HL2 in pics

o_someoldguy · 06-03-2005, 09:15 PM

Found this posted on the TPF forums:

http://www.facepunchstudios.com/foru...ad.php?t=21286

Pretty darned cool ... errrr .... kewl .... errrr ... whatever is the current word / werd for nice!

If you go down thru the thread, you can see what he used and how he did it...

*I haven't seen this posted yet, so if duplicated, my bad and I'll get rid of it pronto like*

o_fallacy · 06-03-2005, 09:52 PM

It says the operation timed out. Get it to workin!

o_pizzahut · 06-03-2005, 10:06 PM

Works fine? :P

o_catzeyes93 · 06-03-2005, 10:10 PM

Those are so perfect they are scary...

o_pizzahut · 06-03-2005, 10:29 PM

In the post where he explains how it's done, you might get an error for the image links. Simply enter the image URL again (e.g. hit "Go" in Firefox).

http://www.facepunchstudios.com/foru...0&postcount=27

o_jefferino · 06-04-2005, 05:28 AM

Wow that's sweet

o_thedarkone · 06-04-2005, 06:45 AM

When they first showed up, it was funny how so many people thought those were Hl3 screenshots.

o_maty · 06-04-2005, 08:55 AM

Lol! well from first sights I could tell they were just superimposed with some nice environment settings, its stell very nice looking though. Obviously fakes, if you look at the ball it doesn't reflect any of the objects in the foreground

**mervaka** · 06-04-2005, 10:16 AM

whats fake about them? he told you theyre superimposed to pictures of his house

o_kam · 06-04-2005, 11:20 AM

They're HDRI tests for a movie they're making and the sphere is the reflective maps for the lighting.

o_maty · 06-04-2005, 12:01 PM

All I meant was that whats the point in the sphere in the scene if it doesn't reflect the scene itself *shrugs* no matter.

o_zippy · 06-04-2005, 03:53 PM

cool

**mervaka** · 06-04-2005, 03:56 PM

sadly, it will be a good 6-8 years before we even get close to that sort of quality, id say. but OMG we are ever increasingly blurring the divide between CG and reality

Defrag · 06-04-2005, 07:06 PM

You'd be surprised at just how fast things are moving. Lighting technology such as HDR is transforming games in terms of realism -- just take a look at the new PS3 & Xbox 360 videos from e3. At times you could do a double take and mistake some of the gameplay (such as the racing games) for being real, or at the very least, pre-rendered cutscenes. Obviously this is partly because the videos are low res, but it just shows you how quickly things are moving. Carmack really started something with the Doom3 engine when he implemented a lighting system that was eons ahead of most game engines. Stuff that has traditionally been employed in movies & pre-rendered techniques is now pushing its way into real-time gaming.

**mervaka** · 06-04-2005, 07:15 PM

while the software side is seeing rapid improvements, hardware is the slower part, but at the end of the day all its about is more processing power and more memory. cram about 10x todays power onto one card, and youve got yourself a winner

o_ekim · 06-04-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maty

Obviously fakes, if you look at the ball it doesn't reflect any of the objects in the foreground

That is why the ball is there, to prove it is rendered and not props.

o_voipme · 06-04-2005, 08:24 PM

The thing that bothers me about it is the fact that everything looks like its wrapped in plastic wrap, or coated with Thompson's water sealant. So damn shiny.

o_thedarkone · 06-04-2005, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mervaka

while the software side is seeing rapid improvements, hardware is the slower part, but at the end of the day all its about is more processing power and more memory. cram about 10x todays power onto one card, and youve got yourself a winner

I think it's the opposite. Graphics cards and CPUs are pumping out massive amounts of stuff, but the software is taking forever to catch up. The hardware support for advanced DirectX and OpenGl features is usually there for about a year before they're used in somehting besides benchmarking tools.

