Mental Mill, the software powering Dead Rising 2, apparently has the capability to display upwards of 6,000 characters on screen at one time. The product manager on Mental Mill, Laura Scholl, gave this figure after a presentation given by Blue Castle games' art lead, Izmeth Siddeek.
It was after this presentation that the 6,000 figure was given by Scholl. At the time of the statement, Siddeek was unable to confirm Scholl's numbers.
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Dead Rising 2 is still slated to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
His presentation focused on how software called Mental Mill enabled Blue Castle to efficiently render many characters in visually distinct ways. The software is helping the makers of this zombies-in-a-casino action game to present a large number of characters without losing graphical quality and without having to take shortcuts that would put the game’s zombies in a small number of outfits.
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It was after this presentation that the 6,000 figure was given by Scholl. At the time of the statement, Siddeek was unable to confirm Scholl's numbers.
IGN has additional details on what gamers can expect in Dead Rising 2, including the confirmation of multiplayer!
Hit the jump to read more about what we know about the multiplayer side of things.<!--more-->
Mentioning a conversation that she'd had with Siddeek about the use of the program, she stated that Siddeek confirmed that Dead Rising 2 will frequently track at least 800 separate clothing textures to provide the sense of unique zombies onscreen. What's more, thanks to the elements that Blue Castle are using from mental mill to quickly mass produce characters for the game engine, players could experience as many as 6000 characters onscreen during multiplayer sessions.
That last stat bears repeating for two separate reasons: first, there was no prior admission of multiplayer within Dead Rising 2, which will be a pleasant surprise for Dead Rising fans. Secondly, to face off against up to 6000 separate zombies at a time will definitely be a daunting, but thrilling prospect. Although no other details on multiplayer or the game were provided, it definitely was an exciting statement to hear.
That last stat bears repeating for two separate reasons: first, there was no prior admission of multiplayer within Dead Rising 2, which will be a pleasant surprise for Dead Rising fans. Secondly, to face off against up to 6000 separate zombies at a time will definitely be a daunting, but thrilling prospect. Although no other details on multiplayer or the game were provided, it definitely was an exciting statement to hear.
Dead Rising 2 is still slated to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.