(09-07-2012, 03:38 PM)BrooksyFC Wrote: Just been posted, haven't given it a read yet, could be used in HPL3 or maybe AMFP

http://frictionalgames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tech-feature-hdr-lightning.html

(09-07-2012, 03:38 PM)BrooksyFC Wrote: Just been posted, haven't given it a read yet, could be used in HPL3 or maybe AMFP
http://frictionalgames.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tech-feature-hdr-lightning.html

(09-07-2012, 06:12 PM)Kein Wrote: It is Frictional dev blog, not Chinese Room/AMAFTP. The latter uses so-called HPL2.5. New game from Frictional will be on HPL3

(09-07-2012, 09:24 PM)Macgyverthehero Wrote: See the pillars? I've never seen those pillars in Amnesia yet. Something for AFMP?

(09-08-2012, 11:48 AM)samueljustice00 Wrote: I don't think we've ever announced HPL2.5? We've taken HPL2 and taken out stuff we don't need for Pigs and added stuff we do. So I'd think of it more as HPL2-Pigs edition.

Quote: Do you know in Amnesia that when you end spawning all the monsters in a place it seems like you're safe and done? So you will be basically get bored finding a thing. They could trigger a concept of randomness which maybe sometimes could trigger a random scare, or a monster that is seen walking but not directly scripted as a ready collide area, maybe everytimes you collide it there is 1/50 of the chance that a monster would spawn. Who knows, if you go around you would cross that area many times and maybe the monster will spawn just behind you and if you're lucky to turn you get scared as fuck and start to take the game more serious.

(09-08-2012, 12:12 PM)Kein Wrote:

(09-08-2012, 11:48 AM)samueljustice00 Wrote: I don't think we've ever announced HPL2.5? We've taken HPL2 and taken out stuff we don't need for Pigs and added stuff we do. So I'd think of it more as HPL2-Pigs edition.

Yeah, that's why I said "so-called". HPL2 + some additions/extensions.

(09-08-2012, 01:43 PM)Hirnwirbel Wrote:

Quote: Do you know in Amnesia that when you end spawning all the monsters in a place it seems like you're safe and done? So you will be basically get bored finding a thing. They could trigger a concept of randomness which maybe sometimes could trigger a random scare, or a monster that is seen walking but not directly scripted as a ready collide area, maybe everytimes you collide it there is 1/50 of the chance that a monster would spawn. Who knows, if you go around you would cross that area many times and maybe the monster will spawn just behind you and if you're lucky to turn you get scared as fuck and start to take the game more serious.

I remember them saying in an interview that they would make sure players won't be able to play the game the way they were used to when playing Amnesia. They also said, if I remember correctly, that they were hesistant to put too many scripts in a level.
Now this can be interpreted in many ways, but I think its safe to say, they are going for a more organic and less predictable experience as a whole.

I don't think randomization in the way you described is how they're going to do it though (because that would mean more level scripts, not less) - My theory is, they'll be improving the AI instead, so the behavior of the creatures will be less predictable and more lifelike and not every monster encounter will play out the same.

Edit: On a sidenote, I think if you go past the same spot in the level that many times, there might be something wrong with your level design