I'm sure it'll take just as long for multi-threaded apps to appear to make dual-core CPUs worth buying for the average gamer.

o_sobe green · 06-04-2005, 11:23 PM

Didn't someone post that in here once or something. I don't know I may of read it somewhere else but I thought I seen it here too.

o_nezumi · 06-05-2005, 12:56 AM

The most realistic game I've seen is the upcoming (and by upcoming, I mean repeatedly delayed) S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_46.jpg

http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_42.jpg

http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_58.jpg

06-03-2005, 09:15 PM	#1
o_someoldguy Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Just east of the jug handle Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	HL2 in pics Found this posted on the TPF forums: http://www.facepunchstudios.com/foru...ad.php?t=21286 Pretty darned cool ... errrr .... kewl .... errrr ... whatever is the current word / werd for nice! If you go down thru the thread, you can see what he used and how he did it... I haven't seen this posted yet, so if duplicated, my bad and I'll get rid of it pronto like

06-04-2005, 07:06 PM	#14
Defrag Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Scotland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	You'd be surprised at just how fast things are moving. Lighting technology such as HDR is transforming games in terms of realism -- just take a look at the new PS3 & Xbox 360 videos from e3. At times you could do a double take and mistake some of the gameplay (such as the racing games) for being real, or at the very least, pre-rendered cutscenes. Obviously this is partly because the videos are low res, but it just shows you how quickly things are moving. Carmack really started something with the Doom3 engine when he implemented a lighting system that was eons ahead of most game engines. Stuff that has traditionally been employed in movies & pre-rendered techniques is now pushing its way into real-time gaming. __________________ Fortress Forever. Level Designer, Gameplay Dude and whatnot.

06-03-2005, 09:52 PM	#2
o_fallacy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: America Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It says the operation timed out. Get it to workin!

06-03-2005, 10:06 PM	#3
o_pizzahut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Works fine? :P

06-03-2005, 10:10 PM	#4
o_catzeyes93 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Those are so perfect they are scary...

06-03-2005, 10:29 PM	#5
o_pizzahut Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	In the post where he explains how it's done, you might get an error for the image links. Simply enter the image URL again (e.g. hit "Go" in Firefox). http://www.facepunchstudios.com/foru...0&postcount=27

06-04-2005, 05:28 AM	#6
o_jefferino Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Wow that's sweet

06-04-2005, 06:45 AM	#7
o_thedarkone Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	When they first showed up, it was funny how so many people thought those were Hl3 screenshots.

06-04-2005, 08:55 AM	#8
o_maty Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Lol! well from first sights I could tell they were just superimposed with some nice environment settings, its stell very nice looking though. Obviously fakes, if you look at the ball it doesn't reflect any of the objects in the foreground

06-04-2005, 10:16 AM	#9
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	whats fake about them? he told you theyre superimposed to pictures of his house

06-04-2005, 11:20 AM	#10
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	They're HDRI tests for a movie they're making and the sphere is the reflective maps for the lighting.

06-04-2005, 12:01 PM	#11
o_maty Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	All I meant was that whats the point in the sphere in the scene if it doesn't reflect the scene itself shrugs no matter.

06-04-2005, 03:53 PM	#12
o_zippy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cumbria,UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	cool

06-04-2005, 03:56 PM	#13
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	sadly, it will be a good 6-8 years before we even get close to that sort of quality, id say. but OMG we are ever increasingly blurring the divide between CG and reality

06-04-2005, 07:15 PM	#15
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	while the software side is seeing rapid improvements, hardware is the slower part, but at the end of the day all its about is more processing power and more memory. cram about 10x todays power onto one card, and youve got yourself a winner

06-04-2005, 08:24 PM	#17
o_voipme Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Work Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The thing that bothers me about it is the fact that everything looks like its wrapped in plastic wrap, or coated with Thompson's water sealant. So damn shiny.

06-04-2005, 11:23 PM	#19
o_sobe green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Didn't someone post that in here once or something. I don't know I may of read it somewhere else but I thought I seen it here too.

06-05-2005, 12:56 AM	#20
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The most realistic game I've seen is the upcoming (and by upcoming, I mean repeatedly delayed) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_46.jpg http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_42.jpg http://www.stalker-game.com/download...sb_xray_58.jpg

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