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Posted 9 years ago2015-10-10 15:48:22 UTC
in Need Funny Mapping Competition Maps Post #327241
Was afraid I deleted my map archive, but den found them on my old laptop(really need to consolidate old backups):

Compo 22 Winners
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-09 20:06:15 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #327235
^ I have similar texture bugs last time I used Sledge.

Starting a new CSGO project & thinking of blocking it out in Sledge, since I miss it's various refinements over Source SDK :hammer:
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-09 13:45:47 UTC
in Need Funny Mapping Competition Maps Post #327231
I'm pretty sure I have them all archived, will upload later-on today..
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-03 14:28:11 UTC
in TWHL Tourney Post #327176
I vote DoD(non source), so I can own all your asses. My friends and I put A LOT of hours into that game :)

<shovel shovel shovel shovel shovel>
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-02 19:53:09 UTC
in Tippmann M4 Carbine [airsoft] Post #327155
Find some partners and open up an outdoor field! I've thought about finding some venture capital and opening up a shooting range & combat course... maybe someday.

I bet it'd be a lot easier startup in Texas than where I live in NY, in terms of restrictions and insurance costs.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-02 04:20:41 UTC
in Tippmann M4 Carbine [airsoft] Post #327143
Sure, but you can't legally shoot people with an actual rifle :P

I've owned various firearms, including a Bushmaster m4 and a Chinese AK, Glock 19, Grendel P-30, Beretta 25 auto, Beretta Bearcat, High Standard pistols, et cetera et cetera, but I never fired most of them even once--due to inconveniences with places to legally shoot.

For Airsoft, you need disposable income as the shit is not cheap(as you said comprable or more than real guns)... Also I feel blessed because I have an indoor arena 4 blocks away, and it's only about $80 for a monthly pass, where you can play 6 days a week--2 sessions per day, unlimited :)

There is also a kickass outdoor field about 7 miles away from home, which I have yet to try, but plan on attending soon!
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-10-01 23:56:04 UTC
in Tippmann M4 Carbine [airsoft] Post #327140
My interest in Airsoft dwindled fast after just getting started, but this thing is re-ignighting it:

Tippmann M4 Carbine

Full Overview

CO2 is way cheaper than a PolarStar HPA(high-pressure air) setup, and you can get CO2 fillups for around $5 bucks. (CO2 tank and hose hookups are around $50, MUCH cheaper than HPA)

Tippmann M4 are supposed to be incredibly fun to shoot with very strong recoil, and incredible reliability/performance. You can adjust the FPS and rate-of-fire with a simple allen screw, and there are ZERO electrics on the gun to fuck up or break--compared to polarstar.

You can convert it HPA as well, but then of course a compressed air tank and remote are very expensive, though you gain the big advantage of using your high-cap AEG mags. I like also that you can use individiual clips with a 12-gram CO2 cartridge.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-09-19 10:27:39 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #326991
(Trempler @ 19 Sep 15, 03:29)

Also soon with 5.0 released you also can code your own entities with angelscript support smile - :)
Neat. Scripting minicompos? :P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-09-06 04:35:05 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #326921
Another excellent playist Kurosaki Ichigo!

Masta_Frank01: Yours as well mate listening now, thanks ;)

Now Playing
Death Cab for Cutie - A Lack of Color
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-08-02 06:44:10 UTC
in Unexplained compiling error... Post #326609
Take a look at our GB competition map. With proper optimization--thanks to Tetsu0, we were able to add much more stuff into the map. Check out our chart from de_subsanctum:

[quote]
Object names Objects/Maxobjs Memory / Maxmem Fullness
---------- ------------- ------------- ------
models 48/512 3072/32768 ( 9.4%)
planes 19875/32768 397500/655360 (60.7%)
vertexes 26750/65535 321000/786420 (40.8%)
nodes 16357/32767 392568/786408 (49.9%)
texinfos 4465/32767 178600/1310680 (13.6%)
faces 21003/65535 420060/1310700 (32.0%)
  • worldfaces 19427/32768 0/0 (59.3%)
clipnodes 22252/32767 178016/262136 (67.9%)
leaves 10950/32760 306600/917280 (33.4%)
  • worldleaves 10089/8192 0/0 (123.2%)
marksurfaces 30455/65535 60910/131070 (46.5%)
surfedges 91491/512000 365964/2048000 (17.9%)
edges 48628/256000 194512/1024000 (19.0%)
texdata [variable] 11540/33554432 ( 0.0%)
lightdata [variable] 0/50331648 ( 0.0%)
visdata [variable] 0/8388608 ( 0.0%)
entdata [variable] 29813/2097152 ( 1.4%)
  • AllocBlock 44/64 0/0 (68.8%)
121 textures referenced

Total BSP file data space used: 2860155 bytes ===[/quote]

Pre optimization, we were right next to going over in many different object categories, especially
clipnodes
. After Tet optimized, we got almost a 50% increase in map resources.

