Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-31 13:13:49 UTC
in rock texture problem Post #314615

Fancy brushwork like this is fun i know, but almost never practical, both from a looks and resources perspective, i.e. you are much better off using a very simplifed brush with a nice texture, to achieve the same or similar look.

It sucks that gs doesn't have displacements nor smoothing groups...

I was playing around using the lathe method, and i was able to do this in like 30 seconds:

(i know it's not exact look you want, but it gives you an idea of what you can do lathing)

As far as the texturing, that's the best i can do.. i feel like the texturing in source is way easier somehow...

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-31 12:39:46 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314614

Yay tool tips labels! =PP

A couple teaser bugs:

Used textures only option in texture bfowser doesn't work for me.
hotkeys are buggered for me bad. some you fixed don't work now, or they will toggle the tool on but not of, i.e. hitting shift+a while the texture browser is open, it should then close it(it doesn't). Also, if your mouse pointer is over the 3d window when you toggle a tool, it will also move you the WASD direction as well!
hide mask doesn't work in texture properties
in source, hitting 'esc' key will deselect a brush and/or close a window, might be good to add.
no nudge
is there a way to toggle off the grey selctiong thingie over brushes? or at least adjust the opacity?
automatic selection now working for me
Alt-E scaling tool is missing? ='(

Sorry if some of these are doubles!

Btw, thank you for the improvements to texture properties! dem extra decimal places, and i love the fact that it updates automatically =)

Also love you can manipulate and adjust the clip blade in every 2d window... Great stuff man cant wait to see more

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-30 22:28:43 UTC
in rock texture problem Post #314599

Can't download the file fsr, you have a pic of the rock?

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-30 08:52:32 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314584

^^ and edit block

Question/Idea
Can you set up Sledge to canabalize/borrow config settings and preferances from an existing hammer setup(if there is one), to make the setup basically automatic?

Or would that be considered cheating? =P

Plugin idea
A screen shot utility(i know someone here coded one already, but i can't remember who), for quicker easier in-dev shots. In fact, maybe you could do something like Archie did with the preset cameras, for those sweet time lapses he did for The Core?

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-30 08:34:10 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314581

Gonna play with this a little before work. If there are any specific features you'd like me to test, just say so; i want goldsource support finished asap you can start on the Sledge for Source =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-29 03:15:14 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314542

Weird error selecting/ungrouping the Skybox brushes from This Map. i can't seem to select it from the 3dview, even with the ignore groups button checked. (converting it to vmf makes it behave normally, and/or i can select and ungroup it from the 2d view)

Also btw, do you plan to add the center selection handles? I miss them, but i must admit like the reduced visual clutter =)

Also too, i love that the texture properties shows you multiple faces if you've selected an object with multiple textures, neat!

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-29 01:08:47 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314539

Oh i thought textures had not been implemented yet, because i can't get them to work(i set up the wads and whatnot)! So, I'll give it another shot

bugs

Shift+a texture properties hotkey
Shit+s select hotkey
Shift+x clip hotkey
Shift+v VM hotkey
tool name popup when you mouseover
ctrl+w ignore groups hotkey missing(i think i sent you that already)
uac prompt everytime i open still; should i reinstall as administrator?

edit
Got the textures working! i didn't realize you had to set the textures for each profile(i have won and steam), which actually a big improvement over the way hammer does it

Also, i like the new materials browser, well done! =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-28 01:30:42 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314518

Yoohoo! Gonna update and play around with it s'more now =)

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 11:12:12 UTC
in [UTILITY] Compilator 3 Public Beta Post #314505

Does this work for source muzz?

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 11:10:47 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314504

Whoa that is so cool Archie!

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 04:49:24 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314493

- Better decimal point / floating point handling (think HLFix or the various hammer patches for this)

Yes.

