jtr7 on 11/12/2008 at 19:06
Send him/her a Private Message!:angel:
lost_soul on 12/12/2008 at 06:12
I personally have always felt that Quake 1 has a very similar look to Thief. Perhaps it's because both of them use 8-bit textures. They also both have a midevil look to them. I think Quake would have been a good place to create a Thief-inspired stealth game that looks close to the original.
jtr7 on 12/12/2008 at 06:13
That's a common comparison, actually.:)
Volca on 12/12/2008 at 08:50
Quote Posted by lost_soul
I personally have always felt that Quake 1 has a very similar look to Thief. Perhaps it's because both of them use 8-bit textures. They also both have a midevil look to them. I think Quake would have been a good place to create a Thief-inspired stealth game that looks close to the original.
Also both implemented a software renderer with surface cache (Well Dark did it probably because Quake did it, as Sean Barrett mentions on his page). Both are quite similar, I'd say, with two exceptions - Q1 uses PVS, Dark does not, and Q1 starts with empty space, whereas Dark starts with endless space full of material (this has got to have some name). Both use CSG to create levels, even though differently. A lot of similarities.
jtr7 on 12/12/2008 at 09:09
Quote Posted by Volca
...Dark starts with endless space full of material (this has got to have some name).
"Dark Matter".
Volca on 12/12/2008 at 11:18
Ah, thanks. Good to know :)
SiO2 on 14/12/2008 at 20:46
Quote Posted by Volca
Ah, thanks. Good to know :)
I'm sure Dark Matter was a joke. Quite a good one, actually. :laff:
The discussion regarding the openthief sourceforge project is moot, in my opinion. In the 18 months that it has been registered there has been nothing added to it. I myself would have been interested in being added as an admin but, since there is nothing but a SF project name, I decided against it; I'd be starting a project from "scratch".
I've been away from Thief for a few months so I'll be getting the latest OPDE and TDM and seeing where they stand...
Volca on 15/12/2008 at 11:15
I since then remembered - it's called Additive/Subtractive CSG. Anyway, "Dark Matter" sounded reasonable enough for me to believe it. :)
Welcome back then. If you'll be experimenting with OPDE, let me know if you have problems.
Haplo on 15/12/2008 at 12:07
Quote Posted by SiO2
I've been away from Thief for a few months so I'll be getting the latest OPDE and TDM and seeing where they stand...
If you want I can send you a OPDE installer.
SiO2 on 15/12/2008 at 18:26
Quote Posted by Haplo
If you want I can send you a OPDE installer.
Sure. That would be useful.
BTW For anyone who's interested, here's my website address:
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http://sio2.g0dsoft.com) http://sio2.g0dsoft.com
