Flower Power Out, Gold Mine Close and a New Ancient Empire
by Alan James · 01/29/2010 (11:40 pm) · 14 comments
Hey Everyone!
The Flower Power Environment Pack is finally out and available on www.monsterpacks.com! I've done the usual introductory price thing, so it's $19.95 for a week or so(or until I get up the courage to mess with the website and the sql database), then it will go to a regular price of $29.95.
This pack includes over 138 models in DTS and MS3D formats. Each of the models contain 3 to 5 Levels of Detail. 28 new trees, 28 flower types (single flowers, clusters), 24 new rocks and or rock clusters, 16 animated vines & moss, a dozen styles of grass,and nearly fourty new plants.
Also included are 29 skycubes and 54+ ground textures with shader maps.
There is the primary download of Assets Only, and a fully integrated pack with 9 demo levels in T3D!
This pack is designed to specifically to work with T3D (with a soon to be released version for TGEA and TGE -- the assets are included with this release,they just have not been structured specifically for TGEA and TGE and there are no demo missions).
You guys have seen the screens on it a bazillion times, so no use beating a dead horse.
In other Really Really Good Things Studio News, I'm cleaning up the directories for the Gold Rush Mine Pack and as soon as the material scripts work consistently when I drop them into a clean build and I can zip them up, it will be complete as well. Wanted to finish this month, but looks like it will be Feb. 1 when that comes out.
I also wanted to show off a few screens of the Ancient Empires:Cambodia Pack. All of the primary models are complete. I really just need a couple of free hours to clean things up a bit an it also should be good to go.
Anyway, here are a few of the Ancient Empires:Cambodia Pack utilizing the environment assets from the Flower Power Environment Pack:
Thanks for checking it out and keep an eye out for the other releases!
Alan
The Flower Power Environment Pack is finally out and available on www.monsterpacks.com! I've done the usual introductory price thing, so it's $19.95 for a week or so(or until I get up the courage to mess with the website and the sql database), then it will go to a regular price of $29.95.
This pack includes over 138 models in DTS and MS3D formats. Each of the models contain 3 to 5 Levels of Detail. 28 new trees, 28 flower types (single flowers, clusters), 24 new rocks and or rock clusters, 16 animated vines & moss, a dozen styles of grass,and nearly fourty new plants.
Also included are 29 skycubes and 54+ ground textures with shader maps.
There is the primary download of Assets Only, and a fully integrated pack with 9 demo levels in T3D!
This pack is designed to specifically to work with T3D (with a soon to be released version for TGEA and TGE -- the assets are included with this release,they just have not been structured specifically for TGEA and TGE and there are no demo missions).
You guys have seen the screens on it a bazillion times, so no use beating a dead horse.
In other Really Really Good Things Studio News, I'm cleaning up the directories for the Gold Rush Mine Pack and as soon as the material scripts work consistently when I drop them into a clean build and I can zip them up, it will be complete as well. Wanted to finish this month, but looks like it will be Feb. 1 when that comes out.
I also wanted to show off a few screens of the Ancient Empires:Cambodia Pack. All of the primary models are complete. I really just need a couple of free hours to clean things up a bit an it also should be good to go.
Anyway, here are a few of the Ancient Empires:Cambodia Pack utilizing the environment assets from the Flower Power Environment Pack:
Thanks for checking it out and keep an eye out for the other releases!
Alan
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#3
@Andy Hubbard
Hey Andy, If you happen to read this, you're email with your license key bounced back from Plimus, I tried the address on record there and it bounced back to me also as an invalid recipient.
Email me at alanjamesATcharter.net and I'll forward the license key to the address you mail from so you are certain to get it. Thanks.
01/30/2010 (6:19 am)
Hey thanks guys!@Andy Hubbard
Hey Andy, If you happen to read this, you're email with your license key bounced back from Plimus, I tried the address on record there and it bounced back to me also as an invalid recipient.
Email me at alanjamesATcharter.net and I'll forward the license key to the address you mail from so you are certain to get it. Thanks.
