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by C2 Scientist
Sun Aug 13, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: General Carmageddon and Rant Forum
Topic: Deep_Blue, pillar of the Carmageddon community, passed away
Replies: 5
Views: 1580

Re: Deep_Blue, pillar of the Carmageddon community, passed away

Damn. Having been away, I too have missed this.

Ride hard on the other side, brother.
by C2 Scientist
Fri Mar 31, 2017 2:08 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist
Replies: 29
Views: 13368

Re: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist

Cruisemap was built entirely in max, yes. It's a shame c2 cannot handle larger tracks and files and that we are limited to the 1998 rendering standards. True, but now with the more recent knowledge of ours, it would be possible to at least improve the load times somewhat, by making use of modular pi...
by C2 Scientist
Fri Mar 24, 2017 2:19 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist
Replies: 29
Views: 13368

Re: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist

That's correct, it was supposed to be small island for a large airport (in the middle of nowhere). Though the shape also made me think that I could make it a combined airport / starport; there would have been some kind of large portal structure in the middle, with special visual effects and various ...
by C2 Scientist
Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:11 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist
Replies: 29
Views: 13368

Re: Cruise Map (unfinished) by C2_Scientist

Random post!

I found some old renders of Cruisemap, I think no one ever saw these expanded areas. :smile:

Large map image
Isometric view

I can try to explain some parts, if anyone is interested.
by C2 Scientist
Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:34 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Advanced C2 map/car tricks galore (physics, modeling, misc)
Replies: 28
Views: 39656

Re:

I realized I never linked here the two modding videos I uploaded a while back:

Smoothly animated traffic lights:

Real-time digital clock:
by C2 Scientist
Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

Hmm, that's neat. I'll share the planes test scene file, if you want to give it a try:

https://c2s.cwaboard.co.uk/DLoads/PlaneTest.max
by C2 Scientist
Wed Feb 10, 2016 12:21 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

As you are posting actual numbers, I should clarify that when I said... " vertex count had increased due to breaking SGs " ...it was only an assumption based on both what I saw in game and what I had previously learned from the linked article (also assuming it applies to BRender engine in ...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:13 am
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

This is best explained in the link Tosh posted a good while back, in the part titled "Welcome to Splitsville": http://www.ericchadwick.com/examples/provost/byf2.html The vertex count will typically increase from the number you see in your modeling program, unless you're using one material ...
by C2 Scientist
Tue Feb 09, 2016 1:39 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

While I could be wrong, I'm thinking that we shouldn't look at the total faces count, but the total vertex count: 1400 x 1 triangle = 1400 x 3 vertices = 4200 vertices 1000 x 2 triangles = 1000 x 4 vertices = 4000 vertices 640 x 4 triangles = 640 x 6 vertices = 3840 vertices The numbers don't match ...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Jan 27, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

So can we do an exact count of the number of polygons that can be shown safely? Not sure what it should be exactly, as the max number seemed to change as I changed (simplified) the mesh complexity: - 640 trees of 4 triangles -> 2560 triangles - 1000 trees of 2 triangles -> 2000 triangles - 1400 tre...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:02 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

After further testing: - Doubling the number of trees shown above was ok (640 trees), but - Tripling the number of trees was not (960 trees); one group out of three would remain invisible At this point, I simplified the model from two polys to single poly (two triangles). The result was that ~ 3.1 g...
by C2 Scientist
Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:42 am
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Re: Transparency test

That's a pretty scene. :smile: I think the game is simply limited to a nuber of transparent faces in its virtual buffer. As soon as we exceed the limit, things start to disappear. I'm a bit sad that these artifacts won't let you make a massive forest in C2... but I guess if you wanted to attempt one...
by C2 Scientist
Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Topic: Transparency test
Replies: 15
Views: 11948

Transparency test

I would have posted in the map tricks galore, but it wouldn't let me. :crazy: Anyway, nothing too special here, I just thought I would share this little transparency test map I made quickly, for those interested. :smile: https://c2s.cwaboard.co.uk/DLoads/TreeTest.zip Contents: a working C2 map, the ...
by C2 Scientist
Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:20 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Low acceleration from standstill
Replies: 22
Views: 345

Low acceleration from standstill

Of course manual gears would help here. Not because of the ability to manually change 1-2, 2-3 and so on, but because it would (should) allow you to rev up the engine in neutral, and store energy in the flywheel, which would then help with the launch (assuming that the game actually simulates flywhe...
by C2 Scientist
Mon Nov 09, 2015 12:41 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Low acceleration from standstill
Replies: 22
Views: 345

Low acceleration from standstill

Suddenly the "manual gear changes" feature request made by some guy doesn't sound that absurd anymore. :-)
by C2 Scientist
Tue Oct 06, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: My vision for the perfect game balance and gameplay experience
Replies: 56
Views: 549

My vision for the perfect game balance and gameplay experience

<blockquote class="uncited"><div>So much goes into determining how cars get damaged and how that damage contributes to them getting wasted that getting the right balance between visually pleasing damage, ease of wasting opponents and difficulty of the player getting wasted is just a mammoth task.</d...
by C2 Scientist
Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:20 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

<blockquote class="uncited"><div>So right now I can steer with the wheel and use the gas pedal, but have to use a button on the wheel for the brake.</div></blockquote> As for the brake pedal mapping (left trigger): have you tried all of the axis related options, such as choosing a different axis num...
by C2 Scientist
Sat May 16, 2015 3:46 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: New Update?
Replies: 13
Views: 117

New Update?

