tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post5009381007388485255..comments2024-03-11T02:40:47.444-04:00Comments on Real and Simulated Wars: Scourge of War Waterloo: Quatre Bras - ReviewJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-11149974921520367472016-12-21T06:17:31.879-05:002016-12-21T06:17:31.879-05:00What a kind of toolbar?What a kind of toolbar?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-68405335379905086692016-07-23T17:14:27.585-04:002016-07-23T17:14:27.585-04:00I think Histwar JC mentioned earlier was made by o...I think Histwar JC mentioned earlier was made by one person (although I might be mistaken, but even if the creator had help it wasn't some large staff). And it's pretty similiar in some aspects to SOW, being also quite historically acurate. It doesn't look bad - although animations are little stiff ;). I tried the demo some time ago and didn't like the game (the AI isn't up to the task in this game in my opinion,although premise is fantastic), but as far as graphics engine goes it was quite allright.<br /><br />I wish you luck in your enavours, because I hope you're going to make some great game I'll play in the future :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-27162439442477276432016-07-23T10:00:36.107-04:002016-07-23T10:00:36.107-04:00Well, making an engine as polished and as optimize...Well, making an engine as polished and as optimized as the Total War series has is no small feat. They've built on years of AAA development where you can never stay put but you always have to come up with nice looking things. SoW probably has been quite alone on the hardcore strategy game front to even have as much action going on and they haven't had the need to fundamentally upgrade the engine. <br /><br />As a single developer I know I have no chances to even reach the level SoW has, let alone aim for TW. But still it would be a fun challenge to tackle, but preferably not alone.chakiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803958537805038006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-88943053599855057552016-07-23T09:28:43.465-04:002016-07-23T09:28:43.465-04:00@chakie
Total War can show you how it works, even ...@chakie<br />Total War can show you how it works, even if current engine is one step behind today's hardware capabilities. At some distance from camera engine uses mini sprites to save video memory, but you rarely notice it, since it's just distant background. For me there's something wrong with how SOW works. I can run Total War with much more detailed battlegrounds and thousands of 3d troops better than this. I suspect (in fact I'm convinced) that they made very little changes to the engine since their early games (Bull Run and 2nd Manassas), apart from making the sprites in slightly higher resolution. I can't help wondering if the engine could be optimized better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-63247456727500416602016-07-22T20:39:20.713-04:002016-07-22T20:39:20.713-04:00Hi, thanks for the comments and sorry for the late...Hi, thanks for the comments and sorry for the late response. It is correct, all sprites. HisWar Les Grognards has 3D figures, but I don't know the status of that game.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00770262108283393835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-14759566071462853302016-07-22T17:59:19.797-04:002016-07-22T17:59:19.797-04:00Yeah, I did some googling and it turns out it'...Yeah, I did some googling and it turns out it's all sprites. Could be fun to see how a modern engine can handle simple 3D animation of a few thousand characters.<br />chakiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803958537805038006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-13572718863377649412016-07-22T17:11:04.636-04:002016-07-22T17:11:04.636-04:00Sprites only for units. Just some buildings are cr...Sprites only for units. Just some buildings are crude 3d models.<br />There is demo for SoW:Gettysbutg for download on their page<br />(http://www.scourgeofwar.com/index.shtml), so you can check how it looks like.<br />This is basicallly the same engine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055491912637469469.post-70986717311117176342016-07-22T07:20:50.624-04:002016-07-22T07:20:50.624-04:00Does Scourge of War use sprites/billboards for all...Does Scourge of War use sprites/billboards for all the units, or are they full fledged 3D models? I'm myself interested in working (as in developing) on games like that and SoW is perhaps the one with the most detailed troops.<br />chakiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803958537805038006noreply@blogger.com