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Vandaarc
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Posted: 25th Aug 2011 13:25 Edited at: 9th Nov 2011 10:34
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Hi again. As promised, here is a preview video of the work done so far on my FREE Mega Fantasy Pack. This will be a very large pack, and could take quite some time to finish, depending on my free time.

The pack itself is inspired by several mid to late 90s first person RPGs such as Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore, The Elder Scrolls Arena and Daggerfall, and Stonekeep, among others.
As work progresses on the pack, the video attached will be updated to reflect new additions.

This first video contains the multi-level Green Marble Temple segment set, along with matching static entities. The first part of the pillared brown brick segment set is also showcased, along with matching windows.
The video also shows the early work done on the first weapon in the pack, a dagger animated using bond1's fantasy hands.


VIDEO 1



The second video shows my progress on the mines set, as well as a quick preview of the jelly character, in this case, a Mustard Jelly. The Jelly animations are not all complete, and I'm using some 'placeholder' sounds for the time being. The video only shows its most basic AI.


VIDEO 2



The third video shows the new Sewers segment set, with the edited water shader. This also shows a new weapon, a crude club. As you might notice, some of the material indexes are incorrect at the moment, as can be seen near the end of the video as a metal pipe produces wood splinters when hit. Fixing that now.


VIDEO 3



Next is the preview of the castle set. Work on this part of the pack has advanced considerably since the creation of this video, but this should give you the basic idea. Also included is an early implementation of the sword and buckler weapon. The sword has two varying attacks and blocking with the buckler has been implemented.



VIDEO 4



The preview of the Fire and Ice Caverns!


VIDEO 5



PROGRESS

Segment Sets - 95%

Static Entities - 90%

Characters
PLANNED:
Jelly / Slime (4 Colour Variations) - 100%
Basilisk
Ghosts
Wraith
Demon
Giant Slug
Zombie Warrior
Mimic
Necromancer
Gazer -80%

Weapons
PLANNED:
Dagger - 100%
Club(Suggested by The Storyteller 01) - 100%
Dual Daggers
Quarterstaff
Whip
Flail
Throwing Knives
Shuriken
Kunai
Sling
Fireball Spell - 60%
Sword and Shield - 100%


Thanks to bond1 for the hands and shaders, and to The Storyteller 01 for suggestions, help and ideas.
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Looking good mate! Definitely a high quality pack!

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Posted: 25th Aug 2011 16:29
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Thank you very much, AbdulAhad. Much appreciated.
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science boy
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do a beholder character or a mimic or an ochre jelly all not often used and would be fantastic to see, also robed necromancers etc.

a fantastically designed marble underworld nice work

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Fantastic work so far, nice to see quality work like this.
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Leaning Objects To The Side
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OMG!! Vandaarc, your pack looks freaking Awesome!!
you are doing a Awesome job!! keep up the good work. btw
Welcome to the Forums! I hope you have a great day.

Cheers,
Tanya.

im Not 2 far behind you...hehehe
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Posted: 26th Aug 2011 11:27
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Thank you, all!

@ science boy: Those are all some very cool suggestions for the pack, and definitely a nice challenge. Added!

@ erebusman & Leaning Objects To The Side: Thank you very much!

This weekend I will put some more work into a few more segments, test out a new theory on spell based attacks and start work on a slime / jelly character.

I will (hopefully) have a new update on Monday.
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Looking Great! Very high quality, plus I love the shader effects!! Great Work, keep it up!

Cheers,
Anayare

P.S: Thats quit an ambitious list you got there Make sure you dont get bored devving one pack All the best!


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Thank you, Anayar!

I am aware that is a rather ambitious project, but I am very much committed to getting it done. I haven't done a serious game content collection in a while, since leaving my previous job, but it's something I love doing.

It will definitely take some time, but it shall be done! Aye!

