So, what are you working on right now?

[grayman]

Well, we're getting very very close to the release of 1.08.

 

Once it's on the mirrors, I'll be releasing "In the North", the first mission in the William Steele story.

 

While waiting, here are a few pics from "Home Again", the second mission, which I'm hoping will be complete in the next 6 months. HA is a rooftop mission (as you might guess from the pics )

 

 

[grayman]

More:

 

 

[grayman]

And one final shot:

 

[Obsttorte]

You show us this pictures and tell us to wait six months. Oh how cruel you are

[grayman]

You show us this pictures and tell us to wait six months. Oh how cruel you are

 

I could be even more cruel and show you pics from mission 3, which is prolly a year away.

[Melan]

In any case, you have heard it-- In the North is coming out with 1.08!

 

These shots look very good.

[Springheel]

In the North is coming out with 1.08!

 

Strong contender for best TDM mission yet, IMO.

[Bikerdude]

Strong contender for best TDM mission yet, IMO.

Gman keeps raising the bar :-D

[RPGista]

Grayman - Strong, rich texturing composition; abundant facade detailing; interesting and complex building shapes and city spaces (particularly liked the first two shots) = amazing work.

Edited October 13, 2012 by RPGista

[Sotha]

amazing work.

 

Indeed! However, when I see so much eye candy, I always fear for the performance... But I'm sure it will be alright.

These are certainly THE #1 on my TDM waiting list.

[SeriousToni]

Getting a like for the screenshot and for "we're getting very very close to the release of 1.08."

[New Horizon]

Wow Grayman. I can't wait to play your missions. You're a man of many, many talents. Gorgeous work.

[pusianka]

FUCK AND I WAS SUPPOSE TO STUDY! Now could you at least tell me when the day of disconnecting from reality comes? ;P

 

(those shots are really impressive, they are like... I can't express myself, I just wanna play it!)

[Sir Taffsalot]

U da man Gman!

 

I assume 1.08 is coming out at the end of October to coincide with TDMs 3rd Bday?

Edited October 15, 2012 by Sir Taffsalot

[Bikerdude]

Evening

 

Nothing in the league of Gmans screenshots, but something to wet your appetite atleast. These are from a map that ive been working on that has been handed from one mapper to another etc.

 

 

[nbohr1more]

Great stuff Grayman and Biker!!!

[SeriousToni]

I wonder how you guys built this without performance dropping to 0 fps

[Bikerdude]

I wonder how you guys built this without performance dropping

The scene is quite basic and I have visportaled correctly in that area. The draw call count ("r_showprimitives 1") at the worst point never goes above 1500, so even people on low end systems will be fine.

[Sir Taffsalot]

@ Biker - Do you remember sending me a small map of a garden that demonstrated how to make hedges look realistic by putting models of foilage around the already hedge textured patches for a 3D effect? Why have you not done this in the screenshots? Is this due to performance? It's one hell of an awesome effect and would make the hedges look so much better.

[7upMan]

@ST, yeah, I feel that this scene looks like it's done in the updated version of DromEd. BD, I hope you'll bring this to the awesome level of your other FMs.

[Bikerdude]

Is this due to performance? It's one hell of an awesome effect and would make the hedges look so much better.

I could try that, but as you correctly surmised its likely it would kill perf. But i wont know for sure till I try it. Another idea would be to replace all the patch based bushed with the small bush (the ones that look like miniature trees) and see what the DC is like then.

[Diego]

*cough cough*

So, grayman, 1.08 is out. isn't that nice??

[ungoliant]

yea, I'm loving these new 1.08 versions of ToSL and Training Mission, I wonder when someone else will release something for 1.08 *cough hack*

[Bikerdude]

yea, I'm loving these new 1.08 versions of ToSL and Training Mission, I wonder when someone else will release something for 1.08 *cough hack*

Patience is a virtue young skywalker...

[canopus]

Well, I'm waiting for 1.08, grayman.

All these hints get under my skin.

But on the other hand 1.07 is plenty to work with.

 

At the moment I'm trying to create a, somehow, atmospherically exact representation of an aulde England manor, with an universally despised tenant, or lord - as you would have it.

The hero is a half-breed pagan, accepted by the common people but rejected by the legally empowered nobility - of both powers in the different communities.