[WIP] Project MSX - Beta 2 (v0.2a) July 22, 2013 Update!

[Xaser]

There's no seperate category for such things, and projects with maps are generally more well-regarded than ones without. 'Tis the way of things.

[Sangelothi]

Is it just me, or do the sprites in those screen shots look rather blurry???

[TheMistress]

Is it just me, or do the sprites in those screen shots look rather blurry???

Nope i noticed they looked kinda blurry too ^^
But its probably because he resized them or something

[MagSigmaX]

Is it just me, or do the sprites in those screen shots look rather blurry???

Nope i noticed they looked kinda blurry too ^^
But its probably because he resized them or something

Yeah, I used image filtering to resize the weapons sprites and keep them smooth, also I took those screenshots using GZDoom's trilinear filtering.

There's no seperate category for such things, and projects with maps are generally more well-regarded than ones without. 'Tis the way of things.

Oh really? I wonder why...

[Xaser]

Yeah, I used image filtering to resize the weapons sprites and keep them smooth...

Wait, you're talking about using GZDoom's sprite smoothing, right? I hope you're not saying that you physically resized the graphics using some sort of filtering -- that's never a good thing.

[Estopolis]

Oh wow, it's great to hear that this is still being worked on.

I was wondering if it'd be possible for you to tell us how the project is going along.
Will there be a beta release?
I'm still very interested in playing this, if you haven't noticed.

[MagSigmaX]

Yeah, I used image filtering to resize the weapons sprites and keep them smooth...

Wait, you're talking about using GZDoom's sprite smoothing, right? I hope you're not saying that you physically resized the graphics using some sort of filtering -- that's never a good thing.

Yeah, I used filtering in order to resize the model sprites and making them look smooth, it was that or capture the models directly at Doom's resolution and have jarred edges on the weapons, which it happened in the second set of weapons that I did and they looked awful. These new graphics are the third set that I'm doing, that's other reason why this is taking me so long.

Anyway, I think the main culprit here is GZDoom's sprite filters, Here is a picture of the assault rifle without GZDoom's filters.

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As you can see, the HUD don't look so good without filtering since its native resolution is 800x600.

Oh wow, it's great to hear that this is still being worked on.

I was wondering if it'd be possible for you to tell us how the project is going along.
Will there be a beta release?
I'm still very interested in playing this, if you haven't noticed.

I'm working on the auto cannon graphics and animations (it has a lot of frames). I've been kinda slowed down by university stuff and StrongholdxD... There will be a beta release, but I don't know when. Don't worry I'm still working on this thing

Here is a sneak peak of the auto cannon...

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[Xaser]

Here is a picture of the assault rifle without GZDoom's filters.

But that looks great! Can't say the same about the auto-cannon in the next pic, though (a shame, too -- it'd be perfect without the filtering, there).

It's important to realize that Doom is a pixelated game, and many of its players like it that way. It's a much better idea to have sprites without filtering and just have those who want filtering use GZDoom's, rather than forcing it on those who don't.

Now, if you're talking about capturing images at a higher resolution and scaling them down, I suppose that would work fine. The anti-aliasing might be a bit off-putting to some but I didn't mind it in Jekyll's "Russian Arsenal" that much. I'd prefer the jagged edges, personally, but that's just because that's the way I'm used to seeing things.

[DoomRater]

I was about to say the same thing but I was damn tired.

[Ryan Cordell]

Also maybe it'd work with models, but otherwise filtering can go die in a fire.

[rollingcrow]

What's the item replacing the berserk pack in your newest screenshot?

[ZDG]

It looks absolutely fantastic.

[JimmyJ]

I'm anxiously awaiting some sort of beta, this looks absolutely awesome.

[wwwoosher]

wow this all looks really awesome.

[lukas]

It's important to realize that Doom is a pixelated game, and many of its players like it that way. It's a much better idea to have sprites without filtering and just have those who want filtering use GZDoom's, rather than forcing it on those who don't.

Yes I prefer it pixely looking to blurred too.