30fps is fluid enough you won't even notice a difference, it's unoticeable.

Heh. :-)
by C2 Scientist
Sun May 03, 2015 2:56 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: WHOA!!! Back up off the physics please!
Replies: 34
Views: 229

WHOA!!! Back up off the physics please!

As for the traction physics; opinions differ. :-) Anyway, sensitivity and saturation sliders for throttle and steering axises of the controller could help, assuming we get them eventually.<br/><br/>I'm happy with the fact that spinouts are actually possible in this game, unlike in the previous title...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:02 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

"Good things come to those who wait".

But really, this game almost had its final release without a sign of this feature, so things are not looking too bright at the moment.
by C2 Scientist
Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:42 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: The peds are still very static in the latest twitch stream
Replies: 30
Views: 186

The peds are still very static in the latest twitch stream

Well it depends. In Carma2 I disliked how up to 3 peds could get stuck in front of the car in an upright, standing position (waving their hands) in medium to high speed impacts, rather than ever getting flung over the car. Sometimes they would simply launch straight up towards the orbit.<br/><br/>On...
by C2 Scientist
Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: General Carmageddon and Rant Forum
Topic: Steam Monetizes Mods
Replies: 21
Views: 220

Steam Monetizes Mods

I agree that the 25/75 deal is rather screwed up.<br/><br/>Other than that, ideally, if you wanted to quit your day job and try to make modding a career for you with a reliable income, the choice should be yours. The money aspect should make more fierce competition, although there will likely be a s...
by C2 Scientist
Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: My critique about pedestrians
Replies: 19
Views: 110

My critique about pedestrians

I don't have a problem with guilt, but I have a problem with the anemic scream sounds; the pedestrians don't really sound like they're that terrified at all. It's like the "nice and fluffy mode" for ped screams enabled by default.<br/><br/>Related to this is the lengthy and excessive blood splatter ...
by C2 Scientist
Tue Mar 24, 2015 11:24 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: [NEWS] RELEASE DATE NEWS!
Replies: 204
Views: 3454

[NEWS] RELEASE DATE NEWS!

Fun fact: I get 105 FPS in WF with 24 cars on screen, and 85 FPS in C:R looking at the empty ocean in bumper camera mode. :-)
by C2 Scientist
Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:58 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Can we get a wider fov
Replies: 9
Views: 110

Can we get a wider fov

Editing the game config files currently allows customizing the FoV even for each camera... though doing this will lock you out from multiplayer, so official support for this setting would be welcome.
by C2 Scientist
Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Police cars obscenely OP
Replies: 21
Views: 134

Police cars obscenely OP

Carma1 APCs were more durable than damaging. In general, compared to C:R, you took much less damage from both opponents and cops in Carma1, especially if you kept upgrading your armour as it became available for purchase. And it's not just an illusion from the lack of detachable parts. One theory fo...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:27 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: [NEWS] RELEASE DATE NEWS!
Replies: 204
Views: 3454

[NEWS] RELEASE DATE NEWS!

Sorry to rain a bit on your parade, but personally, I feel this might be too soon. What about the performance optimizations, tracked and six wheel vehicle tech, and numerous little fixes and improvements? While there is still a month to go, and the game can be updated after the release as well, it w...
by C2 Scientist
Sun Mar 15, 2015 7:00 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

I've been using the <a href="https://code.google.com/p/x360ce/" class="bb-url" rel="nofollow">x360ce emulator</a> since pre-alpha, but there's an annoying quirk I've noticed: at least the steering sometimes gets stuck constantly increasing, so that no matter how much or little you turn the controlle...
by C2 Scientist
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:08 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

Yes, though to clarify, my remark was directed at the pad users against wheel support in general, instead of CzechDeath.
by C2 Scientist
Tue Mar 10, 2015 5:41 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

I think you misunderstood me.
by C2 Scientist
Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:47 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!
Replies: 201
Views: 3766

Game is looking good, but where is wheel support?!

We need more "where's wheel support?" treads !

And more XBox controller users posting in them, stating that they do not want wheel support in C:R. :-)
by C2 Scientist
Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:40 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?
Replies: 29
Views: 357

Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?

I recently created a <a href="https://c2s.cwaboard.co.uk/Images/PU-bar.jpg" class="bb-url" rel="nofollow">mockup image</a> for a feature suggestion, which also illustrates the total number of user-operable powerups in C:R at the moment. It's indeed a pain having to browse through a lot of them when ...
by C2 Scientist
Mon Mar 09, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?
Replies: 29
Views: 357

Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?

The ability to instantly activate single, owned powerups using dedicated hotkeys would be a good start, I think. Single keypresses activating multiple powerups, with or without some custom delays, can perhaps be discussed later if there is enough interest.
by C2 Scientist
Mon Mar 09, 2015 10:38 am
Forum: Carmageddon: Max Damage
Topic: Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?
Replies: 29
Views: 357

Dedicated PUP trigger keys. What you think?

Dedicated hotkeys would allow direct activation in a frantic situation, while PIS only selects the powerup and then waits for your activation. For example, a 3 powerup combo with PIS would be <span style="font-weight:bold">SelectPU1 - Activate - SelectPU2 - Activate - SelectPU3 - Activate</span>, wh...