Though, on one hand, starting to work on a big project I couldn't complete gave me a handful of experience. It was a period of 6 months, I believe.
If you'd compare my first few maps on GameBanana (before my period of inactivity) to the ones after I returned from modding, there should be quite a few improvements.
So, I think that starting big mods very early is partially good, because of the knowledge and experience which you gain. You return, better and more experienced than before.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-23 07:17:53 UTC
in journal: #8865Comment #67924
It is, but also I'd like to release something in next few years rather than decades. When I'll get enough experience from simple projects, making big stuff will be easier and probably faster.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-21 22:04:01 UTC
in journal: #8866Comment #48449
Thanks, Archie. He's also playing Portal 2 and TF2. I am waiting for him to complete the single player campaign in Portal 2 before we attempt the coop puzzles together.
The Portal 2 puzzles I designed are still too challenging for him.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-21 17:05:48 UTC
in journal: #8866Comment #48448
It's so crazy that I remember Scott being born on TWHL, toddler updates on gamingparents and now he's moments away from kicking his old man's butt at HL2DM.
So awesome. I have such fond memories of LAN games with my dad when I was his age. Elite Force was the all-time favourite.
Can't imagine a better role model for him to have, Satch.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-21 11:26:25 UTC
in journal: #8866Comment #48451
Wow, that's really nice. Lots of funny moments going to happen, I'm sure.
This reminds me of the countless hours when my brother (who was 5 at the time) and I played CS 1.6 and Sven Co-op. It's unfortunate that he avoids them these days. :/
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-19 18:15:52 UTC
in journal: #8864Comment #68438
One, small update: Having had my first German class today, I can safely say that I've made a good choice. On just one class, I learned more of German than I would learn in Turkish on 5 classes of Turkish. Not only that, but German sounds prettier i.m.o. and it's easier.
@Snehk For some reason, even though I am fully aware of that, I still have that middle-age crisis every year. Interesting.
@Rimrook Thank you.
However: "learn a practical trade like cooking or plumbing"
I'm one of those guys in the class who always learn (or try to learn) everything perfectly, so I don't really have time for anything else.
Besides, practical class is, in a way, learning a practical trade (we'll be doing electronic circuits, using and constructing various equipment etc.). Hihihihi.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-19 15:06:16 UTC
in journal: #8864Comment #68435
Gonna drop some truth on you.
You'll be fine. And always remember the golden rule: for every year of education, you need that many years of the real world to undo the damage and learn to be yourself. The 30's are pretty good, you have time, money, and energy to put your life together. As for high school, keep your hobbies as they are but also learn a practical trade like cooking or plumbing. Start aiming for what you want now so you'll be ahead of the competition when you get there. There is no level playing field and life isn't fair at all. You can make no mistakes and still lose. However, people are naturally fascinated by others that do things exceptionally well. Always remember that golden rule too: it'll take ten thousand hours of practice to make it to the world's stage.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-19 02:51:43 UTC
in vault item: fy_trifectaComment #21044
Did you use a func_pushable for the gravity? Hope it's not glitchy in server and plays the same as sv_gravity in scoutzknivez. Want me to test it out in my server?
Btw this sounds awesome man, can't wait to play it.
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-17 23:23:39 UTC
in journal: #8863Comment #62961
Nah mate if you want Win7 still just have a look around for a 2nd hand computer, you can find pretty decent rigs out there people are selling. I mean it may not be current brand new but if you take the time you can uncover some good stuff, thats how I got my current PC
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-17 10:42:15 UTC
in journal: #8862Comment #42448
Hope everything is going OK for you, sir. Also, I feel the most important question is yet to be answered and I think I speak for everyone when I ask: Did you get tacos?
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-17 10:06:00 UTC
in journal: #8863Comment #62966
Earlier this year, we built for my cousin's-in-law a similar rig. We almost went for 1080p with a Xeon system (at a nice discount), they we're highly recommended at that time for 3d rendering. Previous plan was a single monitor setup with either a 16gb ram and 960gtx 2 gb(the graphic card would get upgraded at a later time), or 8gb ram and 970gtx 4gb (where the ram would get upgraded 1st at a later time). They stretched their budget a bit to get 16gb ram and a 970gtx 4gb for a dual monitor setup.
