News about the new characters!

niclam · 03-02-2010, 10:21 PM

Hello everyone,

For those who already know and for those who don't, we have been working for months now in a big visual improvement on the playable characters.

We are closer every day and we would like to announce that the release is planned for early April (exact date will be communicated further on).

Meanwhile, starting this friday 5 of March, we'll be starting our internal tests on the experimental server (Amun). Once we have tweaked several issues, we will be able to go live with a public test version at the end of March.

Last but not least, we'd like to take this opportunity to disclose a high quality rendering of two of the new characters.

We hope you like them,
Regnum Online Team

Arkenion · 03-02-2010, 10:41 PM

Now it took me 5 minutes to translate it for the IRC guys and you changed to English :P

Looking forward to test it! *thumbsup*

Edit: I wonder how well the changes will be visible in Safemode

S_N_I_P_E_R · 03-02-2010, 10:49 PM

The new models look awsome guys great job, I cant wait for this update, although I sense a huge expense appearing soon as I so need a better pc.

(wonders if NGD gets commission on new hardware brought cos or Regnum lol)

Gytha_Ogg · 03-02-2010, 11:03 PM

I suspect I'll get killed in the wz a lot more, as I just stand there going "I just want to look at'cha for a bit more."

"Killed more than you usually are? How can that be?"

Quiet, you.

Bladnoch · 03-02-2010, 11:11 PM

A great deal better than Runescape's character graphics, that's for sure.
You've all done a great job here NGD.

Will these new graphics be available to people with fast and slow computers? Because I know environment and shadow graphics are more fixed for the older computers, will this be the same?

Oh, and will NPC's get the same treatment?

Klutu · 03-02-2010, 11:11 PM

Thats my Hair! :O

haha they look pretty nice

1 question will these models bring more lag or less lag?

Torin_Ironfist · 03-02-2010, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klutu

Thats my Hair! :O

haha they look pretty nice

1 question will these models bring more lag or less lag?

See: other thread in General Discussion

Gytha_Ogg · 03-02-2010, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klutu

Thats my Hair! :O

haha they look pretty nice

1 question will these models bring more lag or less lag?

Network lag shouldn't really be affected, as I understand it; FPS is discussed in a post in this thread:

http://www.regnumonline.com.ar/forum...ighlight=polys

The new models will only have lots of polys (5000-7000) up close, and far fewer (250-500) further away when it doesn't matter. The current models have the same number of polys (1000-1500) whether near or far.

niclam · 03-02-2010, 11:35 PM

We are tweaking the engine as much as possible to keep the framerate similar to a current regular situation.

In terminal terms, there are more Level Of Detail levels that will allow great battles without loss of framerate (Simply put, as soon as a character gets away from you the system will change the model to a less detailed one. The important thing here is that some details are lost with the distance anyway).

Regards,

Torin_Ironfist · 03-03-2010, 12:16 AM

Will all pauldrons be that....... huge?

03-02-2010, 10:41 PM	#2
Arkenion Master Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 278	Now it took me 5 minutes to translate it for the IRC guys and you changed to English :P Looking forward to test it! thumbsup Edit: I wonder how well the changes will be visible in Safemode __________________ The Immortal Legends: Arkenion \| You cant see me Valhalla: Darkenion, PT caballero degollando a lechugas RA

03-02-2010, 10:49 PM	#3
S_N_I_P_E_R Initiate Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ra; PP/PB Posts: 148	The new models look awsome guys great job, I cant wait for this update, although I sense a huge expense appearing soon as I so need a better pc. (wonders if NGD gets commission on new hardware brought cos or Regnum lol) __________________ Currently Playing Ra Vortigern I lvl 60 Barbarian, Zarfall lvl 57 Lock, Precious Metal lvl 50 Knight.

03-02-2010, 11:11 PM	#5
Bladnoch Initiate Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: England Posts: 199	A great deal better than Runescape's character graphics, that's for sure. You've all done a great job here NGD. Will these new graphics be available to people with fast and slow computers? Because I know environment and shadow graphics are more fixed for the older computers, will this be the same? Oh, and will NPC's get the same treatment? __________________ Ra Sytris - Starpulse Lvl 25 Horus Syrtis - Bladnoch Lvl 20 Horus Alsius - Goatus Lvl 37

03-02-2010, 11:11 PM	#6
Klutu Baron Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 714	Thats my Hair! :O haha they look pretty nice 1 question will these models bring more lag or less lag? __________________ Ramsli Klutu

03-02-2010, 11:35 PM	#9
niclam Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,636	We are tweaking the engine as much as possible to keep the framerate similar to a current regular situation. In terminal terms, there are more Level Of Detail levels that will allow great battles without loss of framerate (Simply put, as soon as a character gets away from you the system will change the model to a less detailed one. The important thing here is that some details are lost with the distance anyway). Regards, __________________ niclam

03-02-2010, 11:03 PM	#4
Gytha_Ogg Master Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Valiantly battling at... oops, at Agg save :/ Posts: 253	I suspect I'll get killed in the wz a lot more, as I just stand there going "I just want to look at'cha for a bit more." "Killed more than you usually are? How can that be?" Quiet, you.

03-03-2010, 12:16 AM	#10
Torin_Ironfist Secondary account Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Posts: 212	Will all pauldrons be that....... huge?