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Slightly off-topic, but a good read: Clicky
30 Rock - Season 3, Episode 20 - The Natural Order
Another thing: most rail tracks rest on broken up rock rather than just grass. I believe one of the HL2 textures has a blend texture made up of gravel and grass that you could use.
Blitz is right guys. We're keeping the time frame small to keep you all focused. Work to the limit, it can definitely bring out the best in your entry.
There'll be no extension.
Uhh, guys:
Aside from that restriction, we're leaving it fairly open: it could be historical in a video game context, a world event context or heck, even an alternate history (provided you actually have a fantastic backstory: don't take this as an excuse to flimsily work in a map you've already done). We're definitely looking for creativity and originality here, so crack open those history books and get mapping!
I'm going with no, you should be fine doing that.
I don't mean to go off-topic here, but:
if he healed you it will look like he punched your health up with his fistThat's friggin' awesome.
I doubt he would. I don't have it installed myself. In fact, I've never played it, I just bought it because it was dirt cheap.
I'm fine with that. I'm not sure if Penguinboy has DoD: S though.
Rightio, Competition 29: Map Something Historical is a go. Details are on the page. All whinging about the topic of the compo goes here where it will be promptly ignored by your friendly Admin team!
I'm posting the requirements for the compo in this thread, along with a FAQ.
Rules and Requirements
Day of Defeat: yay or nay?
I will discuss this with Penguinboy, but I'm going with a tentative 'yay'.
Pb also says 'yay'.
I need to put this into a mod format!
I'm going to discuss this with the other admins and see if we might change that rule for this and future competitions. It may make things neater, particularly for anyone submitting a Source entry.
I'm posting the requirements for the compo in this thread, along with a FAQ.
Rules and Requirements
- You may use any custom textures, sounds, and models that you wish, but absolutely no custom coding.
- Your entries may be made for Half-Life, Half-Life: Deathmatch, Counter-Strike, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, or Portal to be accepted. If you have a game in mind that isn't listed here, please contact the judges before entering. Please keep in mind that any exceptions to the list will only be for GoldSource and Source powered games that are directly connected to Valve's titles.
- You must include a readme mentioning your TWHL username and what game your entry has been made for.
- Your entry can be either single or multi-player.
- Your entry must NOT be in mod format. If you have custom content, the content should be zipped in the appropriate folder structure.
- Goldsource and Source entries will be judged separately.
- All entries must be in ZIP or RAR format. Do not upload just the .BSP file.
- For entries over 1MB, you will need to host the file externally and paste the link into the appropriate field when entering.
- It MUST run without error: no excuses! We will not chase authors. If we do, it just slows down the already slow process of putting up results.
Day of Defeat: yay or nay?
I will discuss this with Penguinboy, but I'm going with a tentative 'yay'.
Pb also says 'yay'.
I need to put this into a mod format!
I'm going to discuss this with the other admins and see if we might change that rule for this and future competitions. It may make things neater, particularly for anyone submitting a Source entry.
1. Add in more info_player_deathmatch entities to your map.
2. You can put a trigger_hurt a unit above the water and set the damage to a negative amount, which will heal the player instead of hurting. Trigger_hurt is a brush-based entity, like func_water, so create a brush textured with null and turn it into a trigger_hurt.
3. Not off the top of my head, but there are places that do textures. You'd have to turn them into Half-Life .wad files yourself, which someone else may have to help out with because I don't remember how. Perhaps someone would like to write a tutorial on the subject?
2. You can put a trigger_hurt a unit above the water and set the damage to a negative amount, which will heal the player instead of hurting. Trigger_hurt is a brush-based entity, like func_water, so create a brush textured with null and turn it into a trigger_hurt.
3. Not off the top of my head, but there are places that do textures. You'd have to turn them into Half-Life .wad files yourself, which someone else may have to help out with because I don't remember how. Perhaps someone would like to write a tutorial on the subject?
Saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) last night. I enjoyed it.
We'll say anything prior to the year 2000. The further you go back, the better, perhaps.
Creating a box and hollowing it is the worst way to skybox a map, purely because it adds extra strain on the engine. Think of it this way: rather than just your map being compiled and rendered, the engine also renders all those gaps under and around your map because it's simply contained in a box.
Think of a skybox as putting a cap, or a roof over your entire map, rather than boxing it. As well as that, did you texture the box with the sky texture?
Think of a skybox as putting a cap, or a roof over your entire map, rather than boxing it. As well as that, did you texture the box with the sky texture?
Yeah, you know it, Soup Miner.
Can't we just use 3D Mark? It seems to do a good all-rounder benchmark.
Either way, I'd smoke you all. 2x Quad Core Intel Xeon processors.
Either way, I'd smoke you all. 2x Quad Core Intel Xeon processors.
There is a good chance of that. Backup them up before you do. Or just try reinstalling Steam over the top of the existing installation, it shouldn't wipe out your games.