Patiently awaiting a slick favicon! Feature right away i noticed that were missing, just in case you didn't know:

the ignore,hide, hotkeys
spacebar grabbing the 2d views
shift+z to maximize current window

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 04:30:02 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314491

The whole screen "burps" when you Ctrl+S, i kinda like that =P

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 04:14:21 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314489

Crash for me too, error report sent. should i reinstall .net 4? (when i went to install it, it asked if i wanted to remove/repair the current install, so i thought it was good.

OOPS error occurs immediatley at startup. Thereafter, it shows the visgroup/texture bars on the right, but nothing else is showing up.

Edit
"Run as Adminstrator" fixes it, i'm up and running! =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-27 03:52:34 UTC
in Sledge (Hammer Alternative) Alpha Build Post #314487

PPPPPP HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT HOLYSHIT!!! =PPPPP

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-25 20:16:20 UTC
in Deathrun mapping tutorial? Post #314449

As far as a tutorial idk...If you have a specific thing you are trying to do, pretty much anyone here is qualified to help with creative use of the HL entities.

Also you can always try to contact the authors of deathrun maps here and on other sites, and ask for some pointers.

Another thing you can do is decompile your favourite deathrun maps, not to steal, but to see how things are done

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-22 07:34:27 UTC
in TWHL Planet! Post #314357

Boys, we are heading into a shit typhoon. Best haul in the jib before it gets covered in shit.

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-21 20:59:56 UTC
in TWHL Planet! Post #314351

Activate the chronosphere!

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-19 23:46:56 UTC
in TWHL Planet! Post #314266

Looking at this map makes me want to play Risk! =P

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-07-18 16:05:58 UTC
in Steam Workshop and You! Post #314265

Indeed!

Finally, you can get unbiased recognition/rejection, and unprecedented exposure for your work to valve!

If you were ever thinking about getting into hammer again, this is the time!

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-15 17:47:24 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #314194

Walk Off The Earth - Red Hands

This damned song has been stuck in my head for a week, and it's starting to get annoying =))

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-13 19:25:36 UTC
in City Prefabs & Props Contest [GB] Post #314182

GameBanana is having a new contest, where you are tasked with building "useful" prefabs and props for a city environment. Entries can be Source or other game engines.

Full Brief

If anyone would like to partner up for this one, please throw me an email or pm to discuss!

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-13 13:56:45 UTC
in Competition 33 Post #314179

My original map for this compo was redistributed to the workshop, and it's on the second page!

The map is alpha and crap, but i guess people liked it because it was original. It's pretty shocking to see it rated so high, for something so obviously unfinished =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-08 05:31:51 UTC
in mtv cribs, of your room Post #314151

Loving this zeeba

You really have some useful space there(not least of which your workstation and keyboard!), and it looks great =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-04 23:10:40 UTC
in Modular Staircase Minicompo [GameBanana] Post #314126

Good point!

Maybe they can offer GB points* as an alternative prize to international entrants? (suggestion made in the thread)

*For those unaware, You can use GB points as currency for services like skinning, mapping work, tf2 items, etc., with other GB users.

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Posted 11 years ago2013-07-04 22:47:11 UTC
in Modular Staircase Minicompo [GameBanana] Post #314123

Full Brief

I feel like some of you may be interested in this. GameBanana seems to be having a lot of contests lately(a good thing), and they all have prizes.

This one is unique in that you only have to build a single prefab!

Modelling your entry is recommended though not required, and as always with GB contests, any engine/mod/game is acceptable to use for your submission. (i'm submitting mine as a brushwork prefab for csgo)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-07 21:55:31 UTC
in MAX_MAP_CLIPNODES Post #313868

Your errors aside, i've found i get the biggest clip economy from using -cliptype simple paramater for CSG compile(using compilator or expert compile).

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-07 15:16:32 UTC
in Plane aligning CTRL+M Post #313861

It's true suture, but the tradeoff is you can build many many many more brushes in hammer 4 than you ever could in 3x.

also as I've said in the past, these "floating vertices" rarely cause visual errors in-game so they can be largely ignored.

