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Into a func_entity?
Yes but that is the expensive method.
Btw, after 3 hours of vvis.exe, I decided to stop the process. I found out that I've left a torus-like shape a world brush instead of making it func_detail in open space.
Btw, after 3 hours of vvis.exe, I decided to stop the process. I found out that I've left a torus-like shape a world brush instead of making it func_detail in open space.
Do you realize there's no ladder texture?
Info from http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm#numplanes:
Before you go wild, try a recompile or 2 - sometimes it is just a random thing. Also search for a brush with more than 32 faces, such as a cylinder in the Maxpoints error.
Otherwise this error means you went over the limit of the number of planes allowed. This means too many faces in the map = too many brushes, or too complex ones. Time to trim back the level map! Some solutions:
Do not put a box around your map to fight leaks. Seal each section seperately and fight the leak war.
Try to line up the faces of brushes with the same texture at the same scale. Then the engine may make them into one face plane.
Avoid detail brushes, use texture to "fake it" instead.
Plain make fewer brushes. Keep construction simple. HL and complexity mix poorly.
There are some newer compiler programs being tested that remove unused and unneeded planes from the outside of a level. You could try to get and use one of them.
Seems quite an interesting story for a mod. But these lines seemed a bit odd:
I, at least, approve this project. But remember that I haven't seen anything conclusive from you yet( you had mod ideas in the past).
This could really be a genuine game, because if the levels are done after the story, you'd have specific chapters. Which, imo, is good!
Good luck with this, and if you make any progress, don't forget to register your mod on moddb ;).
The player is then told that they added power to him so they could win any war and America could threaten any country they want, forming the world into total masonry.I think you're getting too much into specifics for such a mod, if you understand what I mean.
I, at least, approve this project. But remember that I haven't seen anything conclusive from you yet( you had mod ideas in the past).
This could really be a genuine game, because if the levels are done after the story, you'd have specific chapters. Which, imo, is good!
Good luck with this, and if you make any progress, don't forget to register your mod on moddb ;).
vrad.exe halts at 0% Cpu yet again. I can not blame anymore my steam installation, or perform a windows reinstall. I've already done this in the past and it was the same. After some point of complexity vrad or sometimes even vvis simply refuses to compile. Source was optimized from the start for outdoor maps( in opposition with goldsource), and my map isn't even messy at this point.
This is annoying and makes me stop wanting to participate in this competition and secret santa :(.
I'll see what I can do.
This is annoying and makes me stop wanting to participate in this competition and secret santa :(.
I'll see what I can do.
I'm also gonna complain that vrad.exe still halts, with 0% CPU consumption. What the fuck is happening, I don't even have errors in the map!
This is why mapping for this fucking engine looses interest gradually for me, even though I'm willing to map!
This is why mapping for this fucking engine looses interest gradually for me, even though I'm willing to map!
Hammer is broken again. 
[EDIT] Wait, no it isn't. But it was accidentally put on Source MP. Which begs the question: what's this new option for?
[EDIT] Wait, no it isn't. But it was accidentally put on Source MP. Which begs the question: what's this new option for?
After reading all the praises, Dragos's sudden comment seems hilarious 
Indeed, that is exceptional mapping. I wish I could have more imagination sometimes.... or I don't know if my imagination is slowed down by laziness
Indeed, that is exceptional mapping. I wish I could have more imagination sometimes.... or I don't know if my imagination is slowed down by laziness
Great, although the 2D views are fixed now, the water has a pink-black checkered look. And there's no 3D texture shaded polygons- it doesn't work.
Oh, and disabling VGUI browser for the props doesn't work- it still crashes!
Oh, and disabling VGUI browser for the props doesn't work- it still crashes!
I can't map with these ugly views. Sure, it offers me the basic functionality, but I can't clearly see lines, it's hard to position new elements, and I have to guess if the clipping tool will work the way I want to.
Also, the water is black and every sprite is black.
Also, the water is black and every sprite is black.
But now, now that Dimbark, possibly the second lowest respected member on the site just simply posts posts that he's 'having problems with hammer', suddenly everybody rolls over and just believes that the sourcesdk is actually broken? Seriously, what the fuck.Source SDK is actually broken.
I am seriously growing tired of this, it was fun at first watching how everybody felt entitled and glorious that it's perfectly okay to just dump on me for no reason, but it's when Aaron posted something that defended me everybody suddenly stopped bashing and my 'idiotic', 'moronic' 'bullshit' argument was suddenly a completely valid one to everybody?I agreed with your point of just stating the facts before aaron posted, I was late posting so what has been left for me to say was "I agree with aaron that...".
Man, shut the hell up. Nobody cares.I care. We should all care. I'm not being sentimental here
That thread was practically invisible!
Sorry for reposting this guys.
[EDIT] And congratulations Dimbark for being a parrot.
Sorry for reposting this guys.
[EDIT] And congratulations Dimbark for being a parrot.
