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I like your castle very much so far!
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Unbreakable: yeah i dunno i just never used it before, and i never explored it cuz i though it gave off-grid results.. If only i had known it would have sure saved me some time...
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yes 80mb is nothing but huge for a GS map 
i got that big bitch downloaded(80MB!) and will playtest/comment soon!
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Freedom - Daniel SuarezCan you appreciate the book if you are not a fan/familiar of MMORPG genre?
looks great rim as per usual.. =)
Hrny: looks great can't wait to see moar! =)
Hrny: looks great can't wait to see moar! =)
I'm switching to 7 soon so i'm glad u posted this! (soon as i find a good-fer-cheap, bigger external drive to backup on..)
Welcome back btw!
Welcome back btw!
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Urby those look great are you releasing to the public?!
Striker: looks nice =)
Striker: looks nice =)
crafty is awesome tho i had NO IDEA you can open BSP in HLMV?! i'll have to try that out myself..
As an alternative to the methods above you can also use RESGen to list your used wads/gfx/models/etc, and hitting ALT-P (check for problems) in hammer will give you an error for every missing texture.
As an alternative to the methods above you can also use RESGen to list your used wads/gfx/models/etc, and hitting ALT-P (check for problems) in hammer will give you an error for every missing texture.
I don't recall clicking "yes" to install any new sofware(i mean, i hope you don't think i'm that dumb :smile:)if that's what you mean. I suppose if i was clicking fast that's probably how it happened... And no, no IE just firefox.
I've never tried Spybot but i will def check it out, as it seems to be one of the highest-rated malware protection softwares out there..
I've never tried Spybot but i will def check it out, as it seems to be one of the highest-rated malware protection softwares out there..
Ant: i was searching for a no-cd crack for battlefront II... Let me tell you it was NOT WORTH the trouble (And i never did find and easy way to play BFII without the cd in the tray..)
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Skals: Hey thanks for the lead on that NoScript firefox addon... it's pretty neat works a lot like a firewall..As for anti-virus and firewall stuff: meh. I've been running without either for years, never have any problems with viruses or malware.Lol ya i never had a problem before this either, but running without any anti-virus whatsoever?! I'm guna go out on a limb and say you have at least 50 trojans and god-knows-what else on you machine..
Zombie: thanks for the tip on the reinstall btw! =)
RabidMonkey: thanks that was the first helpful site i found after first getting infected... (it's linked to in my first post but hard to see..)
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Skals: thanks for the Noscript firefox plugin, i will surely check it out. Also btw, do you remember what you were doing when you got infected?i didn't finish mine (had one for goldsource based on the movie vanilla sky, and one for source based on an actual recurring dream i have), but i plan on still completing and uploading them.
I had lots of funny ideas for splash and intros as well, which i will try to get done too.
Kudos to all those who were able to submit there entries, even though it seemed most if not all were bigger , multi-map projects. I can't wait to play all of them..
I had lots of funny ideas for splash and intros as well, which i will try to get done too.
Kudos to all those who were able to submit there entries, even though it seemed most if not all were bigger , multi-map projects. I can't wait to play all of them..
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Disco/crollo: ya but wat a pain in the ass. for some things, the malware deleted whole groups of keys, so they all have to be put in manually or by a script. Mostly everything is running again but jeez...
trapt: yeah that was the first/easiest fix available for this bug, except that it disabled system protection years ago.. =)
trapt: yeah that was the first/easiest fix available for this bug, except that it disabled system protection years ago.. =)
ya all my program files are on d drive, tho i might take this opportunity to upgrade to 7..
edit: i got regedit working again by running a vbs script called reg_enable found on one of the multiple webpages describing how to disable/enable regedit. i used a third-party registry editor called "RegScanner" before that to search/delete/modify keys.
got my folder options back by editing this registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and changing the value from "0" to "1". It seems like most of the problems this fucker caused are registry based. i'm learning way more about the registry today than i ever cared to in a lifetime..
