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GameFlood Mod Contest, Project Reality v0.6 update, L3DT

Posted: 2007-07-10 04:35
by eggman
GameFlood Mod Contest
Project Reality is up for another award! The GameFlood mod contest is open for public voting until July 16th. Project Reality is currently in first place of all FPS mods.

Visit the GameFlood website and vote for your favourite mods:
GameFlood.com website

Voting requires registration at GameFlood.com, please take a moment to register and show your appreciation for your favourite mods.


Project Reality v0.6 Update
We're going to be releasing Project Reality v0.6 within the next 10 days or so. We're just wrapping up some details and putting together the final test build.

The Open Beta process has been invaluable for us in ironing out major kinks and issues with v0.6. A HUGE thanks to our community members who have given us feedback and helped shape this release of the award winning Project Reality mod.

Some of you might be wondering why some bugs identified in the Open Beta were not fixed. We'll never see a "perfect" release of Project Reality, but hopefully each release is better than the previous one!

Expect a v0.6 release announcement shortly (assuming all goes well in the final stage of testing).


L3DT
With the release of v0.6 Project Reality will introduce a 17 square kilometre map. We'll be continuing to stretch the limits of the BF2 engine. One of the tools we'll be using is "L3DT" or "Large 3D Terrain Generator" from Bundysoft (http://www.bundysoft.com)

L3DT is a fabulous terrain generation tool and is a "labour of love" by a very small development team. There's a free version and a trial of the Pro version. The purchase price is only about $35 for the full Pro version of this fantastic tool.

Recently [R-DEV]Rhino won the "image of the month" competition at Bundysoft. The image features a sneak peek of Project Reality v0.7 with the Challenger II and Rhino's latest map creation called "Battle for Qinling". This is a 17 square kilometre map featuring a full British Forces arsenal squaring off against the PLA.
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Thanks again for your continued support of Project Reality!


-The Project Reality Team

Posted: 2007-07-10 05:58
by Rambo Hunter
Great job, Rhino. that screenshot looks awesome :D
I voted for you guys, i hope you win that gamflood contest, you deserve it!
As always, looking forward to the release, take your time to make it the best release yet!

Posted: 2007-07-10 06:39
by Shrayev
Amazing work as always!

One question comes to my mind, though. It's 2:37am and my mind isn't particularly sharp at the moment: is "Battle for Qinling" the 17km map that will be released in 0.6? I couldn't tell if that specifically was the map that we would see in 0.6, or if you were referring to two different 17km maps-- that is, one in 0.6 and another in 0.7.

Thanks in advanced, and again, truly amazing work you folks are doing. We appreciate it!

Posted: 2007-07-10 06:51
by Rambo Hunter
The battle for qinling will be in .7, Kashan Desert will be featured in .6

Posted: 2007-07-10 06:51
by eggman
Qinling is a v0.7 17 sq km map. Kashan is a v0.6 map that is also 17 sq km.

Posted: 2007-07-10 07:16
by Delta_Zulu5995
whats the usual size for pr maps?

Posted: 2007-07-10 07:35
by Sergi0[B2K]
How about make a countdown menu to release? I think it'll be pretty good ;)

Posted: 2007-07-10 09:00
by Desertfox
Delta_Zulu5995 wrote:whats the usual size for pr maps?
1024x2 (Kashan is 1024x4) The main map of kashan is split up into 4 grids, think of a map the size of Al Basrah in each of those squares.

Posted: 2007-07-10 09:09
by Apheirox
Went and voted, of course.

17km map sounds amazing, BUT: Will it be playable? 64 players on all that land? Or do you have a workaround for the 64 player limit planned?

Posted: 2007-07-10 09:53
by Rhino
Apheirox wrote:17km map sounds amazing, BUT: Will it be playable? 64 players on all that land? Or do you have a workaround for the 64 player limit planned?
they are playable, we have proved that with the open beta.... If we did not think they where playable, we would not make them....

Also just to let you guys know, I used L3DT to do the colour maps, overgrowth and undergrowth of the map, but all of that has been edited using photoshop and the BF2editor, + other tools I use :)

we are just planning on using L3DT to 1, speed up production of the maps and 2, give a better quality finish :D

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:28
by [SAF]stal20048
*drools at the picture*..... :o

please say 0.7 is going to be open beta aswell! :p

GREAT WORK DEVS! 0.6 is the best yet, cant wait for the full release.

i have also voted for PR and left a comment.

thanks again, pete

:EDIT:

will the tornado be finished by 0.7, i know harrier and ef are in proving grounds in the beta so im guessing their in it.
(the reason im asking is that i love it, its so damn loud!)

again, thanks for all the work.

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:29
by Rhino
there is a 98% chance v0.7 will have a Open Beta, if it dont I think I would quit my job as its soo hard to play test maps with only 8 testers max on :p

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:36
by Darkpowder
The picture on gameflood, featuring 0.32 release material really needs updating. Just put the new Rhino challenger pic up.

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:43
by Rhino
Darkpowder wrote:The picture on gameflood, featuring 0.32 release material really needs updating. Just put the new Rhino challenger pic up.
ye, that map wasn't even made by a dev, and its not even in PR any more.... :roll:

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:45
by Sergi0[B2K]
Hey, mans, so what about countdown?

Posted: 2007-07-10 12:58
by UK_Force
'[R-DEV wrote:Rhino']ye, that map wasn't even made by a dev, and its not even in PR any more.... :roll:
Goods station - is in .5 still Rhino ;-)

Posted: 2007-07-10 13:28
by Rhino
'[R-DEV wrote:UK_Force']Goods station - is in .5 still Rhino ;-)
hehe, i was referring to .6 :p

Posted: 2007-07-10 13:51
by Rhino
check out http://www.rhinorage.co.uk/ for more Qinling Screenshots! :D

Posted: 2007-07-10 13:53
by chudley
Voted , now on 167. Cheers guys.

Posted: 2007-07-10 16:27
by JackMittenUK
I just checked out rhinos screens of Muttrah city, I never remember a black hawk being on that map :(