Has anyone noticed the new "itemtest" icon in the SourceSDK?
I opened it up and this is what I got:
Also, when I opened hammer I got a couple of errors:
[EDIT] Omg, Hammer got fucked up. The 2D views are black, sprite icons are black and I can't construct anything.
Bye bye Compo 31 :(.
[EDIT2] All I could found until now about this is a warning on the Valve Wiki saying
[EDIT3] I found a temporary very ugly fix on the Steam forums:
I opened it up and this is what I got:
Bye bye Compo 31 :(.
[EDIT2] All I could found until now about this is a warning on the Valve Wiki saying
WARNING: THE OCTOBER 13TH UPDATE TO THE SOURCE SDK HAS BROKEN HAMMER. PLEASE AVOID UPDATING IF YOU CAN.I hate not being able to find what the heck is this update about.
[EDIT3] I found a temporary very ugly fix on the Steam forums:
First, set your 3D camera to 3D Shaded Textured Polygons to display the 3D View.You know... the fact that nobody seemed to be bothered about this and the first was me, a lazy mapper, tells a lot of the activity of this mapping community. You guys are working really hard on that compo.
Then go in Tools/Options :
First click on the General Tab, and Uncheck USE VGUI Model Browser (it crashes hammer)
Click on the 2D Views TAB, and on the left Side, uncheck the "White-on-Black color scheme".
It will display the viewports in inverted color modes, it is pretty ugly but at least it displays the objects in the viewports and allows you to manipulate them and to work if you are in a hurry.
In this case your post was useful. Why? It serves as a comparison of how much space the blank part takes, compared to my post where most of the space was exploited usefully. (and this post occupies a bit too much space too!)
I'm going to make a practical suggestion: It bothers me to read threads that are mostly composed of short answers, or pages of threads with short answers.
If someone's post is less than 2 complete lines you( Penguinboy or Ant or whoever has access to the site's code) should make that post more compact(occupy less space). If a person doesn't have much to say, it shouldn't take a lot of blank space for nothing.
I realize this can destroy the thread symmetry( and avatars will disappear in short posts, or be of smaller size), and if it's such a big problem, perhaps you have some other advice?
If someone's post is less than 2 complete lines you( Penguinboy or Ant or whoever has access to the site's code) should make that post more compact(occupy less space). If a person doesn't have much to say, it shouldn't take a lot of blank space for nothing.
I realize this can destroy the thread symmetry( and avatars will disappear in short posts, or be of smaller size), and if it's such a big problem, perhaps you have some other advice?
Hah, I suspected that, I just wasn't sure. The guy has an awesome gallery of photos and this wallpaper is a wonderful fanart.
That's sad news. What happened? Is the shutter's fault?
I can't recognize the figure... what is that ZombieLoffe?
Also, good to see Dr. Strangelove on the forums again.
Also, good to see Dr. Strangelove on the forums again.
Gustav Holst - Mars: The Bringer of War
It's not a displacement. I turned on mat_wireframe 3 to check this:
You can't make such a perfect tunnel curve manually. I mean, look at the polygons. They get larger and larger as they reach the outer curve. You have to use a torus for such a thing.
From the image it seems that the tunnel is mostly constructed using the arch tool, and then for the curve a torus is used.
These images are from a mod I recommend you playing, it's a fair amount of time (I think I played about half an hour): Joutooma(Hl2:Ep2 mod).
From the image it seems that the tunnel is mostly constructed using the arch tool, and then for the curve a torus is used.
These images are from a mod I recommend you playing, it's a fair amount of time (I think I played about half an hour): Joutooma(Hl2:Ep2 mod).
Another question for which I don't want to create another thread:
Is this tunnel made by using half of a torus?
Is this tunnel made by using half of a torus?
Crollo is insane. Do you go to school or follow any type of schedule or something?
Naughty soupminrr. Unfortunately, it's the left hand that is free.
Archie, you realise that it's just the level design that isn't brilliant and not 'grapghics' since this is a mod. I mean, it's pretty weird to hear such a thing from a mapper...
Archie, you realise that it's just the level design that isn't brilliant and not 'grapghics' since this is a mod. I mean, it's pretty weird to hear such a thing from a mapper...
Have you heard about this mod? It's quite awesome, it's a Half_life 2 modification that appeared last year. The fun part is that although the gameplay is new and innovative you still get a free hand!
The movement in the maps is somewhat similar to Shattered Horizon.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/gravinull
Here is the official trailer
We should give it a try together sometime :).
The movement in the maps is somewhat similar to Shattered Horizon.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/gravinull
Here is the official trailer
We should give it a try together sometime :).
I am giving a slap on my face right now! It was that simple...
Thank you very much Soup Miner. Your help is appreciated
Thank you very much Soup Miner. Your help is appreciated
I kind of understand the theory, and that's what I thought of also( remembering the tetrahedron terrain in hl1). But I really need a starting point, a practical example, or a tutorial :).