I think nowadays you should first take a look at the Ryzen cpus, they're the best bang for the buck (in most cases) according to reviews. It's been about 16 years since i've last touched Autocad, so no comment on that, but as a casual user almost everything i used lately has been cpu intensive when it comes to 3d rendering. Off the top of my head, a couple of times i've seen Maya and Substance stress my gpu, but not much else. Of course, Unreal 4 will give the gpu a run for your money. Pick your poison
Commented 7 years ago2017-09-17 01:52:02 UTC
in journal: #8863Comment #62962
I won't make any GPU recommendations because I don't know your rendering needs or budget, and I don't know too much about CPUs, but I can say pretty confidently you should be aiming for minimum 8 gigs of ram, preferably 16 or higher. A small SSD for your OS and a few other slow to load programs in addition to a higher-capacity standard HDD how I have my storage set up right now - the SSD is a huge time saver when booting, but you'll have to watch out for programs trying to default to C:/ (And those who don't give you a choice!) That might not be an issue for Linux, it's been too long since I've used Ubuntu to recall how installation works on Linux systems.
moddb.com/mods/admerthegame
Though, on one hand, starting to work on a big project I couldn't complete gave me a handful of experience. It was a period of 6 months, I believe.
If you'd compare my first few maps on GameBanana (before my period of inactivity) to the ones after I returned from modding, there should be quite a few improvements.
So, I think that starting big mods very early is partially good, because of the knowledge and experience which you gain. You return, better and more experienced than before.
Sort of reminds me of my Far Cry mod, where I split my development phases into:
- Technical
- Design
- Polish (the verb, nothing to do with Poland, lol)
- Promote
- Prepare & Release
(I still work on its assets from time to time)But isn't design also a part of development?
Grats, Archie.
I think I started a trend...
Happy nth birthday regardless!
Thanks y'all.
Clue: The Mighty Carrot would definitely get this.
1. Find an easy one from a previous year
2. Add a few years
3. Act smug
Happy birthday dude!
Time flies...
Well I'm stumped then, because you're certainly not 6142.
Happy day of birth!
The Portal 2 puzzles I designed are still too challenging for him.
So awesome. I have such fond memories of LAN games with my dad when I was his age. Elite Force was the all-time favourite.
Can't imagine a better role model for him to have, Satch.
This reminds me of the countless hours when my brother (who was 5 at the time) and I played CS 1.6 and Sven Co-op. It's unfortunate that he avoids them these days. :/
Sharing your favorite games with your children is arguably the best experience for a gaming parent.
Teaching your children Hammer is a wonderful bonding experience.
The text at startups naming the levels was awesome!
Few gripes and criticisms I could give but not worth mentioning.
Just noticed you can see into other segments of the map that are no longer playable.
Awesome!
Oh yea, don't forget to set your sv_airaccelerate to around 900 and sv_maxspeed up for the scoutzknivez style or a heavy scoutzknivezer would leave.
Having had my first German class today, I can safely say that I've made a good choice.
On just one class, I learned more of German than I would learn in Turkish on 5 classes of Turkish. Not only that, but German sounds prettier i.m.o. and it's easier.
@Snehk
For some reason, even though I am fully aware of that, I still have that middle-age crisis every year. Interesting.
@Rimrook
Thank you.
However: "learn a practical trade like cooking or plumbing"
I'm one of those guys in the class who always learn (or try to learn) everything perfectly, so I don't really have time for anything else.
Besides, practical class is, in a way, learning a practical trade (we'll be doing electronic circuits, using and constructing various equipment etc.). Hihihihi.
You'll be fine. And always remember the golden rule: for every year of education, you need that many years of the real world to undo the damage and learn to be yourself. The 30's are
pretty good, you have time, money, and energy to put your life together. As for high school, keep your hobbies as they are but also learn a practical trade like cooking or plumbing. Start aiming for what you want now so you'll be ahead of the competition when you get there. There is no level playing field and life isn't fair at all. You can make no mistakes and still lose. However, people are naturally fascinated by others that do things exceptionally well. Always remember that golden rule too: it'll take ten thousand hours of practice to make it to the world's stage.
Btw this sounds awesome man, can't wait to play it.
What's wrong with Steam?
/topic: gonna check this out tomorrow.
Previous plan was a single monitor setup with either a 16gb ram and 960gtx 2 gb(the graphic card would get upgraded at a later time), or 8gb ram and 970gtx 4gb (where the ram would get upgraded 1st at a later time).
They stretched their budget a bit to get 16gb ram and a 970gtx 4gb for a dual monitor setup.
I think nowadays you should first take a look at the Ryzen cpus, they're the best bang for the buck (in most cases) according to reviews.
It's been about 16 years since i've last touched Autocad, so no comment on that, but as a casual user almost everything i used lately has been cpu intensive when it comes to 3d rendering. Off the top of my head, a couple of times i've seen Maya and Substance stress my gpu, but not much else.
Of course, Unreal 4 will give the gpu a run for your money. Pick your poison
That might not be an issue for Linux, it's been too long since I've used Ubuntu to recall how installation works on Linux systems.