Maybe Trempler can chime in, and share some of his tricks for making his enormous Sven Coop levels :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-08-01 23:44:20 UTC
in Has someone coded this yet? Post #326610
Agrees this is much more feasible/doable in source, especially CSGO for maximum sexy HDR lighting.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-08-01 21:54:22 UTC
in Unexplained compiling error... Post #326606
Try
-chart
compile paramater for hlbsp, and will give you a % used number for all your map objects, ala:

[quote]Object names Objects/Maxobjs Memory / Maxmem Fullness
---------- ------------- ------------- ------
models 25/512 1600/32768 ( 4.9%)
planes 539/32768 10780/655360 ( 1.6%)
vertexes 1658/65535 19896/786420 ( 2.5%)
nodes 906/32767 21744/786408 ( 2.8%)
texinfos 622/32767 24880/1310680 ( 1.9%)
faces 1543/65535 30860/1310700 ( 2.4%)
  • worldfaces 1538/32768 0/0 ( 4.7%)
clipnodes 687/32767 5496/262136 ( 2.1%)
leaves 563/32760 15764/917280 ( 1.7%)
  • worldleaves 413/8192 0/0 ( 5.0%)
marksurfaces 2036/65535 4072/131070 ( 3.1%)
surfedges 6144/512000 24576/2048000 ( 1.2%)
edges 3231/256000 12924/1024000 ( 1.3%)
texdata [variable] 75144/33554432 ( 0.2%)
lightdata [variable] 0/50331648 ( 0.0%)
visdata [variable] 0/8388608 ( 0.0%)
entdata [variable] 5298/2097152 ( 0.3%)
  • AllocBlock 2/64 0/0 ( 3.1%)
5 textures referenced

Total BSP file data space used: 253034 bytes

Wad files required to run the map: (None)
0.62 seconds elapsed

--- END hlbsp ---
[/quote]
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-08-01 17:19:43 UTC
in Unexplained compiling error... Post #326604
Never got this error before according to my error log. Pastebin whole compile log please, and also I would recommend trying to compile in Sledge with the latest VHLT tools if you already haven't, which may possibly eliminate this?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-07-26 02:43:31 UTC
in Player´s eye position in game Post #326567
clipbrush the floor? You could also slightly scale-up z, making everything a tad unnaturally tall.
I do this in my own maps, because I like the look of tall/skinny doorways
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-07-26 01:38:52 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #326566
Harr harr? :>

inb4 [REDACTED]
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-07-17 02:26:36 UTC
in Material doesn't render VTF properly Post #326470
I don't know much about source textures, but maybe try copy/paste them in csgo or something, to see if it an OB bug? Did you try other shaders for the hell of it?

I'm guessing you ruled out a paths error?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-23 03:03:06 UTC
in Trigger random output? Post #326076
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-21 06:01:31 UTC
in A wall exclusive for the player? Post #326053
^ Yeah Stu, I'm not sure. They behave exactly this way in source afiak

According to Tommy14 you can shoot through them, but he doesn't mention monsters nor other entites..
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-21 02:52:57 UTC
in A wall exclusive for the player? Post #326049
Without seeing your exact situation, not sure how it would be an issue in the first place, but I believe you :)

Maybe a trigger_multiple that would activate a func_wall_toggle(only by the player), unless you've tried that already.

Possibly a teleporter to allow everything through but the player with the
no players, entity only/monsters/pusables 
flags checked, and you could have a solid wall in-between to physically block players, although it would probably look too unnatural.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-20 23:05:32 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #326040
Each time you rotated the grid, then would not anything line up with your previous work? When I can almost see a benefit to this, my brain quickly thinks of easier way to do it without rotating the grid, e.g., build the thing in on the regular grid and den rotate it to whatever angle, keeping the pieces always lined up using
paste special
.

Using Sledge or a HLFix-enhanced Hammer, there are many more tricks available to you to make complex stuff. For one you can more accurately line up complex parts and pieces of objects sometimes by disabling the grid altogether(with no visible gaps in game). Another is you can scale/skew/rotate/lathe things to your hearts content with no problems post compile, especially in Sledge :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-20 04:44:29 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #326036
For what porpoises Bruce?

Maybe you could stick to cardinal rotations, i.e., 90/180/270 rather than a free-rotating one? might make it easier to layout/visualize some stuff in 2D i guess
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-17 04:43:24 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #326004
The middle mouse button on my M510 is failing soon as I started middle-clicking in Sledge. Coincidence? I THINK NOT :D
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-16 10:42:14 UTC
in Another question: Max bones? Post #325980
Np, glad u found the answer. Now hopefully u can find a workaround to increase the limit :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-15 22:22:02 UTC
in Another question: Max bones? Post #325962
Wish I knew more about modelling to answer. Maybe make up some test models and experiment a little? Also, have you tried asking around at polycount?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-15 20:38:48 UTC
in E3 2015 Post #325958
Been waiting for Battlefront III for a long time, can't. fucking. wait. Would jizz in my pants twice if it also included an endless tower defense mode..

Still haven't watched any of the conference yet...
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-14 23:32:56 UTC
in Lighting? Error Post #325948
Pretty sure Brett is talking about the roof texture: is it meant for a model?(check the vmt) Sometimes you can use those materials on brushes and sometimes not.

If not, possibly a weird lightmap value could do that? All else fails maybe it's just a weird face error caused by a invalid solid, maybe try rebuilding the roof...
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-13 20:24:33 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #325938
^ Space + left-mouse dragging is the way I've always done it, but it's good to know about dems middle clicking! (which is even easier) :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-09 18:09:21 UTC
in 80% off with coupon Post #325863
Sweet! I'll definitely jump on this and finally get a copy of Source SDK Essentials :D
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-07 03:29:06 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #325829
I don't know for sure, but I think Penguinboy might be a little burnt out with updates, and/or is working on sorting other problems.

I THINK I did notice some new things fixed the last time I used Sledge recently, but not entirely sure when the last version was released. Keep in mind PB logs all bug reports and feature requests, even if they aren't immediately addressed.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-04 05:48:30 UTC
in game_player_equip info Post #325788
Not sure it's been a LONG time since using them, but I don't think they ever crashed my map. What are you trying to do exactly?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-02 03:04:24 UTC
in How to make tanks and jets? Post #325768
You can also decompile the maps to see exactly how it was done. Just know the brushwork gets chopped up and ruined from the process, so don't try use any of it. Entities however are unaffected from the decompile process
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-01 13:15:40 UTC
in Custom decals in GoldSource/Sven coop, p Post #325759
Decals can also be replaced with brushes in some cases, although I wouldn't recommend doing it on a large scale.

Sledge also has a user-selectable-font text primitive for the
Brush Tool
(Shift+B), good for labels and signs in a pinch :D

As Urby said though, texturing is a MUCH more efficient/flexible method vs. decals.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-01 06:37:12 UTC
in CS 1.6 Water Flooding Post #325758
I know it can be done the way you like it.

Maybe upload a Problem Map and also instructions for exactly how you want the flooding to occur, and I or someone else will get it sorted for you :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-06-01 02:59:01 UTC
in CS 1.6 Water Flooding Post #325755
There are various ways to reset entities for CS at the beginning of every round I think, maybe this method will work for you?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-30 11:29:48 UTC
in Custom decals in GoldSource/Sven coop, p Post #325727
Maybe decals need to be in
decals.wad
and not a custom one? I think somebody else here had that problem too?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-25 06:29:03 UTC
in BOSCONIAN - Map Pack Post #325656
Just played the original Bosconian on MAME, and I must say it's a really fun game! The game is pretty fast-paced and plays well my only wish there was a secondary-fire weapon like a torpedo :)

Your Ep2 is very faithful to how the original game plays, well done! You did a really good job with the lasers, they remind me of a star destroyer repelling enemy fighters with multiple laser batteries.

I had to play with the sound disabled because people were sleeping, but I'll play it again tomorrow to check out the groovy sound effects =)

My only complaint with the game is I wish the fire button was a little more responsive, other than that you've really done a fine job! Nice work on the radar faithful to the original as well, and the mother ship energy core thingies :D

Diaganonal movement doesn't work for me at all. (In MAME, you can make the ship go diagonal by combining W or A with S or D)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-23 06:28:12 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325627
Hell yeah Zeeba those are sweet. Pretty cool you can mount them right to your gun, making for some pretty fun youtube videos :D

Arsenal Update
My friend Mark decided Airsoft isn't for him, and sold me his G&G CM16 300 BOT, Battery, Smart Charger, and 5000 hi-quality .25 BBs for half price!

Literally a day later the RMA for the CQB-R M4 was approved, and I just ordered instead:
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-22 16:01:30 UTC
in How's everyone been? Post #325628
Welcome back RotorSplint!

Keep an eye on the shoutbox: you may occasionally see a Hotdog and/or a Monkey lurking in there...
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-21 03:42:41 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325611
After-Action Report
Played airsoft for the first time, and was it ever was a blast!

I was lucky to have a great group of 18-20 people playing in a indoor 20,000-square-foot arena, 9-10pm(yeah I got there late), playing various gamemodes including TDM and VIP, and others.

