Hey, I thought you could just chop the sound off at the zero crossings at the beginning and end of the waveform in your editor to get a proper loop. It works when the "Looped" flag is checked in Hammer - and it seems like it would be a space saver. Also, there are hand recorders that you can purchase. I use the ZOOM H1 Handy recorder. $99 and you can capture 24-bit audio up to 96Khz. You can get stunning quality audio that doesn't take too bad of a hit when you're optimizing it for GoldSrc - provided you record at the proper levels.
I would like to see an advanced sound tutorial on voice acting and doing scripted sentences for NPC's.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-21 16:59:15 UTC
in journal: #8508Comment #44051
It's not a glitch, just that his sequence of opening the door is uninterruptible so not even death can stop him from opening that door. Still funny though.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-17 09:04:34 UTC
in journal: #8524Comment #63371
It is rather appalling how many maps potentially look great but are ruined because people slap in monsters with no additional setup. Run-n-gun shooters or cover shooters depend entirely on the AI keeping the repetitive gameplay interesting.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-17 07:10:46 UTC
in vault item: Then and NowComment #14355
Yeah, starting in a cell is overdone, but it wasn't back in '99. Well, it may have been. I didn't have the Internet back then...
Regarding the file cabinets Jeff, they currently stand at 48 units / inches which is a little shorter than the average of 52. Larger cabinets would have looked odd alongside the desks which were also built to scale (to the nearest inch), but yeah, I see where you're coming from. They are kinda diddy looking.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-17 00:57:09 UTC
in vault item: Then and NowComment #14354
5 stars for improvement! The first version was the standard, blandly lit, nonsensical and empty rooms that we all started making.
The second version was much more coherent, organic feeling, and detailed, but with keeping the same setting and encounter constraints as the original.
+ Excellent use of textures + Good use of ambient and scripted sounds + Very detailed furnishings and props
+/- Itty bitty filing cabinets. Seem a bit off since we're used to the massive HL ones, but they're also so cute! :3
- Very dark. When there was lighting it was used exceptionally well, but I had to rely on my flashlight a lot just to get my basic bearings - No autosaves. I can see how you wouldn't think it was necessary, considering the short, simple, and mainly showcasey purpose, and I would not have normally noticed this, but I tried to kill the ichthyosaurs the first time, ran out of ammo, and then ended up in the Hazard Course.
I like it. I might consider doing a similar thing myself at some point, if not for my schedule and the fact that I don't think a single rmf from my early days still exists. (A mix of shame, lack of external backups, and harddrive failure/format-enabled reuse.) As 2much noted, 'escaping from jail' is used a lot - I know I used it at least once, and I can think of a few other people who did as well. I guess it gives an easy excuse to start with no equipment and give a feeling of persecution/pressure?
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-17 00:51:31 UTC
in vault item: Then and NowComment #14353
you cannot start at the second map via the console because no suit is given, and the player will likely be stuck in the first vent area without a flashlight. Good point... edited the description. - Urby
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 22:24:52 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50465
Thanks guys!
Tetsu0: Finally got into games development after several long & tedious years in web/regular software development. Actually looking forward to work in the morning is a refreshing change.
AJ: Got the exact same feeling. Been there in fact (Archie, Botond, Livewire) - great times were had! One of my good friends from uni turned out to have grown up with Spag, we all ended up having a total TWHL/IRC nostalgiafest at that friend's wedding last year - it was awesome. Small world.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 19:36:00 UTC
in journal: #8522Comment #62670
I did try reseating the RAM and it made no difference. I'll try the battery, but I'm not too optimistic.
I don't see why the motherboard would be fried for no reason, especially considering it turned on just fine three days ago.
[update]Fuck it. My dad let me borrow his desktop so I brought it in and I'm going to do it the hard way. Gonna get done with it as fast as I can, because Windows Vista.
[update2]I'll need one of those SATA to USB things. Vista thinks the hard drive is invalid.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 15:25:06 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50470
Happy for you mate!
I wish I'd have discovered this site earlier since I'm a HL fan and player since its release date. I'm on this site since 13th August 2013 (581 days ago exactly), so it's almost 2 years. And this is one of the best sites I've ever found on the web with the most quality and clever persons ever.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 15:15:37 UTC
in journal: #8522Comment #62671
It could be the motherboard RAM slots or the RAM sticks itself too. Try to swap the RAM sticks or remove any additional one and leave it just one alone (trying to swap that one to different slots). If this doesn't help, then I think it's the motherboard (like rufee says).
Your computer is pretty old, SugarMan; I won't be surprised if that'd happen to me.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 08:28:48 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50462
12 years for me, which is really tripping me up. It's exactly as Tetsu0 said though: there's a camaraderie with the members of this site to the point where I'm sure I could physically go visit a bunch of you and it'd be a grand ol' time.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 07:43:00 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50466
A little over eight years for me. I didn't realise until now how close to you guys I joined. I always felt like the older members had been around for years and years, and I've just found out that I joined less than two years after Daubster. Mind blown.
