Homeworld 2 Babaylon 5 Mod

CnlPepper · 06:31 PM

He all, long time no see. Just thought I'd let you all know we have been working on a new B5 mod for Homeworld 2. Here are some screenies to wet you appetite (EDIT: some of these are a little out of date now, see the later posts for the most recent pics):

You can find us here:

http://www.thegamingunion.co.uk/foru...splay.php?f=93

SVN download instruction here:

http://www.thegamingunion.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=15122

CnlPepper · 3 April 2008, 02:59 AM Link to this post #2

The next ones show the new per-pixel shader I've recently added to the mod:

Biggles · 3 April 2008, 04:33 AM Link to this post #3

Hard to believe some of those newer shots are HW2.

HuntSmacker · 3 April 2008, 08:32 AM Link to this post #4

Juicy!!

WORF · 3 April 2008, 08:33 AM Link to this post #5

Very impressive

Worf

A2597 · 3 April 2008, 09:17 AM Link to this post #6

whow...never got into homeworld, but dang if those don't tempt me to!

croxis · 3 April 2008, 10:52 AM Link to this post #7

Welcome Back

Chaosed · 3 April 2008, 11:40 AM Link to this post #8

So... good, --....-.-.- ... can't ..,.- - breath.

PSI-KILLER · 3 April 2008, 07:21 PM Link to this post #9

CnlPepper · 4 April 2008, 06:42 PM Link to this post #10

Thanks, we've been busy

I think you'll like the shadows, they are fun. The games pixel shaders have been improved and shall be further. I've found a way to implement bump mapping which, provided I write the proper tools, should improve things considerably.

Any chance of a news item advertising our existance. Traffic has been rather light lately.

Anyone given it a try yet?

Messiah · 6 April 2008, 02:37 PM Link to this post #11

If youre going to misspell Babylon 5, make sure you misspell it the slighty more correct way "Babearlon 5".

Anyway, W/b! Looks awesome!

CnlPepper · 6 April 2008, 07:08 PM Link to this post #12

Aye, talk about a mistake to make on this forum in particular.

Ta

croxis · 7 April 2008, 07:32 AM Link to this post #13

I've been using the SVN and having quite a bit of fun with it. Having shadow ships does make winning a bit more easy though!

Amras Arfeiniel · 12 April 2008, 10:05 AM Link to this post #14

Wow, not bad!!
How much polygons can you use for the ships??

Biggles · 12 April 2008, 10:21 PM Link to this post #15

Quote:

Originally Posted by CnlPepper

Any chance of a news item advertising our existance. Traffic has been rather light lately.

It is done. Don't expect much of a traffic boost, though. I don't think anyone actually reads the front page.

Sanfam · 12 April 2008, 10:47 PM Link to this post #16

And of course, if you ever want on-site hosting again...

Kayden · 13 April 2008, 04:15 PM Link to this post #17

Here I thought this was a project dead as well glad to be proven wrong! downloading now

Aggamemnon · 15 April 2008, 06:37 AM Link to this post #18

Excellent news!

CnlPepper · 16 April 2008, 06:09 PM Link to this post #19

Thanks for the news item Biggles.

We've been busy.....

Update your copies from the SVN.

Sanfam: we're ok for hosting thanks, sourceforge is rather handy.

croxis · 16 April 2008, 08:29 PM Link to this post #20

Amazing, as always

CnlPepper · 17 April 2008, 12:34 PM Link to this post #21

Updated Omega-X textures:

CnlPepper · 23 April 2008, 01:46 AM Link to this post #22

I've modified the Hyperions textures slightly to improve the specular effect created by the new shaders. I've also updated the Jupiter level with a new version of the Jupiter planet and a better lighting configuration.

(click to enlarge)

On another note, I've finished the AreaCapture game type. Select it when you start a new game and test it to death!

Kayden · 23 April 2008, 08:23 PM Link to this post #23

keep up the great work guys

HuntSmacker · 24 April 2008, 01:49 AM Link to this post #24

I'm gonna have to get HW2 just for this mod..

CnlPepper · 29 April 2008, 09:40 PM Link to this post #25

I've updated the games shaders yet again to allow us to use parallax mapping (bump/normal mapping). And as they were the easiest to update....

The files are on our SVN repository if you want to try them.

Messiah · 30 April 2008, 01:30 AM Link to this post #26

Just wow.

Chaosed · 30 April 2008, 02:43 PM Link to this post #27

Must,... sto p .. . . . wan ting ..,.,., . . to be MERGED . .. with .. . . Shadow. ,, .. . . , .. . . ship.

CnlPepper · 5 May 2008, 12:55 PM Link to this post #28

I didn't think I could go one better with the shaders, but I could. Now ALL the lights are calculated per-pixel, including all the ship guns etc. It works rather well for the shadows!

(click to enlarge)

I've updated the shadow ships to support the latest version. The hyperion and sharlin won't be uploaded until I iron out some bugs with the meshes.

Biggles · 5 May 2008, 05:53 PM Link to this post #29

I want that explorer ship. Hurry up and finish it.

ShadowDancer · 6 May 2008, 04:33 AM Link to this post #30

Frak me! I hope I've still got my copy of HW2 somewhere!

CnlPepper · 21 May 2008, 07:37 PM Link to this post #31

Another update:

The Hyperion has had the parallax treatment, improving a fine model yet further:

(click to enlarge)

Something I've been working on for a little while... the GOD sat. The pics show only the parallax texture, the colour and spec map are blank:

Once I get the texture maps finished I'll uploaded it to the SVN.

Zeelich has uploaded a new version of the Orion ring station, see our forums for pics or update your copy of the mod from the SVN!

