@Dr. Orange
Uhh... How could I not think about that? Damn it, it sounds so simple and I haven't been able to understand how it works for a really long time until now.
What's interesting is there's no info at the web how it's done, except TWHL of course.
@Snehk
As always - nice. But can you use smoothing on a certain part of a model or you can only smooth the whole model?
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@Admer456
I don't think Gearbox had at least Zoners Half-Life Tools at that moment, but maybe I'm wrong.
And still, how did they make skybox to change during the ending sequence without changing the level?
I don't think Gearbox had at least Zoners Half-Life Tools at that moment, but maybe I'm wrong.
And still, how did they make skybox to change during the ending sequence without changing the level?
@Admer456
You can make a great map/mappack/mod without such effects like moving terrain.
You could make it move slower, then add an env_fade and trigger_teleport with master, and then make an another moving terrain near the first one, so player teleports there, so the scene will take more time.
Also, did you use ZHLT Lightflags for the shadows? Because I wonder how it was made in Op4 along with changing skybox at the ending cutscene.
You can make a great map/mappack/mod without such effects like moving terrain.
You could make it move slower, then add an env_fade and trigger_teleport with master, and then make an another moving terrain near the first one, so player teleports there, so the scene will take more time.
Also, did you use ZHLT Lightflags for the shadows? Because I wonder how it was made in Op4 along with changing skybox at the ending cutscene.
@Admer456
Yes, Half-Life indeed was supposed to have a coop mode. You can find some info_nodes on valve's hldm maps and even a level change on boot_camp which makes the game crash.
What about sven coop... I doubt I'll ever switch to it anyway because I will need to adapt my levels for multiple players and I just don't like sven coop. It's not as satisfying to play as Half-Life is. And I don't think that mapping for a game you don't like is a good idea.
I don't even know will my map compile without problems like missing faces anyway so first I need to compile it, fix all errors I can find and maybe then I'll think about SC.
However if I could make sp maps for sc with it's features I'd switch.
Yes, Half-Life indeed was supposed to have a coop mode. You can find some info_nodes on valve's hldm maps and even a level change on boot_camp which makes the game crash.
What about sven coop... I doubt I'll ever switch to it anyway because I will need to adapt my levels for multiple players and I just don't like sven coop. It's not as satisfying to play as Half-Life is. And I don't think that mapping for a game you don't like is a good idea.
I don't even know will my map compile without problems like missing faces anyway so first I need to compile it, fix all errors I can find and maybe then I'll think about SC.
However if I could make sp maps for sc with it's features I'd switch.
@Crollo
Oh, my bad.
For some reason I just don't want to switch to sc. Maybe I'm just lazy.
Oh, my bad.
For some reason I just don't want to switch to sc. Maybe I'm just lazy.
If no features were added, then there's no point for me to switch to SC. The standart limits of the original Half-Life are enough for me, at least for now.
@Trempler
As far as I know Sven Coop has it's own hammer version, so no. I can't just switch from J.A.C.K. to Hammer because of the .jmf format and because I really like Jackhammer, can't say that about Sven Coop though. I think those limits are enough for me. Maybe I will swith to PowerSource when it's done, but there are several problems I may encounter. So I'll keep mapping for the original HL.
EDIT: Gonna unpack some of .mix files Renegade uses. Finally I'll be able to use some of the game's sounds.
As far as I know Sven Coop has it's own hammer version, so no. I can't just switch from J.A.C.K. to Hammer because of the .jmf format and because I really like Jackhammer, can't say that about Sven Coop though. I think those limits are enough for me. Maybe I will swith to PowerSource when it's done, but there are several problems I may encounter. So I'll keep mapping for the original HL.
EDIT: Gonna unpack some of .mix files Renegade uses. Finally I'll be able to use some of the game's sounds.
Used some blend textures for a smooth transition between the normal area and the tiberium field:
@Snehk
One more question to ask: which genre will your mod belong to? Is it going to be an RPG-mod or it will be something like Strife?
One more question to ask: which genre will your mod belong to? Is it going to be an RPG-mod or it will be something like Strife?
Yeah, this looks much better!
Oh, I'm sorry. It's just my bad English then. Should have said cubit instead of elbow 
@Snehk
To be honest I can't see the difference, elbows are still missing, sorry. However, I don't know the way you model things in Wings3D and maybe it's more difficult than it seems to be. I've never tried to model something myself.
