*** Sydney changes topic to 'Welcome to OddChat. A big thanks & welcome to the CG Dept of OWI, who are answering questions. Please direct your questions through Abe Babe or Sydney by double-clicking their names in the list to the right'

*** Sydney sets mode: +m

Scott : Foo!
*** Abe_Babe sets mode: +v RYAN
ALF : Personally, I like mine a la mode.
Scott : I l ike depeche mode.
Aimee : oh Scott...
Scott : Who is your Daddy and what does he do?
MAURICIO : Aimeee!!!!!!!
Aimee : hola!
Scott : Huevos!
Matt : First I'd like to get to know you.
Abe_Babe : Hello everyone and welcome to OddChat... today the CG folks from Oddworld will be answering questions about the FMVs and the characters in Oddworld
MAURICIO : Naco!!!
Aimee : is it okay if I lurk?
Scott : Nacos Grandes!
Marke_P : Look everybody, AIMEEEEEEEEEE from real time is here!!!
MAURICIO : Naco_tastic
ALF : Aimee, you may lurk!!
Scott : HI AIMEEEE!~! YOU ROOOOOL!
Aimee : *waves*
Abe_Babe : If everyone from Oddworld would like to introduce themselves, then we'll get started
MAURICIO : so, any questions???
Sydney : start asking your questions people
RYAN : hello everyone!
Scott : YESH! I would like to know who let the dogs out?
ALF : Waves back.
Scott : Hi, I'm Scott Easley, Senior Animator at Oddworld. Been here all six years.
RYAN : woof woof!
Scott : And I can't spell.
Marke_P : new snake?
MAURICIO : I am Mauricio, I am a Naco
Scott : Que Bueno!
Aimee : *groans*
Matt : Hey...I'm Matt Aldridge, Technical Director at Oddworld. Been here 2 years now.
ALF : Major groans!
Scott : Major Disaster!
Marke_P : Hi, I'm Marke Pedersen and I'm a jr. technical director (and a paratrooper)
ALF : What about Marke
MAURICIO : I am an animator and junior TD
RYAN : Hello I am Ryan I have been at Oddworld for almost a year now I am a Jr. TD
Scott : Marke, I LOVED you in the movie "Nacos From Heck!"
Marke_P : oooooooooooohhh i'm matt, I've been here two years, na na na
Scott : na na na, hey hey hey, goodbye....
Matt : On and added note, I'm one of the few that isn't Canadian.
Aimee : Hi, I'm Aimee, the Art Wrangler from RT. I'm not really in CG
ALF : Well, I'm Alf, and I'm older than all of you
Scott : I'm not Canadian, I'm Catholic.
MAURICIO : So... I love clowns, how about you guys???
Marke_P : Marke P - Proud Canadian
Scott : Who's for mousse?
ALF : AbeBabe . . . questions please!
Scott : I'm wearing a bunny suit. Does that count for anything?
MAURICIO : I am from Mexico City... true
Scott : hop hop hoppity hop.
Abe_Babe : I think that's everyone introduced... so I'll start the questions going
Abe_Babe : [Necro_Master1] How many movies will be featured in MO?
Scott : hoppy hop hop trip crunch ow. Hop hop hop
MAURICIO : Tons
Scott : It waxes and wanes, but there will be plenty.
Scott : A-plenty.
Sydney : OWI: if possible, could you please type !end when you are ready for the next question?
Scott : yesh. !end
Aimee : thanks Sydney !end
Sydney : [Lampion] How much time of FMV will we watch in Munch's Oddysee?
Scott : hop hop hop hop !end
MAURICIO : Enough to blow your mind
Scott : !end
Marke_P : It waxes and wanes, but there will be plenty !end
Scott : It waxes on, it waxes off. !end
Abe_Babe : [videogameplaya81] roughly how long does it take to make one of the cg movies?
MAURICIO : It depends on the level of complexity
Matt : Including hard labor... 12 days.
