AWESOME MAN!
I don't know if you seen it, but I also recreated New Sorpigal location (MM6) in Unreal 4 engine.
My goal was simpler then yours. I just wanted to walk on it
https://www.celestialheavens.com/forum/10/16807
(some other members also posted their UE4 versions, so don't be confused by their and my images, in later posts).
I also gave source file, and exe file.
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Anyway, what I like in your version very much, is that you preserved design of the original, yet created a new houses.
I also like that female 3D character. It suits perfectly style (now we just need a few more prettier ladies
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Fantastic if you create a full finished demo of Emerald Isles.
What I DIDN'T LIKE in New New Sorpigal demo, is that the geography and structures changed game so much, that it was not recognizable by me.
I just can't figure out the locations, it looks very different. Also gameplay looks way like some other game.
I respect their effort very much, though, and I am grateful that they proved source code.
From the other hand, from your screenshots I recognized Emerald Islands on the first look.
Everything was familiar and recognizable.
Please, stay on the same path in the future too.
All locations were redrawn by me, the buildings are built similar to the original, but at the same time, they are real in size inside (Example: Tavern).
That's great.
Are you planning to do that for all building and structures?
If so, how would you make, for example, castle Harmondale real size, and wouldn't that affect geography too much?
It would probably change the map size.
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Just a simple suggestion.
I know it's too early, but I think lightning could use some improvements.
You need to raise Skylight a lot. Seeing these dark values in shadows (especially on daylight), makes your screenshots looks like much older games, then they should.
With just a few tweaks, you can advance looks of these screenshots, like the game is much newer, then it looks now.
If you want, you can copy-paste lightning from my project, I also created Day-night subtle changing all the time.
but whatever...
For starters... just boost up that Skylight - A LOT!
And it should already be great improvement on look.
Hope you don't mind these simple suggestions.
Even if you won't finish it, you will get some experience. I have last time thoughts about to make some RPG like MM6-8 on UE4, but the biggest problem is to make all technical base. I'm mainly graphic designer, not programmer etc.
