ZeldaFN Expo - Teaser Trailer

Enjoy this 53 second teaser.
Some new footage in there, along with some old. Let me know what you think


http://www.zeldafn.com/games/zfnexpo/vids/teaser.wmv
http://cpanel14.myrtlenet.com/~zeldafn1/ga...vids/teaser.wmv

Please share your thoughts and feelings. Feel free to ask questions. Most of the textures are from Dijipi's Cell-Zelda Mod. The models, animations, etc are my work.
The music is from TWW.

Um. Its lovely, but... what is it?

Link is lookin' pretty good in it, not much going on though so to those who have no clue what the ZeldaFN expo actually is -myself included- it seems a trifle pointless... but the animation is good, you've got somethin' there...

Originally Posted by Saria.exe

Um. Its lovely, but... what is it?

Yeah. What is it?

Originally Posted by *~PuReFoNdu~*

Yeah. What is it?

During the Summer and Winter we are going to hold a semi-annual expo in a 3d multi-player engine, online basicly.
Customizable characters. It will be like a mini Zelda, so it will have some Mini Quests, but theres also some Mini Games and quite large ones too for competeing against the other team. Its going to have a similiar set up to the popular Camp Hyrule. Different Teams or Cabins that compete.
Some of the mini games would be like Boat Racing, Horse Racing, Arrow Shooting , etc. Bigger ones may be Mini Dungeons and Mazes, Finding your way through the dangerous and vast jungle, etc.

The Hyrule consists of 7 sections. Desert, Bay/Island, Coast/Valley, Jungle/Death Mountain, Lake Hylia, Hyrule Field, Lon Lon Ranch.
Lon Lon Ranch will be high up in the mountains, just next to Death Mountain. To get to DM from Lon Lon, you will come to a cliff, down below is black and fog. You cross on a hanging bridge..
If you were to say start to fall down there, you lose 1/4 of a heart and reappear in the area on safe land. Same thing when in OOT, you jumped into the lava pit under Ganon's Castle.
On the other side is also the jungle/forest. I'll try to not make it too tropical.
Since this is early on, that doesnt mean in the final version there wont be a winter themed place.
Just depends if I make good time. If I expand to fit more sections or cool places, it will mean more time and delay.

Anyways, I can show you a map later. I only have 3 sections on the map at this time.

So.. the video was just a teaser trailer of ZFN Expo. It showed some of the current maps, only some.
Some are way too beta to even be in the video, heh.
But really there all beta, they have a long way to go. I work on them alot improving them so eventually they will turn out very nice with the finer details and all.
I'm really looking forward to testing all the actions and such.
I will be creating a test room that allows you to test climbing, swimming, running, falling.. etc
These features will have to be 100% ready before I even think about starting the expo.

Outset looks empty and the Link model looks horrible. The music is good though.

Originally Posted by Thaizilian

Outset looks empty and the Link model looks horrible. The music is good though.

Outset? This isnt The Wind Waker. I'm just using TWW style textures.
The scene with the cabin is "The Coast". The scene with the Link model is a very beta "Hyrule Overworld". Hyrule Field technically won't work since its really a bunch of steep mountains everywhere. There will be sort of a field on top one mountain top where Lon Lon Ranch lay.

Dude, saying the Link model is horrible or sucks is not cool. The only things terribly wrong with it are the face and lower tunic, but you cant even see the face, and the tunic looks better in the low res video. My point is, your saying a model that appears to be fairly decent in the video, is "horrible". You could say its not so great, or why and what would make it better.
Your a very rude little boy to make such comments so easily.
How would you feel If I said your face looked horrible?
I don't like your sig, but I'm not going to say its horrible. That just not a respectful way to express yourself. The Link model btw, does not look horrible. You have no idea what horrible is until you see some of the models Ive seen. My friend Robert makes awesome 3D swords but can't make people if his life depended on it. He one day made this 3D person, and dubbed it "Sh-itty Guy". That model was horrible, and you knew it when you found yourself rolling on the floor laughing.
Anyways, if you want to call it horrible, than I ask you to make something. Otherwise, keep your rude comments to yourself, because somehow I doubt you could even do better than Robert's "Shi-tty Guy".

Oh, and also, for your info. That model is only for testing purposes. I stated above that people customize there characters. That model is a edit/remake of the OOT model also.
Have you ever played OOT? or were the graphics to old for ya? xD
If you think my edit sucks, I can't imagine what you think of the original model.

Originally Posted by Thaizilian

Outset looks empty and the Link model looks horrible. The music is good though.

I know i'm new here and all, but you really have no right to say that, in fact, unless you can make a 3D model of link that's better than TP then you should be a little more courteous about these things.
See the potential in it, think that a group of regular guys/gals could get together and make something that good, i couldn't, i find macromedia flash hard enough, sure it's not exactly the action spectacular of the year, but hey, saying something is horrible is outright horrible in itself.

Good video, as always your camera animation is awesome in your vids.

Originally Posted by Thaizilian

Outset looks empty and the Link model looks horrible. The music is good
though.

The island looked good to me.

How does the Link model look bad? If your insulting it, then your insulting nintendo, since i im pretty sure its from OOT.

The Link model is ok...it looks kind of like the OoT model, but the colors seem off.

Originally Posted by Whitemage

Good video, as always your camera animation is awesome in your vids.



The island looked good to me.

How does the Link model look bad? If your insulting it, then your insulting nintendo, since i im pretty sure its from OOT.

Err, thats not an island
That is just a beach.
The Link model is basicly a remake of the OOT model.
Its only used for testing, and it is animated and apart of the actual game engine. The video above is a rendering without active shade, done in 3d max.

What language does your engine use?

Alright, will wait for your demo.

Originally Posted by Whitemage

What language does your engine use?

