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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-28 15:58:44 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #304722
A VERY Well-deserved 1st place Zeeba!

I'll have to state the obvious, that you took the most abused map in terms of remakes in the history of counter-strike, and made the theme actually look good and fresh. It would have never even occurred to me to even try remaking de_dust, but you pulled off and then some.

And the icing on the cake is it's all done in 1.6. <enter here fifty adjectives that try to convey the awesomeness of your work>

Well Done Mister! :P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 21:48:39 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304710
I'm giving dim until tomorrow around this time to edit the map if he chooses to add more, and then we have a little dead period till thursday-friday, when hopefully striker will go, and then Archie will start us out on the second pass!

Legitskrieg: if you are still interested you're time slot is about to come up ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 20:37:43 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304702
souds good fellas! that leaves us time to possibly get Cstriker and maybe blitz in =]
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 19:37:51 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304698
ok sorry sir!

just add on to what's there please, please donot cover the whole map in a big skybox, but whatever u do, im sure archie will fix it ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 17:57:55 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304692
ok striker, well try u tomorrow or later on.

dimbark is out, so ill offee the spot to blitz if he wants it, otherwise it's back to archie ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 16:19:32 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304690
ok dimbark is non responsive, so unless I hear grom him soon, torch is being passed to striker or blitz.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 02:57:00 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304682
Awright Dimbark! You are the next contestant:
Tetsu0's Edit
Original Brief+Guidelines+Mapping Queue (Microsoft Word)

Note: Dim, you are version 007. (bond theme loudly begins)
:P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 02:51:27 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304680
Ok then that seems a simple rule enough that even i can understand it ;)

Func_Detailing
Func_detail Small(ish) structures, especially those not square/triangular gemometry.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 01:02:46 UTC
in New system, want opinions... Post #304678
es you survived the surgery! WELCOME BACK! :P

On-topic: i pesonally don't buy anything but laptops. I obviously envy the strongness and affordability of desktop machines, but absolute portability wins it for me ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 00:53:14 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304676
Church Arch, i always so enjoy reading your articles... it's like reading stuff on VDC, but with more personality and insight =)

And ya, i'm fixing that skybox right now and func_detailing most of the small stuff in the map before passing it on to dimbark.

Edit
Do you think maybe though for the purposes of the project, we should use the "func_detail everything not sealing off the world and not a visblocker" school of thought? Otherwise, i'm just scart the compile times are gonna get really nasty really quick, from us nub abusing worldbrushes ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-27 00:20:55 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304672
Edit
Everybody: please mind your work in terms of performance, and try to remember: anything you leave unoptimized has a HUGE cumulative effect on the compile time for the map, which you should all be doing a full compile before uploading.

Example: Ninja defuse, i'm noticing almost all of your work is worldbrushes. Things like stairs and trims and railings should ALWAYS be func_detailed afaik. (archie please correct me if i'm wrong on this)

I'm going through the map now to try and optimize everything best i can, and i'll do a full compile before passing it along to Dimbark.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 22:41:12 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304665
yup okey it WAS the cordon bounds... i am a bit retarded... ;)

tet also, if you can do me a favor and texture the stuff in the "foreground" of the map that was left by archie with nodraw texture, can u please texture it with something? (i don't care if it's a dev texture or whatev, so you can't see into the void in-game?)

Also, don't worry if you can't think of anything cool or amazing to add to the map.. Remember, you can add as little or as much as you like. Hell, you could just add sound or lights if you wanted, really anything ;)

Also keep in-mind you will get a second shot at this as well. :P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 22:23:37 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304663
Edit blocked aww =)

Hotdog: there are parts of the map missing from urby's edit.. also, there is some sort of issue with the truss model you have at the center of the map.. is there any chance you can re-integrate the missing stuff and reup before tetsu0 starts on the map this evening?
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 22:17:28 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304659
Holy-fffing-shite Hotdog, that is friggin' beautiful! :o

Note
spawns were removed i think, so you start in the void, and some of the map seems to be missing (ima try examining the vmf and recompiling for tetsu0 now)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 16:06:37 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304633
<Reminder Post For Tetsu0>

Please give a holler if u alive, else i'll pass it off to Dimbark. Here again are files you'll need if you don't already have them:

Hotdog's edit
Original Brief+Guidelines+Mapping Queue (Microsoft Word)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 12:59:53 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304628
sorry striker, but well do whatever we van to get u in. on the second pass we can make sure u get fruday ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-26 11:27:39 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304625
excellent hotdog! =]

Tetsu0, plaese stand up uou are next :P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 21:55:41 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #304611
Dang! I think I forgot how pretty HDR lighting can be :o... I haven't HDR-compiled in forevs.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 18:14:41 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304600
Ok man down. If you want to enter later joe, we can hit u up on the second pass or at the end, your choice if you change your mind ;)

Ok Hotdog you are up sir! Some things you may need:
-Urby's Edit
-Original Brief+Guidelines+Mapping Queue (Microsoft Word)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 17:47:07 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #304603
Looks amazing Instant! :o

I like to see these types of wip to help regain my mapping motivation =P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 17:43:56 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #304602
Archie i'm glad you liked the car, and i hope a used DB5 was not too over-the-top for tribute gift.. Just in case you didn't like the colour...

