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新手初译 水平有限 请多指教 谢谢
译自gamespy 原址链接如下
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dragon-age/1004709p1.html
BioWare has made its mark by telling the finest stories in the medium. Just as storytelling has evolved from spoken word around the campfire to today's big-budget special effects blockbusters, the tools used in creating an interactive adventure have changed from the olden days of compiling a text adventure in BASIC to the development of today's most complex games. The PC version of Dragon Age: Origins will deliver a robust toolkit with the game, expanding upon what Neverwinter Nights offered before it. This new set of tools provides those with the necessary drive, desire, and spare time with everything they need to build their own virtual adventures.
bioware公司用电游讲故事的功力可谓十分出彩。就像讲故事从最初倾听只在篝火旁的口述，发展到时下观看拥有顶级特技的超级大片一样，dm 编辑器也从从最初在只在纸面上制作冒险规则， 发展到现在可以用于顶级游戏的制作。 龙腾世纪：起源 则将带给我们比nwn所提供的更强大的编辑器， 它将为dm们提供创作战役所需的一切工具。
Communities Building New Worlds
As any kindergarten teacher can tell you, having fun isn't just about providing the pail, the shovel, and room to play. It's also about inviting other kids to the sandbox. That's why BioWare's builder community puts the emphasis on the word "community." It starts with the new BioWare Community Network site.
就像所有幼儿园老师所告诉你的那样， 娱乐不仅只是提供玩乐的器具，还包括邀请他人参与。这就是为什么bioware设计师团队这么强调（编辑器）的交流互动性， 首先将介绍新的网络互动工具。
Remember Choose Your Own Adventures? Try building your own.
It's described as Facebook meets SourceForge, equal parts social networking site and software development/project management resource. The idea is that the BioWare community will have a single destination to meet and connect with other players, to discuss their favorite games, and to download and share original community-crafted adventures. The new community site will replace the existing forums and includes a variety of social networking tools, including blogs, polls, forums, and album creation.
它就像facebook一样， 网络功能和软件管理功能得到了平衡。目的是为了便于交流：与他人聊喜爱的游戏， 共享和下载原始mod。新的互动工具增加了博客， 论坛， 投票及相册功能。
What makes the BioWare Community Network unique is how it also presents the project management and content distribution elements. You'll be able to find community creations here, finished and unfinished, and take part in the building process by offering up your services. The site will also link to the extensive builder wiki, a comprehensive resource for module-creators that should expand with the community.
同时， 还提供了mod 的管理和分享功能， 你不但可以找到成品或非成品的mod， 还能亲自参与编辑。 这个平台还提供海量的作者wiki链接， 极大的扩充了资源。
Crafting a good game level is equal parts artistry and knowledge of design fundamentals.
The cooperative module creation that the new social networking site and builder tools facilitate will be responsible for bringing together modders with different skillsets and proficiencies. Bringing together a disparate set of skills will allow groups to create finished modules that can far exceed what any one member could have put together. Members of the community site can outline their talents and join group projects that can make use of their expertise. These teams can upload their works-in-progress, complete with version control. It's an effort to make it easier for anyone, be they artists, writers, voice actors, or programmers, to find ways to contribute to the creation of new adventures, without having to be a jack-of-all-trades.
新功能 将提供一个网络平台以方便招集拥有不同特长的设计者进行团队作业，这种团队作业的成效是单个人所远远不能达到的。 平台提供团队成员展示自身才能的机会。 设计团队可以上传它们各自完成的工作成果， 并在讨论中整合完毕；这将使设计mod更加容易，比较一个全能但不出色的个人设计，将不同的技术强人聚集到一起所制作出来的mod当然更加出色。
Powerful Tools for a Less Civilized Age
Those familiar with BioWare's Neverwinter Nights Aurora Engine toolset will quickly find that the Dragon Age toolkit presents a far more powerful array of powers for the budding world builder. I sat in on an event held for the established NWN builder community, who are expected to remain loyal to BioWare and make the transition to Dragon Age. Reactions from these experienced modders were overwhelmingly positive.
