Friday with(out) Means - March 18th, 2011: Pretty Pictures Of Stuff

**Tryqz** · Mar 18th, 2011, 19:40:20

Originally Posted by butsut3kkai

pretty disapointed by the new look of beast armor...where s the flesh under metal ??? Bio mecha became simple lights

qft

**Tryqz** · Mar 18th, 2011, 20:01:37

PRETTIER PICTURE OF STUFF

http://washu.co.uk/misc/beastarmourfixed.jpg

*Bows*

**Kintaii** · Mar 18th, 2011, 20:09:24

Originally Posted by lainbr

And now we are the only nanodoc that will be with profs for apreciation for 2 weeks instead of 1.

Again, most nano docs are with the Professionals for at least two weeks before hitting the public. Please stop posting this all over the forums and making me correct you. =P

**lainbr** · Mar 18th, 2011, 20:52:05

Originally Posted by Kintaii

Again, most nano docs are with the Professionals for at least two weeks before hitting the public. Please stop posting this all over the forums and making me correct you. =P

Damn, you answered so nice that I cant be angry with you. Pff bastard!
Now gimme teh doc! <3

P.s.: ~~But I'm still pretty sure the other docs came a week after Means said "We gave the doc to profs for avaliation"~~ Damn. I should read MP forum before come here >.<

**Butsut3kkai** · Mar 18th, 2011, 22:48:10

Originally Posted by Tryqz

PRETTIER PICTURE OF STUFF

http://washu.co.uk/misc/beastarmourfixed.jpg

*Bows*

Way better

it s still a little to shiny but it doesn t looks like a doc armor too much anymore

**Xandathrii** · Mar 18th, 2011, 23:18:47

Nice piccies

wtb more while we wait

**If6was9** · Mar 18th, 2011, 23:37:16

Looking good

Think we all appreciate seeing the progress.

Niggling details: the hat on that last character seemed a bit too linear, two dimensional. Also, on the buildings - which look very good - the surfaces don't look varied, weathered in a unique fashion. It would add a lot to go over the structures after they're completed and create little touches of unique weathering/damage/repairs... especially on the windward side or something.

The 'screen' shot looks awesome and sort of surreal which really lends itself to the OT cities - like fake images of arboreal beauty... in keeping with the old "Omni tech is your friend" but not so much in your face. It's like pictures of a forest pressed around a hamster cage to mollify the critters.

Speaking of which, here's a theme for an OT Poster: "Relax, Make Babies." Creepy, invasive, inhuman: OT.

**bitnykk** · Mar 19th, 2011, 00:44:22

Hi Kin.

One thing popping into my mind as i read this FwoM : geez, this is (endly) the first worth-mentionning Fw(o)M within (like 6 or close ...) monthes !
Not that i'd denigrate stuff like interviews (always containing worthy stuff) or any community stuff (like Sez 3D textures or irl/ig events). But we endly see some productions that are giving a bare preview of new engine & prooving work isn't just "postponed" instead of going "forward".

We want to see this kind of stuff. No : we, people, players NEED it in order to be able to believe AO can survive its 10th anniversary. So please, feel free to show some things like this as they come, even software-rendered, as it's cheering up to watch at. Most stuff are looking nice, really.

Just one negative comment on what i can see on these pictures : the leaves on tree pictures look the same than now ; hope they can be improved as recent engines made a gigantic step into vegetal modeling/rendering. Feedback given, thanx for posting those, hope we see more soon.

**quieter456** · Mar 19th, 2011, 02:47:59

Originally Posted by Worldofalts

keep the shinies coming and the trolls will melt away

I have my doubts.

**Gaveup** · Mar 19th, 2011, 04:26:01

Originally Posted by Kintaii

Any kind of that type of oddness you might see in the images is mostly an issue with the previewer - While it does show the asset in roughly the same way as it'll look in the actual client, there are a few things it doesn't do (multiple light sources, that sorta thing) which are an important part of the process of a new mesh looking "good" (lighting counts for way, way more than you'd imagine in this sort of thing).

So this is just sort of a quick, sneak-preview of the models as they stand - They won't look quite as washed out as they do in the previewer. =)

Cool always awesome you guys do let us in on the development process, the beast armor is lacking that dark feel to it and the shadows would play into that hugely, it's just insane seeing AO go from what it is to having all these options available. I'm sure you guys will be having a very fun time getting it all stamped out, but that is sure to be a lengthy process (hopefully can be done over time so we can get to the shineys faster).

