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Breen. That final battle scene was brilliant. The Nihalanth bored me.

Blow up crystals, shoot him forever, get above him, blast brain, THE END!

The fact that breen taunts you makes it all the more fun to destroy him at the end.

I only just figured out how to get cameras to move. I'll have to look at the map when i get home in 2 days. If by then your still stuck i'll put an example map up.

Eh?

"You have to talk in German for a minute and a half? Christ! I'm glad i'm doing foundation. I only have to do it for 90 seconds."

-Secondry school friend talking about a Foundation level German Oral exam to a Student taking the Higher exam.

I don't have any idea how so many people ran out of ammo anywhere in HL2! Ravenholm was great but it isn't the best chapter. Best chapters are anti-citizen one and the one after it.

Follow Freeman! thats it.

Oh and about annoyin team mates...KILL EM! LoL!

To get the super grav gun you have to load a citadel level and get it. then spawn to an earlier level. Only problem is that all other weapons vanish. Some programming thing.

Just wondering? Do you guys do any form of artwork or simple sketches. If so share them. I'm just nosey like that.

http://usera.imagecave.com/Urbanebula/monkey.gif

So when compiling all i need to do is put -wadinclude Urban.wad?

Or somethin?

When the osprey gets shot down it teleports you to a different chopper set inside a bunch of rocks that rotate in order to simulate falling. However its only short and theres fire and explosions all over the place so you can't see it repeating itself.

snarks may very well be included.

The resistance has not long started out. No grenades yet.

And erm...no...apples. I didn't know the combine liked apples!?

ZZZzzz...

You need to run it in CS:S

Oh. I didn't get the question. :

Just curious. (Probably a n00b question)

I've played some maps in the past that have had custom textures but i haven't needed to download any wads and they aren't from the orignal HL either.

How can i do this?

searches for map

Captain P's Talking scientist compo entry.

Shouldn't this be in HL2 mapping questions?

Oooh! Geocities crap!

Limited and mostly unavailable. Like now. PWNAGE!

Oh, and I think that the reflective floor should be a bit less transparent, don't think any floor on this earth is capable of shining that much

Floor mounted mirrors.

Of course thats a bit stupid. You'd get nasty foot prints all over the place.

We're choosing A then are we? Good good.

-Chapter 2-
-Streets of the Dead-

Mark knew what he had to do. He had to tell Dan about his brother. It wasn?t going to be easy, then again things like this weren?t meant to be.

?Listen Dan,? he started ?I don?t know how to tell you this.?

?Just say it,? Dan said, ?The longer you hold something back the harder it is to explain it. Is there a problem??

?Todd was killed last night in a combine raid.?

?What?? Dan?s eyes were wide and his hands started to tremble.

?It was just after you called. Our phone line must?ve been tapped.?

Dan staggered over to an over turned APC. He eased back, now leaning against the handrails on the side. He reached down into a pack hanging on his belt and pulled out a cigarette. He pulled the night watch type hat over his eyes and stood there. This went on for about 5 minutes.

?You alright?? Marks voice broke through the sound of distant gunfire and explosions silence.

?Am I Hell!? Dan snapped, tossing the butt of the cigarette across the pavement towards Mark. ?I?m sorry. This shit happens in wars right? I guess you just have to suck it up and drive on.?

Dan pulled a pistol from a holster on his right hip. He slowly clicked a round into the chamber as the sound of a helicopter reared up in the background.

?Oh no!? Mark shouted, ?If that chopper sees us we?re done for.?

?Don?t worry! We came prepared.? Said Dan.

?Prepared?? Mark pondered as the radio on Dan?s belt buzzed into life.

?Target! Air recon unit inbound! 2 Airships packing some serious heat and a dropship.? Dan ripped the radio out of his belt and to his mouth.

?Rodger that Ranger 230. Engage at will!? Dan looked to Mark. ?Follow me!?

The two men sprinted to a nearby alleyway, which led through to another street, dodging crates and trashcans while leaping over pipes and bodies. The sound of propellers was now deafening as the first gunship flew overhead. The radio kicked in.

?Damn it Danny! Hurry it up. They?re trying to strafe us!?

The two men emerged from the alleyway. Marks heart was pounding in his ears. As the sound of the world came back there was a ringing in his ears. Then it cleared to the sound of gunfire and shouting.

?Hey,? a voice shouted ?Get down!?

Mark looked down to see that he was standing dead centre in the middle of the road. He froze.

?What the Hell should I do?? He thought. He looked to his right to see one of the whale like gun ships facing him preparing for a strafing run. It moved forward firing white-hot shells into the brittle concrete. Dust and debris flew into the air and Mark had to act fast. The beam of bullets drew closer and he dove sideways behind a wrecked car.

Down the road Dan had already reached the squad. He looked back to see Mark flinching under the car. The sparks flying of the cars roofs were singeing the back of his neck.

