As for the site, the orange links on grey background are a pain to read. You might think of a better color scheme.
The tutorials page also had some glitches. The text after the red 'Hard' icon was taken to the next line in 800x600 and 1024x768.
Nah, I'll take it your site is still in developing stage, right?
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Nope, you don't have such control over the cameras.
What you could do, is rotating small parts of the level (while the player can only see these parts, and can't return to a previous part), where the rest of the level is in that orientation.
So, you would have a normal area and a flipped area. At a certain point, a part of the level rotates so it aligns well with the flipped area. The player can't return and will continue in the flipped area, thinking the whole level was flipped, or the gravitation was rotated.
What you could do, is rotating small parts of the level (while the player can only see these parts, and can't return to a previous part), where the rest of the level is in that orientation.
So, you would have a normal area and a flipped area. At a certain point, a part of the level rotates so it aligns well with the flipped area. The player can't return and will continue in the flipped area, thinking the whole level was flipped, or the gravitation was rotated.
Hmm, that was me. Forgot to log-in. 
Locking a sprites axis probably? There's a tutorial on that on the VERC, written by Hazardous!. Definitely worth a look.
I mean... when you want to play games nowadays, you're really going to need a decent 3D-card...
Software mode must die.
It has an artificial limit of 800 polygons, does not use your 3D-cards acceleration, does not allow model transparancies and messes up with the models skin on several occasions.
Trees... old tutorial, really. Nowadays we can use models for trees since Half-Life now supports masked model textures. But then again, you can always use several methods: sprites for unreachable trees far-away (FarCry's did this but was controlled by dynamic LOD), models for the other trees. And perhaps 'tree walls' on the horizon.
I'd say you should experiment with this and perhaps test the map on several machines to see on what system specs it's still ok.
It has an artificial limit of 800 polygons, does not use your 3D-cards acceleration, does not allow model transparancies and messes up with the models skin on several occasions.
Trees... old tutorial, really. Nowadays we can use models for trees since Half-Life now supports masked model textures. But then again, you can always use several methods: sprites for unreachable trees far-away (FarCry's did this but was controlled by dynamic LOD), models for the other trees. And perhaps 'tree walls' on the horizon.
I'd say you should experiment with this and perhaps test the map on several machines to see on what system specs it's still ok.
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?doc=1037474528-90629700
trigger_transition, exactly what you need. When you use that, only the entities within the trigger_transition are transferred.
trigger_transition, exactly what you need. When you use that, only the entities within the trigger_transition are transferred.
Probably some more natural maps. More organic, more wide. Less limitations to the size, more open layouts...
Yeah. Fun.
Yeah. Fun.
No, it's not. It's the high-definition muzzleflash. When you want everybody to see exactly what you see, be sure to include these high-def things too. Not everyone has the HD-pack, you know...
As for the screenshot... looks fine. Nothing really outstanding except for the rain and the seemingly reflective street though. The textures are nice, although the trottoir tiles aren't really fitting in my opinion. You could add some more relief to the buildings too as they tend to get boring and repetetive after a while. The buildings also seem to have all the same height. Don't do that, it makes them look so less appealing. But besides that, this looks better as your previous screenshots.
As for the screenshot... looks fine. Nothing really outstanding except for the rain and the seemingly reflective street though. The textures are nice, although the trottoir tiles aren't really fitting in my opinion. You could add some more relief to the buildings too as they tend to get boring and repetetive after a while. The buildings also seem to have all the same height. Don't do that, it makes them look so less appealing. But besides that, this looks better as your previous screenshots.
Counter-Strike: Source... that's indeed what it's called.
And when you've browsed trough some more screenshots, you would've seen there are more levels than just dust or aztec...
And when you've browsed trough some more screenshots, you would've seen there are more levels than just dust or aztec...
It's often harder to understand and doesn't really make a good first impression, whether you're an experienced mapper or not.
As for your mod idea, have you ever heard of 'foxing'? Since you want to base your mod on Zelda, you'd better ask them permission to use their characters and such. It has happened several times before that mods were canceled by game studios...