#4
01/30/2010 (9:55 am)
The Cambodia pack looks interesting. Nice work, as usual. 
#5
EDIT:
I certify that I'm dumb. :P
01/30/2010 (10:15 am)
awe damn i just bought it but its not a digital download or am i just dumb. EDIT:
I certify that I'm dumb. :P
#6
01/30/2010 (10:30 am)
I do have one question. if I download the main download link do i have to get the updates as well?
#7
No it is not necessary, it's just the 9 level Demo with the pack integrated for an example. All of the assets for this pack are in the primary download.
The database setup adds the "Update" to an additional files I include in the same directory, and generally speaking since my son Kyle, who's in the Navy right now, wrote the code for the website I try and avoid changing anything for fear of breaking everything.
*EDIT*
I just noticed that you picked up the "Ancient Empires:Persia" also. The above info refers to the "Flower Power Pack".
Regarding the "AE:Persia Pack" the only minimal necessary download is the " UPDATED ASSETS ONLY ANCIENT EMPIRES:PERSIA PACK for T3D version 1.0.1".
The "UPDATED ANCIENT EMPIRES:PERSIA DEMO FOR T3D Version 1.0.1" is the matching demo, and the other two downloads (the primary and the other listed demo) are the original versions and are unnecessary if you use the 1.0.1 version download.
01/30/2010 (11:33 am)
@Kevin,No it is not necessary, it's just the 9 level Demo with the pack integrated for an example. All of the assets for this pack are in the primary download.
The database setup adds the "Update" to an additional files I include in the same directory, and generally speaking since my son Kyle, who's in the Navy right now, wrote the code for the website I try and avoid changing anything for fear of breaking everything.
*EDIT*
I just noticed that you picked up the "Ancient Empires:Persia" also. The above info refers to the "Flower Power Pack".
Regarding the "AE:Persia Pack" the only minimal necessary download is the " UPDATED ASSETS ONLY ANCIENT EMPIRES:PERSIA PACK for T3D version 1.0.1".
The "UPDATED ANCIENT EMPIRES:PERSIA DEMO FOR T3D Version 1.0.1" is the matching demo, and the other two downloads (the primary and the other listed demo) are the original versions and are unnecessary if you use the 1.0.1 version download.
#8
01/31/2010 (3:33 am)
The Environment Combo Pack is finally up. It includes both the Sticks & Twigs Environment Pack and the Flower Power Environment Pack for limited time special price of $44.95. Check it out at www.monsterpacks.com
#9
And the Cambodia pack - it looks breathtaking! Can't wait to put my hands on it! ;)
As always, great stuff, Alan. Thank you.
01/31/2010 (7:05 am)
Just picked the FP pack up. Downloading atm, can't wait to see what it looks like!And the Cambodia pack - it looks breathtaking! Can't wait to put my hands on it! ;)
As always, great stuff, Alan. Thank you.
#10
02/01/2010 (4:04 am)
Always awesome Alan. That goldmine pack and Cambodia pack also looks like a great fit for my game, those ruins will fit nicely with the Talurian Empire in SoW. Keep up the fantastic work!
#11
02/01/2010 (10:31 pm)
Just got the pack and man.. just wow! I'm gonna have fun with this! Any plans for an "arctic" version?!
#12
@Travis,
There was a simple "arctic" level in the Sticks & Twigs Pack. I'd intended on a "Storms & Seasons Pack, but most of the work was integrated into the S&T update and the Flower Power Pack.
Here's a couple screens of that S&T level. Pretty basic stuff:
02/02/2010 (2:15 am)
Thanks guys!@Travis,
There was a simple "arctic" level in the Sticks & Twigs Pack. I'd intended on a "Storms & Seasons Pack, but most of the work was integrated into the S&T update and the Flower Power Pack.
Here's a couple screens of that S&T level. Pretty basic stuff:
#13
02/02/2010 (8:52 pm)
I'll have to check that out. Thanks. 
#14
12/08/2011 (2:49 pm)
any updates to get this working with T3D 1.2 ?? 
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