Help Rune Win EuroGamer's Gaming Globe Award!
by Gwynhala [11:19 pm PT - Feb. 26, 2001]
EuroGamer today launched its second annual Gaming Globe
awards, which recognise excellence in a range of different fields within PC game development, from sound and visual effects to storyline and overall game design. Think of it as the gaming industry's answer to the Oscars.
Rune made EuroGamer's short list in the Character Design and Visual Effects categories. Over the next two weeks you can see all of the nominees, and tell EuroGamer what dorks they are for not nominating Rune in more categories, using their on-line article and feedback system.
Well over a thousand people took part in last year's Gaming Globes, and John "Gestalt" Bye over at EuroGamer is hoping for an even bigger turnout this year...let's blow him away!
Horde Chat at EnterTheGame
by Gwynhala [11:02 pm PT - Feb. 26, 2001]
BlindGod of the Chosen Ones (C1) horde wrote to remind us he wants the entire Rune world to use mIRC chat at enterthegame. Talk about a man with a vision. His horde's channel is #thechosen and there are already two other Rune channels there. Check it out if you think chat might be a good way to keep in touch with your own horde.
All Your Bases Are Belong To Us!
by Gwynhala [10:49 pm PT - Feb. 26, 2001]
Thanks to our friend GunSmoke for finally explaining to us where the silly phrase, All your bases are belong to us! comes from. Here's the graphic truth!
New Rune Weapon: Smill the Dueling Sword
by Gwynhala [8:50 pm PT - Feb. 20, 2001]
Rol is the man today...using Pygmalion, he's created the first ever weapon for Rune to have a new mesh. His model, Smill the Dueling Sword, is now available for download in our Rigfolk files area. You can include Smill in your new maps, or summon it in old ones with cheats on using summon smill2.smill2.
Open House Tourney - Tuesday at Rings of Honor
by Gwynhala [11:33 am PT - Feb. 18, 2001]
Interested in Rune league play? Mark "Groan" DuFour of the Rings of Honor invites you to an Honor League Open House Tournament on Tuesday, February 20th. RoH officers will be moderating duels after the question period for anyone who attends.
On Tuesday February 20th, starting around 5PM est, The RoH League is planning an open house tournament, lasting around 5 hours. On that particular Tuesday we, the RoH league, will give you the possibility to get aquainted with the moderators, the league system, and get your name on the league standings. Join us on the IRC channel at irc.enterthegame.com #ringsofhonor!
Pygmalion 0.2a - Now NT / 2000 Compatible
by Gwynhala [11:19 am PT - Feb. 18, 2001]
The latest version of Pygmalion now works on Windows NT and Windows 2000. Get it here. Those of you running Windows NT or Windows 2000 should now be able to import simple models to Rune.
In related news, Chris Rhinehart at Human Head tells us the Heads are getting the skeletal model import features of UCC working under Windows 9X and Windows ME (they only work under Windows NT and Windows 2000 right now); watch this space for more news!
Dungeon Master Version .5
by ExitWound [9:37 pm PT - Feb. 14, 2001]
Fixed in this release are the following:
Fixed the DREADFUL lightningstorm bug that was crashing servers
When you play as the mage, you cast two extra fireballs for every three levels of experience(so, at third level, you cast three, at sixth, you cast five)
Also when playing as the mage, the lightning storm spell affects one additional victim for each three levels of experience of the caster
Viewstatistics now displays info on the HUD(thanks Warspawn)
Fixed bug where thief's severed head/limbs weren't disappearing from the body
Fixed bug where players could choose Jarl skin when playing as thief(oops!)
Check out the Dungeon Master hosted site and experience Version .5!
Rune Model Import Tutorial and Pygmalion 0.2
by Gwynhala [4:23 am PT - Feb. 13, 2001]
Gwynhala just released Version Alpha 0.2 of Pygmalion Animator, a tool for importing and exporting meshes, textures, and (soon) animations from Rune. This release lets Windows NT / Windows 2000 users bring multiply-skinned meshes into Rune from .3DS, .OBJ, or .MD2 files. It can also export Rune meshes to .OBJ files, and view animations from Rune, Quake 2, and Heretic II. A separate tutorial download offers instructions, content, and sample code that imports a brain mesh to use as a food item in Rune.
Pygmalion Version Alpha 0.2: Gimme, gimme, gimme!
Rune Model Import Tutorial: I'd like one of those, too!
In related news, Gwynhala recently opened a Rune 3D modeling site here on RuneNews.com, and has since received nearly a dozen offers of work as a male model. Are't cookies and context-insensitive web page scrubbers great?
MotU Looking For New Blood
by Phoebus [1:01 pm PT - Feb. 11, 2001]
Pelleas1052 sends this call-out for members to join his Rune mod team:The Masters of the Universe mod for Rune is hiring. We are looking for a new character modeller and skinner to fill the position of demon, a member who was recently hired into the gaming industry. There you haveit! If you're interested, be sure to send an email to pelleas@motugame.com.
Official Rune Mapping Contest Winners
by Gwynhala [4:53 pm PT - Feb. 9, 2001]
Human Head received 70 entries in their recent Rune mapping contest. They've chosen seven of these community-made maps to include in their upcoming add-on pack. In addition, three runners-up and several honrable mention maps will be released through RuneGame.com starting tonite. We'll mirror them here at RuneNews.com ASAP for your dowloading pleasure.
RuneNews.com extends our sincere congratulations to the winning artists! Remember, you can submit your maps, skins, mods, and other Rune content to our own Review Center using the [Submit] link on the navbar.
Bulwyf's Maps
by ExitWound [4:03 pm PT - Feb. 8, 2001]
We are proud to announce the newest addition to our community, Bulwyf's Maps. If you are looking for maps to download, go no further than Bulwyf's Maps. Stop on in for a look at some incredibly designed maps for Rune.
Rigfolk: The Best In Rune Models!
by Gwynhala [2:27 am PT - Feb. 7, 2001]
I'm excited about the latest hosted site here at RuneNews.com, because this time, it's personal! My Rigfolk Rune modeling site is now on-line. Check it out for the latest in Rune decor and player models, modeling tools (including my animation tool, Pygmalion), tutorials, and model-related news.
Pygmalion Version Alpha 0.1d
by Gwynhala [6:21 am PT - Feb. 5, 2001]
FLASH - Version 0.1d fixes .MD2 skin viewing problems; please use it instead of 01.c.
I've released a new version of the Pygmalion animation tool for Rune, adding support for displaying textures, and also support for displaying animations from .MD2 (Quake 2) and .FM (Heretic II) models. There is no model export capability yet in this version of Pygmalion. Here's a link to the release notes, and here's a link to the executable itself, both in the files section of RuneNews.com.
New Hosted Site - The World Collide
by Za0oO [4:43 pm PT - Feb. 3, 2001]
I'm pleased to announce our latest hosted Rune horde site here at RuneNews.com,
The World Collide. The purpose of the site, is to promote the game Rune and also build upon the feeling of comaradarie, exhibited by many of the fine hordes and clans currently populating the MP aspect of the game. So, check it out now!
Conan The Runarian
by Gwynhala [3:02 am PT - Feb. 1, 2001]
Astro Zombie has created a Conan skin for Rune. You can download this bad boy, along with other fine Rune skins, from our files section. Play Rune as Conan, and remember the words of the Barbarian himself: "The greatest thing in life is to crush your enemy, drive him before you, and hear the lamentations of the women."
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