24-hour Time Lapse in Prague

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zambani (Posted 2010) [#1]

Here's a time lapse day in our latest project Prague. It shows day/night and some weather effect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhrLjQczUDA

6 (Posted 2010) [#2]

Looks good. The only thing I would comment on is that the shadows of trees don't move during the day/night cycle. Thats a bit of a shame as it would look a bit more realistic, especially when the sun traces across the pond ( nice ripple/glinting effect btw )

zambani (Posted 2010) [#3]

Yeah, that's the drawback of it being 2D. I was thinking about having a separate layer for the shadow and then rotating and stretching it over time. But that's an additional image layer for ever object in the game. My next major project will be real 3D for sure to get real lighting,shadow etc. Thanks for the comment.

BlitzSupport (Posted 2010) [#4]

That looks really good. I particularly like the snow effect.

zambani (Posted 2010) [#5]

Thanks BlitzSupport.

Matty (Posted 2010) [#6]

Looks pretty but the pond looks more like a window into the sky, especially given it is rectangular and perfectly reflective. Would like to see some more though. from Matt

beanage (Posted 2010) [#7]

Maybe there'd be some kind of wave effect on the water to make it more like a reflection.

zambani (Posted 2010) [#8]

yeah, I agree it needs some wave effect. I've been searching for a FPS friendly solution. So far none :-( I'm thinking of a particle effect that might vary the shade of the water making it look distorted. Any ideas?