{"id":356,"date":"2017-09-12T22:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hornbostelproductions.com\/wordpress-hornbostelproductions\/?p=356"},"modified":"2017-11-12T21:35:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T21:35:28","slug":"miniature-multiverse-launching-soon-on-itch-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hornbostelproductions.com\/wordpress-hornbostelproductions\/2017\/09\/12\/miniature-multiverse-launching-soon-on-itch-io\/","title":{"rendered":"Miniature Multiverse launching soon on Itch.IO!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few quick notes on what had earlier been teased. \u00a0Firstly, Miniature Multiverse, a project mostly stalled since 2011, has moved forward, as I’ve realized that I can now get it done – I have a new high end camera setup, better than what I had during the Kickstarter – and I’ve gotten much better assets and experience with Unity, so… all that was missing was some specialized miniature materials and a few additional weeks of work and I could get this out there. \u00a0So that effort began in earnest a few weeks ago. \u00a0And now I’m publicly discussing it.<\/p>\n

There’s an Itch.IO page<\/a> and a website that is active again:<\/p>\n

MiniatureMultiverse.com. <\/a>\u00a0The site needs some work in the hours\/days leading to actual launch. \u00a0The Itch.IO page does too, but once the updates to those two pages start flowing faster, you’ll know release is likely just hours or minutes away.<\/p>\n

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Miniature Multiverse is launching in a few days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve changed my method of panoramic capture, but the good news is that the last-minute change will improve the visual quality of the tour – and it also means that I’m working through the process of photographing the tour and I’ve figured out the best available approach. \u00a0Which in turn implies something is there to photograph… and in fact, all of the three worlds in the initial version of the tour have been assembled as extensive miniature environments. \u00a0And by extensive, I mean usually about 4 or 5 feet from one end to the other, with a lot of varied detailing but in a small enough scale that I can get my arms out to my camera over any part of the miniature, and also big enough, that the camera can be carefully positioned in the various nooks\/crannies of the landscapes. \u00a0They look beautiful BTW, and I’ll post a lot of material related to the project shortly.<\/p>\n

But for now, here are some key things to consider.<\/p>\n

One, the tour has well over 50 nodes across only three worlds [Pryme, Lokus, and Vyrsul] BUT those worlds are restructured to be a bit bigger than had initially been envisioned, so there’s actually plenty to explore here, despite the fact that the first release only has three explorable locations.<\/p>\n

Two, I’m selling this on Itch.IO for $1.75 (plus a tip if you’re so inclined) in hopes of covering the costs involved in expanding the tour to include new worlds, so that the project can grow over time. Those new worlds will, if funded, be released as free updates to the tour!<\/p>\n

Third, it has no HTML5 release, only Windows \/ Mac OS X \/ Linux versions. I’ll package all those into the $1.75 download archive, so there won’t be any need to buy multiple copies for multiple platforms.<\/p>\n

Four, as stated earlier, I am not using the single-shot capture method I started out with anymore, and this image explains why that was a flawed method and inadequate graphically in my view:<\/p>\n

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