Announcing PhoenixUI (downloadable prototype)
June 6th, 2006
Hi, for those of you who don't frequent the forum, you probably don't know me. I am Jeff, David's twin brother and I have recently started working on Lugaru 2. I'll be updating my progress here and on the forums as is custom. On to the meat of my first blog post: As you might have ...
Rigging and animation
June 5th, 2006
Turner is now rigged (mostly) and set up with the physics-based animation system, so he can walk or run at any speed and in any situation and animate correctly. The screenshots I took really show the motion blur than the animation, but I will set up some animations later!
Textured Turner model
May 24th, 2006
Here is the Lugaru 2 version of Turner! This is his base model; we haven't added any fur shaders or other effects yet.
More shadows
May 18th, 2006
I extended the shadow projection to work with any model in the game (including moving tree leaves), and they can project onto other models as well as the ground.
Starting shadows
May 10th, 2006
Shadows are now working in-engine! They use a modified shadow mapping technique, and are blurred based on distance from the shadow caster due to diffraction and ambient lighting.
More trees!
April 28th, 2006
Tree growth is now also affected by gravity and sunlight, and leaves now have very simple self-shadowing to make the volume more visible.
Specular reflection
April 24th, 2006
Per-pixel specular lighting lets us render objects that are shiny, but not reflective like a mirror.