Well as you all know ive been very quiet lately - i must apologise for my inactivity on the forums....my absence has mainly been due to work commitments (and Ashes watching
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) etc. tho i have still been pottering away with small little bits on the project. I am aware of how development has somewhat grinded to a halt though, which is what i am going to rectify right now.
So I am now dedicating the next couple/several weeks to working on the game FULL TIME. This means i hope to get a lot accomplished, including new polished player models, including batsmen, bowlers, wicket keeper, fielders and umpires, all integrated into the game, on the field and ready to rock.
The new model is almost complete and is so superior it's not funny...looks much smoother and more realistic and also makes modding a lot easier, due to much better uv mapping and geometry foundations. This means faces and kits are going to be 1000 times better and easier to get right. Previously they would take quite a bit of mucking around to get right....
The new model also allows me to have variable textures for gloves, pads and helmets, which should be really cool. I'm also adding different helmet types and long sleeve shirts are much better than before.
Anyway, enough rattling on, but the upshot is, expect some really cool screenz very soon.
ps: i know i said i wouldn't be working on models/graphics etc until much later, but it was kinda restricting me from progressing in that the old model was causing some problems in various different areas and would have made things hard for the wicket keeper/fielders to be done properly. Anyway, trust me it's all for the best.
cheers,
LM
puddleduck said:
Why should he spend even more time on the project? Don't you think he'd rather spend that 10 minutes working on the game or grabbing a cuppa (err he's an Aussie isn't he? So that should read tinnie
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)
Very true, mate...any time i do have i spend directly on the game..i could easily spend hours on the forums and updating blogs etc. but then the game would never progress....
still, i should update at least once a week...