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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-06 23:13:18 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #304021

Indeed they are smooth they look like something to eat =)

JoeBAMba: 'tis looking pimp sir. WE TRUE HOMIE.

Still working to improve de_747, hoping to upload it to the vault in a couple days if i hit no major snags, but i'm not releasing it 'till it's "done". =)

User posted image

Optimization: DONE
3dskybox: 90%
Brushwork: 95%
Lighting: 50%
Custom textures: 05% ='(
Clipping: 80%

Improved mostly the 3dsky and outside areas of the map, added detail, and major optimization improvements to fps. (i may use fog_controller to increase it more, but right now it plays very smooth on my computer at 60-80 fps)

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-06 00:16:59 UTC
in Mapping help. jaggy map Post #303988

Ok, a couple general rules to start out with after looking at your map quick.

1. Any brush not sealing off the world that is somehting other than a normal cube or wedge should be made into a brush-based enitity, e.g., func_wall, func_illusionary.

For example, the castle walls should be world brushes and left as plain rectangles, and the "teeth on top could all together be made into one func_wall.

You're doing this to make it easier for the compiler to calculate the visible space for players. Little detail and any complex things should be func_wall.

Big simple shapes should be left as world brushes, because they block visibilty, or that is to say they separate one area from the next, so the engine does't have to render too much a stuff to the player at any given time. (if you can see the whole map at once the engine has to work really hard, and you get low fps)

For more information on how visibility process, google "binary space partion" and/or "half-life, goldsource optimization"

2. Texture Scales: All textures should be scaled to 1.00, but you can go a little lower or higher to fit something special, or if it's only a few things. Example:

Your castle is scaled to 2.50 x 2.50. By and large, textures are meant to be scaled to 1.00 in order to look correct. Again, you can vary a little if you need from time to time, but never go below .50, and i wouldn't recommend going higher than 2.00 until you learn more.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-05 14:07:44 UTC
in Vertices and Merging Post #303981

I still can make it break though

Well ya, of couse it u twist or shift the brushes insied-out. It's Pretty failsafe within reason.

95% of the time though, ou can handle complex stuff wit normal brushes, which is good becaue objects built ebtirely from pyramids is veey inefficient, and can cause other problems if u abuse them

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-04 05:49:56 UTC
in Propper and 3dsky Post #303935

Now you tell me! =P

I have noticed a BIG performance hit since my last version, when i started proppering like a banshee. Couldn't figure it out since i thought i was saving on fps by trading brushes for models..

Well crap that really sucks, but a least now i know.. I'm at like 95% brush sides so i can't add too much more brush detail, and performancely, definitely can't afford to spend more, so i guess that is pretty much it for this map.

Poop. Poop mouth! ='(

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-04 03:03:49 UTC
in Vertices and Merging Post #303929

In that case you have to use brushwork made entirely out of tetragons or "triangles" as many people say. A quick example.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-04 02:15:25 UTC
in Vertices and Merging Post #303927

use hlfix to "fix" this. Compilator makes it very easy to use hlfix, if you have trouble setting it up.

As an alternative, you can also try Vlcuzan's floating-point Enabler. I've never tried it but i hear good things.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-03 23:47:44 UTC
in Propper and 3dsky Post #303924

Well i'm about to test it jeff i'll let you know what happened. I made each building it's own propper model, but i unfortunatelly left the texture scale at .0625, so we'll see...

i'm fairly interested to see if they light better/worse than the brushwork equivalents..

Mainly though, i want to see if my Brushsides goes down, which are at 95% right now

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-03 22:39:48 UTC
in Vertex manpulation Post #303918

Ya that would be really nice. For that reason, i would not take the time to add new wads to hammer, i'd instead just WADmerge(using Wally) it into a bulk "captain_terror" wad, and just keep that one in hammer. (I use -wadinclude, so i never had to worry about distributing that beast. =))

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-03 21:47:51 UTC
in Vertex manpulation Post #303915

Ya PB should be finishing Thor any day now, just hold out for a bit, and Potatis_Invalido is also working on an editor. =)

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-03 21:38:55 UTC
in Propper and 3dsky Post #303914

I'm currently Proppering lots of stuff in my map, and i was wondering if i should bother Proppering stuff in the 3dsky box?

I have around 200 eligible brushes in there i could make into Propper models, but my question is: is it worth it?

Because the 3dsky is rendered so cheaply, is it waste of time to make that stuff into models, OR could it even be a net loss performance wise?

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-03 04:13:49 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #303890

STP - Lady Picture Show

Instant Mix: Ha that looked like an amazing show to go to! =)

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-02 17:21:27 UTC
in Vertices and Merging Post #303881

I know me neither, until i think Zombieloffe mentioned it like a year ago or something, and i've been using it like a banshee ever since. (well maybe not quite like a banshee, but i definitely use it ;])

Afaik, it all in the ball in the help file, just none of us bother read it?

