November 9, 2024Nov 9 2 hours ago, wolfpaw said: I was so annoyed about finding that China pavilion after haha, but the LOD on it is pretty bad so don't think it would have worked either way. Thanks for the support Cody and glad you like World Showcase! Onto the next country update - welcome or velkomst to Norway! 🇳🇴 Country updates are almost through then it's the official public premiere of the show! I do remember the live streams where you were building the Norway section. Not one of the easier ones to recreate, but you found the right scenery pieces during those streams. Edited November 9, 2024Nov 9 by Aerick McCullough
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Looks amazing so far, great job! Edited November 10, 2024Nov 10 by m00nkinftw
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Author On 11/9/2024 at 11:47 AM, Aerick McCullough said: I do remember the live streams where you were building the Norway section. Not one of the easier ones to recreate, but you found the right scenery pieces during those streams. Thanks! Yea, Norway ended up being not as hard as I thought it was going to be. I remember dreading making Norway the entire project but it was by far not the most annoying country to build, haha 1 hour ago, m00nkinftw said: Looks amazing so far, great job! Thanks, glad you like it! It's time for the next update! Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦 Only a few updates left before everything gets officially released! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
November 10, 2024Nov 10 OH, CANADA! OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND! 🇨🇦🍁 There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow; shining at the end of every day.
November 12, 2024Nov 12 Author Hola and bienvenido a México! 🇲🇽 This will be the second to last update before the full show premieres this Thursday! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
November 13, 2024Nov 13 Author WIth all the countries done, here is the final update before the full show releases tomorrow - Port of Entry and the completed World Showcase! The full video of World Showcase Lagoon and the full show of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth will premiere tomorrow at 9 PM EST! If you're looking to join in on the public premiere tomorrow, be sure to visit this link tomorrow at 9 PM EST. Immediately following the premiere, the full video will be posted here along with the release of the World Showcase park file and the effects pack used in the production of the show. Hope to see you all there! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
November 15, 2024Nov 15 Author "We've gathered here tonight, around the fire..." wolfpaw presents IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth Before you enjoy the show, I'd like to take a few minutes to say a couple of things. First off, I want to give a huge shoutout and thanks to everyone who helped and supported both myself and this project while it was in production. This was a huge behemoth of a project with many, many hurdles to overcome and I could not have done it without the amazing support and collaboration between so many members in this community. Some of you may already know this but for those of you who don't, Epcot's IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth meant so much to me growing up. It inspired me and opened up the door for so many things in my life - standing around World Showcase waiting for the show and watching it always filled me with so much motivation and inspiration. To me, this just wasn't a firework show - it was a powerfully moving message and piece of art that celebrates all of us - no matter where you come from. I've tried to emulate this powerful feeling and message as best as I could in this project. Disney has unfortunately removed this show and with it went a beautiful piece of art - my goal is to recapture that with this project and keep the torch of this show burning bright for the future. With the legitimacy of art worldwide in question during these crazy times and how divided everything is now, I felt the world needs a message like this now more than ever. With all that said, creating this show was both crazy and very fun to make! I hope you enjoy our story tonight, Reflections of Earth... Download the World Showcase Park File used in the show here! Download the Reflections of Earth Pyro Pack used in the show here! there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
November 15, 2024Nov 15 Man and to think this game is 20 years old...it's stunning how good this game can look with a decent amount of effort, mods and creativity. Hats off!
November 15, 2024Nov 15 Congrats, Wolfpaw! It must have been one massive headache working on this project. It came out beautifully. Well done! Now you can sit back, and take a breather. There's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow; shining at the end of every day.
