The vertex shading technology used in Banjo-Kazooie is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. It extremely pushed the N64's graphical capabilities.
On the left are the vertex-shaded textures, and on the right are the raw textures. This game truly is a magnum opus.
I love Nietzsche's definition of friendship, which is "people with whom you share one great suffering and one great hope." You can't be friends unless you hate the same things and worship the same Gods
20 years ago we released Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas.
The original plan was for the 3 cities to be on separate maps. The player would travel between the cities using trains and planes.
(Gta 1 and 2 also had three cities on separate maps)
Memory was very tight on the ps2 and with separate maps, the other citiesโ skyline models wouldnโt have to be in memory.
It would also make it easier to have different police/ambulance/firetrucks for each city. Different pickups, weather types etc.
It would also be easier to contain the player until it was time for the next city.
It would also make it easier to organize the models on the DVD city-by-city which would help the streaming.
Just before the artists started working on the three maps, we had a final meeting at R* North in which we changed our minds and decided to go for a big map after all.
We still ended up doing city-specific pickups, police cars and weather.
Happy birthday San Andreas. You turned out all right.
If you ever get the thought "I am too dumb to be a developer", just know that you are not alone. After 15 years, I still get this thought. I don't think it will ever go away. However, I have learned to not let it affect me and to let it pass.
There is nothing wrong with having that thought. It's how much you let it get to you and control you that matters.
I know some people do not have any kind of imposter syndrome, many do. It's inevitable in a field where there is just SO much thrown at you. You will never even come close to learning everything, even about a single language. There is always more to learn.
We also do not see the struggles of others, so it feels like everyone knows more than you and everything comes easy to them. In reality, many of them go through the same crap you do and feel the same way.
Keep pushing! ๐ช
@shoe0nhead You're not wrong though, most people is called for marriage. People that date short-term for fun end up heartbroken, empty and with more self-doubt than before. Cheers for putting this out there, you're making a difference.