[Ryan Cordell]

A few nitpicks that I can spot..

The Tommy Gun seems to fire too fast.
Conversely, the sawed-off shotgun seems to fire a bit slower (in either mode I think).
The Tesla Gun definitely fires too fast, but EHEHEHE it's fun~
I think the Flare Gun's projectile, when it sticks onto an enemy, can be offset incorrectly at times.
The bundle of dynamite system is sure different from Blood's, I'll give you that - considering you don't have the actual source, getting closer to it's physics might be trickier. I think an unusual change with it is that you have to press fire again (after lighting the bundle's fuse) to start the throwing sequence. I think it throws either stronger or lesser than in the game.

But otherwise, fairly faithful weapons, I must admit!

[Lantern Jaw]

Hey,

Just curious about something.
The Original Blood had sprites that were "billboarded" to the X and Y axis, meaning that they pivot towards the viewer whatever angle they are viewed from. Whilst Duke Nukem 3D including ports JFduke and Eduke32 has sprites that are only locked to the X axis, this has the effect of making them look paper thin when viewed from above or below. So my question is, have you found a way of making sprites in the BloodTC have an X,Y "billboard" like the original?

Thanks

[m210®]

Hm, no, I don't know how to do this. There man be you ask the eduke32 programmers?
At last mouth I do nothing and made a evilhand-enemy only. But I have renewed the works and soon there will be news

[Yura]

Lantern Jaw, on Jan 30 2010, 11:55 AM, said:

Hey,

Just curious about something.
The Original Blood had sprites that were "billboarded" to the X and Y axis, meaning that they pivot towards the viewer whatever angle they are viewed from. Whilst Duke Nukem 3D including ports JFduke and Eduke32 has sprites that are only locked to the X axis, this has the effect of making them look paper thin when viewed from above or below. So my question is, have you found a way of making sprites in the BloodTC have an X,Y "billboard" like the original?

Thanks

use softwar renderer:

[Plagman]

When running Polymer mode, you can also use the r_pr_billboardingmode cvar to do what you want.

[Lantern Jaw]

Plagman, on Feb 16 2010, 03:36 AM, said:

When running Polymer mode, you can also use the r_pr_billboardingmode cvar to do what you want.

Firstly thanks for responding to my question.

Secondly, not sure why billboarding mode would be an issue if sprites have been replaced with 3D Models ...so I don't get why r_pr_billboardingmode only applies to Polymer mode. Prior to asking the above question I had already tried changing the r_pr_billboardingmode at both "1" and "0" in the binds.cfg file started the game in polymer (having installed the high-res pack) and then switched in the in-game options to sprites each time and it had no effect on sprite billboarding whatsoever.

This is why I was concerned about the Blood sprites not looking as they did originally because I could see no way of changing them.

Thanks

[m210®]

Hi, guys! I haven't any time for keep my BloodTC project. Also my project is stoped because I haven't assistants for map and CON-code. I hope I can continue TC later and now I upload all of my works at my sait...we name it an alpha the project version of BloodTC, and may be some people will want to help me )

You can download alpha version at BloodTC page from "Files category" of my sait (http://m210.ucoz.ru/) or here - BloodTC_alpha.rar (43.77mb) 17 oct 2010

[Plagman]

Lantern Jaw, on Feb 24 2010, 04:32 AM, said:

Firstly thanks for responding to my question.

Secondly, not sure why billboarding mode would be an issue if sprites have been replaced with 3D Models ...so I don't get why r_pr_billboardingmode only applies to Polymer mode. Prior to asking the above question I had already tried changing the r_pr_billboardingmode at both "1" and "0" in the binds.cfg file started the game in polymer (having installed the high-res pack) and then switched in the in-game options to sprites each time and it had no effect on sprite billboarding whatsoever.

This is why I was concerned about the Blood sprites not looking as they did originally because I could see no way of changing them.

Thanks

It obviously doesn't apply to 3D models, just sprites. It's Polymer-specific because only this renderer handles changing the sprite billboarding mode (the pr_ part of the cvar kind of reflects that).

[Lunick]

M210, on Oct 17 2010, 09:11 PM, said:

Hi, guys! I haven't any time for keep my BloodTC project. Also my project is stoped because I haven't assistants for map and CON-code. I hope I can continue TC later and now I upload all of my works at my sait...we name it an alpha the project version of BloodTC, and may be some people will want to help me )

You can download alpha version at BloodTC page from "Files category" of my sait (http://m210.ucoz.ru/) or here - BloodTC_alpha.rar (43.77mb) 17 oct 2010

Please remove the duke3d.grp file from the download

[m210®]

I added this file that be less questions for launch BloodTC, and I haven't any time to do with it now

[microjunk]

I am really not that good at programming, but if you need someone to beta test I can do that.....Great job so far in my opinion, being that there is no source code for you to work with.

