(and Nadeo is a French video game company, if I remember well)Besides, Slade told me to make a stadium around the playable area, so I had to make something.
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I was kind of inspired by Trackmania Forever. (and Nadeo is a French video game company, if I remember well)
Besides, Slade told me to make a stadium around the playable area, so I had to make something.
(and Nadeo is a French video game company, if I remember well)Besides, Slade told me to make a stadium around the playable area, so I had to make something.
Here are some old screenshots:
I'm easily getting around my OpenGL problem, too, since I can run OpenGL games on Windows XP.
I'm easily getting around my OpenGL problem, too, since I can run OpenGL games on Windows XP.
@Shepard
I still believe that a GPU and its drivers can mean a difference of 20 to 50fps, or more, in a game like Half-Life. :3
I'll have to make a comparison one day to see it for myself.
I still believe that a GPU and its drivers can mean a difference of 20 to 50fps, or more, in a game like Half-Life. :3
I'll have to make a comparison one day to see it for myself.
Uh, there is at least some difference. A GTX 1080 will run any map far better than my Intel GMA X3100 Mobile. 
I don't think how one could torture an engine in the most literal way possible. In any case, it's the hardware that gets tortured. 
"if that's considered torture then mappers are doing pretty unspeakable things to Goldsource these days.What I meant by "torturing" was simply pushing the engine to its limits. I like doing that until I actually hit the limits. :/
For some reason, I just love torturing this engine sometimes. >:3
This had to be taken in D3D, but that's because my Windows 7 x64 drivers for Intel GMA X3100 Mobile don't work well with HL in OpenGL. They work just fine on Windows XP, though.
I'm back at mapping in J.A.C.K., after 3 months of being left in the pitch black. I wonder if my mapping skills have decreased.
Welcome to TWHL, Satchmo the 2nd!
On the topic, I'm actually quite curious to see if Black Mesa will even run on my laptop, haha.
On the topic, I'm actually quite curious to see if Black Mesa will even run on my laptop, haha.
Because the vents were intended for the players, not the air.
I love those "cages" on the lights. 
(or are they called grates, I don't know)
(or are they called grates, I don't know)
@SourceSkyBoxer
I let my 7-year-old brother use Vivaldi before I installed an antivirus on Windows 7 (I also have XP, but that's where Firefox is at).
No problems at all!
By the way, I use AdwCleaner. It's a very nice tool, actually.
I let my 7-year-old brother use Vivaldi before I installed an antivirus on Windows 7 (I also have XP, but that's where Firefox is at).
No problems at all!
By the way, I use AdwCleaner. It's a very nice tool, actually.
I've heard of Vivaldi once and asked myself "What's so good about it that they're praising it?" and I saw it for myself. It's pretty cool.
My I.T. teacher from elementary school uses Opera, I guess I'll recommend him Vivaldi.
My I.T. teacher from elementary school uses Opera, I guess I'll recommend him Vivaldi.
I can confirm. Firefox Quantum runs just like it should, especially in my laptop's case. Vivaldi is nice, too. It's pretty neat if you want to try something new.
(I use both, so...)
(I use both, so...)
Well, I'm sorry about that. It's not the same for everyone, I guess.
Mirillis Action is something you'd also want to look into.
For the record, I've also used Corel VideoStudio X7's recording tool and it was fine, given my hardware specs.
Mirillis Action is something you'd also want to look into.
For the record, I've also used Corel VideoStudio X7's recording tool and it was fine, given my hardware specs.
My laptop is 10 years old, and I use Camtasia Studio 8. It's the best-performing recording tool for my old potato bucket. :3
It didn't just affect games, but also real life for me.
Ever since I had become a mapper, I've been obsessed with analysing tne designs of things around me. I take photos of things, I want to know how those things were made, I want to model those things.
In my school's basement, I was looking at how the pipes were placed. Every pipe goes in its own direction, but as if it were the result of good cable management. One of my classmates asked me "Admer, what are you looking at?" and I responded "I'm looking at the pipes, what do you think I'm doing?", and she laughed. Of course, I only do the analysis when I have nothing else to do, or when I'm just bored.
So yeah, when I play games, I tend to observe the design more than enjoying the actual game. Interestingly, that has proven just as fun as playing the game like other people.
Therefore, mapping did not ruin games for me. I just look at them from a different perspective which I enjoy as much as the other one.
Ever since I had become a mapper, I've been obsessed with analysing tne designs of things around me. I take photos of things, I want to know how those things were made, I want to model those things.
In my school's basement, I was looking at how the pipes were placed. Every pipe goes in its own direction, but as if it were the result of good cable management. One of my classmates asked me "Admer, what are you looking at?" and I responded "I'm looking at the pipes, what do you think I'm doing?", and she laughed. Of course, I only do the analysis when I have nothing else to do, or when I'm just bored.
