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Xlayer: I believe the first links were fine but after the site crashed some BM devs uploaded their own versions where they copied the files into a rar. One of those rar contained an empty Medal of Honour game folder heh so odds are you dll'd the same one I did which was missing the chapter titles.
Does anybody else have a problem where chapter titles don't display properly?Yes, you downloaded an incomplete version. Can I assume you're also missing achievements?
Anyone notice they use reversed versions of songs you first hear when you revisit an area. For example when you first enter Blast Pit and you hear the music. Then you go down and turn on heat and oxygen and go back up and the same song plays only backwards.
It's a really nice idea.
It's a really nice idea.
I believe they're from L4D since Valve ported a lot of content over to CS:GO or maybe they built around it.
Well it fooled me. Can't even see the seam.
But really it's the part to the right in that screenshot that bugs me. I'm assuming the players can see out those windows on the left? If so then they'll see the hill on the right where it ends against the grey sky. You see what I'm getting at? Even if you put some tiny tiny buildings in the distance, at least then it'll break the boundary feeling.
Keep in mind I'm just basing my thoughts on your screens. I don't know what's walkable or what is really visible to the player.
I drew a picture to put the idea across better anyway. Take it however you feel. Just ideas really.
http://upload.habboi.co.uk/crit1.jpg
http://upload.habboi.co.uk/crit2.jpg
Anyway keep at it. You've shown what you can do to push it and already it looks tons better. You can do more!
But really it's the part to the right in that screenshot that bugs me. I'm assuming the players can see out those windows on the left? If so then they'll see the hill on the right where it ends against the grey sky. You see what I'm getting at? Even if you put some tiny tiny buildings in the distance, at least then it'll break the boundary feeling.
Keep in mind I'm just basing my thoughts on your screens. I don't know what's walkable or what is really visible to the player.
I drew a picture to put the idea across better anyway. Take it however you feel. Just ideas really.
http://upload.habboi.co.uk/crit1.jpg
http://upload.habboi.co.uk/crit2.jpg
Anyway keep at it. You've shown what you can do to push it and already it looks tons better. You can do more!
Very nice Skals. That's more professional than your last set of pictures. my crits are to displace the paths so they are dipped downwards slightly giving it more of a 3D look than just painted on.
I would also maybe add more grass models scattered around the level. GO has some decent grass models, some for edges, others for just slapping in the middle.
Lastly it might be nice to have some vehicles or something to suggest how the teams got there in the first place. Oh yeah and I'm still thinking you should destroy those far away trees with something more detailed...but I think what's damaging it is also the distance. It's obvious where the map ends and you can easily make a 3D skybox to further extend the view and create the illusion of a bigger world.
edit, one last thing: In this pic: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7699/2012091100006.jpg
displace the grass so it's not flat where the buildings touch it. In other words just raise some of the displacements where the buildings meet it to just break up the flatness. It could also be the scale of the grass but it looks quite big, I dunno if scaling will fuck up your alpha painting but it might help just lowering it a litle more.
I would also maybe add more grass models scattered around the level. GO has some decent grass models, some for edges, others for just slapping in the middle.
Lastly it might be nice to have some vehicles or something to suggest how the teams got there in the first place. Oh yeah and I'm still thinking you should destroy those far away trees with something more detailed...but I think what's damaging it is also the distance. It's obvious where the map ends and you can easily make a 3D skybox to further extend the view and create the illusion of a bigger world.
edit, one last thing: In this pic: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7699/2012091100006.jpg
displace the grass so it's not flat where the buildings touch it. In other words just raise some of the displacements where the buildings meet it to just break up the flatness. It could also be the scale of the grass but it looks quite big, I dunno if scaling will fuck up your alpha painting but it might help just lowering it a litle more.
When the workshop comes out it probably wont matter. If it's anything like Portal 2 it'll install it all for you so I wouldn't worry too much about it. Regardless the people on steam forums said they use pakrat though I couldn't get it to work with the playtest BSP I sent you.
It's obviously some sort of door...like a tram door and you can see the blue line which is where the gap is. Anyway no idea why it'd do that but I'm pretty sure trains in HL2 are still kind of buggy. What about covering it up by adding an extruded bottom section so that it always covers it.
F**k that, I demand funny now! 
No but seriously I don't think you can top Ep. 3 because of that fire scene.