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-01 17:28:37 UTC
in Hammer clip tool sucks? Post #303862

Source clipping seems to be a little more forgiving than goldsource(i clip bat-shit crazy in source, way worse than i ever tried in gs), with the one exception that sometitmes it produces teeny-tiny off-grid parts, if you are clipping a brush reeeely long and pointy. (i usually fix by just cutting the brush in half so the "pointy" or hypotenuse part of the triangle isn't so extremely big, if that makes any sense)

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-01 15:51:53 UTC
in Hammer clip tool sucks? Post #303858

I remember being warned about clipping when i first started mapping, so for the first couple years probably i almost never used clip because i was scart to cause errors. Then eventually at some point, i must have said fuck it and started using it; now i use it constantly, with no problems at all.

Maybe it's never been an issue for me because I've always used HLfix?

Idk, i clip like it's my job and almost never get clipping errors... (that's routinely clipping and scaling complex objects, sometimes multiple times, i.e., clip, scale, clip, scale-scale, clip again, etc)

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-01 03:12:03 UTC
in Copy and flipping not resulting good. Post #303853

OK, what in the fuck is microbrush?

edit: ok that looks pretty cool. I like how you can have tons of shit in the scene, and the editor never seems to skp or slow down...

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-03-01 00:15:02 UTC
in Copy and flipping not resulting good. Post #303849

make sure your hlfix is setup properly and running. (problems with this usually are caused by having an incorrect wad.txt file)

Link to your rmf, and i'll take a look at it if you like. One thing I know, using CTRL-M to roatate very complex objects will automatically make them invalid solids.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-03-01 00:02:24 UTC
in Reset func_button with -1 delay before r Post #303846

Yeah they can be tricky to use properly, that's why I gave up on them a long time ago and use trigger_changetarget and other means instead, but this sounds like a quick easy fix to Azin's problem. =P

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-29 19:19:55 UTC
in Hammer clip tool sucks? Post #303836

There is nothing wrong with the clip tool and it is probably one of the more powerful tools in Hammer. Make sure you have "snap to grid" selected and you are on grid points when you clip.

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-29 13:51:18 UTC
in Reset func_button with -1 delay before r Post #303829

Ya like maybe toggleable instead, though block the player from hitting it again, essentially making it behave as if the delay reset was -1?

Maybe tell exactly what you are trying to do and i might have some suggestions without using the button.

I love entity riddles they are SO MUCH FUN. Maybe we could make a mini contest where you have like 10 entity problems to solve, getting harder as you go along? (Sounds a like school but much funner)

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-28 15:00:52 UTC
in Post your screenshots! WIP thread Post #303819

That is really neat stuff Bruce, it's reminding me of the cargo containers and ship from Pitch Black

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-26 22:03:15 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #303775

Inception OST - Hans Zimmer - Radical Notion

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-26 10:42:16 UTC
in Possible to exceed number of entities? Post #303757

Ha I love your site stojkens, never knew u had this! =]

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-26 09:49:06 UTC
in Possible to exceed number of entities? Post #303755

It's threads like these that make me think we should bundle all the latest tools, all the FGDs, vhe model support, compilator, etc, etc and make it available with perhaps a slight refit of Andy's "in the beginning" tutorial.

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-25 14:26:25 UTC
in Exceeded Max Map Brushes Post #303715

1. you filled up the entire useable square footage with brushes right there by itself is a bad idea, and i'd recommend keeping your brushwork 1024 units away from the edges of the usable space in hammer.

2. they are all world brushes. anything brush that is not a normal square or rectagle, is not a visblocking object, or does not seal off the world make it func_wall or func_detail. Especailly any object that is vm'd or has more than 3-4 sides.

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-25 12:56:31 UTC
in Exceeded Max Map Brushes Post #303713

Personally, i would just switch to source

I don't think i ever encountered this error ever in goldsource, what does the map look like?

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-25 10:25:25 UTC
in Boards are messed up... Post #303709

lol a 6th board is exactly what we don't need, god what are you on?

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-24 09:30:14 UTC
in Uuuh... Hammer! Wake up! Post #303679

I've never experienced anything like this in hammer4; post the vmf maybe?

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-24 08:57:43 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #303676

Winger - Headed For A Heartbreak

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-23 20:47:02 UTC
in WAZZUUUUUUUUUP!!!!! Post #303657

WAZZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP?!

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-23 16:13:19 UTC
in Long-time lurker, first-time poster Post #303648

Velcome!

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-21 21:49:55 UTC
in Need help with optimization Post #303611

Wow gorgeous pics sir! The second one made my jaw drop.

The only way i can think of would be to make the windows opaque world brushes. Have you experimented with hints at all? (i've never been able to make them work)

3500 for a map of this size/complexity is no that bad. I think you can also boost wpoly by reducing texture scale? If so, it's just another trade-off: wpoly for prettiness.

