Hi All,
Was working on another prototype level. This time focus was to start programming first 'puzzle' (or level building) elements for the game.
Before getting to main devlog entry covering last batch of work more deeply (with some fancy animations too), here's short story how level was built and how lighting affects output visual quality.
1. only ambient light - everything looks flat (maybe I'll add some ambient occlusion later in development or in RTG 2 )
2. darker ambient and added one strong point light (with weak attenuation) - just one light brought brutal change
3. all switches have small lightie (red or green depending on state) with strong attenuation - so they do just small 'local' environment illuminations
4. finally added 2 more lamps (one white at bottom of the level, one red at exit door) - just to add even more depth to scene
Note: those reddish vertical walls are doors and black part of the floor in front of player is elevator. Both are now changed to look more 'final'.
Example of level building and how lighting is affecting visual quality
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RTG Flashback - March '21 #3 One of the first levels with elevators. Here, you can see, that thx to my ray-tracing algorithm, every tiny light in the game is actual emitter which illuminates its environment and cast shadows. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
Flashback #3 - Junio 2020 Otra animación desde los comienzos del desarrollo de RTG. Esta es una escena para probar colisiones del actor con el entorno del juego. Hoy, RTG está casi hecho y ya está disponible para wishlists.
Development Flashback - June 2020 Animation #3 from the beginning of development. This is early test scene for testing actor collisions. RTG, a sci-fi puzzle/platformer is now almost done and available for wishlists. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
Development Flashback - April 2020 Animation from the very start of RTG development (more in the article). After 5 years, RTG is available for wishlists on Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG/ Demo, which will be available also here is in works as well.
Development Flashback - November 2020 Scene where I tested various aspects of my ray-tracing engine. Today, the engine is used in my game RTG, a sci-fi puzzle/platformer, which is available for wishlists. Check it out! P.F.2026! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
RTG Flashback - Marzo 21 #2 Otra animación de los primeros niveles de RTG, mi juego puzzle/plataforma sci-fi con CPU ray-tracing. Aquí se puede ver un poco de reflexión en el suelo con luces en fondo proyectando sombras. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
Development Flashback - March 2021 Level 8 showcase. 11 months into RTG development I was finally able to create first levels! No sound, music or story back then, but the most important: gameplay and puzzles, were possible. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
Development Flashback - May 2020 This is another animation from the beginning of development (more about it in the article). Now, after 5 years of development, RTG, a sci-fi puzzle/platformer is available for wishlists. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
RTG - The Ray-Traced Game, sci-fi puzzle platformer which I'm developing, reached Alpha state! It means, game fully playable from intro to ending credits. It's a big milestone, but now, rolling up sleeves for Beta! Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/
Flashback - Noviembre 2020 Una escena donde probé varios aspectos de mi algoritmo ray-trace. Al día de hoy, este algoritmo está presente en mi juego RTG, un sci-fi puzzle/platformer que está disponible para wishlists. P.F. 2026! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4032050/RTG
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