I don't even want to begin to delve into the problems created by a mod team leader whose primary focus is creating the storyline for the mod, but let me just say that it's not an environment I'd ever want to work under. You run into issues with feasibility of the work involved vs desired output from the writer who has his own vision, yet can only put that vision down on paper. It takes a mapper with experience to sort out problems like this, and if you've never tried working on any projects or even attempted to create a mod on your own before you probably can't understand this.
Reading through your plot summaries, I'd like to see you try to implement some of these things you mention in an effective way. For instance, following the sounds of voices through tunnels is a really great idea, but a technical nightmare depending on how you go about it. It's stuff like this, and the creation of plot elements which you yourself have no capability to produce that makes me think you're getting in a little over your head. Your style of writing bears a stark resemblance to my own back when I had little understanding of the process involved in translating my active imagination into playable maps.
Words are so much easier to create than maps, it's scary.
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I like my theory better.
I like my theory better.
Well I guess he never really left then if he's immediately aware when a thread is started pertaining to him.
Just goes to show, nobody ever quits TWHL, they just stop posting and lurk around invisibly.
Just goes to show, nobody ever quits TWHL, they just stop posting and lurk around invisibly.
Oh wow (c)Striker, I never realized you had become a purveyor of maturity on the internet.
I also want a link to this thread. I don't even remember who Highlander was, although the name certainly rings a bell.
I also want a link to this thread. I don't even remember who Highlander was, although the name certainly rings a bell.
In the original Half-Life, you are forced to kill US Marines.U.S. Marines who are on a mission to slaughter unarmed civilians and who mow down scientists with apparent glee. There wasn't a whole lot Valve didn't do to make sure you knew that these marines were basically soulless assholes.
This year I've bought Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Need for Speed II, Diablo, System Shock, and Myst all at the thrift store for $1.00 or less a piece. Unfortunately RTCW is the only one that works on either of my computers... I seriously need a CD drive for my Win98 machine. :rly:
So, wait, what is the full name of this mod?
All you said is that it's "your old project".
Edit: Never mind, I saw Jeff's link. You should really have clarified that though.
All you said is that it's "your old project".
Edit: Never mind, I saw Jeff's link. You should really have clarified that though.
Guys, I already had the swine flu and I'm fine. It lasted about a week, although the cough I developed in the later stages is still with me. It's quite annoying how prolonged it is.
If they're trying to reduce population, they sure are doing a shitty job of it. Actually, if my plan was to reduce the world's population, I'd fire whoever's ass was responsible for coming up with this ridiculous master plan.
Seriously, I'd like to see some statistics of how much of the world's population has been reduced after this is all over. If they wanted to kill people that bad, they could just randomly take down some stop signs or mess with some traffic lights or something.
If they're trying to reduce population, they sure are doing a shitty job of it. Actually, if my plan was to reduce the world's population, I'd fire whoever's ass was responsible for coming up with this ridiculous master plan.
Seriously, I'd like to see some statistics of how much of the world's population has been reduced after this is all over. If they wanted to kill people that bad, they could just randomly take down some stop signs or mess with some traffic lights or something.
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I'm talking about the time-travel theory.
I'm talking about the time-travel theory.
This whole theory looks like total publicity stunt bullshit. It sounds like Marty McFly's gonna be going back in time to kill the Large Hardon Collider's boner. This machine has even more dastardly capabilities than first expected: It has the power to turn well respected professionals into shitty science fiction writers.
Wait, are you telling me I'm not actually the heir to the fortune of a distantly removed middle-eastern prince who passed away some weeks ago? Shit, I already had my retirement all planned out.
I carved a TWHL 
pumpkin a few years back. Can't find that picture for the life of me.
pumpkin a few years back. Can't find that picture for the life of me.Have you seen how many totally useless smileys we have already? We already did this before TWHL3 went up, and got all the current extras seen below the regular ones.
Erm, don't let me discourage you though.
Erm, don't let me discourage you though.
Andy's room strikes me as a bit juvenile considering he's going off to college...
No no, I mean the player is so small that all they can see are cells and bacteria!! Sounds so cool!!Oh good God no! It would be like Biology class, except now it's not only one period a day, it's now invaded your favorite FPS as well!
Actually, it would probably just look like Xen, which possibly explains why everybody hated it.
I would much rather have Gordon win than Mario, though. Mario is a detestable character IMO. All he ever does is hop around.
I would have voted for Snake if he was the other option. He's a way better character than Gordon, mostly because Gordon doesn't have character. He's a means by which the developers sought to enhance the immersion and atmosphere of the game, by removing his perceived presence as much as possible so the player would feel more directly involved. he isn't supposed to have personality, and I almost think he doesn't count because his existence is kind of a moot point. If he was named Scott Avalanche and went to Caltech instead of MIT, nobody would care.