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-03 00:11:32 UTC
in Skyscraper Co-op Project Post #313810

Afaik you only have to include dlls in the mod folder, yes? (i don't think you need sohl installed)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-02 22:19:15 UTC
in Skyscraper Co-op Project Post #313807

In the old days, there was always a monkey or an ant around to encourage and help facilitate, NOT take over. That's all I was trying to say, pb.

Btw, I don't recall anyone quitting because it wasn't using Sohl, but of course I could have missed that.

People DID quit over it not being source tho, and to those you-know-who-you-are people, I say: boo =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-02 20:56:32 UTC
in Skyscraper Co-op Project Post #313803

I feel like these sort of things went better when mods took a more active role; I miss the old days...

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-01 21:43:58 UTC
in Skyscraper Co-op Project Post #313789

it was already decided spirit of half-life a long time ago; I realize it was a long thread.

Tetsu0 is the project leader though, so it is ultimately up to him

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Posted 11 years ago2013-06-01 03:17:21 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313765

I second scotch's motion to start a new thread

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-30 00:26:07 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313727

Yeah i feel everybody has only a half-boner for this idea, since we are only getting feedback from the same 4-5 posters for the most part.

The fact that half want GS and the other half want Source doesnt help the mod in moving forward either; i feel we lost people immediately when it was declared GS.

It would help i think if we were given grown-up powers to edit our own posts(namely the opener), so you could go there for an updated overview of any progress, without reading the entire thread.

idk, maybe we should start over in a new thread? if that doesn't work maybe we should pick a different idea? idk, i'm kinda reaching here, don't know what to do to move it forward... ='(

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-27 22:29:53 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313703

That's why i never use sarcasm/humor on the internet anymore, since i feel like it's almost always misinterpreted..

Also to mods: maybe it would be beneficial to give Sir Tetsu0 mod powers to edit the first page/title, so people don't have to read the whole thread to get what's going on, OR maybe we start a new thread?

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-05-24 18:23:29 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313685

Someone needs to step up as project leader for this for it to move forward..

I will participate, but i don't have time to facilitate and maintain it properly.. anybody? =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-23 20:47:36 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313674

tbh, both methods of running this intrigue me, but we have to fall on one side or the other...

Should we put the freeform vs. prefab building design to the vote?

I think stojken's got it; including the aforementioned lift and stairwell(s), along with some support columns, it should give a decent illusion you are in a skyscraper.

Also, every map will share the same skybox; so as long as you have windows in your entry, every floor of the building will share the common view. (when i put this together i will distance the players submission the proper distance from the ground, so player will have the illusion he is moving up)

We aren't having an exterior..?

yeah no, there is no actual building, but we will have a model of a skyscraper you will be able to look up at in the start lobby map. (which will be a "normal" skysraper according to ghost's poll

)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-22 18:53:45 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313657

Nice Ghost! =)

Lift people should probably start designing the car and shaft for the elevators. We also need a stairwell, e.g., the player will be able to access the maps from the lift, as well the stairwell, which you could make one, or one two, two located on opposite sides of the building.

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-22 01:33:45 UTC
in Post Your Photos Post #313653

B'aw nice doggie. B'aww.. =P

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-22 01:32:25 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313650

Ok, like atom said let's decide on a max floor dimensions and elevator/stairwell structure? (we can design the exterior of the building later)

What we've have established so far:

Project will be GS SoHL. (maybe a source version later down the road?)
Compile tools will be VHLT or other advanced tools.
Freeform floor design with a common elevator, stairwell, and lobby.
lobby as the starting point for the map, indoor as well as exterior.
floor transitions using level changes.
Building will share a common 2d/3dsky, which we will have to choose as well.

Please feel free to add to this list for anything i've missed!

Instant: yes, GS is clunky, but for this project completely doable. Also, nice work on the skysraper research, dems is very pretty =)

Ghost: nice poll sir! =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-20 21:39:01 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313638

I can't think of one I'd like to do... I will search skyscrapers tonight..

strider: hobbit highrise?

