tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63862830958648353922024-03-13T02:07:18.200+01:00Children of the Nile ModdingThis blog hosts various information on how to mod "Children of the Nile".
It's the home of the H.orus T.exture O.verhaul P.roject, a retexturing project for "Children of the Nile",which aims at redoing all textures from scratch at a much higher qualitylevel and level of detail. Recently it also features the H.orus M.odel O.verhaul P.roject - an attempt to update the game's models.
Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-26355479624267285672024-01-06T21:28:00.009+01:002024-01-06T21:30:24.085+01:00Happy New Year!<p> Hello all,</p><p>I wish you a happy New Year and hope you'll like the new models of the Spinx and the exchange. Take these two as a preview of what's coming this year. Progress is slow, but steady.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H7ahBEu3440vHAEDdr5tfrL4F9fiubdXuVG7rnat4_sIlq2yVh83XY7wNSyUKHrlxq8HbobZ9vQ5rUN3sMT4gKoNvc7GzJg9dwoGiFYUfTTpsKVsXDDOTklmfu4yVo3G2OpgNzD8YBujxbNa8J7JzUiZebzxvH7ccOg4BJ86J52hKd2N_nxuno_9h6U/s1247/CotN%202023-03-28%2022-26-13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1247" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6H7ahBEu3440vHAEDdr5tfrL4F9fiubdXuVG7rnat4_sIlq2yVh83XY7wNSyUKHrlxq8HbobZ9vQ5rUN3sMT4gKoNvc7GzJg9dwoGiFYUfTTpsKVsXDDOTklmfu4yVo3G2OpgNzD8YBujxbNa8J7JzUiZebzxvH7ccOg4BJ86J52hKd2N_nxuno_9h6U/s320/CotN%202023-03-28%2022-26-13.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">💾<a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/rafpfk58eqw8dn2/CotN_2024_new_models.zip/file"><b>Download "CotN_2024_new_models"</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards</p><p>Horus</p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-39855620917805143152023-12-13T22:20:00.030+01:002023-12-13T22:31:41.774+01:00Time for some updates<p><span style="font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hello everybody,</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A lot of time has passed since the release of my newest models back in March, and I feel it's about time to give some updates.</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I recently spent some time experimenting with Reshade and post-processing to give our beloved game a much more modern look. Here comes one comparison of the vanilla game and my current Reshade preset—it even features some kind of fake ray tracing. Doesn't it look nice? The new models really shine with all those lighting effects and shadows and without any aliasing. I will publish my preset here once I am fully happy with it.</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNCD_7RCjQpKDe0tv6PHI4Q6dejGKz-n6WmpS4DGlYMX_wGi9FZIvvlh52XTVgMtjW2Q9blT-QzL18iwROlYfQ7Okto8cUJupBtozJu8Vq9AuK2Vmbym-e7jLcDzfb1U_IkVt1rCaugfsOcSjWtC-uxbl4IItRGVgYaiiK09RiR2OHIhP9JOlCAdYjWc/s1920/CotN018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNCD_7RCjQpKDe0tv6PHI4Q6dejGKz-n6WmpS4DGlYMX_wGi9FZIvvlh52XTVgMtjW2Q9blT-QzL18iwROlYfQ7Okto8cUJupBtozJu8Vq9AuK2Vmbym-e7jLcDzfb1U_IkVt1rCaugfsOcSjWtC-uxbl4IItRGVgYaiiK09RiR2OHIhP9JOlCAdYjWc/s320/CotN018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSa3io_PyWb6n7YZs-1cZxe6DYOp1Sj2daeQIxVKD-ZEzKUOrCbsDpq6sr6orMvhvwq0QakM0HGWOtnt3CQu7jGqsSOCLfrphBL6hKvEeYpzrv1dOy4WgLGZ6SHEFmfV40NWsLyf6CW9q4PZGUuIGNflIibuEbE1t00TwITV7HUHAFtd8fe2BKOSaosI/s1920/CotN017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSa3io_PyWb6n7YZs-1cZxe6DYOp1Sj2daeQIxVKD-ZEzKUOrCbsDpq6sr6orMvhvwq0QakM0HGWOtnt3CQu7jGqsSOCLfrphBL6hKvEeYpzrv1dOy4WgLGZ6SHEFmfV40NWsLyf6CW9q4PZGUuIGNflIibuEbE1t00TwITV7HUHAFtd8fe2BKOSaosI/s320/CotN017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Thanks to the Empire Earth community on Discord, I also finally managed to fulfill one of my oldest dreams of modding CotN. I now know how to add effects to buildings that weren't part of them. Want some idea of what that means? Take a look at the picture: Finally, we will see fires burning in our temples to hail the goods and to light all those torches and whatever more!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaih4COt5mMVNuHEzs19IA1vm0VtS7o0fuWgHFdLPRmoqOaohAGyfnv8TrTBXVQDH-e85x469Dxdlidj2M8V_qOaVlvbkEYbxfIYZxKBe-bLP9Gu7-X5seSRq_bmHfL_BMudiU7wItJAduXqEewL25dzkVnK64yJF_a-cDjHmhYyCHvmZULTYKibUeRw/s1920/CotN014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBaih4COt5mMVNuHEzs19IA1vm0VtS7o0fuWgHFdLPRmoqOaohAGyfnv8TrTBXVQDH-e85x469Dxdlidj2M8V_qOaVlvbkEYbxfIYZxKBe-bLP9Gu7-X5seSRq_bmHfL_BMudiU7wItJAduXqEewL25dzkVnK64yJF_a-cDjHmhYyCHvmZULTYKibUeRw/s320/CotN014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhWFytPSUAZ4g6n3qWgW_NMNOlnyD9xeyzWidwd3vYURbydehLyN6pHfA8NYMwD0f6rrwakQrbzG4Ei0stXm931G5KOtqwZmlMZCKJxsSqm2JZY75aR7pEACg1tU_uFFnNGoyWUu7WShKFc0OtjUsix4UoN6hJ5veWbErty-eu1fSpWD-0lXZifwog-A/s1920/CotN015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhWFytPSUAZ4g6n3qWgW_NMNOlnyD9xeyzWidwd3vYURbydehLyN6pHfA8NYMwD0f6rrwakQrbzG4Ei0stXm931G5KOtqwZmlMZCKJxsSqm2JZY75aR7pEACg1tU_uFFnNGoyWUu7WShKFc0OtjUsix4UoN6hJ5veWbErty-eu1fSpWD-0lXZifwog-A/s320/CotN015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I hope you are all doing well and keep visiting here from time to time. In the next few days, I will upload a new model for you all as a little Christmas present. The next bigger update with all new models since March will come next year—stay tuned :)</p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Best Regards,
