Illumina, Forgotten Lands, and Shaders!(Screenshot heavy)

Hello everyone, it's been a while since I wrote up a plan, so I figured it was time for another write-up.

What's happened in the last few months?

I've continued shader work more readily and now feel extremely comfortable with HLSL.

Progress on Illumina:

I've been working on Illumina for a bit now and now I'm happy to say I'm doing visual effects for the game.
Here's a few screenshots of the new lava level. Including a few with motion blur!













After working on my RPG for several months I ultimately came to the conclusion that it was impractical for a 1-man team with absolutely no budget. I went back to my older designs, including a game called Forgotten Lands. I can't talk much about the actual game, but I can say that it will be visually advanced featuring the most recent effects. It will have complete shader model 2.0 and 3.0 support.

What's in Now:

Skin Shading:




Normal Mapped Terrains:


Parallax Occlusion Mapping on Shader Model 2.0:


Atmospheric Scattering Shader: