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B. Fred is my pet Orange is called. Wow. It seems insanity is contageous.

Contaigus? Cont...a...juice. ARGH! The word that means it spreads.

Not Butter.

B it is. Hurrah, I'm glad you chose Fitz actually. I based Gregory on somebody i would hate. A man with mood swings. Desgined him as a brown nose to Dan too. General an asshole.

Also theres a character I've planned out to be in Fitz's squad who i really wanted to use. Little bit of Comic relief inbound.

Yay I kinda inspired someting.

A) DOWN WITH SENCE!!!

I know nothing of the pope. I wasn't even in the country when it happened. Saw it in a paper and said "Oh, he's dead then?" That was all.

I only mourn the passing of my family and those who died in Normandy 60 years ago.

It doesn't require sence! It requires a single cell. possibly a brain cell. Thats all.

You named bots? Where is me?

Hmmm...steams suckability.

clenches fists and shakes until his face turns purple.

Wow. huff wheeze I don't think there is a word other than Opens mouth slighty and lets sound fall out

"Glaaaaaaaaaaah."

I am a strong believer of the paranormal and the astral plane. I see dreams as a sneek peek at the astral world (if you will)

I was playin on a CS:S server and this speed hacker joined. When asked why he cheated he replied 'I might as well cos i'm the best player here.' Which roughly translates to "! !z t3h 1337 H4x0rz"

When we flamed him enough he turned them off and we all kicked the shit out of him. Even the guys on his team capped his knees at the start of the round.

If you want to ruin an SP game by all means go ahead. If you want to try in in an MP game i'd consider using a different identity to save yourself the embarresment of forever being branded 'a useless script-kiddie wank flavoured cracker jack biscuit turd.'

Ok so I?ve played a little too much Brothers-in-arms lately. Who cares? The realism and attention to detail has inspired me to carry on with my fan fiction.

Also before I begin section 2 of chapter 2 I must point out the language will also be increasing in realism. Anyone offended by upset words and cursing, well, you?ve been warned.

Dan searched the alleyway for a possible exit. He saw a loosened manhole cover not 100 feet behind his squad. The only problem was that the only cover from his current position was a few cardboard boxes and some trashcans.

?Fitzgerald!? he yelled. A small skinny man who had been hunched over Henderson?s twitching body looked up.

?Yes sir?? he rose on his knees and as he Mark could see a red cross on his arm and another on a battered belt bag. He was a medic.

?What?s the wounded status??

?We only got the one sir. It?s Henderson and he?s?? Fitzgerald paused as he looked at Henderson face. Blood had spurted out of his mouth and nose due to the fist-sized hole in his stomach. He was staring into the sky with eyes that were no longer focused on anything. They were perched on one spot, the belongings of an owner who no longer needed them. ?FUCK! He?s dead sir!?

?There?s going be a Hell of a lot of death to go around Fitz. Get used to it.? Fitz folded Henderson?s arms across his chest and pulled his eyes shut. ?Lets move people. We can get to that sewage opening. Only problem is the only cover available is minute. Run your asses off and you might make it. Don?t stop to help anyone. On my signal.?

Dan stood up and the combine troops all turned on him.

?GO!? Dan yelled and dove to the floor. The combine fired at his position before realising the group was on the move. Dan got into the crowd and they ran in a swarm. The combine APC opened fire. Machine gun bullets smashed into the back of the group dropping 5 men. A rocket was launched and another 3 went down. The group reached the manhole still under heavy fire. The cover came of and the men poured into it like liquid not caring which way they fell. Heads hit concrete with other people?s boots in their mouths and a few fingers were broken. A broken finger was a very fickle matter in this type of situation. The sewers were well lit by grids and open covers so the men could almost see.

?Well that went well.? Said Fitz.

?Shut up Fitz.? said Gregory.

?Now what?? asked Mark.

?Run!? Yelled Dan. He scrambled to his feet and began running down the tunnel. The men climbed to their feet and looked at each other. Then they heard it. A faint beeping noise was coming from the street above. A small canister bounced off the ladder and settled at their feet. Dan yelled again ?RUN GOD DAMN IT!!!?

The men ran from the grenade as fast as they could. The grenade let out a mighty bang as it detonated sending dust, debris and flesh in a thousand directions. The metal ladder sprayed fragments everywhere and a large chunk hit Gregory in the back.