Horus</p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-55747835530051639902023-03-28T22:07:00.004+02:002023-03-28T22:33:12.289+02:00H.orus M.odel O.verhaul P.roject 1.0 released!<p> After half a year of beta testing and fixing out various bugs, I am proud to be finally able to present you:</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">💥The H.orus M.odel O.verhaul P.roject - or H.M.O.P version 1.0💥</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">💾 <a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/333xhxswcg0lkob/H.M.O.P._1.0.zip/file" target="_blank">Download here</a> </span></b><b><span style="color: #bf9000;">💾</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQllCipiP8OJP62TgTYnUa_VFfhKG_VUypVQoWMYn8Dwwrmc9AGV208rPCKzBS7Cuh_7uLbRpjYejPFGnURA905PuwCq6iN31JpJVVaiLWUx2nxLqzNwCuxI3F3VK06fd04CpiBBk90s4LlylLVxMhvt9fdkthWLJ0_PHHiOnMWe-mLF8762-wJ3lk/s1920/CotN013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQllCipiP8OJP62TgTYnUa_VFfhKG_VUypVQoWMYn8Dwwrmc9AGV208rPCKzBS7Cuh_7uLbRpjYejPFGnURA905PuwCq6iN31JpJVVaiLWUx2nxLqzNwCuxI3F3VK06fd04CpiBBk90s4LlylLVxMhvt9fdkthWLJ0_PHHiOnMWe-mLF8762-wJ3lk/s320/CotN013.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">It feels kind of surreal to publish another big update, after so much time has passed, since I finished working on the H.T.O.P - over 10 years later, it now has a little brother😁</p><p style="text-align: left;">I don't know, how many people are still interested in this game, but if the statistics of my blog are somehow valid, a good 250 people visit this blog every month. I dedicate my work to all those lovers of Children of the Nile. This game has given me so many hours of joy playing it and even more modding it.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Everybody, who enjoys it just like I do, I sincerely hope, that the new models will add to your experience quite a lot and that you will still keep an eye out for updates here.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Thanks a lot to all people involved in the beta test! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Most of all, I want to thank: </p><p style="text-align: center;">🙏~ <b>Imhotep Ankhtawy ~🙏</b> </p><p style="text-align: left;">for all the help he provided me, for all the nice conversations and, last but not least, for the inspiration to continue with this project.</p><p style="text-align: center;">💬 Please leave me some feedback in the comments on how you like the new models! 💬</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>👉So, what's next? </b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I guess, I will just go on modding, when ever I am in the mood to. For now, I have some ideas on my mind. The tables of foreign merchants could need some details added to them, the cobblestone-like roads should be updated for something more historically accurate and the big Sphinx, well... just have a little sneak peak😉</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVxeFm7ayM-wB_hS2zM2PjP7UEYopLMGZSqpr7wJmuPLnP_ijGvHg4c1mrsOwhRU-n79m0coHHrywRuL0iSaneYPje517_U4wMb7ZTNh8QQ200BEzw6aAu-GuzNNMR9bEAJst-SVa4LXHvSAbwNrjVHj7syfCGjGzVYuVq2nw7VzKM8LGk1XN8w6Z/s1247/CotN%202023-03-28%2022-26-13.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1247" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVxeFm7ayM-wB_hS2zM2PjP7UEYopLMGZSqpr7wJmuPLnP_ijGvHg4c1mrsOwhRU-n79m0coHHrywRuL0iSaneYPje517_U4wMb7ZTNh8QQ200BEzw6aAu-GuzNNMR9bEAJst-SVa4LXHvSAbwNrjVHj7syfCGjGzVYuVq2nw7VzKM8LGk1XN8w6Z/s320/CotN%202023-03-28%2022-26-13.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-11522356092282878912022-10-13T22:02:00.004+02:002022-10-13T22:02:23.845+02:00Ready for beta-test<p> Hello all,</p><p>I know, it's been too long since I last updated you about the progress of my work. There are several reasons, why I could not post earlier. I really hope that the results I can present you now were worth the waiting :)</p><p>I am ready to start beta-testing now and already contacted a few testers to see, how the new models play with the old engine on different machines. My goal is to prevent sending something out to you, that would only cause crashing or look ugly under special circumstances.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a short teaser, take a look at the palace I am currently working on. Don't the banners fit in nicely?