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eels - Saturday Morning
Heatmiser - Dead Air
Nada Surf - Bad Best Friend
Josh Joplin Group - Camera One
It affects different cards, Orph. I'm having problems on my X1600 on my lappy, but my 6600GT on my desktop is fine.
dxlevel 70 forces DirectX7 mode, Madcow.
dxlevel 70 forces DirectX7 mode, Madcow.
Gah! That's some old shiz.
Hmm. I guess you could try forcing Hammer to load in DX7 mode. Create a shortcut to Hammer (the .exe file is in your username/sourcesdk/bin folder). Right click the shortcut and go to Properties. In the target section, add a "- dxlevel70". Your Target line should look something like this:
"C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsusernamesourcesdkbinhammer.exe" - dxlevel70
See if that solves any problems.
Hmm. I guess you could try forcing Hammer to load in DX7 mode. Create a shortcut to Hammer (the .exe file is in your username/sourcesdk/bin folder). Right click the shortcut and go to Properties. In the target section, add a "- dxlevel70". Your Target line should look something like this:
"C:Program FilesValveSteamSteamAppsusernamesourcesdkbinhammer.exe" - dxlevel70
See if that solves any problems.
Ha, nice Dauby!
There's a GMOD avaliable for HL I think. Dunno where you can find it, but it may help you.
There's a GMOD avaliable for HL I think. Dunno where you can find it, but it may help you.
Moved to Source Engine forum.
What graphics card are you running? Hammer has had problems recently with a variety of graphics cards.
What graphics card are you running? Hammer has had problems recently with a variety of graphics cards.
Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman
Heh 
Depending on how abrupt your changes are gonna be, you don't need o decompile the model at all. All model textures are stored seperately to the model in the GCF files. Here's an example:
Let's say you want to change the skin of one of the human rebel models in HL2. All you'd need to do is open the Source Materials GCF, go to hl2/materials/models/Humans/ and then choose the appropriate folder and model. From here, you can extract the VTF file for whatever model you wish to edit and then edit it (you'll need to convert the file to something that image editing programs can open, that or get the VTF plugin for Photoshop which I believe is floating around).
Once you've done the editing, you'll need to put the vtf file in the correct place. For the above example, it'd be something like "Steam/SteamApps/username/half-life 2/hl2/materials/models/Humans/etc etc". Basically, anything that has the same file name as a file in the GCF (and in the correct place) will replace the file in the GCF. So if you have "skin.vtf" in the "materials/example" folder in the GCF and "skin.vtf" in the "materials/example" folder in the HL2 folder, HL2 will use the one in the folder, not the one in the GCF.
You can basically make colour changes to the skins and other minor stuff (adding bits of extra detail and whatnot) as the skin will re-map itself in the exact same way it always did.
Let's say you want to change the skin of one of the human rebel models in HL2. All you'd need to do is open the Source Materials GCF, go to hl2/materials/models/Humans/ and then choose the appropriate folder and model. From here, you can extract the VTF file for whatever model you wish to edit and then edit it (you'll need to convert the file to something that image editing programs can open, that or get the VTF plugin for Photoshop which I believe is floating around).
Once you've done the editing, you'll need to put the vtf file in the correct place. For the above example, it'd be something like "Steam/SteamApps/username/half-life 2/hl2/materials/models/Humans/etc etc". Basically, anything that has the same file name as a file in the GCF (and in the correct place) will replace the file in the GCF. So if you have "skin.vtf" in the "materials/example" folder in the GCF and "skin.vtf" in the "materials/example" folder in the HL2 folder, HL2 will use the one in the folder, not the one in the GCF.
You can basically make colour changes to the skins and other minor stuff (adding bits of extra detail and whatnot) as the skin will re-map itself in the exact same way it always did.
Dunno how I'm gonna be able to make an actual Hammer grid, unless I cut the characters out and paste 'em in, which is outta my league cos I suck with PSP so it'd look crap.
I may make more, dunno yet.
I may make more, dunno yet.
ZL: The cube background was meant to simulate the Hammer grid.
As for the last frame, you'll have to manually brighten it yourself as I seriously don't know what's bright and what isn't.
As for the last frame, you'll have to manually brighten it yourself as I seriously don't know what's bright and what isn't.
It's a proper console command for the GMOD and yes, it gets red of the watermark. I only realised it was there after finishing the comic.
As for the image sizes, not all comics need to conform to a standard "2x6" format, like Concerned. A lot of real comic books use different sized frames to emphasise certain elements of the plot. It also looks more dynamically interesting than a boring collection of squares.
As for the theme, minimalism ftw.
As for the image sizes, not all comics need to conform to a standard "2x6" format, like Concerned. A lot of real comic books use different sized frames to emphasise certain elements of the plot. It also looks more dynamically interesting than a boring collection of squares.
As for the theme, minimalism ftw.
The Dandy Warhols - Big Indian
some of the text is a little smallMy bad. It looked fine on my screen.
