So, what are you working on right now?

[STRUNK 201]

@Geep

Although I think actual laptops don't belong in the Thief series, the concept of having some sort of inventors guild or magic screens appeals to me. Thanks for working this out!

[Springheel 4504]

I've always thought it would be a useful way to fake windows.

[Amadeus 259]

I wonder if this could also be used to make Prey-like portals

Edited March 15 by Amadeus

[Geep 174]

STRUNK, credit/blame for the idea of using the laptop is due to Dremple, who strictly speaking was just suggesting it as a way of testing your video in-game... probably found it amusingly anachronistic in the Doom3/TDM context. Maybe could use it in a Dr. Who/Time Lord episode?

All: As I build out wiki pages about in-game videos, I'll mention some of the ideas here: inventors guild, magic screens, windows, Prey-like portals. @Amadeus, I haven't done Prey, could you post a portal pix?

[Amadeus 259]

There have been a few posts on here about it in the past discussing it. It would be a neat feature, especially for mage towers, inventor guild rooms, etc. But these are what I mean: 

 

[HMart 283]

Hey Geep don't know if useful for TDM but this guys also made a easy ROQ tool, is capable of making 1080p roq's. 

  

[Dragofer 1079]

Prey-like portals look more like a camera screen showing a different area of the map, while what Geep has been working on is how to play video files ingame on screens. It's certainly interesting, but not really related.

[AluminumHaste 950]

We kinda do the same thing with Mirror's.

Theoretically we could do portals that teleport instead of walking through them like in Prey.
Using a camera at a different location and bind it to a mirror that the player frobs to teleport would give that effect.

[STRUNK 201]

@Geep

Nice : )

I have made transparent screens that could work as portals and such where the image comes from a camera, but it could be usefull maybe?

camerascreentransparent1
{
	qer_editorimage textures/editor/cameragui.tga
        nonsolid
        translucent
        noshadows
        

       {
		

		remoteRenderMap 232 232 // width / height of render image, ie resolution of screen
		red     Parm0 
		green   Parm1 
		blue    Parm2  		
                scale -1, -1
		translate -1, -1
		map "camerascreentransparent1"
                
                blend gl_dst_alpha, gl_one
		
                
	}
}

 

Edited March 16 by STRUNK

[Amadeus 259]

You have a demo video demonstrating this @STRUNK?

[STRUNK 201]

@Springheel

You could even add a depth/3d effect with one transparent screen/window and a non transparent screen behind it .. like in the diorama I made, I guess.

Diorama video

 

[STRUNK 201]

@Amadeus

I have made a Giant and a Ghost ... you can walk through them, so you could make a portal out of it with the same technique ... or with a video a source, if Geep get's it all figured out.

Link

Edited March 16 by STRUNK

[HMart 283]

On 3/16/2020 at 2:04 PM, AluminumHaste said:

We kinda do the same thing with Mirror's.

Theoretically we could do portals that teleport instead of walking through them like in Prey.
Using a camera at a different location and bind it to a mirror that the player frobs to teleport would give that effect.

Thinking about portals?

 

 

[STRUNK 201]

Made a new fancy stove.

 

Stove.pk4

Edited March 22 by STRUNK

[VanishedOne 527]

Nice. :-) One minor detail: there seem to be hidden white marble surfaces in the mesh, which means the model loads a material the map might not need. I suggest caulking those, then having the exporter (I assume this was made in DR) skip all the caulk surfaces; it should shave off unneeded geometry.

[Geep 174]

Not sure I've got it ALL figured out, STRUNK, or ever will, but I beat on it with a stick for a while, so here's my findings on the wiki. Enjoy:

https://wiki.thedarkmod.com/index.php?title=Full-Screen_Video_Cutscenes

That probably does it for what I'm adding to the wiki about video in the current cycle. Got some bits & pieces to add to other topics.

[STRUNK 201]

@VanishedOne

I optimised the file to about half the file size, packed it to an .pk4 and now attatched the file to the post, as it was small enough now.

Thanks for pointing it out.

Edited March 22 by STRUNK

[STRUNK 201]

@Geep

 

Wow, that'a lot of work you did there Geep. Thanks for that! I'm gonna check it out later.