?Ouch!? he yelled as he rose to his feet ?That bloody hurt!?

He dusted himself off but paused when he hit something wet on his hip. He turned to see that the metal shard had already hit something before him. A man lay on the floor behind him with his skull clearly visible.

?That was close.? He said.

?Who did we loose up there?? yelled Fitz.

Dan scanned the group, shrugged and simply walked off down the tunnel.

?What?s eaten him?? asked Mark

?His fucking brothers dead asshole!? Said Gregory and he also pushed past and moped off behind Dan.

?What the fuck?? yelled Mark.

?Hey.? Said Fitz ?He?s lost his entire family to the combine now. His bro was the last.?

?Yeah but why the Hell did Gregory give me an earful??

?No idea.? He said, ?I?m pretty new to Gregory myself. We picked him up just outside of Ravenholm. He?s always saying he got mistaken for a priest there or something, I?m not sure. He comes off as a bit of an asshole really.?

?No kidding?? laughed Mark. Fitz seemed to be the only guy in the group who Mark could really talk to. Dan was too harsh with words and just seemed to focus on the militant side of everything. Fitz was the kind of guy who you?d imagine working with children. He was soft spoken and kind.

The group sidled a good few feet behind Dan and Gregory. Nobody said a word to them despite the fact that conversation was bursting out between all the other guys. Mark and Fitz talked all the way to the end of the tunnel until Dan halted everyone at a T-junction.

?Alright guys.? He said, hands on hips like the classic hero stance you?d see on TV ?We did good today but we?ve got a long way to go to Eli?s place. We?ll split up and keep a low profile from here on. One team can go left with me and the other will go right with Corporal Fitz here. Lets keep it even now. How many we got left??

?Twenty one sir? said Gregory right beside him like a teachers pet.

?Ok then. Ten each. Mark, you decide who you want to go with.?

A) Go with Dan and Gregory

B) Go with Fitz

and C it is BTW

For those still interested. I can't sleep not knowing what happens here. The story will continue. I'm just caught up with holiday unpacking and work and college tommorrow and Brothers in Arms. Finished em all now though!

On with the fiction. Tommorrow, I promise!

and constapation

Still disappointed with HL2 mapping. Boring props.

Don't expect any HL2 from me! HL1 all the way.

Still don't beleive me?

Google : Combi-mouse

http://psychology.wichita.edu/surl/usabilitynews/61/images/combimouse%20image.gif

AHA!

I thought you could only pick up weapons dropped by players in CS

The .wad file has to be in your Valve folder.

Crashes HL

Is there any way to make a Gib shooter shooting anything other that human gibs. I need it for my compo entry

I don't know you. Enlighten me!

Yo SariBous. What you said before about combining the keyboard and mouse. Its already been done. I'll see if i can find it.

My Specs:

Pentuim 4 2.8Ghz processor
NVidia GeForce 6600 (3 letters here) 256Mb
1024 Ram
Audigy 3 SoundBlaster Card
50 Gb divided over 2 crappy HDs
Microsoft Optical Mouse
512Kb BT Broadband Internet

Breen. That final battle scene was brilliant. The Nihalanth bored me.

Blow up crystals, shoot him forever, get above him, blast brain, THE END!

The fact that breen taunts you makes it all the more fun to destroy him at the end.

I only just figured out how to get cameras to move. I'll have to look at the map when i get home in 2 days. If by then your still stuck i'll put an example map up.

Eh?

"You have to talk in German for a minute and a half? Christ! I'm glad i'm doing foundation. I only have to do it for 90 seconds."

-Secondry school friend talking about a Foundation level German Oral exam to a Student taking the Higher exam.

I don't have any idea how so many people ran out of ammo anywhere in HL2! Ravenholm was great but it isn't the best chapter. Best chapters are anti-citizen one and the one after it.

Follow Freeman! thats it.

Oh and about annoyin team mates...KILL EM! LoL!

To get the super grav gun you have to load a citadel level and get it. then spawn to an earlier level. Only problem is that all other weapons vanish. Some programming thing.

Just wondering? Do you guys do any form of artwork or simple sketches. If so share them. I'm just nosey like that.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Urbanebula/monkey.gif

So when compiling all i need to do is put -wadinclude Urban.wad?