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Quote: "Characters - 0%PLANNED:
(Wolf / Worg)
(Ghosts)
(Wraith)
(Goblin)
(Minotaur)
(Zombie Warrior)
(Mimic)
(Jelly / Slime)
(Beholder)
(Necromancer)
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If you still want to add additional Monsters to the list I would take into account a)the versatility and b) if they are allready available (or something similar). I suggest a "Basilisk" (a classic D&D monster which could also be used for a Scifi scenario), a Giant Slug (usable for "Weird Lab" or Sewer levels) and a Demon (usable for "Doom"-related and Horror settings).

Regarding your current list, the Goblin and Minotaur have allready been done for official MPs in very good quality and I have seen (although I don't think I have them) both an FPSC ready Beholder and Wolf model.

Undead are generally usable for a lot of genres as well as Jelly/Slime monsters. I am not so sure about the Necromancer and the Mimic though.

Regarding the clip: I like the dagger a lot, but it looks like you did change bond1's hand for a gloveless texture - is that right?

In case you find my grammar and spelling weird ---> native German speaker ^^
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@ The Storyteller 01: thank you for the info. I will adjust the list to exclude the models already in existance and add some of your suggestions. I especially like the giant slug idea. Also, I haven't changed bond1's hand texture. I do believe that due to the low quality of the video it just appears that way.
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Looking sweet. The character list sounds impressive too. From my experience, just make 1 character for the pack - characters take so much time.
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Awesome.
I wish you good luck sir!

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science boy
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@ story teller 01 where is the beholder?
and jelly slime monsters?
if you can give me exact link locations i would be greatful. my model program is for a better word pants and is not working with my w7 and gcard so learning a new one, but in the meantime where the hell is a beholder on these forums?

have searched here to no avail and also by the looks of it vandaark may do a better job if there are any.

and so before condemning can you give me the location cheers


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Vandaarc

A very ambitious project... I wish you all the best - it seems you have the commitment to succeed

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Posted: 27th Aug 2011 21:59 Edited at: 28th Aug 2011 10:34
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@User

About the Beholder thats a funny thing....

I still have an FPSC game called DDGT, which stands for Dungeons&Dragons Gazer Test (Gazer is just another word for Beholder) and it also featured Errant AI's Beta Spell Kit . I downloaded the game back in 2009 and but I couldn't track down the thread where I got it

As for the Wolf, that model is part of starmind 001's Native American Pack: http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&b=24&t=164907&p=1 but I never claimed that there is allready a jelly/slime monster available.

And I agree with Psycho Sam, a single character will be hard enough work.

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You should add a classic sword and sheild. It looks awesome so far.

I'd have to say........ The Game Creators can make dreams come true.
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Posted: 28th Aug 2011 17:56 Edited at: 30th Aug 2011 15:28
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Hi again, all. Thank you for the comments. I am currently browsing the forums from my phone, and just thought I would give a quick update. The Jelly character is now nearly completed, and I have also started modeling and testing of a fireball spell. Tonight I will try to complete them. Tomorrow I plan to start working on a mines segment set. Also, I have decided to add the beholder back into the list, but more towards the look of the gazers in Ultima Underworld. If the character models happen to take too long I will release them as a seperate add-on pack. Expect a new video update on Tuesday. Cheers!
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As promised, I have a new video in the first post of the thread, this time with the new mines set and a jelly enemy.
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That ocre Jelly looks great if yet a little flat

And forgive the stupid question - but how did you make it bleed green?

In case you find my grammar and spelling weird ---> native German speaker ^^
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Thanks! Yes, it's still a bit flat. Working on the animations a bit to make it look a bit more globular.

For the green blood, I simply replaced the blood decal in its FPE file with a decal I made myself.
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vandaark awesome work and fast too fantastic mine and a superb ochre jelly, cant wait to see the gazer and mimic, excited to see them come into fpsc, 10/10 well done


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I love that jelly. Now we need a cube version too, classic D&D style.

http://www.jlmoondog.com/
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science boy & Josh Mooney: Thank you very much!

science boy, the jelly went rather quick due to me already having the model and basic rig from a previous experiment I did in Max. Glad you like it!

Josh, a gelatinous cube sounds like an awesome idea! I'll look into it as soon as I have a few more characters done.

