[MusicallyInspired]

The source code can be compiled in Linux, yes.

[Rellik]

On the flashlight issue, let's just say that Duke has a headlamp or he has 2 bright LEDs integrated into the sides of his sunglasses.

[Danukem]

By the way, using CON code to give Duke a flash light is pretty trivial now. 99% of the work has been done in the source code. I haven't done it yet because I have other priorities, that's all.

[Tea Monster]

 DeeperThought, on May 12 2009, 08:50 AM, said:

By the way, using CON code to give Duke a flash light is pretty trivial now. 99% of the work has been done in the source code. I haven't done it yet because I have other priorities, that's all.

I actually made a flashlight last night while waiting for my email to load. I googled special forces flashlight and it took about 2 minutes to construct in total. I want to put hands with it so that might take a little while.

I still want to do the lighter though. I'm thinking it has to be a Zippo. I googled some fancier ones, but they are a bit too fancy. I can't imagine Duke with them. I can't view the teaser here at work or I'd just check there. The reason I thought it would be a zippo is that Harley D. does some promotion work with them!!!

[Daedolon]

 DeeperThought, on May 12 2009, 07:50 PM, said:

By the way, using CON code to give Duke a flash light is pretty trivial now.

 Tea Monster, on May 12 2009, 09:15 PM, said:

I still want to do the lighter though. I'm thinking it has to be a Zippo.

You guys are stealing my glory

Not really, it's just some stuff that will make three of my mods possible. Gah, I wish I had polymer already.

[TerminX]

[Striker]

 DeeperThought, on May 12 2009, 03:42 AM, said:

But as some have noted, I really don't need a model for the flashlight. In fact, it would suck to have to put away your weapon and get it out each time you wanted to use it. It could be like some games where you turn it on and the light is just there while you still hold your weapon (maybe he has an attachment to his nightvision goggles?)

Have an Item/Inventory Pickup that are Superbright LEDs to attach to Duke's Glasses.

[Parkar]

 TX, on May 13 2009, 12:10 AM, said:

You bastard, I was gona post that .

Anyway here is a screen where I made the light texture fully bright.
http://www.duke4.org...mp/duke0101.jpg

The other one is kinda cooler as a screenshot though (thanks to DT advanced AI for following me when I was going to take the shot).

Edit: Just realized that it's probably not obvious that this is a new feature (texture projection on spotlights) and not just the shadows from the fence.

[KillerBudgie]

Daedolon, on May 12 2009, 07:23 PM, said:

Gah, I wish I had polymer already.

I guess the more you want something, the harder it is to wait for it...

[Moggimus]

 Tea Monster, on May 12 2009, 02:15 PM, said:

I actually made a flashlight last night while waiting for my email to load. I googled special forces flashlight and it took about 2 minutes to construct in total. I want to put hands with it so that might take a little while.

I still want to do the lighter though. I'm thinking it has to be a Zippo. I googled some fancier ones, but they are a bit too fancy. I can't imagine Duke with them. I can't view the teaser here at work or I'd just check there. The reason I thought it would be a zippo is that Harley D. does some promotion work with them!!!

Yeah, I forgot to mention I meant a Zippo. I figured just a regular polished chrome zippo with the Nuke symbol.



IRL they look a little wider to me than in that pic though.

[Damien_Azreal]

TX, on May 12 2009, 05:10 PM, said:

That looks... fucking amazing. Awesome job guys.

[Danukem]

Damien_Azreal, on May 12 2009, 04:03 PM, said:

That looks... fucking amazing. Awesome job guys.

Ditto.

[Alan]

Plagman kicks ass.

[Richard Shead]

KillerBudgie, on May 12 2009, 03:00 PM, said:

I guess the more you want something, the harder it is to wait for it...

Being a Duke fan, I'm sure he doesn't need to be reminded.

[Parkar]

I can't wait to see what maps built with Polymer in mind from the get go is going to look like. It's going to be rather impressive, me thinks.

[Sobek]

Oh my, TX. That is... incredible. I didn't realise that the alpha texture in front of the light would affect the lighting shining through it. That's just beautiful.

[Sebastian]

Yeah that looks real freaking nice. Only problem I see is that it appears you can't eminate light evenly throughout the entire area of the textures, which in both the above screenshots case and the case of the circular ceiling light in the shot that The Commander posted would benefit from. http://img22.imagesh.../6662/spin2.jpg

[Jimmy]

Rusty Nails, on May 12 2009, 09:01 PM, said:

Yeah that looks real freaking nice. Only problem I see is that it appears you can't eminate light evenly throughout the entire area of the textures, which in both the above screenshots case and the case of the circular ceiling light in the shot that The Commander posted would benefit from. http://img22.imagesh.../6662/spin2.jpg

Me thinks this may just be an issue of the maps not being built for Polymer, but I'm not sure.

[d3drocks]

guys.
exelent work!

Frost Nukem, on May 12 2009, 12:02 PM, said:

really amazing graphics, is (or will) there a linux version of this engine ?

I guarentee it.

[TerminX]

Yeah, Plagman actually developed it on Linux. Not surprising, considering his job.

[High Treason]

It's all looking really awesome.
I think a mod should be done on it "Duke Nukem For-now" with some of the stuff in that we know about DNF.

Well, i'm glad polymer can be run on linux, my next machine is gonna be linux.

[Danukem]

I updated the original post with a guide to placing polymer lights in Mapster.

[Richard Shead]

I just made this. View it at it's max size to really appreciate the difference:





We've come a long way.......

[Piano Man]

WHY MUST YOU TAUNT US WITH THESE NEW SCREENSHOTS!!!!

DAMN...

[Danukem]

Duke Rocks, on May 12 2009, 09:17 PM, said:

I just made this. View it at it's max size to really appreciate the difference:





We've come a long way.......

Technically, the "1996" shot should have the original status bar....

Seeing those shots reminds me: Shouldn't the HRP pistol be beefier looking?

[Richard Shead]

DeeperThought, on May 12 2009, 08:28 PM, said:

Technically, the "1996" shot should have the original status bar......

You mean in the original version you couldn't just press the plus and minus keys to make the HUD take up less or more space??? I'm pretty sure that it was a feature 13 years ago.....am I wrong?

Besides, I wanted the pictures to match as best as possible.

[TerminX]

Duke Rocks, on May 12 2009, 09:56 PM, said:

You mean in the original version you couldn't just press the plus and minus keys to make the HUD take up less or more space??? I'm pretty sure that it was a feature 13 years ago.....am I wrong?

Besides, I wanted the pictures to match as best as possible.

No, he's talking about the specific HUD you have enabled in the shots... it's the alternate HUD I came up with a while back because I didn't think the original 1996 version of the small HUD was sufficient anymore.

[The Commander]

DeeperThought, on May 13 2009, 04:28 PM, said:

Seeing those shots reminds me: Shouldn't the HRP pistol be beefier looking?

Ive always wondered why Duke is using a left handed pistol myself.

[Reaper_Man]

Probably because it's more graphically interesting to watch the shells eject, than to have it be "correct".

[TerminX]

msleeper, on May 12 2009, 10:01 PM, said:

Probably because it's more graphically interesting to watch the shells eject, than to have it be "correct".

Yep, pretty much. The ejecting brass was an awesome new effect back in 1996, and they wanted to show it off I'm sure.