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I guess it means you can add them in the comments aka links.
Ah I was looking for a decent UV mapping tutorial, cheers.
Just tried it. It's pretty sleak but I already lost interest because it doesn't come up with my website >_>
Also, concerning Faith. Naaah.. She looks kinda weirdYou laid the path, I have to say it...
So does your mum!
As for what I've heard you run around in the same city all the time, from A to B, and those points change depending on what mission you've taken.That sounds great but from what I know and believe...It's like HL2 in that you progress through the story, level after level but have some choice in where you jump, climb etc...
Perhaps I'm wrong but I've watched vids and I swear I heard them say that somewhere.
You all act like this is new? I've been spamming it like mad and even wrote a blog entry ;P
It does look excellent and all my points are basically on my site. Looks nothing like the Unreal engine anymore D:
It does look excellent and all my points are basically on my site. Looks nothing like the Unreal engine anymore D:
Quite interesting to read and watch. I myself don't really have projects but like most people I started a few mini mods and failed.
Something I was proud of was my ghost which flew towards you and went through the wall. If you don't mind here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4OJsUKYdA
I also started a HL2 SP mod to really show off my abilities however I was way over the top and had planned 15 + maps all with a nice plot and concept art.
It was too much for me and I ended up making the first two levels before stopping. Maybe I'll go back to it someday but the first map was that apartment map I pasted into the WIP forum and the second map was an area of East Mesa from HL2 that you didn't see. I had it so you walked up to a fence and saw Freeman and Mossman enter the lift...
In the end you would go to the top of the Citadel just below Breen when he was trying to escape and you would help Freeman resulting in your death and Gman walking away smiling.
Still it was fun to make and once I get this modelling down I think I'll go back to it and work on the details. It's my best work to be honest apart from my old school remake.
That's my project stuff anyway...Right now I'm just learning 3ds Max for my second year at uni.
Something I was proud of was my ghost which flew towards you and went through the wall. If you don't mind here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4OJsUKYdA
I also started a HL2 SP mod to really show off my abilities however I was way over the top and had planned 15 + maps all with a nice plot and concept art.
It was too much for me and I ended up making the first two levels before stopping. Maybe I'll go back to it someday but the first map was that apartment map I pasted into the WIP forum and the second map was an area of East Mesa from HL2 that you didn't see. I had it so you walked up to a fence and saw Freeman and Mossman enter the lift...
In the end you would go to the top of the Citadel just below Breen when he was trying to escape and you would help Freeman resulting in your death and Gman walking away smiling.
Still it was fun to make and once I get this modelling down I think I'll go back to it and work on the details. It's my best work to be honest apart from my old school remake.
That's my project stuff anyway...Right now I'm just learning 3ds Max for my second year at uni.
Well lets see. Depending on the metal style you may want to use a normal map which adds bumps to the texture without actually deforming it and adding poly's.
You can easily google tutorials but there was a tool or a plug-in for Photoshop which made exporting real easy and it made you the normal maps etc.
You may also want to use what I think is called an Alpha Map to add a reflective shine to it.
Oh and in the VMT you need to write what material it is aka metal and it will sound, shoot like metal. Check a Valve VMT to get the correct wording.
Hope that helps.
You can easily google tutorials but there was a tool or a plug-in for Photoshop which made exporting real easy and it made you the normal maps etc.
You may also want to use what I think is called an Alpha Map to add a reflective shine to it.
Oh and in the VMT you need to write what material it is aka metal and it will sound, shoot like metal. Check a Valve VMT to get the correct wording.
Hope that helps.
Is it really his Birthday? or is this a joke...Either way Happy Birthday or Happy Fake Birthday Joke Day.
Me thinks it's pretty obvious. Clearly the Borealis has been captured by the Combine and that's when Judith spotted it stuck in-between the ice glaciars...It looks like they have converted it into a base or power source...perhaps they'll use the portal technology to call for reinforcements after you closed the Citadel portal.
I'm kinda expecting to see that one boss thing they didn't include in Half Life 2 because it didn't fit with the game or something. You know, that weird thing that there's a picture of it stabbing a combine with a blue tentacle thing. That's about all we see.As pointed out, Hydra and it'll most likely never return as it sucks. Owns too much. Try fighting one in the countless mods.
Oh dear. Well we all learn sometime.
First you need to know what graphics card you use. Typically Nvidia or ATI and go on their website. If your driver's are outdated then Steam warns you so did you see any messages like that when launching EP2?
First you need to know what graphics card you use. Typically Nvidia or ATI and go on their website. If your driver's are outdated then Steam warns you so did you see any messages like that when launching EP2?
Haha, no it isn't supposed to do that.
My guess is you need to update your drivers or your PC is broken.
My guess is you need to update your drivers or your PC is broken.