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjQRwGr3VgqUu6hDcVZOROcCPivKgtxHHeI28GDZXviKXHMJmzZ9pdUEEVCvk4kiNnsK2KHPQCOUI24vnqVKMZygs0qEpu34mJP8T2KA5E--z4gfukX3ruHp0FWmrdx1m6iz5RqSa3KkK4Gg9ckABKDkjQVT5reNRMqw0fOZEkZoJySOQYXGP0pCe/s1920/CotN011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1920" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjQRwGr3VgqUu6hDcVZOROcCPivKgtxHHeI28GDZXviKXHMJmzZ9pdUEEVCvk4kiNnsK2KHPQCOUI24vnqVKMZygs0qEpu34mJP8T2KA5E--z4gfukX3ruHp0FWmrdx1m6iz5RqSa3KkK4Gg9ckABKDkjQVT5reNRMqw0fOZEkZoJySOQYXGP0pCe/w400-h210/CotN011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>By now, the townhouses, the common shops, the courtyard, the cult-temple and many other buildings have been partly or completely overhauled. I will continue as long as it makes fun and at the moment, I don't see a reason to stop :)</p><p><br /></p><p>Stay tuned for the results of the beta-test. If you are willing to participate in testing, leave a comment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best Regards</p><p>Horus</p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-37234077295444743072022-04-12T21:54:00.015+02:002022-04-12T21:59:19.047+02:00Time for some updates<p> Hello all,</p><p>work is making good progress on many sides, as I had to give up the approach to just focus on the townhouses. They are all done by now, but as I had to make some changes to the dbcopgraphics.db, I can't upload them as separate files. Instead, I have to make one project again, like I did with the H.T.O.P.</p><p>This is because I made every townhouse use it's own set of textures, to achieve much more diversity. Same goes for all the shops, that I was working on. They look great yet, but I am not finished with them, so you have to be patient a little bit longer, until I will upload an alpha-version of my current work :)</p><p>To give you some impressions of my work so far, here are some pictures:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The townhouses:</b></p></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA__lK0k9tCavLA_a79AuwmYDAY0nqcQQ9_qHlhsLZsAAOjZ_KUVqFcasYW-WP2WJl2D7BKszT7znv340vcbgZTQ_PF1GbphYsdByXkOYpO8JNNjI0O7UQeM7hgTGkjRkg3sZAZUOTHwstlR-215wFeIG0bYUIBfszoPphT7pGNUVvzrkIzDp6tXy/s1920/CotN%202022-04-12%2021-43-23.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA__lK0k9tCavLA_a79AuwmYDAY0nqcQQ9_qHlhsLZsAAOjZ_KUVqFcasYW-WP2WJl2D7BKszT7znv340vcbgZTQ_PF1GbphYsdByXkOYpO8JNNjI0O7UQeM7hgTGkjRkg3sZAZUOTHwstlR-215wFeIG0bYUIBfszoPphT7pGNUVvzrkIzDp6tXy/s320/CotN%202022-04-12%2021-43-23.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVFBQrQqi1W-O5bEaegpShnDyYJp5A_MlxwCeANVvJ8qVj1HUIieKPI8lgSzqKsUk_H5GF2vezOmKPWYjxhFS5GYEVGnn2vdTGmN4qsoz20_QtAWsieI-xekn8Tn6gL4dPXjBrZ7XXUeYxKVxUHQ479xNHLoQSEG2rQt-YvTZb3--9qx8NXMnQH15/s1920/CotN%202022-04-12%2021-20-46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVFBQrQqi1W-O5bEaegpShnDyYJp5A_MlxwCeANVvJ8qVj1HUIieKPI8lgSzqKsUk_H5GF2vezOmKPWYjxhFS5GYEVGnn2vdTGmN4qsoz20_QtAWsieI-xekn8Tn6gL4dPXjBrZ7XXUeYxKVxUHQ479xNHLoQSEG2rQt-YvTZb3--9qx8NXMnQH15/s320/CotN%202022-04-12%2021-20-46.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>All screenshots were taken with the reshade-profile, that I created for COTN. It gives the game a much more modern and satisfying look, if you're asking me.</p><p>Here, for a quick comparison:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>reshade on</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2J6yRG9lSHNK-ETdPn3W2jdByvZAr043m7Ohy_W4lWTa2hlMKaFVbDHjU3bf-NECaVHTcWVC3DeRQw7q02hGLePVGb3Dk1idVvBPCnVpSyRTxCfKQ8D6VIHPoogfp3kQQEh47uDPb8uuzu4c49ogalZmQU1bzhhbcMARP_f9ys7kC3qAZr-Lh1IK/s1920/CotN008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2J6yRG9lSHNK-ETdPn3W2jdByvZAr043m7Ohy_W4lWTa2hlMKaFVbDHjU3bf-NECaVHTcWVC3DeRQw7q02hGLePVGb3Dk1idVvBPCnVpSyRTxCfKQ8D6VIHPoogfp3kQQEh47uDPb8uuzu4c49ogalZmQU1bzhhbcMARP_f9ys7kC3qAZr-Lh1IK/s320/CotN008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>reshade off</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLQU3pWM6xHKql21Any9wsbTcKdvNi7mUulhQRPrfhJWSnFmbIgGLl_1UBuOn5SRSg8O6ogWOu4-tag0tfWqdJ4E2D2lrKqtwMGI1yzxXIdKU6IkQe-vcKQZG2MKLNIUiGw7MgMyr6UOMZ9Wwde1f_O1q3k4Ef92L01xZ4m97wOtj4IKZjC2cd35I/s1920/CotN009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLQU3pWM6xHKql21Any9wsbTcKdvNi7mUulhQRPrfhJWSnFmbIgGLl_1UBuOn5SRSg8O6ogWOu4-tag0tfWqdJ4E2D2lrKqtwMGI1yzxXIdKU6IkQe-vcKQZG2MKLNIUiGw7MgMyr6UOMZ9Wwde1f_O1q3k4Ef92L01xZ4m97wOtj4IKZjC2cd35I/s320/CotN009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Once I find the time, I will upload my profile here under the post processing section.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope, you like what I have done so far and stay tuned for the next update :)</p><p>Best Regards</p><p>Horus</p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-73678426176238988732022-02-28T22:32:00.002+01:002022-02-28T22:36:46.467+01:00News, news, news!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Hello all,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know, it's been a very long time since I last posted here and to be honest, I actually gave up modding children of the Nile in the last few years, because of various reason. For a long time, I felt that this blog was more like an archive then something that would ever be filled with new content. But then, things have changed...