I just played a recent uploaded map, fy_dystopia.
I was impressed with the architecture and I would like to be able to create arcades like that too(notice the higher one and then those on the right of the image), but almost every time when I try some complicated geometry I fail.
I request some help, or links to some tutorials. Also, I think I knew how to make half spheres in the past( de_dome duh... but I made that with the messiest method possible), are there any tutorials for a proper one around?
I request some help, or links to some tutorials. Also, I think I knew how to make half spheres in the past( de_dome duh... but I made that with the messiest method possible), are there any tutorials for a proper one around?
I can only assume the DSLR's date&time wasn't correctly set.
The reason I'm not getting a cheap SLR and I desire a DSLR is because developing film is expensive and a time consuming process until I get the photos.
everybody suggesting me to get a DSLR when I'm very clearly extremely amateurishNot everyone. I suggested a bridge :D.
Why are you investing in garbage when you could save a bit more money and get a decent camera. It can be a bridge or even an older DSLR like Nikon D40.
Although I recommend you get a bridge. Really nice bridges are around 500$, but you can get decent ones at about 300$.
Have you seen my photos? They're all made with a Nikon P100. The single most annoying thing is that you get the small sensor, 1/2.3 inch, so the resolution isn't as good as DSLRs, but you have very high flexibility.
DiscoStu probably meant that you should start going outside. All of your pictures are of objects on a table or something taken indoors.
Your pictures are not ugly from my point of view. Actually, I quite enjoy your style. But YOU ALSO HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE.
Your pictures are not ugly from my point of view. Actually, I quite enjoy your style. But YOU ALSO HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE.
I still want harder enemies and the random "giant boss" mob.In other words, you want minecraft to be more frustrating.
Similar to the spider archers, but gigantic, and drop more loot and treasure.
Why are you shy posting the images? It's not like it's your own face. It can be fun!
My second try:
I don't know the techniques to make the lips look better :/.
My second try:
Hmm, this is quite fun to experiment with!
Yeah, I'm no modeller or sculptor but it's still fun. I might actually learn the program to do some funny stuff with it :). I always loved clay, and I actually leave near a clay quarry('near' being a relative term, it's actually about 10 km away). My dad used to work there in the past... unfortunately, it's abandoned now. I'll probably post a photo or two later with it. I was there some days ago, for the first time after about 12 years...
I'll be checking this.
This one is taken with my cellphone:
I was browsing through the freesound.org collection and accidentally found a sound sample that seemed familiar:
http://www.freesound.org/people/petenice/sounds/9508/
Now I know where is Notch getting his sounds from :).
http://www.freesound.org/people/petenice/sounds/9508/
Now I know where is Notch getting his sounds from :).
So in short, fuck Minolta lenses. Buying a Minolta lens and then realizing you have to buy a Minolta along with all it's accessories is like buying a old mouse and finding out you have to buy a Apple II and all it's proprietary shit.I don't quite realize why you are now trying really hard to get into photography, but you bought a video camera.
Although, after some digging I've found ONE dirt cheap Minolta body for 15$. That's barely more then what the lens cost so fuck it, I'll get that.Ah common... Why are you investing in garbage when you could save a bit more money and get a decent camera. It can be a bridge or even an older DSLR like Nikon D40.
Although I recommend you get a bridge. Really nice bridges are around 500$, but you can get decent ones at about 300$.
Have you seen my photos? They're all made with a Nikon P100. The single most annoying thing is that you get the small sensor, 1/2.3 inch, so the resolution isn't as good as DSLRs, but you have very high flexibility.
No, I mean, what are you trying to prove?
I'd like you to justify your avatar.
Well from what I know you can only change how the water appears from the material properties, which is forbidden in this competition.
I map for Source, want to receive Source or GoldSource. I can receive Hl1, Hl2, HL2:Ep1, HL2:Ep2 and Portal1 maps.
Can I be sort of like a reserve participant? My schedule will be ultra busy and I sort of don't want to participate but also will regret if won't participate.
I'm a maybe.
Can I be sort of like a reserve participant? My schedule will be ultra busy and I sort of don't want to participate but also will regret if won't participate.
I'm a maybe.
I have to say though, the water texture is ugly. I always loved the blueish or more transparent ones. This one's dirty and I have no alternative :D. It doesn't really matter, I won't centre my map around a pool of water anyway.
Now I understand why those license agreements are extremely long.
A friend gave me this:
Use the textures the compo provides you with and vanilla everything else.Seriously. Some of you guys show just how many questions you asked during a school test. That's how you behave.
God dammit.
How come I missed this thread? I'll have to read it all when I get back home... I can't read well on my android.
I'd probably be in for it. Will I be able to cope with 2 compos now, a busy schedule and procrastination?
We'll see!
I'd probably be in for it. Will I be able to cope with 2 compos now, a busy schedule and procrastination?
We'll see!