So I have still been working away on a number of other changes and fixes primarily with vehicles. I've also done some proof of concept ideas for some new things that I hope to add, more on that another time.
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Having now toyed around with emergency lights for awhile... While the syncing of them helps with color bleeding and stuff, it comes off very visually boring when there is a large mix of them. So I will have them be on their own independent cycles instead.
More news with indicators that's way way overdue! The QOL update they've needed forever, along with all my other upcoming changes (release is TBD) indicators will finally turn off after you complete a turn. Not perfect but they will not toggle off if you turn the opposite way and allows small corrective turns so I consider that a win.
I have been fixing up some of the behind the scenes stuff with vehicles but more over, I have now made it so vehicle indicators can be altered (by us) to have different cycle lengths. This means yours and all other cars will no longer always blink their indicators at the same time every single time.
New question for anyone willing to give feedback, while I make no guarantees about it... Are there any vehicles that you look at and feel it has lots of issues graphically? Like the current VW Beetle's wheels have a very "blocky" and weird shading to them as an easy example of the kind of problem I mean.
As a sort of informal poll, which do you prefer... when handbraking, cars that slide a lot, a decent amount, or only a little?
We seem to have a bit of a discrepancy in the scripts for some reason so each car is a bit unknown until being driven.
No I have not gone missing again. First off I want to give a big shoutout to @Ezza for finding ways to recompile cars. So with that in mind I have a large focus on cars in general. With my test server up and running again expect a number of changes regarding them coming up soon. I will be asking for some feedback in a little bit.
Fun fact. While not super obvious yet, the first signs of late summer are appearing in Paralake currently. In about one RL week we will start to see signs of autumn, Paralake gets very scenic that time of year. As for now, see if you can spot the signs of late summer, it's a small change but I had to include it anyways.
A little over 24 hours later of V6, how are we all feeling? There have been some hiccups of course, but are we enjoying it? With all the testing we had to do while creating it, it made going to V5 feel like such a step backward to me. I really enjoy what V6 is and the potential things it opens up for us to do, like other iterations of Paralake.
Today's the big day! V6 feels like how I always imagined V1 to be, though looking at V1 these days it's remarkable just how different they are. Yet @peeps and @Lelios1 have done an amazing job of making the map feel similar to how it has been but totally new. There is so much to explore and see, so take your time and don't rush, it is one incredible experience.
So... Who's excited for V6? Crazy to think that over a decade ago is when we originally designed and switched to Paralake. V6 goes way further than anything we knew possible at that time, partially updated limits but mainly the talent of everyone involved now allows for such an amazing map to be made.
Hi Stephen, Rogue told me to ask you if we can have faster traffic lights,
Much love,
Ryou TAN.
I have a bit of a workflow now that generally gives adequate results. I'm keeping the same texture resolution as the current ones so that they keep sort of a consistent quality so there's not a "must have" look. But I will admit some turn out better than others. I can't guarantee all heads will get a new one and others may get more than one.
I do what I can.
Some more work has been done on the female shown based on some feedback I received. She now has less pronounced highlights, eyebrows adjusted some, and "makeup" reduced. All in all to produce a more natural look. Like I said, I am still learning how to do this, but I am pleased with the results personally. I now need to find a workflow to do them a bit faster with still good quality results.Attachments
Overall the idea is to get some more faces out there to make people more diverse in their appearance. Obviously we can't possibly make everyone unique as everyone is free to pick every aspect of their look. However, if we can work toward more possibilities I personally think that helps make everything more enjoyable when doing so.
Because so many people were curious and wanted to see, I will reveal one thing I am happy with. They may still get some refinement yet and they will just be more options to pick. I will look into improving other parts to match too but for now... Here's the current and my new ones picsAttachments
So unfortunately I haven't created as much as I would've liked to in the last couple weeks. However, I decided to experiment with making something I never felt I could even do in the past and I feel it went amazingly well. If enough people show interest I will post a test pic of it.
GNBN
Good news, a "simple" thing I tried to see if it would work for V6, did! It may not be super detailed or complex but for making V6 even more alive, it does nicely.
Bad news, I tried seeing if banking a turn on the highway would help taking it at higher speed, did not have any noticable improvement. If anything it made the turn more unstable.
No picture this time but I keep thinking of small things to make; which even if not something you immediately notice I think they will increase the incredible difference V6 brings with it. A simple example being proper guardrails for the highway. They may seem minor but as they're pieced together it means V6 may be such a different vibe that it will be Paralake in spirit, but at the same time... a whole new map.
Because so many models and textures will be made by us for V6 rather than so much reliance on HL2 and some others. There will be incredible changes that should add more of a new feeling to the map in lots of ways.
The attached image is for demonstration purposes as I haven't finalized the tree nor placements. Ignore any lighting issues you may notice as it was a quick test build.
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