?Damn it!? he yelled, ?Jimmy, Gregory! Come with me. The rest of you cover our asses!?

The three men set of running from cover to cover. Barrel to truck, truck to crate, crate to car. Dan gave the order for cover fire and the squad that stayed back all fired on the gunship. The bullets deflected and bounced off of its solid armoured surface. This thing was going to take more that a few machine gun clips to even slow let alone destroy. For now however, all they could do was divert its attention. It turned and began a strafing run towards the squad. The bullets smashed through the sandbags and the men ducked for cover.

?Damn it!? one man called out ?Harrison?s hit. Shit, he?s bleeding bad!?

?On the way.? Dan called back. ?Mark, come on! Run!?

Mark made a run for the three men and tripped on a wrecked axel. He staggered to his feet.

?Damn. He isn?t going to make it!? Dan yelled ?Gregory, cover fire! Jimmy! Come with me!?

Gregory fired at the second gunship, which was hovering overhead. It turned back on itself and headed towards Mark. Dan ran out and grabbed him, throwing him to the floor. The gunship fired and the shots ripped through Jimmy?s body. He continued running as the blood and bone slapped against the floor behind him. He was dead before he hit the floor. His eyes stared aimlessly into the ground with flooded with blood as he landed. Mark and Dan could do nothing but stare. Each hole wound was about the size of a fist.

?Shit!? Dan shouted.

Mark was frozen on the spot, too terrified to move. Dan reached over to the body and prised the Mp7 out of his hand. He pushed it into Mark?s hands.

?Listen to me!? Dan shouted, ?You?re going see a hell of a lot of this for the next few days. Don?t let it get to you! If you do, you?ll be the next to die. No emotion and no fear from here on! Got that??

Mark nodded timidly. He had dealt with death before. In fact the day before he had lost 2 people very close to him. This was a lot more brutal than that however. The power of the gun ship?s weaponry was too much to handle. The mound of flesh and bone that lay before him was an ugly mass of death. The fact that it was a living breathing human just a few seconds earlier was far too much to take.

?Mark!? Dan was red in the face ?Snap out of it! Move back to the barrier! We got a man down.?

Dan grabbed Mark by the arm just to get him moving. The gunship fired streams of bullets into the floor, inches behind them. Mark swayed and staggered as he ran. When they reached the barrier the gunship. Tilted and banked up over the rooftop.

?Are they falling back?? yelled one man

?I hope so.? Called another. ?I?m almost out of ammo.?

?Wait!? Dan hushed his squad.

There was a faint whirring noise just above the roofs to the left. A cinder block fell into the alley and smashed on the concrete floor. A massive drop ship curled its body down into the narrow space throwing dust and gravel all around the men. Just below the main body of the craft was an APC. The vehicle lowered and dropped down into the alley blocking the escape route. The vehicle had a machine gun and rocket turret.

?Shit!? Yelled Gregory ?Get down!?

As the men ducked behind their pathetic sandbag wall, the drop ship hovered backwards and dropped off its second delivery. 10 metro police armed with automatic assault shotguns. They bounced out of the drop pod and 2 climbed onto the APC gun turret. The resistance could do nothing but watch as they loaded a chain of ammo into the machine gun.

?Hold your fire.? Dan whispered, ?I?ve got an idea.?

What?s Dan?s idea?

A) Use the rest of our ammo on this team.

B) Sacrifice himself and let the others get away.

C) Full retreat.

D) Surrender

Argh! My fingers.

Wow! It looks like a building thats been put through a blender. Whats with the texturing.

Honest opinion : Fugly and Blocky.

Other non-legal ways.

Choose your texture in the texture browser and use the gaddamn decal tool. Its so much easier. Also when looking at the properties of the infodecal don't use that to change the texture. Use the browser and make a new one.

Oh and use the 3d view to place them. No need for grids!

SlayerA is the mapper of mappers bows head

Minimicus is pure genius and it shows that you don't need brilliant architecture to have a great atmosphere.

Your in the game editing industry. You will have to take some shit every once in a while. Get over it.

Sorry but i speak the truth.

Oh and if you get this wound up about a GAME! you should turn off your PC and go out and get some sunshine.

Lemme edit or face the wrath of the double post!

Hmmm, make sure your trigger_changelevel doesn't touch the floor or walls. That messed up for me. Just make it 16 units smaller on each side.

Also the change levels don't work if you run the game from Hammer.

Activating ignorance. Target : BirdOfPrey.

Ahhh. It's quiet.

Wow! Just Wow! You guys really are getting into these characters. Good. Brownie points for all. Oh and by the way Hunter, You may think it will be cool but each of these characters have harsh and cruel pasts. Once you get into Dan's life, not to mention the recent death of his brother, well, who knows what emations will be generated. I don't even know what he's like yet. I've only just met him

Dogs are cool. Cats are neurotic!

