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Horsepack TGEA 1.7.0 update!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2008-05-20T21:09:40+00:00

Hey there, there is an update for TGEA 1.7 available now, just re-download the zip from your 3D-Diggers webshop account if you've already purchased the pack!

Here is the link to the pack just in case you didn't buy it yet :)
Other than that, I haven't really done much with Torque in the last couple of months... too much regular full-time job work and of course I also want to spend some time with my family :)
If I find some more time, I'll also update the Seawolf Submarine pack to TGEA 1.7.0.!

Free giveaway for horsepack owners - "accouterments of knighthood" horse armor

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-10-15T21:33:10+00:00

Hey folks!
Great news for all horsepack owners out there - there is a free addon available now in the 3D-Diggers shop -
the "accouterments of knighthood" / horse armor pack!

So you better go and grab it while it's hot and free! ;)

"Seawolf" Submarine Content Pack available NOW!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-10-06T22:01:58+00:00

Check it out in the 3D-Diggers shop! For further details, screenshots etc. see my previous blogs :)

Horsepack TGEA port, Seawolf Submarine progress

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-07-06T18:38:05+00:00

Hey folks,
yesterday I found some time to port the Horsepack over to TGEA - I have uploaded the new zip containing an "engine_TGEA" folder and the materials.cs file in the "data/shapes/horse" folder to the 3D-Diggers shop - please re-download it from your account page in the shop if you've already purchased the pack.
As the player class in TGEA, it lacks footpuffs, splashes and footsteps, that just isn't implemented in TGEA yet it seems... but it should work and be usable with TGEA now :) No fancy shaders or anything yet, but we might add those in the future... have fun! For testing you can use the TGEA starter.fps port!
Here is a pic:

And while I was at it, I've also started porting the upcoming "Seawolf" Submarine pack to TGEA... still has some problems like detecting the water height and no sight in first person view when underwater etc., but I'll resolve those issues in the next days I guess :)
Here are some pics, too:

Laters! :)

AI Antelope - Sealife/Submarine Pack - PodRacer Pack

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-06-04T21:47:48+00:00

As posted in my last blog, work continues on the "Seawolf / Sealife" pack(s), after adding back the lighting (see end of last blog), Jens started to extend the pack some more for the full-blown "Sealife" pack - currently he is working on an "Underwater Base" where the submarines can "dock" and .... do some stuff ;)
Here is a very early shot of the base with some subs cruising around:

But that's not the only project currently, as some of you may remember, we have some more animal packs on the radar (hehe), and we have just finished another pack: the "AI Antelope" pack:

Antelope render:

Antelope in-game shot:

The antelope features a simple, completly scripted AI, it sleeps, eats, flees from the player and wanders around in the level. Its behaviour is controlled by a simple "desires" concept, the desires can be weighted differently, so it is possible to create lazy, tame or aggressive animals e.g.

And last but not least, besides a lot more animal content packs, there will also be a "PodRacer" pack in a couple of months probably, here is a render (3DS Max):

The next animal pack will probably be the Elephant pack, so watch out!
Until next time! :)

"Project: Seawolf" - Submarine / Sea Life Content Pack by the 3D-Diggers

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-05-24T19:14:04+00:00

Hey folks, since Robert Brower keeps throwing awesome packs at us, we have to continue publishing them! :)
After the long awaited HorsePack is finally available, we continue with a "Submarine" and a "Sea Life" pack!
There will probably be two versions available, a stripped down "Seawolf - Submarine Pack" and a "Sea Life Pack" (at a higher price of course) containing the Seawolf Submarine and various other related objects, e.g.
a chest, corals, sharks, jellyfish, a signal light, a crab, a buoy etc.
The "Submarine" pack will probably be available next week, just gotta fix/change some code for TGE 1.5.2. (e.g. for the changed lighting) and extend the readme files etc.

Here is a first pic:

The pack will include code for the submarine, tracking torpedos, example scripts and of course all the art files (MAX format).
Besides the tracking torpedos, the submarine also has a working scope (1st and 3rd person) and it enables you to use the claw and pick items up, e.g. the included mines! (see screenshot below)

These are the most important commands the "Seawolf" supports:

Press Ctrl+G to spawn a submarine.
Press W to move forward.
Press S to move back.
Press E to surface.
Press Q to dive.
Press the jump key to fire torpedos.
Click the left mouse button to activate the claw.
Release the mouse button to close the claw.
Click the right mouse button to activate the scope.
Move the mouse left and right to rotate the scope while activated.
Release the right mouse button to deactivate the scope.
When the submarine is stable enough to activate the scope, the scope icon will appear.
When an item is within grasping range of the claw, the claw icon will appear.