Also,
All Time Greatest Game: MARIO HURRDURR
All Time Greatest Character: MARIO HURMMDUMMMM
All Time Greatest Video Game Company: NINTENDUUUU
All Time Greatest Console: NINTENDOSIXTYFOOOUUUUR
And life goes on.
Also,
All Time Greatest Game: MARIO HURRDURR
All Time Greatest Character: MARIO HURMMDUMMMM
All Time Greatest Video Game Company: NINTENDUUUU
All Time Greatest Console: NINTENDOSIXTYFOOOUUUUR
And life goes on.
That light bulb's sticking his (rather large) phallus in a wall socket?
You've got some stuff mixed up. You can't just "run the map", as you put it, through Hammer until it's already compiled. You're getting confused because of the Run Map dialogue box, which compiles the map and launches it in game if you wish. They aren't two separate processes. Expert mode is accessed through this compile/run map dialogue box, there's a little button on there that says "Expert" and switches it expert mode, or "Normal" to switch back. You might already be in expert mode.
BSPs are created when you compile. The BSP is the product of the compile process, it is the map itself. If you've already played any of your maps, then you have already compiled them.
I'm thinking you should read all the beginner tutorials to understand how this process works, and clear up the confusion.
BSPs are created when you compile. The BSP is the product of the compile process, it is the map itself. If you've already played any of your maps, then you have already compiled them.
I'm thinking you should read all the beginner tutorials to understand how this process works, and clear up the confusion.
To compile I just hit f9 and viola!Yeah, viola and you're immediately hit in the face with an error message, at least the first time you ever try to run a map. How many people have actually got all their settings right on the first go? It took me weeks to figure it out, I almost gave up. Please don't.
The answer is pretty simple, but you won't get the effect of the music getting louder right when the door opens. If you just use an ambient_generic with a small radius set right on the other side of the door, the result is basically the same. Then have a bunch of other ambient_generics sprinkled around to fill in the rest of the room. Doors don't block that much noise, it would be pretty realistic.
Honestly, I've thought about it, and I don't think there's any other way. You can't dynamically change the volume of an ambient_generic, and you can't synch them while they're turned off either.
Honestly, I've thought about it, and I don't think there's any other way. You can't dynamically change the volume of an ambient_generic, and you can't synch them while they're turned off either.
AVG makes me feel safe, but I don't think it's really doing anything. It just alerts me if it detects a problem, it doesn't actually do anything about it, or say if it's serious, or even give a description of it. I don't use the scanner at all because it's never once come up with any results, even when Spybot finds multiple problems in 1/4 the time.
I guess I'm unprotected, har har har.
I guess I'm unprotected, har har har.
Well I thought it was perfect for the situation, in fact my whole post would have been ruined without it.
Srry, you have always had a problem with me anyway.Wait, I do? That's odd that you mention that, because I don't recall ever speaking to you, except maybe once or twice... and that must have been a long time ago. I never thought I had a problem with you...
But then again, I am an asshole in general, so it's quite possible.
Windows Genuine Disadvantage.
It's a seriously funny name, they might as well have called it "Windows Completely Sincerely Advantageous Anti-Piracy Package".
It's like a hopeless last attempt to convince consumers that Microsoft's profit protection schemes are very beneficial for us too.
It's a seriously funny name, they might as well have called it "Windows Completely Sincerely Advantageous Anti-Piracy Package".
It's like a hopeless last attempt to convince consumers that Microsoft's profit protection schemes are very beneficial for us too.
Well, you can add GMOD content obviously, we just don't have a little icon for it or whatever. I doubt there's enough GMOD maps here to warrant it. That's pretty much the deciding factor behind a game/mod having its own icon here.
And, no offense regarding your aspirations of being a mod here, but I really don't see you around that much. At all. Just occasionally. And there's other members who I can't believe aren't mods yet.
And, no offense regarding your aspirations of being a mod here, but I really don't see you around that much. At all. Just occasionally. And there's other members who I can't believe aren't mods yet.
Facepunch sucks lol, blah blah blah, yeah yeah. We know, dude.
If those environments were desaturated any more we'd be looking at blank grey screens.
Where the hell is the lighting.
Where the hell is the lighting.
Old, old, old. Watched the first few seconds of it back then, don't care about watching it now, subtitles be damned. Read about the incident on Wiki, and frankly what they did is a lot less disturbing than how poorly the case was handled, how many loose ends there still are. Who cares what they're saying? They're messed up in the head, like a lot of people.
violet cold bloodHow poetic.
I'm with Penguinboy. Misinformation abounds.
func_walling everything that doesn't seal the map from the void and isn't used to block visibility is a good idea because it significantly cuts down on your vis compile time.Citing compile time as a reason for something like this in 2009 is ridiculous no matter how you look at it. Oh boy, another 30 seconds of your life wasted waiting to test play a map. Who's gonna miss it?
