Parallax Corrected Cubemaps | Operation Black Mesa / Guard Duty

[@IDrinkLava]

Damn, you guys make even bathrooms look pretty in the Source engine.

[@yesbruv9419]

@Jon Boy Yeah.

[@bit128c]

@Jon Boy Mapbase did it (only for devs).

[@xdguy2569]

Only this narrator could get me interested in a 5 minute video on reflection map making tools in a game engine from 2004

[@EvilGoodGuy]

[@tobcyxob]

Check 2kliksphilip videos on Source engine. :)

[@commodore7331]

I think the Stanley Parable narrator could do a good job as well

[@mr.zomboss]

Operation Black mesa...they still alive, this is good sigh :) Good luck!

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

Not just Operation Black Mesa, but also Guard Duty as well. Because, they are a team of developer. Not just a simple group any more. Despite, their developers is small.

[@MeatNinja]

I know you're watching this, 2kliksphilip

[@kman8186]

We all low key know he is.

[@KayhoticGames]

who?

[@kman8186]

@@KayhoticGames kzbin.info

[@bananaseller3095]

why do you say that?

[@Kr33gola]

He hasn't yet

[@asenvelkov301]

Waiting since 2008, I'm still patient, still waiting, but I know it will be worth it.

[@ilovequake833]

I thought this project was made in 2012.

[@asenvelkov301]

www.moddb.com/mods/operation-black-mesa/images/media-release-263#imagebox check the screenshots release date

[@IlyanaFan]

Black Mesa is complete. HLA is coming out soon and Guard Duty is steaming ahead. What a time to be alive.

[@IcariosLightning]

Imagine someone made sven coop 2

[@Aluxious45]

@heavy weapons man Synergy?

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Yes indeed brother, I cant wait, Black Mesa was wonderful, they pulled off the impossible and made HL better

[@filipealarza9079]

Even not being made by Valve, Operation Black Mesa and Guard Duty are still HL games. This means they will take very long to be playable.

[@T37-y6m]

Operation black mesa too

[@sultim7570]

Ooooh, more accurate reflections in Source 1! Fascinating

[@Terkzorr]

It's always amazing to see what modders can do with this old engine. :-)

[@zetsubo_amvs]

You guys please take as much time as you want with this mod just never give up! We are all counting on your amazing abilities too keep us with more and more content. KEEP IT UP 👍

[@DudleyKetsukane]

This is the most pleasing a bathroom has ever looked like for me.

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

Wish the best of luck. Also, hope the game can be release early somewhere in 2025 or 2029. That will be my guessing prediction of this game released as in from Welcome to Black Mesa to We Are Not Alone.

[@spongedog0013]

2025 honestly seems really far out there i think it will be out by then surly.

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

@@spongedog0013 Tripmine studios have lesser people than crowbar collective. So, that why they need a lot of time and patient to develop. Despite, they had join forces 8 years ago with Guard Duty. So, my prediction will be in 2025. If we can survived and wish the dumbass world leader don't start ww3.

[@flaninty2705]

Jesus christ, 2025-2029? That would suck

[@forthesakeofthenationalist9375]

@@flaninty2705 But is worth it since no triple A developer like to develop those games anymore. Only fans does. Especially, they sacrifice their own time to do it and we should appreciating them. Only thing to worry about is those mentally unstable individuals sore loser like to discredited everything as their Ego with the size of the state. Youngdefiant is one of them.

[@flaninty2705]

@@forthesakeofthenationalist9375 I think 2029 is a huge stretch

[@fabledorchid8410]

It's incredible to see how versatile the Source Engine is to this day. Truly a marvel of technology.

[@Hayyan2004]

What's even more amazing is that the source engine is a modified version of the goldsrc engine which was a heavily modified quake engine. The quake engine was also modified for other games like call of duty, making the quake engine a versatile engine which created another versatile engine

[@creativeusername2547]

@@Hayyan2004 I'm pretty sure Source was made from scratch.

[@Hayyan2004]

@@creativeusername2547 no it's based off of goldsrc

[@Hayyan2004]

@@buster7797 that also shows how versatile the source engine is

[@quiver5756]

@@buster7797 That is a silly statement. If we use that logic, then Source Engine should only be called Quake Engine 2.5, when the only thing left of that should be a few lines of code and the rest is brand new. The Titanfall Engine probably has less code remains yet. It's no longer right to be called Source Engine, as this is not Quake Engine too.