:P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 00:23:27 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304589
OK joe you are up and hotdog is going after you =)

Here is urby's link again in-case you don't already have it ;)

Current Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Urbanebula
5. JoeBamba
6. Hotdog
7. Tetsu0
8. Dimbark
9. Cstriker
10. Blitzkrieg(if you in)

Guidelines
1. Add whatever content you like during your turn(s). Don't be afraid to layer your content over other's work, but obviously don't destroy someone's contribution. Expand the layout of the map in any direction as you see fit.
2. When your 24-hour period is complete(Or EARLIER is great), post a link to your edited version of the map to this thread.
3. Include in your upload: vmf, bsp, logfile, and a quick screenie. I recommend everyone do a normal vvis/vrad compile. (no fast vvis please)
4. NEW Append the VMF with your version number, e.g., if the map you get for you turn ends in "003", your version will be "004" and so on. We will do this now as per Arch's example, to keep track of the different versions of the VMF.
5. Use any custom content you like, but be sure to include it with your map in your upload.
6. NEW Include a readme file for the next guy, with any special instructions or notes you may have for them.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-25 00:04:28 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304587
k sir, give me like 10 minutes to contact him on steam/email, and if he no responds you're up!(that is if you want to) ;)

Ninja Defuse: Dude i' keep studying your screenies bein awed by the detail, just really fine stuff sir :o
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 21:53:15 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304585
has anyone herd fom hotdog? I think he might be out of range on holiday...

if I don't hear from him in the next hour or so, I may pass the torch to jBAMba, and we'll throw him in later .

joe: are u out there and dtf? :P

OR

Cstriker: I'd rather u go next if u are free. you free bro? =P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 17:56:20 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304581
I'm blaming Archie for this :o <runs away fast>
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 17:03:39 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304574
Urbanebula, that is awesome. :o

At this rate, we'll only need one pass to finish the map you guys are doing fabulous! :P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 11:33:23 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304562
i'm sure it's fine just let it go. if you "cancel" the compile, make sure to ctrl+shift+esc and cancel vvrad.exe/vvis.exe, because they will keep running until manually killed.

Hotdog is next on queue, so if there is a problem i'm sure he will catch it. I'd offer to look at it now but i'm leavin for work ;(
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 10:55:57 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304559
Great urby! and i'm glad ninjas lateness has not cblocked you! (Bad ninja is a bad ninja!) :P

Yea, i was a bit nazi about packbsp, and it is probably not necessary, so i made it optional in the updated rules ;)

Can't wait to see your goodies Urby! =)

EDIT
If sdk is spazing, or acting strange in ANY WAY, always shutdown sdk and reopen it, as it seems hammer can get corrupted, and certain things like the ignore button and groups stop working.

Also, try verifying game cache of the sdk. Hopefully that will fix it ;)

Lastly, add one more zero to the filename(004) since we will be going over 10 entries, and so they will list in order when sorted by filename, if that makes sense. otherwise for example, i think version 10 would sort after 01 instead of where it should after 09 ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 10:41:17 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304556
Ok ninja i played your version of the map and i LOVE the improvements, but you are WAY late. I understand the site was down, but guys, if anything you should always be upping your map early, since i hope nobody is using the whole 24 hours to work on the map ;)

Everyone: i will ask everyone to make uploading your map on-time or early TOP PRIORITY. You might screw someone's opportunity to work on the map if you are late, and there is really no pressure in this; Add as little or as much content as you want. If you have a conflict i can always reschedlue you ;)

