Atlantis - Page 7

Bell · #**241** 06-03-2011, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Update: windows getting "darker" when the weather changes/it gets dark outside, and windows flashing when there are lightning strikes! Wohoo!

Nice touch, those details give it a nice feel to it. Unless of course you're afraid of thunder and lightning then a simple game might just stress you out.

Emera · #**242** 06-03-2011, 01:38 AM

I'm practically in love with the weather effects which I expressed to crow via a flood of love mail while enjoying a heavy downpour. Good work crow & co

Crow · #**243** 06-03-2011, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Update: windows getting "darker" when the weather changes/it gets dark outside, and windows flashing when there are lightning strikes! Wohoo!

Have a video!

Felix_Xenophobe · #**244** 06-03-2011, 11:41 AM

nice stuff

Tricxta · #**245** 06-03-2011, 11:47 AM

Epic!!, with this kind of quality I can't wait to see what the dungeons are like

Crono · #**246** 06-03-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Have a video!

if only i was younger and more motivated to LAT

i'd be all over dat ass :F

Bell · #**247** 06-03-2011, 07:01 PM

That makes me want to go stand in a thunderstorm and watch the skies.

Rufus · #**248** 06-03-2011, 08:16 PM

Best weather system I've seen on Graal. Now all you need to do is make quests that are only accessible when it rains, etc. Then it'll be pretty AND useful for content pacing.

DustyPorViva · #**249** 06-03-2011, 08:24 PM

Hmm, a few opinions.

1) The rain noise inside of the buildings(sorry, only have the video to go by) seems... wrong. Maybe if you halve the volume of it it'd sound more appropriate. Just seems opposite when you go outside and hear a much softer rain.

2) I take it the black clouds when it's sunny are cloud shadows? To me it looks more like a black fog. Every single wisp of it is attached, and doesn't give the impression of individual clouds.

DustyPorViva · #**250** 06-03-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Rufus

Best weather system I've seen on Graal. Now all you need to do is make quests that are only accessible when it rains, etc. Then it'll be pretty AND useful for content pacing.

Ya I was going to do something similar. Have puddles dry up on sunny days, exposing underground areas, or water expanding when it rains giving new pathways and such.

xAndrewx · #**251** 06-03-2011, 09:33 PM

nicee- how're you triggering the system? using serverr flags / timeout?

cbk1994 · #**252** 06-03-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Have a video!

wow

Crow · #**253** 06-03-2011, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by xAndrewx

nicee- how're you triggering the system? using serverr flags / timeout?

Yes. Pretty much the only thing I consider serverr.flags useful for.

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Originally Posted by cbk1994

wow

Glad it makes you say that!

@Dusty: Yea, something is still a bit wrong with the sounds. I'll figure that out later. Also, I agree with the clouds not being quite good yet. I got an idea for those, not sure if it'll look good though.

@Rufus: Quest stuff depending on weather sounds good. Guess we'll do something in that kind of way.

DustyPorViva · #**254** 06-03-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Also, I agree with the clouds not being quite good yet. I got an idea for those, not sure if it'll look good though.

Creating individual bodies in the shadow image would be a start, instead of everything being attached until you get to your other idea.

Crow · #**255** 06-03-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Creating individual bodies in the shadow image would be a start, instead of everything being attached until you get to your other idea.

That's what I want to do, but I'm not quite sure if it'll work out. Photoshop just tends to be good at creating tileable cloud images, even though they don't really look like clouds... I will be playing around with some settings a bit, see if I can get this mess separated. If that doesn't work out, Nitron will have to create something manually

I'm not good at that stuff.

fowlplay4 · #**256** 06-03-2011, 11:49 PM

There should be a random chance (maybe 0.005%) to get struck by lightning.

Crow · #**257** 06-03-2011, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fowlplay4

There should be a random chance (maybe 0.005%) to get struck by lightning.

Maybe

Unkownsoldier · #**258** 06-04-2011, 01:23 AM

The weather system seems quite nice

DustyPorViva · #**259** 06-04-2011, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Crow

That's what I want to do, but I'm not quite sure if it'll work out. Photoshop just tends to be good at creating tileable cloud images, even though they don't really look like clouds... I will be playing around with some settings a bit, see if I can get this mess separated. If that doesn't work out, Nitron will have to create something manually

I'm not good at that stuff.