Half-Life: Source is pretty much just a mod for Source. There's nothing special about it whatsoever. More so, I don't think it's been updated since it's release, so it's still running on ancient Source.
Delete clientregistry.blob in your Steam folder.
Screw Halloween. I live in Australia, that crap shouldn't exist here!
Pro Tip, krakz: blowing on computer parts is not how you clean them. 
Use a vacuum to remove dust and then use a can of compressed air to get to the more hard to reach places.
Use a vacuum to remove dust and then use a can of compressed air to get to the more hard to reach places.
Oh please. If you can't break it down, you just need to man the hell up.
Well, I guess it wouldn't be impossible to consume a car...it'd be one hell of a bog stop afterwards though.
How can you compare Goldsource to CryEngine? 
It's like comparing an apple to a...car
It's like comparing an apple to a...car
Has Unity opened up their development tools to Windows now?
Octopussy
Continuing the Bond marathon. I love these films. ^_^
Continuing the Bond marathon. I love these films. ^_^
Corrupted sectors? Physical damage? Who knows.
You sure your HDD hasn't carked it?
Link is dead.
To my bidding?
We'll finalise a compo idea soon folks, don't worry. Would love to have a bigger turnout this time around...
The Avalanches - Etoh
Don Punch: I can't give you anything specific related to PHPBB having never developed for it myself, but I can point you in the direction of FireBug, an add-on for FireFox. It is quite possibly the best web development tool around (and as a long-time Opera user, that's a big thing for me to say!).
What you'll be able to do with FireBug is first of all see what stylesheets are in use by the page in question. As well as that, you'll be able to directly 'select' the element you want to change and FireBug will spit out what styles are affecting it. This should help you narrow down exactly what you need to change to get it working. As well as that, FireBug allows you to edit the stylesheet directly without touching the online version, so you can see your changes instantly without screwing around with the live version.
Yes, I know this seems like an ad for FireBug, but it's free and it's definitely helped me out in my job.
Luke and Crollo: This is General Discussion so the post is valid. If you aren't going to help, don't post.
What you'll be able to do with FireBug is first of all see what stylesheets are in use by the page in question. As well as that, you'll be able to directly 'select' the element you want to change and FireBug will spit out what styles are affecting it. This should help you narrow down exactly what you need to change to get it working. As well as that, FireBug allows you to edit the stylesheet directly without touching the online version, so you can see your changes instantly without screwing around with the live version.
Yes, I know this seems like an ad for FireBug, but it's free and it's definitely helped me out in my job.
Luke and Crollo: This is General Discussion so the post is valid. If you aren't going to help, don't post.
They're tidy, CStriker. I only have one icon on my Windows 7 desktop and that's the Recycle Bin.
On OS X, I only have my hard-drives.
On OS X, I only have my hard-drives.
OnLive's initial announcement didn't really interest me. It seemed steeped in DRM: you're essentially renting the games. If OnLive goes belly-up, there's absolutely no way to claim ownership of games, since you never really had them to start with. This, combined with the system requirement of having lightspeed Internet (something that few people have access to at the moment, particularly in countries other than the US) means that you have to run the games at a crippled resolution.
Secondly, I'm sure that any pro-gamer out there would balk at the idea that they're essentially just playing a video. The lag issues involved with precision gaming would be insane.
I'll stick to Steam, GoG (even after their stupid stunt) and good old fashioned retail, thanks: I'd like to have an actual product after I've forked over cash.
Secondly, I'm sure that any pro-gamer out there would balk at the idea that they're essentially just playing a video. The lag issues involved with precision gaming would be insane.
I'll stick to Steam, GoG (even after their stupid stunt) and good old fashioned retail, thanks: I'd like to have an actual product after I've forked over cash.
Status: crushed.
Wait, Soup Miner is WCD? Hi!
Gnarly. Can't say I'd ever move in with 12 other guys, but ok!
Also, long time no see, VOX! A lot of the old users seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately...
Also, long time no see, VOX! A lot of the old users seem to be coming out of the woodwork lately...
It's my name. >_>
It's better than the game.
If you're paying. 
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
The original theatrical version, not the ruined Special Edition.
The original theatrical version, not the ruined Special Edition.
Well, look at Portal guys. It requires a bit of mental input to get past some of the challenges.
Such games exist. You know what happens? No one buys them.
See Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil.
See Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil.
Ah, Pokemon. I stopped playing after Gold and Silver, but I remember Red very well. Particularly after finding the Missingno glitch and haxing my Charizard to level 100. Unstoppable! Except anytime I versed my neighbour's level 100 Blastoise...that bastard.
Robin Beanland, Eveline Fischer, David Wise, Motoi Sakuraba - [Super Smash Bros. Brawl] Jungle Level Ver. 2 - Donkey Kong Country