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Never Seen Before Graphic Effects in Valves Source Engine

A German amateur developer works on an Source Engine mod, that includes never seen before graphic effects in Valves game engine. The position of the celestial bodies is dependent from season and clime. Right now the 2D skybox uses one texture with some overlays applied and a procedurally generated static mesh for stars. All weather effects, daytime, clime and season are synced between client and server. Weather is randomly applied based on the current climate and the time of day can be read from the hosts computer.

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Bass_fisherman4885d ago

Looks impressive to say at least

PLASTICA-MAN4885d ago (Edited 4885d ago )

You think this is impressive?
Well take a look at this:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/d...
And: http://i.imgur.com/HPWpK.jp...
YES,THEY ARE BASED ON SOURCE ENGINE and they are the best upcoming mods for it!
The first is made by a programmer who used to work on Miror's Edge and the second one got extremely revamped after a very skilled programmer joined the development.
If such developpers can do wonders from aging engines, I wonder what they can do with best available engines !

Edit: At FatOldMan: Dear Easter was built on the first source engine ever released that is even extinct now and now it undergoing a plastic surgery and the second one is the long awaited Blade Symphony that was also built on the first engine but got redone too many times and that's the level the new developpers want to achieve .

Ducky4885d ago (Edited 4885d ago )

I thought Dear Esther was already released.

Didn't know it was being rebuilt.
That mod is one of the few examples of a video game being art. =)

What mod/game is that second one though?
EDIT: Did some digging, Blade Symphony.
Thanks for the edit though. ;)

PLASTICA-MAN4885d ago

The Source Engine may now look as the most outdated engine but it is not the case, because it is the most versatile engine. With many tweaks, you can make the games on par with recent released ones ( by the way, Valve updated all their old released games with HDR,dynamic shadows,etc...). I have downloaded the benchmark tech demo released by valve after the launch of Half-Life 2 Episode 2 and I was impressed by the tech Valve could have implemented in Half-life 2 Episode 2 : heavy rain,volumetric smokes, volumetric lights, random moving volumetric particles (SPOILER: that will be used for the Particle Storm in Episode 3), but Valve didn't want to include them at that time fearing that most of the people couldn't run it smoothly (by the way I have a good PC that lagged to run it), so valve opted for performance, so that many people can buy their games like they did omit the super high definitions textures for Team Fortress 2.
But now we witness Valve throwing step by step a bit of those advanced technics in the new games like Parallax Textures and volumetric lights in Alien Swarm (labelled EP3_materials and EP3_effects by the way: a hint that EP3 is coming and will use those effects), so that means the upcoming games will be using these features beginning with Portal 2.

Shani4884d ago

It is crazy day-night lights and environment conditions. just like real.

To Plastica-Man:
That is awesome video and pic.
Thanks. Bubble up for u.

DigitalAnalog4884d ago

**looks at Plastica-man's link....

OH.... MY............................ ............................... .........

-End of Line

Spydiggity4884d ago

that Dear Esther video is nuts. good link.

JohnnyBadfinger4884d ago

I would buy that game as is.

LOL'd at the end... i meant i cant really talk... i do the same thing, if i cant land a tail whip on some punk arse dinosaur i start throwing cars too...

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CombineElite4885d ago

The Source Engine is the best gaming engine ever.

This Modder did one hell of a job and Valve is known to hire modders so this guy may have a new job soon.

great job.

RememberThe3574884d ago

And they say PC gaming is dead... I'm a console gamer and I know better than that. This guy has some serious talent. I've talking talked shit about the Source engine in my obvious ignorance. Color me impressed.

King-Leonidas4884d ago (Edited 4884d ago )

good thing im getting a decent gaming laptop so i can play these wonders

imvix4884d ago

The highest end Laptops can barely compete with entry level to midrange desktops of today. I would strongly recommend you get a desktop PC if you are half serious about PC gaming and its not too costly either anything around the range of 600-800usd will make an awesome gaming rig.

Ducky4885d ago (Edited 4885d ago )

Mind = Blown

The effects are one thing, but I liked the stylized look even more.

MAJ0R4885d ago (Edited 4885d ago )

this is definitely impressive

you can get the same effects in games such as oblivion with mods http://www.youtube.com/watc...

hell even morrowind http://www.youtube.com/watc... you just need talented modders and anythings possible :)

MGRogue20174885d ago

Very impressive.

That guy should work for Valve

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Beahmscream4885d ago

Wow... I'm speechless great job!

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Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 Fan Projects Shut Down by Valve Takedowns

Fan projects Team Fortress: Source 2 and Portal 64 have shut down after Valve intervened in their development.

-Foxtrot100d ago

First they open Steam up to more AI, now they are shutting down fan projects when at one time they used to support or even give the fans jobs.