It might be a fun to host a mini-mapping-competition out of this map or another one with tough optimization, and see who could get the wpoly down the lowest? =)

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-21 18:27:50 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #303607

Eels - Hot Fun In The Summertime

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-21 04:27:57 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303598

Me too Tet, i feel i'm better suited to model rather than build whole levels, but of course i will never stop mapping completely;)

DiscoStu: ya i feel the same way. share some screens of your work i'd love see what you did. (i think i know, but i won't say it =])

Zeeba: yup more time to sip on drink boxes and contemplate the nature of our universe

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-18 19:22:36 UTC
in DimQuest Post #303543

chea let's bring it in close for a group one. Let The healing begin

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-18 16:33:06 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303540

yikes! can't we just force have every steam user contribute cpu time to anyone using the sdk? =P

Oh Nose-Shiznitz! Valve are steal my cpuz while I haz sleepin!!1~

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-18 11:54:43 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303534

Did not listen to Archie when he once told me to map full vis/rad every time, and now as a direct consequence i have to re-light my entire map. Neat...

User posted image

I feel like a fireman with this map, because every problem i fix two more crop up. My to-do-to-finish list is like 20 lines long... I need more firemen

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-18 07:24:59 UTC
in Now Gaming: ... Post #303532

K7-Avenger from the gamebanana treasure-hunter contest won 1st place with his amazing cave system, inspired from Dear Esther and One-eyed willy's cave from the goonies.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-18 02:17:09 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303523

Skals: so we have a little more time to drink up your milkshake

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Captain Terror

Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 05:38:30 UTC
in Really simple HL mod quiz Post #303501

Does Phillip to a top-100 mods or something? There are so many good mods i haven't played and don't even know about..

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 04:30:41 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303497

Jeah Tet! can't wait to play it sir fo realzies =P

Also i love how we call always plain structures in maps "blocky" or "boring", BUT, in real-life TONS of buildings are very square/blocky, or just very unimagineatively built =)

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 04:01:01 UTC
in Really simple HL mod quiz Post #303495

wanted! was a great mod for the time from what i remember. "Ma's feelin' sick better call the undertaker!" <=

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 03:57:36 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303494

Print it up on black vinyl, and make a pretty lightbox for it and voila! Super sexy wall dressing <=

Or, just use a nice lcd painting. (the obvious advantage of the lightbox is it being wayyyyyy cheaper)

edit. i think i'm totally gonna do this. we getting some vinyl printed up at work pretty soon for work, i'll just include it in the order. Only other thing is to decide how big to make it, but i guess i'll just go shopping for light fixtures to get an idea, PLUS it will make a perfect fit for the light box.

Come to think of it you could also print it light reactive, and den just uplight(outside, no box) with a small-tubed, singleblacklight. hmmm wonder which way'd be beter-looking, i.e., which method would pop more....

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 02:51:38 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #303485

Rhihanna - Umbrella

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 01:53:45 UTC
in Now Gaming: ... Post #303478

did you finish nightmare too all in a week?

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 01:30:00 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303473

Honestly zeeba, your hammer screens are frameable. What is your secret? Do you have the Golden-mapping Goose hidden under your waistcoat or what

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 01:26:03 UTC
in Now Gaming: ... Post #303472

Been Playing Orcs Must Die! for a while now, and for how simple the game is i don't understand why it has such high replayability for me. "Nightmare mode" is very challenging, and any other game i would have quit by now out of frustration, but something about this game makes you keep coming back.

Anyone else play this and/or Dungeon Defenders?

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 01:09:02 UTC
in Cheap smokes Post #303468

Thanks rabid i will try the dust entities for sure and see how they work. Are they cheap to render?

I could do it the way Bruce said if i could only find the proper animated sprite..

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-17 01:02:04 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303467

Thank you Daubster that is just what i needed! now i will have time for sounds, a few custom textures, and more small detailing/porps! PLUS maybe i can get my Navigation Mesh sorted for bot play. <=

THANK YOU.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-16 23:56:03 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303461

That looks breathtaking zeeba!

Final compile and 8 minutes to go can he do it?! =P

Rabid: ya tet having trouble with those too! learning overlays was another thing on my long to-do list for for this compo, that did not get done.

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Posted 12 years ago2012-02-16 23:20:11 UTC
in Competition 32 Post #303458

It's always the same:

1. compo begins. 2 months and i think to myself why the hell would i need 2 months?! o-well...

2. work on the map for one week and either get bored or overwhelmed at how much work it's going to be. contemplate dropping out, and alternate playing orcs must die and tf2.

3. final week. Think to myself: hmm well i guess i don't want to quit it fuck i better get started. map like a banshee

4. 1 day left, start begging for exceptions

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