Temnograd

Temnograd (meaning Dark City) is my WIP retro style GTA:SA total conversion mod for classic audiences. It’s inspired by the aesthetics of GTA III, post-soviet eastern europe, autumn, and the early 2000s. Intended for both single-player and SA-MP. The purpose of this mod is to create a new fictional world filled with original content - the mod will not port content or reuse any intellectual property from other games. Current focus is only on the map, vehicles, and visuals.

First props

It's been a while, I've been partially lazy but also busy with moving plans, but I am still continuing the project.

Recently I made some props - the classic metal garbage container, another plastic one, garbage bag, busstop, park bench and bin, a street lamp and a smaller lantern...

And also a bunch of traffic signs inspired by a mix of Latvian and Soviet ones:

They have a subtle retro-reflective effect when illuminated by bright lights at night:

I also have a mod (and shader) which detects the collision lighting under props and alters their brightness accordingly, and also places a subtle fake shadow under them, big thanks to Dante for the help with that. This means that props fit well in whatever environment they are placed - a bright street or a dark alley, unlike the original game where they are always very bright.

The map has progressed slightly as well:

I'll be busy with moving soon so the next article will probably take a while again.