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Blade Of Power [+demo] #272353
06/17/09 17:17 06/17/09 17:17

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Blade Of Power [+demo]

Hello,

...and welcome to showcase of my first project with 3D Game Studio.
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Blade of Power in short:
�Project >Blade Of Power< has started as a small fun-fiction adventure game based on a popular cartoon serie from the '80 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. At the beginning, it combined full 3D environment with 2D animated characters. From there it evolved into a fully original first-person game with unique 3D characters and plot that combines adventure segments with action gameplay.�
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Blade Of Power project is going through some deep design changes so none of the videos displayed on this page no longer represents the real development stage of the game, game levels or content... but they are still fun to watch

Walkthrough of the Kingdom of Artha: Castle (level 3 /sub-level 3 of 4):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdUCAIZDRhE

Blade Of Power game overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu_X4PUcY4s

Blade Of Power new sword battle system:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr3aje5aux0

>New video<
Walkthrough of the Kingdom of Artha: Lower Wing (level 3 /sub-level 4 of 4):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5iIwd8Jy_k&fmt=22

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Blade Of Power demo that is available for download is, at this moment (26.04.2010), about 10 months old and it no longer represents the real development stage of the game, game levels or content.
Demo has been broke into four files for easier download. I hope you enjoy it

http://bladeofpower.weebly.com/demo.html

Btw when evaluating this demo you should keep in mind that...

-all character models, friendly & enemy, have been replaced or enhanced
-all music & most of the audio effect files have been replaced or enhanced
-laser battling is replaced with sword fighting
-enemy AI is replaced with David Lancester's Glorious Combat script adapted for first person sword fight

..unfortunately non of this updates is in the presentable form

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Blade of Power team is:

Nikolic Pavle >Ganderoleg< / Story, gameplay, 2D & 3D art, animation and programing.
Gligorijevic Ivan >Dimme< / Story, music & audio effects.

...with very special credits & thanks to:
Andjelkovic Petar/ Story, additional level designer.
Urosevic Svetlana/ Design advisory and tester.
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For more information visit Blade of Power site at:

http://bladeofpower.weebly.com

Site contains over 100 screenshots, three videos & Blade Of Power demo.
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Thanx for checking out this post. Have fun.

Ganderoleg

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Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Schmerzmittel] #277741 07/10/09 12:53 07/10/09 12:53
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan Ganderoleg OP Senior Member
Ganderoleg OP Senior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan	@Schmerzmittel Thanx. I think this design fits more with new, non-motu concept. �but as for Philip's Castle exterior (walls & garden) we have decided to keep it in it's original texture/color look. It will be a small tribute to He-Man and Masters of the Universe. http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/bedem_10.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/bedem_11.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/bedem_12.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/bedem_14.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/bedem_13.jpg I think they do not misfit all that much They will also be modified but only by adding more detail and updating/changing the existing motu-marks (shields, flags and stuff). I avoid using dynamic lights unless really necessary (like for fires or explosions) and use only sun as the main light source. @Ratchet Spec is too high (raining-high) now but as soon as I get the furniture textures right I will fine-tune the shader. @Jaeger Thanx for the offer I will contact you if we need custom texture work. What do you use for making NM? I'm currently using Normal Map Generator by Kai Kieschnick. >>Demos free3DModels Tutorials<< >>>>>>> by Pavle Nikolic <<<<<<<

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Ganderoleg] #277924 07/11/09 13:27 07/11/09 13:27
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago J Jaeger Member
Jaeger Member J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago	I use several different methods for producing NMs, depending upon what I'm looking for. I really love this program called "CrazyBump", which uses shape recognition to generate very detailed NMs based on photographs. It works great for certain material sets where I'm using real pictures of surfaces/objects. I also use the Nvidia Normal Map filter for Photoshop (free plug-in) for hand painting heightmaps, which it transforms to a NM. I've done them by hand a couple times, but it's too time consuming and usually has poor results. There are also ways of using a high poly model to produce a NM, then use it with a low poly version. It usually looks awesome. I think Maya can do it, but I've never tried. Does seem like a lot of work though. I'll PM you a couple pics in a minute. [img]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt/sunriselogo.png[/img] See current screenshots released to public: http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt Reality bytes!

