Welcome to Giants World Domination, the most dedicated Giants
Citizen Kabuto source on the Internet! Browse through the latest news below to
see what's new in the Giants community. If you're new to Giants and looking
for some multiplayer action, you'll need to download the 1.5
Patch.
There are currently some issues with people being unable to join game lobbies in Gamespy Arcade. For those of you who are unable to join the Giants room, you can use the following address to access GiantsWD.com Dedicated, just click 'join multiplayer game' and punch it into the address field:
Currently several members of NEO are working on a graphical mod for Giants. This mod is composed of several components, all of which are optional (due to the super fancy installation package we're using). Confirmed components are as follows:
Weather Support:
Contrary to popular belief, the standard edition of Giants is more than capable of displaying the game's weather effects - it just requires a few files from the GF3 verison. This component makes it possible for any copy of Giants to display weather effects both in singleplayer and in specially modified multiplayer maps. Obviously, users with GF3 Giants need not bother with this.
Additional Wildlife Support:
As it stands, there are only two neutral creatures that can be added to the game - Vimps and Dactyls. This component modifies several unused animals (three different types of birds, and a fish to be exact) so that they can be added to maps in the same way as dactyls.
Enhanced Shadows:
The shadows currently used by the game suck. As it stands, all objects use generic "blob"ish shadows. This component adds clearly defined, detailed shadows to several objects, including trees and vimps.
Level of Detail Modifications:
I don't quite know how to properly describe how LoDs work, so I'll keep it simple - This will keep objects from looking extremely stupid at large distances.
High Resolution Textures:
Simple enough. Fancy cool textures from our very own beloved Texture Mill, Vortex. We know you love him.
Enhanced Maps (With weather):
Installs several repainted and retextured versions of the Mecc vs Mecc maps. Includes weather effects on MvM2 (rain), and MvM3 (storms).
Enhanced Maps (Without weather):
Same as above, sans weather.
Enhanced GMM Maps:
Enhanced versions of Pinchy's Katabatic and City17 maps. Weather effects and wildlife have been added, as well as some other cosmetic touch-ups.
Find out more:
Details and screenshots for the upcoming graphics mod can be found here.
The forum has been updated to the latest version on the PhpBB site, 2.0.16. Since this forum has several mods installed, there may be problems that arise from the upgrade. If you notice anything that is either non-functional or 'buggy,' use the contact form to get in touch with me.
With a big thanks to Z0Phar and the many individuals who helped with translations, the server rules page is now up. The rules outline what exactly is allowed on the GiantsWD server and what will result in a ban. Click here to visit the rules page.
We're looking for people who can translate the GiantsWD Dedicated Server rules list into other languages. If you think you can help, shoot me off an email.
[Edit: We have translators for Romanian and Dutch]
Due to unchangeable circumstances, I will be w/o internet for the following week. Staff, forum, dedicated server, blacklist and possibly guide updates will be posted at the time (I do check my email on campus about once a day if there are any urgent needs).