Just an update, the jelly model is now less flat, due to me adjusting the sliding limbs in the ik chain, so no more jelly pancakes! Also, added a death animation.

I'll post a few screenshots tomorrow.
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Like it a lot!

-First of the best-
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Thank you pajkoCGR!

I just noticed, though, that the support beams of the mine set have the grain of the wood in the wrong direction!

The UVW map must have rotated somehow during export...will fix that tonight.
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Hi Vandaarc

Could you please send me an e-mail? My e-mail address is [email protected]

Thanks

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Mail sent, elbow.

Just another update: Due to some network problems I have been unable to post any media online. Hopefully this problem will be fixed by tomorrow. Watch this space.
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This is amazing, I really like it Will this be commercial or not ?
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Thank you very much, Beno09. This pack will be absolutely free.
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Sorry for the delay in updates, everyone, but our ISP has gone slightly bonkers. My system gets disconnected every few minutes, so video uploads are nigh impossible at the moment. So now I have settled for the next best thing for the time being: screenshots!

Firstly, the fully rigged and as-of yet not-very-textured gazer.



Due to the quick placeholder texture I threw on I think it currently looks a bit like a Plasticine creation with paper eyes stuck onto it, but luckily it's only temporary


Next, a couple screenshots from my sewer set currently in progress.





Hopefully I can get a video up here again in the near future, so keep watching this space.
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wow loving the gazer you do work fast and very excited to see it animated and hovering and roaming about,

i forgot if i never mentioned it before how about a funghi spore thingy a mushroom which shuffles on tentacles or roots and has spore attack, i think in dungeon master you get them and when killed you get a melon segment but as the others say you already have heaps on,

but you are tearing through this pack at an alarming rate, big respect to you vandaark your kicking ass

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Thank you very much, science boy! Development of the pack has now started slowing down a bit as i move onto the more challenging modeling bits. Beholders, slimes and other somewhat amorphous creatures are relatively easy to rig and animate, but the real challenge comes in with animals and humanoids, which need a lot of work to make the movement look natural. After finishing the gazer's texture and animation, i will start working on more of the planned weapons.
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Update:

Still having ISP problems, but work on the pack is continuing without a problem.

The sewers set is so far the largest of the sets included in the pack. Working on flowing sludgy water and spouting sewer pipes using bond1's animated shader at the moment, also started working on the club weapon, but having a slight texturing glitch that needs fixing.
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@Vandaarc, the sewer screens look more than promising. Your pack could really liven up the Fantasy genre for FPSC.

Great work!

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Much thanks, The Storyteller 01. Much appreciated!

I also started playing around with a caustics shader, but that isn't going too well for now...
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I would like to see things you can stick onto segments, archways, pillars, enclaves, things that make flat walls more interesting. Also archways to make floor segments into bridges and causeways.


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Hi, fallen one. Already in the works!
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Finally, after a long delay, the third video is finally up! Check the first post in the thread to see the sewers and the new club weapon.
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just simply awesome, loving the system and especially that water trickle, cant wait to see the gazer in full action, ( drool )



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Thanks again, science boy

The gazer will be previewed in the next few days. Just working out a slight collision glitch with it.
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Awesome work! Looking forward to this pack



-Wolf

Matter is energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively Theres no such thing as death,life is only a dream,and were the imagination of ourselves.
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Thank you very much, Wolf! As a fan of your work, I am quite honored.
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I said it before and I'll say it again! High Quality!!!!

By the way this could easily come out as an Official FPS Creator model pack!

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And thank you once again, AbdulAhad!

I truly appreciate it.
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Oh mate, you are getting even beter.
Hurry we want this pack xD
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Hehe. Thank you, Beno09.
Still quite a bit to do, and I want to ensure that it all stays high quality...

[EDIT]Due to a major collision detection problem with the gazer I have decided to redo it. Hopefully I can get it up and running within the next few days.
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Take your time, pal. You're doing an awesome job.

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This is getting better and better.

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Thank you very much!

You can expect another update tomorrow.
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