No but seriously I don't think you can top Ep. 3 because of that fire scene.
Someone on interlopers said their custom detail grass was lit black...maybe they don't work.
Regardless much better! And you can still push it, get a mud texture, edit VMT to say basetexture2 and paint some dirt paths. Maybe add some puddles, replace trees with better ones, GO has some great ones that cast shadows and everything.
This map has a good surrounding woodland, study it. http://gamebanana.com/csgo/maps/166494
Regardless much better! And you can still push it, get a mud texture, edit VMT to say basetexture2 and paint some dirt paths. Maybe add some puddles, replace trees with better ones, GO has some great ones that cast shadows and everything.
This map has a good surrounding woodland, study it. http://gamebanana.com/csgo/maps/166494
Heh I take it you're asking because that one guy on FPSbanana said make it more detailed without an explanation? 
The buildings actually seem fine to me. It's the terrain, lighting and skybox that bothers me. I'm sick of that grass texture so my first suggestion is grab a grass texture on cgtextures, make it tile and use that. Also maybe make it a blend texture so you can paint some dirt.
Honestly I think the major issue is that grass. It's too bright for the lighting and buildings and you could add a nice dirt road going into the entrance of the compound.
The buildings actually seem fine to me. It's the terrain, lighting and skybox that bothers me. I'm sick of that grass texture so my first suggestion is grab a grass texture on cgtextures, make it tile and use that. Also maybe make it a blend texture so you can paint some dirt.
Honestly I think the major issue is that grass. It's too bright for the lighting and buildings and you could add a nice dirt road going into the entrance of the compound.
Thanks dude. I'm eager to get it on the workshop for a much larger scaled playtest. I wonder when Valve will release it.
Maybe. All I know is shadows cast on everything so suddenly my map became sexy and then there's the giant models. In old Source they'd only use one light source so if half was in shadow and the other in sun it'd look odd and now in GO when I compile on full it blends it in with both shadow and sun.
And that makes me a happy bunny since I spent a year and a half making levels out of models ;P
And that makes me a happy bunny since I spent a year and a half making levels out of models ;P
Feels weird posting a WIP here. Pretty sure it's been a year or so since I did. Anyway this is a CSGO map I've been working on with a bloke and the area the pic shows is bomb b. Of course those who playtested the map should recognise it.
Lighting is placeholder and most of what you see is model based. They finally made models light the same as brushes.
Lighting is placeholder and most of what you see is model based. They finally made models light the same as brushes.
Very nice mate. I am actually looking forward to the core because it's been a while since I played on the HL1 engine. I had a quick game of HL1 a few weeks back so I could get used to the combat again :>
I don't get it. You'd think Valve would just add it themselves since they seemed really keen all those years ago.
Xen was my favourite part of the game. It answered some questions and introduced new enemies and locations. Oh well, nice to see their hard work paying off though I suspect the impact might not be as grand as it would have been a few years back.
Heh Sorry Live but I like the key bomb also. Quite imaginative!
Lajron has been rooting around my online directories.Who doesn't? I'm still looking for that hidden link to Hostage Situation!
I second Unity. If I could learn to use it, anyone can.
Awww yeah AVG user. You're on my cool list now Urby.
Yes, this is happening to me also. I thought it was my driver cause it's causing me grief and I'm too lazy to update it.
Basically if I compile and tell it to launch game automatically it'll crash if I buildcubemaps but it still works, I have to just reload, really annoying but I get by.
Basically if I compile and tell it to launch game automatically it'll crash if I buildcubemaps but it still works, I have to just reload, really annoying but I get by.
Hey guys, just chill out eh? Just a friendly suggestion.
Use the time to map or something. A much better use of time. I want to see some sexy new maps, not pointless arguments that eat up your short lifespans.
edit: usually something funny breaks the mood so here's one of my fav. scene from Red Dwarf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WgUktfdDy4
Use the time to map or something. A much better use of time. I want to see some sexy new maps, not pointless arguments that eat up your short lifespans.
edit: usually something funny breaks the mood so here's one of my fav. scene from Red Dwarf.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WgUktfdDy4
Archie and I had just made a pretty sweet deal with PP as well. :cFirst thing that popped in my mind also. Just seems...odd. A decision like this must have been planned. He contacted you and everything and gave you nice advice and all of a sudden he closes the site. Weird.
