Eternal Silence

o_travis dane · 08-28-2005, 01:13 AM

Alright I just have to get this out of my system: Practically everybody on various HL2 sites have been drooling over Eternal Silence's ingame screenshots, so am I really the only one to think this mod is looking BLOODY UGLY? Have a look over here to see what I'm talking about. It honestly looks like it could've been a mod for HL1. In fact, I think Natural Selection looks a dozen times better than this. I realise Eternal Silence is still under heavy construction, but the screenshots they released are ugly as sin, and it probably wasn't a very good move by their marketing department to even release them.

**mervaka** · 08-28-2005, 01:25 AM

no, you're quite right to differ, and i agree with you

o_uber · 08-28-2005, 01:44 AM

Because they totally have a marketing department. I think it looks fine. They just need to fix up the player models and reduce the hud sprites.

o_sobe green · 08-28-2005, 02:04 AM

I agree. In fact the mod looks alot like NS. It isn't anything too intense but maybe alot of mods need to start like this. Not everyone is ready for full eye candy PC spec wise. I'd have to play it to say anything at all.

Jiggles · 08-28-2005, 02:29 AM

Hmmm, that doesn't even look like the Source engine; it looks like a Q3 mod. I'm sure it will look good eventually, but this is exactly why you don't release ingame screen shots that early in development.

mirvin_monkey · 08-28-2005, 02:32 AM

i like the hud, the maps look pretty awful though compared to the ones actually taking advantage of the source engine

o_zippy · 08-28-2005, 01:03 PM

its not my cupper T for a kick off!

o_ginger lord · 08-28-2005, 01:18 PM

http://www.eternal-silence.net/4imag...53a61147b9d3c8

Hello blurred stretched textures.

Yeah, nothing interesting there for me.

**mervaka** · 08-28-2005, 01:58 PM

jesus christ :S

o_osiris · 08-28-2005, 02:04 PM

I thought it looked extremely decent.

You know, considering it was made by shitflinging monkeys hyped up and cocaine and Orange Crush who were also in the process of learning to not crap on the floor.

But decent. (it sucks)

o_drtom · 08-28-2005, 03:15 PM

lol it looks worse than dod:s

o_travis dane · 08-28-2005, 03:20 PM

Now that's just plain harsh drtom.

o_sizeablessonic · 08-28-2005, 03:41 PM

The only shot that looks remotely good is the Lower Decks shot. And the player models look like they are from Q2. And the lighting... well to be frank looks like its Q3 lighting.

o_travis dane · 08-28-2005, 03:55 PM

You wouldn't be doing Quake 3 justice to say something like that. Quake 3 has a very round architecture, shaders, and a lot more detailed textures. It really looks like it originates from the HL1-era. The news thread suggests these screenshots were taken with all settings set to high (including AA and AF, which apparently didn't come through), so the quality of their textures is entirely to blame.

Let me take this oppurtinity yet again by the way, for suggesting Fortress Forever to use detail textures. They greatly enhance the quality of the textures, they're easy to create, and are switched on and off without any added overhead.

o_sizeablessonic · 08-28-2005, 04:20 PM

I know it had that stuff but still now we have Source and the Doom 3 engine and stuff.

Circuitous · 08-28-2005, 10:03 PM

And we're sure this isn't secretly a Quake 2 mod?

o_general levy · 08-28-2005, 10:18 PM

"neo-galactic militia"

"united terran forces"

GEEK ALERT! GEEK ALERT!

o_ekim · 08-28-2005, 11:22 PM

Pot, kettle.

o_general levy · 08-29-2005, 10:10 AM

No, not really, not everyone on FF Forums is a geek like you ekim

o_ekim · 08-29-2005, 11:28 AM

Ooh, you sure turned that one around. Zing!

