OWA Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Welcome to this weeks blog, I have some special treats for you this week, so I had to make this a little later than usual. Sorry European people <h3>Cel Shading</h3> So as a little bit of fun, I decided to have a go at cel shaded renders, with awesome amounts of success! I shaded up the Fort Bradley map and stuck a load of cool units on it. I also shaded up some random things like base defences and a select few units. AR won't look like this ingame, but it's a nice little bit of fun to have with the units, seeing as RA2 is like a cartoon. Hey, that's given me an idea. I could make a comic strip out of it <h3>Armour.ini changes</h3> danpaul88 has been re-hashing armour.ini to mainly get rid of the Renegade values, but also to help with the new naming conventions and veterany scripts. Take a look at the shiny new changes below! <h4>Special warheads</h4>None Earth Death Blamokiller (do we need this?) Harmless RepairVehicle RepairInfantry RepairBuilding Nuke <h4>Primary Warheads</h4> Shell Used By: Rhino / Grizzly / Apoc Strong Vs: None Normal Vs: Buildings / Vehicles / Infantry / Air Units Weak Vs: None LightRocket Used By: GGI / IFV (normal) / IFV (GGI) Strong Vs: Air Units / Infantry Normal Vs: Vehicles Weak Vs: Buildings HeavyRocket Used By: V3 Strong Vs: Buildings / Vehicles / Infantry / Air Units Normal Vs: None Weak Vs: None Flak Used By: Flak Trooper / Flak Cannon Strong Vs: Air Units / Infantry Normal Vs: Vehicles Weak Vs: Buildings Bullet Used By: GI / Conscript / SEAL / IFV (GI) Strong Vs: Infantry Normal Vs: Air Units Weak Vs: Buildings / Vehicles IncendiaryBullet Used By: Rocketeer / Pillbox Strong Vs: Infantry Normal Vs: Air Units / Vehicles / Buildings Weak Vs: None Heatwave Used By: Mirage Tank Strong Vs: Infantry Normal Vs: Air Units / Vehicles / Buildings Weak Vs: None TeslaBolt Used By: Tesla Coil / Tesla Trooper Strong Vs: Infantry / Vehicles Normal Vs: Air Units / Buildings Weak Vs: None PrismBeam Used By: Prism Tower / Prism Tank Strong Vs: Infantry / Vehicles Normal Vs: Air Units / Buildings Weak Vs: None More changes to come and these are by no means final. <h3>Dune Patrol</h3> dtrngd has been working on Dune Patrol along with TheBeerinator. The new sand and cliff textures are really making this map stand out from the rest, graphically, right now. Here are a few screenshots showing the work that has been done. <h3>New Testers</h3> If you don't know, we have been hiring and firing testers. Chronojam has posted up the additions and removals in this thread. Congratulations to the new testers (*cracks whip*) and commiserations to those who didn't make it. Here are a few screenshots of four of the new testers breaking their Apocalypse Rising virginity. (Pics courtesy of Deadpikle) The Apocalypse strikes back!Aren't the tree's lovel- WAIT WHAT!? Missile launch confimed! Rhino vs Mirage! <h3>Team Messages</h3> I've had a really lazy week so far, since I have this week and next week off. Mammutpanzer will be visiting me tommorrow as he is in the country and mobile via the train. cfehunter has Kane's Wrath. He got no RA3 beta key with it though. Nor a disc or a case.... Lord_Kane and I will be doing a podcast soon. Watch out for it. Chevy unwrapped the ore extractor. Ryo Hazuki a.K.a Chris, broke his arm. Get well soon man! <h3>OWA's Community Support Mr Rogers</h3> [FW]Wolf informed me to say that Battle For Dune has just released it's 17th update. This mod is looking like it may be the last Renegade total conversion to rise from the ashes before the community really strains for talent. Good luck to those chaps! Visit their site at http://www.battlefordune.co.uk ! srowell3 also messaged me today to say that his APB RAlism mod, Red vs Blue, is doing really well with a whole bunch of new skin replacements and other little extras! Check out the mini mod at http://www.cnclegends.co.uk ! Screenshots can be found here! Both .co.uk links so go british modders! Up the blighty! <h3>Project of the Week</h3> This weeks project of the week is the RAlism pack compiled by srowell3 <h4>This pack Includes</h4> Command Icons Classic Recolours New Sounds New Launcher Audio Command Fix <h4>To Install</h4> Every improvement is in a seperate folder. The location in brackets is where the new files should be put. If it asks you to replace a file you may wish to back up the file before you write over the top of it. <h4>To Uninstall</h4> Every improvement is in a seperate folder. The location in brackets is where the files should be. To remove changes from the game simply delete the files. <h4>Credits</h4> Kicken and V0LK0V made the service depots and vehicle recolours. Some may have been subtley changed by me. But please remember that they recoloured them in the first place and I am not trying to rip off their work as my own. The emoticons when using a command were around the forums a while ago. (originally from C&C Renegade) The new launcher I did modify myself (new background buttons and sounds). The sounds I found and put into the game. The menu music was a preview from the 'Tiberian Dawn' mod. Sorry guys if any of you play apb... Here are some screenshots. You can get it here. <h3>As Apoc always says...