"How to live with the neurotic cat." If you haven't read this book, read it. It's hilarious.

Can I just point out that Mark can and will die in responce to your selections as well as any other character. The story is also solely from his perspective alone so when he dies so does the story. Be careful

My dog Diesel can eat 4 entire Cadbury's christmas selection packs in 20 minutes and not die! Little bastard!

Good Good. Wow this is a real hit. Sorry this took so long but most of you probably know how learning and works gets in the way of all that is fun.

-Chapter 1 Cont.-

Mark turned to his left and ran down the street towards the arch roof of the central train station, which ripped out above the skyline like a pyramid. Still the towering Citadel behind him dwarfed this mere structure. He stopped running, his heart pounding loudly filling his head with its vital beat. He had heard something to his left and looking round spotted an alleyway. Combine chatter. He crept to the alleyways entrance pressed against the wall as tightly as possible.

Peeking around the corner he felt the sweat dripping of the end of his nose. He was terrified. He took the wrench in both hands, which were shaking wildly. He took a deep breath and ran around into the alley, the wrench above his head ready to smash his unsuspecting victim. He closed his eyes and hammered the weapon down onto his target

• CRASH! *

Mark gasped and opened his eyes. A combine radio lay smashed on top of an overturned, empty ammunition crate. The combine had obviously cleared out when they went after the ?Free man? the day before. Mark scratched the back of his head and wiped the sweat from his face. Maybe next time he would actually kill somebody. Could he kill anybody? As strongly as he believed resistance was the answer, Mark had never so much as hurt anyone intentionally.

Mark briefly searched the area for anything that could be useful. Turning over crates to reveal nothing but air and asphalt. This was hopeless. The combine weren?t stupid enough to leave weapons lying in the streets. Mark looked up to the sky, which had been pummelled by gun smoke and fumes. Suddenly he stopped breathing, there was someone behind him. He quickly spun round bringing his wrench above his head once again.

?Woah!? the man was shielding his face ?Calm down buddy!?

?Sorry!? shouted back ?You scared the crap out of me!?

The guy pulled his arm away from his face. He was wearing civvies up to his chest where there was some stolen combine armour. The overthrow was obviously going well so far.

?I thought you could help me out.? He said.

?Really? What?s the problem??

?Gordon Freeman has put a match to the oil.?

?Eh?? Mark was puzzled by this riddle sentence.

?He?s sparked up a flame. The resistance is tearing through the outskirts and is closing in on the city centre.?

?Oh that?s what the combine are talking about.?

?Exactly.?

The man gestured for Mark to follow him out of the alley and out onto the baron street. He began explaining the events of the last day that Mark had missed. The resistance was a much bigger event than anyone originally anticipated.

?Gordon Freeman is on his way to Dr. Vance?s labs to the south of the canals.? He said. ?I have a few units waiting at key points of the canal in order to supply ammunition and weapons to Mr. Freeman.?

?Is this where I come in?? Mark asked

?Yes. I need one man to simply drop of a crate containing a combine stimpack and another containing an HEV battery. Just throw them over the edge of a bridge and return to base?

?And if I refuse??

?I?ll have to do it myself.?

?What?s this about a base?? said Mark, hoping for a place to stock up on weaponry.

?Eli?s lab.? He said, ?It?s a series of underground tunnels that run out in all directions.? The occupants of some mining town to the south helped to dig them out before the tunnel had to be closed off. I?m not sure why Eli ordered it to be sealed.?

?By the way,? said Mark ?I didn?t catch your name.?

?I?m Daniel, Resistance Sergeant. I came to the city to find my brother Todd. So how about you? What?s your story??

?Oh, well??

?Actually,? Daniel interrupted ?forget that. Will you help us??

What should Mark do?

A) Tell Dan about Todd?s death and Join the resistance.

B) Don?t tell him and join up.

C) Tell him but carry on towards Eli?s Labs alone.

D) Forget the original plan and head back to the city centre.

I was joking. I don't really use cheesy pick up lines because:

A) Got a girlfriend

B) I wait for a girl to ask me out. I just look over and let them know i've noticed them.

Thinks of joke.

"whats a hammer 4?"

"Knockin in nails."



Get sombody convert to source

You know what would look good on you? Me!

Yeah i aint payin for no shit

Damnit! Beat me to it.

Select the textures you want to displace and go to displacements and create a new one. Then paint alpha. It's just like using a prettier version of paint then.

eat marmazette brains with

Hmmm...FAR CRY ???

...SariBous to turn purple...

Ear, which had been mysteriously coated in flamable peanut butter. He then...

Yeah it is funny to rip the piss out of habboi.

Rohypnol (tm)

Cold and Wet! Guess where i live.

With a trusty yet rusty crowbar

Map an abandoned base which had been slowly converted into a Xen spawning site.

Anyway, it hit the city of Bethlehem.

I'M LOST!!!