modeling was done without any visuals until rendered, you will definitely get your complexity. Good maps and levels may be shadowed by bad ones and if that is the case it is time to start creating great maps and levels. It is not the technology that makes a game, those are just tools.

After some discussion with some of my teachers, I have been convinced that The OtherSide should be done in UT3 instead of UT2004. It will still remain an opensource project for RealityFactory for those interested in that game engine.

Great work.

Well I guess the good news is that I am still alive and so are all of you. Been going through some rough times (they actually haven't ended yet but I'll get it together.) As far as the UT3 question is concerned, we could port it there later. Because of the large user base and knowledge for ut2004, personally thats where it is now.

This is brilliant.

Thank you, that was my suspicion.

Yes porting it over to UT3 seems to be a wise choice, there are many questions I have with UT3, there is an option for either additive or subtractive modes, my question is why? which gives better performance gains? I know that as I delve into the editor many of these questions will be answered and you are right there does seem to be quite a few similarities, I guess I'll learn as I go along.

I know that it may be odd to think about developing a mod with multiple engines, but this seems to be my case right now. I love the UT2004 engine, and I am interested in Open Source engines too, yet UnReal III, is looking real sweet right now. All I have to do is learn some of its secrets.

I am new to Blender but I believe it will continue to mature, here is a very good site for tutorials on Blender. Ocw.tufts.edu

I'll see what I can dig up, we will probably need a model and animation to go with it so I will send you those files too, but don't expect high quality just yet.

Well since you asked, this is going to be a tough one.

Class soulEater(sub class of something similar)

1. uses skeletal mesh
2. blended animations (fly=walk, land, hover=idle, etc.)
3. has an awareness of prey's health status.
Basically the thing acts like a shark an semi-intelligent killing machine with self preservation attributes.

I have done some experimenting, but not too much success, they have the monster tools called Old Skool Monsta Toolz, Wiki.beyondunreal.com
Any way I looked at some of their code and I think it is possible.

I would also like to welcome Sean as one of our new writers. His location is a mystery but one he will soon be writing about.

Welcome Sean.

Ok, I home now, so where do we start?

Let's think about who Thangar is, what does he think about, how old is he, etc. Then lets think about Lord Curstaff, his daughter, his head priest and his dog, etc.

Then lets write the opening scene only in first person perspective, that is from Thangar's point of view.

Visit our web site even though it is still under construction and some of the pages are blank, if you haven't read any of Micheal Moorcock's works give it try, The Elric Sagas are an excellent start.

This may sound like an odd request but there is purpose behind it all, It is a lot of work, this I do not deny, however I believe the rewards will be even greater.

Oh and by the way welcome aboard.

Tom

Sorry I took so long to answer, let's keep in touch, I'm headed to work right now so please be patient with me.

Tom

It looks good, don't let it die, keep it going you have got a good mod here.

We were part of a startup company, and I loved it. It wasn't easy by a long shot and we fell pretty bad. Would I go back if they wanted to give it another shot? Yes. As for starting a company of my own, well thats always in the works. I have partners who are still giving it a shot, and I help where I can and will join up when we can make enough to pay the bills, as far as joining a major company is concerned, well I have to love what they produce, because for me Game Design is about passion and if I am not passionate about what they are doing, how can I be passionate about what I need to do for them?

Tips like this are great. Motivation is contagious and can spread rapidly, thanks.

An email is on the way.

We could be classified as opportunists, but above and beyond all we are dreamers who share our dreams with others using the tools available to us. I call it a good thing.

Reinstall the ut2004 patch 3369, everything should be fine.