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Unity testing

2013-05-01T12:19:00.000+03:00

While waiting Camelot Unchained kickstarter to happen I decide to test DAoC terrain in Unity.
Albion@Cotswold area

Terrain heightmap was quite simple to import, but everything else is not simple as Unity does not provide import/export features like CryEngine does with XML import/export.
So, I decide to check C# scripting support and try directly load content from DAoC terrain assets, but hitting my head to the wall because Unity (mono) have limited DLL:s in place and I can't uncompress files directly.
Though there is way to add extra DLL:s, but this goes bit too extreme already to just for testing :) Also noticed that Unity is that it's able to use asynchronous terrain zone loading like DAoC Gamebryo engine, but sadly this is limited to Pro license only.

Small update and NifSkope

2012-09-16T13:49:00.000+03:00

Just a small update, I'm currently working with NifSkope to get Collada (dae) export working. This should help importing static 3D models.
Also with new Java terrain code can build whole main land zones again (including old frontiers), though I have resize project on-going in code side to get terrain and 3D model scaling much closer to DAoC sizes.

DAoC CryEngine Conversion: enhanced Midgard keep

2012-05-12T15:36:00.000+03:00

Added torches to old Midgard keep and now using same "Time of Day" settings as created for Cotswold

Java library for MPAK file loading

2012-05-12T12:33:00.001+03:00

Just uploaded simple java code which loads Dark Age of Camelot mpak files http://code.google.com/p/daoc-mpk-loader/

DAoC CryEngine Conversion: enhanced Cotswold

2012-05-10T23:39:00.000+03:00

Here is few screen shots from enhanced Cotswold .. bump mapping, more detailed light system and some texture alpha change to lanterns and windows.
It's not perfect yet, but looks quite nice :)

DAoC CryEngine Conversion: Cotswold

2012-05-08T19:56:00.001+03:00

Quick editing CryEngine "Time of Day" settings and added fire particle setups ...

DAoC CryEngine Conversion: Retexturing keep

2012-05-02T21:03:00.000+03:00

Higher resolution replacement texutres with basic bump mapping

CryEngine3 in Camelot city video

2012-04-16T02:09:00.001+03:00

There is still some broken textures and some missing parts.

CryEngine3 in Camelot city

2012-04-15T02:07:00.001+03:00

Here some first images from Camelot city ... it's hard to get it correctly done as it's built from 40 pieces.
Currently only 2 pieces in place, but I hope it's fully built tomorrow :)

CryEngine Thidranki video

2012-04-13T21:28:00.001+03:00

And quick video from CryEngine3 ...

Conversion moved to CryEngine SDK

2012-04-13T12:55:00.002+03:00

Created small java library for quick reading DAoC MPAK files and running conversion "on-fly", so no more extracting everything first and then build conversion.
This makes things easier to extend, though current test conversion can only convert one zone .. so I need extend this to handle whole maps like before. Oh and I did finally find speed-tree mapping file which Mythic uses, so now I know which are correct trees I should map with :)

Anyway, here is some Thidranki samples from latest CryEngine SDK with some old and new tree assets (can't use Crysis assets in CryEngine SDK as it's not allowed).

Crysis 2 and DAoC comparison

2011-07-31T01:06:00.002+03:00

Crysis 2 and DAoC Midgard screenshots

2011-07-23T10:33:00.004+03:00

DAoC and Crysis2 Albion Frontier video

2011-07-17T21:26:00.000+03:00

DAoC and Crysis2 Hibernia Frontier video

2011-07-15T21:57:00.004+03:00

Fixed import a bit to get better grass layer.

Crysis 2 and DAoC Migrard terrain video

2011-07-11T00:18:00.000+03:00

Crysis 2 and DAoC terrain video

2011-07-02T20:10:00.001+03:00

Crysis 2 and DAoC terrain is here!

2011-07-02T14:35:00.003+03:00

Editor seems to work, though some issues with screenshot functionality and detail texture sizes.

New things with Crysis 2, now supporting more detailed base texture map .. so I'm pushing whole zone (4096x4096) texture as base texture (before was 512x512 for "zone").
And this is just initial import, no other enhancements done yet .. I'm just playing/learning around with basic tools.

Also Crysis 2 is very limited with objects (trees mostly), so those are from Crysis 1 and looking bit outdated.

Anyway, here is few screenshots ...

Be Free... Be Creative... Be the Developer

2011-04-23T10:28:00.004+03:00

"... Editor for Crysis 2 early in summer"

I have been waiting for this news for awhile :)

Also there will be free SDK for real development, but let's see if I have interest to start creating something to top of SDK.

Anyway, check http://www.crymod.com/ for full details.

Crysis 2 and Dark Age of Camelot terrain conversion

2011-03-25T15:51:00.004+02:00

Seems that CryTek don't give (at least now) sandbox editor to Crysis2, so this project is on hold.
Though there is already tools to extract data from Crysis 2 and there is leaked Crysis 2 available with editor, but I not going to use those for this kind development.
So, I still might create few videos with Crysis 1 and even enhance conversion code a bit, but let's see ...

Why Warhammer Failed

2010-10-14T00:03:00.001+03:00

Really interesting stuff to read.

Cathal Valley

2010-06-19T10:13:00.004+03:00

Finally Crysis working again ...

First round of images. Just plain import, no enhancements done.

Screen shots from Hibernia Shrouded Isles

2010-05-30T22:45:00.003+03:00

Examples from Hibernia Shrouded Isles, also contains pre-fixes for next version for Conversion tool.
This is direct output from conversion, nothing extra added.

DAoC terrain to Crysis converter

2010-05-30T17:22:00.003+03:00

First version of DAOC to Crysis conversion tool for Windows now released.
http://code.google.com/p/daoctocrysis/downloads/list
Note, this is only usable when you have DAoC installed and Crysis Sandbox.
Also requires tree models to Crysis from Exodus Pine Tree Pack and European Nature Set.

Free-to-use CryEngine plans emerge

2010-04-13T08:31:00.003+03:00

Long time no see.
Interesting news as this is for new CryEngine. I was waiting to get SDK to new Crysis, but this is even better. Let's hope this happens.