My dad is going to Hospital tommorow to get a Endoscopy test and I am sort of worried but seeing what your partner went through makes me think it isn't so bad. Of course we'll vote for her.
Heh it's not following your crosshair. You've typed third person in CSS which wasn't coded for 3rd person so by default the UI remains the same. You've just moved the camera is all.
Unless it's AI I really doubt you can make something follow a player let alone multiple players. All you can do is either parent it to a player which won't do much. It'd be like that new unicorn balloon in TF2, it will just float in the same position and rotate the same as the player. All parenting does is stick an object with glue to another object and it follows the same forces.
I once tried to make a func_train chase a player but the game crashes because Source just wasn't coded to handle that.
Unless it's AI I really doubt you can make something follow a player let alone multiple players. All you can do is either parent it to a player which won't do much. It'd be like that new unicorn balloon in TF2, it will just float in the same position and rotate the same as the player. All parenting does is stick an object with glue to another object and it follows the same forces.
I once tried to make a func_train chase a player but the game crashes because Source just wasn't coded to handle that.
... Huh?
Not bad so far. Last of Us and Watch Dogs really stood out to me as stunning games. Makes me sad I'm working with Source again XD
What I really want to see, the real winner, is a hint at the next consoles.
Oh and that Star Wars game...1313. It was running on some form of the new Unreal engine and I finally see the hype. I didn't think much of UE4 when they said particles would be increased and stuff like that but seeing it used in that gameplay vid blew my mind. Particles are brilliant.
What I really want to see, the real winner, is a hint at the next consoles.
Oh and that Star Wars game...1313. It was running on some form of the new Unreal engine and I finally see the hype. I didn't think much of UE4 when they said particles would be increased and stuff like that but seeing it used in that gameplay vid blew my mind. Particles are brilliant.
Who're you calling a boring fart. I just drew a whale chasing a stick bug cause I wuv you.
I call "joke" to regain some interest in a game that people have long forgotten. Actually I don't think they'll be doing a new Half Life for a good while until technology improves and they can create the same upstandard that Source did when it first came out.
I'll always remember how HL2 and the Source engine opened my eyes. I can still recall an old friend of mine who phoned me up while I was playing it and asking me what I thought about it and how to get past that blue container airboat puzzle.
That's the only time I've been phoned up to discuss a game...granted we have online alternatives now but still, the impact of HL2 was grand and I expect HL3 to do the same.
I'll always remember how HL2 and the Source engine opened my eyes. I can still recall an old friend of mine who phoned me up while I was playing it and asking me what I thought about it and how to get past that blue container airboat puzzle.
That's the only time I've been phoned up to discuss a game...granted we have online alternatives now but still, the impact of HL2 was grand and I expect HL3 to do the same.
No offence brendanmint but I don't appreciate your tone. I was just curious.
Does anyone else think the "Notched" pickaxe on top of the highest mountain is a reference to the Minecraft Notch?
I finally got my blacksmithing up to 100 so I made dragon armour and was annoyed at the fact that I can't choose daedra until I unlock the weaker armour perks. So lame.
Also I'm loving the hand made dungeons. Found another one with a necromancer who would kidnap women and turn them into his ghost slaves.
Oh yeah and I can't equip my legendary glass maces in the quick menu as the game seems to get confused whether they are the same or separate. If I equip to right it hides the other one so I have to manually equip it >_>
Also I'm loving the hand made dungeons. Found another one with a necromancer who would kidnap women and turn them into his ghost slaves.
Oh yeah and I can't equip my legendary glass maces in the quick menu as the game seems to get confused whether they are the same or separate. If I equip to right it hides the other one so I have to manually equip it >_>
Hunter I keep telling you mah PC is freezing all the time. I need money for a new one.
Besides even if it wasn't I'd stick with the console version. I'm sorry but a 40 " TV, 5.1 surround sound (properly placed around the room unlike my PC speakers) and a comfy sofa is too strong a decision for me. Besides everyone is moaning about the interface but it's incredibly handy with a controller.
I never really used the mods anyway. The only Oblivion mod I used was the one that added exterior meshes to indoor sections and that was a "pain" to install. Using python scripts and plugins to even get it working...what a nightmare.
