Journals
So I'm ever-so-slowly returning to work on my Volcano map, I hope you remember it. 
Here's a shot or two to show you how it's changed:
This is the old interior, which I am not quite glad I improved. The rock texture was far too noisy and lacked any sort of contrast as it went upwards.
This is what it looks like now!
Compare the two and I hope you'll see quite a difference. The rock material is a lost cleaner and smoother, and fades nicely towards the top keeping players focus to the bottom area, where most of the combat should take place. It also makes the general geometry easier to pick out. I've also included some fog which should nicely draw peoples attention to incoming players silouhettes towards the rear of the room, where it opens up to outside, here:
This hasn't changed much since you last saw it, and this is still and old shot. I'm hoping to deepen the lighting up a little bit here, and looking to replace the sky with something a bit more night-like. I've started work on the flag base, which is behind the camera. I'm trying not to go for the TF2 orthagonal industrial vs. angular natural approach, and more for a man vs. nature look, with strong, imposing structures (for both bases) set about the more flowing jungle environment.
Estimated completion time: ...ask again later, though I think the map is roughly 60-65% complete at the moment.
Here's a shot or two to show you how it's changed:
This is the old interior, which I am not quite glad I improved. The rock texture was far too noisy and lacked any sort of contrast as it went upwards.
This is what it looks like now!
Compare the two and I hope you'll see quite a difference. The rock material is a lost cleaner and smoother, and fades nicely towards the top keeping players focus to the bottom area, where most of the combat should take place. It also makes the general geometry easier to pick out. I've also included some fog which should nicely draw peoples attention to incoming players silouhettes towards the rear of the room, where it opens up to outside, here:
This hasn't changed much since you last saw it, and this is still and old shot. I'm hoping to deepen the lighting up a little bit here, and looking to replace the sky with something a bit more night-like. I've started work on the flag base, which is behind the camera. I'm trying not to go for the TF2 orthagonal industrial vs. angular natural approach, and more for a man vs. nature look, with strong, imposing structures (for both bases) set about the more flowing jungle environment.
Estimated completion time: ...ask again later, though I think the map is roughly 60-65% complete at the moment.
Well I did say to Muzz that I'd upload some pictures of my cats so here they are...
They are starting to settle in but Tia prefers to be outdoors and we hardly see her. The other, Roxy, prefers indoors and catawauls almost all the time when we leave her alone XD
In other news I got back into mapping a little and decided to enter the Interlopers 26th compo. The theme is underground and my WIP so far is this:
Using the time to model as well. Trying to make a mole character which will most likely be a static that I'll just pose in Hammer and hide using lighting tricks.
Oh by the way that purple box in the second pic is a giant match box. I found some awesome old style matchbox references.
In other news I got back into mapping a little and decided to enter the Interlopers 26th compo. The theme is underground and my WIP so far is this:
I thought I'd post a small WIP myself. It's meant to be a mole's home but I haven't modelled the mole and a few props yet. I got the idea from Banjo Tooie and most of the ideas came from that very game and some Russian cartoon featuring a mole...
Using the time to model as well. Trying to make a mole character which will most likely be a static that I'll just pose in Hammer and hide using lighting tricks.Oh by the way that purple box in the second pic is a giant match box. I found some awesome old style matchbox references.
Anyone who's had a look at my Journal every once and while will probably be familiar with the 3D project I'm doing. I started modelling in October 2007 and I'm finally animating. I've done just over 20 seconds of animation in about a week, so yay for progress!
A still shot from the first 20 seconds.
Finished my job as web graphics designer in a local company. The job was acquired via some acquaintances (after all, not easy for your average 17-yr-old with pretty much no previous experience to get a desk job ) and paid ok (expected more).
Nonetheless, I'm now loaded with cash to spend on upgraedz, stuffs adn gaems, plus enough holidays left to party off the period spent working! ^^
) and paid ok (expected more).Nonetheless, I'm now loaded with cash to spend on upgraedz, stuffs adn gaems, plus enough holidays left to party off the period spent working! ^^
Problems over problems . The SvenCoop Campaign should have been finished over 2 moths ago . But , I bought a new video card , the mighty Ati Radeon HD 4850 and it's drivers can't handle correctly hammer 3.5 . But I can play games at a much more higher quality 
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In the mean time , I made a wordpress blog with my funny DIY stuff.
