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City 17 is being re-created in Unreal Engine

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http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2037585&postcount=3431

 

 

Was working on this City 17 environment in UDK, still tons of stuff to do like creating all the exterior stuff, train interiors and some smaller models (monitors and props) but then Epic released UE4 in all its glory. I'll probably quit this project in UDK and convert it all to the Unreal Engine 4. It's gonna take a while though. Please note that there's lots of placeholder models/textures/lighting and general derpyness in these pics. Can't wait to get going with UE4.

 

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While this does look extremely good, if HL2 actually looked like this it wouldn't make me feel any more immersed. The Source Engine's graphics are obviously aging, but what really made the game was the facial and character animation. In a world full of aliens and their technology, the one part that players can really relate to in this game is human emotion, which is way more powerful than stuff like better lighting.

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Excited.

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Oh no.... Seeing this only makes me long for HL3 even more!  :(

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Yes! I love the fact that anyone can now licence Unreal Engine. Lets just hope Valve does not pull the plug on this one. 

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While this does look extremely good, if HL2 actually looked like this it wouldn't make me feel any more immersed. The Source Engine's graphics are obviously aging, but what really made the game was the facial and character animation. In a world full of aliens and their technology, the one part that players can really relate to in this game is human emotion, which is way more powerful than stuff like better lighting.

 

For me, and increased level of detail would lead to more immersion.  Think about the slums with humans huddled together in fear.  As good of a job as Valve did the first time around (most of it was voice driven), a lot more can be done.  You saw old television sets and a dirty mattress, but think about what could be done now graphically to depict that part of the struggle. 

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Yes! I love the fact that anyone can now licence Unreal Engine. Lets just hope Valve does not pull the plug on this one. 

as long as the guy makes it 100% free, they won't

 

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as long as the guy makes it 100% free, they won't

Unless they pull a black mesa and let them sell it for all their work.

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Half-Life 2 looks pretty close to this, I like it. Unreal Engine 4 will look better, I can't wait till Source Engine 3 comes out and we see more on future Valve games :D

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Half-Life 2 looks pretty close to this, I like it. Unreal Engine 4 will look better, I can't wait till Source Engine 3 comes out and we see more on future Valve games :D

don't you mean source 2?

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don't you mean source 2?

Yes, the whole time I was writing that I was think of all the 3's we will see.

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While this does look extremely good, if HL2 actually looked like this it wouldn't make me feel any more immersed. The Source Engine's graphics are obviously aging, but what really made the game was the facial and character animation. In a world full of aliens and their technology, the one part that players can really relate to in this game is human emotion, which is way more powerful than stuff like better lighting.

but what if HL3 had improved IRA-like facial animation, with graphics on par to those seen above, and made to perfectly mesh with Oculus and other VR peripherals.

So that you could be truly immersed in the game.

Would that still not make it any better? (we're assuming you can maintain a comfortable frame-rate)

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wow, this is awesome. Someon should make some side by side comparisons! maybe il will do that now haha

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just made some pics for a comparison

 

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the ue4 version looks freaking amazing if you ask me.

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While this does look extremely good, if HL2 actually looked like this it wouldn't make me feel any more immersed. The Source Engine's graphics are obviously aging, but what really made the game was the facial and character animation. In a world full of aliens and their technology, the one part that players can really relate to in this game is human emotion, which is way more powerful than stuff like better lighting.

 

Wow, he couldn't have just said "Good Job!"

 

Man, if I did something that awesome and took that much of my time so everyone could enjoy it when it was finished, and then someone said what was essentially, "Not good enough...", that would hurt.

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I would definitely pay for a remake of the game with such graphics, amazing job!

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Looks good.

 

Not sure if it would work in the actual game due or if it would look overdone.

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yes yes yes

 

PLEASE MAKE THIS HAPPEN

 

damn you Gaben if you sued him or something

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the ue4 version looks freaking amazing if you ask me.

ur looking at UE3 not 4

4 will come later

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damn you Gaben if you sued him or something

When the Black Mesa mod was in development Valve was ok with it but Gabe asked the modders to remove the 'Source' part of the mod name. Previously it was known as 'Black Mesa Source'. Interestingly though valve does not have a problem with their website domain- blackmesasource.com

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Oh boy, another vaguely Half-Life related news topic. There are no brakes on the hype train.

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