Fixed "invisible" tray icons by running "sfc /scannow" at the CMD prompt as administrator! =)
Still fucked up:
-GPedit is still gone
-Avast Antivirus is still fucked up and won't update or run in resident
-Other programs still refuse to update and timeout when you start the updating process
-occasionally i have to reboot to be able to browse the internet with google or ie. (i can still ping websites and run things like steam online, but the browsers are blocked somehow....
fuck my life......
edit: i got regedit working again by running a vbs script called reg_enable found on one of the multiple webpages describing how to disable/enable regedit. i used a third-party registry editor called "RegScanner" before that to search/delete/modify keys.
got my folder options back by editing this registry entry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
and changing the value from "0" to "1". It seems like most of the problems this fucker caused are registry based. i'm learning way more about the registry today than i ever cared to in a lifetime..
Fixed "invisible" tray icons by running "sfc /scannow" at the CMD prompt as administrator! =)
Still fucked up:
-GPedit is still gone
-Avast Antivirus is still fucked up and won't update or run in resident
-Other programs still refuse to update and timeout when you start the updating process
-occasionally i have to reboot to be able to browse the internet with google or ie. (i can still ping websites and run things like steam online, but the browsers are blocked somehow....
fuck my life......
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we're gonna need someone to port hammer to future operating systems, in which it will be incompatibleness...
Ok. At approximately 3pm, i was kicked in the nuts by a piece of rougue security software called AntiMalware Doctor whilst searching for a no-cd crack for Battlefront II.
This thing blankets your screen with popups pestering you to buy the "full version" of AntiMalware doctor, whilst infecting your system in multiple ways and actively preventing your outlets to stop it. Among the casualties:
Why am i telling you this now? i would advise everyone to update your antivirus/antimalware software, and perform a full backup of your system (if you have the means).
This fucking malware has wasted my entire day, and i have no idea if i'll be able to fix everything, or if the infection is completely gone, which will probably prompt me to reinstall everything... What a pain in the cock....
If anyone has some helpful hints to fix the aforementioned troubles, most of which are still not fixed, i would be greatly appreciative!
This thing blankets your screen with popups pestering you to buy the "full version" of AntiMalware doctor, whilst infecting your system in multiple ways and actively preventing your outlets to stop it. Among the casualties:
- Your Antivirus resident protection and the ability to update
- taskmanager
- revokes administrator privileges
- regedit
- gpedit
- folder options(it sets file extentions to invisible and then borks folder options so you can't change it back)
- taskbar icons still there, but invisible
- stops most programs from connecting to the internet for updating
- god knows what else
Why am i telling you this now? i would advise everyone to update your antivirus/antimalware software, and perform a full backup of your system (if you have the means).
This fucking malware has wasted my entire day, and i have no idea if i'll be able to fix everything, or if the infection is completely gone, which will probably prompt me to reinstall everything... What a pain in the cock....
If anyone has some helpful hints to fix the aforementioned troubles, most of which are still not fixed, i would be greatly appreciative!
we will implore people to map well into their 80s, thus insuring this site's survival and happy time.
i feel much like joebama in that i lost the will to map recently fsr, just opening up the editor for 5 minutes and then losing interest. That said tho i think i have enough done that i can finish it by the deadline. Plus, work really kicked my ass the later part of this month, but if Zeeba can finish all those maps with his schedule, i guess none of us have a real excuse not to be finished.
That said i would also greatly appreciate a small extension if one were granted
That said i would also greatly appreciate a small extension if one were granted
use your mouse to click it or change the z coordinates manually. 0 degrees is facing east if you're looking in the x/y window.
Those who may not finish please submit unfinished, or at the very least throw it in the unfinished vault so we can see your work!
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I could use an extension too but i totally agree with teh strideh..(
There are plenty of Half-life and related mod editing sites still around, and i think this site will have some longevity because it seems more based on socializing than actual mapping.
Btw anyone know how SnarkPit is doing? i haven't logged-in there in ages..
Btw anyone know how SnarkPit is doing? i haven't logged-in there in ages..
afaik, you can't call a func_illusionary to appear like that. you either have to use env_render(s), or use a func_wall_toggle
i've found all the zhlt light flags buggy and non-useful. They end up creating more problems than they fix.. =(
You can however tweak your lighting in subtle ways like using null-textured func_illusionaries to cast shadows, and other things that i'm sure i'm unaware of. You could also experiment between using textlights/pointlights/spotlights, as they all behave differently with how they cast shadows.
