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D1E: Nov 25, 2001

Maldoror posted:

Sorry if I missed this if it was mentioned already, but, why was Sandi wearing a night gown?

She thought she was receiving the Academy Award for Best Actress.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:33

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 12:59

EminusSleepus: Sep 28, 2015

Derek Smart do you know who these guys are?

edit: I know the middle pedophile looking guy is Fartwin

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:47

Kakarot: Jul 20, 2013; by zen death robot; Buglord

Those are top members of the Swedih mafia

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:47

EminusSleepus: Sep 28, 2015

Kakarot posted:

Those are top members of the Swedih mafia

the right side looks like El Chapo

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:48

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:49

DogonCrook: Apr 24, 2016; I think my 20 years as hurricane chaser might be a little relevant ive been through more hurricanws than moat shiitty newscasters

The cards foretold these events. We just need to let the cards loving finish.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:49

Kakarot: Jul 20, 2013; by zen death robot; Buglord

D_Smart posted:

https://twitter.com/dsmart/status/785917323156787200

Thats as disappointing as Citcon

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:50

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

we're not talking about tetris :smug:

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:50

Sabreseven: Feb 27, 2016

They look like private investors to me, they seem quite 'business' like. Definitley important people for something, maybe they'll further the plot or maybe they are there helping Ortwindows95 pack his stuff up for the moving company.

Who knows man, who knows.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:52

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

TheAgent posted:

guess what "I AM A PC GAME" developer just requested SCORPIO dev kits lol

Paradox Interactive?

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:52

thatguy: Feb 5, 2003

WebDog posted:

Cryengine supports layers. Layers are basically sub parts of a level that are activated by the player walking into the trigger and the layer behind them fading off and the new one fading in. Think of moving into an indoors area. All of the outside base detail will switch off to conserve memory when you turn a corridor, but load back in should you run back.

The planet transition (did you see the shadow in the warp tunnel?) is pretty much fast scaling out one terrain, moving into the skybox with the planet model and fast scaling in the other terrain while shifting the time of day to simulate space heading into atmosphere. Keep in mind the TOD is what's used to simulate space, it's a generic star skybox with nothing like constellations that change as you get deeper.

As it was revealed earlier with their screengrab of their planet generation, it isn't an in-engine procedural thing like Elite but a series of tiles that are made in a third party program and are stitched together and fed in and out as the player travels along them. These planets are really small moons rather than something large and expansive.

The big problem they have is that level of detail in the demo isn't possible planet wide, you only have 64 square meters squared to run around in so active zones will look detailed but the rest will be generic heightmapped terrain.

Compounding that is the fact the game cannot support transitions across maps. Each sandbox level is a self contained thing so you have to have a whole series of maps "system 1, 2, 3' etc etc that the player has to load in and out of. Meaning a freeform exploration world isn't remotely possible.

In fact not even Elite can do this as the game either has you in a system "world map" before loading you into a local planet and when jumping between major systems.
As much as gaming has leapt ahead since 1988 you still have to work around constraints via smoke and mirrors.

Neat.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:54

Mirificus: Oct 29, 2004; Kings need not raise their voices to be heard

https://twitter.com/TarkaRoshe/status/785924336683061248

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:56

Sabreseven: Feb 27, 2016

Sabreseven posted:

They look like private investors to me, they seem quite 'business' like. Definitley important people for something, maybe they'll further the plot or maybe they are there helping Ortwindows95 pack his stuff up for the moving company.

Who knows man, who knows.

Actually no, I take this back.

They are there to make Ortwindows95 a clean passport, hence the laptop.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:58

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Breetai posted:

I see Ben is cosplaying as an old favourite internet jpg.

Ben doesn't know how to hold the gun, lol.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:59

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Somebody has been loving around with a lot of messages today...

# ? Oct 12, 2016 01:59

D1E: Nov 25, 2001

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Somebody has been loving around with a lot of messages today...

Who?

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:00

Paramemetic: Sep 29, 2003; Area 51. You heard of it, right?; Fallen Rib

D_Smart posted:

https://twitter.com/dsmart/status/785917323156787200

Paramemetic posted:

The Ace of Coins, the Hanged Man, Justice

The Ace of Coins represents news arriving, and from this news Derek is going to get hung up on something. The rope around Justice's neck is that from which he hangs.

I turned two more cards - the 10 of Batons on the Ace of Coins tells us that the news is that there is still a lot of work to be done, still many obstacles.

The World on Justice shows that he will be hung up by everything being as it is, or by the entire world.

DogonCrook posted:

The cards foretold these events. We just need to let the cards loving finish.

Justice represents Legal and is preventing Derek from posting the blog, so he is stuck, hung up, as it were. He has news (the Ace of Coins - also, this might come from an insider, an "Ace") but there are obstacles to him posting. Legal owns his entire world.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:01

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

AP posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8uq7IaCYjs

A lot of grimacing in this video. Like swallowing a really disgusting pill.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:02

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

D1E posted:

Who?

Somebody

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:03

Drunk Theory: Aug 20, 2016; Oven Wrangler

Jobbo_Fett posted:

Ben doesn't know how to hold the gun, lol.

