Well I got approval to post some work I did. This is all stuff from City of Heroes/City of Villains.

With Issue 9 (next update) we're releasing an invention system. Essentially crafting. We've had the exterior of these Universities around the game for a long time, but now we've built an interior, which will be where people go to use the invention system.








Along with crafting comes Auction Houses. More Specifically a "Consignment House" for Heroes, and a Black Market for Villains.













Crits are welcome, but since this stuff is done and in game already, I probably won't be able to do much with them.

Anyway, I hope you guys like it.

Thanks
-Nick

hah! YOU'RE the one that built that Prime semi!

Hah, I've danced on that thing more than once! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

uh. . .

:::looks over at producer glaring & punching his hands together:::

I don't know what you're talking about. . . it's just a red semi . . .

it's cool! just a red semi.

I tried to put him in one of our games, but that fell through.

I'll get him in our next game though.

Just curious, why are there no shadows on the props and such? Are prop shadows too taxing on the engine because it's an MMO or something? I really have no idea, but would very much like to.

Nice post Nick. I already gave you crits at work on some of these. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I really like the visual push you've been giving City of.

Erik, keep in mind this is an older game, not "next gen" And yes, basically we don't have cast shadows. We can do some trickery on certain objects, such as using a dark, blurry decal under things (like characters) but for the most part our lighting is pretty simple.

Ah, ok, makes sense to me. I played CoV for a little while when it first came out. Very much enjoyed the character customization, but got a little bored being stuck in cities. Nice work though, looking forward to seeing more.

nice work!

cool stuff Nick, the black market is exceptionally awesome.

I'm digging your lighting in the library too, particularly in the "techy" room. The mix of colors and outdoor & indoor light give it a nice feel.

Cool stuff [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Thanks guys, I'll try and post more stuff later, but it can be hard since I can't post until something goes live, and by time it goes live it's usually been so long since I've worked on it I'll have forgotten.

cool stuff,, i wonder if i can sneak Prime into Warhammeronline. that could be a bit tricky !

I think it's horrible that you have been allowed to turn Optimus Prime into a dealer of stolen/illegal goods for auction/sale by villains.

There is no way that creation is going to last long in City of Villains - as a simple easter egg he was harmless, but now it's confirmed that he is going to act as a villain "loot house" people are going to be miffed and close him down.

Did you think you'd get away with doing this to a fictional hero?

Doll, I honestly can't tell if you're joking or being serious. Either way, creating a new account just to respond to this thread is amusing in itself. Thanks for the chuckle.

very cool, good job.

You would never get away with dropping a Superman/Batman/Yoda/Gandalf model into the middle of an MMO. Especially where they were going to be used as a trading post for villains.

Cryptic Studios wouldn't allow World of Warcraft to use a Statesman model as an evil NPC. It's an insult to the character and their fans.

With the Transformers film approaching, along with a mass of new merchandise focused squarely on Optimus Prime, how do you think this model and it's intended use/context are going to remain unnoticed by Dreamworks Studios and/or Marvel comics?

Prime is a comic/cartoon icon. A heroic one. It's just wrong to abuse his image like this.

Dollmistress, any further commentary on this subject and further derailment of the thread will result in deletion of your posts and banning of your account. Please stop now.

Well, as stated above. . . it's just a red truck. . .

Whoa, how do i missed this one.
Great work, I never play this one, In MMo i prefer japanesee, korean and else manga style like Silkroad or Rappelz, but this looks cool.

Thanks Por, COH/COV is out in Korea too just fyi :P

I played CoH for a while, still have my accound sleeping (just deactivated it for now) I always loved the environments in there (and to me the shots are not giving them justice) they really look awesome and run damn fast when crowded with ennemies ( I remember loads of missions with areas filled with 20+ ennemies, really cool)

good job man [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Vahl, you obviously haven't been in Grandville! LOL

Suffice it to say that we've had performance issues with COV. We've done a lot to make them better already, but there's always room for improvement.

I think it all looks outstanding. I only have 1 crit though, which is bugging me. The carpet/throw rug in the 3rd screenshot is VERY low res, when compared to everything else. Even the normal carpet in the screenshot above it, looks better.

Other than that, amazing stuff [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

While everyone is entitled to their opinion, I just wanted to chime in and say it's been my experience in playing CoH and CoV that opinions like Dollmistress are not the norm.

I was pleased and excited to see "the big red truck" and I know a lot of people I've talked to feel the same.

Kudos on some very good work, and I'm sorry someone felt the need to trash this thread when the Official message board for CoH is (barely) where that belongs.