New game: Shadow Tower (models and maps) and 3D Model Viewer customization

Shadow Tower

New game: Shadow Tower added to the library!

• Characters, with animations: the bosses, like Balron, the Demon King, the Ebony Knight and the Dread Knight, and creatures like Cerberus, the Old Face and the Pulsating Heart.
• Maps: the Shadow Tower, Phoenix Cave, Watery Labyrinth Area, and also the Versus Arena.
• Props: weapons, as floor pickups and in first person with the arm and its attack animation (e.g. the Dark Sword and the Dragon Sword), items, equipment, doors, chests and furniture.
• Effects and sprite sets: spells and creature attacks, the creature book pictures, the item pictures, icons, fonts and menus.

Final Fantasy VII Summons

• View modes on summons: toggle views modes like the 3D Model Viewer: In Game View, Vertex Colors, wireframes, etc. They work with the game camera too, not only with the Free camera. Try it on Odin or Knights of the Round.
• Split view on summons: two views side by side, with a single playback and sound. Each side has its own camera (game or free), view mode, wireframe and background. For example, Odin in front of the moon in two game cameras, one of them in wireframe.
• PNG and GIF export of summons, with the view modes and the split view.

Settings: Customize everything from the 3D Model Viewer

New Settings window (globally acessed via Ctrl + ,, or More > Settings). Your choices are saved in your browser .

• 3D viewer: default zoom and field of view, custom background color (for example, you can set it to Chroma Key).
• Grid: size, color, opacity and thickness.
• Wireframe: color, thickness and opacity.
• Tips: turn the website tips off or restore the tips.

New on the website

• Split view on pre-rendered scenes: 3D and Game Camera side by side, orbit one side without moving the game's camera. See the Final Fantasy VII fields and the Resident Evil 2 rooms.
• Custom background color in the 3D viewer (Background > Custom background), then for example, you can configure to view the 3D models with a chroma key color of your choice.
• "New version available" bar: when the website is updated while you have it open, a red bar offers a Reload button.

New shortcuts

• 1 to 8: quickly toggle view modes in the 3D model viewer (In game view, Lit, Clay, Vertex colors, Texture only, Pieces, Normals, X-ray).
• C: Swap 3D / Game Camera on pre-rendered scenes. J: the next camera of a Resident Evil room.
• X: split view on 3D models, summons and pre-rendered scenes. Shift + X: alternate split view side.
• Ctrl + ,: Settings.
• All of them are in Shortcuts.

Website fixes

• Mobile: models with vertex animations (like Spyro) went blank when an animation played.
• Mobile: garbled pane titles in the Arena with stacked panes.

How to follow for updates?

• Follow Pardall Games on X or bsky for updates and news, and myself, the creator, Alfred Baudisch, on X or bsky.
• Subscribe to the Pardall Games YouTube channel.
• Subscribe to the newsletter.