Now onto modding... Such a thing would cost a pretty large amount of time to do it right. Not only would it involve model replacing but for proper behaviour also coding. The level-design is also something not to be taken lightly. So if you're really serious, you'd better start training yourself and get more experience in the area of level-design.
It's not an impossible task, but one that is often underestimated... so, know what you're aiming for...
As for your mod idea, have you ever heard of 'foxing'? Since you want to base your mod on Zelda, you'd better ask them permission to use their characters and such. It has happened several times before that mods were canceled by game studios...
Now onto modding... Such a thing would cost a pretty large amount of time to do it right. Not only would it involve model replacing but for proper behaviour also coding. The level-design is also something not to be taken lightly. So if you're really serious, you'd better start training yourself and get more experience in the area of level-design.
It's not an impossible task, but one that is often underestimated... so, know what you're aiming for...
Graag gedaan en succes!
No problem, good luck!
No problem, good luck!
http://cariad.co.za/twhl/entityinfo.php?ent=func_door&game=1
When you give it a name, the door waits untill it's being triggered (unless you've set the 'Use only' flag). So, in your case, just don't give it a name and it should work fine.
Oh, and something tells me you're Dutch, right? In that case, you might find it interesting to visit 'my' forum:
http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?b=4304&v=flatold
When you give it a name, the door waits untill it's being triggered (unless you've set the 'Use only' flag). So, in your case, just don't give it a name and it should work fine.
Oh, and something tells me you're Dutch, right? In that case, you might find it interesting to visit 'my' forum:
http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?b=4304&v=flatold
There's a map or two of mine on my portfolio:
Captain P - a level designer's Portfolio
Brainslug... haha! Matrix-styled, yeah...
Captain P - a level designer's Portfolio
Brainslug... haha! Matrix-styled, yeah...
Oh, and you can prevent textures from becoming misaligned when moving the object by setting Texture Lock. It's a small button in your topside toolbar.
Open the Texture Application (Shift+A), select a face, or just a texture from the list, fill in the properties that you want to change and right-click on the face you want to apply this texture and these properties to.
Leave properties blank when you don't want to change these. For example, a surface has texture 'BABTECH_DR1E'. You left-click on it and it's properties will then be displayed in the Texture Apllication. You can then change properties: scale, alignment, rotation and texture. Then you right-click on this surface to apply them. When you right-click on another surface, you apply this texture and these properties to that surface as well.
In case you've scaled several surfaces textures up, and want to apply another texture to them but not change their scales, you would leave the scales propertie empty.
Aligning textures to world means it's getting aligned to the grid. Aligning them to face will, well, align them to that face. This means it wont get stretched when the surface is steep, while this would happen when it's aligned to the world.
Leave properties blank when you don't want to change these. For example, a surface has texture 'BABTECH_DR1E'. You left-click on it and it's properties will then be displayed in the Texture Apllication. You can then change properties: scale, alignment, rotation and texture. Then you right-click on this surface to apply them. When you right-click on another surface, you apply this texture and these properties to that surface as well.
In case you've scaled several surfaces textures up, and want to apply another texture to them but not change their scales, you would leave the scales propertie empty.
Aligning textures to world means it's getting aligned to the grid. Aligning them to face will, well, align them to that face. This means it wont get stretched when the surface is steep, while this would happen when it's aligned to the world.
I'd advise you to use a program called Fraps, and run that on the background to record a movie for you. It's output files are pretty large so you may want to use a compressing program, VirtualDub is the one I use.
Works much better than Half-Life's integrated method of 'screenshot filming'...
Works much better than Half-Life's integrated method of 'screenshot filming'...
http://www.gamedesign.net/book/view/266
Read that and you'll know where to apply hint brushes. They work best in 'inside' levels (hallways, rooms) although 'outside' levels (open spaces, terrain) could benefit from it too, in some occasions. But yeah, as hazardous! said, it's often not necessary.
Read that and you'll know where to apply hint brushes. They work best in 'inside' levels (hallways, rooms) although 'outside' levels (open spaces, terrain) could benefit from it too, in some occasions. But yeah, as hazardous! said, it's often not necessary.
For map-packs, you should put them into one .zip file. After all, it's supposed to be a pack, right? It's also easier to download, all-in-one...
I'll check later, I'm on school right now.
