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Hellblade 2 will feature "location accurate" poop | TheSixthAxis

Ninja Theory would like us to know that they have been working really hard on poop, specifically the droppings from birds that congregate on the cliffs

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Ninja Theory would like us to know that they have been working really hard on poop, specifically the droppings from birds that congregate on the cliffs found in the game. “Achieving a high level of realism from reference material is extremely important to us. That even includes location accurate bird poop,” they tweeted along with a video detailing the avian excretion.

It is unclear how many players will appreciate this level of detail but I would guess it would be close to zero. I’m sure the rest of the game will be excellent but you do have to wonder why Ninja Theory would put time and effort, and indeed boast about, such a detail. Perhaps the answer is “Microsoft gave us lots of money“.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Nani???

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I'm going to assume NT is trolling with that tweet because what dumbass studio would spend time and resources on bird shit.

With modern day studios focusing on minute details like 10,000 hair strands and puddle reflections, you never know what inane aspect of gaming they'll focus on.

 

[TheGreatMusashi]

 

[ShaquilleOatmeal]

Collector's Edition will have a 1:1 replica of some bird shit, won't it?

 

[CaptainSlayAHo]

I'm going to assume NT is trolling with that tweet because what dumbass studio would spend time and resources on bird shit.

With modern day studios focusing on minute details like 10,000 hair strands and puddle reflections, you never know what inane aspect of gaming they'll focus on.

What kind of dumbass studio would spend time and resources on horse testicle details?

 

[Sosokrates]

Lol. This is actually are pretty amazing detail. Loving that nanite cliff.

 

[Captain Toad]

Lol. This is actually are pretty amazing detail. Loving that nanite cliff.

No. This is a complete lack of focus and a waste of everyone's time and their own resources.

Plus, whenever companies brag about being this anal about one aspect does not mean they've already taken care of everything more important. It usually means the opposite.

 

[Sosokrates]

No. This is a complete lack of focus and a waste of everyone's time and their own resources.

Plus, whenever companies brag about being this anal about one aspect does not mean they've already taken care of everything more important. It usually means the opposite.

Whats the point in even telling me? We clearly disagree.

 

[pqueue]

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Those are small birds.

This means detail level in game is so high you can see their poop as well.

Perhaps that's what they are bragging about.

 

[Sosokrates]

Those are small birds.

This means detail level in game is so high you can see their poop as well.

Perhaps that's what they are bragging about.

There not bragging about anything, just highlighted a funny detail.

 

[pqueue]

i just want to make sure we get full surround sound audio, like in the first game, so we can directionally pinpoint every bird as it is pooping.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

There not bragging about anything, just highlighted a funny detail.

God... Some of you are some really depressed haters..

Now I will be disappointed if birds didn't poop on my newly acquired dress in the game.

 

[93xfan]

Finally a developer listens!

 

[Kilau]

We’ve reached AAAAA.

 

[Benniewise de Clown]

That's actually a funny little detail. People need to lighten up a bit. Lol

 

[oldergamer]

I'm going to assume NT is trolling with that tweet because what dumbass studio would spend time and resources on bird shit.

With modern day studios focusing on minute details like 10,000 hair strands and puddle reflections, you never know what inane aspect of gaming they'll focus on.

who the fuck are you to say what they are spending time on?

Its a interesting detail

 

[jufonuk]

I can see it being a real thing

 

[TLZ]

being this anal

 

[oldergamer]

I can see it being a real thing

This post needs to be shit on.

 

[jufonuk]

This post needs to be shit on.

 

[Robb]

Money well spent.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

And that ladies and gentlemen is the reason it takes 6 years to develop a game.

 

[Shifty]

On-brand for Ninja Theory.

 

[Shubh_C63]

You're making a jungle map you research where moss accumulates, how much dirt there should be, direction of the native trees, how rigid/flexible they should be hanging from a mountain.

I think seeing accumulated bird poop on tocks while trekking up an abandon rocky mountain is good for realism.

 

[{insert code here}]

You're paying a team of engineers 100k salaries to make more realistic bird poop. This is amazing.

