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Work in Progress / Populous - The Aftermath (Populous - The Beginning Remake)

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Dj Thunder
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Hi all

Do you know Populous - The Beginning ?
A game made by Bullfrog in 1998 (now Bullfrog doesn't exist, but its EA Game + Bullfrog > Lionhead Studio, think about Black & White ^^)

I always have wished to remake this game; this is why i decided since the 17th December to remake this game, into Populous - The Aftermath



Here you can see my work

Screen 1

Screen 2

This not the original media (excepted 3D models)
I remake all 2D Medias (button, ...)
I allready finished the 3D Cursor, so its possible to build, or to click anywehere on the 3D Map.
You can to change the map height by clicking on it (real time)

I know there are not a lot of things to see on the screens ... but programming a strategy game is not simple ... and this is just the beginning

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Silvester
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I LOVE that game,everyone laughs at me at school.as i dont like most new games...way to much like "KILL EVERYTHING!WHO CARES ABOUT A STORY!ASLONG AS YOU CAN KILL!"

Nice work,it looks like i am looking at an updated version from bullfrog


Quote: "Populous : The Beginning "

Quote: "and this is just the beginning"


uh...so they never finished the game huh...they just made the engine for Populous and let it unfinished.then went on to Dungeun Keeper didnt they?

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I always fancied remaking the original populous game which was far simpler than this. I could try that

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awesome, one of my personal favorite games.

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Dj Thunder
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Hum, that sure, a lot of people love this game

I shall have to make a very good remake !


You will be informed for news


If anyone wants to help me, its possible, of course !

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Cool, yeah, I love that game too .

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Dj Thunder
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Here news screens, only the menu (in french) (will be in english when finished)

Screen 3

Screen 4

See the text shadow ... like Populous The Beginning (moving with the cursor)

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A lot of people start re-making this game. They get the landscape stuff done, manage to place down buildings and people - and then every version I've ever seen stops right about when they have to add the AI to the little people and the computer opponent

So if you get that far, all the best to it - it's further than anyone else has gotten!

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oh, I really LOVE this game .. and I belive, that your remake will be really cool !


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Chris Ritchie
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Another personal favorite of mine getting a remake. So far you've done a good job, Ill be keeping an eye on this thread in the future.


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Thx for your comments

Here new screenshoots about my world editor for Populous - The Aftermath:

(Real time terrain building)

Editor 1/4
Editor 2/4
Editor 3/4
Editor 4/4

Its in french, but I programmed the editor to be able to change the language just by translate words in a file *.txt

Then, i can compile one *.exe for multiple languages, choosing them in the editor.

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Oh great I only ever played the demo of this game, but I was hooked! Heck my brother hated DBpro but he loves this game so when he finds out your making it in DBpro he might change his mind!

We loved this game so much that we played the demo multiplayer! Does anyone know were I can get the full version?
Keep up the good work, you have certainly got some great work on at the moment!


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This looks really good!
I remembered there was another populous remake on the forums a while ago. The AI in that remake was awesome.

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Here two videos showing my last work:

Level Editor

Building Huts & Tower

It's not definitive ...

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looks great so far mate.

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i really loved populus, good luck with this project.

please tell me:
1) you're gonna include multiplayer
2) you're gonna make the world SPHERICAL dammit >.< that was a key point of populus. if you need help with spherical worlds, it's something i've dabbled in and would be willing to help with.
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This looks awesome. Populous the beginning was pretty much my favourite game, i would rather play it over oblivion, and your one is looking even better than the original. Good luck with finishing it.
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Thx for all of your comments !

El Goorf > Ho yes, if you can help me to make a spherical matrix ...
That sure spherical matrix is better than classic matrix.


If you want help me, there is my mail ...



About my work:
Now, you can build all building.
I'm working on units (select, clicking, move ...)

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Lookin good..

I'd like to help if you need any

oh and have you seen this populous project yet? (i know they're making it in vb now but the original attemp was for dbp, which i failed at because i was quite bad a programming back then.. and they deleted the good looking screenshots )

ps. what's your mm name?


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Posted: 23rd Dec 2006 21:21 Edited at: 24th Dec 2006 02:19
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lol

Ho yes of course, i know you !
You remake the game too (but not a real remake, you add some originality)
I've seen your video (about building construction)


Matchmaker > Thunder (but i don't play a not, because i don't like the multiplayer game type >> make hut fastly, and use the chaman a lot with lighting fight ...
So i prefere to play solo, by making my own map ...


