I have 13 Dota 2 invites. I'm happy to give away all of them to anyone who asks; 1 per person.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Moaby
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I had completely overlooked that, tbh. Glad ya like it.
Major WIP.
Fight for second place?
My first name was obviously 'Sniper', which is 90% of all gamers first name. I only needed a name due to playing my first online game CS.
I then decided that 'Sniper' was usually associated with try-hard scumbags so, I moved onto 'Custom' (custom maps) because of my sudden massive interest in mapping having discovered Worldcraft.
After that, I eventually figured the name was all too generic. So I moved onto Moabathon/Moabinkez which nobody in the world is going to have duplicated or thought of beforehand. The name(s) being short for Moab because of my interest in MOBA games at the time; double meaning too. Moab being a anagram for MOBA, and the popular term for killing someone instantly on a MOBA game is nuking...Mother Of All Bombs, similar subject area right? Anyway, people started nick-naming me Moaby and it just kind of stuck.
I then decided that 'Sniper' was usually associated with try-hard scumbags so, I moved onto 'Custom' (custom maps) because of my sudden massive interest in mapping having discovered Worldcraft.
After that, I eventually figured the name was all too generic. So I moved onto Moabathon/Moabinkez which nobody in the world is going to have duplicated or thought of beforehand. The name(s) being short for Moab because of my interest in MOBA games at the time; double meaning too. Moab being a anagram for MOBA, and the popular term for killing someone instantly on a MOBA game is nuking...Mother Of All Bombs, similar subject area right? Anyway, people started nick-naming me Moaby and it just kind of stuck.
It can be done in hammer using the .fgd for TFC. The pick-ups like the flag or quad mode allowed you to add glows to the character that had well... picked them up. The ability to do it is quite obviously there in the engine however, I have never seen it in any other game apart from TFC. As Stojke said, the admin tool 'AMX' took use of this and made it possible in HL and CS.
Wasn't there some tool called 'Sprite' (I think) that does it? Not entirely sure what it is or what it is actually called for that matter but, it enhanced the features available in hammer for HL.
Wasn't there some tool called 'Sprite' (I think) that does it? Not entirely sure what it is or what it is actually called for that matter but, it enhanced the features available in hammer for HL.
If you re-created it yourself and are not going to sell it (model, game or mod) then you have absolutely no worries at all. Take Black-Mesa:Source as an example. That said, it is usually frowned upon to steal ideas or looks but it's not illegal in this case.
I'm also a F.E.A.R. fan. It looks pretty much spot on with the F.E.A.R. 1 Alma, despite the small time you see her, so good job.
I'm also a F.E.A.R. fan. It looks pretty much spot on with the F.E.A.R. 1 Alma, despite the small time you see her, so good job.
I can't quite decided which sort of atmosphere I prefer for my map. I posted 2 of these a few pages back but I'll put them up again for comparison purposes. A lot of you ruled out the first one as being a little bland in lighting but again, comparison.
NOTE: The last picture has a large shadow that needs fixing on the ground.
I'm interested.
I personally prefer filesmelt(.com).
Thanks for the input you two. I think I'll stick to 3 areas for each map, giving myself this limit should help keep the loading of the actual .vmf to below a minute; and of course keep the compile times to a minimum.
Anyone got any ideas on how to effectively execute a CO-OP map change?
Anyone got any ideas on how to effectively execute a CO-OP map change?
Currently I am build a map and it's proving to be rather large. I was wondering how large I can actually go before I need to be worrying about splitting into parts or sections. In the past I have just estimated and gone "yeah, this seems like a nice spot to break off" and flown with it.
Here's what I am dealing with: I am creating a multi-player Source map in EP2 that will be played on Garry's Mod. It is within the horror genre which cries for massive amounts of entity setups. It is currently split into 3 areas, forest, town, wasteland and a half built metro (which is being built so not actually included to be the 4th area yet).
I have split the areas and optimized using hint brushes and area portals, not to mention huge amounts of 'Nodraw' on areas you can't see and therefore, the frame-rate is not an issue at all. In hammer I'm getting a number of issues like taking 30 seconds to load the map, and the map actually failing to load so I'm having to copy my entire .vmf data to the converted .vmx.
I know the entity limit in Source is ~4000 according to Valve Developer. However the question is, how many is optimal for this kind of map or series of maps? At what point should I be splitting the map into separate sections? And how would I go about transitioning a multi-player Co-op map?
Here's what I am dealing with: I am creating a multi-player Source map in EP2 that will be played on Garry's Mod. It is within the horror genre which cries for massive amounts of entity setups. It is currently split into 3 areas, forest, town, wasteland and a half built metro (which is being built so not actually included to be the 4th area yet).
I know the entity limit in Source is ~4000 according to Valve Developer. However the question is, how many is optimal for this kind of map or series of maps? At what point should I be splitting the map into separate sections? And how would I go about transitioning a multi-player Co-op map?
I liked it, a nice take on the original. I wasn't so happy about the combat being incredibly easy and then dying to silly things like the Source ladders...I guess that's not their problem.
@Striker: Thanks for the pointers.
@Bruce: Hence why I asked.
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Any better?
@Bruce: Hence why I asked.
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Any better?
Any ideas to make this more atmospheric?
So everybody read the one post thinking I was just being plain negative, not realising it's to do with the two posts above it.
It'd be horrible to think Captain Terror has wasted your valuable time. The $15 should be given in pure sympathy.
Inb4, nine people waste their time.
