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I couldn't tell wtf it was by the picture alone. :/

Dimbark you are being disappointing. Stop it.

I hate this name but unfortunately there is quite a lot synonymous with it. Even though I'm launching my platformer under the llc of Windlion which is a name I like alot.

And yes lol Legitskrieg.

I like Instant Mix's story. I think there's a good bunch of gamers out there that have done stuff like that. I used the one "too much sex" like "pwnyou345 was killed by too much sex". At least in Zelda I've used names like "what" "dude" "you ass" and "Megatron".

My username was a poor choice of words i thought sounded cool.

see
pee
yoo

Fuck the reviews. Play the map, have fun, and record it.

Rhyming Slang

There once was a man named Rick,
Who had a well endowed dick.
He got it caught in a bit of a spot,
which resulted in a little prick.
He tried to fuck his spouse,
but she left him and his house.
He became sad and his idea was bad,
and fell in love with a mouse.
This mouse would squeak and annoy,
and was no longer a joy.
The man changed his life and went under the knife,
to transform into Penguin Boy!

There once was a man named Urby,
whose trouser were a bit turby.
Archie bought roses and did sexy poses,
and later gave birth to Kirby.
They worked hard on the Core,
until their bums were sore.
When it comes out everyone will shout,
"Holy fuck we want more!"

Yo check this kickass shizzle,
for all mah peeps and nizzles.
I point to you my 42,
and cap yo ass for shizzle.

iMacs

Moaby, I think a subtle blending of the fog and skybox would clean up the slight discoloration of the elements in the fog in the furthest parts in view.
http://twhl.info/tutorial.php?id=167

Also those 4 stars in the skybox that are pefectly spaced apart and straight is bothering me. How odd.

if ur good, it looks better than a painting.

The { Transparent one doesn't work. I don't know if a sprite could do it... anyone ever try and make a black sprite?

I have a face book page for quick updates now
http://www.facebook.com/windliongames

is GMAN secretly Penguinboy?

I'm hating on it because it sucks. Same guy, both voices, too melodramatic.

I really wish I could find something to just help me.

I mean, I know the basics, the tools, but I don't know how to use them to make something as complex and big as a model.

Practice and get some skill.

Maybe I'm numb or something, but I don't know how leaks could happen. Did some worker preemptively share a video with their cousin or something and they said "Sure I'll keep it to myself" and then share it on the net to everyone?

I hafe the free fersion of Stencyl. You also DO NOT need to be connected to the internet to install it or use it. I made almost eferything I hafe so far completely offline. The only thing that you get from the pro fersion is pro support, and the ability to publish to iOS defices and smart phones which also costs more for development kits for those defices. The free fersion has a lot of good stuff and is practically the pro fersion anyway.

Despite the flaming at Stencyl out there, that comes from people who made games in flash before stencyl came around and the Arcade sites blew up with crappy clones of simple games coming from amateurs. With time and effort, you can make some sweet stuff, you can make anything!

Whatefer you choose to work with, I'm sure it will be the right thing for you and the game alike.

(My V key isn't working on this old keyboard... and if you're wondering, I typed that one using ALT+86)

I use avast, malwarebytes, and super antispyware. Oddly enough between the 3 of them, i've had no problems and each one picks up a different array of stuff.

i settled on those because i was tired of hearing the high opinions of which ones are best. its almost as bad as talking about politics.

Step 1: Research, colors, architectural styles, theme, setting, lighting, etc.
Step 2: You're not ready for step 2.

Perhaps this is a wake up call for those who remain in denial and those who still hold mental illness at arm's length due to the societal stigma associated with psychiatric illnesses.

uhm...

I'm too wimpy to be harmful to anyone other than myself. I've been looking for a good doctor for a few weeks.

On Dimbark remark, funny that the 71 y-o man just fired and do any sort of ultimatum western style hero shit. Odd that if everyone has the same level of threat, a stalemate happens and people remain kinda safe. Right? :>

This is Lyssa.As most of you know, I'm engaged to Lyssa who is a very talented and skillful belly dancer. In the last two years, she has survived back-to-back brain surgeries in 2010.After only 6 moths, Amy Sigil of the internationally renowned troupe Unmata, through an instructional DVD, inspired Lyssa to get up and dance again. Since then, she's met her hero Amy, danced with her as if she was one of her own troupe members, and Amy went with Lyssa to receive a prestigious tattoo of their troupe symbol, the Unlout. That's like going with Gordon Freeman to get a Lambda tattoo.Since then, she's never given up and has persevered through medical difficulties that still remain from her procedure. More recently, she's been passing down her knowledge and craft to students who have traveled hours from home just to learn from her. It is no wonder to me she's entered into a competition for the Ultimate Belly Dancer. She has the skill, talent, and inspirational force to win. With enough votes, she could gain the ability to travel with her teaching, and go out to California to study with Belly Dancer masters and meet up with Amy Sigil and Unmata at Hot Pots Studio.