Alright, will wait for your demo.

The New programmer (Helios) this morning tried to force change on my project cause he said mmorpg was too expensive, then i offered that i could afford it, proved it.
Then he made another excuse and another, and finally after awhile i decided he was right, but then he is like, I quit.
So what happened, well ill tell it exactly like it is. Unlike he could.
From the time me and him started speaking this morning, and discussing the game when he saw my plans for it he wanted out. He didnt say he wanted to leave, he just started creating excuses to get out or to find someone else.
He also made it very clear that he wouldnt help unless it was 2D, but he joined the project knowing it was 3d and online. He had offered to help me knowing these facts.
I didnt go 2D, but I offered 3d single player and he freaked. Now thats ignorant.
He of course says this isnt true, but if you saw the convo you would either come to either conclusions.
1. Couldnt do the job and had to much pride to admit it, made excuses, blamed me.
2. He is mentally ill/retarded

Now, what pissed me off is how he isnt man enough to just say, "i dont want to be apart of this anymore". No, he hides behind his excuses and even trys to blame me. That is what pissed me off. When you waste someones time, that is not something you want to do in return. I would have respected him quiting if he hadnt tried to hide behind excuses and blame me and try to personally insult me. Everytime he made an excuse, i was offering a way to make it possible, and he got so angry and started insulting me cause he didnt want that. He wanted me to except that everything was impossible and that he couldnt do it, but like i said, he did this the wrong way, making an ass out of himself and getting my blood pressure up. I had to ban him. I couldn't help it, he acted so stupid and for him to even try and say it was all me to his buddys, is just the final straw.

IF I didn't explain my point clear enough, let me know.
I was trying to say he wanted out, and he didnt just say it, he made these excuses and I took it the way anyone would take it. That he was worried I couldnt do this and that, but I assured him it was ok, but then when that happened, he would get angry, and i figured this out because he was relying on me not to be able to do it so that he could quit. I should have known cause he constantly told me to get a lead programmer.

He did this before when ZFN Expo was 2D! Yet he says it needs to be 2D cause its possible for him in 2D, but when it was 2D, he pulled the same ****.
He said he would help, he had already made an online 2d engine for his own project and said he would change it for mine. Make some slight changes for mine since they were both Zelda online games basicly. Of course, the next day he makes up an excuse and quits.

^ I made the same mistake twice for accepting his false help.

Take it from me guys, Helios isnt a guy to trust.
He clearly has some mental issues or he is just doing this crap on purpose.
He is not someone to rely on, so please, take my advice on this.

Listen though, ive been working on this project without programming for weeks.
I've been making some good models, and even animations.
Theres plenty of programmers out there, and I can even do it myself.
I'm just busy with college and other issues that need addressing first.
So, if im doing the entire thing by myself, it will take some time, and I want to finish a good portion of the graphics before the engine comes into place. That way I have everything I need when I do start programming, and dont have to focus on the graphic making.

The whole trailer, Winter 2006, that whole thing was done BEFORE Helios.
I can't begin to stress how important it is you understand that this project is mine, up for weeks, and he was only on it since yesterday. So just cause he is gone doesnt mean the project is off.
I am not ending this just because some loser joins the project and then leaves because he has issues.

Anyways, this years Expo will be a simple engine. Not as exciting as I hoped.
You will have the basic controls and a good amount of mini games. I know you guys will be pleased because it will be something new.
Now, the only real obstacle is money, for dedicated servers and all.
I can work a job and get the money needed, but I will start a pay pal donation soon to help pay for the "Dedicated Servers". There not cheap.

I have to say, well done! Looks like you've made a good start! Keep it up!

Originally Posted by ChrisDoucette

Outset? This isnt The Wind Waker. I'm just using TWW style textures.
The scene with the cabin is "The Coast". The scene with the Link model is a very beta "Hyrule Overworld". Hyrule Field technically won't work since its really a bunch of steep mountains everywhere. There will be sort of a field on top one mountain top where Lon Lon Ranch lay.

Dude, saying the Link model is horrible or sucks is not cool. The only things terribly wrong with it are the face and lower tunic, but you cant even see the face, and the tunic looks better in the low res video. My point is, your saying a model that appears to be fairly decent in the video, is "horrible". You could say its not so great, or why and what would make it better.
Your a very rude little boy to make such comments so easily.
How would you feel If I said your face looked horrible?
I don't like your sig, but I'm not going to say its horrible. That just not a respectful way to express yourself. The Link model btw, does not look horrible. You have no idea what horrible is until you see some of the models Ive seen. My friend Robert makes awesome 3D swords but can't make people if his life depended on it. He one day made this 3D person, and dubbed it "Sh-itty Guy". That model was horrible, and you knew it when you found yourself rolling on the floor laughing.
Anyways, if you want to call it horrible, than I ask you to make something. Otherwise, keep your rude comments to yourself, because somehow I doubt you could even do better than Robert's "Shi-tty Guy".

Oh, and also, for your info. That model is only for testing purposes. I stated above that people customize there characters. That model is a edit/remake of the OOT model also.
Have you ever played OOT? or were the graphics to old for ya? xD
If you think my edit sucks, I can't imagine what you think of the original model.

Don't cry! You asked for our thoughts and feelings on it. Do you want me to lie and say it doesn't look like ****? Fine. It looks amazing. The Link model looks better than the model used in Twilight Princess, and the empty environments with almost no texture was a good choice.

Hopefully, you will stop your crying now. As for making better 3D games, I don't play fan-made games so I'd never waste my time making one. I mean, Superman 64 is one of the worst games ever. I have the right to say it sucks even though I can't really make a better game because that is not my job or passion, and about the PM you sent me, I'm sorry. I don't respect people that cry and moan over opinions.

Originally Posted by Thaizilian

Don't cry! You a