Lighting is so much better now!
Awesome work my friend 
A NEW HOPE: Will2k's Dying Light Single-player campaign [WIP]
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Quote from blackdog
21 hours ago, blackdog said: Lighting is so much better now!
Awesome work my friend
Grazie
I'm aiming for quality on par with the stock game whether with the visuals or the story/quests themselves.
Thanks for the uplifting cheers, appreciate it
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On terms of lighting, is it just a matter of compiling with different settings/trigger a better light calculation, or you have actively done stuff to improve it? I mean from what I know the light is dynamic, so you'd expect to get very dark indoors while before they looked like light was bleeding through/as if "fullbright" was on.
Would you be able to briefly explain since I haven't seen how this engine works.
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Quote from blackdog
On 5/14/2018 at 11:17 AM, blackdog said: On terms of lighting, you have actively done stuff to improve it?
Yes of course
The earlier pic you mentioned about indoor lighting was basically a bare early WIP in terms of lighting as I hadn't done any work on it up to that point, except for the env lighting (sun light).
In the newer pics, I have added dynamic lights, env probes, light dimmers, and tweaked the indoor lighting and soft shadows.
Mind you, this is still a WIP as I'm continuously working on and improving lighting among other things (The indoor lighting/shadow is even additionally improved in the recent map build)
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Summer Progress Update
Hey everyone
Been away for almost 2 months and haven't posted any updates to this thread/WIP since early May. Work slowed down to a complete halt during all the month of June since I was very busy in real life, and Summer started
However i did a lot of earlier progress during May and in the 2nd part of the current July month; development is still going on strong and steady.
2 fully scripted side quests have been implemented (with a possible 3rd one being under planning/prototyping) New custom dialogs with custom audio New areas added The 2nd major part/area of the main quests is under detailing/first art pass Extensive work done to create new indoor locations for exploration and side quests First lighting pass and tweaks A lot of manual fine tuning to the nav mesh to make sure volatiles and virals can chase you pretty much everywhere in the map
I will soon move on to create the 3rd and last area of the main quest where the events leading to the grand finale will take place. I'm trying my best to make each area look unique while maintaining a coherent theme throughout the campaign.
A fresh batch of screenshots:
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More terrain forming, water towers and ziplines fun.
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One of the new NPCs in the main quest
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One of the side quests that the player gets from the sanctuary.
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As I mentioned before, work has resumed so updates should be more frequent as was the case before the break.
Stay tuned, the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to show.
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@Radu just to let you know that your earlier suggestion to make the football field fence fortification as a side quest, is being currently implemented
the kids are gonna be happy
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Quote from will2k
16 minutes ago, will2k said: @Radu just to let you know that your earlier suggestion to make the football field fence fortification as a side quest, is being currently implemented
the kids are gonna be happy
Haven't played Dying Light, but I might just get it to try out your campaign when it's done.
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From the few hours I've played dying light this made me think this was the official map at first for some moments. So amazing to see this hard to give any criticism of any kind. Then again I'm still a bit new so my eyes are untrained.
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Quote from trevor
13 hours ago, trevor said: From the few hours I've played dying light this made me think this was the official map at first for some moments. So amazing to see this hard to give any criticism of any kind. Then again I'm still a bit new so my eyes are untrained.
Thanks.
My aim is to have this custom campaign feel like a continuation of the main game in terms of visuals and story/quest.
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Spicing things up and implementing dynamic weather variation/change:
Storm/heavy rain
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Cloudy/overcast
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Clear/sunny
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Hours logged on the developer tools: around 800 hrs and still going
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Wow, that’s a lot! More than I played CSGO lol ?
You progressed apparently so quickly that I would have never thought you spent all that time developing.
Wish I had the game to play test your campaign ?
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Quote from will2k
5 hours ago, will2k said: Hours logged on the developer tools: around 800 hrs and still going
Day 274, they still haven't noticed that I stopped coming in the office to work.
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Fall/autumn update
The 3rd and last part of the campaign is progressing steadily. Most of the new areas are being laid out, blocked, and fleshed out. Scripting the final quest is also making good progress.
No solid ETA yet but I'm pushing to have it ready the soonest.
Here's a fresh batch of screenshots showcasing the new WIP areas.
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A functional highway system is being built with proper exits, ramps, signage, barriers, tunnels...
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One will need the local pharmacy when shitting their pants after a night encounter with an alpha volatile
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inspires me to switch from the limited source engine.
But overall, love the screenshots that are showing up. Great use of detail and each image looks professional!
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Quote from sethen
On 11/29/2018 at 2:15 AM, sethen said: inspires me to switch from the limited source engine.
But overall, love the screenshots that are showing up. Great use of detail and each image looks professional!
Hey thanks, nice to see you here on the core
Once you move on, Source becomes a tedious chore if you ever decide to come back
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