Can this be used to have non fullscreen video's also?

[Geep 174]

The "Movie Theatre Method" could I think be adapted to non-fullscreen video.  And see the other topic about "Playing ROQ Video Files" .

Really, there needs to be some current R&D using modern codec, and separate wiki writeup, by someone actively working that angle, and maybe covering magic mirrors, dioramas, portals. Not going there me-self.

[Geep 174]

@HMart, fun video. Clearly getting a portal working in TDM would be its own project

[Geep 174]

Regarding STRUNK's comment about non-full screen video...

If anyone has access to circa-2006 3D Realms, it reportedly features a roadhouse with a TV showing several short videos, that loops overall. This mod forum post talks about editing the .gui and video .mtr to add additional video segments (called "channels" in the TV context), but is not self-explanatory without the original files:

http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=20597

Idea might be adaptable to TDM

[JackFarmer 358]

Thank you STRUNK and Geep for posting so many new stuff. That's a good distraction for everybody these days.

Thus I have decided to post a few more pics from my upcoming mission  before we go beta.

 

 

 

 

And for those who want see more, here comes an ingame video from the starting point showing a peaceful and silent lakeshore...with an invisible infiltrator in action!

https://streamable.com/ixzp0

 

 

[grayman 2849]

Great work!!

[STRUNK 201]

Baking some sausages in hot oil:

https://streamable.com/g2hpf

Changed the .mtr file for cave_water_muddy to have it look like hot oily baking stuff : )

Spoiler

//Author: Dram // Changed by STRUNK to be hot baking oil
textures/water_source/cave_water_muddy
{
    qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001_ed
    discrete
    nonsolid
    water
    twosided
    translucent
         description "slightly dark  rippling water with surface dirt"

    {
        vertexProgram HeatHazeWithMaskAndDepth.vfp
        vertexParm 0 0.1 * sintable [ ( time / 20 ) * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.15 * sintable [ ( time / 24 ) * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
        vertexParm 1 (( parm6 + 3) - (( parm6 || 0) * 1.5))
        fragmentProgram HeatHazeWithMaskAndDepth.vfp
        fragmentMap 0 _currentRender
        fragmentMap 1 textures/sfx/vp1
        fragmentMap 2 textures/water_source/vp_water
        fragmentMap 3 _currentDepth
        scale 4,4
    }
    {
        blend modulate
        map textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001
        translate 20 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.075 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
    }
    {
        blend modulate
        map textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001
        translate 24 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.0375 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
        red 1
        green 0.6
        blue 0
    }
}

 

[Amadeus 259]

5 minutes ago, STRUNK said:

Baking some sausages in hot oil:

https://streamable.com/g2hpf

Changed the .mtr file for cave_water_muddy to have it look like hot oily baking stuff : )

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//Author: Dram // Changed by STRUNK to be hot baking oil
textures/water_source/cave_water_muddy
{
    qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001_ed
    discrete
    nonsolid
    water
    twosided
    translucent
         description "slightly dark  rippling water with surface dirt"

    {
        vertexProgram HeatHazeWithMaskAndDepth.vfp
        vertexParm 0 0.1 * sintable [ ( time / 20 ) * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.15 * sintable [ ( time / 24 ) * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
        vertexParm 1 (( parm6 + 3) - (( parm6 || 0) * 1.5))
        fragmentProgram HeatHazeWithMaskAndDepth.vfp
        fragmentMap 0 _currentRender
        fragmentMap 1 textures/sfx/vp1
        fragmentMap 2 textures/water_source/vp_water
        fragmentMap 3 _currentDepth
        scale 4,4
    }
    {
        blend modulate
        map textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001
        translate 20 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.075 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
    }
    {
        blend modulate
        map textures/darkmod/sfx/water_surf_001
        translate 24 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 3)], 0.0375 * sintable [ time * ((( parm5 + 0.1) - (( parm5 || 0) * 0.1)) * 1.5)]
        red 1
        green 0.6
        blue 0
    }
}

 

Heh, almost looks like the spaghetti sauce you'd get at Steak & Shake