[themaniacboy]

M210, on Oct 18 2010, 02:29 PM, said:

I added this file that be less questions for launch BloodTC, and I haven't any time to do with it now

It's still illegal

[microjunk]

was just wondering, why it doesnt load any of the mods or other maps for Blood, just the ones in your archive? otherwise great job

[Jimmy]

You must be joking. This is a mod for eDuke32, not a port.

[microjunk]

nah...wasn't joking just misunderstood. I thought this was totally a port, the maps dont open to well with mapster, nor does it like to integrate well with the latest version of eduke. So my mistake, still great job though....

[NightFright]

Any news about this project lately? I am asking because I am just playing "One Unit - Whole Blood" via DosBox. As awesome as the game itself still is, it's limited to 1280x1024 (apparently, DB can't handle any higher), scalers don't really work, no texture filtering etc and controlling the whole thing (menus, ingame) could be better, too. I'd really like to see a port or mod, regardless what, for this game since it's really great.

[Mark]

Not much news but...

Just for fun,I started making and installing about 35 highres textures in the game this weekend with more on the way. I mentioned in a post yesterday in the "what are you doing now" thread.

[CruX]

NightFright, on Nov 21 2010, 02:34 AM, said:

Any news about this project lately?

It's on a temporary or maybe even permanent hiatus. M120's done enough work to get it pretty close to the actual game, so someone could actually take what he's gotten and at least make a TC out of it, maybe like what was being done with that mod Cradle to the Grave, but that remains to be seen.

[NightFright]

I guessed something like that. Somehow, Blood seems to be cursed, no one gets a project related to it properly finished. A port would be better since you could just use the original game data, no need to recreate any levels on your own. Anyway, since no one has provided the source code still, that's unlikely to happen. Needless to say, it's a real shame since the game would totally deserve it!

[m210®]

I'm continue work under my BloodTC, and now I trying to make AI for BloodTC enemies like original Blood and made a little video with part of Cultist AI.
Look at this) http://www.youtube.c...h?v=dntmkkvydqY

[zykov eddy]

Pretty basic, I'd say.

[m210®]

Almost yes, but duke haven't it's effect)

[m210®]

I tried to take a step aside if cultist something blocks the review, but and couldn't make it. it was necessary to use standard AI

[darkcaleb]

M210 if i may ask but what is that you need help with, i mean with the blood tc

[m210®]

I need help with reconstruction of converted maps, I need a mappers
And may be con-coders

Btw, I rewrite my new AI of cultist, that is better?
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=zG65WInXJCE

[fgsfds]

There is hi-res menu fonts, help screens and other stuff. If someone interested. Also includes ttf fonts and PSDs.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DDBQTET5

[m210®]

oh, thanks Do you continue retexturing?
And my dream - to see model of pitchfork in my BloodTC xD

[m210®]

http://m210.duke4.ne...odTC_Alpha2.rar

It's not a release, but it's have more complete enemies (FatRat, Evilhand, Zombie and Cultist)
Test it please. Maps with this enemies you can find at BLMaps folder

[Lunick]

M210, on Dec 8 2010, 07:30 PM, said:

http://m210.duke4.ne...odTC_Alpha2.rar

It's not a release, but it's have more complete enemies (FatRat, Evilhand, Zombie and Cultist)
Test it please. Maps with this enemies you can find at BLMaps folder

k, ill have a look for you

[Mark]

I just downloaded the updated version and will try it out.

I have made and added a whole bunch of textures during the last few weeks. But because of how you have the folders and files set up I can only see the new textures in the game. They do not show up in Mapster and I haven't figured out the problem yet. I have also been adding Polymer lights to the level. I also noticed that some objects already have lighting coded into them. Cool.

EDIT: I just played a little bit of the first level. Looks good. I will play more tonight and give a better review. I really like the new fonts. The music sounded better too. Did you change something?

EDIT AGAIN: 2 problems so far in the first level. After I grab the key in the cemetary, the doors to the funeral home do not open. And my changes to video settings are not being saved. They default back to 640 x 480. Both of these were working fine in the previous version.

EDIT YET AGAIN: I had to turn back on the regular Eduke startup window to set the video resolution and to check the Polymer box. Now it runs as it should. You should turn it back on by default so others do not have this same problem.