I think that if I had to decide which is better, I would choose Performance. Take the XBOX 360 for instance: It has obscenely good graphics, but not one of the games released has made me want to get a 360 :. If you take a game like Counter Strike 1.6 Versus Counter Strike: Source. The major fan-base is for 1.6 simply because it is more fun. I got Source, and played it for about a week, and then went back to 1.6, becasue source doesn't have the same good feeling.
I agree with D_man HL2 would be nothing without its great graphics, but the performace is truly what counts.
I take if from a mapping perspective: I first think about my layout, and whether the map will be fun to play before I add the bells and whistles. Not everyone maps this way of course, that is why most custom Source maps have crappy gameplay, people get too caught up in making them look pretty or realistic.
I think I've said enough. Hope this helps your paper rimmy.
Edit: Just thought I would add that Games like PacMan, Donkey Kong, Mega Man and Super Mario Bros. are still fun even though they run on an 8-bit system. That shows that graphics aren't the sole decider in the quality of games.
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Voltaire - God Thinks
The purpose of the thread wasn't "Do you like Myspace or not." It was Mustang making a suggestion that there be a Myspace group for TWHL. I answered, and that should have been it. We already had a tread discussing what we like and dislike about myspace Here, no need to repeat history.
I don't get it, why bother posting if the content you post has no positive purpose? The thread will be closed soon enough, don't waste you time, you aren't proving anything telling us that you dislike myspace. Find something better to do.
Im going to try and get my Megaman map finished up in time, I think it would be a nice addition to your server Muzz. Im about 25% done now, I've made the base for 3/8 of the megaman bosses. I'm worried about the gameplay though, it is hard to translate a 2-D side-scroller into a 3-D FPS 
All I can do is hope for the best that it comes out all right.
All I can do is hope for the best that it comes out all right.
Two Wild & Hairy Leprechauns
I know there was no longjump module, but in almost every Speed run I've seen they Bunny hop and strafe to gain speed. I saw you moving the African American Scientist, and I just thought I would mention that it could have been done faster - As I have seen in other speed runs, but good job none-the-less.
OOh, Ill try this when I get home. Muzz a suggestion.. why dont you bunny hop? Also any NPC can open a door, you just gotta push them to the scanners or doors.
I don't care if the kid cried or not, that was F*cking Hilarious! I love that he tries to maul the computer.. lol. I played that flash game, but it didnt suprize me really cuz the game was easy, and you didnt have to focus much.. but.. lol David - Nice find.
Oh, god I know Ive heard that somewhere.. was it in Doom the movie?
Primus - Eleven
Resident Evil? the First movie.. seems easy enough.. or maybe it is Apocolypse.. Either way, I win.. Alice.. ZL you decide if that answer suffices.
Stephen Lynch - Lullaby
(Thank You ZombieLoffe)
(Thank You ZombieLoffe)
I agree, I thought the blue was refreshingly different. I look forward to seeing the finished product - things look promising so far.
Keep in mind, I'm at work, and I dont have photoshop here.. Pretty good work without it, if I may say so myself.
(BTW that is me 2 or so years ago)
Oasis - Whats the Story Morning Glory
then
Prodigy - Climbatize
then
Prodigy - Climbatize
Thats my car edited with MSpaint! The Rims are really orange, thats about all that is real with the car.
(watch ZombieLoffe flip out)
ooh! when I get home, ill PM you my steam ID, so I can slap around fleshy.. stupid rights-abuser! JK, ill withold proper admin responsibilities, like changinging it from a custom map to crossfire when it gets empty =D
what is an appropriate way to put this... nope there is none - It is when a bunch of minors (under 18 years old) masturbate in a circle around one other minor and ejaculate onto this centralized attendant... Is that clear enough?
OOHH!! I forgot about Roller Coater Tycoon! My girlfriend is obsessed with that game right now.. its not that old, and it is still wicked fun, and runs perfectly on XP! good thinking!
most likely just this weekend.
I play TONS of games on my jnes. Such as Kirby, The Mario Series, Megaman, Contra - <3, Ninja Turtles, and many others.
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I got the Megaman Anniversary collection for X-Box, and that is jolly good fun.
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The Seventh Guest is a game I had on my 'doze 95 system, and I cant get it to work on XP =(
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I got the Megaman Anniversary collection for X-Box, and that is jolly good fun.
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The Seventh Guest is a game I had on my 'doze 95 system, and I cant get it to work on XP =(
Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Ooh
yeah, Microsoft would update. That company is full of Money-grubbing theives! Also, they would need to adjust for current technology changes, AKA Windows XP 64 bit edition, and Windows Vista with 64 processing supported. but I understand and support your stance entirely. What is hacking other than de-bugging?
Heh, my theory is that Norton, and Symantec, and McCaffe ((sp) I know), and the other Anti-Virus producers are the ones creating the viruses. Ihink about it, they come up with a solution reletively quickly to most new threats, at the cost of a $30 upgrade on your virus protection package =S. I think finding and exploiting flaws is fun, not to be malicious, but fun. Also creating something like a virus or a hack is thrilling, because you have the knowlege that you have outsmarted the programmer of a specific application, or defied which was previously thought of impossible. thats what I think.
I Play CS more than I map now-a-days. If I have no inspiration, i dont force myself to map. I rarely have inspiration as you can see from my map vault. Also, playing CS takes no thinking, mapping does. Sometimes after a long day of work, I dont want to think, I want mindless fun.
Super Troopers Urby !
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"Do you understand the words that are coming outta my mouuuth!?!?"