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can guess by the title of this post, I have some very interesting news and I am very happy to finally start blogging here again about all my recent success in modding the hell out of this old game!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First, I got my passion for modding back! I recently spend lots of hours investigating new ways of modding things, that seemed impossible in the past. Overall, I am yet very happy with what I found out and I am able to show you some examples here during the next few weeks, starting today.😀</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Second, thanks to the people who still mod Empire Earth today (CotN is build on the same engine), it is now possible to edit models like buildings and change the way they look or how textures apply to them in a much easier way. This works using an import/export addon in Blender and it works like a charm! I always wanted to edit models back in the days when I was working on the H.T.O.P and now it is finally possible without lots of effort and some complex tools.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will write a short summary on how to do this and what tools you need here on this blog in the future.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here you can see some examples:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif04o-IIdblwEK1eDTY66KCMImwuhSHuj1vuSKQQiQfb5bpQM79K9D_VS4WuVc27Nbjl1FfO4R6Pnby5UIVA3npIPjoPMDx2KNSQwO5IpycmQrchdydRt0XAbKBzEYICbCslylfNm8m0kSxk24XDNcmuZNdYSHyqmpefd8DN6d6e6VBe0WkziDkSY-=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif04o-IIdblwEK1eDTY66KCMImwuhSHuj1vuSKQQiQfb5bpQM79K9D_VS4WuVc27Nbjl1FfO4R6Pnby5UIVA3npIPjoPMDx2KNSQwO5IpycmQrchdydRt0XAbKBzEYICbCslylfNm8m0kSxk24XDNcmuZNdYSHyqmpefd8DN6d6e6VBe0WkziDkSY-=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiekljts6zVXs_2cZU5cX684ApEs_fM9RiEjaXMUJf7M1iCJlOMrz_XFOrsGEyhoKlBOTjX3RJGoqg7ojtfLdEBzOok0hAdooMor91EBplOjZ1X3pJLwdSOwR2eJQiqn9X9H4Hk45Csc5zvZP47OvVn2xTpCHVjUbkI57WQ2Uk95WRG0ukYpzZhQBz2=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiekljts6zVXs_2cZU5cX684ApEs_fM9RiEjaXMUJf7M1iCJlOMrz_XFOrsGEyhoKlBOTjX3RJGoqg7ojtfLdEBzOok0hAdooMor91EBplOjZ1X3pJLwdSOwR2eJQiqn9X9H4Hk45Csc5zvZP47OvVn2xTpCHVjUbkI57WQ2Uk95WRG0ukYpzZhQBz2=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMMDuQKag-ptZw1DG20m08Bv5RTnS6pclEB9l89fbPR1la_QOHYhKi8CF8P_mibng7VUkaEEAXFn-kGagNrJ3M8ZSBvJ9JCJjplpAiiVI-RHhvoudc-zl-7Jm1dRwqeU80eJllxGsSqS0DX0EcCWOB-CS13rnX_jx59CVfIkSZQPTF2yARWfyVtbtt=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMMDuQKag-ptZw1DG20m08Bv5RTnS6pclEB9l89fbPR1la_QOHYhKi8CF8P_mibng7VUkaEEAXFn-kGagNrJ3M8ZSBvJ9JCJjplpAiiVI-RHhvoudc-zl-7Jm1dRwqeU80eJllxGsSqS0DX0EcCWOB-CS13rnX_jx59CVfIkSZQPTF2yARWfyVtbtt=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMvSVCqndmQ1z9jxXQVjKkgDGSDva3zWKelJvNQVbD93HHvaMi2K21U18jGUBVxNtCKyVRMnURkjmdsRxfzPDX5FSE2zXOcGlqyCRRKfWnWXh7wR425V5gQOQU4L5LVxNHYPhnXACuvxcrzfnQsn4vW3pHzQrPMT3b0mLajzxW6Xnkqi0rzPMa_Yy_=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMvSVCqndmQ1z9jxXQVjKkgDGSDva3zWKelJvNQVbD93HHvaMi2K21U18jGUBVxNtCKyVRMnURkjmdsRxfzPDX5FSE2zXOcGlqyCRRKfWnWXh7wR425V5gQOQU4L5LVxNHYPhnXACuvxcrzfnQsn4vW3pHzQrPMT3b0mLajzxW6Xnkqi0rzPMa_Yy_=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Third, I was literally able to find my personal holy grail of CotN modding: editing those nasty dat.files, that store the game's core mechanics. Yes, it is possible and I know how to. For all of you that searched the internet like me, desperately trying to find a way to get some insight on those gibberish files, trial and error is the key.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As far as I know, by now there are only two mods changing dat files. One is the prestige-level mod and one is the walker speed mod. I am pretty sure, that both authors did it just like me and spend a lot of time trying to find out what value they needed to change.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">During the last few weeks, I got some insight into reading the hex-values inside some of the dat files and did successfully achieve the following:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- changing brick buildings costs for a lot of buildings </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- changing building costs for monuments and adding new costs, like food in addition to existing materials (late game difficulty can be raised 💪 )</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- changing costs for palace enhancements</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">- changing the number of farm houses supported by palace and nobles</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am still at the beginning of modding and it is a very time consuming process. What I could find out by now will be posted here on this blog and also on Children of the Nile heaven.