Just for anyone hungry for pictures:


(new hull shader)

Some new EP1 pictures, showing off the detail object collections:




And lastly, some new EP2 pictures, including a small teaser for the sky Con has been working on:










You can check out more pictures of the EP1 update illustrated in this post:
http://www.modacity.net/forums/showthread.php?23825-The-Halo-PC-Engine&p=592484#post592484
Edited by Higuy on Sep 1, 2011 at 04:00 PM

Oh and the Shadow now has passenger seats!

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3113/haloce20110901183305.png

Lol I have to wait 3 more days before I can post pics, if someone could quote this pic and display it I'd be forever grateful

Yes, we are considering adding chickens as driveable vehicles similar to the blind wolf!

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Blind_Wolf
Edited by UnevenElefant5 on Sep 1, 2011 at 04:48 PM

Will you consider using open sauce?

I don't believe they are interested in because using the new shader extensions would break the look they are going for. They have access to all of CMT's OS work if they chose to want it, such as the vehicle boarding when we approach that next.

Yeah, there seems to be an obligation to do things within Halo's normal limits.

Why don't you add the Guta? That would be pretty friggin sweet.

So, you have the 'creep' in it? Cool. It is pretty awesome.

Also... something about the shadow doesn't fit right with me. Maybe because its just a bit bulkier than the spectre, but yea, it doesn't look nice with the soldiers on.

If we do the only thing we would consider is compiling an "upgraded" build that uses OS' post-processing abilities such as bloom, motion blur, anti-aliasing (if possible?), etc...

We want everybody to have the same experience when playing Lumoria, alongside the fact that it's never been a secret we love classic halo gameplay and design our levels around a (somewhat tweaked) vanilla tagset.

It would be awesome if you just updated the textures on the weps, making them look nicer, btu staying close to the original look.

Get what I mean?

But then you'd have to update all the bipeds and vehis... too much work.

What's the Guta? Never heard of it.
And stay tuned for updates, who knows what developments might role out in the not so distant future...

http://halo.wikia.com/wiki/Gueta

Large Blind Wolf looking animal in Halo Reach.

Missplet roll, and look it up on wiki. It... is kinda cool. IMAGINE RIDING IT!

Thats so ugly...

I kinda like the old cubemap. This new smooth one looks like there's way less detail.



Vehicle doesnt look right because its too grungy and you can hardly see reflections. And there's only pink with grooves. It would look nicer if u added some alien text or symbols. Also, add burn marks from the exhaust and such.

Overall texture is not even close to finished. Too high contrast. The groovs are too thick and they need a small highlight on either side of them to help them pop out. The scratch areas are too scratched up and are light pink rather than exposing the raw metal underneath (exposing something that should not be pink in the first place). Also, there is only one type of scratch: thick and heavy. How bout toning WAY down those scratches and brink in some new one's?
Edited by roosterMAP on Sep 2, 2011 at 11:42 AM

We don't really have a texture artist on TM, if anyone here wants to have a go at it then by all means.

why not use the textures around here?

I made this using the orig xbox bitmaps (grip) and ar bitmaps from mystic (metal and such)




I did add the yellow strip myself though, just wanted to try it
Edited by Delicon20 on Sep 2, 2011 at 06:38 PM

I was only talking about the textures for the Shadow.

see where my mistake is made? this is why there's a quote button people


EDIT: but srsly, please retex the weapons to look as good as the map, because right now, they're not even close
Edited by Delicon20 on Sep 2, 2011 at 06:48 PM

Halo 1 HUD is almost completely done, I just need to make the words for the shadow hud and done.

I fixed the error on bungie's bitmap that made the overshield thing drain weird.

Very nice new screen shots of EP2 in action. I seriously anticipate this and even if nothing is further planned, any EP3.

We appreciate your feedback, took it to heart, but have our own vision which we will follow.

TBh, it wouldn't be hard to run some bitmaps through a filter in PS or gimp to see what they look like with normals. Wouldn't be that time consuming just to see what it looks like.

Looks much nicer. :D I hated that glitch.

I don't understand what's so hard to understand about "we have our own vision".
We're not about "in your face" graphical updates. We're all about well thought out level design.

And we like the classical theme we've been using in Ep1 and are further pursueing in Ep2.

So yeah, no more CMT advertisement in here. We won't be using any of their tags, we won't be using OS except for perhaps some very basic post-processing abilities such as motion blur, bloom or Anti-Aliasing (and even that is doubtful).

Alright so if anyone who's decent at texturing would like to have a go at enhancing the Shadow's texture while still keeping a "classic" feeling to it, please don't hesitate to contact us!

I'll do it, the others here don't have the skills anyways...

Lol!

I'm not TM_updates. If you read under it says "TM Co-lead". Who would you think it is? lol

is it teh ex lover of lode? :p

Idk if it's just me being picky, but the Shadow kinda looks out of place atm.

Alright we shall:
- add normals to all weapons
- use CMT tags
- remove the shadow
- add covenant bunnies
- chicken wild-life that can be ridden as vehicles
- give every marine a rocket launcher just cuz itz 2 c00L 4 sk00L

yup that's definitely lod3x

you forgot about the secret chicken dish xD

I found out it was Lodex on his first post :\

His syntax stands out quite a bit.

First time you're actually right about something.
Unlike what is in your Avatar Quote.