[@tkain61]

Flippin' sexy indeed. That's a much smarter implementation for cubemaps overall, and not to mention, that looks _really_ good, especially for the Source Engine! Excited to see O:BM/GD's continued development.

[@dennisholmgren4107]

Oh man has this come a long way from what it used to be! I keep getting impressed by all your amazing attention to detail! I hope that 2020 will be a great year for tripmine! Would be nice to see this mod take a big leap forward this year! Maybe I can help out as well if I get some more free time.

[@JonahVisscher]

Incredible work you guys, keep it up. I really like these small, yet informative, updates. Can't wait to see more.

[@octagear]

Please go up to your programmer and give them a hug from me 💖

[@EvilGoodGuy]

If he lived in the same country I'd high five him until it hurt

[@DuneJumper]

Holy shit, I wasn't expecting an engine update this good.

[@andydecoy1138]

For those who are wondering why this can not replace SSR/ray tracing. It can, in some scenarios, but it has shortcomings. This technique is mainly intended for static objects. Particles, projectiles, characters... stuff that moves won't be reflected. Technically you can update the cubemaps on the fly, but it gets quite costly quite fast if you need to support multiple probes. Also if the surrounding geometry can not be approximated by a box, then you need more costly tricks for proper correction (eg ray marching through depth map). Also, you need some way to blend the results near intersection of two cubemaps so that you don't get visible seams: that's not always trivial either.

[@samanderson4166]

Wow, really nice!!! Working in source engine I know how tough reflections can be. This is spot on.

[@istew4678]

Its nice to know that this project is still in development. I can't wait for it to come out. Also, That bathroom floor is shiney as hell.

[@bbenjoe]

Are we going to have our own reflection in the mirror?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

That's on the list of things to do :)

[@Isaacfess]

Nice! I love little immersive details like that.

[@tobcyxob]

Nope. The source does not render the player entity in 3D scene, his weapons/hands are attached to a player camera. There are some community workarounds, like using func_monitors but in 98,9% results will be so bad you won't use them ever again (plus there is still no player model to represent the player).

[@bbenjoe]

@@tobcyxob And this perfectly explains why there are no mirrors in the Anomalous Materials lab's bathroom in Black Mesa.

[@EvilGoodGuy]

@@bbenjoe I wouldn't say that "perfectly" explains it. That's pretty old info :D There's been a func_reflective_glass entity available for like a decade. All you need is that (Which I have in the bathroom in this video) and a 3rd person player model and you are good to go.

[@XRAY81]

I'm glad you guys added this

[@Xeller_real]

oh hi dude

[@nopushbutton]

Holy heck, I've been waiting to see a mod do something like this pretty much since hl2 came out. Awesome work, guys, this looks loads better

[@BahpuAgain]

Excellent stuff, looks amazing keep it up

[@leiflala]

Looks fantastic keep up the great work

[@d4n_d3_li0n]

I admire you guys, good damned of a job y'all doing there.

[@RememberCitadel]

Everytime I see an update video, I want this mod/game even more.

[@sir.barnaby6328]

I did not expect new videos, this is great!

[@theburgundybandit]

Words can't explain how excited I am for this opposing force is one of my favourite games 😁

[@shadybandit7]

@Jonny Boy same

[@mammi7699]

Thumbs up for Mr Dominic!

[@up_to_the_wolves]

I'm not sure if you've been reading from the script, but god damn that was so interesting to listen. Many devs read from the script and it's just so annoying to hear, YandereDev and Project Borealis for example, but this relaxed talk like an actual human being just hits the spot.

[@EvilGoodGuy]

Glad you liked it! I didn't write a script - just basic bullet points to cover :)

[@Claudiuu404]

Dude, can't wait for the games to be released!

[@ESCalation]

Absolutly awsome!

[@MaximG.]

Does that mirror suggest that you'll be able to see your character in the future?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

We can't promise it, but that is indeed the current plan :)

[@랁앓]

Always great work guys!

[@Geenoi]

Fallout reference with the hand dryers/blowers named "Mister gusty" good one guys.

[@GordonFreemanRazorBellic]

I am excited of Guard Duty and Operation Black Mesa!

[@adrianshephard4556]

"Nice."

[@ScoutimusPrime]

Nice job Tripmine Studio 😉👍

[@monsterurby]

Very nice! Good job.