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fourth, to spice up the visual quality of the game, I experimented with the latest reshade build and found it to be a very powerful tool to make the Children of the Nile look much better. I will add some information about this on the post processing page here on this blog.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So whats next?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To ensure that I don't lose motivation once again and to make sure that I can provide results from time to time, I decided to split modding into several smaller projects. The H.T.O.P was one big approach, now I will try to improve the game's building-models in smaller steps, starting with the</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Townhouse-Project</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are many aspects that can be improved, starting with ugly pottery and ending with adding some decorative clutter to make sure, that these buildings better resemble the wealth and luxury of the ancient Egyptian upper class.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdmRP2h7SN5AN2Jn_IMMIVLp9aKofDlRK-7x2C0WqHNo5zU3qEz6UE3LMmwwS1v8uK0GRgNuiwfZVQNAi_WmtRiCe4b2pSAAfpxdJ7kgWMh97p5j2JI_sQDNhxl3PitLdPHvynv4J1zXZ3_0DUnOpN021pZ9g_q8mISmAXQu0A9bjWVQATlrF75fEh=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdmRP2h7SN5AN2Jn_IMMIVLp9aKofDlRK-7x2C0WqHNo5zU3qEz6UE3LMmwwS1v8uK0GRgNuiwfZVQNAi_WmtRiCe4b2pSAAfpxdJ7kgWMh97p5j2JI_sQDNhxl3PitLdPHvynv4J1zXZ3_0DUnOpN021pZ9g_q8mISmAXQu0A9bjWVQATlrF75fEh=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksOl5DRyHhJq4j8e1NcqHaUsto25meogvyOiW_eRSkBF7WVqjxTdYJxwSHfTmThrBYqao4Y21urUCt4aMa20W_1y-qG5YfRgX3IyOX9es7oy1sWsvLFqXzxr5htmcLIi_XxdQ7_Z0DTu0bYWuvJ1ocrTDgba2jPVCB9AmB_4CzRFJ5nNdmsGvg9N4=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1061" data-original-width="1920" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksOl5DRyHhJq4j8e1NcqHaUsto25meogvyOiW_eRSkBF7WVqjxTdYJxwSHfTmThrBYqao4Y21urUCt4aMa20W_1y-qG5YfRgX3IyOX9es7oy1sWsvLFqXzxr5htmcLIi_XxdQ7_Z0DTu0bYWuvJ1ocrTDgba2jPVCB9AmB_4CzRFJ5nNdmsGvg9N4=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">New screenshots of my work and hopefully some downloads for all, that still pass by here from time to time, will come very soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Stay tuned!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Best Regards</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Horus</span></p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-65578047639156577052021-06-30T21:08:00.002+02:002021-06-30T21:08:58.076+02:00First Models<p>Hi all,</p><p><br /></p><p>as a proof of concept and to give you an idea of what I am working on, I want to share some of the updated stall models with you. You can see them in the Post "A sign of life...".</p><p>They are not finished by now and could use some polishing here and there.</p><p>Here is the link:</p><p><a href="https://mega.nz/file/QEBmkTLZ#cwq6kV2nJRAcMxWyXXPZkWiV7nKLOhIelUJK79-_o0M">https://mega.nz/file/QEBmkTLZ#cwq6kV2nJRAcMxWyXXPZkWiV7nKLOhIelUJK79-_o0M</a></p><p>Simply download and put the .cem - files inside your models folder. They should play nicely along with my textures.</p><p>Please leave a comment and tell me what you think about my work and what to improve next.</p><p>Best Regards</p><p>Horus</p>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-23345956820770316282021-03-07T11:51:00.001+01:002021-03-07T11:51:48.611+01:00A sign of life...<p>It's been years since I last posted here and I don't know how many of you still come around here or even play this old gem of a video game. I recently felt that it would be nice to give it another try and what I discovered then made me really excited! By the time I was working on the texture overhaul project, I always thought how nice it would be to be able to edit the models and show them some love or correct bugs, for example broken UV maps or missing faces.</p><p>I spent hours searching the web for a possibility to edit those cem models and there was none. Until now...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PytPSjo4VJ4/YESvpdqL62I/AAAAAAAABIA/Nl7lW6NJQmgQPVhM39kT9TaK8HdC5cmYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/editing%2Bin%2Bblender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PytPSjo4VJ4/YESvpdqL62I/AAAAAAAABIA/Nl7lW6NJQmgQPVhM39kT9TaK8HdC5cmYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/editing%2Bin%2Bblender.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to zocker-160 and his blender addon from <a href="https://github.com/EE-modders/CEM-tool/tree/blender_addon/src/blender_addon">github</a>, we can now import and export Children of the Nile's models and edit them with blender. This is such a great opportunity to make this game even better by updating, fixing and even replacing it's static models like buildings with better ones. As far as I understood, there is no way of editing animations at the moment, so it's not possible to edit people or animals. But the possibilities are yet endless! I started some small projects and updates shops stalls like pottery, linen and baskets or so to see what's possible and I am very happy with the results. 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It's done!<br />
