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@Strider
"The encounters started getting monotonous because they all followed the same formula: enter obvious arena - destroy hell nest - fight off the horde."Agreed. The levels are also completely linear. The so-called "secrets" are super easy to find - just stop following the main path and you'll find one.
"According to that, the cliffs by Windawz would kill IdTech 2 (Quake engine)."
But it's pretty hard to hit the limits by making terrain this way. VIS also takes seconds to finish.
And don't confuse people, idTech 2 is the engine of Quake 2. Quake 1 runs on
the Quake Engine, or in my case on the Darkplaces engine.
@Snehk
Thanks. Actually I tried to make a mappack called "The Shift" a long ago. Made two unfinished maps and then switched to another project.
I'll probably upload some of my unfinished maps so someone else can finish them.
Anyway, to make a nice mappack for Q1/HL, I'll need to team up with somebody.
Nice hammer by the way. I need to try Wings3D.
Thanks. Actually I tried to make a mappack called "The Shift" a long ago. Made two unfinished maps and then switched to another project.
I'll probably upload some of my unfinished maps so someone else can finish them.
Anyway, to make a nice mappack for Q1/HL, I'll need to team up with somebody.
Nice hammer by the way. I need to try Wings3D.
This looks so good... The levels remind me of Max Payne for some reason.
I didn't like it. At some point it got so boring I just uninstalled it. I enjoyed first two Dooms more. What made Doom 1 and 2 so good is the level design, but instead Doom 4 devs went for blood and gore.
"There is no way to strip it in vanilla goldsource"Wait, so suit charge strip is a SoHL feature?
So, what do you think?
"I kept having that issue in Sledge with an angled roof on one of my maps"I guess switching to Jackhammer is the best solution then.
@savvaisnotagirl
Try tying it to func_detail as Solokiller suggested.
This might also be a VIS error. What compilers do you use?
Try tying it to func_detail as Solokiller suggested.
This might also be a VIS error. What compilers do you use?
Well, there are actually no viruses I guess. False alarm.
Well, I expected this to be a joke, but I didn't think I'll get a virus on my PC xd.
Too late.
Time to get an antivirus...
Time to get an antivirus...
Lol.
Gonna try out this piece of art.
Gonna try out this piece of art.
Maybe we should stop discussing this in a mapping thread?
@MistaX88
Why the whole map is red?
Why the whole map is red?
Texlights specified in the lights.rad file are the same for every map you compile.
Info_texlights allows to specify texlights individually for each map.
Light_surface is even more advanced, but you have to use separate light_surfaces for each texture you want to emit light.
I recommend you to use light_surface since it's more flexible.
Info_texlights allows to specify texlights individually for each map.
Light_surface is even more advanced, but you have to use separate light_surfaces for each texture you want to emit light.
I recommend you to use light_surface since it's more flexible.
Make sure you have zhlt.fgd mounted:
You'll also need an extra .wad file "zhlt.wad" to use some of the features ZHLT/VHLT offers.
And, just in case, what compilers do you use?
And, just in case, what compilers do you use?
Only now I realised there's no way for the player to get to the final floor. Dammit.
@SSB
"My J.A.C.K.10.12x from steam version same Windawz."I use the free version actually.
Well, it's still better than nothing.
@Instant Mix
If you have any missing faces in your map, try tying the problem brushwork to func_detail. Or you can try UMVHLT as SSB suggested. It should work for GS.
If you have any missing faces in your map, try tying the problem brushwork to func_detail. Or you can try UMVHLT as SSB suggested. It should work for GS.
I need to clarify something:
The upper level goes beyond the limit, but it's not accessible in any way, even though it looks like it is. Is it alright?
So Quake doesn't have texlights... Great
@Instant Mix
"After playing that (rather hilarious) HLDM match on Saturday"What was your nickname by the way?
"If I do, however, I know who to pick for my mod team.Uhh...
@Windawz I'm looking at you. wink wink"
@SSB
Raise the fake shadow a bit and texture the side faces with NULL. This should look fine.
Raise the fake shadow a bit and texture the side faces with NULL. This should look fine.
@SSB
Well, first of all make a fake shadow of your rotor with thin brushes textured with BLACK. Then make it a separate non-solid func_rotating with "Render Mode" set to "Texture" and "FX Amount" set to a number you want.
You can download Stalkfire from the Map Vault, there's a fan/rotor on the map that casts a fake shadow. As far as I know it has a .rmf file included, so you can open it and see how it's done.
Well, first of all make a fake shadow of your rotor with thin brushes textured with BLACK. Then make it a separate non-solid func_rotating with "Render Mode" set to "Texture" and "FX Amount" set to a number you want.
You can download Stalkfire from the Map Vault, there's a fan/rotor on the map that casts a fake shadow. As far as I know it has a .rmf file included, so you can open it and see how it's done.
Beautiful...
@Urby
Set the "Render FX" to "Constant Glow" to stop the sprites from resizing.
Set the "Render FX" to "Constant Glow" to stop the sprites from resizing.
Who cares? It's Quake.
More progress
What about Mediafire?
@SSB
"Remember that Tools -> "Lock rotate / scale" and "Lock movement" than you move completed brushwork to connected room or hallway."Sometimes I think that people here take me as a complete noob.
"Wait I see like background of OpenTK viewport? Or Jack has changing color of background."Yes, Jackhammer supports the customization of the background color in the 3D viewport. Blue just seems more calm to me.
One of my maps I've stopped working on a long ago:
Made a few edits to it. Maybe I'll even finish it someday.
@Urby
I think it works not only with func_detail. Did you try the "zhlt_coplanarpriority" value?
EDIT: Nevermind. It seems to be working with func_detail only.
I think it works not only with func_detail. Did you try the "zhlt_coplanarpriority" value?
EDIT: Nevermind. It seems to be working with func_detail only.
@Snehk
It's way better now.
It's way better now.
@SSB
We misunderstood eachother once again. I found out that func_detail with "Detail level" set to 0 won't cause z-fighting (that weird effect when two faces overlap) with world brushes.
We misunderstood eachother once again. I found out that func_detail with "Detail level" set to 0 won't cause z-fighting (that weird effect when two faces overlap) with world brushes.
Yep, embedding one brush into another can save you a lot of time. Plus you can use it to place custom decals, I think.
EDIT:
The links SSB are pretty useful though, especially the last one. I wonder if 'zhlt_coplanarpriority' works on other entities too, not just func_detail. It should.
EDIT:
The links SSB are pretty useful though, especially the last one. I wonder if 'zhlt_coplanarpriority' works on other entities too, not just func_detail. It should.
It appears that you can avoid z-fighting between a world brush and a detail brush embedded into it by setting the detail level of the dbrush to 0:
Something I didn't know until now.
@vodka95-ICR
Judging by the vid, that map needs some serious improvements. Some buildings on the background, for example.
Good luck out there.
Judging by the vid, that map needs some serious improvements. Some buildings on the background, for example.
Good luck out there.