ctz's gamedev blog

Hotdog

2011-04-29T13:15:00.000+01:00

Hotdog!

Anagramic

2011-04-29T13:08:00.000+01:00

My first game for android -- I went for something simple that I could finish.

See it on the Android Market.

British GS Mk. V AT Mine

2011-04-29T12:59:00.003+01:00

I did these from scratch, from a grainy 2/3rds aspect picture. And the flags (which were a gameplay element I came up with).

Model: 3dsmax9

Texture: fireworks and photoshop

BF2 kit limiting

2011-04-29T12:59:00.001+01:00

This was a prerequisite for fh2 to work -- to prevent a game full of bazookas.

Code (99% fighting awful engine)

6x30 Dienstglas

2011-04-29T12:58:00.001+01:00

This was my first or second model.

Model: 3dsmax8

Texture: Fireworks and photoshop, with help from McGibs

Wreaths

2011-04-29T12:48:00.000+01:00

These were made for an fh2 awards system.

Model: 3dsmax9

FH2 patcher

2011-04-29T12:45:00.000+01:00

This was cobbled together from xdelta3 and wxWidgets using C++. Not much to look at -- most of the detail is in the python scripts for building a patch.

See: http://xfh2.ifihada.com/patcher/

Gold!

2011-04-29T12:43:00.000+01:00

Gold ingots intended for a fh2 gamemode which didn't see the light of day.

BF2 crash reporting

2011-04-29T12:40:00.000+01:00

BF2 was appallingly unstable at release, and segfaulting was its favourite hobby. I wrote a tool which wrapped the executable, noticed if it exited because of an access violation and offered to report the minidump to a central location for analysis. This analysis allowed us to fix and work around a few problems.

Written in C++ using wxWidgets.

M1A1 Anti-tank mine

2011-04-29T12:31:00.001+01:00

I modelled and textured this.

Model: 3dsmax9

Texture: fireworks and photoshop

Grappling hook

2011-04-29T12:27:00.000+01:00

I modelled and textured this. I also did the render.

Model: 3dsmax9

Texture: fireworks and photoshop

Render: 3dsmax9 with mentalray for ao

Cargo and paratrooper chutes

2011-04-29T12:24:00.000+01:00

I modelled and textured these.

Model: 3dsmax9

Texture: fireworks and photoshop

AEC 'Dorchester'

2011-04-29T12:19:00.001+01:00

I built this basic model, which Toddel completed and textured.

Model: 3dsmax9

AEC 'Deacon'

2011-04-29T12:13:00.001+01:00

I started this model and left it unfinished for a while. Jimbob, Rad and others completed it later.

3-inch Mortar

2011-04-29T12:10:00.000+01:00

I did a base texture and normals for this. McGibs assisted with texturing.

Texture: fireworks and photoshop

Windpump

2011-04-29T12:06:00.000+01:00

This was pretty much my first foray into 3d modelling.

Model: 3dsmax9

Texture: unwrapped onto textures by Toddel and Rad

Operation Hyacinth

2011-04-29T12:00:00.001+01:00

Map, including object placement, objective-based gameplay code, terrain and ground textures. Made in bf2editor, with lighting in 3dsmax9.

Based on an LRDG raid on Barce as part of Operation Agreement.

(note: released version heavily improved and reworked by Lobo@fhmod)