All I can say is be careful. Remember the kid that was arrested for making his school into a 3D level for CS.
That partly made me stop working on my school level a few years back. Ah I can remember the praise I got when word got around school XD
That partly made me stop working on my school level a few years back. Ah I can remember the praise I got when word got around school XD
Very interesting.
While writing my games document for my first coursework I had to use a few books as references and one of the books I used is called:
Theoretical Topic II ? Nine Trade-Offs of Game Design by Francois Dominic Laram?e ? Game Design Perspectives: pg. 116
I'll paste in what I wrote at the top:
The theory about the ?Nine Trade-Offs of game Design? by Francois Dominic Laram?e discusses the nine sets of conflicting goals that a game designer has to decide due to tight deadlines or budget limits. He discusses the idea that ?each of us, deep inside, harbours a personal conception of the ?Ultimate Game,? a perfect product capable of satisfying the needs of every player until the end of time.?
These are the titles he discussed:
?Balance versus Enjoyment?
?Realism versus Understandability?
?Structure versus Freedom?
?Mood versus Playability?
?Completeness versus Manageability?
?Innovation versus Familiarity?
?Scope versus Concision?
?Violence versus Isolation?
?Breadth versus Depth versus Pace?
I found it interesting cause the points he makes do open your eyes as to the decisions that have to be made when designing a game...
A lot of work!
While writing my games document for my first coursework I had to use a few books as references and one of the books I used is called:
Theoretical Topic II ? Nine Trade-Offs of Game Design by Francois Dominic Laram?e ? Game Design Perspectives: pg. 116
I'll paste in what I wrote at the top:
The theory about the ?Nine Trade-Offs of game Design? by Francois Dominic Laram?e discusses the nine sets of conflicting goals that a game designer has to decide due to tight deadlines or budget limits. He discusses the idea that ?each of us, deep inside, harbours a personal conception of the ?Ultimate Game,? a perfect product capable of satisfying the needs of every player until the end of time.?
These are the titles he discussed:
?Balance versus Enjoyment?
?Realism versus Understandability?
?Structure versus Freedom?
?Mood versus Playability?
?Completeness versus Manageability?
?Innovation versus Familiarity?
?Scope versus Concision?
?Violence versus Isolation?
?Breadth versus Depth versus Pace?
I found it interesting cause the points he makes do open your eyes as to the decisions that have to be made when designing a game...
A lot of work!
The first link works but the higher quality isn't loading...Just hangs on loading the page...
(Turn off MSN when recording the real versions!!)
(Turn off MSN when recording the real versions!!)
Try "Riva FLV Encoder" as I found it was a good FLV tool!
Muzz again has it right. They are used to seal off the map as displacements don't seal from leaks.
Although when I read your question I thought you meant literally blocks covered in nodraw in the middle of nowhere...
I've actually seen blocks like that and I wonder why Valve did it :S
Although when I read your question I thought you meant literally blocks covered in nodraw in the middle of nowhere...
I've actually seen blocks like that and I wonder why Valve did it :S
I ran out of vitamins for a week...Do you really need them?
And yeah I look forward to some new media! Sounds like your course is having its toll on you...Muzz has the right idea. If it were a Mac PC I'd suggest the duel boot thing as it works great on my friend's one.
This site needs a rating system so I can rate that comment as dumb!
Here's a bad example of button sounds:
http://www.ragdollkungfu.com/
It seems to screw up my speakers with a distorted cracking @_@
http://www.ragdollkungfu.com/
It seems to screw up my speakers with a distorted cracking @_@
The sounds seem to delay the click. It's an interesting start but hardly worth sharing when all we have in front of us is a menu. Update us when you lots more done!
Yeah maybe if you paid him a fair amount otherwise don't ever expect it 
The visual may not be amazing but you've got a unique building there. Might work well on DM...Hardly anyone plays that anymore.
You stole 14 seconds of my life mouse and I want them back! Some of these tips are actually useful!
Goldwave is easy to use! And it does sound like Age of Empires...Wood Please!
I just heard at the end "The password is Bionic Man" and took a wild guess 
Worked fine in VLC and boy am I stumped...Bionic Man the Video Game? : P
Hehe. Potatis since you made me reveal the game, you go next.
Fine it was Onimusha 3 for the PC. The french voice was:
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=jean%20reno&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Jean Reno, Awesome Actor!
The second half was Samonoske and Nobunaga getting ready to fight. I cut out the naming to make it harder :>
Here's the footage: www.habboi.co.uk/oni.avi - Let it upload first.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=jean%20reno&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi
Jean Reno, Awesome Actor!
The second half was Samonoske and Nobunaga getting ready to fight. I cut out the naming to make it harder :>
Here's the footage: www.habboi.co.uk/oni.avi - Let it upload first.
