Porting New Horizons to Maelstrom Engine

[Mirsaneli]

For quick testing of ALL ships, you can use this console code:

           if(!Checkattribute(pchar,"cheatship")) Pchar.cheatship = 0;
           int con = sti(Pchar.cheatship);
           if(con<SHIP_TYPES_QUANTITY)
           {
               GiveShip2Character(pchar,ShipsTypes[con].id,"Test Ship",-1,ENGLAND,true,true);
               Pchar.cheatship = con +1;
           }
           TraceAndLog("*************************** Ship : " + ShipsTypes[con].id + " , Index : " + con + " ");

Just to check... does that have a toggle for players who happen to like it old-school?





Nice!
Those do still seem to happen occasionally.
More regularly than we'd like for some people.


I think @Hammie is having some difficulties with those in his Storm Engine Upgrade version as well.
If I'm not mistaken, the code to put the talking heads in place is simply not there in Storm 2.5 and later.
So if we insist on having them, it'll effectively require adding a brand new feature.
Might be done eventually; but the only thing that makes sense is to do that once all more crucial gameplay elements are covered and tested...


@Mirsaneli, is that because the particle system was completely changed?
Does the new system in any way support having the old functionality?

At this moment, there is no toggle for old battle system. I will think what to do with it later, this one is in testing phase.

About the particles system and 2.0 dialogs, @ChezJfrey might have an answer to that wether it's possible or not...

And thanks for that piece of code

 

[Pieter Boelen]

At this moment, there is no toggle for old battle system. I will think what to do with it later, this one is in testing phase.

Fair enough.
Easier to add toggles after stuff works first.

About the particles system and 2.0 dialogs, @ChezJfrey might have an answer to that wether it's possible or not...

Personally I would be happy to lose the talking heads for the foreseeable future.
But for the particles, we don't want to make a bit step backwards.
When @Merciless Mark improved those in New Horizons, that was one of the biggest improvements in graphics we ever managed...

I also wonder about every and all other particle effects we use.
Certainly @Jack Rackham and me added... a LOT!
What is it going to take to get all those operational again?
From the stock game Artifact; to Jack's puzzle ones; to my PotC film effects...?

 

[Mirsaneli]

Fair enough.
Easier to add toggles after stuff works first.


Personally I would be happy to lose the talking heads for the foreseeable future.
But for the particles, we don't want to make a bit step backwards.
When @Merciless Mark improved those in New Horizons, that was one of the biggest improvements in graphics we ever managed...

I also wonder about every and all other particle effects we use.
Certainly @Jack Rackham and me added... a LOT!
What is it going to take to get all those operational again?
From the stock game Artifact; to Jack's puzzle ones; to my PotC film effects...?

I agree with you that those smoke particles were a huge step forward in the aesthetics of the game. But we might see those in Maelstrom, who knows.

 

[ChezJfrey]

Old particle effects are now usable in Maelstrom (not yet released since I just completed it, but initial test shows they work), so they can be used in NH with a simple script change.

 

[Jack Rackham]

I also wonder about every and all other particle effects we use.

Yes I'm worried too even if the new gun fire effects looks good.

 

[Mirsaneli]

I guess @ChezJfrey was right, as always... Enjoy New Horizons spirit on Maelstrom.

 

[Mirsaneli]

Mod is updated [21.08.2021]
- cinematic dialogues like in 2.0 engine
- updated particles to match the 2.0 engine + kept the blood particles which was more work to do for @ChezJfrey
- new interface fixes

 

[Mirsaneli]

We have updated the fonts. Now NH on Maelstrom is using HD fonts made by Black Knight. Original fonts were pixelated.

 

[Homo eructus]

I'm curious. Is the Spanish translation working on the new engine?

 

[Mirsaneli]

I'm curious. Is the Spanish translation working on the new engine?

I would love to test it if you could tell me how it's enabled in New Horizons. I don't see it in the interface settings, but I do see some language files in the INI folder.

 

[Mirsaneli]

I'm curious. Is the Spanish translation working on the new engine?

Of course it works amigo I just didn't see the switch for the language.

 

[Homo eructus]

Nice!

 

[Mirsaneli]

I have started fixing the lighting. After we ported the 2.8 weather, everything became overexposed and bright. Now we are fixing that. It's a bloody job to do...

 

[JTem]

Of course it works amigo I just didn't see the switch for the language...

Wonderful

 

[pargaravio_prisco]

Thanks for the wonderful work! Used to play this mod a lot back in the days of Build 13 and early to mid 14. But the engine instability always got the best of my games, getting random crashes and such. Now its running way more smooth and its looks so promising! Can't wait to play it in its full potential!

 

[pargaravio_prisco]

By the way, I found that my game don't want to show the character and ship bottom interface on land and sea. Tried pressing enter and cycling through the bottom interface works, but everything is invisible to me.

 

[Mirsaneli]

By the way, I found that my game don't want to show the character and ship bottom interface on land and sea. Tried pressing enter and cycling through the bottom interface works, but everything is invisible to me.

A fix will be released for that. Thanks for reporting.

 

[pargaravio_prisco]

Thanks! I'll wait for the fix.

 

[Mirsaneli]

Thanks! I'll wait for the fix.

Fixed the ratio. Grab the latest update on itch and enjoy the mod

 

[Mirsaneli]

Updated [24.08.2021]

-Change BI interface sizing to use actual screen aspect ratio, instead of NH hardcoded 1.0
-Worldmap time elapse change
-Land Interface icon and sailto label fixes