Ha, You are talking extreme KY wrestling then, where the pool is deep enough to drown =)

Just call it Ultimate Party Game, contents of game being an inflatable kiddie pool and 40 gallons of KY jelly

Oh yeah durr, it's right there on my bookmark bar. Stupidly, i was looking for it right in front of the URL, inside the address bar? (did it used to show up there in older versions of Firefox maybe?)

I think maybe i need to go to bed...

Hey they MAKE the webpage!

Favicon are like the bowtie on a tuxedo! prove me wrong =P

Ok maybe not, since i've just now noticed TWHL has no favicon

There is still no favicon for the sledge Dev site..(and a hole in my bookmark bar )

well if you are super serious about moving forward, maybe look into applying for a patent?

NICE doodle, reminds me of a 3rd-world TF2 setting, looks great! =P

Making a prototype board game should be pretty simple, i would just print it out and laminate to thick card stock or cardboard(I'm sure there are many other options at your local printing center).

Game pieces you can sculpt/mold, 3dprint, sculpy(lol), etc.. Do you need any sort of electronic timers or anything like that?

That looks hilarious Archie, especially the final image! Is the white car the ref? =P

Zeeba-G
Loving your barndominiumim, and that metal walking frame for your Lost Technology map is boss! Of all the brushwork spiral staircases posted here(including my own), the one in your barn is my fav! =P

Two more brushwork spiral staircases to add to the mix...

kaffikopp
Awesome guide and spectacular spiral staircase!

DiscoStu
You should keep working on yours and post it in here =)

Sledge is looking good sir! I plan to explore more of it's features soon, as i have a temporary fetish with GoldSrc mapping again =P

Incidentally, I just ported some CSGO brushwork to GoldSrc, using Sledge to open the vmf and Save As rmf, and Whammo! No need to correct any mistakes, and zero brushwork/compile errors! Awesome! =P

BTW there is no favicon for the Sledge Site

Wow this would be amazing, do want!

I just got a processor upgrade(i7-3770 3.4GHz), so I'm really anxious to test compile times against my old 2.26GHZ core II duo, but man what you're saying is the compile would be instantaneous?

It would be fun to try a lot of crazy things, things you would never ordinarily had the patience to wait out a 12-hour compile for =P

COPLANAR COPLANAR COPLANAR COPLANAR....BTW COPLANAR COPLANAR COPLANAR....

Yeah about that, I tried for a while to make some pipes using the down-scaling method i described, and ya, NOOOOOPE.

Archie and Alberto are absolutely correct: Use those scale methods in Hammer 4 ONLY!

(Lathing in GS is fine though,as long as you don't go to crazy!)

Yes, it has been a long time since i mapped GS, so... (maybe i just burned that goldsource mapping memory block out of my mind forever?)

If i get some time, i will experiment a little without HLFix and see what kind of results i can get. Also, i totally forgot about RAD errors these things can create...

That is quite a challenge doing it without HLFix, God bless you! <signs the cross and then runs>

Awesome as per usual, the lighting and everything else looks fantastic!

Do you pretty much have to use texlights in GS, or can you make pointlights look better with high-res textures and the new compile tools?

BTW, a little trick to make your conduit look rounder
1. build the three 3 90's of conduit complete at a bigger scale(1 or 2/3 should be enough) with 8 or 12-sided cylinders, or whatever you like.
2. scale the whole thing to .75 or smaller as needed.
3. check alt-p for any invalid problems
4. profit

If you scale it too small, of course hammer will tell you to fuck right off, but you should be able to scale down very generously without any errors

Also for a quick-extra detail, lathe the ends of the pipes to make it appear they have collars or fittings attached, where they connect at the base of the circuit box.

I realize this is small-detail stuff, but every little bit helps, right? Using this simple method, you can make paper-thin brushwork quite easily, just don't too crazy or it will obviously crash the compile.

Again, great work as usual mate! =P

Welcome!

Come for the Mapping Resources(And Sledge), Stay for the Flame wars(And troll like a boss) ={P

I'm afraid to ask why that spawn area has to be an entity? =P

If you want the players inside the box to be able to see out, then you'll have to texture the inside walls with something not SKY, e.g., NULL maybe?

If you can't tie sky to a brush entity, then this method won't work for you, and i've honestly no idea how else to do it in GoldSrc(Nor Source for that matter!).

Edit
Maybe you could do something with hint brushes does anyone know?

That whole hollowed block next to ship needs to be textured SKY, and again, make the walls thick, e.g., 64 or 128 units.

I have never tried this myself but this is the way I think it's done

If THAT doesn't work, move that spawn area or whatever it is outside the main map (if your map allows for that).

