Hunter¥ Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Here's a little bit of news for the people who were disappointed with the update I made earlier today. PSM (an unofficial U.S. PlayStation Magazine) are reporting that Liberty City Stories will feature a brand new snow weather effect! The magazine's October issue, which goes on sale early in September also reports the game's only loading screens will be on the initial startup of the game and when moving between the game's three islands. "This weather effect is actually new to the GTA universe, not just Liberty City. The one thing to keep in mind is that it will actually affect the driving physics, as the roads become more slippery." -- PSM Magazine Issue 102 Their preview is based on a near final build of the game, and they claim that they were actually allowed to play it! Quite a first for any magazine - they've only watched it so far. I'd assume plenty more editors of magazines received the same demonstration of the game - I'll cover them all in depth over the coming weeks, so keep your browser pointing to this site! Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GL652 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thanks for the news Hunter¥ have a . One thing about LCS is that some things are being improved substantially like the weather effects and the previously reported new car reflections, lets just hope it keeps up to the high standard we usualy receive. On a completely unreated note i just bought a PSP today so i am very happy that i will be able to play LCS . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I wonder if there will be any noticable difference with surfaces after snow, like a snow decal texture. I'm sure that there will not be any piles of snow, since it is computationally expensive, but just small layers of snow can be done with texturing fairly concervatively. On a completely unreated note i just bought a PSP today so i am very happy that i will be able to play LCS Congrads. Good machine. Don't update the firmware if you want to run homebrewed software. Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter¥ Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 On a completely unreated note i just bought a PSP today so i am very happy that i will be able to play LCS Congrads. Good machine. Don't update the firmware if you want to run homebrewed software. If he wants to play any future games, updating is a requirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 updating is a requirement. Eventually, yes. But at the moment, it is not necessary. Hopefully, 2.0 will get hacked after it comes out in US. I want to be able to use a web browser and run the SNES emulator. Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.J Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 did the 2.o version come out and do u have the mag if so any new info or pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 (edited) I think, 2.0 was supposed to have came out in Japan allready. The US release hasn't been announced, afaik. Here is the Japanese firmware update page: http://www.playstation.jp/psp/update/ud_01.html Google translates: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=ht...Flanguage_tools Here is a good FAQ on 2.0: http://www.psphacks.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3396 Edited August 19, 2005 by K^2 Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.J Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 u did no that the japanees firmware will void if u put it on the usa psp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Garrett- Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Yeah, he's right, Sony has stated that it will void your warranty. Permanently. If I were you, I would NOT want to risk that just for, what, a web browser and WMV playback? So beeeeeware! on-topic: yes snow is cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox09 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 That's awesome. I can't freaking wait untill this game comes out. Gunna be incredible. I'm still suprised that they can fit so much on so little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 u did no that the japanees firmware will void if u put it on the usa psp I don't think Japanese 2.0 will work on US PSP systems. Doesn't FAQ state that as well somewhere? Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter¥ Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 u did no that the japanees firmware will void if u put it on the usa psp I don't think Japanese 2.0 will work on US PSP systems. Doesn't FAQ state that as well somewhere? It works with mine. And I don't think they'll be able to easily tell if you have the Japanese 2.0 on your system. It's not like there's a red flag that pops out of the PSP if you have Japanese firmware on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viniciusdcs Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 I have jap 2.0 and it works fine on my PSP, anyways snow is gonna be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartey Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ok, so theres another gta game called lcs, which is comming out before gta 4? and it's going to be basically about what happens about the original lc? man, lemme read some more information.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanillainy Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 So is it going ot fall or just be there at certain points of the game or mission? Also will it leave foot prints and car tracks?But snow will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl.J Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 is their any gta lcs pics that are new that have snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 So is it going ot fall or just be there at certain points of the game or mission?Also will it leave foot prints and car tracks?But snow will be good. I'm sure it is going to be just an effect of falling snow, similar to how rain is done. Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter¥ Posted August 19, 2005 Author Share Posted August 19, 2005 is their any gta lcs pics that are new that have snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 This looks to me more like a problem with contrast on that image than snow. Though, there are a few spots that could be tracks. Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Streak RR Posted August 19, 2005 Share Posted August 19, 2005 This looks to me more like a problem with contrast on that image than snow. Though, there are a few spots that could be tracks. That's what I orginially thought. If there is snow, all the more power to LCS. If there isn't, I won't be disappointed. Skiing isn't in my top 10 list of things I want to do on GTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I told you guys there would be snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanHenry Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Well yeah thedude5000 told us all and i did not pay attention to that but great guess. But will this mean that there will be patches of snow on the sidewalks and grass places and stuff. Like seen in this picture http://img272.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taxicutscene6vb.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Well, there were patches of snow in that LCS screenie, so what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanHenry Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 what LCS screen are you talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 There ya go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanHenry Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 That is not snow in that picture that is just a sidewalk and it is bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 That is snow dude.... Look closer, thats not sunlight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanHenry Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I do not mean sunlight it is just the sidewalks and the brightness of the sidewalks. I am still not convinced that that is snow because if there is suppose to be snow in LCS then why don't all of the other pictures of LCS do not have snow on them just plain sidewalks and grass lands??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDude5000 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 If its not sunlight, then how is it the "brightness of the sidewalks"? As for your other question, why would R* give away what is one of the games biggest suprises so easily? They never give away stuff like that too easily, this pic was a hint toward that, also, they said themselves its not always going to snow, so why would all the pics have snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K^2 Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 That is not snow in that picture that is just a sidewalk and it is bright. Take a picture with something bright and up the contrast, it will seem white. This could be the case with that scereenshot. I'm not saying that it can't be snow, but it doesn't quite look like it. Why would it be only on that one place on the ground and on nothing else? Prior to filing a bug against any of my code, please consider this response to common concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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