8:57 This right here FINALLY explained a mystery that has been plaguing me for AGES about how my horse mysteriously died while i was riding Dinraal for dragon parts. Holy moly He got barbecued by the fire effect despite being nowhere near the dragon. oh my gosh. WOW.
One time after I beat Ganon in BotW, i was spit out in the unloaded version of Hyrule castle. The sanctum roof was gone, and Ganob's cocoon was just suspending on nothing. It was trippy.
Ah, low poly Hyrule exploration. Always neat to see. But to answer your question about the Gloom floor, it's what dataminers have labelled the Exterminator. It technically exists in all maps, though on all maps except the MainField (shrines, unused dungeons, the prologue under Hyrule Castle, etc) it acts as a void out zone instead, stopping you from falling forever if you end up out of bounds. Below this, the game kinda breaks and does things like lock the camera and Link's movement, so it basically exists to stop him falling out the normal playfield like he could in the last game. Interestingly, in some maps it actually has both functionalities; it acts like a Gloom floor and a void out trigger at the same time. On another note, you can also get this low poly setup via glitches and in-game tricks too, no mods required. For example, escaping the Gerudo Town defence mission in TotK leaves you with a very similar (and very, very broken) map, since the game unloads basically everything so it can handle the swarm of enemies needed for that part of the game. This looks incredibly weird in towns, since it basically unloads everything except the collision. And I think you just fall straight through the Depths trigger too, since it unloads all the triggers and stuff in general. Either way, interesting video for sure!
btw, i used a glitch to fall throught the floor in the center if the caste, and i was suprised to find out that the astral observatory (where we fight calamity ganon) is still kind of there, with a rocky texture but the dome and cilinder are still there
Be carefulll when talking about "multiplayer" regarding Nintendo games which originally DONT have that included.... We don't want another Pointcrow situation...
While I can not speak for this game specifically, as I'm not sure what engine they use if custom or based on Unity or something. We do have Automatic LOD Calculations available to us in modern game engines including but not limited to Godot from my experience. It's designed for this exact case where manually creating the low poly models per asset would be cumbersome for so many assets. To say they didn't put an intense level of detail into the games optimization, and configuration of these optimization tools despite being automated in nature is still nothing short of impressive 😊
The trees look like "imposters", which are slightly more than just a sprite. It's more like a set of sprites all taken from a different angle, and the one you see gets chosen based on your viewing angle.
For automatic level of detail generation, it is done by decimating vertices. Faces can be combined based on planar similarity. A dot product of their surface normal and neighboring faces' surface normals can determine if they are similar enough to be merged. The trickiest part of the algorithm is actually updating all the indices of vertices and their neighboring indices. But game devs use tools that already have that implemented well and automated. It is a similar operation to the decimate modifier inside blender 3d modeling software. And to get the billboard sprites at super low LODs, this is also automated by simply setting up the mesh in front of a camera and getting a single render.
What I noticed with the LOD, is the textures they can probably look the same and get away with it, as it doesn't use much. I've noticed with some games, bricks in walls sometimes look like there popping out to far, because the normals are turned on to high, which I'm thinking from Blender only needs to be used a little. Normals give the illusion of something popping out.
luckily my game is in RPG maker and not 3D and yes: the intro works. if I can hold up the tempo there will be a demo ready for new year. (it's not the game I worked on before tho that's stuck in need of custom assets at the moment)
0:53 speaking of “for science” I’ve been trying for the longest time to jump, using the Mineru-bot- which negates fall damage, from a ledge atop one of the sky labyrinths; straight down into the depths, but I always lands on a Gloom covered rock or something, midway down the shaft that leads to The Depths. Has anyone been able to actually pull this off/is it even possible to do in normal game conditions?
One time after I beat Ganon in BotW, i was spit out in the unloaded version of Hyrule castle. The sanctum roof was gone, and Ganob's cocoon was just suspending on nothing. It was trippy.
2:54 Quick note: the singular of "vertices" is "vertex", not "vertice".