 

[Neilg]

This is always the kind of thing people are doing in their spare time after hours.

People here forget that most people making games would go home after work and continue to fuck about making weird creative stuff in game engines.
Maybe the idea was finished and implemented in office hours, but a poc was done by one guy, gaurantee it.

 

[Deerock71]

Truly, a necessary gameplay ESSENTIAL.

 

[Fredrik]

Lmao this is the new shrinking horse balls

This game is really far off from getting a release, isn’t it?

 

[Hayabusabruh]

This is going to be the new spider man puddles when it releases.

 

[Spaceman292]

MGS 2 did it first

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Sounds like that time some shitty game (I think cod) boosted about fish moving out of the way realisticly.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

 

[Lucifers Beard]

If this is why games are costing £70, I’d rather they didn’t waste their time and resources on this shit (pub absolutely intended).

 

[mansoor1980]

but will it deform if the characters step on it?

 

[Robb]

but will it deform if the characters step on it?

Hopefully, imagine the possibilities:

 

[Kataploom]

Stuff like this is what make games take more time and budget to complete... If rather they focus on actual content quality

 

[abacab driver]

I'm going to assume NT is trolling with that tweet because what dumbass studio would spend time and resources on bird shit.

This is a complete lack of focus and a waste of everyone's time and their own resources.

This just in folks:
Using realistic assets in videogames are cool, but when the assets are too realistic (recreating a real location as it exists in nature), it's a waste of time and resources.

Shout out to Ninja Theory for scrambling the brains of these haters.

 

[Black_Stride]

Hahaha the designer even made a Poop Cannon icon.
Im guessing their media manager didnt know about the poop cannon icon and after seeing it decided the world must know.


And people need to chill the fuck out.
The designers are having a good time with what they are trying to achieve.
These cliffs would be stained white from birdshit IRL, yeah they could have baked the birdshit into the texture but why not make it procedural allowing artists to layer the birdshit where they want in real time in engine.

Its basically vertex painting or probably more likely the scatter/foliage tool just customized for birdshit alot of games do this (vertex painting not birdshit), the designer just decided hey lets have some fun with this.

No. This is a complete lack of focus and a waste of everyone's time and their own resources.

Plus, whenever companies brag about being this anal about one aspect does not mean they've already taken care of everything more important. It usually means the opposite.

Wait so Vertex painting and scattering is a lack of focus?
How they fuck do you think levels are created?
Do you think people are manually placing every single object or hand crafting every single texture in a scene? They rely on vertex paint, scattering and procedural techniques.
How is that a lack of focus?

Not every member of the team is going to be a technical artist, so tools have to be made for artists to basically just paint texture and detail on terrain or whatever.
They need to have the cliffs stained with birdshit to look correct so they made a vertex painting tool to do that.....the designer was obviously having fun and decided to create a poop cannon icon for said tool, the media manager and im sure alot of people got a good chuckle from that and they decided to share it to social media.

Did you not think your post through before posting, or do you not know how most modern games are made?

 

[GametimeUK]

Metal Gear Solid 2 did this decades ago. Old news.

 

[GymWolf]

When shrinking horse testicles are not the new hot shit anymore.

 

[anthony2690]

I'd rather they start showing how they've improved the gameplay, or what they plan on doing to improve the gameplay from the prior game.

Accurate bird poo locations means absolutely nothing to me & I can imagine most won't notice or care.

 

[jufonuk]

 

[Lord Panda]

 

[Kimahri]

It's funny how people constantly whine and crave better graohics, but when devs actually do this, by paying attention to details, it's a waste of time and nobody cares?

Imagine if this was for a movie? Do you think the set dressers would consider location accurate bird poop important or not?

 

[Wohc]

It's funny how people constantly whine and crave better graohics, but when devs actually do this, by paying attention to details, it's a waste of time and nobody cares?

Don't worry, it's 99% console warrior clowns fake concern.

 

[Orta]

I can see it being a real thing

 

[Skifi28]

Good to know that gamers won't be the only ones shitting on the game.

 

[Fart Knight]

Now you're playing with power