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When you put the Spirit dll's in your mod folder, people can play it correctly without downloading Spirit. Since they download Spirit's dll's within your mod.
path/wavename.wav
Oh, you can just type ambience/hammer.wav, HL automatically searches in the valve/sound folder already.
Oh, you can just type ambience/hammer.wav, HL automatically searches in the valve/sound folder already.
Nope, esmajor. How would you measure a rotation in units? Also, scaling 20 units up, just select the stuff and enlarge it with 20 units. Can be done manually.
I think none of them is better than the other. Try out both and type 'gl_wireframe 1' and 'r_speeds 1' in the console, to show the difference between the two ways.
Anyway, I personally prefer the second way. It's easier to work with for me (maybe because I'm used to it... :)).
About hollowing a brush to create a room: it's quick, but on the long term very hard to work with. About adding doors, putting a door brush in front of a wall often looks bad. Instead, slice the wall brush in two, create some space between them and put in a thinner brush there (and a normal brush above it, doors don't reach the ceiling very often). Be sure to check the floor, sometimes I forget there's a hole there... leak...
Anyway, I personally prefer the second way. It's easier to work with for me (maybe because I'm used to it... :)).
About hollowing a brush to create a room: it's quick, but on the long term very hard to work with. About adding doors, putting a door brush in front of a wall often looks bad. Instead, slice the wall brush in two, create some space between them and put in a thinner brush there (and a normal brush above it, doors don't reach the ceiling very often). Be sure to check the floor, sometimes I forget there's a hole there... leak...
Executing console commands cannot be done with entities as far as I know.
I remember having seen a sadistic mod somewhere, that featured puzzles in the style of: Search the right 3 buttons and press them in the right order. Do so within 2 minutes or you're dead. Notice the walls are covered with about 200 buttons.
I haven't even bothered downloading it. Maybe that was because the mappers only used white, grey, black and brown in their maps... Anyway...
I haven't even bothered downloading it. Maybe that was because the mappers only used white, grey, black and brown in their maps... Anyway...
Some can. Search for NURBS and what they are. They're not based on faces but on a mathematical function. Much easier to render (for the computer) and looks very smooth.
But I doubt there are much engines that use it right now. But it is possible. Several modeling programs use it.
But I doubt there are much engines that use it right now. But it is possible. Several modeling programs use it.
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?ent=multi_manager
You didn't notice the 'game entities' link next to the 'search' link? Almost all entities are covered on the VERC.
Also, multimanager gives only 3 results, where multi_manager gives a lot more. Since it's called multi_manager in Hammer too...
You didn't notice the 'game entities' link next to the 'search' link? Almost all entities are covered on the VERC.
Also, multimanager gives only 3 results, where multi_manager gives a lot more. Since it's called multi_manager in Hammer too...
The reason why I am so critical, is that a lot, a very lot of mods start out with good idea's (or bad idea's, anyway) and never make it. My primary reason to see screenshot is to assure me you're capable of making quality work. Only then I can see it's not just an idea, it's not just another n00b team that doesn't know what it takes to make a mod.
You may know what your team is up to, outsiders may not. Assure them you have what it takes. It sounds good on your website, but that doesn't say anything to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against you and your mod but it just doesn't convince me. Can you show us some early work? Since you seem to be up there for quite a while now and have a large team already... Yes, large. CS was made by one man first. I've heard managing a team can be quite a load of work already... but then again, I've never worked really full-time in a mod team (although I am connected to one).
You may know what your team is up to, outsiders may not. Assure them you have what it takes. It sounds good on your website, but that doesn't say anything to me.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against you and your mod but it just doesn't convince me. Can you show us some early work? Since you seem to be up there for quite a while now and have a large team already... Yes, large. CS was made by one man first. I've heard managing a team can be quite a load of work already... but then again, I've never worked really full-time in a mod team (although I am connected to one).
Not to be harsh, but I've seen way too many mods that didn't make it, while they had such promising idea's.
Feel up to what task? I mean, what's the quality of your team's work? I haven't seen any screenshots on the site. An indicator of the work done so far is nice but I'd like to see some stuff.
I know of a HL mod that made some temporary levels first, just to show how good they were so they could attract talented people. Later they made the real levels...
A story or concept only doesn't convince me...