Exactly. So take what you have now and edit it instead of trying to do a tileable image from scratch

Or post it here and I'll try to edit it.

Crow · #**260** 06-04-2011, 10:19 AM

I gave it a try. Hop on and tell me what you think. Although, to be honest, I liked it more before..

DustyPorViva · #**261** 06-04-2011, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Crow

I gave it a try. Hop on and tell me what you think. Although, to be honest, I liked it more before..

Hmm. Post the original(before you edited) here and I'll take a stab at it.

Crow · #**262** 06-04-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva

Hmm. Post the original(before you edited) here and I'll take a stab at it.

I didn't upload the edited version, I've created a new one. Editing the old one just showed me that it wasn't quite suitable for the job because it had mostly strange shapes

What bothers me is that the old overlay just added some atmosphere, and the one currently uploaded one does have seperate clouds, but looks somewhat strange because there's nothing inbetween. I'm okay with how it turned out, basically, but how it looks on the server doesn't make me particularly happy.

Rufus · #**263** 06-04-2011, 04:33 PM

Recorded just 4 u.

Crow · #**264** 06-04-2011, 05:06 PM

Thanks, I guess. That's the stuff you can only get by doing it manually from scratch though, so I'll need help from Nitron

krossi · #**265** 06-04-2011, 08:20 PM

:d yay atlantis is back! And its more zelda style than before!!!

Luda · #**266** 06-04-2011, 10:25 PM

The weather looks nice, btw you should change the display image on the F8 menu!

Crow · #**267** 06-04-2011, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Luda

The weather looks nice, btw you should change the display image on the F8 menu!

Yup. Still need to contact Stefan about it.

Lourne · #**268** 06-22-2011, 06:51 AM

Any updates in the last couple weeks? This has the potential to be an amazing classic-type server. Would love to hear how things are progressing if there is any news to share!

Crow · #**269** 06-22-2011, 12:57 PM

Working on the start screen, tutorial and first little "dungeon" right now. Should be ready soon

maximus_asinus · #**270** 06-29-2011, 05:06 PM

I logged on a few nights ago and I liked what I seen system wise but I was very disappointed with the reuse of older levels. The levels are seriously dated, and poor quality even in it's time. I expected to see something different, the systems were so nice

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Crow · #**271** 06-29-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by maximus_asinus

I logged on a few nights ago and I liked what I seen system wise but I was very disappointed with the reuse of older levels. The levels are seriously dated, and poor quality even in it's time. I expected to see something different, the systems were so nice

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Not sure if troll. Serious? Many players have said that they like the levels, and if I recall correctly, not a single old level has been used.

maximus_asinus · #**272** 06-29-2011, 09:22 PM

you aren't reusing levels? now I look like an ass because I still stand by my statement about the level quality.

xAndrewx · #**273** 06-29-2011, 10:27 PM

Crow · #**274** 06-30-2011, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by maximus_asinus

you aren't reusing levels? now I look like an ass because I still stand by my statement about the level quality.

Not yet, no. We plan to include some small areas consisting of only old levels, to remind the players of how Atlantis was like before. I really don't know why you don't like our current ones though

skillmaster19 · #**275** 07-22-2011, 05:24 AM

Is this server still being worked on? Haven't heard of many updates. It seems like every server makes hosted then it dies

ffcmike · #**276** 07-22-2011, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by skillmaster19

Is this server still being worked on? Haven't heard of many updates. It seems like every server makes hosted then it dies

Reaching the Hosted Tab isn't really a barometer of success, it is meant to be a way to advertise yourself to potential developers. It's possible that they may have gained one or 2 contributors as a result.

My intention with Classic is for it to go straight onto the PlayerWorlds tab provided progress can be kept up.

Crow · #**277** 12-10-2011, 01:59 PM

Yo!

I'm here to tell you guys that we have, in fact, not given up Atlantis. We decided to take a break from things a while ago, but we will be working on the project again soon. I can't give a precise date yet, but trust me when I'm saying that we're still alive

Emera · #**278** 12-10-2011, 02:31 PM

Good to hear. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with next.

NicoX · #**279** 12-11-2011, 05:52 AM

Nice. Would love to see it on Classic Tab again! Keep it up

Crono · #**280** 12-11-2011, 05:36 PM

if i was forced to idle on a server and keep the window open fullscreen in front of other people, it would be atlantis