[@GordonFreemanRazorBellic]

🎆🎈🎉 *I’m so happy that you guys at Tripimine and the guys at Crowbar Collective work to the utmost and with such care in the remakes of the original Half-Life and its two expansions of the PCs of the time on Source’s graphics engine, as it’s a powerful engine that provides and leaves games with lighting, physics, reflections, shading, details and fluidity that run on more casual and simple PCs like mine. Keep working on Source's graphics engine yet, just like the guys at Crowbar did. For all Half-Life fanatics to have access to these wonders. Thank you for playing and marveling at Black Mesa here! Soon I will play and marvel at Operation Black and Guard Duty too. (Sorry if my English got bad, I'm Brazilian and I'm using Google translator)* 🌋💓😍

[@jamesgrimes4587]

Another taste of the five star meal they're cooking up at Tripmine.

[@adramm3097]

Very interesting, and quite impressive !

[@rvgr420]

This looks very awesome! But please, maximize optimization for the enjoyment of all people. I don't care how long this takes to come out. Just please take your time and perfect!

[@ProfessorOctopus]

Very impressive work.

[@lorddervish212quinterosara6]

Keep the good work man

[@otsu3011]

Really hope this for steam !

[@neburtech]

this is amazing

[@SpAMCAN]

Hell yeah. More Source games need parallax corrected cubemaps. Are you just supporting boxes or other volume types too?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

Currently it's limited to rectangles. But I'm hoping we can eventually improve it to be more versatile than that.

[@karl1tooo]

this is dope keep up the good work

[@l11l1venom1l11l]

I think Apex (Racing Evoluzione) used something very similar to this on the original Xbox. I'm not sure if I'm correct about that, but you should check it out if you get the chance. The reflections in that game as far as the environment goes are really impressive.

[@Galeq.]

Awesome!!!

[@benitocameloculpatan4446]

5:am en latino america good video. en un segundo recivi like :)

[@itsfree-elcanal.3438]

I will pay for this title so hard... :'D

[@uselence]

i wonder if these cubemaps could be generated in real time for reflecting shadows and paired with ssr

[@fighter2499]

Awesome!

[@herblackhorizon7104]

Good job!!

[@mzov_1724]

Tripmine Studios: Ok so we made the graphics be- My PC: PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF

[@EvilGoodGuy]

You'll be glad to hear that so far I've not noticed any larger than normal performance drop while using this technique :)

[@GordonFreemanRazorBellic]

🎉🎆 *Black Mesa is done, playing and perfect!* 👏🏼😘 ⚠️☢ *Guard Duty and Operation Black Mesa is coming now.....* 😀😍

[@sultim7570]

I hope these models and textures will have best quality, i.e. polygon amount, size in pixels. As development can take a long time and all assets can become outdated. For example, Black Mesa was in development since 2005 and some textures look bad, but nonetheless BM is a great game overall

[@Heeskane]

The project is kinda doomed to look outdated already, and because of that the looks should be compared to the original expansions rather than recently released games

[@leo.jf.c8870]

Nice!

[@spookson5679]

Beautifull

[@natebit8130]

How do mirrors work in source?

[@crystalprox]

Perfect

[@mr.oddball6283]

Dark Messiah of Might & Magic has bump mapping

[@isakillo]

Impressive.

[@natb8800]

Will it have feature to see yourself on mirror?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

We can't make any definitive promises, but that is on the to-do list :)

[@랁앓]

Wow That would be epic

[@natb8800]

EvilGoodGuy k, it’s cool 👌

[@BlackShadowLegion]

That is cool. But does it mean that all stuff inside room should be static to prevent reflection desync?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

These are not real time reflections. So only static objects will appear in the reflection. Just like regular cubemaps.

[@minerkey682]

its a real shame BM didn't add things like PCC or PBR, because they probably had a massive level of source engine access, was a bit of a missed opportunity in that way

[@sultim7570]

Any chance for screen space reflections? Or Source must be heavily modified for that? But box cubemaps look much better than classic ones 👌

[@tomaszstawski4085]

Any way to support you guys like financially?

[@tomaszstawski4085]

@Christopher Onorati Neat

[@WackoMcGoose]

Okay but you guys are missing the elephant in the cubemapped room: BARNEY CALHOUN IS A VAMPIRE, HE HAS NO REFLECTION IN THE BATHROOM MIRROR.

[@EvilGoodGuy]

Spoiler: he also has no body (character model). You can't reflect something that does not exist.

[@juliohintze595]

Is there any chance of adding nvidia's ray tracing support?

[@knifekitty_ls]

neat

[@the_kopo6ka]

Is it possible to make such a cubemap in Half-Life 2

[@randomcatdude]

Yes, it is.

[@lassihelin4187]

alright time to remember to make stuff look pretty.