I'll check later, I'm on school right now.
Well, habboi, as long as you don't say what you did, we can't say what you did wrong...
lucky4444, maybe it's a good idea to look at how other mods have done it. I often find such things very helpfull. That way, you could've found out yourself a game's name doesn't have to match it's mod folder name.
And again, have you tested the map from within the console instead of starting it trough the game menu? Since I still think it's a problem with the map...
And again, have you tested the map from within the console instead of starting it trough the game menu? Since I still think it's a problem with the map...
No, it's Lizz...
Then tell us exactly what you filled in and where, otherwise we can't help you either...
Oh, perhaps this helps more?
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?ent=path_corner
That should really be clear enough, it even comes with an example map and references to the other entities involved.
Oh, perhaps this helps more?
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?ent=path_corner
That should really be clear enough, it even comes with an example map and references to the other entities involved.
Game name doesn't matter, that's just how it'll show up in your Custom Game menu or your Steam games list. Startmap should match that maps name exactly but further shouldn't matter.
Try to run the map from the console and see what happens. I think it's a problem with your map, not your liblist.gam settings.
Try to run the map from the console and see what happens. I think it's a problem with your map, not your liblist.gam settings.
I had more of a museum in mind, actually, but a dining table could've been nice too. With some glassworks spread out on it...
http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm#maxlim
Bookmark Tommy14's site, it covers a wide variety of errors you may encounter in the future.
Bookmark Tommy14's site, it covers a wide variety of errors you may encounter in the future.
You'd better upload your map into the Maps Vault, that's what it is for, and it even allows you to upload a screenshot (strongly advised) and write a little description of your map. It'll get noticed easier than here on the forum.
Internal and external isn't that different. Think of why would such a building be there? I had several buildings that just stood there but I just couldn't think of why they possibly should be placed there. Buildings have a purpose just as machines do.
You don't place a dirty old generator in an office, nor do you place a factory in the desert. Both don't feel right, they're not convenient.
You don't place a dirty old generator in an office, nor do you place a factory in the desert. Both don't feel right, they're not convenient.
It might be nice to know to beginners that visgroup information and the such is only stored in a .rmf file. A .map file is just brush and entity information, nothing else. Could prevent some confusion when you know this...
It's not that I forget about entities at all, I do plan them in a bit during the layout phase, but only fill them in later. Form must follow function, so you don't just create a layout but also try to think of what function this or that object or building would have.
Recently, I just sketched a layout and mapped it. It didn't feel completely right as several buildings didn't seem to have a clear purpose and therefore didn't fit with the rest. Now, I'm redesigning the layout and give every building a purpose, so it also 'feels right'.
I think you just shouldn't forget the 'whole picture' during a specific part of the designing process, and vice versa.
Recently, I just sketched a layout and mapped it. It didn't feel completely right as several buildings didn't seem to have a clear purpose and therefore didn't fit with the rest. Now, I'm redesigning the layout and give every building a purpose, so it also 'feels right'.
I think you just shouldn't forget the 'whole picture' during a specific part of the designing process, and vice versa.
Yeah, a real shame. 2 weeks I was able to work on the map, 2 weeks I had school to deal with.
My plan for this map was to have a sculptures room (of wich only one got finished and it's lighting wasn't tweaked), a gems room above it (the room with the fire), an interactive prism room that could unlock you a secret, and possibly also some sort of guidance, in the shape of a floating crystal, that would guide you trough the whole map.
Again, I underestimated the amount of work and forgot to incalculate the effect of school. As for now, I've got some other things to do (skinning for Starlabs, a DM map of my own), so I'll not join a next compo anytime soon.
Ah, well, we'll see...
My plan for this map was to have a sculptures room (of wich only one got finished and it's lighting wasn't tweaked), a gems room above it (the room with the fire), an interactive prism room that could unlock you a secret, and possibly also some sort of guidance, in the shape of a floating crystal, that would guide you trough the whole map.
Again, I underestimated the amount of work and forgot to incalculate the effect of school. As for now, I've got some other things to do (skinning for Starlabs, a DM map of my own), so I'll not join a next compo anytime soon.
Ah, well, we'll see...
I planned a prism room, a gems room and several other things but allas, it never got finished.
