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try atom's suggestion: disable the UAC
yeah some of you folks were pretty bad there.
And how do i get the admin thingy
And how do i get the admin thingy
True. - http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3528/castlewire.png
That's the castle.
That's the castle.
My map's done! - Well a beta release anyway. Got some easter eggs in it, and everything's wadincluded. Running the full compile now. It'll be in the vault shortly.
Yeah. I say beta release only because I have no clue how the gameplay is going to work out. Some open areas, some closed areas. Lots of verticalness.
EDIT - http://twhl.co.za/vault.php?map=5317
Yeah. I say beta release only because I have no clue how the gameplay is going to work out. Some open areas, some closed areas. Lots of verticalness.
EDIT - http://twhl.co.za/vault.php?map=5317
Hah! I like that splash for sure.
Maybe we can do this democratically?
Peeps submit a bunch of splash screens / whatever.. and we vote?
Otherwise, we're using srry's. It pwns mine for sure.
It's cleaner.
Maybe we can do this democratically?
Peeps submit a bunch of splash screens / whatever.. and we vote?
Otherwise, we're using srry's. It pwns mine for sure.
It's cleaner.
the splash screen is 5 minutes in paint.net
Someone do better. I'm terrible at those sort of things.
Thanks for the honesty.
How about the icon? Little castle with a flag.
i think it's cute.
Someone do better. I'm terrible at those sort of things.
Thanks for the honesty.
How about the icon? Little castle with a flag.
i think it's cute.
I'm workin on a DM map specifially for the server
should be done in a few hours.
I'm using rim's method of just building archetecture with one texture, and then going back and re-texting later.
It's working.
But i just lost about 20 min of work, i crashed hammah
Almost done, but it won't be finished today.
Got a party to attend.
should be done in a few hours.
I'm using rim's method of just building archetecture with one texture, and then going back and re-texting later.
It's working.
But i just lost about 20 min of work, i crashed hammah
Got a party to attend.
That's actually my compo27 entry. =]
hmm i screwed something up...
latest compiles are screwey... { textures arent even rendering... not solid..
AAA trigger textures are rendering, but they're also acting as triggers.
no masters are set, and a bunch of my func_walls arent where i want them to be....
guess i just have to compile in the normal directory and move the bsps over..
hmm i screwed something up...
latest compiles are screwey... { textures arent even rendering... not solid..
AAA trigger textures are rendering, but they're also acting as triggers.
no masters are set, and a bunch of my func_walls arent where i want them to be....
guess i just have to compile in the normal directory and move the bsps over..
oh you fucker
who were you WC?
who were you WC?
yeah some assholes tried to votekick me for no apparent reason other than i kept getting rediculously lucky..
can i have amin nao
can i have amin nao
BACK on topic folks!
Mod Folder Creation - COMPLETE
Splash Screen - COMPLETE
Hotdog's map is fully operational.
Now moving on!
Everything's organized, so i'll take this one day at a time.
Mod Folder Creation - COMPLETE
Now moving on!
Everything's organized, so i'll take this one day at a time.
i heard otherwise 
stay frosty folks.
stay frosty folks.Upgrade your modem to 56K at least dude.
You can DOUBLE your speed
You can DOUBLE your speed
Now i'm making a computer mouse in autocad. I got the files and folders i needed to complete a project, yet the guy i report to is on vacation until tuedsay.
Wonderful.
And it's not even lunchtime yet.
Wonderful.
And it's not even lunchtime yet.
four... hundred... dollars.... 
That's downright dickriculous!
i'm paying about $49 a month for 256K DSL - Unlimited bandwith
Not the best but i can't complain.
That's downright dickriculous!
i'm paying about $49 a month for 256K DSL - Unlimited bandwith
Not the best but i can't complain.
Well nobody in Australia has ever heard of internet WITHOUT limited bandwidth, so consider yourself lucky.I do now penguinboy, I can tell you that.
Well i don't know the exact details of it all, but that's not too hard to pull off.
Make a trigger_multiple around otis. (name it: trig_need_pass)
Have trig_need_pass target a scripted SENTENCE which makes otis say the desired line.