Over one year after the first texture was edited, this project has finally come to an end. More than 180 textures were remade from scratch - in uncountable hours of painfull image editing.<br />
The result is really worth it! I promisse that it won't be easy to get your eyes of this game anymore.<br />
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Now this project is over, I will spend my time doing other things.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(All fans of Sims 3, visit my Sims 3 Big Apple New York World Blogspot </span><br />
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None the less, I am sure that this wasn't my last journey to the Nile, as now, there is really a reason to zoom in and watch my ancient egypt metropolis grow and grow!<br />
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Concerning this blog, I will try to maintain it as long as possible to make sure that the files are ready to download in the future and to be able to respond to feedback or help solving problems.<br />
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Last but not least, I want to say thank you to all you dear visitors, who have encouraged me to keep on working on the project.<br />
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Have fun playing this great game so that it won't be forgotten over time!<br />
May your journeys on the Nile always be peaceful. <br />
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Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-79055609283544238532013-02-01T08:54:00.003+01:002013-02-01T08:54:52.806+01:00Thanks for over 100 downloadsHi all,<br />
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I want to thank you for over 100 downloads of H.T.O.P. 0.2, which shows that there are still some people playing CotN and my work is somehow legitimized.<br />
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The final version is nearly 100 % finished and in my opinion, it looks really great. Only very small adaptions have to be made until the release.<br />
<br />I hope you still enjoy the game and you are looking forward to H.T.O.P. final !<br />
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Best Regards,<br />
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HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-66549388419720971992012-11-16T18:20:00.000+01:002012-11-16T18:27:24.203+01:00Work on final version begins...After being absent from CotN for quite a while, I started work on H.T.O.P 0.3, which will also be the last release / final version. Right now, most of the retexturing is done and I will try to get this game looking as good as possible.<br />
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Since the last time I actually played the game lots of time has passed, so I started a new campain and took some nice screenshots, which I want to share with you. The screenshots were taken with the ENB series activated. They present really well how far this project has come. Thanks for all who have encouraged me to keep on working.<br />
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<br />Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-65460367239067988112012-09-09T23:54:00.002+02:002012-09-21T21:56:22.823+02:00H.T.O.P. Version 0.2 released<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-35093333598412571462012-08-13T15:54:00.001+02:002012-08-22T09:48:59.608+02:00New Screenshots online<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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I am happy to say that H.T.O.P. version 0.2 makes good progress.</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I finally found the time to upload some new pictures, showing some of the things that I have yet altered for the new release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The entertainers home looks much better yet but still needs some improvement</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope you still enjoy the new look with the enb series and you didn't experience problems. If so, feel free to contact me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A picture showing the detaildness and magnificence of the enb-series</span></div>
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Thanks for your patience concerning this project!</div>
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Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-45648664072416360482012-07-01T11:28:00.001+02:002012-07-01T11:35:15.440+02:00Finally some news...Hello all,<br />
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at first, I have to apologize for not posting over such a long time. I have been very busy and there has been very little time for working on the H.T.O.P. None the less, I have added some screenshots, showing my current work. I have redone the crops once again, making them even more realistic. I have also turned the flax fields into more realistic ones.<br />