I'm pretty bad at keeping a compo's subject anyway, I guess...
Although I do hope my glass dolphin did at least some of the job though...
I'm pretty bad at keeping a compo's subject anyway, I guess...
Although I do hope my glass dolphin did at least some of the job though...
Why not keep it simple and spawn on the train instead? Like they did in UT and UT2k4...
I mean, why can't you get out of the train but you can enter it? That's not logical. I understand the importance to the gameplay but it just doesn't fit with my common sense... and after all, spawning on the train is much easier to accomplish too...
I mean, why can't you get out of the train but you can enter it? That's not logical. I understand the importance to the gameplay but it just doesn't fit with my common sense... and after all, spawning on the train is much easier to accomplish too...
i think of a good idea then make the map to surround it.This usually ends me up with a half-finished map and no inspiration to continue... wich is why I changed my working method.
Drag a selection box in one of the side-views, extend it in another side (front, top) view and hit enter. That should do the trick.
First the layout, the theme and such. Entities go later in the process.
Or at least that's how I work.
Or at least that's how I work.
You can only start with the next pre-load after it has been initiated. Right now there have been 3 pre-loads, the first includes the materials, the second holds the sounds and the third is for the models. So there'll be more pre-loads yet to come.
Jahzel, quit it. You don't have to buy HL2 if you don't want to.
Jahzel, quit it. You don't have to buy HL2 if you don't want to.
No, I don't carve. I don't need to since there exists something like clip and vertex manipulation.
Oh, and brushes can be easily copied, so why not build from individual brushes instead?
Oh, and brushes can be easily copied, so why not build from individual brushes instead?
Textures look good indeed, architecture needs some work but you know that. I'm looking forward to see the end-result.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Pingu 2?
No?
Oh, well...
And don't be ashamed when you haven't finished a map after a year. You're not alone...
No?
Oh, well...
And don't be ashamed when you haven't finished a map after a year. You're not alone...
Start CS with the parameter -dev, this should display the r_speeds in-game also.
If that doesn't work, check if 'developer' has value 1. If it hasn't, set it to 1.
If that doesn't work, check if 'developer' has value 1. If it hasn't, set it to 1.
Err, a bit more comprehensive typing could be handy...
Do you use Zoner's compile tools or the old ones that came on your Half-Life CD? Use Zoner's, they're much better. It includes also a NetVIS that can do the VIS-process using several CPU's on a LAN But I've never used it so I can't tell you the details.
Do you use Zoner's compile tools or the old ones that came on your Half-Life CD? Use Zoner's, they're much better. It includes also a NetVIS that can do the VIS-process using several CPU's on a LAN But I've never used it so I can't tell you the details.
Good luck and keep us up-to-date about the map!
I also keep a little folder in my desk of level plans.Good one. I do this already with scrap files, images about specific level theme's that I'm scavenging Google for, but layouts would be good too.
Not to forget my sketches...
The Wavelength is a bit more into coding:
http://articles.thewavelength.net/
Although the VERC has a good forum board for coders, yes.
http://articles.thewavelength.net/
Although the VERC has a good forum board for coders, yes.
I see myself standing little change.
School is such a... well, not that bad but not really good for mapping. You'll understand me when you've seen my entry. Kinda... unfinished...
But hey, good luck on judging them!
School is such a... well, not that bad but not really good for mapping. You'll understand me when you've seen my entry. Kinda... unfinished...
But hey, good luck on judging them!
Multiplayer maps need the info_player_deathmatch in order to be recognised as multiplayer maps. They go in the maps folder as usual.
Teleporting away the barney? While we have such a great thing as an env_render?
As to habboi's post, not everything is covered and not everything needs to be covered. Once you get a bit more experience you're likely to find out things on your own.
As to habboi's post, not everything is covered and not everything needs to be covered. Once you get a bit more experience you're likely to find out things on your own.
A gamecounter can activate something after it has been triggered a specified ammount of times. Could be used here too but a multisource is better as it makes sure all monsters that target it have to be killed in order to trigger it's target.
Gamecounters are fun when you use infinite respawning houndeye's...
Gamecounters are fun when you use infinite respawning houndeye's...