Incline Wizardry 8 Enhancements - A Call to Arms!

[Major_Blackhart]

Got any shots with lighting? I'd like to see that shit.
Beyond that? Where will you put this tomb? In the wilderness outside Rapax Rift?

 

[Kaucukovnik]

I haven't started any lighting yet, all test runs so far were more along the lines "does the geometry import correctly?" or "won't the game crash while loading the area?". But hopefully the area will be playable (or at least walkable) within a few days. Being limited by an older engine helps, because I can't get carried away adding detailed eye-candy all the time.

And I'm going to put this in the graveyard, which sorely lacked some true crypt or tomb. But entrance will be granted much later. Gotta make some spectacular entrance to tease players as much as possible.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Nice.
Will accessing this place be the way that we free the graveyard from the curse of the spirits rising?

 

[Kaucukovnik]

Hooray! The interior design is done.

A quick show-off (with some SPOILERS of the gameplay):


The traps are done through (missing) collision only.
Some flame particles don't show up, gotta find out why.


I'm going to have a cult of summoners settled there to perform their horrible evil rituals of necromancy and demonology.
Good idea about the spirit, but it won't definitely be all that easy. Maybe the item needed for cleansing can be changed for some late-game find.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Look very good, if it's going to be an end-game area perhaps a key could be found in the Death Lord tomb in Mt Wilderness?

 

[rashiakas]

looks great - but now you have to retexture the entire game

 

[Cosmo]

That's very neat. Congrats.

 

[ghostdog]

That looks great Kaucukovnik !


And since we're talking about Wiz8 enhancements, what I would really like is a widescreen hack.

 

[Kaucukovnik]

I'm afraid Wizardry is too stubborn to change its rendering ways. About a year ago I was trying to force it into a window (to be able to browse web during fights ) and I failed miserably. The only advised workaround I have seen for widescreen is setting your desktop resolution to 4:3 and the game should follow correctly.


Currently redoing the textures to suit Wizardry more - they will have more painted appearance.

What do you guys think about deathtraps? Unpredictable? I'd like some interestig insta deaths, because I save often. Dunno about Iron men, if it was for me to decide, I'd ban them altogether.

 

[Cosmo]

Whatever you decide, do something that suits the place and the story.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Yeah. More than anything, what is inside has to fit the story you want to tell.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

I'm afraid Wizardry is too stubborn to change its rendering ways. About a year ago I was trying to force it into a window (to be able to browse web during fights ) and I failed miserably.

Uh? The only thing you need to do to play it in a window is to press ctrl+f12. You have to do it when you load a game though, not in the main menu.

 

[DraQ]

Insta-TPK that's hard to see coming is OK.
Insta-TPK that's impossible to see coming sucks.

Yeah, I know it's tempting to troll player this way, but it's up to you as designer to control yourself.

 

[Kaucukovnik]

Uh? The only thing you need to do to play it in a window is to press ctrl+f12. You have to do it when you load a game though, not in the main menu.

You gotta be kidding me! I tried several EXTERNAL UTILITIES to no avail...so simple...my brain hurts...

By the way, what about the problem with settings not saving you had earlier, did you resolve that?

 

[Rpgsaurus Rex]

Hooray! The interior design is done.

A quick show-off (with some SPOILERS of the gameplay):


The traps are done through (missing) collision only.
Some flame particles don't show up, gotta find out why.


I'm going to have a cult of summoners settled there to perform their horrible evil rituals of necromancy and demonology.
Good idea about the spirit, but it won't definitely be all that easy. Maybe the item needed for cleansing can be changed for some late-game find.

Excellent work btw. I am excite.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

By the way, what about the problem with settings not saving you had earlier, did you resolve that?

Been away from my gaming PC for a while, but since noone else is reporting this then this has to be something else than your mod.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

So, what music are you going to use for this map?

 

[Kaucukovnik]

I'd like to have additional music, but again...consistency. So more music by Kevin Manthei would be preferable, I love his part of Vampire: Redemption OST (sure, the modern day half has some killer tracks as well). Any other tips? I'll probably ask him for permission at some point.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

I was thinking that if this was a high level area, then maybe a custom Lord of Death who drops a special Giant's Blade upon death?

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Found another mob that slows my game to a crawl - the alligators. Only when the combat is initiated though.

 

[Kaucukovnik]

I found an error in both crocodile .mls files. I forgot to set fast animation speed for Dodge. Weird if it really is the cause. Try this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?dog0vdg9td6m96e

I'll look around my saves and go hunt some crocs & test.


New crypt textures:

Currently figuring out sound effects for dynamic objects, which turned out to be quite a nightmare. But that should be the last major roadblock before finishing at least the first new area.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

You getting the echoes right? I always liked the sound when you were walking on the marble floors in the temple in Arnika.

 

[Cosmo]

New crypt textures:

The previous ones were far better IMO...

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Thanks! Will check the croc fix, though I'm not sure if I'll be meeting any of these soon.

And the crypt looks great!

One more suggestion for the mod - some additional graphics for mace&flail weapons. Most of them have the same, ugly icon.

I found many of the changed/rebalanced items and so far no issues.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Overall, I like your style.