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-20 01:33:46 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313626

Ok, but even if we go the freeform way, we still need a building for the player to look at, when he is outside on the bottom floor looking up(which we previously discussed).

Sooo, we need to agree on a skyscraper design no matter what

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-19 19:49:30 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313623

I think the best place to start is we agree on a building design, and prefab the structure(i can help to build it). Then we can worry later about the details

So people please nominate a skyscraper building design preference if you have one, and we can vote on what everyone likes the best?

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-19 01:04:06 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313617

True, or the could be independent as well, say each floor has it's own little story, and/or have some areas with an interrelated storyline?

Maybe just having everything in the building is a theme/story enough in itself? It's at least already more than we had for Rooms =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-18 22:28:18 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313614

SoHL should allow us to do most if not all entity tricks with little trouble, including the lift controls. (a nice interactive directory of each floor in the lobby might be nice too)

Ghost: agree on all points we want to the map to be an immersive experience

Gameplay
Speaking of the "experience", has anyone given a thought to if we should add some combat, or otherwise some sort of gameplay?

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-17 18:12:28 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313593

i feel like sohl would be better in general, though i must admit, i don't have a lot of experience using it

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-17 14:22:45 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313584

I thought i checked the whole thing Stop!, sorry sir! updated:

Project Leader
???

Skyscraper Design
Moaby
Ghost129er
Instant Mix
TJB

3Dskybox
Trempler
Captain Terror

Quality Control And Technical Advisors
The_(c)Striker
The Mighty Atom
Trempler
Stojkens

Final Compile
The Mighty Atom

Basement
stop!

Basement additional and Carpark
Suture

Lift Design and Maintenance Access
Instant Mix

Ghost: whatever design you want as long as it's reasonably doable in GS

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-17 02:14:27 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313574

Yes peoples, keep pitching in the great ideas! =)

Shall we start recording preliminary assignments? (anyone feel free to update/upgrayedd/remove positions as necessary)

Project Leader
???

Skyscraper Design
Moaby
Ghost129er
Instant Mix
TJB

3Dskybox
Trempler
Captain Terror

Quality Control And Technical Advisors
The_(c)Striker
The Mighty Atom
Trempler
Stojkens

Final Compile
The Mighty Atom

Basement and Carpark
Suture

Lift Design and Maintenance Access
Instant Mix

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Captain Terror

Posted 11 years ago2013-05-16 05:33:51 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313564

Ya, i agree scotch, the prefab floor structure is the best path, tho tet's idea, or sharing only the elevator and stairwell structure whilst having the floors be basically anything has it's advantages. most notably, it would be the easiest to put together =)

Can anything exist in-game if it passes the edge of Hammer's grid?

In source, i know only the entitie's origin(like for say a prop model) has to be inside the grid to exist. (i think it's the same in GS, but not sure)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-16 04:36:11 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313562

A wild hotdog appears! =)

My proposal, following PB's and Cstriker's examples:

1. Decide on a skyscraper building design, which we can then prototype into a structure in hammer, and from that build modular floor slices.

2. Take assignments on who is working on what floor(s)*, and/special sections of the building like the aforementioned basement, lobby, penthouse, etc.

*If a user want's to build a bigger floor, for say a pool like cstriker said, then i think we will have enough floors that one author could take 2-3 floor slices if they needed them, to accomodate their design vision.

3. THEN, i would say leave it up to the author, whether he wants to stick to the building plan, OR, variate from the prefab structure. (as long as the elevator tubes line up on that authors floor, i don't see any big deal on going beyond the constraints of the original prefab building)

When all is said and done, the player should be able to walk outside on the bottom floor, and look up at the entire structure of the skyscraper, and on each floor when you look out the windows, you should see the same landscape.

At least, this is the way i envision the project moving forward, and is by no means the only way! =)

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Posted 11 years ago2013-05-15 10:36:57 UTC
in TWHL Coop Ideas? Post #313545

there is room for two basements =)

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