Have a trigger once target otis' scripted SEQUENCE, and have it's master be got_secutiry_pass (a multisource entity)
Have the security pass target a multimanager targeting an invisible func_door that has "trig_need_pass" in the killtarget field.
have that also target the master "got_security_pass"
And you should be good to go.
The multimanager targets an invisible door because that's the only way to have a trigger multiple be deactivated (that i know of) so once the door opens (where ever it is) it removes the trigger multiple from the level.
When you go back over there, the scripted sentence wont fire, and otis should open up the door for you, because that trigger_once's master will then be activated.
Let me know if that works. If not i'll think up a work-around.
Make a trigger_multiple around otis. (name it: trig_need_pass)
Have trig_need_pass target a scripted SENTENCE which makes otis say the desired line.
Have a trigger once target otis' scripted SEQUENCE, and have it's master be got_secutiry_pass (a multisource entity)
Have the security pass target a multimanager targeting an invisible func_door that has "trig_need_pass" in the killtarget field.
have that also target the master "got_security_pass"
And you should be good to go.
The multimanager targets an invisible door because that's the only way to have a trigger multiple be deactivated (that i know of) so once the door opens (where ever it is) it removes the trigger multiple from the level.
When you go back over there, the scripted sentence wont fire, and otis should open up the door for you, because that trigger_once's master will then be activated.
Let me know if that works. If not i'll think up a work-around.
You have limited bandwith? Really?
I've never heard of that before... Unless you're running through a cell phone.
I've never heard of that before... Unless you're running through a cell phone.
Yep. I'm sittin at my cubicle waiting for the other peoples to finish their work so i can do mine. And i'm missing drawings for this package so i can't finish the project til all the drawings are in my posession.
So i'm bored and chilling on TWHL and nothing's goin on.
What's your story?
So i'm bored and chilling on TWHL and nothing's goin on.
What's your story?
Both.
And the castle will be a one map tower. But that now means i need to add some more background detail.
Almost like a 3-d skybox. But it wont be a skybox, it'll actually be there.
And the castle will be a one map tower. But that now means i need to add some more background detail.
Almost like a 3-d skybox. But it wont be a skybox, it'll actually be there.
That's incredibly bad.
And As for the disposed progress. I got all the files everyone submitted and i have an organized folder list.
The castle itself might have to extend to 2 maps. Or at least a tower of sorts.
And As for the disposed progress. I got all the files everyone submitted and i have an organized folder list.
The castle itself might have to extend to 2 maps. Or at least a tower of sorts.
Well i don't exactly have it all organized yet.
I have to run thru my pm's and the thread links and see who actually submitted stuff to put in. I'm implementing maps as i recieve them.
First come, first served. Unless i dont feel like dealing with problems.
So if you submitted something and i mised it, yell at me, or pm.
I have to run thru my pm's and the thread links and see who actually submitted stuff to put in. I'm implementing maps as i recieve them.
First come, first served. Unless i dont feel like dealing with problems.
So if you submitted something and i mised it, yell at me, or pm.
It's okay. I'm not touching this again until post-competition. Yet i havent been mapping at all because our band has a show friday and we've spent the last week advertising and practicing. Putting up flyers at bars and crap.
Lmao. I wish i could map at work. That'd make my whole life a hellova lot easier.
EDIT / BUMP
Ok. So. Now that i've finally put the finishing touches on my compo map (post-compo fixes / edits) it should be in the vault tonight; depending on wether or not my band plays a show tonight.[can't say i'm looking forward to this one though.]
So now I can continue to work on the castle disposed maps! Hotdog's map is 90% finished! It just needs the following:
-New textures
-Full vis compile
-Outro teleport sequence when the TWHL emblem is collected.
After that, i'll move on to the Captains, and then Atoms HUGE monstrosity of a map pack.
So over the next few days i'm going to have to organize all these files into a mod folder, and get crackin.
Updates coming soon, when i'm out of work.
Lmao. I wish i could map at work. That'd make my whole life a hellova lot easier.
EDIT / BUMP
Ok. So. Now that i've finally put the finishing touches on my compo map (post-compo fixes / edits) it should be in the vault tonight; depending on wether or not my band plays a show tonight.[can't say i'm looking forward to this one though.]