**Rktim** · Mar 19th, 2011, 09:29:10

I was abit puzzled but i think i have figured it out.. Those screens lack bumpmapping and AA dont they? -.^

**Pepsiholist** · Mar 19th, 2011, 10:49:02

Pictures w000t =)

**Windguaerd** · Mar 19th, 2011, 11:24:31

Now with all the obvious time and effort into creating new textures and revamping old ones, what are the chances of the new engine being vaporware or Means/Devs lying to us?.... let me ask Calculeet to do the numbers, a minute please....

Uh huh... really?

Ok my Calculeet just told me, and I quote: "Slim to none". There are your odds ladies and gentlemen. It's coming, this year, not so sure on odds for Q1 beta, but Calculeet has fallen asleep and not gonna wake him up, he is cranky when someone interrupts his nap.

**ElBoogy** · Mar 19th, 2011, 11:27:55

Q1 Beta is almost impossible this would mean within the next 2 Weeks,l and in this case we would have been provided with more infos

But yeah who cares as long as we get beta client before birthday and are able to play with beta client on normal servers hrhr

**quieter456** · Mar 19th, 2011, 11:51:27

Originally Posted by Windguaerd

Now with all the obvious time and effort into creating new textures and revamping old ones, what are the chances of the new engine being vaporware or Means/Devs lying to us?.... let me ask Calculeet to do the numbers, a minute please....

Uh huh... really?

Check out this sweet joystick I designed its for a spaceship I will show you at a later date.

**Mastablasta** · Mar 19th, 2011, 11:58:53

They're probably just pictures they dug up from AO's initial development.

**Docaholic** · Mar 19th, 2011, 12:30:25

I'm thinking it would be wonderful if the launch of the new engine could sync up with the 10th anniversary party. They could invite some of the industry mags, or online blog sites to send in the reporters. It would be awesome! and I believe it could all fall in place for June 24/25th.

Cheers!

Oh, and I'm an optimist, I truly believe I can fly. It's the duration of the flight that is questionable. :P

**raw_fox** · Mar 19th, 2011, 12:50:03

Originally Posted by Docaholic

I'm thinking it would be wonderful if the launch of the new engine could sync up with the 10th anniversary party. They could invite some of the industry mags, or online blog sites to send in the reporters. It would be awesome! and I believe it could all fall in place for June 24/25th.

Cheers!

Oh, and I'm an optimist, I truly believe I can fly. It's the duration of the flight that is questionable. :P

i think, thats what kintaii mentioned as he said, its a 2 edged sword.
on one hand you have it running at one point, but you could do better with this and that.

**Pomidor** · Mar 19th, 2011, 13:00:18

One thing bugs me like never before: what about Sci-Fi story with Omni vs Clans? My impression of the game is, despite I love missions, quest linked with base storyline (killing OT, posters propaganda in mission subway, ect.) that currently is all about ding as fast as possible, and then gather all stuff, and then... say its all boring. What I exacly mean, all old dogs have it all and after reaching end lvls, game has only to offer NW (which is dead comparing to old days) and lots of camping, to be able to camp even more.

I would like to see (wet wish, I must say) some mission-like encounters, involwing teams and solo play, to work for you side, gaining money by this (not much, but lets say, 2M per assigment) or something else, linked with base game desing.

I was drown to AO by propaganda: I hated OT and that one make me want fight EVIL ones! Now, I see game went wrong direction, and whole OTvsClan was bashed out.

**madmax** · Mar 19th, 2011, 13:50:36

Originally Posted by Pomidor

One thing bugs me like never before: what about Sci-Fi story with Omni vs Clans? My impression of the game is, despite I love missions, quest linked with base storyline (killing OT, posters propaganda in mission subway, ect.) that currently is all about ding as fast as possible, and then gather all stuff, and then... say its all boring. What I exacly mean, all old dogs have it all and after reaching end lvls, game has only to offer NW (which is dead comparing to old days) and lots of camping, to be able to camp even more.

I would like to see (wet wish, I must say) some mission-like encounters, involwing teams and solo play, to work for you side, gaining money by this (not much, but lets say, 2M per assigment) or something else, linked with base game desing.

I was drown to AO by propaganda: I hated OT and that one make me want fight EVIL ones! Now, I see game went wrong direction, and whole OTvsClan was bashed out.

Yes! It is time to get rid of those dirty terrorist that kill innocent citizens, place bombs, destroy cities, steal and disturb the peace. I remember the old times where you could walk from your office in omni-1 to take the ferry to have some leisure in omni-ent, kids could play in the parks alone not fearing random bombing, assaults or hijack. Remember history, for hundreds of years the benefits from the mines where used to get a good pay for the notum miners and their families while now they have to be expent in heavy security. That was life.

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