It's English. Just that one scene is French. That's a huge hint! I added the English to make it fair. Come on this is piss easy 
Say give up and I'll reveal.
Say give up and I'll reveal.Well I will give a hint. The game was originally on PS2 but a shit port was made to PC. It had 2 games before it and it is set in Japan.
This is the third game and the guy talking in French looks kinda like Joey from Friends. I hope you can figure that out.
Hunter: Nice guess! But far from it (I should have used a MGS sound instead :P)
Edit
Can no one guess? The guy starred in a film about Assassination and drank Milk.
This is the third game and the guy talking in French looks kinda like Joey from Friends. I hope you can figure that out.
Hunter: Nice guess! But far from it
(I should have used a MGS sound instead :P)Edit
Can no one guess? The guy starred in a film about Assassination and drank Milk.
Alright give me a little bit of time. No speaking please or I'll have to post again : >
OK I cut up the dialogue but I felt it was unfair...you'll see why so I added on a second bit to help guess the game. You have to guess who the older male is in the first half.
Hint: He is also a movie star.
www.habboi.co.uk/rawr.wav
OK I cut up the dialogue but I felt it was unfair...you'll see why so I added on a second bit to help guess the game. You have to guess who the older male is in the first half.
Hint: He is also a movie star.
www.habboi.co.uk/rawr.wav
One of the guys sounds like Carl (CJ) from GTA: San Andreas :S I can't figure this one out. (Oh and I didn't refresh so I didn't see Tet's post above)
Blows off dust
Jeez this is old I remember first seeing this on Snarkpit. I think it deserves a test since it's so old!
Jeez this is old
I remember first seeing this on Snarkpit. I think it deserves a test since it's so old!Same as always. Blah blah.
Devil May CryI can kinda see what you mean...Needs more gothic
It would make a good TRON map Kinda like the "End of the Void" in Cyber Space.
Kinda like the "End of the Void" in Cyber Space.Satchmo: Do you think Valve check to see if players are using the games on multiple accounts and ban them? I somehow doubt that ^^
Pretty good. Well it needs a lot of work. I really think you did a good job on the hands and you seem to know your entities from watching the vid...
However. Your level design is seriously lacking. I mean a large room just for a keycard? You have to compare your levels to real life sometimes because when I saw that I woke up from your world and found it hard to go back.
It's good that you have that untouched way of mapping. But you need to change the way you map and it will probably change your ideas for the future. So maybe you should work on your mapping skills before making a real mod!
However. Your level design is seriously lacking. I mean a large room just for a keycard? You have to compare your levels to real life sometimes because when I saw that I woke up from your world and found it hard to go back.
It's good that you have that untouched way of mapping. But you need to change the way you map and it will probably change your ideas for the future. So maybe you should work on your mapping skills before making a real mod!
Was that James Bond music in the video?Hahaha
You can't? Well I just chucked my old maps on a server even though exits led to the skybox and I could still experience the gameplay.
Just patch it all together, chuck it in the post and get some mates to test it.
Just patch it all together, chuck it in the post and get some mates to test it.
No not really. Me and Moocow enjoyed Dustbowl :> If you haven't tested the size of it with other players maybe you should.
Well I said something like...I think it may also be the driver. So Spike how many areas are there?
well who the fuck DOESNT have internet these days?My friend doesn't. He has to sit in the far corner of his room, tilt his laptop at an angle just so he can steal a weak wireless connection from his neighbors. Yeah
Looking good but a lot of work needs to be done on those tunnels. I only watched the whole vid cause the song kicks ass
Your friends are dummies btw. Also if you used FRAPS you gotta tick RECORD SOUND in the options and then choose the device it uses to record...Sadly my PC sound card uses some gay thing so it can't record sound...Something about it not being PCI I think they said.
Your friends are dummies btw. Also if you used FRAPS you gotta tick RECORD SOUND in the options and then choose the device it uses to record...Sadly my PC sound card uses some gay thing so it can't record sound...Something about it not being PCI I think they said.
Luke: Yeah check my Steam Rating...it's 0 :> I've been too busy with uni work :< Summer's gonna be an awesome time for me to play again!
Most points:
15 (as Pyro)
Most kills:
9 (as Pyro)
Yeah I just love the Pyro!
15 (as Pyro)
Most kills:
9 (as Pyro)
Yeah I just love the Pyro!
Spike you clearly haven't seen me and Moocow play as Pyro double :> It owns. But they did mention somewhere about making it so you get points for every so many seconds that an enemy is set alight.
Yeah that was it. After reading the articles I like the idea of engineer improvements and the medic weapons sound really useful such as the saw which fills up a quarter of your UBER per hit.
Damn was gonna edit this in:
http://www.interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23959
Just some info from Shack News about the update.
http://www.interlopers.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23959
Just some info from Shack News about the update.