So now I can continue to work on the castle disposed maps! Hotdog's map is 90% finished! It just needs the following:
-New textures
-Full vis compile
-Outro teleport sequence when the TWHL emblem is collected.
After that, i'll move on to the Captains, and then Atoms HUGE monstrosity of a map pack.
So over the next few days i'm going to have to organize all these files into a mod folder, and get crackin.
Updates coming soon, when i'm out of work.
lmao. i didnt even notice it was only a light.
and i do agree with srry. I might just leave out the light environment and build on what you already have.
It seems to be working so far.
and i do agree with srry. I might just leave out the light environment and build on what you already have.
It seems to be working so far.
Yeah.. It's not a pretty sight. And you often times want to get rid of leaks ASAP. They can quickly ruin your day.
Try making your basic archetecture / room layout on the 16 unit grid, and then add details and stuff later on in the smaller grid sizes.
The more organized you are, and the cleaner your brushwork, the less leaks you're likely to produce.
Other factors contribute to leaks as well
one instance being an entity outside of your map (in the dreaded void)
Try making your basic archetecture / room layout on the 16 unit grid, and then add details and stuff later on in the smaller grid sizes.
The more organized you are, and the cleaner your brushwork, the less leaks you're likely to produce.
Other factors contribute to leaks as well
one instance being an entity outside of your map (in the dreaded void)
The CompilatorSolves all* compiling isses.
And i guess the only way to compress your filesize down would be to scale down the textures, and retexture everything.
-nowadTEXTURES just combines all custom textures into the bsp.
And if you're running the map off a server the server should provide some sort of package that goes along with the map.
Should include the models you use as well. So see if the bsp+textures are larger than the bsp and textures seperatley. And then send the map to a server.
I don't know which would be larger, the wadincluded, or the non wad included. but i do know since you have to download models seperatley, it might make sense to keep your textures seperate.
What size are your textures btw? 128*? 256*? 512*?
And there's other stuff you can do to shrink the size of the bsp. Say, run a compile on Full Vis. Sometimes you just have to live with large files.
And if you're map is good enough, people won't mind sitting thru the long download times. Expecially if they're server regs. They tend to stick around no matter what. Just like TWHL, It's not only the content that keeps people coming, but the community.
Same goes for servers.
*The compilator has solved 99.9% of my compiling problems. As this might not fix your problems, don't hold me to the "fixes all" portion. I do however, find the compilator a neccessary part of any half life development folder.
And i guess the only way to compress your filesize down would be to scale down the textures, and retexture everything.
-nowadTEXTURES just combines all custom textures into the bsp.
And if you're running the map off a server the server should provide some sort of package that goes along with the map.
Should include the models you use as well. So see if the bsp+textures are larger than the bsp and textures seperatley. And then send the map to a server.
I don't know which would be larger, the wadincluded, or the non wad included. but i do know since you have to download models seperatley, it might make sense to keep your textures seperate.
What size are your textures btw? 128*? 256*? 512*?
And there's other stuff you can do to shrink the size of the bsp. Say, run a compile on Full Vis. Sometimes you just have to live with large files.
And if you're map is good enough, people won't mind sitting thru the long download times. Expecially if they're server regs. They tend to stick around no matter what. Just like TWHL, It's not only the content that keeps people coming, but the community.
Same goes for servers.
*The compilator has solved 99.9% of my compiling problems. As this might not fix your problems, don't hold me to the "fixes all" portion. I do however, find the compilator a neccessary part of any half life development folder.
What about 20 for brightness?
Are there 2 copies of thAt wad? Copy the other one to the valve folder. Half life is reading the wad, just cant find that texture.. It happens to me all the time. You won't even need a recompile, just quit hl, copy, restart
are some of the doors or other entities named the samein different maps?
Did you delete the actual attack code?
It's probably playing the animation, just not actually running the attack part.
It's probably playing the animation, just not actually running the attack part.
well you can have him do a script to hit a button that only he can access... like a security clearence / code. have that trigger the multisource.
I've never tried that but i believe that will work.
I've never tried that but i believe that will work.
Ok here's a quick walkthru of the secutiry pass before opening the door.