Besides even if it wasn't I'd stick with the console version. I'm sorry but a 40 " TV, 5.1 surround sound (properly placed around the room unlike my PC speakers) and a comfy sofa is too strong a decision for me. Besides everyone is moaning about the interface but it's incredibly handy with a controller.
I never really used the mods anyway. The only Oblivion mod I used was the one that added exterior meshes to indoor sections and that was a "pain" to install. Using python scripts and plugins to even get it working...what a nightmare.
Yep the interface is great on consoles...which is what I'm playing it on.
Although the trade off is the PS3 version has a memory leak problem so long hours = crappy framerate.
Anyway I have a story.
I was doing one of the companion quests and had an NPC with me. As I approached the area I noticed a Dwemer structure in a mountain. I went inside and was greeted with a Khajiit skooma addict. As I went further and further in I discovered a huge hollowed out mountain with Dwemer structures winding down and down and down a spiral staircase.
I was intrigued because the journals mentioned treasure. I must have been in there for a good hour. By the end I had to fight two giant centurions and then there were two imperials who were fighting over the treasure.
Anyway to my surprise it was another one of those "You lack the item" altars so I'm going to get that item today and discover the treasure. Can't wait.
Although the trade off is the PS3 version has a memory leak problem so long hours = crappy framerate.
Anyway I have a story.
I was doing one of the companion quests and had an NPC with me. As I approached the area I noticed a Dwemer structure in a mountain. I went inside and was greeted with a Khajiit skooma addict. As I went further and further in I discovered a huge hollowed out mountain with Dwemer structures winding down and down and down a spiral staircase.
I was intrigued because the journals mentioned treasure. I must have been in there for a good hour. By the end I had to fight two giant centurions and then there were two imperials who were fighting over the treasure.
Anyway to my surprise it was another one of those "You lack the item" altars so I'm going to get that item today and discover the treasure. Can't wait.
Same with the server I play on. Might as well post my home. Basically I made a structure similar to Hiroshima castle for my company and I wanted to make it in Minecraft after finishing it.
What is that sound?
That is the sound of a thousand lazy bitches.
Regarding topic, this has been discussed to hell on other forums and the end line is there is a lot not shown like animation, dynamic lighting, shaders etc and for a reason.
That is the sound of a thousand lazy bitches.
Regarding topic, this has been discussed to hell on other forums and the end line is there is a lot not shown like animation, dynamic lighting, shaders etc and for a reason.
Like Satch said, could be memory or lack of it. I haven't modded HL engine in years but maybe the map is taking up a lot of memory due to some complex geometry, leaks etc
My PC locks up during intense commands like rendering or gaming and it's cause of the crap memory I'm left with. (Vista :<)
My PC locks up during intense commands like rendering or gaming and it's cause of the crap memory I'm left with. (Vista :<)
It looks superb mate. It's refreshing to see a range of colours in a level. Good stuff.
P.S. The crate joke made me lol.
P.S. The crate joke made me lol.
I'll always remember that dude who moaned all the time and then got banned but before that, his posts were all pictures of cats.
All these comments and not one person asked what anime show it was that infected him? Wasn't something nasty I hope!
Well since I can't say too much, I'm quite far in and the jokes just get better and better.
LUL I thought that was real.
Haha were you all unaware he replies to emails? I sent him one a year ago thanking him for Hammer as it steered me towards the games industry as a career. Oh and I told him to say hi to Chet from the zombie.
He said you're welcome, asked where I was working and said he'd tell Chet
He said you're welcome, asked where I was working and said he'd tell Chet
You cocktangle...
So when is this happening? A little warning beforehand is appreciated.
The funny thing is, the creators of each map will have a sneaky advantage since they made it and know the layout like the back of their hands.
I look forward to facing such opponents.
I look forward to facing such opponents.
Haha damn. I don't really remember my HL maps but I think I had some unreleased ones which I thought were ok. Might enter this With 15 pounds I could buy half of Crysis 2.
With 15 pounds I could buy half of Crysis 2.Hah? A rep system? Oh lord.
Boring seems like an odd choice of word. I don't use Facebook for entertainment - I use it for networking and keeping in touch with people. Boredom doesn't really factor into it when I'm only using it for ~10 minutes per day.Exactly. Heck, I've met some game designers on there and made contacts so don't bash it. I even talked to an old friend I haven't seen for 5 years.