Current Stats On TROTB2... - by GORT
GORT on 9/3/2012 at 14:37
OK, I'm working on the 9th mission titled "The Forgotten Kingdom". It will continue on Saria's scenario. Since Saria was unable to find Garrett in neither of the cities and couldn't get in Smelter Tomb, she goes back and tells High Priest Richter about her efforts. Richter was reminded of the story about an old kingdom through a mountain pass north from Smelter Volcano. It's been decades since anyone has even talked about it that nobody knows if it ever existed. But the important part of the story is that it had a interesting link with Smelter Tomb. After he was done with the story, there was a faint rumbling and a boom sound coming from the north mountain range. They quickly run outside look around. There was a strange glow in the mountains. Both Richter and Saria decided that she should check it out, hoping to find Garrett.
So far, there's a lot of map building to do here. The first part is going to be kind of like a abandoned city. I want the feel of this part of the mission to be similar to the OM "The Haunted Cathedral" in Thief 1, but in this mission the buildings will have a bit more detail and the player will be able to get on a few rooftops as well. At the moment, it looks promising. But the main focus will be in the huge castle. I'm really hoping that I can pull this off without too many problems.:erm:
clearing on 28/3/2012 at 13:45
Wow! Beautiful screenshots! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
ticky on 29/3/2012 at 04:16
Wow! The only problem is I can't say anything new! These screens look really promising, and the textures are really nice! :)
GORT on 29/3/2012 at 10:24
Just to let everyone know about the those custom banners, those are new models. I made them with 3 joints so that they can slightly move as though there was a light wind in the room (not like the original banner in the object hierarchy that uses multiple models).
If anyone needs a banner that does this, let me know. :thumb:
GORT on 30/4/2012 at 01:54
Things are moving a bit slow, but I am still making progress. Right now, I'm working on the third floor of the castle. This will be where the king's, queen's and most loyal knight's bedrooms are at. The library has become a great two-story success. The total architecture of the mission is about 2/3 done. The next mission will have Saria finding Garrett while they discover Sir Edward's dark plans of an archaeology discovery (Remember a Mechanist's note in the mission "Contradiction"?).
On top of all this, I've finally figured out how to end this FM set. So I am now trying to cap this all off with the maximum of 12 missions. However, I may need to make a part 3 sometime in the future to complete the whole big story. We'll have to see what happens with this one when it actually gets to it's final state. :p
GORT on 7/5/2012 at 20:30
I'm almost done with the architecture (well over 3/4 done). Now I'm getting the AIs, puzzles, and objectives in the mission. Also, I'm trying to create those classic type briefing movies with either one of the characters narrating, depending on the mission. And I'm creating the music for this whole FM set with the Yamaha SXG-50 MIDI driver. I still got a lot on my plate here, but at least I'm still progressing, staying at a mission cap of 12. I just hope that I can get this ready some time this year... :erm:
Albert on 8/5/2012 at 15:38
Now you just need a winter-themed map and it's all set.
Somehow, I can't wait for this FM. It doesn't seem to be my style, and yet it is like a combo pack of different themes and environments. Just the thing for a Taffer to ghost around. :D :thumb:
Great work, GORT.
GORT on 30/5/2012 at 09:32
Well, the ninth mission is almost done. I just need to put in objectives, check the AIs' paths, and make sure the conversations are working correctly. After this mission I'll have 3 more to go. I'm trying my hardest not to go over a total of 12 missions (so far, so good on that part).:cheeky:
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AlbertNow you just need a winter-themed map and it's all set.
It's funny that you said that. The next mission does have snow in it. It takes place on the high region of the northern mountain range pass the forgotten kingdom. This is where Saria and Garrett re-unite and discover the just what Edward's plan.
GORT on 19/6/2012 at 01:56
Well, things are kind of slowing down a bit. Right now, I'm trying to get whole morning view work correctly. My first plan was to use distant art for background mountain ranges, but it didn't go so well. So, I've decided to create a greatly scaled half-sphere (about 200x200x80) with custom made tga files (9 of them so far), and throw it in the middle of the open terrain. Here's what I've got so far...
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http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/xGORTx/m10Sky1.jpgInline Image:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a110/xGORTx/m10Sky2.jpgNow this was only a test. I may do some more editing on those tga files. There is a hell of a lot for me to create in this mission. All and all, I think I'm getting on the right track for this mission. :)