A couple things:
  • If you models don't show up in the game, try making them a cycler instead of a prop_static (this is what i do though i think you are supposed to make them a prop_physics, because they are probably a dynamic prop)
  • If you notice, archie appended his version of the map "002" so we can keep track of the different versions. I like this idea and i think we should do it, so i will update the rules. (urby, you will actually be version 004, and ninjas would have been 003)
  • good work including the required stuff as per rules. Also, i am now making packbsp optional but i will ask again if anyone uses custom content to make sure you include it in your upload.
updated
Guidelines
1. Add whatever content you like during your turn(s). Don't be afraid to layer your content over other's work, but obviously don't destroy someone's contribution. Expand the layout of the map in any direction as you see fit.
2. When your 24-hour period is complete(Or EARLIER is great), post a link to your edited version of the map to this thread.
3. Include in your upload: vmf, bsp, logfile, and a quick screenie. I recommend everyone do a normal vvis/vrad compile. (no fast vvis please)
4. NEW Append the VMF with your version number, e.g., if the map you get for you turn ends in "003", your version will be "004" and so on. We will do this now as per Arch's example, to keep track of the different versions of the VMF.
5. Use any custom content you like, but be sure to include it with your map in your upload.
6. NEW Include a readme file for the next guy, with any special instructions or notes you may have for them.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-24 10:15:50 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #304557
Yeah i didn't want to be that guy to ask; thank you zeeba for being that guy ;)

I think i have a mini heart attack everytime i login to see if they are up, and when i saw daubster posted in the compo thread i think i shat a little.

A little suspense is good, but i mean anytime in 2012 would be great =P :heart:
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-23 14:48:01 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304542
OK arch. Again, really excellent work btw... just wow :o

Urby's up next! =P

Current Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Urbanebula
5. Hotdog
6. JoeBamba
7. Tetsu0
8. Dimbark
9. Cstriker
10. Blitzkrieg(if you in)

Guidelines
1. Add whatever content you like during your turn(s). Don't be afraid to layer your content over other's work, but obviously don't destroy someone's contribution. Expand the layout of the map in any direction as you see fit.
2. When you are finished adding content and/or your 24-hour period is complete, post a link to your edited version of the map to this thread.
3. Include in your upload: vmf, bsp, logfile, and a quick screenie. I recommend everyone do a normal vvis/vrad compile.
4. Use any custom content you like, but be sure to PackBSP your work before upload, to make it easy for the next participant to extract your materials/models/etc using GCFScape. (THIS IS MANDATORY)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 22:58:23 UTC
in Dota 2 Give-away Post #304512
I was gonna say Dim's family look a lot like actors or movie stars ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 22:51:10 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304510
Archie: that is a shitload of amazing work for only 4 hours! This is a really great first-hand education for all of us on how to properly build source maps! I love your changes but a couple important things here:

1. You need to seal off and COMPILE the map before you pass it of to the next mapper. In really don't want to try to debug/compile the errors from 8 different mappers x2, for a map that had never been compiled once. just no. ;)

2. I don't see why you left stuff untextured. I don't know about anyone else, but i don't really feel like texturing someone else's brushwork.

3. packbsp your work so there is no question what assets are used in the map. Again, it is easy to extract the materials and such from the bsp using GCFScape.

4. Everyone again plx read the guidelines, they are there for your safety :)

Guidelines
1. Add whatever content you like during your turn(s). Don't be afraid to layer your content over other's work, but obviously don't destroy someone's contribution. Expand the layout of the map in any direction as you see fit.
2. When you are finished adding content and/or your 24-hour period is complete, post a link to your edited version of the map to this thread.
3. Include in your upload: vmf, bsp, logfile, and a quick screenie. I recommend everyone do a normal vvis/vrad compile.
4. Use any custom content you like, but be sure to PackBSP your work before upload, to make it easy for the next participant to extract your materials/models/etc using GCFScape. (THIS IS MANDATORY)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 18:35:41 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304499
excellent arch thank you, I can't wait to check it out when I get homzies! =)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 11:56:07 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #304458
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 11:31:40 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304491
If it's okey with Ninja defuse it's fine with me. I just don't want to change his place since i already told him yesterday he starts today.

Whatever happens striker tho, we will work you in don't worry, even if it's at the very end or you only make it on the second pass, we'll work it out ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 10:35:54 UTC
in Map Problem: Solid Entity (func_breakabl Post #304489
Yea it's a stupid error.

Do what joebamba said to avoid getting these, but if you do have these errors you must fix them, as they can cause other problems with your map.

If source, clicking "fix" button will eliminate all those errors instantly. If gsource however, you need to select each of those "solid entity..." notifications from the "check for problems" dialog window, and:

1. click "go to error"
2. exit check for problems
3. click "delete" key on your keyboard
4. repeat for each error.
5. profit.
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-22 09:03:19 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304484
NP hotdog i switched u and Dimbark:

updated
Current Team Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Urbanebula
5. Hotdog
6. JoeBamba
7. Tetsu0
8. Dimbark
9. Cstriker
10. Blitzkrieg(if you in)

Arch: ok sir i will keep those sound tips in mind in the future, ty! =)

I don't really think it's necessary add sequential numbrers to the filename tho, since each time someone posts a link that right there is a backup of the previous persons work. But either way, if you really think it's needed i'm fine with it.

