Technopolies

[rolz]

Thanks Helge,

I would have tested the game on my home p3-700 linux laptop but its video card does not work with LWJGL ;(

[rolz]

- added Pistol

Beretta in action

[rolz]

- Transparent objets were flickering (grass, trees) , like on one frame object A was in front of object B, and on the other - object B was in front of A.

It appears that it is possible to control which object had to be displayed in the front by manually setting Object3d.setSortOffset() for such objects.

[rolz]

-added rifles

Benelli M4 shotgun in action

[EgonOlsen]

- Transparent objets were flickering (grass, trees) , like on one frame object A was in front of object B, and on the other - object B was in front of A.

It appears that it is possible to control which object had to be displayed in the front by manually setting Object3d.setSortOffset() for such objects.

Basically, the inconsistent overlapping is impossible to avoid when using painters algorithm based on z-sorting...and that's what jPCT has to do to ensure an (almost) correct order. setSortOffset() may help if used right. But for overlapping trees, it will get quite difficult, i think. The method is in because i needed it for Paradroidz to avoid an overlapping problem between the fog of war and the energy pods.
I don't think that the sorting flaws are a big problem in Technopolies. I hardly ever notice them and i usually notice every subtle rendering artifact... :wink:

[rolz]

Happy birthday to me  :!:

[EgonOlsen]

Happy birthday to me  :!:

Well...then...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! :mrgreen:

[manumoi]

Yep, happy Birthday.... Libra rulez!  :lol:

[rolz]

Hard times come with the deadline on day job.. It's 12:50AM now, I want to leave work and get some sleep  :cry:

I'd like to post shots of some features i added a week ago:

- added new alien race: Mutons

[rolz]

Available here:
http://212.98.171.182:3298/Download/techno_20051003.zip

unpack and execute

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run.bat

OR

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java -jar client.jar


new features

- added pistol
- added shotgun
- added machinegun
- added new agressive race: Mutons
- added respawn points for bots
- TAB key now hilites nearby visible items

[rolz]

http://212.98.171.182:3298/Download/techno_20051003.zip


- added sounds (LWJGL OpenAL)

[rolz]

TODOs for the upcoming version

- NPCs, dialogs and a first simple quest
- environmental sounds (forest, wind, river)
- water
- some new locations
- player will be able to reach another neighbour location by approaching the border of a level

some shots:

NPC dialog


Water



Big continent consisting of 25 connected level maps

[rolz]

Added some new objects

Marines camp, Drop Zone sector A1


Terran dropships on the beach

[rolz]

- added rectangular shadows for static objects




God, they still look SOOO clumsy ;( I did not found anything better than putting half transparent rectangular plane under the structure ;(

I hope adding silhouette images as shadows for specific structures will make it look much better.

[rolz]

- new look for grass
- added shadows for trees