The bullets hurt for CQB, but at distance it's not bad at all. They have indoor and outdoor areas, pistol-only inside buildings. Only semi-automatic fire mode is allowed.

I used my friend's 300 BOT G&G M4 and no pistol. Each time you are hit you yell HIT! and walk back to your respawn to recharge for most games.

My only real complaints for the night were not having a hydration pack or canteen--A MUST--, and my current mask makes looking down my gun sights almost impossible; I'll get a red-dot sight and/or a different mask definitely, for easier aiming.

Anyhow it was REALLY fun, going again tomorrow for the full 4-hour session :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-19 20:53:43 UTC
in BOSCONIAN - Map Pack Post #325592
I'm gonna play Bosconian on MAME tonight awhile, and then play/compare yours :)

Do you have an impending new version, or is it still Beta002 for now?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-18 21:50:43 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325581
Zeeba-Jacked :o

That is a very sexy gun Myles! I'd like to get a Tokyo Mauri someday too, they're incredible..

I REALLY want one of these..
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-17 07:58:08 UTC
in Func_Door and its Uses Post #325557
No matter what, you're going to need a trigger to start the door moving afaik.

Then the other question is, can a func_door re-trigger itself using the
Target
and/or
Fire on Close
keyvalues?

Maybe a func_pendulum?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-14 06:30:16 UTC
in HELP: Basic shapes and grouping Post #325536
Overlap brushes at will, unless you're getting visual errors in-game. Also while staying within your total
Objects
budget, and performance is good


Compile often to catch/repair any visual glitches that may pop up.

Note using VHLT compiler tools will minimize on errant shadows caused from overlapping solids. VHLT is not for Source. Ignore this suggestion. -mod

edit
Durr! Yeah no, if this is source you have no worries, just func_detail anything intersecting. Source does a good job smoothing things, especially in CSGO :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-14 00:50:44 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325537
My DBoys M4 CQB-R had multiple issues out of the box, so unfortunately I had to RMA it back to the vendor yesterday ='(

Thinking about ordering a G&G CM16 Raider instead?...
User posted image
My friend Mark just bought an Upgraded G&G CM16 300 BOT, and let me tell you the performance and construction on that gun are impeccable. I didn't like the keymod rail at first, but it's really growing on me.

Ghost
Yeah dude, those gas blowback pistols are sick... I'm saving up $100 specifically for a some version of the 1911.. :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-14 00:16:10 UTC
in BOSCONIAN - Map Pack Post #325538
Holy Shitballs you did it! :o

I wish I had your motivation to do these fun projects.. Never played the original, but it looks like a revolutionary-styled game for the time. I'll post a review soon as I can!
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-09 15:04:24 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #325500
User posted image
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-09 14:54:23 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325499
Cheers Ghost, that is quite an impressive collection you have there! :o

Are your m4s all AEG, or do you have some gas powered stuff? the gas blowback guns REALLY cool, but not sure if I'd spend the $ just yet.

I want to get a 1911 as a secondary too, but will probably go co2/ggas instead of a springer. Maybe a red-dot sight for the m4 as well. Eventually I will probably buy BDUs and a combat harness of some sort..

Zeeba
Afaik, all the BBs are the same size--6mm--, but the weights range from .12 through .25, and up. From what I understand the heavier BBs lower your fps but give you more accuracy. Most People I've asked use .20, but other's I've talked to use .25g and even .32g BBs, so I guess it depends on your gun and personal preference?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-08 20:36:57 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325494
Thank you for the tips Zeeba! :)

That mp5 is pretty bad ass for the money, and the placement of the cocking handle seems to allow for a decent rate of fire.. Thanks for the tip on spring-loaded pistols too, will stay away :aghast:

Post some pics of your SG552 if you have some! Also btw, what weight BBs do you typically use?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-08 14:53:55 UTC
in Airsoft Post #325490
So about 1.5 miles down the road they just converted a giant warehouse space into an indoor arena, so I felt the time was right to finally give Airsoft a try.

Anyone else into this? If so, what kind of gun(AEG, green gas, compressed air, etc) and what weight BBs do you use? Do you carry a secondary? where do you play? etc etc.

This week I ordered an Entry-level AEG, extra mags, mask, .20g BBs, facemask, and a rubber combat knife(lol). Going to play this weekend with some friends, can't wait :)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 9 years ago2015-05-07 14:21:06 UTC
in Competition Proposition Post #325484
We seem to be spinning our wheels here a bit, but there is cleary interest for a new compo. frustration gloriously exemplified in Zeeba-g's above awesomepost User posted image User posted image User posted image

Maybe the mod staff should just arrange something for us?

ZeebaGeebies
If my hat is twice racist, could I put my own name in the hat? :biggrin:

Kids
Drugs ARE BAD. If you want to see what it's like to be on acid, watch this.
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