8:57 This right here FINALLY explained a mystery that has been plaguing me for AGES about how my horse mysteriously died while i was riding Dinraal for dragon parts. Holy moly He got barbecued by the fire effect despite being nowhere near the dragon. oh my gosh. WOW.
haven't watched this channel since i was a kid. nice to see that you're still around
Floor below the depths sounds like it belongs on a Creepypasta iceberg.
Bro finally remembered the account password 😭
How did you know that
FR
I'm just liking for the Klonoa pfp ngl
It's only been a month.
@@leahluostarinenthat's just a popular phrase on UA-cam, it's not to be taken literally...
Yes! I’m glad you’re back
He's been posting on Horror Scoped
@@caitlinabbott7895 awwww :( but I don’t blame him. Whatever works best!
One time after I beat Ganon in BotW, i was spit out in the unloaded version of Hyrule castle. The sanctum roof was gone, and Ganob's cocoon was just suspending on nothing. It was trippy.
Ah, low poly Hyrule exploration. Always neat to see.
But to answer your question about the Gloom floor, it's what dataminers have labelled the Exterminator. It technically exists in all maps, though on all maps except the MainField (shrines, unused dungeons, the prologue under Hyrule Castle, etc) it acts as a void out zone instead, stopping you from falling forever if you end up out of bounds. Below this, the game kinda breaks and does things like lock the camera and Link's movement, so it basically exists to stop him falling out the normal playfield like he could in the last game.
Interestingly, in some maps it actually has both functionalities; it acts like a Gloom floor and a void out trigger at the same time.
On another note, you can also get this low poly setup via glitches and in-game tricks too, no mods required. For example, escaping the Gerudo Town defence mission in TotK leaves you with a very similar (and very, very broken) map, since the game unloads basically everything so it can handle the swarm of enemies needed for that part of the game. This looks incredibly weird in towns, since it basically unloads everything except the collision. And I think you just fall straight through the Depths trigger too, since it unloads all the triggers and stuff in general.
Either way, interesting video for sure!
Still thinking about that corn.
It was beautiful
btw, i used a glitch to fall throught the floor in the center if the caste, and i was suprised to find out that the astral observatory (where we fight calamity ganon) is still kind of there, with a rocky texture but the dome and cilinder are still there
Be carefulll when talking about "multiplayer" regarding Nintendo games which originally DONT have that included.... We don't want another Pointcrow situation...
While I can not speak for this game specifically, as I'm not sure what engine they use if custom or based on Unity or something.
We do have Automatic LOD Calculations available to us in modern game engines including but not limited to Godot from my experience. It's designed for this exact case where manually creating the low poly models per asset would be cumbersome for so many assets.
To say they didn't put an intense level of detail into the games optimization, and configuration of these optimization tools despite being automated in nature is still nothing short of impressive 😊
Asobo's engine actually has quite a similar LOD system to this in versatility!
They used the 'Lunchpack' engine, the same as Splatoon and Switch Sports.
The trees look like "imposters", which are slightly more than just a sprite. It's more like a set of sprites all taken from a different angle, and the one you see gets chosen based on your viewing angle.
I'm not quite sure how i did it, but in BotW on Wii U, I arrived to a low detailed Hyrule Castle. It didn't happen again afterwards.
For automatic level of detail generation, it is done by decimating vertices. Faces can be combined based on planar similarity. A dot product of their surface normal and neighboring faces' surface normals can determine if they are similar enough to be merged. The trickiest part of the algorithm is actually updating all the indices of vertices and their neighboring indices. But game devs use tools that already have that implemented well and automated. It is a similar operation to the decimate modifier inside blender 3d modeling software. And to get the billboard sprites at super low LODs, this is also automated by simply setting up the mesh in front of a camera and getting a single render.
so exciting to see multiplayer zelda in totk
9:34 Dark Cloud 2 music detected! Yippee!
The man with the nice voice returns
Imagine crash landing onto the land of tears of the kingdom but you have to stop every few seconds because the game has to load
What I noticed with the LOD, is the textures they can probably look the same and get away with it, as it doesn't use much.
