Commented 18 years ago2005-08-26 14:20:47 UTC
in vault item: cs_tube_assaultComment #8707
Certainly a v interesting idea, and looks good from the screenshot. Haven't downloaded so won't rate. Might not go down well with people who had friends or relatives killed in the attack though.
Commented 19 years ago2005-03-27 07:49:58 UTC
in vault item: Lost&FoundComment #6398
Jesus Christ calm down. BooHoo, if you're not good at english, it's worth buying a dictionary (with a grammar section so your sentences make sense). And stop being so abusive. You won't get ANYWHERE on TWHL by responding to criticism abusively. We can all take abuse and aren't afraid to use something worse on you, and then that defeats the purpose of TWHL's help.
Commented 19 years ago2005-01-03 18:00:11 UTC
in vault item: TWHLmixComment #5454
MY REVIEW: ________
First room:
Oversized, boxy architecture was a let-down, especially since you can't walk up the ladder. The HEV charger looked out of place, and it seemed stupid that you had to use it as a platform. The rest of this part was fairly boring and extremely straightforward, although I liked the lighting in the headcrab room and drawbridge room. The drawbridge was a nice touch, and it's a pity that the area behind the crystal wasn't included in the final map, since it was far too easy. The room after the drawbridge was disappointing, badly lit, badly textured, and far too big. The crossbow looked out of place. The crate room was also fairly badly mapped, and it wasn't immediately obvious that you had to open the red metal crates.
Gargie:
The lighting in this area was outrageous, and the room seemed too large for such a short section of the map. It also had very little to do with the area before it. However, the map pack improved greatly as soon as you climbed the shaft with the sentry turrets...
Doc's lab:
I loved this portion of the map pack. The lab area was extremely well mapped, and I thought the Xen area, while small, was excellent. The lighting was great and the messages onscreen gave the map a great feel, although the extra HEV suit seemed out of place, since you were already wearing one. The teleportation sequence was a bit disappointing though. The effects were fine, and I liked the bit where you power up the generator, but it would've been more exciting if you had a weapon, and had to hold off the intruding assassins until the teleporter was ready, and if you were too slow, the teleporter would deactivate. However, it was still great.
Train station:
The station itself looked great, and it felt like a train station in Black Mesa (great job!). However, some of the architecture (mostly indoors) was very bland, and some of the texturing was very poor.
Big room:
This would've been a lot better if you had access to more weapons and there were aliens randomly teleporting in. Lighting was good, but the textures were a bit bland.
Lab area:
I found this bit fairly pointless. The architecture was bland, although the lights and textures worked very well together. I liked the cloning machine or whatever it was though.
Final area:
This area had a great feel, although I remain uncertain of exactly what it was, but I liked the feel of it and it made a very good conclusion. ________
All in all, I found this to be a fairly enjoyable map pack. While some of it was poorly mapped, and some of the lighting was quite bad, I enjoyed the mid-section in the Xen lab a lot, and enjoyed the conclusion.
Commented 19 years ago2004-11-26 15:11:04 UTC
in vault item: sg_spacestationComment #5171
I didn't know you still came on, Black Cat. Map looks nice, and does look a bit similar to something from stargate. I'm actually working on a map right now that is an underground complex in Area 51 that looks VERY similar to the Stargate Command.
Commented 19 years ago2004-11-21 15:14:52 UTC
in vault item: Small battle 2Comment #5132
Yes...
It's a bit basic. The lighting is nonexistent (It's on fullbright, either put in some lights or fix the leak, or fix another error). The architecture is really square, and you really need more practice. Don't worry about it...my first map was even worse
Commented 19 years ago2004-11-21 06:49:55 UTC
in vault item: Winter CityComment #5127
It's a stupid idea to make huge maps that HL can't really cope with without lagging, when we've told you so many times to not do that. However, I like the textures a lot, and your architecture is improving. Still blocky in areas, though.
It's far too open...barracks rooms should be more cramped. And I think the bed covers would be green, not brown. Use some opfor textures, and check out opfor's boot camp.
Commented 19 years ago2004-09-05 10:03:32 UTC
in vault item: Gravity TestComment #3786
What's the point including a .map? The .rmf contains extra things like visgroups, and .rmfs zip EXTREMELY well. I think I once reduced a 1mb or 2mb (can't remember which) file to a mere 50kb.
