Wing Loader Update to Add Enhanced Video to WC3
Destro has returned with a spectacular announcement for the future of Wing Loader, which is a program he built to add audio speech to the Kilrathi Saga's WC1. The next evolution seeks to add high resolution video to KS WC3. The videos already exist. ODVS massively upscaled and enhanced the footage from WC3, WC4 and Prophecy a few years back, but at the time, it was only possibly to integrate these cutscenes into the latter two game. Destro's patch will finally close the loop and make it possible to enjoy the improved video in the game. There are many challenges to overcome still, but his success with WC1 shows that he has what it takes to make this happen! You can download the latest working version of Wing Loader here.
Hey everyone! I hope you are all having a great summer so far! This is my busy time of year but I'm keeping my head up and messing around with the next big feature of Wing Loader. I've been hesitant to reveal anything about it too soon (as it took me almost 3 years to complete the voice overs) but I figured..... What the hell. :pWhat's next? The next major version of Wing Loader will have support for ODVS AI Upscaled videos in Wing Commander 3!
When? Please don't ask that just yet lol. There are a lot of things left to do and based on my last experience with getting voices into the game, there are always unforeseen obstacles to overcome. But 400+ videos are better than 2500+ voice lines I guess. :p
How? Using a similar method to how I approached voiceovers for Wing Commander 1, I was able to find a register in the game to identify when a video plays and create an overlay on top of the game for the HD videos to play. I can then call the ESC key to the game after the video plays to skip the original in-game cutscenes. It's a bit flickery and there are some issues already with this approach, but it works pretty well so far. Here is a little video test, showing it in action.
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