We have been hard at work on our new lighting engine and are now seeing the difference that the lighting is going to make in how the game looks at night. So far we are really happy how it is turning out!
I decided to add some visual "noise" to the night time shader to give the impression to the player that there is a sky above them and that moonlight is penetrating a cloud cover. This visual noise also moves very slowly from one side of the screen to the other like real clouds would at night. The effect is quite creepy!
Objects like these fairies can be set to ignore the lights in a scene allowing them to glow in the dark.
Also, objects like these torches can now have area lights attached to them. These area lights can also be animated so that the lights can flicker.
Here is a comparison shot of a goblin camp in the daytime and the night time. Below is a shot of day, night, and dusk in one scene. We are still working on adding some daytime shadowing effects as well. I plan on using that to create areas of the forest with dappled lighting effects and shadows.
Run little rabbit! For the night is dark and full of terrors! Soon the "Takers" will appear. They are the Lords of the Night.
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Really nice! It's a minecraft clone but less cube-y and it looks better in my opinion because of that. I'd play this.
Hey thanks! We appreciate the feedback. We are working hard to make sure that this game will be really fun to play!
I'm absolutely sure Adventure Craft will not be a simple "Minecraft Clone" with own graphic style. All I've heard about it so far sounds like it has a lot of ingenious features that will make it unique and original. I'll buy and play this one for sure and I'm awaiting it eagerly!
Thanks Kingravel! Our goal is to make Adventure Craft a living breathing world full of surprises and fun!
I know, and it's a pleasure to see how dedicated and creative you are at it!
Will support it LAN ? We gonna be able to personalize the character ?
Yes, We plan on doing co-operative multiplayer and yes there will be lots of character customization options, for your player as well as your player's home!