Also, from looking through other members profiles, Strider's 11th anniversary is tomorrow.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-16 01:50:38 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50464
I'm also at 10+ years. I also feel like i grew up with you folks. I still remember Archie as the sassy Hunter, and all the massive dump trucks of fail strewn across the threads. Happy anniversary man Where do you work now-a-days?
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-15 21:27:34 UTC
in journal: #8521Comment #50463
Happy anniversary! According to tradition, 10 years is your 'tin' anniversary. Only 40 more years 'til gold.
I'm at over 10.5 years myself. It's weird how I'm constantly surprised by the passage of time when it's literally the most predictable thing in the universe.
On May 13th, The Phantom Menace will have come out closer to Return of the Jedi than to the present.
Commented 9 years ago2015-03-15 20:47:13 UTC
in journal: #8522Comment #62668
Motherboard power distribution issue most likely. Look for fat caps, a voltage converter could be blown. My usual suspicion when there is power but no post.
Fixed.
I would like to see an advanced sound tutorial on voice acting and doing scripted sentences for NPC's.
If you can map this well how come all your maps in The Core are so shit?
I can't imagine meeting TWHLers in RL, your meet-up had to be pretty surreal
Praise be to the TWHLords!
Regarding the file cabinets Jeff, they currently stand at 48 units / inches which is a little shorter than the average of 52. Larger cabinets would have looked odd alongside the desks which were also built to scale (to the nearest inch), but yeah, I see where you're coming from. They are kinda diddy looking.
The first version was the standard, blandly lit, nonsensical and empty rooms that we all started making.
The second version was much more coherent, organic feeling, and detailed, but with keeping the same setting and encounter constraints as the original.
+ Excellent use of textures
+ Good use of ambient and scripted sounds
+ Very detailed furnishings and props
+/- Itty bitty filing cabinets. Seem a bit off since we're used to the massive HL ones, but they're also so cute! :3
- Very dark. When there was lighting it was used exceptionally well, but I had to rely on my flashlight a lot just to get my basic bearings
- No autosaves. I can see how you wouldn't think it was necessary, considering the short, simple, and mainly showcasey purpose, and I would not have normally noticed this, but I tried to kill the ichthyosaurs the first time, ran out of ammo, and then ended up in the Hazard Course.
I like it. I might consider doing a similar thing myself at some point, if not for my schedule and the fact that I don't think a single rmf from my early days still exists. (A mix of shame, lack of external backups, and harddrive failure/format-enabled reuse.)
As 2much noted, 'escaping from jail' is used a lot - I know I used it at least once, and I can think of a few other people who did as well. I guess it gives an easy excuse to start with no equipment and give a feeling of persecution/pressure?
Good point... edited the description. - Urby
That aside, the improvement is definitely there. Especially compared to this map http://twhl.info/vault.php?map=3629
Also there are like 50 other maps/mods where you start in a jail or prison and have to escape. No idea why mappers like this theme so much
Tetsu0: Finally got into games development after several long & tedious years in web/regular software development. Actually looking forward to work in the morning is a refreshing change.
AJ: Got the exact same feeling. Been there in fact (Archie, Botond, Livewire) - great times were had! One of my good friends from uni turned out to have grown up with Spag, we all ended up having a total TWHL/IRC nostalgiafest at that friend's wedding last year - it was awesome. Small world.
Good stuff.
I don't see why the motherboard would be fried for no reason, especially considering it turned on just fine three days ago.
[update]Fuck it. My dad let me borrow his desktop so I brought it in and I'm going to do it the hard way. Gonna get done with it as fast as I can, because Windows Vista.
[update2]I'll need one of those SATA to USB things. Vista thinks the hard drive is invalid.
I wish I'd have discovered this site earlier since I'm a HL fan and player since its release date.
I'm on this site since 13th August 2013 (581 days ago exactly), so it's almost 2 years. And this is one of the best sites I've ever found on the web with the most quality and clever persons ever.
Thank you all!
If this doesn't help, then I think it's the motherboard (like rufee says).
Your computer is pretty old, SugarMan; I won't be surprised if that'd happen to me.
I'd maybe try reseating some stuff as well, like the RAM and the CMOS battery.
Also, from looking through other members profiles, Strider's 11th anniversary is tomorrow.
Happy anniversary man
I'm at over 10.5 years myself. It's weird how I'm constantly surprised by the passage of time when it's literally the most predictable thing in the universe.
On May 13th, The Phantom Menace will have come out closer to Return of the Jedi than to the present.
Look for fat caps, a voltage converter could be blown. My usual suspicion when there is power but no post.
And yes the journal page is pretty well hidden. Perhaps the mythical TWHL4 will bring easier access.