There is also the Translucent texture, that may be able to help you in certain situations, since it is like a func_illusionary as a world brush, and it blocks vis so it also blocks lighting and shadows..
hope helps! =)
You can however tweak your lighting in subtle ways like using null-textured func_illusionaries to cast shadows, and other things that i'm sure i'm unaware of. You could also experiment between using textlights/pointlights/spotlights, as they all behave differently with how they cast shadows.
There is also the Translucent texture, that may be able to help you in certain situations, since it is like a func_illusionary as a world brush, and it blocks vis so it also blocks lighting and shadows..
hope helps! =)
Bully Zeeba! I wish i was entering GS so i could give you some more competition, but i would also be afraid..
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An alternative to the arch tool:
1. Make a cube, an scale it to the desired outside diamater of your pipe.
2. Texture it with something circular as a guide. (type in "gear" without quotes and a bunch of circular textures will come up) i used c3a1_gear1. Apply the texture to one face and click "fit" button.
3. Clip the brush down the center up and down, so you have four equal pieces. delete all but 1 chunk.
4. using the texture as a guide, use the clip tool to approximate curve and thickness of the pipe.
NOTE: You may have to lower the grid size (using the [ and ] bracket keys) to be able to VM or clip to the desired shapes.
5. Clip again into 4 sections.
6. Use vertex manipulation to move create your desired hollow-cylindrical pieces.
7. Clone (SHIFT-drag) your completed section so you have 2 of them. Now, you have a choice to Use CTRL-L, CTRL-I (mirror x and y) or SHIFT-rotate the sections to make a complete cylinder.
My cylinder is not as perfect as Atom's, but it teaches you how to use important tools in hammer. Plus, with a little effort on your part, you can make it almost exactly as good as Atom's example.
download example
Atom: i've never ever used the arch tool. does it give you vertices off grid?
2. Texture it with something circular as a guide. (type in "gear" without quotes and a bunch of circular textures will come up) i used c3a1_gear1. Apply the texture to one face and click "fit" button.
3. Clip the brush down the center up and down, so you have four equal pieces. delete all but 1 chunk.
4. using the texture as a guide, use the clip tool to approximate curve and thickness of the pipe.
NOTE: You may have to lower the grid size (using the [ and ] bracket keys) to be able to VM or clip to the desired shapes.
5. Clip again into 4 sections.
6. Use vertex manipulation to move create your desired hollow-cylindrical pieces.
7. Clone (SHIFT-drag) your completed section so you have 2 of them. Now, you have a choice to Use CTRL-L, CTRL-I (mirror x and y) or SHIFT-rotate the sections to make a complete cylinder.
My cylinder is not as perfect as Atom's, but it teaches you how to use important tools in hammer. Plus, with a little effort on your part, you can make it almost exactly as good as Atom's example.
download example
Atom: i've never ever used the arch tool. does it give you vertices off grid?
Ha tjb looks pretty good are that sketchup?! =)
Zeeba: ya i'm entering cinnamon Source but i might shitcan it and just enter goldsource (i was under the impression we could submit for both but later lerned that is incorrect)
Unbreaky: Looking good man! =)
Zeeba: ya i'm entering cinnamon Source but i might shitcan it and just enter goldsource (i was under the impression we could submit for both but later lerned that is incorrect)
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Potato:Remember this?Nope please refresh my memory!
Hello Captain Terror
Unbreaky: Looking good man! =)
Tetsu0: How cool1
Zeeba: are you submitting to the source or goldsource compo?
IngSoc: Screens are numerous and dark. I'm in a sun-drenched room with my laptop, so i rally can't see anything =)
Zeeba: are you submitting to the source or goldsource compo?
IngSoc: Screens are numerous and dark. I'm in a sun-drenched room with my laptop, so i rally can't see anything =)
Tetsu0: How cool1
Zeeba: are you submitting to the source or goldsource compo?
Zeeba: are you submitting to the source or goldsource compo?
looks very valve-ish, ingsocI couldn't agree more but it still looks great! Remember, valves original work (goldsource) is very basic and undetailed for the most part, partially because of what the common pc could comfortably render at the time.
With today's much higher average computing power, you can afford to add TONS more detail, reduced texture scales, etc. to your map, and still have good fps.
