Your plans for 2016 (calc, non-calc programming, music, drawing, etc)

u/princetonlion.tibd December 19, 2015, 05:35:35 PM

I'm more or less the same, sadly

u/alexgt December 19, 2015, 05:37:28 PM

Yup, unless I am going to play airsoft! then I jump right outa bed

u/princetonlion.tibd December 19, 2015, 07:40:28 PM

I wish I played airsoft

My friend has a Kar98k for that, and I wish I had one too

u/alexgt December 19, 2015, 08:16:38 PM

Airsoft is pretty fun and some starter stuff isn't that expensive.

u/Scipi December 19, 2015, 09:30:16 PM

Recently I've been looking into Unreal Engine 4 and soon I'll be taking a dive into 3DS Max. Fun times.

u/alexgt December 19, 2015, 10:37:59 PM

Quote from: Scipi on December 19, 2015, 09:30:16 PM
Recently I've been looking into Unreal Engine 4 and soon I'll be taking a dive into 3DS Max. Fun times.

Nice

u/Dream of Omnimaga December 20, 2015, 07:25:08 AM

Quote from: Scipi on December 19, 2015, 09:30:16 PM
Recently I've been looking into Unreal Engine 4 and soon I'll be taking a dive into 3DS Max. Fun times.

You should share some of your creations and projects on CW @Scipi

As for myself my activity has been lower lately due to holiday rush at work and will probably remain this way for at least a week since I need more sleep in the process. <.<

u/Snektron December 20, 2015, 10:06:12 AM

Quote from: Scipi on December 19, 2015, 09:30:16 PM
Recently I've been looking into Unreal Engine 4 and soon I'll be taking a dive into 3DS Max. Fun times.

I tried it too but i had to install VS and shaders are via blueprints :/. If i ever want to do something enginy again i'll probably go with unity since you can at least write HLSL shaders.
I'd rather have GLSL though >.<

u/Scipi December 20, 2015, 05:39:51 PM

Actually, you can use HLSL shaders in UE4. You can't write your own GLSL ones though, UE4 automatically converts HLSL ones for you.

I've tried a bit of Unity, but I find UEs blueprint system to be rather powerful for rapid prototyping. That, and I just like C++ :p

u/Snektron December 20, 2015, 06:22:15 PM

Oh i didn't know that, might take a look at it

u/Dream of Omnimaga December 20, 2015, 07:13:20 PM

Quote from: Scipi on December 20, 2015, 05:39:51 PM
Actually, you can use HLSL shaders in UE4. You can't write your own GLSL ones though, UE4 automatically converts HLSL ones for you.

I've tried a bit of Unity, but I find UEs blueprint system to be rather powerful for rapid prototyping. That, and I just like C++ :p

Can you use 2D sprites in Unreal Engine? Because the contest would require you to use one of the

sprites (although you could also use Walrii sprite in the HUD, menu, title and use a 3D model of Walrii in the game if your entire game is 3D.

Also, would UE4 run on old computers? I have a graphics card from around 2011-2012 and my computer dates back in late 2009 (Intel Core i7 1st gen with 8 GB of RAM)

u/Scipi December 20, 2015, 09:04:47 PM

Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on December 20, 2015, 07:13:20 PM
Can you use 2D sprites in Unreal Engine? Because the contest would require you to use one of the sprites (although you could also use Walrii sprite in the HUD, menu, title and use a 3D model of Walrii in the game if your entire game is 3D.

Also, would UE4 run on old computers? I have a graphics card from around 2011-2012 and my computer dates back in late 2009 (Intel Core i7 1st gen with 8 GB of RAM)

Yes and yes. UE4 has a 2D system called Paper2D, which I'll be using. I don't know enough about 3D to try it yet.

UE4 also has scalable graphics modes for older model PC's.

u/Dream of Omnimaga January 02, 2016, 04:34:48 AM

That is cool. Can it do lower resolution games too, such as SNES style? Anyway let us know about progress @Scipi

(unlike your previous projects

)

Also I should change the title of this topic to 2016.

u/Max Leiter January 02, 2016, 04:35:26 AM

I personally think it should be a new topic

u/Unicorn January 02, 2016, 06:33:34 AM

Welp, my plans for 2016: Finish Walrus Adventure, port Caterite attack to CE, maybe port some other games as well, once xLIBC is done.

Hopefully by summer WalrusAdventure will be done.