A bit dark, for us 0-brightness-monitor usersDouble my bad. This screen is incredibly bright, even when I've got the brightness all the way down in HL2. Sorry about that peeps.
Just upload the 3 main formats: ZIP, RAR and 7-zip. That way you cover all bases.
Pointless success.
Laptops are designed (at least, the good ones) to spread the heat evenly.
Laptops are designed (at least, the good ones) to spread the heat evenly.
Ant292
Man, who cares. I'm actually curious as to how much he had to do to found Microsoft.
1440x900 for me. Woo, widescreen.
Accomodate ALL Internet connections, you broadband nazis. Broadband technology SUCKS down here, we're not as privaliged.
Radiohead - 2 + 2 = 5 (The Lukewarm)
Hahaha, Barney pwnage.
No. 2 - More, More
Radiohead - A Punchup at a Wedding (No no no no no no no no)
Yeah, there is an element of openness on the Internet. I've pretty much done the things that Elof has done, and then some: Alex has my home address, and I have his. 
Generally, I try and be cautious. It's probably the best way to do things.
Generally, I try and be cautious. It's probably the best way to do things.
Elliott Smith - Either/Or (No More)
Hallelujah is one of the most covered songs ever. It's insane!
You?re strong and stubborn now
In an endless symbolic war
Brave or bored, either or
Sometimes I ricochet from the past
And at times a future I?ve already had before
Champion or chore, either or
I?ll write the pages you rip out
Back in their places again
One day you?ll know what you?re talking about
I can hardly imagine that until then
I?ll be filling in these blanks that you create
Every time you win some petty score
Posing as hardcore, oh yeah, either or
Look at the spin chief, battered and broken
Clutching a plastic rose
We?re all in the downpour you carry around for
Trashing a lifestyle you?ve never known
It?s a useful dream that makes
Quite an entertaining show
And not much more.
Up against and for, either or
Hallelujah is one of the most covered songs ever. It's insane!
You?re strong and stubborn now
In an endless symbolic war
Brave or bored, either or
Sometimes I ricochet from the past
And at times a future I?ve already had before
Champion or chore, either or
I?ll write the pages you rip out
Back in their places again
One day you?ll know what you?re talking about
I can hardly imagine that until then
I?ll be filling in these blanks that you create
Every time you win some petty score
Posing as hardcore, oh yeah, either or
Look at the spin chief, battered and broken
Clutching a plastic rose
We?re all in the downpour you carry around for
Trashing a lifestyle you?ve never known
It?s a useful dream that makes
Quite an entertaining show
And not much more.
Up against and for, either or
Did it for you, Alex.
Erm...
Well, Aegia are pioneering seperate PPU (i.e. custom built cards that deal solely with physics). nVidia and ATi (I think) are using their existing dual card setups and modifying them.
Essentially, what'll happen is that your lesser quality card (the second one) will be used for physics processing while the master card will deal with graphics. So what'll happen is that when you decide to get a new master card, you can downgrade your current master card to be a physics card.
Aegia says that it's not the right approach as you need special hardware to deal with complex physics calculations. nVidia says otherwise. Point is, it's too early to gauge the merits of either system as few games support it.
Essentially, what'll happen is that your lesser quality card (the second one) will be used for physics processing while the master card will deal with graphics. So what'll happen is that when you decide to get a new master card, you can downgrade your current master card to be a physics card.
Aegia says that it's not the right approach as you need special hardware to deal with complex physics calculations. nVidia says otherwise. Point is, it's too early to gauge the merits of either system as few games support it.
Elliott Smith - Son Of Sam
The Validators - Hey Hey 16K
Not sure, but I guess the potential is there. SLI and CrossFire will become more important when the PPU battle picks up.
Zero 7 - When It Falls
Of Montreal - My Favorite Boxer
Grandaddy - The Group Who Couldn't Say
wtf!
My 6600GT doesn't run HL2 on high (well, it does, just not very well). I'm guessing you have some relatively decent specs, Luke.
No, I'm gonna play this out, Nintendo style. You're only gonna see it when the next beta rolls around. 
No. 2 - More, More
Well no shit. God forbid a company should actually make a profit! Who would've thought, eh?
Anyone still care about this map? Yes/no?
If you do, all I can say is that it's still being worked on (and to a greater capacity when my MacBook arrives). I'm not going to give away details, but I will adopt one of Nintendo's policies.
"Change is Good."
If you do, all I can say is that it's still being worked on (and to a greater capacity when my MacBook arrives). I'm not going to give away details, but I will adopt one of Nintendo's policies.
"Change is Good."
A crumpet is like a...spongy, thick pancake.
John Mayer - Bigger Than My Body
In Half-Life 2, when you arrive at Black Mesa East and go down the elevator with Mossman, you can see (amongst other things) a sequence showing the Vortigaunts as chefs, cooking up some headcrab stew.
Zero 7 - Speed Dial No. 2
Ween - Transdermal Celebration