A2597 · 21 May 2008, 08:08 PM Link to this post #32

...I'ma have to get HW2 now...

(Yes, I'm one of those that never played it. Sierra Boycott was in effect by that point in my life, and I've yet to break it)

Dunedain · 26 May 2008, 10:39 AM Link to this post #33

Wow, the quality on these ships is just excellent, really top-notch work!

Congratulations to the mod team!

Hey, Sanfam, when will the B5 shoutcast be back up?

CnlPepper · 27 May 2008, 06:07 PM Link to this post #34

I've finally got the GOD Sat to a state where I'm happy with it. Its not totally finished as there are still a few tweaks here and there I can make but I'm going to leave it for now.

Its on the SVN, update your copies and have a play. I expect this defence sat will be relatively expensive ingame as it is quite powerful enmass. But perfect for holding an area until the uber ships get researched (ie the sharlin and the warlock)

(click to enlarge)

Build them and tell me what you think! This model is kind of a show case for the parallax mapping shaders.

HuntSmacker · 28 May 2008, 01:46 AM Link to this post #35

Absolutely beautiful!

CnlPepper · 29 June 2008, 10:22 PM Link to this post #36

This has been a bit of a secret project of mine over the last few weeks which, now its mostly finished, I can now finally reveal!

Fully parallax mapped and using the full potential of the new shaders I present to you the new Omega model. This should please the omega fans out there! Right less talk more pics!

And some close-ups of the detail.

It is worth pointing out this is only the 1024x1024 texture resolution version, once the mod is more complete and a texture audit is done I may swap the parallax texture for double resolution one if we have the room. That version is rather nice.

Both the model and the source have been uploaded to the SVN, update your copies.

Just to warn you I still need to LOD the model. The small turrets are rather too detailed at the moment. It clocks in at ~10k at the moment, 5k of which is the turrets. This will easily be brought down ~8k for LOD0.

Now this is done it will be trivial to update the Nova, watch this space if I get the time between revision sessions!

Enjoy!

Messiah · 30 June 2008, 04:10 AM Link to this post #37

OMG. You win the most awesome reward.

CnlPepper · 29 July 2008, 06:28 PM Link to this post #38

I thought it was about time I updated the Omega-X to use the new Omega mesh and I think its turned out rather well....

I'm rather pleased with the texture work on this one, it turned out quite well. I've uploaded it to the SVN, enjoy!

In the pics you can also see an updated version of the per-pixel shader which now treats the attenuation per-pixel, this should improve the quality of the smaller lights. I still need to clean the code up so I'll upload it at a later date, consider this a sneak peek.

Trance · 8 August 2008, 09:49 AM Link to this post #39

What's with the Relic Entertainment logo at the bottom right corner of most of the screenshots? Do you work for them?

EDIT: Dumkopf! The mod is for Homeworld 2! Disregard my question, I need to read.

Sanfam · 8 August 2008, 10:52 AM Link to this post #40

It's an icon that appears when the game is paused.

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CnlPepper Earthforce Officer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Color: Octarine Posts: 173	3 April 2008, 02:58 AM Link to this post #1 Homeworld 2 Babylon 5 Mod He all, long time no see. Just thought I'd let you all know we have been working on a new B5 mod for Homeworld 2. Here are some screenies to wet you appetite (EDIT: some of these are a little out of date now, see the later posts for the most recent pics): http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/007.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/005.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/004.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/001.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/002.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/003.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/006.jpg http://daedalus.f2s.com/HW2B5TC/screenshots/008.jpg We are developing using a public SVN server so you can download and play with the version we are actively modifying, its always up-to-date. You can find us here: http://www.thegamingunion.co.uk/foru...splay.php?f=93 SVN download instruction here: http://www.thegamingunion.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=15122
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croxis I am the walrus Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Damascus/Boring/Portland, Oregon, USA Color: Grey Posts: 5,026	7 April 2008, 07:32 AM Link to this post #13 I've been using the SVN and having quite a bit of fun with it. Having shadow ships does make winning a bit more easy though!
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CnlPepper Earthforce Officer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Color: Octarine Posts: 173	16 April 2008, 06:09 PM Link to this post #19 Thanks for the news item Biggles. We've been busy..... Update your copies from the SVN. Sanfam: we're ok for hosting thanks, sourceforge is rather handy.
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CnlPepper Earthforce Officer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Color: Octarine Posts: 173	23 April 2008, 01:46 AM Link to this post #22 I've modified the Hyperions textures slightly to improve the specular effect created by the new shaders. I've also updated the Jupiter level with a new version of the Jupiter planet and a better lighting configuration. (click to enlarge) On another note, I've finished the AreaCapture game type. Select it when you start a new game and test it to death!
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CnlPepper Earthforce Officer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Color: Octarine Posts: 173	5 May 2008, 12:55 PM Link to this post #28 I didn't think I could go one better with the shaders, but I could. Now ALL the lights are calculated per-pixel, including all the ship guns etc. It works rather well for the shadows! (click to enlarge) I've updated the shadow ships to support the latest version. The hyperion and sharlin won't be uploaded until I iron out some bugs with the meshes.
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CnlPepper Earthforce Officer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oxford, UK Color: Octarine Posts: 173	21 May 2008, 07:37 PM Link to this post #31 Another update: The Hyperion has had the parallax treatment, improving a fine model yet further: (click to enlarge) Something I've been working on for a little while... the GOD sat. The pics show only the parallax texture, the colour and spec map are blank: Once I get the texture maps finished I'll uploaded it to the SVN. Zeelich has uploaded a new version of the Orion ring station, see our forums for pics or update your copy of the mod from the SVN!
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