Matt : !end
MAURICIO : time - number of characters - people on strike
Scott : That's not earth-days, but Mars-days. !end
Sydney : [Necro_Master1] What new Oddworld critters will be seen in the new movies? and are they hard to make?
Marke_P : FUZZLES!!!
Scott : INTERNS!! !end
Matt : RATS!!!
RYAN : Lots of Fuzzles !end
Marke_P : Interns, Vykkers, rats
Scott : NACOS! !end
RYAN : lookie orange !end
Abe_Babe : [Grid] what would a Slig prefer freedom or pants?
Scott : pants. !end
Marke_P : I don't wanna change my pants
ALF : But will I still be in the movies???
RYAN : yea !end
Marke_P : oh you be all up in there
Matt : Yes...Alf...I built your Top Knot!
ALF : Good. that way I don't have to get a new job. !end
Sydney : [Silversnow] Is Alf going to have a appearance in MO?
MAURICIO : I Yes
*** Abe_Babe sets mode: +v JohnB
MAURICIO : Yes, he will be with Abe in a few shots
Marke_P : Alf's sportin' a new hairstyle in this game
RYAN : its very sheik !end
MAURICIO : He helps him get the guts to jump into a whole new adventure...
ALF : Thank you. I was getting tired of my old one. !end
Marke_P : Ryan is 20
RYAN : and a day or two !end
Marke_P : I like Ryan
Matt : Don't kick the baby!
RYAN : Marke is 63
Abe_Babe : [Cyberfleech] Will Fleeches be in MO, and if so, will they be in FMVs?
Marke_P : no Fleeches
MAURICIO : so far...
MAURICIO : I ate a bug!!!
Marke_P : well, at least no Fleeches in the FMV
Marke_P : so far
MAURICIO : I ATE A BUG!!!
Marke_P : again?
Marke_P : !end
MAURICIO : eee... beans!
Marke_P : John types fast
Abe_Babe : [Guest74220] Hello AbeBabe, this is Pinkhaired Paramite, I wanted to ask, why doesn't Paramites and Scrabs meet yet?
Abe_Babe : Ignore the part addressed to me!
MAURICIO : they are territorial, they keep avoiding each other
Matt : They would probably hurt each other!
MAURICIO : !end
Marke_P : why does mo like beans so much?
Sydney : [Lampion] how much freedom do the CG team have to model and change characters and scenarios designed by the game design team?
Marke_P : what is this freedom of which you speak?
MAURICIO : I'm looking for a man that calls himself... Bucho.
Matt : It's varies. Sometimes we make changes because the software can't handle things. But we try to maintain the vision as best we can.
Sydney : [Lampion] freedom to give a personal touch
*** ALF is now known as Cheese
Cheese : Hello, this is cheese. Give all your Bama Pies. !end
RYAN : we each have our own styles of bring a design to life. !end
Matt : We sneak stuff in from time to time...don't tell Lorne.
Marke_P : we usually have to stick pretty close to all of the production designs unless a change is required
Matt : !end
Cheese : The part where Abe wore a Scottish kilt was all Mo's idea. !end
Abe_Babe : [SiViG] Are there situations, when one of several FMV's is chosen, dependant on the player's actions?
Cheese : Yes, based on your Quarma. !end
Cheese : I, too, ate a bug. !end
Sydney : Hi guys, I am sorry I couldn't make it. What can you tell us about the Sea Rex? What was it like to design and bring him to life? When can we expect pictures, etc. of this awesome creature?
Sydney : That was from Elum
Matt : He's been built and can swim around OW eating things smaller than him. But right now I don't know if he will show up in MO.
Matt : !end
Abe_Babe : [dakkan] Q: What's the scoop on the create a character mode rumor, I read this in Core. Is it true, if so give us some details
RYAN : Don't know !end
Cheese : dunno. !end
Abe_Babe : It was something Lorne mentioned apparently ... at the press conference after Gamestock
RYAN : We'll probably read what it is on your website Abe Babe!
Sydney : [Grid] are Sligs herbivores, carnivores or omnivores?