[@Jaeger_89]

Please tell me this is still coming out!

[@EvilGoodGuy]

yep!

[@Celdis0210]

Please tell me you will be able to see yourself in the mirrors, that would be a cool feature

[@EvilGoodGuy]

Maybe. First we need the character model, then it needs fully animated, then we need to evaluate if the performance hit is worth it.

[@Celdis0210]

@@EvilGoodGuy yeah, I'm sure it wouldn't really be that bad on performance. Half life 1 had a fully animated character model in third person

[@EvilGoodGuy]

@@Celdis0210 HL1 and Source are 2 very different engines. Plus a real time mirror that reflects your entire character model is always going to have a performance hit. but we'll cross that bridge when/if we come to it ;)

[@Celdis0210]

@@EvilGoodGuy I know but I feel like it's something that can still be done with very little impact to performance, besides I wouldn't think there would be that many mirrors around the game world

[@asterlofts1565]

A very serious question, albeit very late: Are you going to continue using Source or are you going to transfer your project to Source 2, now that the beta is available?

[@asterlofts1565]

@Christopher Onorati Ok. 👍🧐

[@kraig800i]

Is there any way for me to get access to the Tripmine version of Source ? ? ? I've been trying to make a mod for some time with a friend jumping back and forth between different versions of hammer, we're really out of our depth and just trying to get our ideas together without the engine crashing every two days is a real struggle. www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-the-void

[@EvilGoodGuy]

Nope. The only way is to wait until the game is released.

[@kraig800i]

@@EvilGoodGuy Well I look forward to that more so now, the dedication I've witnessed makes me more optimistic to look under the hood of this version of SDK more than the (hopeful) soon to be released SDK of HL:Alyx… Though I won't lie. Despite not having a VR set up I will probably buy HL: Alyx just to get access to that SDK alone.

[@EvilGoodGuy]

@@kraig800i glad you like what you see so far! In reality though, at least at this stage, the engine is the exact same one as CSGO, except with a few small new features added - parallax corrected cubemaps being one of them.

[@hrqsilv]

Is Ray Tracing a lot more worth than this?

[@xaros1466]

yes yes fucking yes

[@moonexpr]

I'll be expecting another 2kliksphilip video in a few weeks.

[@trashheapian]

Can someone please tell me the name of the first music track, I recognize it so vividly from my childhood but cant place it. Opposing force maybe?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

It's called "crocodile tears". It was made for this project like 10 years ago.

[@kaisernico]

Time sure flies

[@T37-y6m]

I really like this, my laptop not so much,😿

[@MrGermandeutsch]

that reminds me of kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmZpGSel9yih7M Also, does this require code-access in order to implement this feature?

[@randomcatdude]

Yes.

[@grapepublic6420]

Can you make it where you can see Barneys reflection in mirrors plzzzz

[@EvilGoodGuy]

You already can see real time reflections in the mirror. We just don't have a character model yet.

[@fernandovicent6429]

in half life 2 cinematic mod 2013 you can see the same type of reflections.

[@ElephantsDoingCrack]

Hmmm... That's hot

[@ELDOGGOSTUDIOS]

I would pay to play this game in early access

[@devilhs_vid]

Barney is a vampire. Confirmed.

[@naturesquad9174]

I gotta go to the bathroom

[@beanboy1145]

Looks like someone sprayed lube all over the floor with how reflective it is

[@Looki2000]

Why is screen space reflection used in almost all games today instead of this?

[@gustavodutra3633]

It's like Source 2 I think.

[@quaker2636]

The lack of player's reflection in the mirror makes me uneasy. Is Barney/Adrian a vampire!? Jokes aside, this is pretty nice work.

[@LaEllie777]

Donde esta el Chumtoad?

[@EvilGoodGuy]

in his lair

[@LaEllie777]

@@EvilGoodGuy Yay :D

[@kadirduljic9217]

Can someone explain to me what is happening with this game because I've been following it since they first started this project then something happened and they weren't active for a long time, are they active now and are they still making this mod because if they are it would really make me really happy to see it even if it's going to take several years from now

[@perhapsjames_]

RTX on... Well yes,but actually no

[@perhapsjames_]

@Jon Boy The source engine is honestly one the most impressive out there. The jump from HL GoldSrc to HL2 source was such a big jump and then Crowbar collective gave us Xen recently.

[@vendomilLol]

Uhhm... this is very interesting....

[@klasmanolaman5745]

Can i play this game on Ultra with 2070 Super?