Pikmin 2 prerelease information: Difference between revisions

Using the power of black backgrounds, there is now need for two Perplexing Pool wireframe images.
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== Other content ==
== Other content ==
=== Early Perplexing Pool wireframe ===
=== Early Perplexing Pool wireframe ===
[[File:Pikmin 2 Perplexing Pool Wireframe Transparent.png|thumb|125px|The wireframe texture used in-game.]]
[[File:Pikmin 2 Perplexing Pool Wire-frame.png|thumb|272px|class=blackbg|The wireframe texture used in-game.]]
[[File:Pikmin 2 Perplexing Pool Wire-frame.png|thumb|125px|Altered version with an added black background, allowing for easier viewing of the wireframe.]]
In the background of the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] and [[Treasure Hoard]] menus, there is a wireframe texture that depicts the [[Perplexing Pool]] seen from above. This wireframe does not match the final Perplexing Pool, but is fairly close to the Piklopedia/Treasure Hoard version of the area. Notably, the landing site is a large circle instead of a large concrete arena.
In the background of the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 2)|Piklopedia]] and [[Treasure Hoard]] menus, there is a wireframe texture that depicts the [[Perplexing Pool]] seen from above. This wireframe does not match the final Perplexing Pool, but is fairly close to the Piklopedia/Treasure Hoard version of the area. Notably, the landing site is a large circle instead of a large concrete arena.


That said, there are still differences between the texture and the Perplexing Pool model used in the final game's Piklopedia. For one thing, any artificial objects such as the entire shower floor section where the [[Shower Room]] and the random large objects strewn around the landing site are completely missing. The texture also shows an island (with a high polygon count presumbly, as it is almost completely white) to the southeast of the landing site where no such island exists, and has a big open space at the south; these are like remnants from [[The Distant Spring]]. The [[Yellow Pikmin]] site seems to have walls, but this is unclear. A ramp to left of the landing site that is present in a prerelease screenshot is also present. Finally, most of the out of bounds areas seem to be heavily unfinished.
That said, there are still differences between the texture and the Perplexing Pool model used in the final game's Piklopedia. For one thing, any artificial objects such as the entire shower floor section where the [[Shower Room]] and the random large objects strewn around the landing site are completely missing. The texture also shows an island (with a high polygon count presumbly, as it is almost completely white) to the southeast of the landing site where no such island exists, and has a big open space at the south; these are like remnants from [[The Distant Spring]]. The [[Yellow Pikmin]] site seems to have walls, but this is unclear. A ramp to left of the landing site that is present in a prerelease screenshot is also present. Finally, most of the out of bounds areas seem to be heavily unfinished.


[[File:Regal Diamond early.png|thumb|left|The prerelease version of the Regal Diamond.]]
=== Early Regal Diamond ===
=== Early Regal Diamond ===
[[File:Regal Diamond early.png|thumb|left|The prerelease version of the Regal Diamond.]]


In the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120530182922/http://pikmin2.nintendo.com:80/story.html Official ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'' website], there are some pieces of artwork for a handful of treasures. Among them is the [[Regal Diamond]], but it is colored light blue, as opposed to the gray coloring in the final game.
In the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120530182922/http://pikmin2.nintendo.com:80/story.html Official ''New Play Control! Pikmin 2'' website], there are some pieces of artwork for a handful of treasures. Among them is the [[Regal Diamond]], but it is colored light blue, as opposed to the gray coloring in the final game.