WIP: The Wanderer [Demo 1]

[FDARI]

Hmm... My only reference right now is a double bed, but that one looks slim nonetheless. Or long. As Doom-death-and-Hexetic beds go, I think it looks good, but a little out of proportion. When it comes to beds one could also consider raising them higher.

When I look at yours, I feel a desire to widen it slightly, shorten it slightly, and double the height of the base.

[Viscra Maelstrom]

That bed... it looks so real. So natural.

[cypherphage]

I shortened it a bit, there will be double beds in the keep as these are being used in the servant quarters and gaurd outposts. I also plan on making bunk beds to put in the barracks using 3D sectors.


I'm trying to figure out if 3D sectors can use Sector_SetPlaneReflection. If not, hopefully setting the floor beneath the water as reflective like this looks good enough for shallow puddles and such, even if I can't do this in deep water areas.

[esselfortium]

o_o

I'm..not really sure puddles work that way.

[cypherphage]

Huh? Water is reflective (though I need to find/make a better water flat than the base heretic one).

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Edit: Yes, a wavy texture on puddles looks bad. I'll probably just use solid colors based on the overall light of the area. If anyone knows of a better way to do it, I'll stop trying to make this method look good.

[wildweasel]

Your water seems to have a wavy texture - the puddle in the photo is completely still.

[esselfortium]

More importantly, the photo depicts a puddle and your screenshot depicts a laser-carved crater. Puddles don't have walls

[Ixnatifual]

Maybe the puddle doesn't want to be stepped in.

[Tragos]

That's a solid looking bed!

Actually it's one of the better design's I've seen. Still not sure if I'd want to sleep on it.... Maybe that puddle is actually a small sink hole? Ever think of that???

[Amuscaria]

The reflection should occur at the water's surface, not the dirt/ground below it, which I think is what Essel is trying to get at. I'm not sure if you can apply sector reflect to a 3D floor, although I think there is an alternative where you can achieve the a similar effect.

Make a copy of the flat you want to use for the the dirt and use TERRAIN lump to add a floor clipping to it. Then set it to the sector and add the reflective sector special with ACS. The reflection would be at the surface, but you can still have a "deep water" like feel when you step into it.

Still given how limited and unrealistic doom effects are, I don't think it would be better with the reflection or without it, since either way it would be unrealistic. Also, adding ripple textures on the reflected surface will only serve to make what you're trying to achieve less convincing, since a rippling surface would distort and eliminate parts of the reflection (since it can only be seen at certain angles).

[cypherphage]

I'll experiment with that method when I get the chance. I'm working on the start level which consists of a boat at sea (820 wide by 2300, with multiple levels). Making all the 3D stairs and line_teleports to get the level to work is a pain in the ass.

[cypherphage]

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Any thoughts on the look of the boat so far?

Also, since heretic/hexen are full of magic and have at least some technology, I was thinking the ship would use a magically powered motor that you would have to restart.

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Too gimmicky?

[Amuscaria]

The overall simplicity mixed with the yet small visual details, such as the lamps and the book are looking quite nice together.

[GuildNavigator]

I agree with Eriance..

[cypherphage]

Captain's quarters, I'll probably add some chart and map textures.