November 16, 2024Nov 16 I mean…I could nitpick all the inaccuracies I noticed but that is for Discord messenger 😜 I absolutely loved this recreation and I can see all the dedication and passion you have towards this show. I loved the little details like the reflection of the globe in the water (I can’t imagine how annoying that was to work with), all the backfiller in the scenery to make it feel like Epcot (Mission Space, SSE, etc), and the accuracy of the inferno barge choreography. I loved how much you were able to push this 20 year old game to get the results you wanted. Now let’s see a holiday or anniversary tag to blow up that park file 🤣 Edited November 16, 2024Nov 16 by Bookworm91
November 26, 2024Nov 26 WOWZERS!!!! 😱😱😱 You've unlocked a core memory hahaha. The level of detail in this park is ASTOUNDING! The fact that it's all in one park file is bewildering. I abolsutely loved the attention to detail, the fade from day time to night time. The lights, everything lit up, the culture of each country of Epcot being represented. You went ALL OUT!!! I am VERY impressed but it's nothing but the best coming from you KING!! I really love the way everything lit up at night. Placing those lights was always super hard for me and I shied away from doing it because I would place one, and then forget where it was and ended up deleting shit trying to replace it somewhere else hahaha. I also REALLY love that gaussian vignette blur you got going on in both the photos and the video itself. It's giving very dreamy, esoteric. And not to forget about the resolution and the pristine quality of the effects. It gets me WET EVERY TIME!!! THE FIRE?! C'mon now!! The camera angles, the lasers, the sound effects of the fireworks popping. The GLOBE?!?! HELLO!? HOW U DO DAT!! WITCHCRAFT I SAY!! One thing I really appreciate is the symmetry of the lasers. Your symmetry and composition of the shots are really tight and very clean. The lights on the building when they lit up!?!?!? This whole show is extremely impressive and has definitely blown my mind into smithereens. I absolutely love those jumping/bouncing fountains!! They are so vibrant, full of life and look amazing and super realistic. In all honesty, I think this is your best project yet. You can really feel the love, tenderness and care you have put into it, along with the collaboration of others. You have united many to engage in something really special, and I hope you archive this and add this to your portfolio because it is extremely impressive. Like @m00nkinftw said, it's really amazing what can be done with something that is twenty years old and what imagination, creativity and artistry can do also! Kudos to you fam! Thank you so much for sharing, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
November 26, 2024Nov 26 Author On 11/15/2024 at 1:36 PM, m00nkinftw said: Man and to think this game is 20 years old...it's stunning how good this game can look with a decent amount of effort, mods and creativity. Hats off! Thanks so much! Yea I think I pushed this game (and my computer) to its limit with this one, haha On 11/15/2024 at 5:30 PM, Gin said: Congrats, Wolfpaw! It must have been one massive headache working on this project. It came out beautifully. Well done! Now you can sit back, and take a breather. Thanks Gin! You're also lucky as you're the only person that has gotten to see the show directly from the source file in person 😉 On 11/15/2024 at 11:45 PM, Bookworm91 said: I mean…I could nitpick all the inaccuracies I noticed but that is for Discord messenger 😜 I absolutely loved this recreation and I can see all the dedication and passion you have towards this show. I loved the little details like the reflection of the globe in the water (I can’t imagine how annoying that was to work with), all the backfiller in the scenery to make it feel like Epcot (Mission Space, SSE, etc), and the accuracy of the inferno barge choreography. I loved how much you were able to push this 20 year old game to get the results you wanted. Now let’s see a holiday or anniversary tag to blow up that park file 🤣 Do you want my computer to blow up? Cause that's how you get my computer to blow up 😆 Thanks so much bookworm, I know you and I go way back regarding this show so it was nice to finally do it justice! 14 hours ago, jaronimo.mov said: WOWZERS!!!! 😱😱😱 You've unlocked a core memory hahaha. The level of detail in this park is ASTOUNDING! The fact that it's all in one park file is bewildering. I abolsutely loved the attention to detail, the fade from day time to night time. The lights, everything lit up, the culture of each country of Epcot being represented. You went ALL OUT!!! I am VERY impressed but it's nothing but the best coming from you KING!! I really love the way everything lit up at night. Placing those lights was always super hard for me and I shied away from doing it because I would place one, and then forget where it was and ended up deleting shit trying to replace it somewhere else hahaha. I also REALLY love that gaussian vignette blur you got going on in both the photos and the video itself. It's giving very dreamy, esoteric. And not to forget about the resolution and the pristine quality of the effects. It gets me WET EVERY TIME!!! THE FIRE?! C'mon now!! The camera angles, the lasers, the sound effects of the fireworks popping. The GLOBE?!?! HELLO!? HOW U DO DAT!! WITCHCRAFT I SAY!! One thing I really appreciate is the symmetry of the lasers. Your symmetry and composition of the shots are really tight and very clean. The lights on the building when they lit up!?!?!? This whole show is extremely impressive and has definitely blown my mind into smithereens. I absolutely love those jumping/bouncing fountains!! They are so vibrant, full of life and look amazing and super realistic. In all honesty, I think this is your best project yet. You can really feel the love, tenderness and care you have put into it, along with the collaboration of others. You have united many to engage in something really special, and I hope you archive this and add this to your portfolio because it is extremely impressive. Like @m00nkinftw said, it's really amazing what can be done with something that is twenty years old and what imagination, creativity and artistry can do also! Kudos to you fam! Thank you so much for sharing, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks Jaron for the beautiful comment! I'm super glad you enjoyed it! This one was very difficult to make but I have found out that if you're persistent and pray to the RCT3 gods it could work out in the end 😅 there's this illusion of the reality, but it's not really really real, like it's beside and inside and inside and beside, but never on top.. nevermind, just kidding but not really
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