Novawar 2

Thanks. Tell me what you think of the video.

I think the video is well done! The textures are very good and the explosion. How is the game coming along any demos comming our way soon?

James

The deadline of ‘Novawar: Skirmish’ is on the 1st of September. It is not really a demo but rather a freeware game using the same engine and universe.

Here’s another screenshot of a new ship. The republic heavy fighter.

[img:1fk9vs9p]http://koti.mbnet.fi/marwer/nowa2/rohfighter.jpg[/img:1fk9vs9p]
Clicky

Website for the game is coming in February.

A few random battle screenshots:

[img:3618psqk]http://koti.mbnet.fi/marwer/nowa2/battle3.jpg[/img:3618psqk]
Screenshot 1

[img:3618psqk]http://koti.mbnet.fi/marwer/nowa2/battle4.jpg[/img:3618psqk]
Screenshot 2

[img:3618psqk]http://koti.mbnet.fi/marwer/nowa2/battle5.jpg[/img:3618psqk]
Screenshot 3

The game looks very nice. I think one thing that’s really beautiful is the amount of contrast between the things happening with large amount of energy (explosions, lasers, lights, etc.) and the space background. All of the greens, oranges, whites, and the like on black are very stunning.

Another part of the snapshots and the video that stood out was the amount of detail in the textures. Some of the less complicated geometry used in the ships still appears very complex due to the patterns and shapes in the textures.

I liked everything that was fast (the lasers, weapons, all that), although you could speed up the ships. I have never complained about a video game where the object of my control wasn’t moving fast enough. <!– s;) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!– s;) –>

Overall the images and the video were pretty awesome. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the praise. We are attempting to create a more cartoony look than realistic and it seems to be working well.

The difficulty in making things move fast is that speed is relative, and even more so in space. I think the ships’ motion will be more visible when we add the asteroid fields to the game.

how do u make the engine light up effect? what is the code or is it mesh or somehting like a texture?

The engine effects are meshes which are scaled according to the ship’s throttle.

[img:2ltze48g]http&#58;//koti&#46;mbnet&#46;fi/marwer/nowa2/rocommandship&#46;jpg[/img:2ltze48g]
A new ship, the republic command ship

Even more ships:

[img:88je820i]http&#58;//koti&#46;mbnet&#46;fi/marwer/nowa2/tergunship&#46;jpg[/img:88je820i]
Terran Gunship

and
[img:88je820i]http&#58;//koti&#46;mbnet&#46;fi/marwer/nowa2/terinterceptor&#46;jpg[/img:88je820i]
Terran Interceptor

Real nice work Werty.. very well done. I’ve just checked out your video and I’m impressed! Looking forward to some more.

Website for the game is going through final testing. Expected release is in the beginning of next week. Meanwhile, enjoy a screenshot of the republic worker:

[img:y3c0rft0]http&#58;//koti&#46;mbnet&#46;fi/marwer/nowa2/roworker&#46;jpg[/img:y3c0rft0]
Link

Great news.. I only spotted this now.. I’m downloading the game now.. let you know what I think:)

[BLOCKQUOTE class=’ip-ubbcode-quote’][div class=’ip-ubbcode-quote-title’]quote:[/div][div class=’ip-ubbcode-quote-content’]Originally posted by polybuilder:
I’m downloading the game now.. [/div][/BLOCKQUOTE]

I wonder what you’re downloading because it certainly can’t be Novawar 2, or Skirmish for that matter. And there might be a few days delay for the launch of the web site.