Wonder what's going on with Valve at the minute.

rlow1100d ago

@Foxtrot
It’s called money plain and simple.

JEECE100d ago

I mean, that might explain the Team Fortress 2 thing, because Valve might bring that to Source 2 (though I'm not sure I'd bet on that), but I can't see how Portal 64 hurts them. If anything, it's more attention to the Portal and therefore Valve/Steam.

Giblet_Head100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

There's potential that Valve had already planned to bring Source 2 to TF2 officially after Counter Strike 2. It's been getting some renewed attention lately.

Inverno99d ago

You got Nintendo to thank for Portal64 being taken down. As for TF2, most likely it's due to the probability of Valve working on a source 2 port themselves. It's sucks but Nintendo are the biggest pricks in the business and not letting this drag out into a huge court drama is the best decision.

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Valve Opens the Floodgates to Allow More AI Based Games on Steam

Valve has updated its stance on AI games on the Steam storefront, allowing creators to publish AI-created games.

Droppedez100d ago

AI is just another form of slavery for our computer brethren.

Barlos100d ago (Edited 100d ago )

Hell no. I want games that have been made by creative minds who have a passion for their craft, not a bot with a penchant for plagiarism.

BrainSyphoned99d ago (Edited 99d ago )

So instead of paying for an engine and assets to create a game they are paying for an engine and assets to create a game.

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Valve Tells Players To Stop Inhaling Steam Deck Vent Fumes

Valve has officially warned against inhaling the Steam Deck vent fumes in an official response due to potential health hazards.

gold_drake126d ago

my god, people are so dumb these days.

shinoff2183126d ago

I read the headline to my girl and she even reacted wtf is wrong with people. People wild

Notellin124d ago

I feel bad for her that she can't read and needs you to do it for her. Keep your head up!

shinoff2183123d ago

Notellin, I've been teaching her 😘

Jin_Sakai124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

This generation is about dumb as it gets.

frostypants124d ago

Huffing things isn't new to be fair.

SavageFlamingo124d ago

This has nothing to do with generations. It’s not a stupid challenge or anything. People just happened to smell it while they were playing. The steam deck exhaust is easy to smell without even trying. Just playing it you’ll smell it in the air around you.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro124d ago

"tHiS gEErAtIoN"
It's every generation, today you just see it more clearly thanks to internet.

k2d124d ago

To be fair, I loved the smell of glue, gas and certain plastics as a kid (new disc cartridges/new hardware, anyone?)

Si-Fly123d ago

Instruction manuals for me, best smell ever 😂

crazyCoconuts124d ago

I actually take a whiff of it once in a while, it's funny that it smells so good lol

DarXyde124d ago

Tide pod fiasco all over again

Felix_Argyle_Catbro124d ago

"tHeSe DaYs"
People have been just as dumb in the past, you just see it clearly now thanks to the internet.

gold_drake124d ago

thanks for that .. insight. ha.

rlow1124d ago

Well good thing about dumb people, they play an important part in human history. How else do we know which plants, animals and foods ar dangerous? Dumb people! They pay the price so the rest of us don’t have to. Lol

FinalFantasyFanatic124d ago

Honestly, I'm not even surprised considering some of the people I come across these days, inhaling fumes would explain a lot of things.

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Knightofelemia125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

Wow people will huff anything nowadays some people just have way too much time on their hands.

Abnor_Mal124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

Another reason to love the PlayStation Portal, no chance of breathing in noxious vapors.

Get a Steam Deck they said, to which I reply, what are you high?

KwietStorm_BLM124d ago

Were you high when you typed this?

Abnor_Mal124d ago

Sorry bud no Steam Deck here.

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FinalFantasyFanatic124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

Even the Steam Deck does streaming better than the Portal (they portal is capped for streaming for some reason, whereas the Steam Deck isn't).

Neonridr124d ago

imagine pretending a glorified streaming device is better than a stand alone unit that can also, stream.

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Eonjay124d ago

Stand by for the 'gaming kills' articles.
Que Halloween movie theme.

Nucleux124d ago

What does it smell/taste like?

Barlos124d ago

Better than the Switch cartridges is my guess.

Just to be clear, I've never licked a Switch cartridge, nor have I inhaled my deck's fumes.

Profchaos124d ago

Same never licked a switch cart I've always been worried more about where it's been than the taste but

Fluke_Skywalker124d ago

It smells good, that's the problem lol. When I first turned mine on I noticed it 😅
Better stop sniffing it then.

Barlos124d ago

I've had my deck for over a year, I've never been compelled to put my nose near the vent for a good lungful 😂

crazyCoconuts124d ago

I can't explain it... It smells...new

SavageFlamingo124d ago (Edited 124d ago )

Kind of like cheap bacon cooking. Even cheap bacon smells good.

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