Portal Mechanism For Ahra Pahts
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:13 am
[EDIT 14 April: There is a newer prototype available that does not use the sliding doors described below. Please see this post for details.]
Using the suggestions provided in this thread, I created a prototype version of Ahra Pahts with a "portal" mechanism.
When crossing between districts, you approach a closed door that slides up, revealing a small room. Once you reach the far side of the room, the door closes and the scene fades to black. During this time, the old district is paged out and the new district is paged in. The scene fades in, and the other door slides up, revealing the next district.
You can download this prototype and try it yourself:
LinkTest01.zip
Or, if you prefer, you can just watch this movie instead:
PahtsPortal.wmv
If this mechanism is acceptable to everyone, I can work with Aloys to finalize it. Initially, this will be used for crossing between districts (see the orange "inter-district portals" in Figure 1 below). Later on, as people finish their shells, we can use them when going between subdistricts (the purple "intra-district portals").
Caveats:
Using the suggestions provided in this thread, I created a prototype version of Ahra Pahts with a "portal" mechanism.
When crossing between districts, you approach a closed door that slides up, revealing a small room. Once you reach the far side of the room, the door closes and the scene fades to black. During this time, the old district is paged out and the new district is paged in. The scene fades in, and the other door slides up, revealing the next district.
You can download this prototype and try it yourself:
LinkTest01.zip
Or, if you prefer, you can just watch this movie instead:
PahtsPortal.wmv
If this mechanism is acceptable to everyone, I can work with Aloys to finalize it. Initially, this will be used for crossing between districts (see the orange "inter-district portals" in Figure 1 below). Later on, as people finish their shells, we can use them when going between subdistricts (the purple "intra-district portals").
- Figure 1 Show Spoiler
Caveats:
- The door animations are done with Python. As soon as animated objects are implemented in the plugin, this horrible code will be disposed of.
- It is not multiplayer safe at the moment.
- The artwork is preliminary. The final artwork will be more decorative.