Posts by mikezilla

  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R uses Doom3 assets

    Quote from killertomato

    My feelings on this are two sided. One part of me thinks that it's bad, stupid and not right to steal content of other games without paying for it, but the other half think that STALKER is a good game and having used other studio's content or no, doesn't change the fact that it's good. Valve and ID software both made a good buck out of it so why whine about it, right? It's not that Valve, for one, doesn't exploit the gamemarket like a bitch.. I hope this affair doesn't affect anything on the game and ID and Valve will be reasonable (so NOT sue the crap out of GSC)..

    So, "reasonable" to you is to allow them to steal whatever content they please without repercussion for doing so? This is fairly unprecedented on this scale, I'd say. They stole from some major studios and brands that actually took their time to make a triple A game legitly. Being a "good game" has absolutely nothing to do with this, at all. That's an absolutely wreckless opinion and if nothing is done to combat it, then any company can just steal whatever they want to make their products... code, art, levels, whatever.

    If I were the companies that were stolen from, I'd file suit on each piece of content that was stolen-- with a logical fee to offset the theft, but make sure its enough to ensure they don't do it again. Somewhere in the ballpark of $5,000 - $10,000 per piece of content. Not terrible on it's own, but adds up quick if you steal your entire product.

  • I suppose...

    Preface: I'm drunk.

    You are simplifying what it takes to create a photo-realistic texture in a next generation enviornment. In previous engines it was pretty easy to take a photo and tile it and call it done. However, to do that in a newer engine requires a lot more of delighting the diffuse layer and manually creating 3d information in a normal or deformation map. It's certainly not easy and requires a professional eye to get right.

    Also, play whatever you want, but don't criticize others for making the same decision differently.

  • new iTunes and iPods

    A DvD is 720x480, so it is NEAR dvd quality... although resolution isn't the factor as much as compression I bet. The tv shows I saw off itunes before were more heavily compressed than I can really deal with.

    They need an HD ipod, and the internet to deliver it.

  • Multiverse MMO engine

    I think building a big colony on mars sounds very interesting. I don't quite understand where everyone gets off explaining how important pvp is to an mmo, when really the entire point was how important pvp was to WoW. I heard no such close-minded ramblings when we all collectivly rejoiced at the genius of Spore (which apparently encourages players to fly to other planets and destroy whatever beautiful creation they worked hard on.)

    Anyway, I've always been intrigued and excited by the concept of a co-operative mmo. That being it's main function. I remember jumping for joy years ago when I heard about Uru, and how cool it was gonna be "from the maker's of Myst." The idea of getting dropped into a strange world with my friends and running around together to solve the puzzles of the world was really neat. Coupled with content drops coming in "seasons" like a tv show, so we could continue exploring deeper and deeper seemed too good to be true. And it was, it was a total failure and almost a deliberate lie. However, I'm still waiting for that co-op mmo that encourages players to work together to solve a larger mystery (think about how crazy Lost fans are about the show and try to satiate that demographic.)

    Ramblings galore! Good luck, and I'll check it out in Austin tomorrow.

  • GC 2006: Brothers in Arms Teaser

    Well, that's just something we put together for E3. To show what the game is like. Realistically when you enter a building and there is 6 people talking we'll pull the camera out and direct a cut scene (like we did with EiB.) Stuff we do TO the player (aka not talking) we put into the gameplay a lot better than that.

    But, hey, E3 demo. It's gonna be scriptey.

  • dod_wall_b1 released

    Quote from propaganda

    Thanks for the input very constructive. Too bad you don't like it. I suggest you don't play it.

    That's the strangest reply to input I've ever seen (not that the input was very good to begin with.)

    Anyway, your map doesn't have a real cohesive feel to it. Like a bunch of neat little areas were created and then thinly strung together into one environment. Maybe go back to the drawing board on some of the stuff surrounding the castle and really think about what the land and terrain looks like around one.

    Pretty cool otherwise.