Number one is a tough problem. Even though it worked on LAN,if they aren't working, try another triggering method(Multimanager, trigger brush, etc), and also, make sure you don't have too many sounds in general, or i think HL will not like it

The sky thing Zeeba is talking about was covered in a previous thread. It's done with really thick sky brushes if i'm not mistaken? (e.g. 64 or 128 unit thick walls sky walls)

As for the models, it's been a long time since i mapped GS, but make sure the origin of the model is not outside the map, nor too close to the editable space boundaries in hammer. and also make sure your model is not intersecting any brushwork of course! =)

The ZHLT light flags apply to textures with { transparency rather than brushwork itself.

Heh never knew that i, thought it affected the brushwork, that explains why the results always looked wierd when i tried to use them

With all the advances in GS mapping i'm almost tempted to go back and play with some of the features, and revisit a few things...(no not really but yeah) =)

Clean-ish for once...

Now that's what i call dedication: working-on and submitting a coop map entry, on one of the most popular party holidays of the year... Awesome Sir!

Also, very nice/pretty wrapping paper BTW; i wish more followed our fine examples

Gift-Givers
Feel free to keep working on your presents, and upload whenever you get them complete!

MERRY TETMAS TO ALL!

(well, just to tetsu0 =P)

Zero 7 - Give it Away

Yeah don't feel bad this is just for fun. Feel free to update your entry or not, it's entirely up to you

Soon as i get home tonight from my Grammy's, EP1 will have downloaded/updated and i can play my gift. Thanks 'gain for my present Ghost, i can't wait to check it out! =P

Extended!

Feel free to continue to upload your presents through New Year's Eve =P

TWHL Christmas minicoop 2013

In the fine tradition of TWHL Christmas mapping coops at twhl(Tetsu0's Secret Santa, Hotdogs Crap Christmas, etc), how about one more?

In the little bit of time left between now and Christmas Day: Map someone at TWHL a Gift.

The "Gift" can be anything as long as you make it specifically for someone here, and this mini-coop.

If you are going to participate, NAME who you'll be gifting in THIS THREAD before you start. This way, we can ensure more people will get something and less chance of duplicates, e.g., 11 gifts for Penguinboy =P

When your gift is complete, wrap it up and upload to the map vault. (you might use wrapping paper and a pretty bow as the screenie, as not to spoil it for your recipient, but it's up to you )

Again, your map can be uploaded anytime between now and the entirety of Christmas Day, whenever that happens to be for your local timezone.

Rules
-Map can be anything, for any TWHL member, for any Valve-engine game, as long as you made it for this coop.
-Name the member in this thread who you'll be mapping for, and deliver to the Map Vault before DECEMBER 26TH, whenever that is for you.
-You can make gifts for more than one member if you like
-You may still make a gift for someone, even if they are already set to receive a one, but try to gift someone who hasn't been named yet.
-If you name someone to recieve a gift, please do your best to complete it!
-Remember, it can be anything, it doesn't have to be the Taj Mahal!

At the end of it all if we get a good turnout, i will take all the gifts and port them to a CSGO map. I'll arrange the presents underneath a big tree, and make some sort of FY/AR/AIM map out of it, and upload it to my server =P

So what do you think? I realize this is very short notice and the craziness of the holidays, so i understand if people can't participate

To start it off, i will be making a gift for Penguinboy. =P

This is awesome PB, great to see you are still working on this!

Any plans on hiring interns to help you with this, so that we may have a reasonable ETA for Source/Oculus support? <runs>

P

ChickenFist: Hey man! =)

That is awesome TJB =)

I just received my copy of natural selection 2, THANK YOU AJ! =b

Congrats again to winners and participants, for a great contest reboot! =P

nooo come back friends!

: (' ' ''

The trees reflecting on the lake is magnifico =)

Another reason why we need a contest mod so we don't miss fun opportunities like this would have been as a official contest/coop

I'm excited to see all the entries for this, how many did we get?

Possibly can we make a contest mod so future discombobulations are less likely to occur? (I think Don Punch would be great for the job, but i doubt he has the time..)

I feel like contest results take a long time no matter where you go. It takes weeks over at GameBanana too, and they have a huge staff =)

Wow that looks pretty neat xawari! Reminds me of the movie Up, and Tremplar's Zathura WIP =)

Hai esmajor, good to see you back sir! =)

^^ Indeed that are some highly-sexual brushwork, well done! =P

If trolling new members is a crime, then shit, then give twhl 25 to life!

He came here looking for help and to offer paid work, not to be grilled on copyright law ffs..

I will be working from now right up until the deadline, and will submit my map as a WIP =)

Good luck everybody! =P

^^ you can bet she bought the phone from the guy that stole it from you, so yeah. crazy shit th getting weird apps popping up on your phone!

Disco: Cool s*** I wish I had that for years ago =)