... ... ... ... 废话一堆， 就是夸耀新的比nwn那个更好更强大
Scripting is at the core of the Dragon Age toolset, allowing you to customize nearly every possible aspect of the game experience. It's both powerful and easier to use than in previous engines. I have minimal experience with coding, but was somehow able to follow along during demonstrations thanks to a handy autocomplete function that made it easy to fill out lines of code with minimal busywork.
脚本设计是Dragon Age编辑器的核心，你可以自行编辑几乎所有的内容， 它比以前的功能更强也更易操作 。 几乎毫无编程经验的制作者（如访谈者本人）也能在高度自主功能的帮助下完成编程任务， 编程变得比以前更加轻松了。
The NWN Community's Jassper is working on an area in this adventure.
Level creation is handled from a very painterly perspective, with a palette-driven interface that will feel at home to those familiar with 3DS Max. You can even select 3DS Max-style controls, if that's your thing, as an alternative to the NWN controls. You can control all sorts of different visuals, from the lighting to the shrubbery. You can lay down bricks and stones, and you can control the wind, defining exactly how your flags will flutter. Laying down objects is far easier than I'd have expected, as you can set objects to "snap to" the terrain, aligning themselves perfectly with the groundwork you've laid.
场景创作是需要高超的立体感的（如画画一样），新的编辑器提供类3ds max的界面和操作方式以方便熟悉此软件的编辑者。 你可以编辑所有的， 从明暗分布到灌木丛的设置。 你可以任意放置砖块，石头； 控制风向及其强度， 编辑选择让你的旗帜如何飘扬。 放置物品比你想象的更容易，新系统让你设置任意物质与环境完美的结合在一起。
A Song of Ice and FireFX
The event attendees were impressed by the toolset's art tools. The Visual Effects (VFX) editor demonstration was of particular interest. With it, modders can create professional-quality effects for the game, our example being how to create a flame. Variables to tweak and modify abound, from the speed and movement of the particles to the color palette that changes as the effect animates. The creation tools allow a particular creation to appear natural-looking or to reflect seemingly random effects and properties. It's the ease with which one can create one of these effects that was most impressive. Figure out how to tweak the various properties and you can have a unique-looking flame, glow, or other effect up and running in minutes.
美工程序则使遭遇事件润色不少。在视觉效果编辑器帮助下， mod制作者可以设计出专业水平的特效； 例如制作火焰，从选择其燃烧形态到颜色的变化， 甚至还能控制颜色变化的速度，都提供了丰富选择以供调整修饰。创作工具不但提供天然本色， 还能选择添加各种随机的效果， 让你在数分钟内创造出自己的独特火焰。
BioWare Community Moderator Beerfish shows that the morph editor allows you to create your own unique character faces.
The head morph editor allows you to start with a basic template and use an array of sliders to modify that face in any of countless different variations. In only a short while you can create a face that fits in as naturally as those you'd find in-game. The ease-of-use here is again a selling point: One of the community members (BioWare forum moderator Beerfish) gave a presentation to his peers on how to work with morphs. These modders have only had access to the tools for a very short while, but the speed with which they've been able to grasp its use is remarkable.
面部编辑器让你从初始模具， 通过柔化技术改变面部的任何特征，快速创造出一张你在游戏中所见到的一样自然的面部模型.
........又是废话
The conversation editor allows you to do far more than choose what lines are spoken. You can attach plot flags and scripts to any given line in a dialogue sequence, assign camera and actor positions, smoothly integrate cut-scenes, cinematics, and animation to these lines, and so on.
... ... ...， 你还可以在创作对话时加入对游戏视角的编辑以便制作特殊的对话场景。
Lights, Camera, Action!
Module creators want to tell powerful stories, and popular opinion at the event was that the cut-scene editor will work wonders in this capacity. There are elaborate tools for setting up complex (or simple!) cut-scenes, with multiple camera views, shifting perspectives, close-ups, and of course the running narrative to tie it all together. It's a tool that will undoubtedly give the machinima crowd a reason to stand up and take notice. It's cinematography made simple, without sacrificing customizability or power.
好吧，又是cg制作， 总之是功能全面很强大。（专业词汇， 难以理解， 恕不翻译）
The cutscene editor, as shown here by Beerfish, can be used to create exciting cinematic sequences.
What lies waiting within this woodland home? The answer is up to you.
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发表于 2009-7-18 11:30:27