There's no right or wrong way to go about this, and god forbid some noobie come along and get the wrong ideas in threads like these. Yeah, obviously all your tiny details, cylinders touching walls, etc. should be func_walled, but beyond that it's really up to the mapper's judgment on a case-by-case basis. If you literally func_wall EVERYTHING except the base architecture, you're not going to run into any technical problems, but you are going to wind up with a really blandly lit map. Shadows are details too, and they add more atmosphere to Goldsrc maps than people give them credit for. Yeah, I'm talking about every little shadow here, because it all makes a difference.
I know Trapt's an extremely capable mapper, but goddamn some stuff like this makes me rage nonetheless.
Or just select it and click the "To World" button on the right toolbar.
Zeeba-G: I do like glass desks.
Wait, Striker, isn't this supposed to be for school dorm/work desk spaces? I didn't think you were that old yet.
Otherwise, I guess I would have posted my desk by now, except I don't think it fits the criteria.
Otherwise, I guess I would have posted my desk by now, except I don't think it fits the criteria.
I check out the site every day to see whats going onJust once? Oh man, you think you have it bad...
Well, it's just like compiling for CS except it's for HL... and technically it should be a lot easier to set up. I'm assuming you're mapping in the Half-Life game configuration, and in the compile options you have Half-Life selected as the game?
It happens when you're either standing over a skybox or on top of a null brush, or something that doesn't have light data. The engine references the texture underneath the player position to determine the brightness levels of models.
I'm not sure exactly why it's occurring in your case, because I've never personally dealt with it. Does your map have leaks, is it fullbright, or completely skyboxed in to cover up sloppy mapping? This might explain it.
I'm not sure exactly why it's occurring in your case, because I've never personally dealt with it. Does your map have leaks, is it fullbright, or completely skyboxed in to cover up sloppy mapping? This might explain it.
See, Penguinboy just saved you all that time and trouble. You should really thank him.
Wait, what is the point of this? If a person is a regular member, then other members will already know them. Are you planning to compile some master list of all regular and not-so-regular members, and update it as you see fit? This stuff changes all the time.
Maybe in the next version of TWHL, you should be able to sort through members based on how active they are.
Maybe in the next version of TWHL, you should be able to sort through members based on how active they are.
I am an irregular member.
Your game configurations or compile settings are likely messed up.
It's terrible. It deserves no place on this earth.
Inglorious Basterds.
I was not disappoint.
I was not disappoint.
Definitely need to teleport the player to a dark room, otherwise you'll have brief flashes of the map between scenes, which looks especially ridiculous when the screen is supposed to be black.
"func_wall_toggle" w1 is triggered (forces no movement throughout)You can freeze the player with a flag in cutscenes anyway, so this is pointless.
Oh, you know what else? Ronin. God, what a great movie. Too bad I couldn't figure out the plot on the first watch.
Also, Two Lane Blacktop and Vanishing Point are really good if you have the patience to digest all the spiritual/philosophical mumbo-jumbo. Or maybe just want to look at the cars.
Also, Two Lane Blacktop and Vanishing Point are really good if you have the patience to digest all the spiritual/philosophical mumbo-jumbo. Or maybe just want to look at the cars.
MAD MAX!Hell yeah. But the second and third ones kinda blew chunks, comparatively. #2 was just further exploitation of the original's chase scenes, #3 was just... yeah. It reminded me of Army of Darkness with its complete lack of respect for the original material. The only saving grace was the chase scene at the end.
You're right. I enjoyed Death Proof.
anything on IMDB's top 250 list shouldn't be mentioned hereIn that case, just delete the thread. We can start a new one called "Least Favourite Films"
I've heard of it before, and it's a cool idea, but it always seemed kinda gimmicky to me. I mean, cats in BMRF? Seriously...
I personally liked Death Proof, but I know very few feel the same way about it. It's probably just my fascination with muscle cars that allows me to sit through the boring parts. But I thought the dialogue was Tarantinoey enough to get me through it without any yawns.
Probably the best movie I have seen in a very very long time was Moon, which I made a journal post about. Thinking back, it was absolutely incredible.
My all time favorite movie is still Apocalypse Now. I've seen the three hour twenty-two minute director's cut probably upwards of ten times, once on a 2 1/2 inch MP3 player screen, and it simply never gets old for me.
Probably the best movie I have seen in a very very long time was Moon, which I made a journal post about. Thinking back, it was absolutely incredible.
My all time favorite movie is still Apocalypse Now. I've seen the three hour twenty-two minute director's cut probably upwards of ten times, once on a 2 1/2 inch MP3 player screen, and it simply never gets old for me.