It's simple as hell. And credit goes to Atom for teaching me:
say your security pass is a button
have the security pass button trigger a multisource called security_ms
have your door's master set to security_ms
And that's it.
Your door doesnt need a name unless it's triggered by a button.
In which case, you'd need the buttons master to be the multisource.
and it won't open unless the multisource is active- which happens only after aquiring the pass.
Set it up nice and simple like that, then you can add different effects into it. Like models and sprites / sounds via multimanagers.
Multimanagers are easy as well
just give it a name using smart edit, turn off smart edit, hit the add button, and type in the name of the entity you want to trigger, and in the next field type in the delay (in seconds) you want that to occur.
a zero delay works fine, and you can trigger more than one thing at the same time.
limit is 16 entities, then you'll have to resort to a second multimanager.
It's simple as hell. And credit goes to Atom for teaching me:
say your security pass is a button
have the security pass button trigger a multisource called security_ms
have your door's master set to security_ms
And that's it.
Your door doesnt need a name unless it's triggered by a button.
In which case, you'd need the buttons master to be the multisource.
and it won't open unless the multisource is active- which happens only after aquiring the pass.
Set it up nice and simple like that, then you can add different effects into it. Like models and sprites / sounds via multimanagers.
Multimanagers are easy as well
just give it a name using smart edit, turn off smart edit, hit the add button, and type in the name of the entity you want to trigger, and in the next field type in the delay (in seconds) you want that to occur.
a zero delay works fine, and you can trigger more than one thing at the same time.
limit is 16 entities, then you'll have to resort to a second multimanager.
The ropes from the training course.
The ones with the REALLY bad physics simualations.
And glad it's working for you ashepard.
Another note. I would reccommend using Aiscripted rather than just scripted.
The ai one is not interrruptable, whereas if you were to say, kill the scientist mid route to the scanner, you're screwed.
If you kill the aiscripted scientist mind route, he would die after running his script. Makes for a comedic effect, i must say.
Ok what other problems are you having? Maybe i can help more.
The ones with the REALLY bad physics simualations.
And glad it's working for you ashepard.
Another note. I would reccommend using Aiscripted rather than just scripted.
The ai one is not interrruptable, whereas if you were to say, kill the scientist mid route to the scanner, you're screwed.
If you kill the aiscripted scientist mind route, he would die after running his script. Makes for a comedic effect, i must say.
Ok what other problems are you having? Maybe i can help more.
Nade the rocks blocking the cave.
There's 3 possible openings in the rock.
Remember the quote from armageddon:
Hold a match in your hand it burns.
Hold a match in your fist it burns EVERYTHING.
One of the drawback to not having anoter 4 hours was once i got everything working i had to submit, there was no time to add hints and other minor details and recompile and submit... and i'm still confused about that wad issue.
Later on today (in like 12 hours or so) i'm re-submitting the map in the vault (not for the compo, that one's done) so its the way i want it.
A friend of mine played it yesterday, he said it was amazing but very hard and confusing.
From his confusion and difficulties, i re-worked a bunch of scripts and he played it again. Even tho he just played it earlier he said everything was much clearer, and it's easier to follow.
So now all i have to do is fix the wad issue and add some more bells and whistles. And maybe an actual ending. =p
And i still cant get rid of those nasty un-seen face glitches. They really kill the atmosphere.
There's 3 possible openings in the rock.
Remember the quote from armageddon:
Hold a match in your hand it burns.
Hold a match in your fist it burns EVERYTHING.
One of the drawback to not having anoter 4 hours was once i got everything working i had to submit, there was no time to add hints and other minor details and recompile and submit... and i'm still confused about that wad issue.
Later on today (in like 12 hours or so) i'm re-submitting the map in the vault (not for the compo, that one's done) so its the way i want it.
A friend of mine played it yesterday, he said it was amazing but very hard and confusing.
From his confusion and difficulties, i re-worked a bunch of scripts and he played it again. Even tho he just played it earlier he said everything was much clearer, and it's easier to follow.
So now all i have to do is fix the wad issue and add some more bells and whistles. And maybe an actual ending. =p
And i still cant get rid of those nasty un-seen face glitches. They really kill the atmosphere.
