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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Revvin on July 23, 1999, 03:18:00 PM

Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Revvin on July 23, 1999, 03:18:00 PM
Hi, looking at the screenshot on your web site it looks very reminicent of W**B***S (Can I say it?  (http://beta.hitechcreations.com/ubb/smile.gif) ) is it an updated version of the graphsim engine same as W**B***S?
Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Swager on April 19, 2000, 11:25:00 AM
PUNT!

This question was never answered!!!

Believe this was the first post on this board!!   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Revvin on April 19, 2000, 11:50:00 AM
First post? surely not?  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) jeez I had a fright when I saw this one come up with a recent reply  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif) well its all academical now as I've thrown in my four year old WB account and come across to AH

 (http://freespace.virgin.net/revvin.revvin/249_Banner1.jpg)

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Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Pyro on April 19, 2000, 05:14:00 PM
It's an all new engine, but many of the basic techiques are the same.



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Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Udie on April 19, 2000, 05:20:00 PM
HTC dudes please tell me if I'm right on this.

 I realy have no clue, BUT!  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)  here's my take on why AH looks similar to WB.  It's all in the texture.  When WB first went 3d it was the only terrain that gave me the feeling of going fast on the deck.

  I think I know why.  It had dots in the terrain, little small ones that look like bushes to me.  But these dots going by real fast is what I think gave the feeling of fast movement.   Aces High has the same "dots" on the terrain.  Hense then similar look.

 Am I even remotely close here? HT? Pyro?

udie
Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: eagl on April 19, 2000, 05:25:00 PM
"Basic techniques" are the same, which is apparently why the basic problems like icons and planes sorting under the terrain are also the same  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Z buffer... hmmmmmmmmmmyummy


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Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: scout on April 20, 2000, 04:15:00 AM
>It's an all new engine, but many of the basic techiques are the same.

Including the 'killed-icon' whizzing by at Mach 3 to homebase of WB 1.xx   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: JimBear on April 20, 2000, 08:57:00 AM
Those (killed icon) always give me the creeps as they zoom by, especially when half a dozen in a bunch go, it feels like a poltergiest attack   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: Superfly on April 20, 2000, 09:40:00 AM
A lot of the techniques are the same because we've all worked on WB for at least 2 years or more each.  We started off with what we knew worked, while also experimenting with new and different things.  I think the further along we go, the more the gap between the similarities with WB & AH will increase.
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Title: Graphics engine?
Post by: JENG on April 20, 2000, 10:05:00 AM
SUPER JUST STOP THAT  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

I know you desperatly needed new smilies but you are realy going over the hill  now  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)

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