08-28-2005, 01:13 AM	#1
o_travis dane Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Down here Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Eternal Silence Alright I just have to get this out of my system: Practically everybody on various HL2 sites have been drooling over Eternal Silence's ingame screenshots, so am I really the only one to think this mod is looking BLOODY UGLY? Have a look over here to see what I'm talking about. It honestly looks like it could've been a mod for HL1. In fact, I think Natural Selection looks a dozen times better than this. I realise Eternal Silence is still under heavy construction, but the screenshots they released are ugly as sin, and it probably wasn't a very good move by their marketing department to even release them.

08-28-2005, 10:03 PM	#16
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	And we're sure this isn't secretly a Quake 2 mod? __________________ Look at all those dead links.

08-28-2005, 01:25 AM	#2
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	no, you're quite right to differ, and i agree with you

08-28-2005, 01:44 AM	#3
o_uber Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Because they totally have a marketing department. I think it looks fine. They just need to fix up the player models and reduce the hud sprites.

08-28-2005, 02:04 AM	#4
o_sobe green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I agree. In fact the mod looks alot like NS. It isn't anything too intense but maybe alot of mods need to start like this. Not everyone is ready for full eye candy PC spec wise. I'd have to play it to say anything at all.

08-28-2005, 02:29 AM	#5
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Hmmm, that doesn't even look like the Source engine; it looks like a Q3 mod. I'm sure it will look good eventually, but this is exactly why you don't release ingame screen shots that early in development.

08-28-2005, 02:32 AM	#6
mirvin_monkey Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cape Town, SA Posts Rated Helpful 8 Times	i like the hud, the maps look pretty awful though compared to the ones actually taking advantage of the source engine

08-28-2005, 01:03 PM	#7
o_zippy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cumbria,UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	its not my cupper T for a kick off!

08-28-2005, 01:18 PM	#8
o_ginger lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Carlisle, UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	http://www.eternal-silence.net/4imag...53a61147b9d3c8 Hello blurred stretched textures. Yeah, nothing interesting there for me.

08-28-2005, 01:58 PM	#9
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	jesus christ :S

08-28-2005, 02:04 PM	#10
o_osiris Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In your pants. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I thought it looked extremely decent. You know, considering it was made by shitflinging monkeys hyped up and cocaine and Orange Crush who were also in the process of learning to not crap on the floor. But decent. (it sucks)

08-28-2005, 03:15 PM	#11
o_drtom Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol it looks worse than dod:s

08-28-2005, 03:20 PM	#12
o_travis dane Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Down here Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Now that's just plain harsh drtom.

08-28-2005, 03:41 PM	#13
o_sizeablessonic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewere in Nevada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The only shot that looks remotely good is the Lower Decks shot. And the player models look like they are from Q2. And the lighting... well to be frank looks like its Q3 lighting.

08-28-2005, 03:55 PM	#14
o_travis dane Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Down here Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	You wouldn't be doing Quake 3 justice to say something like that. Quake 3 has a very round architecture, shaders, and a lot more detailed textures. It really looks like it originates from the HL1-era. The news thread suggests these screenshots were taken with all settings set to high (including AA and AF, which apparently didn't come through), so the quality of their textures is entirely to blame. Let me take this oppurtinity yet again by the way, for suggesting Fortress Forever to use detail textures. They greatly enhance the quality of the textures, they're easy to create, and are switched on and off without any added overhead.

08-28-2005, 04:20 PM	#15
o_sizeablessonic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewere in Nevada Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I know it had that stuff but still now we have Source and the Doom 3 engine and stuff.

08-28-2005, 10:18 PM	#17
o_general levy Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	"neo-galactic militia" "united terran forces" GEEK ALERT! GEEK ALERT!

08-28-2005, 11:22 PM	#18
o_ekim Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bristol UK Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Pot, kettle.

08-29-2005, 10:10 AM	#19
o_general levy Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No, not really, not everyone on FF Forums is a geek like you ekim

08-29-2005, 11:28 AM	#20
o_ekim Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bristol UK Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	Ooh, you sure turned that one around. Zing!

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