Unmata's Awesomeness

I believe Lyssa wholly represents what an ultimate belly dancer is. She's in the fusion solo category (winner decided by judges), and also eligible in the people's choice category (winner determined by votes). Click the link below and LIKE with your Facebook account to vote. Wish her luck, and thank you very much for being awesome.

SO GO VOTE FOR HER!

Lyssa would like to say that she tips her hat to the TWHL community for being with her and I during the brain surgeries, and sending those amazing emails of support. She still has them in a folder in her email. You guys should feel special. She also is telling me that she will dedicate a dance piece to TWHL by dancing to a track from a Valve game. We'll have to fish out a good track from somewhere. She also says thanks.

Whoa slow your roll dude.

Nope. Its all valve games. They used this software to make the vids in L4D and things like the all of the portal videos we creamed ourselves over.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB15D021623614E71

I want my grid texture back bro.

I find it easier to do natural setting by doing all of the terrain, then place plants from smallest to largest. Also, use lots of blending textures and paint in additional textural variety. At least that's how I do it for L4D2.

I was already done with Poison Garden when the HLDM map compo started. It was sent in on the second day, and won first place anyway.

Should Iron Chef it and require a secret ingredient that makes the map valid, and the ingredient is revealed when the compo actually starts. Just a thought to fair things up. I've thought about starting early too, but lack the inspiration at the moment.

its better than a FY_map compo.

doo eet

I'm going to die when I say this but...

I agree with Bruce and I like his idea.

... its goldsource.

uhm... ok let's see... A Leyline is a flow of energy that travels through the universe. In some areas they are visible but mostly hidden and untouchable. The Leyline can be used as an energy source or a means of travelling from one exposed location to another, or possibly to other dimensions.

I can make an example map.

Build a map around a large, long, and curvy flow of energy.

The smallest nutshell I can find for that one.

I have an awesome idea for a competition inspired by a book im reading.

it wouldn't be hard at all to organize, and would be fully compatible with both source and gold source.

the idea is the concept of a Leyline and the environment around it, which creatively could be anything in the world. The Leyline itself would be a model, and the mapper could rotate the model any way necessary, but could never change its size or actual shape. Would the surrounding environment be natural? A labratory? science fiction or otherwise? who knows.

Anyone like the idea? I can try and make the models.

My vis and rad usually are ok. vis is usually high but processes steadily, rad on the other hand, is longer and moves in leaps and bounds.

Normally i have lesser bounces to keep control of my lights and shadows.

actually, come to think of it, i never minded much of the star wars ship designs. I thought they seemed applicable and necessary. A star destroyer would probably be the right size and design for the kind of stuff we need. Glad you posted that one.

I take design from nature a lot. I think anything spherical could work. Being a sphere, you could slowly rotate the ship or parts of the ship to get the gravity. Possible, instead of pulling to achieve gravity, we can always push. perhaps a frequency of some kind pushes down on things from above on the ship?

Disable shadows for the thing on the wall, if you haven't already.

Needs more small things like bricks, cans, litter, graffito, decals, and other overlays.

I believe that the the first space craft would look like either two things: a saucer, or a giant version of the space shuttle.

An odd note, I saw an international mail air freighter on an airport along the way to the hotel im currently staying at. i couldn't believe how big it was and it was surprising. Later I thought that a spaceship would be 10 times that with all of the necessary things aboard.

I'm sticking with stencyl, it works for me alright.

Nothing has gained my attention so far. blah.

We need a list of things we need, then how much space they take up. Like water purification and storage, food, power, etc. then arrange it in a way that's applicable... at least I guess that would work...

Like I know anything about rocket surgery.

by any chance we can have this one the server? http://twhl.info/vault.php?map=5637

I think its fine. I'm a fan of well lit areas and stuff, but if I were lighting it, I'd light the tracks, the large doors, the lab areas, and hang some larger lights from the top from those crossbeams visible from the screenshot. I'd let the light bounce and the shadows have fun on their own.

Stencyl, the kit that make it all possible, has a very visual way of coding in stuff. The end code is flash action script, but the kit allows me to drag and drop code easily. Still has challenges though.

I'll be making a video about stuff discussing lots of issues I've had regarding public receptiveness.

Linking maps on my game used to be a pain in the ass and took a long time to calibrate. The level changing would send the player to exact coordinates that needed to be calculated. If the level changed, all linking needed to be redone...

...until I remade a 2D version of Halflife's landmark system and I fucking love it.

Before I release a demo, I may ask a few people to do some serious testing. I may also ask that they record their playthrough so I can see what went wrong exactly.

Here's that scene in motion. Still needs a huginormogantuatanic amount of work though.

http://youtu.be/UHqXbV8SdGU

totally in on this.

Instead of bombing the arena, you should just have two giant plates move together like a giant trash compactor to slowly squish players inside...

...not a serious comment.

I'm pushing for a demo soon. It'll be a pretty good length including a couple of boss battles and pretty much the entire setup of the story.