Or somethin?

When the osprey gets shot down it teleports you to a different chopper set inside a bunch of rocks that rotate in order to simulate falling. However its only short and theres fire and explosions all over the place so you can't see it repeating itself.

snarks may very well be included.

The resistance has not long started out. No grenades yet.

And erm...no...apples. I didn't know the combine liked apples!?

ZZZzzz...

You need to run it in CS:S

Oh. I didn't get the question. :

Just curious. (Probably a n00b question)

I've played some maps in the past that have had custom textures but i haven't needed to download any wads and they aren't from the orignal HL either.

How can i do this?

searches for map

Captain P's Talking scientist compo entry.

Shouldn't this be in HL2 mapping questions?

Oooh! Geocities crap!

Limited and mostly unavailable. Like now. PWNAGE!

Oh, and I think that the reflective floor should be a bit less transparent, don't think any floor on this earth is capable of shining that much

Floor mounted mirrors.

Of course thats a bit stupid. You'd get nasty foot prints all over the place.

We're choosing A then are we? Good good.

-Chapter 2-
-Streets of the Dead-

Mark knew what he had to do. He had to tell Dan about his brother. It wasn?t going to be easy, then again things like this weren?t meant to be.

?Listen Dan,? he started ?I don?t know how to tell you this.?

?Just say it,? Dan said, ?The longer you hold something back the harder it is to explain it. Is there a problem??

?Todd was killed last night in a combine raid.?

?What?? Dan?s eyes were wide and his hands started to tremble.

?It was just after you called. Our phone line must?ve been tapped.?

Dan staggered over to an over turned APC. He eased back, now leaning against the handrails on the side. He reached down into a pack hanging on his belt and pulled out a cigarette. He pulled the night watch type hat over his eyes and stood there. This went on for about 5 minutes.

?You alright?? Marks voice broke through the sound of distant gunfire and explosions silence.

?Am I Hell!? Dan snapped, tossing the butt of the cigarette across the pavement towards Mark. ?I?m sorry. This shit happens in wars right? I guess you just have to suck it up and drive on.?

Dan pulled a pistol from a holster on his right hip. He slowly clicked a round into the chamber as the sound of a helicopter reared up in the background.

?Oh no!? Mark shouted, ?If that chopper sees us we?re done for.?

?Don?t worry! We came prepared.? Said Dan.

?Prepared?? Mark pondered as the radio on Dan?s belt buzzed into life.

?Target! Air recon unit inbound! 2 Airships packing some serious heat and a dropship.? Dan ripped the radio out of his belt and to his mouth.

?Rodger that Ranger 230. Engage at will!? Dan looked to Mark. ?Follow me!?

The two men sprinted to a nearby alleyway, which led through to another street, dodging crates and trashcans while leaping over pipes and bodies. The sound of propellers was now deafening as the first gunship flew overhead. The radio kicked in.

?Damn it Danny! Hurry it up. They?re trying to strafe us!?

The two men emerged from the alleyway. Marks heart was pounding in his ears. As the sound of the world came back there was a ringing in his ears. Then it cleared to the sound of gunfire and shouting.

?Hey,? a voice shouted ?Get down!?

Mark looked down to see that he was standing dead centre in the middle of the road. He froze.

?What the Hell should I do?? He thought. He looked to his right to see one of the whale like gun ships facing him preparing for a strafing run. It moved forward firing white-hot shells into the brittle concrete. Dust and debris flew into the air and Mark had to act fast. The beam of bullets drew closer and he dove sideways behind a wrecked car.

Down the road Dan had already reached the squad. He looked back to see Mark flinching under the car. The sparks flying of the cars roofs were singeing the back of his neck.

?Damn it!? he yelled, ?Jimmy, Gregory! Come with me. The rest of you cover our asses!?

The three men set of running from cover to cover. Barrel to truck, truck to crate, crate to car. Dan gave the order for cover fire and the squad that stayed back all fired on the gunship. The bullets deflected and bounced off of its solid armoured surface. This thing was going to take more that a few machine gun clips to even slow let alone destroy. For now however, all they could do was divert its attention. It turned and began a strafing run towards the squad. The bullets smashed through the sandbags and the men ducked for cover.

