KaBuTaR Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Originally posted by Frosty_V2.1 That put's my mind more to rest tho since it seems to be just a general problem ... and here i was hoping they were starting to fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalti Evful Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 I just looked at my OXM demo disc number 16 which contains the exclusive KOTOR in game footage and the lightsabers looked fine to me standing still and in motion. I will have to admit the frame rate once again looked sketchy but like the demo disc says while it loads "games on this disc do not represent final code ect ect." Bioware will work everything out before they release the game because if they dont I will find them and there will be mass disintegrations! Uh.... Sorry about that somtimes I get carried away:D "Bioware is no good to me dead" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 Originally posted by KaBuTaR ... and here i was hoping they were starting to fix it Also remember that any screens you look at(even the new ones) aren't from what they currently have coded. Trailers and screens are from what they had at the time they made them. The said this on the official forums(in case someone doubts me) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBuTaR Posted April 25, 2003 Share Posted April 25, 2003 That's a good point. Maybe they've fixed it then :D:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrie Posted April 26, 2003 Author Share Posted April 26, 2003 The latest update at the site shows a new screenshot... Interestingly enough, the screenshot viewer still doesn't have access to those other shots, but they're still on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uber_Saber Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Here's another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBuTaR Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 EEEE! i like that one... that thing is pretty darn evil lookin... what's with the difference in the sharpness of the two sabers though...? maybe those are the crystal properties comin into play there - stronger blade, wider blade, etc. I still stick to my original thing though... while it's a cool idea and will make for a lot of interesting options, it kind of detracts from the overall authenticity of the game... considering that you can't do that in the real SW universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taos Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Originally posted by KaBuTaR EEEE! i like that one... that thing is pretty darn evil lookin... It looks sweet! what's with the difference in the sharpness of the two sabers though...? maybe those are the crystal properties comin into play there - stronger blade, wider blade, etc. That's exactly what it is....different crystal properties in the two sabers. I still stick to my original thing though... while it's a cool idea and will make for a lot of interesting options, it kind of detracts from the overall authenticity of the game... considering that you can't do that in the real SW universe. Well, maybe they could do that way back then and they didn't have that choice during the movies......it was some kind of ancient technique that nobody used anymore. I will most certainly be using that to my advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBuTaR Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Originally posted by Leemu Taos Well, maybe they could do that way back then and they didn't have that choice during the movies......it was some kind of ancient technique that nobody used anymore. I will most certainly be using that to my advantage! It could very well be... though I've always thought that Jedi traditions were Jedi traditions - ie if it was something they did at that time, it would have continued - and that lightsabers were lightsabers - one type, one tradition... not like a blaster that could be fiddled with... oh well. I shall certainly be taking advantage of this too. I wonder if you can do this on a double-bladed lightsaber? make one blade sharper and the other blade wider, and choose which one to strike with when needed? forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question or if it's already been answered it'd be wicked to do what Exar Kun did... be able to change the properties of hte blade during battle and make one blade completely resistance-less so that your opponent's blade sweeps straight through it, throwing him off balance and giving you an opening to chop him down... Doubt that'd be happening though - a little TOO interactive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrie Posted April 26, 2003 Author Share Posted April 26, 2003 Originally posted by KaBuTaR It could very well be... though I've always thought that Jedi traditions were Jedi traditions - ie if it was something they did at that time, it would have continued - and that lightsabers were lightsabers - one type, one tradition... not like a blaster that could be fiddled with... Well, to defend the Jedi a wee bit here, about a thousand years before KotR, they used a different kind of saber. Although I have yet to read the comics, they apparantly had a small energy pack attached to his saber, which hung on the Jedi's belt. So you see, there is a bit of progress when it comes to the sabers. Perhaps the blade enhancement is, as Leemu stated, an art they used in this time period, and got lost over time. I wonder if you can do this on a double-bladed lightsaber? make one blade sharper and the other blade wider, and choose which one to strike with when needed? forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question or if it's already been answered Although I don't have any official information regarding this, I really don't think so. A double-bladed lightsaber still only uses three energy crystals, so there wouldn't be enough crystals to customise each blade. it'd be wicked to do what Exar Kun did... be able to change the properties of hte blade during battle and make one blade completely resistance-less so that your opponent's blade sweeps straight through it, throwing him off balance and giving you an opening to chop him down... Doubt that'd be happening though - a little TOO interactive! Sounds a wee bit too interactive for me as well ... but I have to wonder tho', where did Exar Kun use this one trick? I only recently managed to get my hands on all the paperbacks of the Tales of the Jedi comics(although I'm only missing the Freedon Nadd uprising), and I can't visibly remembering him doing this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaBuTaR Posted April 26, 2003 Share Posted April 26, 2003 Originally posted by Burrie Well, to defend the Jedi a wee bit here, about a thousand years before KotR, they used a different kind of saber. Although I have yet to read the comics, they apparantly had a small energy pack attached to his saber, which hung on the Jedi's belt. So you see, there is a bit of progress when it comes to the sabers. Perhaps the blade enhancement is, as Leemu stated, an art they used in this time period, and got lost over time. Fair enough. It could very well be that, although you would think that lightsabers would improve over time as opposed to losing part of their customization, especially considering stuff like this would usually be in the Jedi Archives. But perhaps not... Still, though, the blade-changing powers seem to me to detract from the pureness of the saber... i don't know, it just seems like it's a shaft of pure energy, and that's the way it was meant to be, not a wider shaft or a more focused shaft, etc... seems a bit cheap/complicated that way. I like things simple Sounds a wee bit too interactive for me as well ... but I have to wonder tho', where did Exar Kun use this one trick? I only recently managed to get my hands on all the paperbacks of the Tales of the Jedi comics(although I'm only missing the Freedon Nadd uprising), and I can't visibly remembering him doing this... I do believe that it might have been in one of the Jedi Academy trilogy books by Kevin J. Anderson as something mentioned in passing... Or maybe I read it somewhere in one of those Star Wars tech manuals or something. Either way, I'm pretty sure it was mentioned somewhere, I just don't remember where. Unless, of course, I dreamed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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