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Oh, ok. I thought it was more logical to only visit the bridge and the greenhouse, and that it was your suggestion too. Isn’t it your suggestion?
“you can solve whatever you want on the bridge”
Anyway you’re the lead, of course! Sorry if I misunderstood something.
I’ll just follow and reply to questions then

BTW—one of my favorite views from the greenhouse.

The green house is so lovely - and the animation so well done - I really had trouble believing this game is an indie. I at one time paid big $$$$ for games not half as polished as this one.

The greenhouse for me was jaw droppingly gorgeous.

Still here. Working on it. Although, per my Diego reference, I may be reporting progress long after the thread shuts down.

Thanks Becky and Mikekelly! I tried to add as many details as possible in the backgrounds (even if it could always be better). There are several things in the game that are not useful to the story or to the puzzles, but are for the eyes only: reflections, objects, landscapes… The greenhouse was interesting to create, thanks to all the flowers and plants (and the birds), and it must have been the most interesting room to create aboard the Ark. Making vegetation in 3D is always complex (it’s a real challenge) and doesn’t often give beautiful results if you don’t use expensive plugins, so I was quite reluctant first at the idea to create the greenhouse, but I think it is more lively and warm than the other rooms - which was made on purpose according to the story in the diary.

However I hope that you will enjoy other places later in the game I have always tried to use my skills and long experience in texturing and rendering as much as possible in ASA. Knowing that the original ASA was rendered in 1024x432 disapointed me (even if I didn’t have the choice, as explained before), and it was part of my motivation when working on the Remastered Edition to revive these places in HD. I knew that it would give good results because of the work I was already doing on my new game Catyph at the same period, which one will also benefit of HD graphics similar to the Remastered Edition of ASA. I used the same tools, and the main difference resides in the video transitions added between in each scene to simulate the walk/run of the hero. It’s a bit like in Schizm (I think, I never had the luck to play it).

My only regret so far is that I didn’t anticipate the release of Unity 5, which is going to allow the creation of amazing graphics in games, such as Obduction, Xing, Haven Moon, Quern… All these developers are amazing and I am now a little jealous for not being able (yet) to create such impressive games in realtime 3D!

On another hand, I don’t know if that is what I want to do… I like the feeling of 2D in games (= prerendered 3D). They are the real point and click games, where people don’t suffer of motion sickness, where they do really point, and click on the pictures. I’m not sure if it is nostalgia only, or if there really is something different between 2D and 3D Myst-like games (I mean pre-rendered vs realtime 3D), and so I am still unsure of the success that Catyph will have at the release in 2016. It will probably look outdated for many people, while I really pushed the Visionaire Studio engine to its limits (speaking of the current 4.2 version). What I know is that I am happy with what I created in terms of world (size, diversity), puzzles (some very interesting ideas, I think), and immersion (story, characters, etc).

Have there been discussions around about realtime 3D and pre-rendered 3D graphics, in a Myst-like specifically? I know there have been several polls on French forums about this recently, and what adventure fans seem to prefer is 2D (slideshow, or omni 3D like in Myst IV), and realtime 3D comes after. It would seem that it depends on the generation of people who play, if they are younger they usually prefer realtime. But does it really make the game and the immersion better? It probably all depends on the people who play. Anyway it could be an interesting debate in another dedicated thread. I would probably defend pre-rendered 3D which I have always loved in games such as Final Fantasy PS1 or Donkey Kong Country Snes, so far as I remember. And the Myst series of course. And The Longest Journey, and Grim Fandango

Ok, I’ve finally visited the bridge and I’ve reached the planet Kepler. I am ready for the next part of this grand adventure.

For indie 2D adventures, I found “The Cat Lady” to be amazing. That was also a CPT I’ll never forget.

Simon, once again thanks for your commentary, it really makes a difference in a CPT!

I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to play the game and participate in the CPT - yet.

But don’t worry, I haven’t dropped out and I will join you soon. I also don’t expect any problems catching up once I first get started, so I should be at the same page as everybody else before the deadline for the 2nd part.

Sefir - 25 October 2015 05:12 AM

So how is everyone doing? Have you managed to find the coordinates for planet Kepler? Tomorrow is the deadline and as far as we know only two people managed to land on Kepler (Noddy, Becky).

I have the coordinates for Kepler (and I think I have the coordinates for Forte as well). Will probably have some time this evening to see if I can land the Ark…

I have the coordinates but I can’t seem to do the right thing to get there. I have seen the note about the x,y,z grid, but when I think I have everything set up on the vertical z axis and then on the x-y grid it does not go anywhere. If I push the button I get the orange stripey display, but still I only get “Space. Nothing but space.” or something like that. Is there something I have to do somewhere else?