So yeah, when I play games, I tend to observe the design more than enjoying the actual game. Interestingly, that has proven just as fun as playing the game like other people.
Therefore, mapping did not ruin games for me. I just look at them from a different perspective which I enjoy as much as the other one.
"Quake II style movement (movement I've never quite been able to get down, I suck at strafe jumping)"I really love Quake II-style movement. I'm thinking I should fire up Paintball 2 as well. Childhood memories have to be re-experienced, right? :3 (even though I never got to play with players or bots)
Also:
@MistaX88
Having played Digital Paint: Paintball 2 as a kid, I'm quite surprised that I've never seen or heard of Graveyard Siege before.
Having played Digital Paint: Paintball 2 as a kid, I'm quite surprised that I've never seen or heard of Graveyard Siege before.
"at the limit of playability with 20-30 FPS"
How would you play at 4fps, then?
How would you play at 4fps, then?
@Ghost129er
Once I'm done with the base map, I'll port it to other games, including CS 1.6, Sven Co-op and maybe Cry of Fear as you mentioned.
Once I'm done with the base map, I'll port it to other games, including CS 1.6, Sven Co-op and maybe Cry of Fear as you mentioned.
Considering what you're thinking, yes. But the needed brushwork is just a fifth of the map, not half a map!
I'm talking about what I call "necessary brushwork", the core geometry of the map, excluding the details and everything. It's low-poly enough and such that adjustments will be very easy to make!
Once I'm 100% sure that the scale is right with the core geometry, I can continue adding detail geometry.
Oh, and besides, school maps don't have to be 1:1 replicas of the map. I can always miss a dozen units or so, at least with the bigger brushes.
I'm talking about what I call "necessary brushwork", the core geometry of the map, excluding the details and everything. It's low-poly enough and such that adjustments will be very easy to make!
Once I'm 100% sure that the scale is right with the core geometry, I can continue adding detail geometry.
Oh, and besides, school maps don't have to be 1:1 replicas of the map. I can always miss a dozen units or so, at least with the bigger brushes.
I know that. I've seen the top-down view of the school in Google Earth, and most things are off.
I'll adjust everything later when I complete all the needed brushwork.
But first, I think I'll need more reference photos. -_-
I'll adjust everything later when I complete all the needed brushwork.
But first, I think I'll need more reference photos. -_-
Pretty early screenshots:
Not just going to impress my classmates this time. My class teacher (she's what people would call a "computer freak") is also interested in my project.
Not just going to impress my classmates this time. My class teacher (she's what people would call a "computer freak") is also interested in my project.
Wait, why did you even come to this platform if you hate it?
You're attracting attention, yet you act like you don't want it.
You're attracting attention, yet you act like you don't want it.
You may stop making HL maps for TWHL. But there are other sites!
Also, you may stop mapping, but you may start modelling, coding, texturing, etc.
Really, there is no escape!
Also, you may stop mapping, but you may start modelling, coding, texturing, etc.
Really, there is no escape!
What made you hate PCs in the first place?
What's the meaning of this?
I knew you'd return! Welcome back.
@James Luke
Well, my desktop's purpose is primarily decorative. What you see is not what I actually use to do stuff.
For example: if I want to go to some files and folders, I just press Windows+E to open Windows Explorer. If I want to launch a game, or a tool quickly, I go to the "Games" or "Tools" pop-up folders in my taskbar and I find whatever I need, because it's all nicely organised. :3
Exceptions, however, are: my work folders on the desktop.
Half-Life, Half-Life 2 etc. are my work folders where I put my stuff related to those games (compiled .bsp files, textures, models, tutorials etc.). But they're so easy to access, no additional "digging" is needed.
If you want, I'll record a video of doing everyday stuff on it, so you'll exactly know how I can live with that.
Well, my desktop's purpose is primarily decorative. What you see is not what I actually use to do stuff.
For example: if I want to go to some files and folders, I just press Windows+E to open Windows Explorer. If I want to launch a game, or a tool quickly, I go to the "Games" or "Tools" pop-up folders in my taskbar and I find whatever I need, because it's all nicely organised. :3
Exceptions, however, are: my work folders on the desktop.
Half-Life, Half-Life 2 etc. are my work folders where I put my stuff related to those games (compiled .bsp files, textures, models, tutorials etc.). But they're so easy to access, no additional "digging" is needed.
If you want, I'll record a video of doing everyday stuff on it, so you'll exactly know how I can live with that.
I've finally found my dream Windows 7 theme.