(TBH, the "enjoy your $15" was a compliment to your work, but seeing as you took it the wrong way, i'll swing with it).
Inb4, nine people waste their time.
(TBH, the "enjoy your $15" was a compliment to your work, but seeing as you took it the wrong way, i'll swing with it).
Anyone else actually going to take part in this?Enjoy your $15.
I rather clean Hammer screenshot of a WIP map:
On the far top left hand corner you can see a large hotel in the making and currently in developer textures; that hotel is only the basic outline and is 1696 objects, which is just silly because the map is only 3731 objects so far.
So, this thread went from helping someone with a problem about the game related Steam software conflicting with his anti-virus, to shouting about what anti-virus is 'best' because no can accept the principles of 'opinion', to mocking the English? All in all, isn't this thread now off-topic?
It's nice to read a thread and suddenly find you're being attacked, all rather racially... without even posting yet.
It's nice to read a thread and suddenly find you're being attacked, all rather racially... without even posting yet.
Typical, why didn't I think of bribing?
Have I lost because I obeyed the competition rules yet?
Havana theme on Italy?
Time to start again. 
And thanks for clearing that up.
And thanks for clearing that up.
Question: Can I use Italy's layout and give it a new theme entirely not from CS at all, like futuristic style, because it states an "original theme" and to make a new map using it. For example, I would be using Italy's layout and similar architecture but in a neo-italy kind of way. Is this acceptable?
I was mistaken in my horrible choice of words. I'll lie and say I mean't it to be 'I must, personally, make the layout similar to the original' to not look like a complete clot. 
With the rules as they are, aren't we going to end up with a load of random maps using CS .wads, sounds and models? That is if no one remakes the orignal maps with new textures.
I think more specific rules need to be identified with new competitions, I got marked down on the last competition due to gameplay...the other maps didn't even have gameplay. And, it was all about texturing...the top map got first due to geometry when I spent all my time placing my textures perfectly as I could manage. Besides, third place got third and only used about 10 of the 40 tetxures, so much for "find a use for all the textures and we might be impressed".[/sore loser]
With the rules as they are, aren't we going to end up with a load of random maps using CS .wads, sounds and models? That is if no one remakes the orignal maps with new textures.
I think more specific rules need to be identified with new competitions, I got marked down on the last competition due to gameplay...the other maps didn't even have gameplay. And, it was all about texturing...the top map got first due to geometry when I spent all my time placing my textures perfectly as I could manage. Besides, third place got third and only used about 10 of the 40 tetxures, so much for "find a use for all the textures and we might be impressed".[/sore loser]
I did read the rules.
And I haven't finished, quite obviously.
And I haven't finished, quite obviously.
I have done the layout first seeing as it must be similar to the original, I can make changes later.
In reality i'm just showing how epic mapping with dual screens is and how it's bringing a whole new experience to mapping.
I'll submit this then!
http://twhl.info/vault.php?map=5342
Oh would someone who actually has the map set up a new link please? I don't have the map on this computer. If there is no link to it, this map is lost and i'll unsubmit this.
Oh would someone who actually has the map set up a new link please? I don't have the map on this computer. If there is no link to it, this map is lost and i'll unsubmit this.
Skyrim - "Town Day 3"I am so with you there Kurosaki Ichigo! I have found myself standing outside the Solitude Palace looking down the long stretch of coblestone path. The birds flying by the windmill on left and the open view of Skyrim itself to the right. All whilst listening to that and not wanting to move an inch! Such a beautifully crafted game.
Beautiful~
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Oh, that's a new one. Certainly makes sense. >.>
Oh, that's a new one. Certainly makes sense. >.>
You could create a load of images (of techniques) and just explain them all.
I have put all of the two months into this. I currently have a series of three maps, including a short thirty second-ish intro scene.
Can I split my map into two linked maps?
This, that I also noticed?
That's looking very original Ninja!
But, I think you must have gameplay. One of the rules, I think.
But, I think you must have gameplay. One of the rules, I think.
/idea copied.
Something like that.
I have some more screenshots, but I wish to keep the rest a secret until I post it completed.
I have some more screenshots, but I wish to keep the rest a secret until I post it completed.
I haven't a clue what you're getting at so i'm just going help in the way that I can. Your example pictures failed with the format being destoryed on post.
http://twhl.info/tutorial.php?id=71
Or in its most simpliest form:
If you stand at point A then B will not be drawn.
If you stand at point B then A will not be drawn.
C is the HINT brush (one HINT texture with the rest as SKIP).
D is the void.
It's a badly drawn paint example but hopefully you'll get it. Try optimising in a different way if that's not working for you.
http://twhl.info/tutorial.php?id=71
Or in its most simpliest form:
If you stand at point B then A will not be drawn.
C is the HINT brush (one HINT texture with the rest as SKIP).
D is the void.
It's a badly drawn paint example but hopefully you'll get it. Try optimising in a different way if that's not working for you.
Fish in a tree, how can this be?
BEVEL disables clipping on that face doesn't it? Like when you compile a map using default tools and the sky becomes a liquid. NULL is still 'solid' and you can walk on it.
I could be completely wrong there, but that's what I always gathered.
I could be completely wrong there, but that's what I always gathered.
Bumpage.
Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset (best at 3:40)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTT-FeKhDs&fmt=18
Phoenix - Love Like a Sunset (best at 3:40)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTT-FeKhDs&fmt=18
Wow, the black background with small colourful picture in the middle is really 'in' this month.