Really nice stuff though for sure.
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This may sound like a dumb suggestion, but try making the brushwork a func_detail or func_illusionary if it isn't already. I know some of my crazy brushwork won't even compile as a world brush.
Wow looks really great i liek the displacements and a lot of the brushwork! I'd give more critical comments if i knew more about source mapping..
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I really like my new one!Awesome Kraken!
Rimrook: LOL =)
Edith Piaf - on je ne regrette rien
Are your tools, steam, and hammer files all on the same partition? Mine aren't and they work, but i've heard of others having trouble with that.
idk double-check all your information under game configurations and build programs. This looks like a incorrect path error. post your configuration screens if you want.
I would also highly recommend this tutorial by Seventh-Monkey, in particular, the last bit about using the SUBST command for simplifying your paths.
idk double-check all your information under game configurations and build programs. This looks like a incorrect path error. post your configuration screens if you want.
I would also highly recommend this tutorial by Seventh-Monkey, in particular, the last bit about using the SUBST command for simplifying your paths.
no problem, i was just curious why the mm wasn't calling itself the way i've done it 100 times before. Maybe cuz there are so many targets it makes it a little buggy. (my friend mark says to never put more than 8 targets in a mm, but...)
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Your method worked!
It dosn't explain why my mm wasn't working correctly, but who cares this works fine. maybe i'll do it this way from now on cuz it's cleaner?
It's at this point that i bow to you sir THANKIE!
It dosn't explain why my mm wasn't working correctly, but who cares this works fine. maybe i'll do it this way from now on cuz it's cleaner?
It's at this point that i bow to you sir THANKIE!
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Rim that is simply not true. I do it all the time and it works fine, but i'm willing to try anything to get it to work.
I will try your method right now!
I will try your method right now!
nah in the actual entities, everything is in lowercase..
Hi!
I'm having a multimanager "call itself" at the end of the sequence to make a loop(or at least i'm trying). here's the breakdown:
MM1(multimanager with "multithreaded" flag checked)
mm2a - 60.0
mm2b - 120.0
mm2c - 180.0
mm2d - 240.0
mm2e - 300.0
mm2f - 360.0
mm2e - 420.0
mm2f - 480.0
mm2g - 540.0
mm2h - 600.0
mm1 - 600.00
(each "mm2" is a multimanager targeting 2 env_renders simultaneouly)
So when i trigger mm1, everything runs perfectly, but it never loops after mm2h fires like it's supossed to. i have "multithreaded" flag checked.
I'm having a multimanager "call itself" at the end of the sequence to make a loop(or at least i'm trying). here's the breakdown:
MM1(multimanager with "multithreaded" flag checked)
mm2a - 60.0
mm2b - 120.0
mm2c - 180.0
mm2d - 240.0
mm2e - 300.0
mm2f - 360.0
mm2e - 420.0
mm2f - 480.0
mm2g - 540.0
mm2h - 600.0
mm1 - 600.00
(each "mm2" is a multimanager targeting 2 env_renders simultaneouly)
So when i trigger mm1, everything runs perfectly, but it never loops after mm2h fires like it's supossed to. i have "multithreaded" flag checked.
you can't enter source and goldsource like previous compos?
Wow that looks great commieman!
Is there a way to just change the map to the new one by loading the next map instead of actually being transported to the new mapYes maybe there is! if you can changelevels the way rim did in cubicles without binding a key, that might be the answer!
I wish that is how all level changes were handled in half-life.. it would be SO much simpler/better. The only problem i can think of is damage and items won't be carried from one level to the next afaik.
I play Roadblasters at a local mall retro arcade. I know it's not what you're looking for but it is super fun!
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Zeeba: Yes i am but probably only for source; I might complete a small gs entry as well.
crollo: so, you mean the sandboxie folder i.e., c:\sandboxie? (inside that folder, there's a text file labeled: "DONT-USE.txt")
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What's the problem with working on a large size then reducing it to final size when your work is done?
loss of quality?Seriously? Shrink an image that is 600x400 to 112x72 pixels, and you're trying to tell me you see no degradation in quality?! behold:
And disco, on your last, could you please outline how i go about that? =P