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saw: fail. its "Spray'n'Pray", not "Pray and Spray"
what the.......
you dont go and try to learn C++ straight away. before i even touched C++ i had already learned (in roughly this order):
html
visual basic
scheme
php
java (learning at the same time)
i recommend a similar path. html isn't really a programming language, but its a start. visual basic is easy and lets you know the basics. php keeps it easy but introduces parenthesis and line terminators among other things, and java introduces object orientation. you might want to skip scheme, but its useful to know about iterative programming. (btw, scheme is almost the same as lisp, with a few changes)
you'll want to do one project in each language at least (only 1000 or so lines), making sure you have learned everything before moving on.
C++ introduces pointers (and a few other bits and pieces)
html
visual basic
scheme
php
java (learning at the same time)
i recommend a similar path. html isn't really a programming language, but its a start. visual basic is easy and lets you know the basics. php keeps it easy but introduces parenthesis and line terminators among other things, and java introduces object orientation. you might want to skip scheme, but its useful to know about iterative programming. (btw, scheme is almost the same as lisp, with a few changes)
you'll want to do one project in each language at least (only 1000 or so lines), making sure you have learned everything before moving on.
C++ introduces pointers (and a few other bits and pieces)
i want to parent a particle effect to gordon's face
WRONG.
TF2 is like killing midgets in a circus. tragically hilarious. and more fun than stealing twenty thousand bouncy balls and releasing them at the top of a steep road. (okay, maybe not THAT fun, but it lasts longer)
in other news, people are now classified into two groups:
1. love TF2
2. FAIL
choose carefully!
in other news, people are now classified into two groups:
1. love TF2
2. FAIL
choose carefully!
seriously, it's not C++ thats hard to learn. its the three-dimensional part that is a bitch.
Rabid, about the source BSP thing, i've read the BSP stuff before, and while it is fairly effective, it is far from elegant. i haven't compared it to anything tho, so it might still be better than various other popular formats (in some areas, compiling is still really annoying).
i've heard about the in-editor particle editor and wondered how it was being implemented. rabid, do you know any 1337 insider info about how flexible it is?
i know the fizzlers in portal are an entity you set to particle effect "<name here>" and set the angles, etc., but this doesn't seem to be an "editor" as such.
Rabid, about the source BSP thing, i've read the BSP stuff before, and while it is fairly effective, it is far from elegant. i haven't compared it to anything tho, so it might still be better than various other popular formats (in some areas, compiling is still really annoying).
i've heard about the in-editor particle editor and wondered how it was being implemented. rabid, do you know any 1337 insider info about how flexible it is?
i know the fizzlers in portal are an entity you set to particle effect "<name here>" and set the angles, etc., but this doesn't seem to be an "editor" as such.
the Half-life engine really sucks are large, open environments. i dont think it's much of an issue anymore, because computers can run it fine these days. and in CS, maps are usually relatively small anyway. (compared to a single player HL map)
^ read my edit too.
i wouldn't do that dell idea. if you're ordering from that fancy newegg site that you americans have access to, you have a much much wider selection of parts to look at. i think i've said it before, but when you're ready jump on IRC when i'm on and say how much you want to spend, and i can point out some recommended parts.
i wouldn't do that dell idea. if you're ordering from that fancy newegg site that you americans have access to, you have a much much wider selection of parts to look at. i think i've said it before, but when you're ready jump on IRC when i'm on and say how much you want to spend, and i can point out some recommended parts.
no. matching pairs are an old idea, these days you can use anything. just don't plug them into the same channel if your motherboard has dual channel, because they should be identical (size & speed) for dual channel to function properly. read the mobo manual and it should tell you if any slots are on the same channel.
edit: since it wasn't actually explained, matching pairs is basically buying a kit (for example, 2GB kit = 2x1GB sticks) and using that. its "highly recommended" for dual channel, but these days you dont need it to run normally. if you dont know about dual channel, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_channel
basically, i think everyone here is talking about dual channel. it is unstable with different sized chips, and runs slower with different speeds. not using dua channel means the sticks will run independently, at their clock speeds.
edit: since it wasn't actually explained, matching pairs is basically buying a kit (for example, 2GB kit = 2x1GB sticks) and using that. its "highly recommended" for dual channel, but these days you dont need it to run normally. if you dont know about dual channel, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_channel
basically, i think everyone here is talking about dual channel. it is unstable with different sized chips, and runs slower with different speeds. not using dua channel means the sticks will run independently, at their clock speeds.
wow. fail bump. why are you even looking this far back on the topic list?
BSP fails. yay.
oh cmon the only half hard thing about C++ is understanding pointers. the difficult thing is getting it to interact with the graphics core.
also, source kinda sucks. BSP format? archaic. don't let Ant see this thread.
also, source kinda sucks. BSP format? archaic. don't let Ant see this thread.
pwned!
well theres a tool to convert the VMTs so hammer can use them (obz the new ones are used in-game), vmex has been updated for the new version, and the current compile tools work for basic maps. but it's a bit if a bitch to work on with the outdated hammer.
search the interlopers site for TF2 mapping, and please don't say 1/2life. its Half-Life, or HL for short.
i dont think so
since the thread got bumped, these are the winners so far:
i'm allowed to double post cus i'm an admin.
sorry, they gotta be similar if they are regular smileys. only completely different smileys, i.e. the combine one, can be that different.
i got both. and ate them, too!
LOGIN
PORTAL/PORTAL
APPLY (or THECAKEISALIE)
PORTAL/PORTAL
APPLY (or THECAKEISALIE)
wtf.
[fail]
[fail]
dont make the same topic twice please, even if it was in the wrong forum.
what? you should be using zhlt for every compile....
no. grenades would ruin it. TF2 is balanced, EP2 doesn't need extra weapons, and the cake is a lie.
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you can add doors, you can't add extra connections.
why didn't you write the tut for this site then, instead of our orpheus-infested, emo-themed counterparts?
no spoilers, bitches. not even small ones. Ant and co. can't play it yet, and if he gets angry, he usually fires up his good friend THE BANSTICK.
well......i don't want to extract everything. also, i want portal, not TF2.
is that just the link to that haxed FGD?
i'll wait for an official release, thanks.
i'll wait for an official release, thanks.
but theres no SDK out yet.
[fail]
code blue!
.........portal gun is in portal, not ep2 :/
want....map.....portal.......
loss........speech capabilities......imminent.........
loss........speech capabilities......imminent.........
i dont think anyone here is stupid enough to believe it is 
alex, the problem with yours is that it requires energy from the surroundings, so it's not perpetual at all 
it might be defined in the VMT for the texture.
acclaim? aren't they that aussie group that bombed out a few years ago?
definately.
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i stumbled the bioshock review and watched a few others a couple of weeks ago, they are brilliant
review de_mon, now we start voting for september motm. start new thread, daub.
stop being a noob and listen to the nice people.
no, it has a blue tinge to it.
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