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Moreover, I have something exciting for you today:<br />
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The Children of the Nile ENB-SERIES is ready for download. I have spent many hours configurating to find a good mixture of nice effects, performance and quality. Feel free to try and decide if you like the new look of your game.<br />
All credits go to Boris Vorontsov.<br />
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You can find the download here :<br />
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or under the download section.<br />
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Your game will get a totally new look with really nice effects. Be aware that the ENB will increase loading time and cosume a lot more performance power than the original game. If your machine is too slow, you should better skip this. In addition, I heard that in some rare cases you may get overheating problems concerning your graphic-card, but I never experienced those problems. I don't take any responsibility, of course.<br />
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To get the ENB to work, download the zip-file and extract the d3d9.dll and the enbseries.ini to your game directory. The mod is set to work. If you start your game, a text will show up in the left corner of the screen, so you can be sure that the mod is working.<br />
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To disable the ENB ingame, simply press shift+F12.<br />
To disable ambient occlusion, press shift+F10. This should result in a performance boost, as AO is a very performance hungry, but truly magnificent effect<br />
To uninstall the mod, delete the d3d9.dll<br />
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I wish you a lot of fun with the ENB-SERIES and I really hope that you still enjoy my project.<br />
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HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-62887533892288659732012-05-16T09:12:00.002+02:002012-05-16T09:12:27.632+02:00"Children of the Nile" as you have never seen it before...Hi there,<br />
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today I can show you some really astonishing screenshots! At first, I couldn't believe that this was the old CotN-game I was playing.<br />
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Maybe you know about the ENB-series, an amazing tool by Boris Vorontsov, turning many games into real graphic wonders. After some hours of configurating I got a version of this tool working for CotN, resulting in those nice pictures. It is yet very buggy and I will have to spent more time working on it, but maybe I can get a stable version and be able to provide it for download one day. By the way, you will also see the results of my newest retexturing work, having done the sphinx and other monuments. H.T.O.P. Version 0.2 makes good progress right now.<br />
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Enjoy the pictures and don't forget to check for updates!<br />
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Regards,<br />
HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-40929785360407520842012-05-01T10:04:00.002+02:002012-05-01T10:04:53.082+02:00Hi all,<br />
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at the moment, work continues only slowly. I don't find much time for retexturing.<br />
So be patient and check for updates sometimes.<br />
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HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-83824394443415433982012-04-16T12:21:00.002+02:002012-04-16T12:21:43.005+02:00Hi all,<br />
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as I haven't recieved any negative feedback on the first release, I started to continue my work.<br />
At the moment, all people are getting new textures. See some pictures under the "screenshot" section.<br />
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HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-10315792767354654052012-04-01T12:49:00.002+02:002012-04-02T10:04:39.339+02:00H.T.O.P. Version 0.1 released<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><b>Today I am glad to be able to release H.T.O.P. Version 0.1 </b></u></div>
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There has been lots of work during the last 2 months and many hours of texture editing and picture search. I really hope that you like the textures, though this is a very early release and there is still a lot of work to be done. I'd appreciate any kind of feedback here on my blog or at the tilted mill forum or heavengame forum.</div>
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If you are willing to join me in the project, just tell me! I take any help I can get :)</div>
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So here's the download link:</div>