Here's a link : http://sjackm.wordpress.com
Of course , it's in romanian ( maybe I'll consider doing something in english when the Romanian population will drop under 10 million =)) . Now it's around 20 million , but I don't think that will happen unless a fucking disease strikes out .)
Oke , see you soon JOURNAL !
.In the mean time , I made a wordpress blog with my funny DIY stuff.
Here's a link : http://sjackm.wordpress.com
Of course , it's in romanian ( maybe I'll consider doing something in english when the Romanian population will drop under 10 million =)) . Now it's around 20 million , but I don't think that will happen unless a fucking disease strikes out .)
Oke , see you soon JOURNAL !
I found a cool program today. It is Phun. Phun is a physics program with some interactive twist. Its 2D. And yeah for me its too addicting.
Link: http://www.phunland.com/
Link: http://www.phunland.com/
I've just tried something I was thinking about for a long time now. I don't know, maybe this trick is well-known for most of you, but I personally haven't seen it used in any map. So whatever, here's a pic of the whole deal:
Faked bumpmapping in Goldsource with additive render mode. I think it looks neat, I'll try it in my upcoming map(s), if I'll have the nerve to actually finish a map
Faked bumpmapping in Goldsource with additive render mode. I think it looks neat, I'll try it in my upcoming map(s), if I'll have the nerve to actually finish a map
Today, I watched the Olympic. It was unforgetable. I wish the next one would be even more fantastic than this.
The Dark Knight.
I didn't see it. And im not planning to see it, because i don't care.
I didn't see it. And im not planning to see it, because i don't care.
I've just downloaded the SSH:MM WTF Mod (Scientist Slaughterhouse:Mod Messup WTF mod from moddb.com. The sounds and the speech are funny. The new models of the monster are intresting. The models of the crossbow and the others are from Half Life 2. (Maybe it is possible to create Half Life 2 on Half Life 1)
This is a mod which takes other HL1 mods and compresses them into a big fat ball. SSH:MM#1 is based on SSH and an old HL1 mod called WTF made by The Afro-Man (which no longer exists).
WARNING: If really disturbing content about uhhh... REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff that sensitive people can't handle and you are sensitive to REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff I don't reccomend you to play this mod, all the REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff are just f*king lol.
This is a mod which takes other HL1 mods and compresses them into a big fat ball. SSH:MM#1 is based on SSH and an old HL1 mod called WTF made by The Afro-Man (which no longer exists).
WARNING: If really disturbing content about uhhh... REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff that sensitive people can't handle and you are sensitive to REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff I don't reccomend you to play this mod, all the REALLY NASTY GROSS stuff are just f*king lol.
If anybody recognizes this guy in my new avatar, I will be thoroughly amazed, and award three whole internets to them.
Oh, and I saw The Dark Knight too.
Oh, and I saw The Dark Knight too.
I saw The Dark Knight.
Sound familiar anyone?
Sound familiar anyone?
Initialising "I saw The Dark Knight" journal combo.
I saw The Dark Knight.
I saw The Dark Knight.
I just saw The Dark Knight with TrooperDX3117. It was definately the best movie that I've seen in the last year, with an excellent story, and brilliant action, acting, and humour. It also had the best magic trick that I've ever seen.
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One of my kittens is now dead. I had to put the body away to be buried later. Rigor Mortis had set in and it's eyes had been pecked out, so it wasn't really a very cheerful moment for me.
Not only that but the last kitten left seems to be sick now.
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One of my kittens is now dead. I had to put the body away to be buried later. Rigor Mortis had set in and it's eyes had been pecked out, so it wasn't really a very cheerful moment for me.
Not only that but the last kitten left seems to be sick now.
Found a...uh, pretty sweet site for breaking down notebook specs--fer noobs like me--from everything from processors to gfx cards, and just about everything else.
Notebookcheck.net
Eye-opening is all i can say. = )
Notebookcheck.net
Eye-opening is all i can say. = )