Marke_P : they eat meat
Cheese : Spamivores. !end
Cheese : JibbaJabbavores. !end
Abe_Babe : [Guest74220] What can u tell us about Rat and Kinto Slaves?
RYAN : !end
Matt : The Rat is my personal favorite. He's cool lookin' when he hops around. They have green glowing eyes and are all over OW.
*** Abe_Babe sets mode: +v Iain
Iain : of course he's your favorite - he's all you matt!
Matt : They also have just one leg. It was fun to take Farzad's drawings and build the rat in the computer. Mauricio animated most of the shots
Matt : !end
Sydney : [Lampion] What are the main steps to create a movie sequence?
MAURICIO : first the shot is planned by Lorne and storyboarded by the Prod. Design Dept.
Cheese : then we add paprika, and bake at 300 for 45 minutes. !end
MAURICIO : That's when we start modeling the sets, characters and props needed foe that shot
RYAN : Then lighting needs to be set up !end
Iain : we start by modeling low-resolution model for the animator - then start modeling the hi-resolution models
john : at the same time the characters are being built, a lo-rez version of the set is built and given to the animators.
john : once the lo-rez set is done, a high-rez version is built and some test-lighting is done.
Matt : I would assume they look at the placement of the sun and moon for time. Or that grumble in the belly.
john : once the test-lighting looks good, we bring in the animators finished work and see how the characters look in the scene.
Matt : !end
Abe_Babe : [Lampion] Can you tell us something about the underwater scenes?
Cheese : They truly are, indeed, underwater.
Marke_P : I think the underwater shots look awesome - nice work boys
Cheese : THANKS MARKE! YOU ROOOOOL!
Matt : You will see some Gabbits each a worry fish!
Cheese : Yes folks, a real live Worry Fish.
Matt : errr....eat
Cheese : WORRY FISH ROOOL!
MAURICIO : Worry Fish is also known as scoots.
Abe_Babe : Another new creature! :)
Cheese : yes, they is.
Sydney : [Necro_Master1] Why are they called Worry Fish?
Matt : They are like squid but look worried.
Marke_P : they are worried that they'll get eaten by Gabbits
Cheese : They are high-strung and drink espresso.
Matt : Yeah... 1 in 36 don't make it to maturity
Matt : !end
Cheese : Like the CG department.
Abe_Babe : Before we finish up tonight... I have been requested to ask who is best at San Francisco Rush?
Marke_P : me me me
Cheese : ME! I ROOOOOL!
Marke_P : MMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeee
Marke_P : just definitely not Mauricio
Matt : Unfortunately Ryan...master of the beats
Cheese : Here come the Nacomobile!
Cheese : LISSEN TO MAH BEEEEEEEETS!
Matt : We will probably have a match right after this in the war room.
Abe_Babe : Thank you to everyone at Oddworld for attending the chat tonight... and taking the time to ask fans questions
Sydney : Thank you Oddworld Inhabitants
MAURICIO : Your welcome!
Abe_Babe : Ooops!!! I meant answer the fans questions!
Cheese : ODDWORLD ROOOLS! Peace WE OUT!
Aimee : thank you!!!!
Marke_P : Anytime
Matt : Ditto
Sydney : lol
Iain : noooo problem - thanks
MAURICIO : Don't forget to post those special cg images!
Sydney : moderation will be turned off in 10 seconds
Matt : Who's up for SFR???
Cheese : Counting ...
Abe_Babe : LOL
Marke_P : I'm in
Sydney : how could we forget?

*** Sydney sets mode: -m

Iain : just the thought makes me ill
[Lampion] new snakes!!!
[Necro_Master1] What CG images?
Marke_P : forget what?
*** Cheese is now known as Alf
[Grid] thanks for coming OWI!
Sydney : there will be exclusive FMV images on Oddworld-Web and Oddworldian later
[Necro_Master1] thank you OW!
Abe_Babe : Be sure to check them out guys!
[Lampion] It seem you have a lot of fun working for OWI!!
Alf : It was a pleasure being here. Time went so quickly!