You can leave this model as is and remake it later when you get better.
However, except arms, the model looks pretty good overall.
To be honest I can't see the difference, elbows are still missing, sorry. However, I don't know the way you model things in Wings3D and maybe it's more difficult than it seems to be. I've never tried to model something myself.
You can leave this model as is and remake it later when you get better.
However, except arms, the model looks pretty good overall.
The best vocal is 00:00 - 00:12. I liked it the most.
00:12 - 00:22 sounds more like LEGION from C&C3 than CABAL.
00:12 - 00:22 sounds more like LEGION from C&C3 than CABAL.
@Snehk
I think arms look so strange because you didn't add the elbows. You should try to remodel them I think.
I think arms look so strange because you didn't add the elbows. You should try to remodel them I think.
Ok... But I'm sure something will go wrong as always 
I'm not sure will all this even compile:
It's almost done:
The Obelisk of light will also be able to shoot players with it's laser and you will be able to shut it down - either by destroying the power plant or the obelisk itself.
@Snehk
Oh ok then. Great gameplay is a great idea. Do you have a concept of it?
@Archie
Because of high amounts of wpolys people like Admer won't be able to play it. But dm_ascension is worth playing, believe me, and it's so bad that somebody can play it only at 10-20 fps. At least DM-Fractal has low wpolys (300-400), but the funniest thing about it is that I didn't optimize it, the map is just that simple
I also have 8 Gb RAM and GTX 750 so my PC is not that wooden
Oh ok then. Great gameplay is a great idea. Do you have a concept of it?
@Archie
Because of high amounts of wpolys people like Admer won't be able to play it. But dm_ascension is worth playing, believe me, and it's so bad that somebody can play it only at 10-20 fps. At least DM-Fractal has low wpolys (300-400), but the funniest thing about it is that I didn't optimize it, the map is just that simple
I also have 8 Gb RAM and GTX 750 so my PC is not that wooden
If it is used as an NPC model in the half-life mod you're making the amount of epolys will be crazy. People with weak PCs may experience FPS drops because of that... Oh come on, how can I talk about the optimization if you get 1800 wpolys on dm_ascension at certain places?
I also wonder if I can somehow extract Renegade's data and use some of it's models for HL. But if there's no way to do that then I can try to model things I need myself. Thanks to mapping I've started to use and learn Photoshop and why not to try to get some skill in 3DS Max?
@Victor-933
This room looks great with any layout. I also suggest you to put some railing at the staircase.
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Guess what that thing is going to be:
This room looks great with any layout. I also suggest you to put some railing at the staircase.
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Never liked the original AAATRIGGER. This texture is much better:
@Trempler
It's for HL. I'm just training yet to later use my terrain-creating skills and remake C&C-Under for Half-Life. You inspired me to make some C&C-themed stuff with your Nod temple map. I still have it as the wallpaper btw
It's for HL. I'm just training yet to later use my terrain-creating skills and remake C&C-Under for Half-Life. You inspired me to make some C&C-themed stuff with your Nod temple map. I still have it as the wallpaper btw
@Admer456
I already know how to make them. You need to flip your ground terrain over:
I already know how to make them. You need to flip your ground terrain over:
Finished the outdoor area. Here are some screenshots:
And with dynamic skybox enabled:
Now I just need to finish the caves.
@Admer456
You mean I can change any tool texture? Will it still work after that?
You mean I can change any tool texture? Will it still work after that?
@Instant Mix
I have quite strange tastes. At least I don't listen to russian rap
I have quite strange tastes. At least I don't listen to russian rap
Added some sky brushes:
Well, I think I'll get used to Bevel somewhen.
Half-Life is perfect for making profile pics:
Half-Life is perfect for making profile pics:
At least it's not transparent for you since you use Sledge. Jackhammer makes all special textures look transparent and it's good, but not always good.
EDIT: Used custom textures instead of the original ones. Now it looks like Renegade's first level and also reminds me of C&C-Walls:
EDIT: Used custom textures instead of the original ones. Now it looks like Renegade's first level and also reminds me of C&C-Walls:
I'm not going to oversize it I think. It will be a classic HL level with smooth transitions from structures to terrain. Also I've not used levelchanges yet in any of my maps (lol), so I will learn even more with this piece of brushwork. Also, converting terrain to func_detail sounds interesting, but I will have some problems with sealing the map I think.
