Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue


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Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue

Posted By: VikingBoyBilly Date: 6/4/15 6:41 a.m.
In Response To: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue (Martin)

: to. This nets us a 1x shield canister – I’ll use that terminology after
: the recent discussion here :) – some more ammo, and a switch to open the
What's weird about me calling them canisters? What else are we supposed to call them, shield cylinders? Shield batteries?
Is there an explanation for why the Sistine Chapel is flooded with lava? That's nowhere near vesuvius in either geography or (spoiler alert) game progression. Well, maybe it's sorta close to Rome, but not enough to nuke the sistine chapel when according to wikipedia, it blew off in 79 AD some 1300 years before the renaissance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius
I don't even remember the ceiling from the first time I played it, but I'm gonna take a crack that they had to make multiple 256x256 textures and align the offsets to the ceiling of each polygon to get it right. Easy to explain, but I can only imagine it was a nightmare in tedium to pull off, assuming that it's not just an empty floor with no differences in floor heights, lighting, textures, specials and so on.
Now I can't wait to replay this after I finish halo... assuming I'll finish halo first.

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Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue Martin 6/3/15 5:59 p.m.

Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue VikingBoyBilly 6/4/15 6:41 a.m.

Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue Martin 6/4/15 10:28 a.m.

Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue VikingBoyBilly 6/4/15 11:52 a.m.

Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue treellama 6/4/15 12:02 p.m.

Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue Martin 6/4/15 1:10 p.m.

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: What's weird about me calling them canisters? What else are we supposed to : call them, shield cylinders? Shield batteries? : Is there an explanation for why the Sistine Chapel is flooded with lava? : That's nowhere near vesuvius in either geography or (spoiler alert) game : progression. Well, maybe it's sorta close to Rome, but not enough to nuke : the sistine chapel when according to wikipedia, it blew off in 79 AD some : 1300 years before the renaissance. : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius : I don't even remember the ceiling from the first time I played it, but I'm : gonna take a crack that they had to make multiple 256x256 textures and : align the offsets to the ceiling of each polygon to get it right. Easy to : explain, but I can only imagine it was a nightmare in tedium to pull off, : assuming that it's not just an empty floor with no differences in floor : heights, lighting, textures, specials and so on. : Now I can't wait to replay this after I finish halo... assuming I'll finish : halo first.

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Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	Martin	6/3/15 5:59 p.m.
Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	VikingBoyBilly	6/4/15 6:41 a.m.
Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	Martin	6/4/15 10:28 a.m.
Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	VikingBoyBilly	6/4/15 11:52 a.m.
Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	treellama	6/4/15 12:02 p.m.
Re: Tour of Duty: Wiping Away The Dirt & Glue	Martin	6/4/15 1:10 p.m.



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