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What was the environmental team working on for AOY?

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We only have 2 or 3 new ground maps with a few rocks on them for this expansion. It doesn't seem like they did any work at all for this.

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  • dareaudareau Member Posts: 2,390 Arc User
    I saw:

    Revamp of 23c (Connie) Bridge & interior, with some "new" maps.
    Tarsus III (or whatever world was with the spear throwers)
    Cestus III
    23c ESD
    "redraw" of 23c Connie interiors as KDF ones

    and this is all right off the top of my head, and from the "tutorial" section only (haven't played any of yesterday's war, which most likely has a few more new maps on top of it...)
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  • saurializardsaurializard Member Posts: 4,404 Arc User
    There is also:
    -the Delphic Expanse
    -Galorndon Core
    -Procyon V
    -Days of Doom queue
    -the sphere interior
    -the new bridges of the KT ships
    -the interior of the Enterprise-J
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  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    I'm also gonna say they were working on the new lighting changes, for every single map in the game, which was revealed in numerous dev blogs (particularly the Weekly Before & Afters), as I'm fairly sure Lighting is one facet of the Environmental Art team.​​
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  • sheldonlcoopersheldonlcooper Member Posts: 4,042 Arc User
    I forgot about the lighting changes. Haven't noticed them, so I guess that's good?
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  • mustrumridcully0mustrumridcully0 Member Posts: 12,963 Arc User
    edited July 2016
    sheldonlcooper wrote: »
    I forgot about the lighting changes. Haven't noticed them, so I guess that's good?
    No, they are not in the game yet. I think there has been no clear date set for when they arrive on the PC platform, but it might be after the console version of the game has launched.

    Of course, that does not mean they did not have to spend time working on it.
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  • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,951 Arc User
    I wonder if the lighting changes and console ports explain why the "expansion" is so light on content.
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  • iconiansiconians Member Posts: 6,987 Arc User
    Even if you don't see the work the Environmental Art team has put in right now, it isn't to say they don't do anything at all. Every department in a game studio is doing something day in and day out.

    You just may not see what that particular department has been doing for a long time, since the amount of time and labor going into a certain project may end up being lengthier than other departments, as not all game development is created equal.​​
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  • tacofangstacofangs Member Posts: 2,951 Cryptic Developer
    theunknown0#4185 wrote: »
    We only have 2 or 3 new ground maps with a few rocks on them for this expansion. It doesn't seem like they did any work at all for this.

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  • undedavengerundedavenger Member Posts: 181 Arc User
    theunknown0#4185 wrote: »
    We only have 2 or 3 new ground maps with a few rocks on them for this expansion. It doesn't seem like they did any work at all for this.

    Did you ever WATCH the Original Series? Most planets were dirt and red sky and a few rocks. Fits in fine to me! lol
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  • artan42artan42 Member Posts: 10,450 Bug Hunter
    tacofangs wrote: »
    theunknown0#4185 wrote: »
    We only have 2 or 3 new ground maps with a few rocks on them for this expansion. It doesn't seem like they did any work at all for this.

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  • evilmark444evilmark444 Member Posts: 6,951 Arc User
    I believe @tacofangs DID say he made the Enterprise-J model, so maybe the environment artists were used to help get some of the ships done?
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