</h3> Every day is community day ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bluesummers Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Awesome blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Kane Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I 2nd Blue's statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cnc_Pwnr Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 I miss Mister Rogers =( blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Allie29 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 You can't use Mr. Rogers! I sue you for copyright infringement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest player1 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Woot Great Blog!!! Wish I would have know where to apply for testers I would love to help test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonekill9 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 The Cel Shaded stuff = Fucking win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CmdrCamp Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Great blog. Greater textures. I cant wait to play that map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallywood Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 great blog again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Xiphias6 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Rhino is tiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major552 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Great blog yet again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Srowell3 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 WOW. THanks OWA. Btw the shaded stuff looks awesome. Id like to say way more of that. This blog was epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danpaul88 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Wait, why did nobody invite me to the 'owning-the-new-testers' test game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deadpikle Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Mr. Roger's Neighborhood was the best show back in the day... Cell shaded stuff is awesome I like the tesla tanks and prism tanks especially. Why did a mirage beat my rhino? I got snuck up on, had my hud off, and didn't see that I was being hurt :< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MuadDib15 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Nice blog. I like the cel shaded stuff too. @OWA: I'm sorry for going off on you guys on IRC on sunday. I was frusturated, and no one seemed to be tryig to help. I have some 1970s late 1960s (American) muscle cars that I'm working on in Gmax, and since RA2 takes place in 1971 - 1972, I thought I could donate them to you when I'm done with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Srowell3 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Is it actually possible to make it look like this ingame? that would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest m5mat Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) Theres going to be a DUNE mod? My deepest wishes have been answered Edited March 27, 2008 by m5mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tesla066 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Those cell-shaded pictures look epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamWolf Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Dune Patrol is just so epic!! Love the cel shaders lol! Well done to you new testers! Ty for the shout again mate ^_^ Another awsome blog, keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest =NX=VinGummi2 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 AR won't look like this ingame, nice blog as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sparda Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Another awesome blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kakashi Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 It's a shame that Ren does not like cel-shading, no? Looking how the Rhino looks compared to the Mirage I find that I actually like him being a little smaller. It's the "loltoytankwithincrediblefirepower" effect I guess, but really think it fits. But it would require making the Grizzly even smaller so it scales,I wonder if that might get a tad too small then (lol thinking of ranger scaled tanks now ). Maybe finding something nice in the middle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killertomato Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 WARNING! WARNING! EPIC WIN DETECTED! (<3 rhino) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Docgrit74 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 That desert map is looking really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quikstrike7521 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 this mod keeps looking better and better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tibby Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Deadpikle, if you forgot my Mirage had Veterancy. You can just barely see the yellow stripe on the apoc picture on my tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killboy06 Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Epic blog, I had pics... but pikle's are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBeerinator Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 cfehunter has Kane's Wrath. He got no RA3 beta key with it though. Nor a disc or a case.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest player1 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Could someone tell me where the application for testers was so if this comes up again I can apply =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest r34ch Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Awww, cell shaded graphics are cool.... Perhaps you could hide those cell shaded screen shots as posters or something on some AR maps....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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