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Black & White 2 Preview

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2004-02-04 00:01:00.0


The ActionTrip has slapped up a preview on Lionhead Studios' upcoming Strategy-RPG, Black and White 2. Here's some lovin':

Another significant change was incorporated into the game's physics. In the previous Black & White, each action would trigger a specific animation sequence, which would occur according to the situation. In the sequel, everything operates within the new physics engine. A diligent team of programmers, 3D animators and designers, are currently working on a system that's going to ensure a practically endless combination of animation sequences… depending on whatever takes place on screen. Objects, your Creature, and various units, will react just as you'd expect them to. As far as animation goes, no in-game model was left without a meticulous and delicate makeover. The Creature, for example, is composed out of 70 bones, almost a third of which has been placed on its face. Such an impressively designed skeleton was assembled to allow for a vast number of convincing facial expressions. As you can see, the Creature remains the focal point of the designing team.


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