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Be sure to check the readme to know how to install and don't forget to make a backup of your graphics-folder!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Horus</span></div>Horushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-84814455286138181952012-03-27T20:36:00.003+02:002012-03-27T20:36:49.898+02:00Hello again,<br />
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I am happy to tell you that I am nearly finished with a first release.<br />
Hopefully, I will be able to release it at the end of the week.<br />
Stay tuned,<br />
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HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-65814679770462404362012-03-17T19:10:00.003+01:002012-03-17T19:10:32.078+01:00Hi,<br />
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again time for some updates on the status of this project. By now, most of the environement has been changed, including plants, terrain textures, ressources and so on. I tried to take only high quality pictures as source for the new textures. Hopefully, the screenshot will give you an impression how the new environement will look like.<br />
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The animals have also been redone. The cattle is my favourite one.<br />
Currently, I am working on the townhouses and still mess around with the temple.<br />
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Regards,<br />
HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-58018876985757618732012-03-07T21:24:00.000+01:002012-03-08T23:50:51.138+01:00FXAA Post Processing Injector - a must have!<br />
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EDIT: Updated preset available for download! <br />
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Hi,<br />
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the last few days I went deep into the Post Processing Injector I found on the net.<br />
It's a really great tool, which ends up in amazing graphics for CotN.<br />
Be sure to check it out and get your game that "up-to-date" look with smooth edges, HDR, Bloom etc.<br />
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Updates of the Texture Overhaul Project will come soon. I am working on the temple so far.<br />
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Regards,<br />
HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-47096125367728831412012-03-03T09:35:00.001+01:002012-03-04T11:28:16.984+01:00UPDATE:<br />
Be sure to check out the FXAA Post Process page! <br />
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Hello,<br />
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time for some updates. I will try to keep you informed about the progress of this project at least once a week.<br />
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Though I don't have much time, I will keep this thing running. I am sure you checked out the screenshots of the environmental changes. I already altered the grass texture and most of the palm-trees, the bulrushes, papyrus etc. In my opinion, it looks really good, hope you agree with that.<br />
To give you a deeper view inside, I will try to release a first pack of textures during the next week, containing everything I have done so far.<br />
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Keep visiting here,<br />
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Regards<br />
HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-81415219952285496122012-02-24T12:06:00.003+01:002012-02-24T12:06:28.295+01:00Hello,<br />
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here are some news about the project. I am making good progress, nearly finished the animals and started with ships and buildings. Find some pics in the screenshot section. Unfortunately, I don't have much time during the next weeks, so updates will take some time.<br />
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Greetings HorusHorushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14773780594926348414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386283095864835392.post-46793082158752244802012-02-13T14:00:00.001+01:002012-02-13T17:06:26.655+01:00Welcome everybody!<br />
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My name is Horus and this is my CotN: H.T.O.P. blogg.<br />
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As I could not register at tilted mill forums, to get in contact with the last remaining CotN community, I started this blog, hoping that somehow people will find it via google etc. and can get in touch with my work. Please feel free to wander arround here and take a look at the H.T.O.P.<br />
I will soon release a first few textures and upload some screenshots so you get an impression of what I am working on. CotN is definitely a wonderful game and worth to reinstall. Give it a second chance with H.T.O.P. installed and you will soon be caught by the magic of the best ancient egypt game ever! ;)<br />
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Regards,<br />
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