Finally. :3
I decided to start mapping for Quake II. It's going well enough, even though I'll have so much trouble trying to find some of the documentation I need.
A Quake II GUI Compiler would be neat, except websites are down and digging every snapshot at Web Archive is just going to be time-consuming. :/
I did, at least, find ArghRad, so I'm going to compare it to the QRAD3 which comes with J.A.C.K. ^o^
I did, at least, find ArghRad, so I'm going to compare it to the QRAD3 which comes with J.A.C.K. ^o^
@23-down
You missed my point here. I clearly know that VHE 3.X can run on newer Windows OSes, because I've used it myself.
But, for the same reason as with Half-Life, I'd run VHE in a Windows 98 VM. :3
You missed my point here. I clearly know that VHE 3.X can run on newer Windows OSes, because I've used it myself.
But, for the same reason as with Half-Life, I'd run VHE in a Windows 98 VM. :3
Why do people always suggest actual hardware to people who simply don't have and/or can't find that hardware anywhere? That's the reason I'll be using a VM after all!
I'm definitely going to try to run Hammer in a Windows 98 SE virtual machine.
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I haven't, but I'm sure that there would be problems. Firstly with the file formats: .vmf vs. .rmf and .map
Then, there would be trouble with the FGDs, textures, models and so on...
Then, there would be trouble with the FGDs, textures, models and so on...
As far as I remember, that crash happens under certain conditions. I had it crash when I quickly added some entities to a VisGroup, then I hid one of the groups and unhid them, and I opened the entity properties.
A good sign of that happening would be when VisGroups just stop working, i.e. when you hide one, but they don't get hidden. In that case, save your map, then close it and open it again.
A good sign of that happening would be when VisGroups just stop working, i.e. when you hide one, but they don't get hidden. In that case, save your map, then close it and open it again.
I use J.A.C.K. a.k.a. Jackhammer.
Also, why upload on Mediafire when you can just go to Web Archive and download from one of the earlier snapshots from this year?
Also, why upload on Mediafire when you can just go to Web Archive and download from one of the earlier snapshots from this year?
This reminds me when I scattered a bunch of light entities in one of my early maps:
That's exactly what I felt when I was finishing de_kobbl in August 2017. Ah, it was such a messy time.
I would stay up late and compile 4 versions of the same map in a row. The heat generated by the laptop was unbearable and I couldn't sleep during the night.
And when I finally finished it, it was worth all the time I invested into it.
I would stay up late and compile 4 versions of the same map in a row. The heat generated by the laptop was unbearable and I couldn't sleep during the night.
And when I finally finished it, it was worth all the time I invested into it.
That stretching skybox... 
But, the brushwork looks pretty good.
But, the brushwork looks pretty good.
There's no hobby that is for everybody. I think the communities are excellent if you look at the right places.
Good luck with the slideshows. And, goodbye.
Good luck with the slideshows. And, goodbye.
I can only say this:
WTF, LOL?
By the way, gaming isn't wasting time if you're enjoying it. Think about people who taste wine, for example. You'd call that wasting time (probably money), but that's what a hobby is.
So, instead of wasting time, what will you do?
WTF, LOL?
By the way, gaming isn't wasting time if you're enjoying it. Think about people who taste wine, for example. You'd call that wasting time (probably money), but that's what a hobby is.
So, instead of wasting time, what will you do?
If you come across leaks again:
clicky
clicky
Yeah. Don't hide that good brushwork in the dark
Oh, my dear @SSB, I thought that Xash3D's problem was including the 'valve' folder (Half-Life assets) in your mod's download.
Also, yes, I switched to Svengine when I thought that I hit the ceiling in GoldSrc. But, I learned some new ways to work around its limits.
Lastly, I didn't play Area51 because I haven't heard of it before. I haven't heard of it before because I'm accidentally ignorant. I'm ignorant because I focus on making maps and stuff. I never really "play" these days. :/
Also, yes, I switched to Svengine when I thought that I hit the ceiling in GoldSrc. But, I learned some new ways to work around its limits.
Lastly, I didn't play Area51 because I haven't heard of it before. I haven't heard of it before because I'm accidentally ignorant. I'm ignorant because I focus on making maps and stuff. I never really "play" these days. :/
@SourceSkyBoxer
My idea is something about space. I've always wanted to make a space map.
My idea is something about space. I've always wanted to make a space map.
I'm glad you noticed.
It's also my favourite.
The walls will be broken up anyway, by doors. This part of the map focuses on apartments, and there will be some more stuff after that, including going on an elevator with a nice view on space.
It's also my favourite.
The walls will be broken up anyway, by doors. This part of the map focuses on apartments, and there will be some more stuff after that, including going on an elevator with a nice view on space.
A family spore. Lol.