What kind of bugs are you getting again?
that's the green hallway to the south jeff.. the building is a hexagon. Only one hallway on the bottom floor is accessible, and 4 rooms on the top floor... I'm gonna update the drawing. you'll see what i mean in a few.
edit
take another look at the picture - the bottom left one.
edit
take another look at the picture - the bottom left one.
yeah those are hard-coded in somehow...
not sure if it's an entity really.
not sure if it's an entity really.
And for the retina thing... Try it without the idle animation. Maybe that's messing everything up.
Man i gotta get spell checker.
In addition to waht jeffMOD said:
Making mods is quite easy.... Actually wrong. It's rediculously hard. But setting it up, That's easy:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Or you can download a mod from the vault, and copy the folder layout, and modify any icons.. sounds.. etc..
As for programs:
Hammer
Model viewer
Sprite Viewer
Wally - Exporting to .wad
Photoshop / Paint.net / GIMP - creating textures
Compilator - Compiling made easy
As for decompiling:
Don't do it unless you want information on entity set ups. Even that's a last resort because the internet / TWHL is vast with information. You can even jump on IRC.
Making mods is quite easy.... Actually wrong. It's rediculously hard. But setting it up, That's easy:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Or you can download a mod from the vault, and copy the folder layout, and modify any icons.. sounds.. etc..
As for programs:
Hammer
Model viewer
Sprite Viewer
Wally - Exporting to .wad
Photoshop / Paint.net / GIMP - creating textures
Compilator - Compiling made easy
As for decompiling:
Don't do it unless you want information on entity set ups. Even that's a last resort because the internet / TWHL is vast with information. You can even jump on IRC.
If you look at it from the top view, it's the same floorplan. Trust me.
here's the layout. by floor.
here's the layout. by floor.
lol no you dont.
Where do you reside normally =p
I'm up for a road trip, if it's reasonable.
Where do you reside normally =p
I'm up for a road trip, if it's reasonable.
Captain - You were in danbury!! That's only like 20 minutes from me! Christ! Missed opportunity 
I have a twhl skyscraper DM map i was working on when COMPLETLEY inebriated one day. I'll have to revive that from my graveyard and re-submit.
Has crazy vertical aspects to it.
And a 3rd floor pool! XD
Speaking of graveyard.. Now i must resume my work on castle disposed.
I'll start that tuesday. The G/f is back from holiday (that's for all your non-americans) and we gotta so see Harry Potter tonight.
Has crazy vertical aspects to it.
And a 3rd floor pool! XD
Speaking of graveyard.. Now i must resume my work on castle disposed.
I'll start that tuesday. The G/f is back from holiday (that's for all your non-americans) and we gotta so see Harry Potter tonight.
I see the problem! You don't have a nose!
On a serious note: The only 2 things i can think of is;
1) is your keyboard bugging out?
2) What about your videocard drivers
3) I lied i have more than 2 ideas
4) does this happen in any other game?
5) is only custom maps, or every single one
6) reset your controls to default
7) verify integrity of game cache
8) backup all your maps and re-install
9) sorry for lying, i hope at least one of these help
On a serious note: The only 2 things i can think of is;
1) is your keyboard bugging out?
2) What about your videocard drivers
3) I lied i have more than 2 ideas
4) does this happen in any other game?
5) is only custom maps, or every single one
6) reset your controls to default
7) verify integrity of game cache
8) backup all your maps and re-install
9) sorry for lying, i hope at least one of these help
Rim, If i remember correctly, that picture is like.. 2-3 years old isnt it?
And i would like to add sex to the things that make me happy. I must've overlooked that in my list of prioroties.
And i would like to add sex to the things that make me happy. I must've overlooked that in my list of prioroties.
Well you can't see mine, I got shades on. 
fixed some bad stuff,
-texture issues, confusion
added some more detail, few more scripts / easter eggs.
compiling now. will update the zipfile when ready.
-texture issues, confusion
added some more detail, few more scripts / easter eggs.
compiling now. will update the zipfile when ready.
I'm done with everything!!! hahaha running test compile now, mowing the lawn, working out the bugs, and we're golden!
oh god i remember that TWHL.
Oh the memories!
Oh the memories!