I know of a HL mod that made some temporary levels first, just to show how good they were so they could attract talented people. Later they made the real levels...
A story or concept only doesn't convince me...
Have you succeeded yet, ministeve?
Kind of a different approach, Unbreakable...
But what if the player stands on the wrong button? Then things have to be reset... and that will require another technique.
Believe me, I've did this once. I made a small keyboard, where the player had to enter a 4-digit code. Just looked at it and it took me about 35 entities. The keyboard also featured a cancel and an OK key BTW... But I explained my way a few posts earlier... It does require some experience with entities though.
Missmaul, take a look here:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?area=entity&game=hl
and search for multimanager and trigger_changetarget, the main entities you'll need for this trick.
But what if the player stands on the wrong button? Then things have to be reset... and that will require another technique.
Believe me, I've did this once. I made a small keyboard, where the player had to enter a 4-digit code. Just looked at it and it took me about 35 entities. The keyboard also featured a cancel and an OK key BTW...
But I explained my way a few posts earlier... It does require some experience with entities though.Missmaul, take a look here:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?area=entity&game=hl
and search for multimanager and trigger_changetarget, the main entities you'll need for this trick.
Missmaul, I've tried to do this a while ago and it's very well possible but may require a lot of entities. What I did:
All four buttons target the resetter. Except the one that the player has to touch first. That one triggers a multimanager that sets the target of that button to the resetter and the target of the next button in the sequence to the multimanager that does the same for the following button. And so on, untill the whole sequence is done, in wich case the last multimanager that is triggered triggers a door and calls the resetter.
The resetter is a multimanager that sets all buttons targets to their original targets. This target-change is done with trigger_changetargets.
I hope this is clear to you... Oh, bytheway, please note that such puzzels are very annoying if the solution isn't hidden somewhere around...
All four buttons target the resetter. Except the one that the player has to touch first. That one triggers a multimanager that sets the target of that button to the resetter and the target of the next button in the sequence to the multimanager that does the same for the following button. And so on, untill the whole sequence is done, in wich case the last multimanager that is triggered triggers a door and calls the resetter.
The resetter is a multimanager that sets all buttons targets to their original targets. This target-change is done with trigger_changetargets.
I hope this is clear to you... Oh, bytheway, please note that such puzzels are very annoying if the solution isn't hidden somewhere around...
Shortcut properties: "C:SIERRAHalf-Lifehl.exe -game mymod"
About installers, I've seen Clickteam's installer has been used by several mod teams. Here's information about it and the download:
http://www.clickteam.com/English/install_creator.htm
About installers, I've seen Clickteam's installer has been used by several mod teams. Here's information about it and the download:
http://www.clickteam.com/English/install_creator.htm
Alt + P?
Why unpack it from the pak file? If it's not a custom sound, leave it there! I don't get the point here of why to unpack...
monster_generic, monster_furniture or a cycler will do. Although some have certain disadvantages and advantages over others (for example, only a cycler will stay at it's exact position, the other entities will pull their model down on the floor)
-When you have posters of Gordon Freeman above your bed and your room is littered with thousands and thousands of level idea's and sketches/concept art.
Hey, wait... my room IS littered with that...
Hey, wait... my room IS littered with that...
Sometimes my computer locks up when I use Hammer. Dont' know if that's because of Hammer or because of some fault with my vid drivers. Anyway, when it does, the map that was open at that time is totally wasted. Several blocks miss, and compiling has become almost impossible (error here, error there, error everywhere). So, nowadays I make a lot of backups. The map I'm currently working on already has about 30-40 rmf's...
Wich is also handy to see where I made what change to my map...
Wich is also handy to see where I made what change to my map...
If you're not able to adapt to newer tools, it's gonna be a worse mapping career... HL2's editor will be totally off-world to you...
But if you wish to do so, that's OK by me...
But if you wish to do so, that's OK by me...
That tutorial Pepper talked about is probably my tutorial (right, Pepper?).
I use 3 beams (with a custom sprite) and 2 sprites. Take a look at the tutorials page on www.cpcp.tk, it's the first tutorial. Throw it in a translator site and you should pretty well be able to follow it.
The final effect is a very random flickering flame. Please note that in this tutorial I only use one sprite, but I often spice it up now with an additional glow sprite. Well, just experiment with it...
