Something like this. Please do not mind the marine in upper picture. He got some reduced saturation as well, but I am too lazy to redo it. Just focus on the smg

You can complement the contrast with less saturation to get the colors back to normal.

The smg's shadows lack contrast compared to the marine. Gimp like photoshop, should have brightness/contrast parametres. I would experiment with those for the smg layer. The pipe of the gun should for example be much darker, especially for the non-firing frames. The assult rifle's shadows are black ...

In shapes fusion there are several animation types to choose from for each sequence. Scenery objects are typically set to "display a random frame". Change this to "animation with 8 views" and you will get a scenery object you can walk around, just like a monster. However, if you ...

If you are interested, I have some ideas on how to compliment your effect with sounds. However, this discussion is best to have after you have completed your examination since it builds on the same techniques.

I added a platform beside the door, which never deactivates. It will activate adjacent platforms during activation and deactivation. The door and this new platform was tagged 1 (just like your lights). What happens when the tag switch is deactivated, is that the new platform will deactivate and trig...

http://webwonks.org/Marathon/Anvil/Levin/index.html
This guide may be helpful when deciphering the physics model.

From experience I know that a purple fighter takes about 3-4 pistol shots on normal, and 6 shots on Total Carnage. That may give you an idea of the scaling. At least 50% more health.

A liquid has a min and max height, and a control light which decides at what height the liquid is at between those min and max height values. Example given: Min height 1 wu, max height 3 wu. The light will decide where the liquid is between 1-3 WU. The light control the height with its primary and s...

I have. It got me a job and with the money I bought a kick ass computer. Now I can play all the games I have not been able to play before. Been through SC2 and Skyrim. Lately I play Path of Exile. Johannes introduced me to it. I enjoy that game a lot. If you have not tried it, you should! ;-) It is ...

What collection are you pasting bitmaps into?
Are you replacing existing bitmaps, or creating new bitmaps?
Do you create new frames, or do you change the associated bitmaps of existing frames?

Yes this is in the right direction. It looks better, but it does not look complete. More work to do ;-)

Here go my thoughts:

It is not exactly the same. You can still experience artifacts between two rounded corners if the difference is high enough. The smooth tool should get rid of it, but it is not guaranteed that the result will be exactly as you had imagined it. I prefer to calculate the slope and then apply it with t...

I have found a way to get rid of the bump map artifacts without lowering the contrast. Basically I introduce more lines between steep areas. 1-3 lines depending on difference. This will create a slight slope instead of a 90 degree turn.

I have changed my mind. I will still work with 512x512. 1024x1024 takes too much time...and as far as I am concerned, this is good enough.

If you can ignore the extra time it takes to switch between draw mode and visual mode, the new combo of tools are much better than forge. The tools in weland are identical to forge's. Identical or better. Some tools have been improved upon. There are no polygons limits . Forge is limited to 1024. Vi...

What does SO stand for?

Graphical design, atmosphere, pfhor, and physics/weapons is what makes me love the marathon series. I like the story, it is good, however I think they missed out a lot on pfhor history/religion. It would have been interesting to learn more about the "enemy"

I am very impressed by your run. The grenade jumping was awesome in the truest sense of the word. How long did you train to accomplish 0:34:55?

http://simplici7y.com/items/statistics-lua

Use this, and let me know what you get on a level.

John Sumner is a real vidmaster. Much respect to the man. Let me say for the record Jorge that I agree with everything you say. I have never, ever stated that I thought a "fists only" film was an entertaining film to watch. In general, it won't be. As I have said before, each person has to...

This is pretty cool, but you are not there yet. You need to work more on the shoulders and the cap. Your shoulder part is way too flat. I think your best shot is to build them up with surfaces (instead of solids).

The R&D log about slowing down the invasion on pfhor prime, coupled with Lysanders defensiveness about Salingers private sector, should ring an alarm bell. I interpreted Lysanders message about the situation being under control, as an attempt to get Durandal to teleport you off Salinger, before ...

I do not agree with Crater Creator. Let me explain why. WeirdoYYY only ask for sub sections in the editor section. He does not ask for all sections to get sub sections. The editors do not share ground. They are specific in their application. If one has a question related to Weland, one will not like...

Im back in business.

Next up:
Update the Jjarro Set with Bump maps like the water and lava set.
Textures that I rework will be redone in 1024x1024.

Below is a preview of a new version of texture 26 (It is not finished yet). You can see more "dirt" on this version compared to the old one.