I've noticed with some games, bricks in walls sometimes look like there popping out to far, because the normals are turned on to high, which I'm thinking from Blender only needs to be used a little. Normals give the illusion of something popping out.
Swanky’s filling in while Kleric deals with his new hyperfixation
Still looks better than Pokemon Scarlet
Oh my goodness!
Ocarina Of Time is my favorite Zelda game ever, but I still get a kick out of your comparisons to it.
This video is so good it got me in the mood to play totk for the fourth time
I just started TotK again a few days ago. What a coincidence, but a nice one.
Da Swankster is at it again!
Swanky video!! It’s a good day!
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WHITE HORSE WITH PINK SPOTS?! (i'm very jealous)
12:41 it's the area in modded ocarina of time where you fight the darknut.
ngl, i thought you ditched this account for your other yt channel.
im glad youre back and i really hope you'll finish sm64-minecraft
24 seconds? that's the earliest I've ever been!
Hey, welcome back.
5:09 that group of clouds to the right of the tower looks like a Yoshi
subscribing simply for the fact you're playing dark cloud 2 music in the vid
You are amazing
Very cool my dude!
Thanks for the info! Great video as always! (But FYI; "swimmed" is not a word. I think what you meant was "swum". XD) =)
luckily my game is in RPG maker and not 3D and yes: the intro works. if I can hold up the tempo there will be a demo ready for new year. (it's not the game I worked on before tho that's stuck in need of custom assets at the moment)
Ok but seriously what the flip are the Double-Depths supposed to be? What purpose does they have for existing?
Swanky's back and with Zelda! Excited for Switch 2?
Better looking than Fortnite TBH.
If you Sheild surf st the bottom the friction value is set to zero so you can surf at high speed infinitely
Is that dark cloud 2 music in the background of the video?
0:53 speaking of “for science” I’ve been trying for the longest time to jump, using the Mineru-bot- which negates fall damage, from a ledge atop one of the sky labyrinths; straight down into the depths, but I always lands on a Gloom covered rock or something, midway down the shaft that leads to The Depths.
Has anyone been able to actually pull this off/is it even possible to do in normal game conditions?
Stop teasing me with your insanely cool multiplayer mods…
I want multiplayer in a real 3D Zelda game someday lol
Think we can get something similar for this for the other zelda games like SKyward Sword or Twilight Princess?
Was there a additional depths cut I wonder 🤔?
Like worlds in games they specifically make for box art or cutscenes
Talking about ocarina of time, didnt you do this in that game?
We are so back since 2020!
nooooo don't get pointcrow'ed
1:40, I wanted the game to be even bigger.. 😁
Next game… my guess? We’ll have a massive underwater cave system ala subnautica to explore.
If not, I’ll do it myself.
@@ArtemisWasHere I'm glad someone agrees with me.. Once I'd unlocked all the skyview towers, I kinda wanted more..
Swanky has been gone for a year and has finally returned welcome back dude.
No he hasn't. They've posted a month ago. Idiot
SWANKYYYYYYYYYY YOU'RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS MY COMFORT TUBER HAS RETURNED
4 minutes to explain "We're gonna look at how the low LOD models look up close" is absolutely wild padding. Like just crazy amounts of padding.
reminds me of mario 64 low poly models
Now focus on this “ rolls 30 secs of ads
Hooray
HEEEEEEEEE'S BAAAAACCCCKKKKK!!!!!
God bless
Wasn’t expecting a Defunctland mention
Remember: LODs are being used less and less everywhere else, Nintendo is basically one of the only ones making as many LODs as they have
Yay! You returned!-🎹Mari
Welcome bank Swanky!!!
Why does this guy sounds like shesez
Hello
Blud uploaded again
Nice
too late
15 months too late
hii
hi
16 views in 1 minute, swanky box fell off
Now that I realized it, I can’t forget the similarity between the names lankybox and swankybox🥲
Yeah! More Swanky and Janky mechanics!
One time after I beat Ganon in BotW, i was spit out in the unloaded version of Hyrule castle. The sanctum roof was gone, and Ganob's cocoon was just suspending on nothing. It was trippy.