Commented 19 years ago2004-07-31 18:06:57 UTC
in vault item: Scientist factoryComment #3100
No, it wasn't mentioned due to lack of time, and space on the results page. I emailed Andy, and he definitely got it. He said he liked it, but it didn't place.
Commented 19 years ago2004-07-30 15:46:56 UTC
in vault item: Scientist factoryComment #3069
No, it was my compo entry...it didn't beat Seventh. I did enter it though. Seventh's was amazing...the moment I played it, I knew I was doomed. Oh well. Maybe next time
Commented 19 years ago2004-07-29 06:23:01 UTC
in vault item: Scientist factoryComment #3033
Ooh. 5 stars. I know the brushwork sucks, but I hardly ever bother with brushwork for compos...the priority is to get it to do what the compo says it should do. I improve brushwork if I have time.
Commented 19 years ago2004-07-28 13:29:57 UTC
in vault item: Scientist factoryComment #3013
I'm not much of a brushwork person...I've never really focused on brushwork for competitions. Nice to know that people enjoyed it. The reason I limited it to 5 scientists at a time is because they sometimes got stuck if several were there at once. That conveyor was harder to make than I expected...
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Commented 19 years ago2004-04-23 16:54:23 UTC
in vault item: IssuesComment #1676
The map "base" (That map with the garg which doesn't attack you) is awful, but "subzone" was excellent (Well done kol! I shot the airtanks and died, but I eventually completed it), and "casa" was cool...that's all I've played. Four stars due to the bad quality of some maps.
Commented 20 years ago2004-04-12 14:34:57 UTC
in vault item: Retinal ScannerComment #1596
Is that an SD scientist in the screenshot? Good on you 7th! BTW, it's good to finally see a retinal scanner example. Just one question (About the sci): Did you get the transparency dlls from the HIT site so Walter's glasses aren't opaque? If not, get them now.
I love blue normally, but you've overdone it. Needs some yellow in it.
________
First room:
Oversized, boxy architecture was a let-down, especially since you can't walk up the ladder. The HEV charger looked out of place, and it seemed stupid that you had to use it as a platform. The rest of this part was fairly boring and extremely straightforward, although I liked the lighting in the headcrab room and drawbridge room. The drawbridge was a nice touch, and it's a pity that the area behind the crystal wasn't included in the final map, since it was far too easy. The room after the drawbridge was disappointing, badly lit, badly textured, and far too big. The crossbow looked out of place. The crate room was also fairly badly mapped, and it wasn't immediately obvious that you had to open the red metal crates.
Gargie:
The lighting in this area was outrageous, and the room seemed too large for such a short section of the map. It also had very little to do with the area before it. However, the map pack improved greatly as soon as you climbed the shaft with the sentry turrets...
Doc's lab:
I loved this portion of the map pack. The lab area was extremely well mapped, and I thought the Xen area, while small, was excellent. The lighting was great and the messages onscreen gave the map a great feel, although the extra HEV suit seemed out of place, since you were already wearing one. The teleportation sequence was a bit disappointing though. The effects were fine, and I liked the bit where you power up the generator, but it would've been more exciting if you had a weapon, and had to hold off the intruding assassins until the teleporter was ready, and if you were too slow, the teleporter would deactivate. However, it was still great.
Train station:
The station itself looked great, and it felt like a train station in Black Mesa (great job!). However, some of the architecture (mostly indoors) was very bland, and some of the texturing was very poor.
Big room:
This would've been a lot better if you had access to more weapons and there were aliens randomly teleporting in. Lighting was good, but the textures were a bit bland.
Lab area:
I found this bit fairly pointless. The architecture was bland, although the lights and textures worked very well together. I liked the cloning machine or whatever it was though.
Final area:
This area had a great feel, although I remain uncertain of exactly what it was, but I liked the feel of it and it made a very good conclusion.
________
All in all, I found this to be a fairly enjoyable map pack. While some of it was poorly mapped, and some of the lighting was quite bad, I enjoyed the mid-section in the Xen lab a lot, and enjoyed the conclusion.
My rating: 4/5
It's a bit basic. The lighting is nonexistent (It's on fullbright, either put in some lights or fix the leak, or fix another error). The architecture is really square, and you really need more practice. Don't worry about it...my first map was even worse
Architecture is very nice, but walls are empty.