Grimrock

Part 4 up:

http://youtu.be/RLxVzB1q9pg

The first three minutes came out dark for some reason, but I'm just talking there so it doesn't really matter.

Woohoo another great one, congrats on your progress. I wonder where you'll go next... things are still "relatively" linear at this stage, but it starts to open up.

One thing I discovered only last week: you can click on the "info" screens to get it to print instantly instead of writing it all out word by word. Quite useful when you get a long list of completed rooms or unlocked achievements.

Part 5 up, almost 1.5 hours, with mahric's room and Drakkan's room:

http://youtu.be/8kl8lqk3qNU

Woohooo, thanks for all that. The hell with Game of Thrones season 4, I'm waiting for the next Komag let's play!

That one was really fun to watch!

I have to wait to watch that one, because I took a different path. *sniff*

We want more! Come on, I just started to play yesterday, and I'm already way ahead of you. Maybe that's because I have tested all those rooms which you have played thus far in advance But to be honest I was amazed how fast you solved Mahric's room for example, when I tested it first time it felt pretty tricky, I'm sure I spend much more time than half an hour. And that's weird that those dialogs do cause such a bad fps for you, I have a really old computer (core 2 duo, HD4600) and I don't have that problem.

JKos wrote:And that's weird that those dialogs do cause such a bad fps for you, I have a really old computer (core 2 duo, HD4600) and I don't have that problem.

It is strange; I never had that problem either, and I'm on a Phenom 965 PC running XP64 with an GeForce 280.

*Looking forward to part six, and beyond.

Isaac wrote:

JKos wrote:And that's weird that those dialogs do cause such a bad fps for you, I have a really old computer (core 2 duo, HD4600) and I don't have that problem.

It is strange; I never had that problem either, and I'm on a Phenom 965 PC running XP64 with an GeForce 280.

*Looking forward to part six, and beyond.

I'm running a big box computer that's at least 2 years old, with an integrated chipset, and I didn't have an issue with the frame rate, either...I'm thinking it's the recording software, too (just from my own experience).

And on the subject of poor frame rates: There is something that needs to be said. Remember waaaaay back around April of '12 when the original game first came out? Remember how many people couldn't get past level 2 or 3 (I was one of them) because the optimization wasn't very good, and timers for switches and pit traps were ticking at slower speeds for different people, even in small, enclosed rooms?

Now, think again to the moment you first stepped out into the main hub of this mod. Think about the vast negative space, the precisely plotted torches and crowerns, the sheer size of it all...and ask yourself how in the world such a thing is even possible.

I have some of the oldest files of the ORRR2 on my hard drive, and those frame rates ain't pretty. It is a testament to Diarmuid's incredible tenacity, dedication, drive and, (most likely) obsessive-compulsive behavior ( ) that this thing runs as smoothly as it does, particularly in the hub areas.

Knowing Diarmuid, he's going to downplay this...but I'm here to tell you: This was an insane task, and he worked for countless hours just on optimization, sometimes updating the early file multiple times a day.

This is not to take away from the amazing work that all the designers did (and the additional work that others took on as well), but every time I enter the hub, I still scratch my head in awe, and I cannot keep myself from stopping to stare at it - and I've been seeing it for a little over a year now. "Nice work, Diarmuid" doesn't do it justice, but...nice work, Diarmuid. This would have been just another collection of puzzle rooms without you tying it all together and giving players something they've never seen before.

SpiderFighter wrote:Now, think again to the moment you first stepped out into the main hub of this mod. Think about the vast negative space, the precisely plotted torches and crowerns, the sheer size of it all...and ask yourself how in the world such a thing is even possible.

I have some of the oldest files of the ORRR2 on my hard drive, and those frame rates ain't pretty. It is a testament to Diarmuid's incredible tenacity, dedication, drive and, (most likely) obsessive-compulsive behavior ( ) that this thing runs as smoothly as it does, particularly in the hub areas.

He did the lion's share on the Hub to be sure; (and on the mod in general).

I remember that several assets like the columns and the chains were a real drag on the system originally.