ALSO PEOPLE, just to be clear, don't be afraid to expand the floor/ceiling space of the map in any way you see fit; please don't think you need to limit yourself to the worldspace we're starting with! ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 22:59:57 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304481
np hotdog, and I'm really glad people are requesting schedule changes early =)
pick the slot u need and ill switch u up sir ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 22:40:59 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304479
we wouldn't leave you blitz! ;P

you don't need to read the whole thread, just read up 12 15 posts and that is the full brief. If you're in, #10 slot, a.k.a tail-gunner charlie is yours sir ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 21:46:01 UTC
in Sinks, Flashlights, and Dryers Post #304477
Abe Frohman?! The sausage king of chicago?! =P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 21:43:36 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304476
oh mai good call sir ;)

updated
Current Team Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Urbanebula
5. Dimbark
6. JoeBamba
7. Tetsu0
8. Hotdog
9. Cstriker
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 21:41:23 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304474
Sure not a problem Tetsu0 =>

updated
Current Team Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Urbanebula
7. Dimbark
6. JoeBamba
7. Tetsu0
8. Hotdog
9. Cstriker
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 21:35:06 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304472
Ok, it begins! =)

Current Team Mapping Queue
1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Tetsu0
7. Dimbark
6. JoeBamba
7. Urby
8. Hotdog
9. Cstriker

Note again, we can switch the order around if any of you-all have a scheduling conflict.

Archie is up. Ninja Defuse, your slot begins 24 hours from this post, or eariler if Arch uploads it sooner.

Good luck everybody! =)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 15:17:03 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304466
lol kitty made me scart! =)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 14:06:51 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304463
sweet striker! willing to take anything u can contribute, and we can easily be flexible on time slots ;

ninja just confirmed too, so we are go for start! soon as I get home from work ill upload the base map!

archie: u are up first, plx holler if u need to be moved down thr queue to fit this in your busy schedule ;)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-21 11:34:55 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304461
Ya zeeba i agree and i'll work up a simple, easy-to-read schedule.

OR

If some superhero mod is listening, maybs we can work up a countdown timer in the first page, so each persons knows exactly when their time starts, and we don't have to even worry about any timezone snafu. =P

Note
If peeps are done before their 24 slot is used up, i encourage you-all to upload early, to act as a bit of a buffer for the next guy, and giving him a bit of extra time ;)

Once i get home from work today(approx 10 hours from now) i expect we will begin, after hopefully i've got confirmatin one way or the other from ninja defuse and Cstriker.

Almost time to light this candle =)
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-20 23:32:49 UTC
in Team Mapping Post #304457
Team Mapping [Counter-Strike: Source]
In this quickie community project, each participant gets 24 hours to add content to a map(started from a basemap which I'll provide), and after everybody has had a shot at it, participants get a second 24 hour pass to add content to the map, at the end of which we should hopefully have a finished cs:s map of one form or another.

Rules
1. Add whatever content you like during your turn(s). Don't be afraid to layer your content over other's work, but obviously don't destroy someone's contribution. Expand the layout of the map in any direction as you see fit.
2. When you are finished adding content and/or your 24-hour period is complete, post a link to your edited version of the map to this thread.
3. Include in your upload: vmf, bsp, logfile, and a quick screenie. I recommend everyone do a normal vvis/vrad compile.
4. Use any custom content you like, but be sure to PackBSP your work before upload, to make it easy for the next participant to extract your materials/models/etc using GCFScape. (THIS IS MANDATORY)

Questions/comments/concerns, hit me up on steam, pm, or obviously use this thread.

(Thank you to Striker for pointing out my messiness, i hope this is clearer!)

I think we are about ready to start. the only people i'm not sure of are Dimbark and Ninja Defuse, which i will PM now. Here's the mapping queue again, and note I'm happy to reschedule anybody if they need to be moved up/down the list:

1. Cap'n Terran
2. Archie
3. Ninja Defuse
4. Tetsu0
7. Dimbark
6. JoeBamba
7. Urby
8. Hotdog
9. Cstriker?

Edit
Dimbark has confirmed =P
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-20 01:38:02 UTC
in Now Watching: ... Post #304442
Started watching Breaking Bad as well i Like it aLOT, and now i want to learn to cook. -)

EDIT - holy jesus i just watched the episode with the severed human head and the turtle... OMG :o
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman
Posted 12 years ago2012-03-20 01:05:11 UTC
in Now Gaming: ... Post #304445
If i had half a ball i would buy Red Alert 3, it looks amazing. Also i agree, i did never care for any of the Genearls series either, tho i LOVED Red Alert 2 and of course Yuri's Revege.

Oddly, i never played any of the C&C series ='(
Captain Terror Captain Terrorwhen a man loves a woman