I use 3 beams (with a custom sprite) and 2 sprites. Take a look at the tutorials page on www.cpcp.tk, it's the first tutorial. Throw it in a translator site and you should pretty well be able to follow it.
The final effect is a very random flickering flame. Please note that in this tutorial I only use one sprite, but I often spice it up now with an additional glow sprite. Well, just experiment with it...
Since it's also a Dutch word meaning 'fun'...
Me and my mates at school DO say LOL very often...
-When you look at the water in your bathroom and think: How did they simulate that fluid?
-When you look at the horizon and wonder how many polygons you view, and how your eyes can handle it without dropping to an extremely low framerate...
-When you look at the horizon and wonder how many polygons you view, and how your eyes can handle it without dropping to an extremely low framerate...
Masked textures.
Create a texture (bitmap), paste it into a wad file as a new texture (in Wally) and start the name with a '{'. This will automatically make the last color of that texture's pallette blue. Now modify the texture, give all the parts you want to be invisible that last color. It's not about the blue, it's about the place in the color pallette. So, don't make these parts already blue, that can get very confusing.
Create a texture (bitmap), paste it into a wad file as a new texture (in Wally) and start the name with a '{'. This will automatically make the last color of that texture's pallette blue. Now modify the texture, give all the parts you want to be invisible that last color. It's not about the blue, it's about the place in the color pallette. So, don't make these parts already blue, that can get very confusing.
You've been playtesting too much when you move your hand to move the mouse when someone ticks you on the shoulder. (Wich has happened once to me... :))
That's promising!
Be sure to test it on a network though before releasing the final version, and test it on some lower-end machines.
Be sure to test it on a network though before releasing the final version, and test it on some lower-end machines.
Start using Hammer. It IS better than WorldCraft. In fact, it's just a newer version of WorldCraft but it switched name after I guess v3.3
Ah, didn't notice the new posts while I was typing...
Buy a program to make a mod? Fairly expensive? Nonsense! twain088 wants to know how to make a Half-Life mod folder! (I guess)
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?go=howto_mod
That covers some things about the liblist file. The stuff about contacting Valve and so isn't important to you I guess...
In fact, all that has to be done is creating a folder with your mods name in your Half-Life folder, so you have Half-Lifemymodsname Then place a liblist.gam file in that folder, modify it and then you can either play it by choosing the mod in the custom game menu, or by adding -mymodname to your Half-Life shortcut.
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?go=howto_mod
That covers some things about the liblist file. The stuff about contacting Valve and so isn't important to you I guess...
In fact, all that has to be done is creating a folder with your mods name in your Half-Life folder, so you have Half-Lifemymodsname Then place a liblist.gam file in that folder, modify it and then you can either play it by choosing the mod in the custom game menu, or by adding -mymodname to your Half-Life shortcut.
It surely isn't bad when they exceed 1000. Today's computers can handle higher amounts of polygons than 5 years ago. Some singleplayer mods nowadays go for a 1200-1500 limit. They don't aim for software mode users.
Software mode can only render 800 polygons, any more will disappear. But Direct3D and OpenGL mode don't have this limit.
Multiplayer maps should think some more about polygon use, 800 is a good limit for these.
Also note that the framerate can drastically decrease when the player can see too far (about 3000 units or so, don't know exactly). This is especially true on older computers, newer ones shouldn't have problems with it.
Software mode can only render 800 polygons, any more will disappear. But Direct3D and OpenGL mode don't have this limit.
Multiplayer maps should think some more about polygon use, 800 is a good limit for these.
Also note that the framerate can drastically decrease when the player can see too far (about 3000 units or so, don't know exactly). This is especially true on older computers, newer ones shouldn't have problems with it.
Create a brush that covers the trigger area, make an entity of it called 'trigger_multiple', then create a door, give it a name and let the trigger_multiple target that name.
There are some more options for both entities but you should find them out quite easily. Otherwise, take a look at this page:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?area=entity&game=hl
There are some more options for both entities but you should find them out quite easily. Otherwise, take a look at this page:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?area=entity&game=hl
Really bright means you use the 'additive' mode. Use either texture or solid mode (although solid is preferred). When you use solid mode, set Render Amount to 255, if you use texture mode, it doesn't really matter, the 'blue' parts will be invisible anyway but it determines the transparency of the visible parts.