Edit: here the new video:
Video 2 (Unit & Building)

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Well, i no longer am a part of the people that are actually trying to make the game, simply because they refused to use dbp for it, and are now making a game in visual basic..

Video is looking good.. try adding some shadow.. would make it look even better

and why are you making an exact remake of populous? .. you might as well play pop3 then ..


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Awesome work , looking forward to more

I've got a new account because all my order's go to my new e-mail.
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Ho, okay ...

Thx for you comments.

Here my last work on this video, showing the orientation of the camera, with unit animation.

Video Orientation

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Quote: "El Goorf > Ho yes, if you can help me to make a spherical matrix ...
That sure spherical matrix is better than classic matrix."


ah you see.. the matrix is a problem... you need to learn about mesh terrains and how to handle them via memblocks
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I allready have.

Here you can see my new work:

Select Units Video

See by your own ...

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Ops, i'm fast ...

Another video:

Army Video

Showing a big army (199 Braves)

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Would you mind posting a screen-cap to go along with the video?

common people are walking in line.

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i loved populous the beginning and ive thought before of making a remake.. how are you going to do the 'round world' thing in dbp? I thought about it and i decided it would involve too much maths for me. plus i had no idea how to do get a matrix into the shape of a sphere
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Okay, here two screens (about the video)

Army 1

Army 2

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Nice what do you use for the terrain?

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Matrix



New video showing how to produce units:

Produce Units Video

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Very nice indeed! I always loved populous...

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Thanks

Here a new video, showing a little cycle Day/Night, a some updates ...

Video Cycle Day/Night

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Please, please, please post these on you tube or something similar so I don't have to download and un-compress - [NOTE: I'm lazy]

Lol, anyway - what you've done so far looks really good.

Please don't drop off the planet like everyone else who has tried a P:TB remake

Can't wait until it's playable.

Oh, BTW - are you going to be updating/modifying any of the models as they so their age.

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Some add are planned, but not yet done
1st, i must use all old P:TB medias ...

here 2 screens:


Screen 1

Screen 2

I changed the landscape. I think it look better than the old landscape. Its a degraded texture (changing with the height)
And under the buildings, there is a little shadow ... (a very very little ^^, not volumetric... not yet :p)

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Hi hi

More news

Screen 3

Screen 4

I changed a lot of things ...

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And now, a new video, with big changes:

Video 3

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good stuff.....was nice to just show up on the board today, and read through this whole thread, seeings results right away

looking forward to more progress
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Thx

Another new, a minimap:

Screen 1

Screen 2

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Err... why can you build a stone head in one of those screenies? Debug purposes?


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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... the game is currently in devlopement
So ... (i let you imagine my next words ...)

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And now, a big change, you can to convert Brave, and reconvert converted Brave (like Warrior to FireWarrior ...)

Convert - ReConvert

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Ahhh !

I finished the fight !

Fight

Now, i will make a good IA, and ... post the 1st demo.

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I give you two links

The web site:
http://b3dgs.free.fr/pta

The forum: (link on my website)
http://populousaftermath.hdgamer.net/

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? Am I alone on this post ?
Not important

But if you won't have news, say it

Okay, here a big new, the fight, but extented for 50 Braves and more.


Fight 1/3

Fight 2/3

Fight 3/3

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Iam still here Iam really looking forward to playing demo because, I love populous and your game looks really nice


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Another new; Brave can built !
If you have'n brave, you can't built ! :=)
More they are, faster it is:

http://b3dgs.free.fr/pta/temp/pta_video_brave_built.rar

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Ops sorry, instant post, but i've just finished the snow !

http://b3dgs.free.fr/pta/temp/snow1.png

http://b3dgs.free.fr/pta/temp/snow2.png

Showing global progress ...

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Can you please post the videos on youtube or gametrailers so we don't have to download/unzip them.

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Ho , okay lol
Not a probleme ...
Now i won't use RAR, only AVI

But its allready on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2punakeRoc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14U0T9x3qlY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGfXswMApU


New:
Full weather:

Normal Weather

Raining Weather

Snowing Weather

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