?Damn it!? one man called out ?Harrison?s hit. Shit, he?s bleeding bad!?

?On the way.? Dan called back. ?Mark, come on! Run!?

Mark made a run for the three men and tripped on a wrecked axel. He staggered to his feet.

?Damn. He isn?t going to make it!? Dan yelled ?Gregory, cover fire! Jimmy! Come with me!?

Gregory fired at the second gunship, which was hovering overhead. It turned back on itself and headed towards Mark. Dan ran out and grabbed him, throwing him to the floor. The gunship fired and the shots ripped through Jimmy?s body. He continued running as the blood and bone slapped against the floor behind him. He was dead before he hit the floor. His eyes stared aimlessly into the ground with flooded with blood as he landed. Mark and Dan could do nothing but stare. Each hole wound was about the size of a fist.

?Shit!? Dan shouted.

Mark was frozen on the spot, too terrified to move. Dan reached over to the body and prised the Mp7 out of his hand. He pushed it into Mark?s hands.

?Listen to me!? Dan shouted, ?You?re going see a hell of a lot of this for the next few days. Don?t let it get to you! If you do, you?ll be the next to die. No emotion and no fear from here on! Got that??

Mark nodded timidly. He had dealt with death before. In fact the day before he had lost 2 people very close to him. This was a lot more brutal than that however. The power of the gun ship?s weaponry was too much to handle. The mound of flesh and bone that lay before him was an ugly mass of death. The fact that it was a living breathing human just a few seconds earlier was far too much to take.

?Mark!? Dan was red in the face ?Snap out of it! Move back to the barrier! We got a man down.?

Dan grabbed Mark by the arm just to get him moving. The gunship fired streams of bullets into the floor, inches behind them. Mark swayed and staggered as he ran. When they reached the barrier the gunship. Tilted and banked up over the rooftop.

?Are they falling back?? yelled one man

?I hope so.? Called another. ?I?m almost out of ammo.?

?Wait!? Dan hushed his squad.

There was a faint whirring noise just above the roofs to the left. A cinder block fell into the alley and smashed on the concrete floor. A massive drop ship curled its body down into the narrow space throwing dust and gravel all around the men. Just below the main body of the craft was an APC. The vehicle lowered and dropped down into the alley blocking the escape route. The vehicle had a machine gun and rocket turret.

?Shit!? Yelled Gregory ?Get down!?

As the men ducked behind their pathetic sandbag wall, the drop ship hovered backwards and dropped off its second delivery. 10 metro police armed with automatic assault shotguns. They bounced out of the drop pod and 2 climbed onto the APC gun turret. The resistance could do nothing but watch as they loaded a chain of ammo into the machine gun.

?Hold your fire.? Dan whispered, ?I?ve got an idea.?

What?s Dan?s idea?

A) Use the rest of our ammo on this team.

B) Sacrifice himself and let the others get away.

C) Full retreat.

D) Surrender

Argh! My fingers.

Wow! It looks like a building thats been put through a blender. Whats with the texturing.

Honest opinion : Fugly and Blocky.

Other non-legal ways.

Choose your texture in the texture browser and use the gaddamn decal tool. Its so much easier. Also when looking at the properties of the infodecal don't use that to change the texture. Use the browser and make a new one.

Oh and use the 3d view to place them. No need for grids!

SlayerA is the mapper of mappers bows head

Minimicus is pure genius and it shows that you don't need brilliant architecture to have a great atmosphere.

Your in the game editing industry. You will have to take some shit every once in a while. Get over it.

Sorry but i speak the truth.

Oh and if you get this wound up about a GAME! you should turn off your PC and go out and get some sunshine.

Lemme edit or face the wrath of the double post!

Hmmm, make sure your trigger_changelevel doesn't touch the floor or walls. That messed up for me. Just make it 16 units smaller on each side.

Also the change levels don't work if you run the game from Hammer.

Activating ignorance. Target : BirdOfPrey.

Ahhh. It's quiet.

Wow! Just Wow! You guys really are getting into these characters. Good. Brownie points for all. Oh and by the way Hunter, You may think it will be cool but each of these characters have harsh and cruel pasts. Once you get into Dan's life, not to mention the recent death of his brother, well, who knows what emations will be generated. I don't even know what he's like yet. I've only just met him