Oh, and Bevel makes my eyes hurt even more than null does:
Oh, and Bevel makes my eyes hurt even more than null does:
I've read somewhere that, unlike null, you can pass through bevel so it reduces clipnodes. I'll set all Null faces to bevel ones then.
I'm actually just training. When I understand all this terrain stuff better I'll try to make C&C-Under for Half-Life.
My first decent outdoor map:
@Admer456
It looks like I need to try mapping for CryEngine 1 myself.
@Snehk
How long have you been developing your mod?
It looks like I need to try mapping for CryEngine 1 myself.
@Snehk
How long have you been developing your mod?
Yep, I heard of them. I think they're called "trimesh".
Nice tutorial btw, Archie. However, I lost it after the texture tiling part, but that's my fault as I have never used Photoshop.
Nice tutorial btw, Archie. However, I lost it after the texture tiling part, but that's my fault as I have never used Photoshop.
So you mean you have to make every part of your map in Blender/3DS Max and use editor only to put all this to your map? Ugh...
I don't get it, is it like UE4? In UE4 building a map with brushes (or BSPs how they call them) considered stupid, so you must make a model (static mesh) of every part of the map.
Also I saw this while playing Jedi Academy. Just look how perfectly alligned those textures are! What sorcery is this?
Also I saw this while playing Jedi Academy. Just look how perfectly alligned those textures are! What sorcery is this?
Is it a model or this sign is, uhh, "brush-based"? I just don't know how it works in CryEngine.
Thank you so much Archie! I was so scared that all my work will go to waste. The color blending is not a problem as I have very dark textures (you can see some screenies above).
@Admer456
I tried to convert some textures I've found on the web to bmp but it made them look weird. However, I didn't have any image editors at that moment so I used Paint (lol I'm a dumbass). You also said that you got an error because you put a png texture into your wad, but I hope this won't happen to me as I have jpg textures in my wad only.
I may look like a real dumbass (and that's almost true), but I have never used custom textures in any of my maps.
I tried to convert some textures I've found on the web to bmp but it made them look weird. However, I didn't have any image editors at that moment so I used Paint (lol I'm a dumbass). You also said that you got an error because you put a png texture into your wad, but I hope this won't happen to me as I have jpg textures in my wad only.
I may look like a real dumbass (and that's almost true), but I have never used custom textures in any of my maps.
Damn it. I have a full set of jpeg textures for that map. I need to compile it and look what will happen
TWHL taught me more than all those russian mapping communities
However, I'll better keep working on that Nod castle map.
Btw, does it matter if I put a JPEG texture into a wad file instead of a BMP one?
Btw, does it matter if I put a JPEG texture into a wad file instead of a BMP one?
Too complex for me. It seems you really like to make curved structures and terrain.
Oh, you mean "Triangulate"? Yeah, it's effective, but I usually try to avoid using it. However, it may be useful in creating those curved pillars you can see on some screenies on the Jackhammer's official web-site.
I knew that there's a lot of things I don't know about Jack, thank you for useful info
Oh, I thought you've just alligned all textures to world, I tried to do so and it worked:
EDIT: I tried to use Shift+F6 and yeah, alligning a face to world is a completely different thing. Texture allignment has always been a thing I'll never be able to understand lol.
You should write a tutorial about all this =)
You should write a tutorial about all this =)
@Admer456
With such lighting it looks a lot nicer. And I think you shouldn't tesselate it, it looks very good for such an old game.
Btw, your terrain texture allignment way works like a charm! Thank you, I always Alt+rightclicked the whole terrain (lol) untill now.
With such lighting it looks a lot nicer. And I think you shouldn't tesselate it, it looks very good for such an old game.
Btw, your terrain texture allignment way works like a charm! Thank you, I always Alt+rightclicked the whole terrain (lol) untill now.
Have been messing around with custom textures:
Most of them (except FADERED) aren't mine. I've just found them on the web and edited them a bit, so I won't upload this map when it's finished (nobody cares anyway 
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).@Snehk
Looks pretty. Is it for a mod?
Looks pretty. Is it for a mod?