june gloom on 15/6/2009 at 18:39
I've been following (
http://outofhell.net/) this particular mod for ages. It's been delayed over and over again, and was actually set to be released at the end of April before suddenly the developer mentioned something about an opportunity then spent a month and a half not saying what. Or much of anything.
Well today he finally put up a (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-f1Cho5pU) trailer as part of the media run-up to release. It looks absolutely smashing for a UT2K4 mod and I can't wait for this thing to finally come out. This along with Heart of Evil Napalm Edition and Dead Before Dawn means I have plenty of zombie mods to keep me amused this summer- provided they actually fucking come out.
van HellSing on 15/6/2009 at 18:56
Another one? :weird:
Sulphur on 15/6/2009 at 19:01
Excellent modelling, terrible animation. Honestly, that has to be the worst zombie lurch and shuffle I've ever seen. The models seem as if they're not quite connected to the ground.
Not that I think I could do better, it's been a decade since I even attempted to keyframe anything, but that herky-jerk dance of the undead sticks out like an Elvis Presley impersonator doing pelvic thrusts in the middle of a post apocalyptic landscape.
june gloom on 15/6/2009 at 19:51
Quote Posted by van HellSing
Another one? :weird:
What other zombie mods for UT2K4 are there? Aside from Failing Floor.
Tenkahubu on 15/6/2009 at 20:08
I can't believe how long this has been going on
Shadowcat on 15/6/2009 at 20:27
That looks fantastic!
And complaining about the animation? This is UT2004. You must have short memories if you really don't remember just how extremely recently it is that some FPS developers have made the effort to match animation with movement?
Unfortunate though it may be, the old slip-and-slide walking and running is the norm.
For a mod, this thing looks incredible.
Xenith on 15/6/2009 at 20:35
That mod did actually start ages ago and I remember I was so pissed off I couldn't get the beta of it to work back then. :(
Good to see it wasn't abandoned, I haven't followed it since back then.
van HellSing on 15/6/2009 at 21:16
Quote Posted by dethtoll
What other zombie mods for UT2K4 are there? Aside from Failing Floor.
I meant generally. Seems like half of all mods these days are zombie-centered. Maybe I'm biased though, since I find that zombies tend to be boring.
Chicken+Ribs_Combo on 15/6/2009 at 21:42
Quote Posted by Sulphur
Excellent modelling, terrible animation. Honestly, that has to be the worst zombie lurch and shuffle I've ever seen. The models seem as if they're not quite connected to the ground.
Not that I think I could do better, it's been a decade since I even attempted to keyframe anything, but that herky-jerk dance of the undead sticks out like an Elvis Presley impersonator doing pelvic thrusts in the middle of a post apocalyptic landscape.
You wanna know something? You definately won't get an argument from me on that matter! The sliding animation issue is something I'm not pleased with and I've tried over the years to constantly fix and tweak it but I just can't get it down right. The walk cycle itself is alright, but the way the engine handles the movement of the actors themselves makes it such a pain to get perfect! This is actually really prevalent in the stock game, especially with invasion mode monsters.
I hate that they give that gliding illusion but it was the best I could do. I actually had to pull myself away from it otherwise this thing would never get released! :D
Renzatic on 15/6/2009 at 21:46
Animations aside, I have to say that this is some of the best graphical work I've seen in UE2. If I wasn't told otherwise, I would've assumed this was done in Source.
Great job, Chicken+Ribs. :D
Edit: Did you render and export the shadow maps from Max or another high end editor? I don't remember any 2k4 based games having lighting quite that detailed.
