OTS progress?

Equiredox · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 29 Jun 2005

If OTS is dead, maybe we can start a new project to create a game in the spirit of CnC? Get members outside of the cnc community involved, and maybe use an already existing graphics + physics + AI engine to speed up the development process. It's a shame if this doesn't lead anywhere.

Pepzi · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 26 Nov 2004

Personally, I wish for more modding possibilities, and with the newly announced DLL project I felt that the void was filled.

But I'm perhaps not the best person to argue about this issue.

Audiopulse · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

I was wondering about OTS, too. Since I heavyly liked the Idea...

Well, how to help then, keeping OTS alive? Is OTS already Open-source? I mean - if everyone who stumbles upon OTS and likes the Idea - and is capable to do something for its benefits - could help out only abit, itd keep OTS at least alive...

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Renegangsta · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 02 Aug 2007 **Location**: meh

Well OTS does stand for Open Tberian Sun the Open Source Tiberian Sun Engine. Correct?

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Ickus · General **Joined**: 25 Nov 2002 **Location**: @__@

Yea. I believe similar ideas exist. like TA Spring.

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Equiredox · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 29 Jun 2005

I will see if I can get some momentum going. But it may take a week or so to see any progress. I will talk to Jad about what is going on, and if he is still up for running it (too late in the night for that now). I hear that he is busy with other projects atm. I will also PM some guys to find out if they are still interested in helping out. We especially need graphics artists.

I presume the first goal will be to have pathfinding working and units 'sloping' and rotating across the terrain accordingly, whilst the graphics artists build the menu design. I still remember renegade's advice from a while back on milestones.

Renegangsta · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 02 Aug 2007 **Location**: meh

If this engine will be 3d, how are shp's gonna work out? Confused

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Tratos · General **Joined**: 01 Jan 2003

Renegangsta wrote:

If this engine will be 3d, how are shp's gonna work out? Confused

lawl, if it was 3d there wouldnt be SHP's at all.

Renegangsta · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 02 Aug 2007 **Location**: meh

but the builds iirc showed shp's being rendered along with voxels

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Ickus · General **Joined**: 25 Nov 2002 **Location**: @__@

They can work...like opacity maps. just have the animation cycle on a plane or groups of planes intersecting each other for each direction.

...similar to how grass is usually done in most 3d games. #Tongue

...yea its not perfect..though. and tratos is right no need for .shp files..since the image will be an animated texture.

Will this feature a fluid lighting system similar to diablo 2.

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DeathRay2K · Commander **Joined**: 01 Sep 2002 **Location**: Canada

Anyone who has played Populous: The Beginning can see how sprites can work in a 3D game. Basically, its just a plane that faces the camera at all times and displays a different texture depending on which way it's facing relative to the camera.

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Equiredox · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 29 Jun 2005

I spoke to Jad, and he is quite busy atm with other things. Also, I don't think I will have much time to help out as well I'm afraid. At the end of the day, I don't have many 'free' hours to do as I please.

It is going to take a hell-of-alot of motivation launching this project off the ground. Countless hours spent coding for, well, basically the fun of it - however, what happens when it doesn't become fun?

Renegangsta · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 02 Aug 2007 **Location**: meh

Just think of where it will get you, if you want to become a programmer as a job you could use this as a credit and im sure several others could help and as for motivation do it for the ladies Smile

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Equiredox · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 29 Jun 2005

Renegangsta wrote:

do it for the ladies Smile

Being geeky won't get you laid, seriously, been there, done that, it doesn't work.

Geeks and girls mix like oil and water.

Being smooooth on the other hand, is quite beneficial in that regard, with a hint of intelligence to spare so you don't look like the average moron or leisure suit larry type.

Pepzi · Plasma Trooper **Joined**: 26 Nov 2004

If this engine reaches progress to the point where you need graphics, I suggest that you, for starters, ask permission to use unit and structure renders from the TS:Rising mod for C&C3.

Renegangsta · Cyborg Commando **Joined**: 02 Aug 2007 **Location**: meh

yea what file format will be used in OTS? and will someone make a converter for it?

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