2010-03-01, 09:39 AM
I was going to make another thread, but this seems somewhat appropriate here, considering this thread won't otherwise likely go much of anywhere.
I had thought I would be ripping the models and monsters from Shadow Tower first, because they're very close to Som and if add would add a great deal to Som. But it looks like I will be developing the Som import side of things first (because everyone appears to be in agreement Som models are virtually identical to Quake models, which seems to be more or less the case, and means importing should be very simple) ...however there is still the matter of how to go about really expanding Som's "war chest" so to speak.
I've also noticed KF3 (or KFII) equipment/items are a lot more detailed than I remember them (https://www.kings-field.neocities.org/kf2/equip.html) ...any of these would look really good in Som I think. Some of them I recognize from the builtin Som assets, and other models here and there I'm pretty sure I've seen in DD and nowhere else.
KF3 monsters (https://www.kings-field.neocities.org/kf...tures.html) are not near as good as ST's but some of these I recognize from Som and others probably would make the cut detail wise, and yet others could probably be easily tweaked so to make the grade.
Even if it's too early to rip animation data and all (something I definitely plan to get around to in time) if we could just get the models and textures ripped and catalogued that would make a big dent.
Again, don't forget the treasure trove in waiting that is ST (https://shadowtower.kings-field.neocities.org/)
PS: I'm operating from the assumption by birthing Som From' had to have realized it was inviting this sort of pilfering of it's legacy assets to inevitably happen. I just want to encourage everyone who can to chip into hastening that day... especially in the meantime while I'm producing an all encompassing importing tool.
I had thought I would be ripping the models and monsters from Shadow Tower first, because they're very close to Som and if add would add a great deal to Som. But it looks like I will be developing the Som import side of things first (because everyone appears to be in agreement Som models are virtually identical to Quake models, which seems to be more or less the case, and means importing should be very simple) ...however there is still the matter of how to go about really expanding Som's "war chest" so to speak.
I've also noticed KF3 (or KFII) equipment/items are a lot more detailed than I remember them (https://www.kings-field.neocities.org/kf2/equip.html) ...any of these would look really good in Som I think. Some of them I recognize from the builtin Som assets, and other models here and there I'm pretty sure I've seen in DD and nowhere else.
KF3 monsters (https://www.kings-field.neocities.org/kf...tures.html) are not near as good as ST's but some of these I recognize from Som and others probably would make the cut detail wise, and yet others could probably be easily tweaked so to make the grade.
Even if it's too early to rip animation data and all (something I definitely plan to get around to in time) if we could just get the models and textures ripped and catalogued that would make a big dent.
Again, don't forget the treasure trove in waiting that is ST (https://shadowtower.kings-field.neocities.org/)
PS: I'm operating from the assumption by birthing Som From' had to have realized it was inviting this sort of pilfering of it's legacy assets to inevitably happen. I just want to encourage everyone who can to chip into hastening that day... especially in the meantime while I'm producing an all encompassing importing tool.