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COD: Lighting (pictures)

Name:	Eric Forhan
Date Posted:	Dec 09, 2007
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After my last plan, I found myself disappointed with the how my entry, COD (Cubicles of Despair), into the Gameflood: Infinity contest looked via screenshots. Too dark, too blue and not conveying the detail or use of shaders very well. I knew they were in the game; They just didn't come through in the pictures. This prompted me to look into brightening the level.

Overall, I'm not only happy for the results for screenshots, but I think the in-game visual experience has been enhanced. The world seems more vibrant; more alive. The whole building no longer feels like it has a slightly bluish tint from the Sun's ambient light. Previously, a single large omni light on each level indicated whether the side was "blue" or "red". Now, a combination of many red or blue-tinted lights plus uniquely-colored textures makes for more obvious and uniform differences in levels.

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Eric Forhan (Dec 09, 2007 at 21:42 GMT)

COD has had some play testing, but I'd sure appreciate anyone hopping on to test it some more.
The Gameflood: Infinity guys can correct me, but I think they're still accepting beta testers. Contact them via this post.

Stephan (viKKing) Bondier (Dec 09, 2007 at 21:46 GMT)

You should have blogged with the previous rendering.

Woah!... what a change. This is a brilliant (pun intended) use of lighting. 8-)
Edited on Dec 09, 2007 21:46 GMT

Chris \"C2\" Byars (Dec 09, 2007 at 21:47 GMT)

Cool now your screenshots just need antialiasing.. Makes a HUGE difference..

J.C. Smith (Dec 10, 2007 at 09:26 GMT)

Chris, you have an antialiasing infatuation. =P

Pesto126 (Dec 10, 2007 at 13:34 GMT)

who doesn't? AA turns a game that looks like Doom into something a bit more "pro" looking... IMHO.

But.. I'd take these anyday... the office building shots look really nice.

Eric Preisz (Dec 10, 2007 at 15:02 GMT)

Looks like a decent hack (not meant to be a put-down, hacks are important in game programming) for radiosity. Looks nice, especially for that office lighting. My only comment is that those office lights are designed to reflect light to be a bit more ambient than how it appears in the images.

Good work and thanks for sharing.

Sean H. (Dec 10, 2007 at 18:36 GMT)

huge improvement. nice work!

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