Does know how, or physically can't?

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:05

thatguy: Feb 5, 2003

Drunk Theory posted:

Does know how, or physically can't?

Imagine Ben trying to kill himself but he cant point a gun at his head because it's impossible for his arms to bend like that.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:07

thatguy: Feb 5, 2003

thatguy posted:

Imagine Ben trying to kill himself but he cant point a gun at his head because it's impossible for his arms to bend like that.

Surely there's a dark comedy out there like this.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:08

thatguy: Feb 5, 2003

He tries to hang himself but all the ropes/chairs/beams keep breaking.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:09

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

Drunk Theory posted:

Does know how, or physically can't?

Going with both on this one.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:10

ManofManyAliases: Mar 21, 2016; ToastOfManySmarts

Can't post for 3 hours!

ZenMaster posted:

So I went through both videos side by side and they literally watched my video and hid all the stuff I pointed out:

We do shape this game more than Citizens.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:10

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

How could anyone look at what they're proposing and not think, there's no way they could possibly do this? The scope is beyond realistic- but the backers are just going, Wow, they're doing the impossible! It's really insane.

Also the ship designs are lame and derivative.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:14

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

thatguy posted:

Surely there's a dark comedy out there like this.

Yeah, its called Star Citizen

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:15

Conspiratiorist: Nov 12, 2015; 17th Separate Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade named after Konstantin Pestushko
Look to my coming on the first light of the ~~fifth~~ ~~sixth~~ some day

EminusSleepus posted:

Derek Smart do you know who these guys are?

edit: I know the middle pedophile looking guy is Fartwin

What's the stuff in the corners? Decoration or acoustic foam?

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:25

orcinus: Feb 25, 2016; Fun Shoe

D_Smart posted:

https://twitter.com/dsmart/status/785917323156787200

Bad legal. BAD.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:25

CrazyTolradi: Oct 2, 2011; It feels so good to be so bad.....at posting.

ManofManyAliases posted:

Nice mbeltdown

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:25

orcinus: Feb 25, 2016; Fun Shoe

WebDog posted:

Cryengine supports layers. Layers are basically sub parts of a level that are activated by the player walking into the trigger and the layer behind them fading off and the new one fading in. Think of moving into an indoors area. All of the outside base detail will switch off to conserve memory when you turn a corridor, but load back in should you run back.

The planet transition (did you see the shadow in the warp tunnel?) is pretty much fast scaling out one terrain, moving into the skybox with the planet model and fast scaling in the other terrain while shifting the time of day to simulate space heading into atmosphere. Keep in mind the TOD is what's used to simulate space, it's a generic star skybox with nothing like constellations that change as you get deeper.

orcinus posted:

But that's the thing, it's a reflection *from the second planet*.

What it looks like, is as if they unloaded the map with the first planet, loaded the second one, with the pixel shaders for the second map already loaded while the "load screen" warp is playing. Alternatively, these are actually two takes, of two separate scripts, recorded separately, then edited into a single clip.

With the cut at the point where the first planet simply disappears (just *before* the warp).

So i was right (with the first version).

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:28

Sabreseven: Feb 27, 2016

I like the description for that TV show lovely reality thing, says it all.

quote:

David, Ajay and German level up casting for the hit video "Squadron 42" while Becky flips out casting cheerleaders for a top secret music video.

Sorry if it's already been posted, I only just stumbled upon it.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:31

TheLastRoboKy: May 2, 2009; Finishing the game with everyone else's continues

CrazyTolradi posted:

Nice mbeltdown

All he has left now are the canned responses to his posts. Truly a fall from grace.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:32

no_recall: Aug 17, 2015; Lipstick Apathy

Lol if we're back at the Swedish Mafia and Gizmondo.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:40

Terebus: Feb 17, 2007; Pillbug

D_Smart posted:

https://twitter.com/dsmart/status/785917323156787200

So you're going back on your twitter stance on Friday of releasing everything and getting sued?

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:40

Exinos: Mar 1, 2009; OSHA approved squiq

Derek Smart delivers on blogs like Chris Roberts delivers on video games.

Lots of promises on potential while the delivered product is a bloated mess everyone has already seen.

Release the lawsuit bait Derek.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:42

CHICKEN SHOES: Oct 4, 2002; Slippery Tilde

guys uh we worship derek because we're the cult so please kindly reprogram derek promised nothing and you're an idiot if you thought he'd have a blog ready this isn't for the feint of heart

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:42

D1E: Nov 25, 2001

Terebus posted:

So you're going back on your twitter stance on Friday of releasing everything and getting sued?

Derek's going to take his ball and go home.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:43

Tokamak: Dec 22, 2004

Conspiratiorist posted:

What's the stuff in the corners? Decoration or acoustic foam?

It is acoustic foam due to the way the office is setup. A small sealed rectangular box with smooth walls, inside a bigger bunker-like building with exposed ceilings. Looks trendy, but you'd probably want to be wearing headphones in the open office sections.

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:44

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 12:59

D1E: Nov 25, 2001

Beer for new thread OP!

# ? Oct 12, 2016 02:44

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