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Jaeger] #277950 07/11/09 16:07 07/11/09 16:07
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 512 Bayern Schmerzmittel User
Schmerzmittel User Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 512 Bayern	With maya it isnt lot of work. You make a Highpoly model (and keep your lowpoly). Then you can use Transfermap to export the normalmap. Its very easy. You can also export displacementmaps, ambient occlusion and so on. You can use the 30 day trial from maya. A7 Com V7.80

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Schmerzmittel] #277975 07/11/09 18:29 07/11/09 18:29
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago J Jaeger Member
Jaeger Member J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago	I've got Maya Unlimited (cost me an arm and a leg, lol). I just mean the whole process of building the high-poly model is pretty time consuming, at least for me. CrazyBump also does occlusion maps, displacement maps, and other things. I really love it. [img]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt/sunriselogo.png[/img] See current screenshots released to public: http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt Reality bytes!

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Jaeger] #278111 07/12/09 09:50 07/12/09 09:50
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 128 Ukraine BastovBros Member
BastovBros Member Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 128 Ukraine	Why not use ZBrush 3.1 ? A very interesting and easy-to-use 2.5D software, however more suitable and useful for organic models... I think it's a good idea to make normal maps for the monsters or sceletons or castle residents or whatever therein.... a generator of dull questions

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: BastovBros] #278121 07/12/09 10:19 07/12/09 10:19
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 512 Bayern Schmerzmittel User
Schmerzmittel User Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 512 Bayern	Or Silo2. It costs only 59 �. Its very good for modeling. A7 Com V7.80

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Schmerzmittel] #278148 07/12/09 12:02 07/12/09 12:02
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan Ganderoleg OP Senior Member
Ganderoleg OP Senior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan	An arm and a leg for Maya Unlimited would translate in my case as an arms, legs and a part of my face CrazyBump and Zbrush are also too expensive for me but Silo seems to be priced in my range. I'll check it out. Blender has some options that resemble NM making but I never gave them a try. @Jaeger Thanx for screens they look great I like the Panzer IV F-2 model best. >>Demos free3DModels Tutorials<< >>>>>>> by Pavle Nikolic <<<<<<<

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Ganderoleg] #278592 07/14/09 14:27 07/14/09 14:27
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago J Jaeger Member
Jaeger Member J Joined: May 2009 Posts: 258 Chicago	Oh, thanks! That's not even going in the game though, heheh. The Tiger I will be the first "finished" tank, inside and out. I think it's going to take ages to UV and skin though, lol. The Panzer IV still needs some remodeling, and needs an interior model. After that, it must be re-UV mapped and skinned, lol. [img]http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt/sunriselogo.png[/img] See current screenshots released to public: http://s612.photobucket.com/albums/tt201/DasProjekt Reality bytes!

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: Jaeger] #278631 07/14/09 21:01 07/14/09 21:01
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,488 ratchet Expert
ratchet Expert Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,488	I own Silo and can say : it's a great modeler, with lot lot lot of shortcuts intuitive to use : loop cuts, cut only selected faces ,loop select etc .. etc .. For 3D sculpting a great tool is 3D coat : nbot very expensive and have lot of 3D painting functions : painting color, specular, all traditionnal scultping options plus painting 3D things , UV mapping,very powerfull and intuitive retopology. Well MudBox and Zbrush : sure they worth their money if someone can offer them Just do It !! http://independentcreator.over-blog.com/pages/3D_Models-7792999.html

Re: Blade Of Power [Re: ratchet] #284876 08/15/09 17:16 08/15/09 17:16
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan Ganderoleg OP Senior Member
Ganderoleg OP Senior Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 470 Balkan	I thought this may be interesting to someone- we decided to give Dexsoft a try with their models & I think it's going on fine for now Here are some screens showing modifications done on figures in order to fit global game-style. It's still wip but take a look: http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep13.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep10.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep11.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep15.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep12.jpg http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/11/34/97/23/koncep14.jpg I am not happy with knight modification in two areas: helmet & crotch area, and bystander has that weird light shine in the middle of his chest but a part from that I think so far it's o.k. >>Demos free3DModels Tutorials<< >>>>>>> by Pavle Nikolic <<<<<<<

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