Blender tools for Modeling and an in-game level editor for creating levels.
Update 27.11.
KAISER via twitter:
With Turok 3 Remastered coming out in 3 days, I figured I share some technical tidbits of how the game works.
For animated characters, every ‚joint‘ of the model can be collided with projectiles. To do this, a collision box is computed. In the remaster, these boxes are recomputed once every frame per character, but on the N64 however, these boxes are recomputed every time a projectile interacts with this character mesh. That means doing a full matrix multiplication on 8 points (that makes up the box) for every joint.
Some enemies in the game has over 10 joints (some going above 30). This is why firing the shotgun and shredder can just sometimes tank the FPS on the n64. And that’s just PART of the reason why the game performs so poorly on the N64.
Zum 25-jährigen Bestehen von Half Life 1 werden uns Besonderheiten geschenkt. (bluesnews, eurogamer, kotaku, heise, )
Half-Life turns 25 this weekend, and we’re pushing a big update to bring back some of that 1998 feeling with restored original launch day content, brand new multiplayer maps, a look behind the scenes with the original development team.
Ein dickes Update mit dazugehöriger Info-Webpage ist die erste Adresse (half-life.com/en/halflife25/, steam). Ganz unten auf der Seite ist ein Crowbar abgebildet welcher sich benutzen lässt.
Wichtiges aus dem Update
Alte Mini Demo Kampagne „Uplink“, 4 neue Multiplayer Maps / 3 alte Multiplayer Maps (old deathmatch maps created by the original team, plus brand new deathmatch maps made by current Valve level designers), Optionen um Grafik alt zu machen, Gamepad Support, Steam Deck Support, neues UI, alter Content, Sprays, 2 Skins Skeleton / Much Coffee Man, Balancing und Bugfixes.
Das Update wirkt wie ein Kuchen aus einem Remaster Bonus (Extra Content, Feature Update von bspw. Nightdive + M2) und eines finalen Patches. Also schon recht schön gemacht.
Das i-Tüpfelchen wäre was neu Gemapptes für den Singleplayer gewesen. Aber für das alte Team ist das wohl zu lange her und das können heute nur noch Community Mapper machen.
HL1 ist gerade kostenlos und Bundles sind im Sale. (steam)
Update: Nach dem grossen Update gab es drei weitere Patches.
Neue Doku, 1 hour long, Directed & Edited by Danny O’Dwyer. Ist gut gemacht, so wie ich mir das vorstelle. Ein paar Kreaturen wurden nicht ins fertige Spiel gebracht.
We got the band back together to celebrate this anniversary, and we invited the fine people at Secret Tape to film it all happening. Getting together after all this time was the perfect opportunity to revisit the game as it existed in its earliest forms, and to talk about how and why it eventually took shape the way it did. Check out the film to see what it was like to be a part of the team, way back then.
Nightdive says Dark Forces has been ‚difficult to change‘ because LucasArts created its own version of multi-threading years before it became popular. (pcgamer)
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered, Verschoben auf den 30. November, ausser Nintendo Europa & Australien. (twitter)
Nintendo omg, sie winken jedes Indi Schrottspiel im Eshop durch aber wollen dann auf einen Fixpatch nicht warten, seltsam.
Update 15.11.: T3 bei Nintendo Europa und Australien aus Versehen veröffentlicht. (eurogamer)
Am 5. November twitterte KAISER über T3:
Nothing’s better than failing PS4 certification one week before a game is shipped because it crashes when loading a specific level, only on a PS4 Pro, only on 4k resolution, and only when a debugger is not attached. Yup, I sure do enjoy that. (Bug ist inzwischen gefixt)
Für SiN (1998) ist ein Source Port erhältlich. (itch.io, cohost.org)
After many years, SiN (1998) has finally received a source port and it’s amazing. This new port adds cool things like more resolutions and controller support with a weapon selection wheel. It also features proper HUD scaling for high resolutions.
This is a port of Ritual Entertainment’s SiN. You must have the original game files to play. New features include:
Ein Remaster von Dark Forces von Nightdive erscheint „Soon“, wie die Steam Angabe lautete. Der Release soll jetzt der 28. Februar Multiplattform sein. (bluesnews, rockpapershotgun)
Mark your calendars… Star Wars™: Dark Forces Remaster is set to release on February 28, 2024 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC! 💫✨ pic.twitter.com/jjnrlSpz5h
Dark Forces Remaster von Nightdive wurde angekündigt und sei in Entwicklung von KAISER. Für Multiplattform, es soll 4K und 120 FPS unterstützen etc. Ein Release Date würde nicht gegeben. (eurogamer, bluesnews, rockpapershotgun, polygon, shacknews)
Gleichzeitig schraubt ein Community Projekt an der The Force Engine für Dark Forces. Ich hatte darüber berichtet.
Today at gamescom, we’re excited to announce Star Wars™: Dark Forces Remaster! 🚨
Star Wars™: Dark Forces Remaster is coming soon to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam). Stay tuned for a release date announcement later this year! pic.twitter.com/55Yy3Wt6ve
Someone in the #Nightdivestudios discord pointed out that Danielle was given her original outfit design from the box art in the remaster of #Turok 3 shadow of oblivion also just look how much better her model looks then on the original #Nintendo64pic.twitter.com/ZagjvBFEUx
