Excalibur | Deferred Lighting

[RAYMOND96195]

This image of the Defiant and Galaxy Class star ships looks like what was used in the Infinite Space trailer opening am I correct?

[RAYMOND96195]

Is this a 3D program for making your own movies? What software is this? Is it expensive to obtain and hard to use? Every 3D program I see of 3D animation is expensive especially for someone on a budget any recommendations of how to obtain it cheaply?

[MSB3000]

@RAYMOND96195 It's an entirely new game engine being developed, actually.

[matchbox2022]

this is fucking amazing.

[sm0kingJay]

This type of detail puts game companies to shame. I wish you the best of luck in completing this project.

[NemoKradXNA]

First time I have seen this, what a great job! I love the light editor too, can't wait to see the widget for it :)

[StelarCF]

You really sound like Cynical Brit

and also KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK :D YOU ARE GREAT

[hcvang]

is space going to look like that? =(

[JScivlancer]

@hcvang no, its just the nebulas without the Star-field. just to show the deferred lighting

[hcvang]

@JScivlancer okay... I don't know what that means, so I'll shut up.

[JScivlancer]

@hcvang space is going to be much more exiting.

[mousepd]

Awesome. This game is going to be an instant classic. Just like Roma Total War. I wish I had the graphical / tech abilities to pitch in and help out with the project, but all I can do is watch. Or maybe help with music if that's needed.

[TechyBen]

This kind of detail is great. Adds realism, which is often missing in many games. Not that it;s always needed. But the effects give a great atmosphere to the game and scenes. Will we be able to see the lights flicker out?

[champion1642]

you guys should release a teaser trailer to game websites so that your game is known more widely, for example you could release a trailer at gametrailers... loads of people go there.....

[thejerbear79]

Two words, ambient occlusion. Native in nvidia cards that would handle that many shadows to begin with. All hardware rendered, no big deal?

[ResiusOnline]

I get the point of not having too many shadows... but PLEASE make it possible for high-high-end PCs to have the full amount of shadows :D

[Mihaedd]

wow, i thought it looked brilliant when i saw the screenshot on the facebook page but this really shows how brilliant the effect is. If this is in the next madel viewer i can't wait to fiddle around with it.

10/10 keep it up

[ZeocinDragon]

Absolutely amazing guys! It's really come together, all that work's paying off.

[crashnman]

Nice!

[Corny2x]

Very nice work, can't wait to see it finished. I'm learning to model in Blender so i can add my own ships to the game when it comes out. You guys are doing God's work.

[Leonidae]

Excellent! Keep up the good work! Although.. this means that doing the lighting for a Borg vessel will be pretty time taking, won't it?

[markdw86]

@Leonidae Quite the opposite, it should be a breeze compared to the alternatives & the big advantage is that it will be much quicker to tweak the final effect.

[Leonidae]

@markdw86 I see. So, we should expect ships that have more intense and effective lighting then.. what about explosions near the ship, or perhaps on the hull..?

[markdw86]

@Leonidae That's for another video :P 

[pandapop999]

Oh man that's impressive, good job.