magic with hpl2 engine

**anton** · 08-17-2013, 02:44 AM

Used hpl2 for a scene in my demoreel to see how much i could push the engine. Must say Im pretty impressed Smile

U guys can do some really neat things with this. Might be a total conversion if I get some time in sweden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJA1eZozBA

Cheers
-The dark knight

**Daemian** · 08-17-2013, 03:22 AM

Amazing! You're very talented.
I'd like to see more.

**Statyk** · 08-17-2013, 04:01 AM

Awesome stuff! I must ask though, did you use decals with cubemaps to make the reflective water on the ground? I'm curious as to how you did them as I was planning to do such a thing myself.

**anton** · 08-17-2013, 05:34 AM

Actually what i did was just using a reflectionmask with very strong reflection where the waterpile is and made sure the normalmap was "blank " ie flat around thoose area (you can use a little downwards bevel aswell if u wanna give the impression its a gap)
For the heavy rain i used quite an interesting techniqe with animated textures in the specular channel .. the following techniques:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5z7cz88T_2s/Ug...akdown.jpg

The engine is amizingly powerful if u use it right.

(08-17-2013, 04:01 AM)Statyk Wrote: Awesome stuff! I must ask though, did you use decals with cubemaps to make the reflective water on the ground? I'm curious as to how you did them as I was planning to do such a thing myself.

**Statyk** · 08-17-2013, 05:54 AM

Some cool tricks! The engine IS quite capable of interesting things when you think outside of the box. I made a hologram effect on a model once and it was so much fun to come up with. I still can't get over your rain design, a great effect for an engine that wasn't necessarily designed for it. I hope you don't mind me taking in some inspiration from this. =]

**The chaser** · 08-17-2013, 08:27 AM

(08-17-2013, 02:44 AM)anton Wrote: Used hpl2 for a scene in my demoreel to see how much i could push the engine. Must say Im pretty impressed
U guys can do some really neat things with this. Might be a total conversion if I get some time in sweden.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJA1eZozBA

Cheers
-The dark knight

Oh my god... you are really talented! If you release a story, I won't doubt in playing it... Smile

**jssjr90** · 08-17-2013, 09:27 AM

Incredible work! That is top notch industry standard work there.

**SonOfLiberty796** · 08-17-2013, 10:05 AM

Holy crap you need to be hired.

**No Author** · 08-17-2013, 12:05 PM

I can't believe what I just saw. Really.

**PutraenusAlivius** · 08-17-2013, 12:09 PM

Wow. That's so fucking amazing. YOU my friend, should be on the Frictional Games Team!