Cruising around:

1st person view with the claw at the front:

Speaking of the horse pack... we submitted a devshot like 3 weeks ago, doesn't seem it goes through though, so here it is:

Stay tuned for the SeaWolf! :)

www.3d-diggers.de

Horsepack released!!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-04-25T15:11:04+00:00

Hi folks, we've finally released the horsepack last weekend! :) It's available in the 3D-Diggers store.
There are special offers for all the "wild wild west" packs (including the horse pack) available for the next 2 weeks, so you better get your copies soon! :)
See my last blog for more details, here are some pics:

Horsepack revisited!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-04-15T21:17:05+00:00

Hey folks, just a quick appetizer this time... the 3D-Diggers are proud to present the long-awaited Horsepack by Robert Brower. Robert has put a lot of work into that totally awesome pack and now it is really about time to release that thing! You can read the details about the pack history over here in Robert's blog.
The pack will be available within the next 2 weeks - there will be a special offer price for the first 2 weeks also, so you better don't miss it! :)
The pack will feature all the MAX files for the model and animations, script files, horse and AI horse source code files, 7 different horse textures (!) with and without saddle (!!), etc.!
Here are some screens:

More details, final prices etc. will be available soon - watch this space and of course also www.3d-diggers.de!

Don't pet that cat!!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2007-03-25T21:20:57+00:00

Hey folks, time for some news again! :)
I am working with the 3D-Diggers on a series of animal content packs and we have just finished and packaged the first one: "Wildcat", a cute little leopard!

This first pack contains
4 Milkshape (.ms3d plus .dts) files (1 leopard, 3 tree models)
10 tree textures
4 script files(.cs)
1 complete TGE-ready sky (.dml plus textures)
2 water textures
1 animated waterfall (.ifl plus textures)
1 demo mission (.mis plus .ter)
wildcat and environment sounds
13 animations for the wildcat:

* leopard_attack.dsq
* leopard_die.dsq
* leopard_eat.dsq
* leopard_idle1.dsq
* leopard_jump.dsq
* leopard_root.dsq
* leopard_run.dsq
* leopard_sleep.dsq
* leopard_startEat.dsq
* leopard_startSleep.dsq
* leopard_stopEat.dsq
* leopard_stopSleep.dsq
* leopard_walk.dsq

The "DevPack" version we've released today contains all the source files (*.cs and *.ms3d) as well, so you can adjust the scripts and / or models!
The leopard features a simple, completly scripted AI - it sleeps, eats, attacks the player and wanders around in the level. Its behaviour is controlled by a simple "desires" concept, the desires can be weighted differently (e.g. sleep = 100, eat = 150, wander = 200 etc.), so it is possible to create lazy, handsome or aggressive animals e.g.

You can find the pack right in the 3D-Diggers webshop. There are 10 more animals coming soon (Elephant, Crocodile, Zebra, Flamingo, Hippo, Giraf, etc.), so watch out! :)

Oh, and of course, no blog without the obligatory screenshot, so here is one of the demo mission coming with the pack:

Free Christmas TGE-Game (Windows and Linux)!

Stefan Beffy Moises — 2006-12-24T16:50:22+00:00

Hey folks!
Some of you may already know it from last christmas, but some may not, so here it is again: Wacky Sleigh Ride!

And this year, we have the promised linux version, too! We didn't get around to get it finished and compiled last year, but I sat down yesterday and today and compiled it on the latest Ubuntu distro! :)
You can grab your version here: wsr.3d-diggers.de/eng/download.html
The 1.4 version zip file contains the windows exe and the linux binary, so it should work on both systems.
Just make sure you've got OpenAl, ogg vorbis and of course a 3d driver installed! ;)
Have fun and let me know if there are any problems, didnt have time for excessive tests etc.
Oh, and if you are looking for some last-minute presents, check out the 3D-Diggers webshop! ;)
Merry Christmas!! :)