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"Do you understand the words that are coming outta my mouuuth!?!?"
I haven't read this whole thread, but I agree - 1.6 is way more fun than source. Source just doesn't have the same fun feel 1.6 did, and also, tons of servers use bots now, so you are never sure when you are going to be playing against real people 
Woo, Go Seventh!! IMO, Make your own computer. In the end, the result is much more satisfying, and you do save money. In IRC, I picked out parts that totalled a little under $800 for a computer Alienware would charge well over $2000 for. (With m0p's and Seventh's help of course). As for everyone here who hates m0p's computer "knowability," you don't know sh*t, this man is very knowlegable when it comes to computers. Final point - Alienware charges for assembly and the case, everything else is another company's part. There is no reason for it to cost double!
lol weren't we just talking about starcraft in IRC the other day? I can imagine this map in my head. Might be kinda tough to make all those yextures, but Im sure you've thought of that. From the range of stuff in this map, you must be anticipating at least 12v12 if you exprect organized assaults. Good luck, I hope this gets finished.. I'd love to see this map.
I have about 20-30 crappy maps in my maps folder that are unfinished, or horribly made. I have released 3 maps.. that is 1 out of 10 maps released.. ick. Use older maps for inspiration. Most of the unfinished maps are just illustrating some neat effet or structure, but have no real gameplay or variation. I never force myself to finish something, because odds are if I dont want to work on it, people wont want to play it..
OOH! Isometric Paper is fun.. I like the textures, and the big Obelisks (Is that what they are 'sposed to be?) I was gonna do something similar a while back with Obelisks. I was gonna use the Chattur'gha, Xel'lotath, Ulyaoth, and Mantorok Runes from Eternal Darkness, and this has somewhat inspired me to try something. can't wait til its done, looks fun.
Electric Light Orchestra - Roll Over Beetoven
I guess ELO likes to re-create stuff..
I guess ELO likes to re-create stuff..
Project X - Airman
Project X - Boss Theme
Project X - Hard Man
Project X - Top Man
I Love Project X !!
Project X - Boss Theme
Project X - Hard Man
Project X - Top Man
I Love Project X !!
Sublime - Badfish
Don't remove Brushes touching the void, remove entities touching the void. Brushes can touch the void, otherwise it is a skybox
Also, players can touch the skywall, but it doesn't look very realistic when the player can just walk up to the invisible wall and look out and see sky.
The tutorial is called "The Displacement Method" It is half way down the 4th or 5th journal entry.
Also, players can touch the skywall, but it doesn't look very realistic when the player can just walk up to the invisible wall and look out and see sky.
The tutorial is called "The Displacement Method" It is half way down the 4th or 5th journal entry.
Well, one thing I should mention is that it isnt a great idea to just have a wall of sky near the ground right where the player can just walk up to. Also, no entities can touch the void, so if any of your buildings are a func_wall then they will appear to be a leak. If you actually do just have a leak, look at my profile, I made a tutorial on seeking out leaks.
lol, so it worked then?
Quarashi - Baseline
Quarashi - F*ck You Puto
(What language do they speak?)
Quarashi - F*ck You Puto
(What language do they speak?)
Oh, lol you skyboxed! that is why VIS and RAD are taking a long time! yeah, just get rid of the skybox, and close off any areas that can see the void with the sky texture. If you want to take it a step further, apple the "Null" texture to any unseen faces, which will give the game less faces to render. 
hope it works.
hope it works.Look here for information on decyphering ZHLT Error messages.
Its prolly not frozen, It is prolly on the VIS stage of compile, which takes a while depending on how you made the map. CSG and BSP run very quickly, then VIS and RAD take 30x longer. How long do you wait after it "Freezes" to scroll around. I usually dont touch my computer while compiling, because it will give the illusion of freezing. All I can say about long compile times is stick to simple mapping, and dont get too messy. you will always have a long time compiling RAD if you have a lot of lighting, there is no avoiding that.
Oh yeah, I fear that cotton ball thing too, I thought I was the only one! If someone chews on felt my teeth cringe.. like they are doing right now. One time at a school play, a kid was chewing on felt pretending to be eating, and I couldnt stand it!
Also, I fear my friends and family being harmed. I would fall apart if my mother, father, sisters, or my girfriend and her family ever got hurt, I wouldn't know what to do.
Also, I fear my friends and family being harmed. I would fall apart if my mother, father, sisters, or my girfriend and her family ever got hurt, I wouldn't know what to do.
I honestly don't fear too much. I feel like, if it is going to happen to me, and there is nothing I can do about it, why worry. I do sometimes fear failure, or inadequacy. I don't like getting bad grades in school, or making customers wait too long. But as I said before; If I can help it, I will try, if not, there is no point getting upset.
Err tips.. hmm stick to a larger grid-size when you first start using VM, it makes things less messy. If you aren't familiar to VM, maybe spheres aren't the best choice. Pepper has a nice example map concerning spheres if you wanna check that out to get some pointers. Other than that, the only advice I can give is practice practice practice. At first VM is confusing, but once you get used to it, it is very powerful.
Hmm, maybe ill load up the good old HL fgd, and make my Megaman 2 map into a HL rather than CS map. hmm could be interesting, too bad I've never mapped HL before
The Who - My Generation
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You forget you are playing HL, and you think you are playing CS, so you pull the pin on a grenade and hold it for a while, and BOOM! You are gibbed.
Are there any beeps? I imagine if there were, you would have said so, but just checking. I say, install the RAM before the CMOS Battery so the first thing it recognizes is that there is 1.5 Gb of RAM rather than 512 Mb.