DuPz0r

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  1. They're trimmed hedges. They're gonna look flat from a distance... Why would they give the hedges alpha maps when there is far more important things to give detailed textures too. Games do have limits, and things like textures take up the most memory and have to be capped first.
  2. The mp4 format supports many codec types within it as it's a sort of container file. And the mp4 that the PS3 understands only supports some of the codecs. You will need to either find a different format to play, or use a free converter to change the codecs to something it will read. Types of files that can be played: The following types of files can be played under (Video). Memory Stick Video Format - MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC) - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) - MPEG-2 TS(H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC) MP4 file format - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC) MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2) MPEG-2 PS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM) MPEG-2 TS(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3(Dolby Digital), AAC LC) MPEG-2 TS(H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC) AVI - Motion JPEG (Linear PCM) - Motion JPEG (μ-Law) AVCHD (.m2ts / .mts) DivX WMV - VC-1(WMA Standard V2) As you can see above. It's not just the video codecs you have to look out for when converting, it's also the sound codecs too. I always have this problem when trying to view mp4 files, so i've come to understand which format, quality and sound bitrate to look out for before acquiring a video file.
  3. The TV series and the Books don't gel when it comes to Doakes. Because Doakes was... I guess his day dreams could have some Doakes in though. But he normally has a generic good vs evil mindset, which is most likely going to be his foster father and his real brother.
  4. Like many stories, there will always be a main character and supporting characters. Even if it's split into chapters based around a certain protagnist, there will always be one that seems to play the most important role. R* have more than likely decided to give us the role of the supporting characters to play as also. In GTA IV DLC's you played as supporting characters in the IV plot. Watching the trailer, it's clear that the narrator is the main character, and the other guys seen are supporting characters we may get to play as... I don't see any problems playing as a white middle aged american guy... or an Hispanic guy, or a black guy. They're characters, which will have characteristics and stories to tell. It's not like they're real people leading boring American normal lives.
  5. So, Dexter this Sunday! The 'Bay Harbor Butcher' is back in town!
  6. Cool stuff bOnEs! Here's a cool little educational teaser trailer:
  7. Welcome to the forums. Do you like GTA? This game is looking more and more interesting to me. Will more than likely play it at the Eurogamers Expo on Sunday.
  8. Even if Rockstar used techniques in the trailer to get views that you can't get on consoles (they didn't in the IV trailer), I've already shown how significant size differences of background objects don't translate into large distances on the map. For instance, a 100% difference in size doesn't mean it's 100% farther away. You can see it in the pics I already posted: http://i.imgur.com/yybBZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/bR7CB.jpg That presents more of a problem in placing individual points inside the map than it does for estimating the maximum size of the map. Even when I over-estimate everything when trying to figure out the size of Los Santos, it still doesn't cover more area than Alderney and Algonquin combined. If anyone can show any views that would suggest it's bigger, let's see it. I can't find anything. I understand what you're trying to do, as does other people here. You can judge the distance of the objects in IV images because you have a map. But you can't entirely be sure how big or to which scale the relative 'V buildings were built. There is a chance that they might not even be built to the same scale as in IV. These images of IV below have plenty of different camera angles/fov/perspectives. If you hadn't played GTA IV (or seens an IV map) before seeing them, you could also be mistaken on the size of the city. Those images to me, make IV look small. Because you can't see more than what is visible. The 'V images have background fog to some extent, and you can only see what they've limited us to see. They could have done this intentionally, and imo, they probably put a lot of thought and effort into only showing us this area. There could be a lot more to LS than we realise. But we can't really discuss that until we see it. Anyway pud, thanks for your input here. Continue to prove your point of view. It's good to have healthy debates in this board, it's made the thread a more interesting read anyway.
  9. Hey pud, you make it sound like the first person camera is the same lens type for gta iv and the v trailer. They probably have a slider to control camera lenses in game. Which makes things difficault to judge. You can't assume the first person camera is for example, always a 15mm lens, that'd just be guessing. Perspective does play a part in judging a distance too. Focal length & feild of view can drastically alter the size of a distant object from image to image. I know you coule calculate the height of an object based on real world object scales, but that's still not accurate. I'm not dismissing your efforts, as we can all see just by watching the trailer and looking at pics, that it seems like a fairly small city.
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    360 vs PS3

    The slide top looks weird imo. Reminds me of an old vinyl record player for some reason .
  11. We can't judge the scale of the city that well atm imho... We don't even know how far back the city stretches with the small amount of images we've seen so far... The city could stretch around the coastline past those mountains in-land for all we know. what we have seen so far though, is agreeably small when compared to Liberty City.
  12. That was pretty dramatic for a Resident Evil Trailer. Looks like they're taking film cinematography seriously in this one!
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    GTA 3

    I'll probably just buy this on Ps3 for the hell of it. I already own many copies of it, on different formats. But meh, It's GTA 3!
  14. I took a load of pictures in London a few months back. I decided to rush together a quick panoramic just now. Forgive my terrible photoshopping, i'm not normally that bad, i promise! Click for enlarged:
  15. Is you monitor square or widescreen? Sometimes if you lose/corrupt graphic drivers it has fail native resolutions.
  16. Tha's a good point. People here think that LS will be small (based on some screenshots/caps we've seen so far). Jets were not implemented into IV because the map was just to small, it would have exposed to much of the map too quickly. With the use of Jets in V, this means the map has to be at least twice the size of IV imo... So LS has to be a decent size in comparison to LC, not forgetting a probable large overall map.
  17. USA: Which state is yellowstone in? Idaho? Wyoming? It would certainly be different... Seattle - Seems like the perfect place in the US which hasn't been done already. Other: Hawaii - Honolulu - Drugs, gangs. + Paradise Cuba - Havana - same as above wo/Paradise Jamaica - Kingston - " " Haiti - Au-Prince - " " UK - London - Just because i live here, and they've not been back there since '69!
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    GTA 3

    I hope this is available to play on vita!
  19. Mutant rabies, flu viruses could lead to havoc. June 25: The rabies season has just receded. And it’s time now for the human influenza or common cold to make our lives miserable. Rabies and the common cold, though their effects on our health are very different, are both caused by viruses and there is no known medical cure for either. While the common cold subsides within a week without causing much harm, rabies has always proved to be lethal. Of late, with rabies and influenza, particularly the type of influenza caused by the H1N1 virus, creating panic in the state, scientists took time off to imagine the sort of scenario we see in those Hollywood flicks in which viruses mutate or hybridise to emerge as dangerous pathogens. The question they are now asking is: what happens if rabies and the influenza viruses exchange their genetic make-up and emerge as a new hybrid strain that has the properties of both rabies and flu pathogens? Continue reading :here: Is about a year old, but quite an interesting read. I heard about something like to this a few years ago, and I think 28 Days Later is sort of based on something along these lines. Although it isn't the classic zombie virus, it's still the closest thing we could expect to a zombie outbreak in the near future.
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    Hitman Series

    I watched this ages ago, but never saw it posted here, so here it is: I heard there was some speculation and controversy over the hit-nuns, and they had to edit some of the game to develop the characters so they have more purpose. Some religious nut probably tried suing them or some shit.
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    Saints Row

    I wanna play the Scarface game now. It's probably not aged well, but it was a great game for its time, considering it already had GTA, The Godfather and Mafia franchise to compete with. (only GTA was above it back then though)
  22. xD i lol'd Also, Artist - PSY...wtf?