Note that texture mode can sometimes give strange effects when you place two entities with this mode trough each other...
Note that texture mode can sometimes give strange effects when you place two entities with this mode trough each other...
The player doesn't have to touch the 'point', but the box around the weapon. Wich is just the size you see in Hammer. That should ease your problem somewhat...
So you use the old compile programs, QRAD, Qblablabla and so.
Get Zoner's Half-Life Tools (ZHLT) here:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?go=mhlt
Get Zoner's Half-Life Tools (ZHLT) here:
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?go=mhlt
Recently an engine update came with steam, allowing you to have transparent models. Since you don't have this engine update, you see blue instead of transparant parts.
I've heard this engine update is available outside steam, however, I don't know where to get it. Too bad.
I've heard this engine update is available outside steam, however, I don't know where to get it. Too bad.
Take a close look at 2D graphics. They're not bent lines. They're pixels. The higher the resolution, the smoother it will look. The more polygons you use, the smoother the shape will look.
Besides, it's possible to base a 3D shape on a curve. I believe it's called NURBS. Do a search on Google to find out what they are. You may find it quite interesting...
Besides, it's possible to base a 3D shape on a curve. I believe it's called NURBS. Do a search on Google to find out what they are. You may find it quite interesting...
One of my classmates learns Russian in his free time... as if Latin and Greek weren't enough for him...
Asking the creator of the map by e-mailing him could help...
http://collective.valve-erc.com/index.php?faq=source_mod_faq
Bytheway, you still use WorldCraft? Get Hammer then.
HL2 is planned for this summer. Noone knows exactly when however.
Bytheway, you still use WorldCraft? Get Hammer then.
HL2 is planned for this summer. Noone knows exactly when however.
Haven't really got time to do some real texturing, exams coming soon for me... (only 2 weeks to learn now)
As for websamba, it worked pretty good for me so far...
As for websamba, it worked pretty good for me so far...
I've been working on the inside somewhat, even while my exams are really near now. Check it out:
http://www.websamba.com/captainp-home/cu
stom/sectorg_i1.jpg
http://www.websamba.com/captainp-home/cu
stom/sectorg_i2.jpg
http://www.websamba.com/captainp-home/cu
stom/sectorg_i1.jpg
http://www.websamba.com/captainp-home/cu
stom/sectorg_i2.jpg
He's Irish...
Then I wonder, how do you comprehend Dutch, Amacachi? You have some family in the Netherlands?
Then I wonder, how do you comprehend Dutch, Amacachi? You have some family in the Netherlands?
A shape with 3 vertexes? A face you mean...
To add vertexes, select 2 yellow dots (that represent the middle of an edge), and hit Ctrl + F. A new edge is created between those dots, who are now vertexes.
To add vertexes, select 2 yellow dots (that represent the middle of an edge), and hit Ctrl + F. A new edge is created between those dots, who are now vertexes.
And Dutch people have always been known for their large language knowledge...
The languages I know are Dutch, Frisian, English and some German. I kindof dislike French, I can't even speak a good sentence after 5 years French at school...
The languages I know are Dutch, Frisian, English and some German. I kindof dislike French, I can't even speak a good sentence after 5 years French at school...
Too afraid? Nope. I just don't want to.
Besides, why not have some patience? There's nothing wrong with that...
Besides, why not have some patience? There's nothing wrong with that...
Yes, I've read Fragmasters goodbye, and no, I don't agree with him.
Although it is indeed strange Valve said only 7 days before the deadline it would be delayed.
But then again, Valve owes us nothing, and didn't HAVE to make HL2... Be a little more thankfull to the people that made your modding possible...
Although it is indeed strange Valve said only 7 days before the deadline it would be delayed.
But then again, Valve owes us nothing, and didn't HAVE to make HL2... Be a little more thankfull to the people that made your modding possible...
To quote FM in his goodbye post,They delayed HL a year... and it became the game we all loved. Delaying HL2 doesn't mean they don't respect us, but that they want HL2 to be as good as possible. If they hadn't delayed HL, it would've been a silly game. I think they do respect us by putting more work into it, even if that means it has to be delayed. Better a cool game later than a crap game now...
Valve doesnt respect the fans and mod community anymore.