Tomb Raider II: The Ancient Jade Mask

[TheLostSecret]

Originally Posted by thewolf

One level took me about 1 month and 2 weeks. Danath starts now with level 2 of 8. Soonest release would be November / December

There's no need to rush

Originally Posted by Danath

I will try to have the game finished before the next year, but i cannot promise anything.

I have no rush myself, but i also don't want it to take forever and a half.

[Danath]

Crap, now i'm having trouble with TRViewer on Win10.

I am using an updated version of Paint.NET and it won't let me import and replace textures on objects or individual meshes. I don't know why! It was working great on Win7 with an older Paint.NET version...
I have tried both with compression and without when saving the texture, and saving with 24-bit colour. TRV keeps saying the format is not compatible even when it's .tga and the exact size it needs.

My TRV is version 1.083.

Time to search for a new image editing software?

Edit: Nevermind! It seems i solved this by selecting Win7 compatibility on TRV .exe

[DJ Full]

Originally Posted by Danath

And speaking of secrets, here's the new ones i have for the Italy section of the game:

That's really unusual, me like.

[Danath]

Originally Posted by DJ Full

That's really unusual, me like.

Wait, what happened there? That's not the image i posted for the secrets.
It's this one: secrets

Crap, i noticed all the images i posted on page 8 dissappeared, the links got erased somehow?? I will repost them later.

[thewolf]

Strange , I could see your secrets
They showed correctly for me. ......

[Danath]

^ Must be that DJFull is just special.

I reposted the images on page 8 now, please let me know if they work correctly for you guys.

I have a bunch of rooms done of the underground/sewer area at the beginning of level 2, but i'm unsure of how much length that section should have... it isn't the most interesting of places ( but there are some traps still ). Everything is working fine right now on Win10 with latest updates, soon i will be posting something. I'm not sure of how much % i have done, i will update that only when i'm sure.

[DJ Full]

Originally Posted by Danath

I reposted the images on page 8

...which is page 3 for me
edit no wait it's page 1

[Danath]

The progress in the second map is going well, here's some screenshots about the underground part, hope they're not too dark! I now have an IPS monitor and the blacks are really black.


Arriving at the underground...


The tunnels, with new sewer textures. It cannot be seen very well here, but there's a fence next to the metal door.




Here i used shadowing to give the impression the tunnel goes on in the darkness, where you cannot go.



A room with a little box puzzle. Unfortunately you have to place the boxes in the bottom room where the water is, otherwise they cannot be move, and they have a blue tint to them.


Trap time!

And here's a merging of TR1 cistern bars texture and my new one, took quite a lot of time to make but i think it looks nice:



That's it for now! I guesstimate i have about 25% of the level done, the underground section is close to finished and i now have to think about how i will do the actual Hideout to make it last for a while. I find it funny how there's only 22 rooms done right now but 7+ minutes of playtime, i guess my skills are increasing.

[TheLostSecret]

Looks promising !

[Wolf 7]

^ Lara's descent into sewers ... looks kinda scary and I like it! Perhaps the ceiling texture is a bit repetitive ...
Screens aren't that black if I turn a bit on my lighting on my tablet , so theoretically it isn't that black.