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Posted 16 years ago2007-12-09 09:07:17 UTC
in MotM: November Post #240363
If the amount of content counts for anything (which for me it always does), then it's possible.
That makes so little sense it makes my head spin.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-09 08:10:38 UTC
in Open for TWHL3 Suggestions Post #240354
Topic post editing = yes, but they'll go through a forum mod first before the changes are made live (this is in line with how tutorial proposals and submissions now work).

Editing the last post will also cause the thread to automatically bump itself (the current problem with editing the last post is that the rest of the community isn't alerted to the fact that it's been edited, unlike when you post something new).
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-09 07:56:59 UTC
in Open for TWHL3 Suggestions Post #240348
Already done. Btw, if you click the little arrow next to the user name on the thread index, it'll go to the last page.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-09 07:33:37 UTC
in MotM: November Post #240345
I swear to GOD, you people are the most whingy, fucked up, retarded people I've ever had the misfortune to meet. I can't even begin to comprehend how utterly retarded you all are.

Congratulations.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-09 07:18:05 UTC
in Open for TWHL3 Suggestions Post #240344
Man, as if we don't have enough work already. :P
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-08 09:48:56 UTC
in Team Fortress 2 Graphics Problem Post #240231
No, you want Shader Model 2 at the very least. Grab an nVidia card, they're all Shader Model 3: they moved to SM3 ages ago.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-08 09:45:17 UTC
in Duke Nukem 3D Post #240229
There's a patch floating around for Duke Nukem 3D that allows it to work on XP. I also believe there's a high-res texture and model pack floating around that'll turn the enemies from sprites to actual models.

Well worth some Google research.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-08 08:39:54 UTC
in Team Fortress 2 Graphics Problem Post #240222
New graphics card time, that card is really shit now (I should know, I have one in my old computer :P)
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-06 11:07:20 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #240044
Toshikazu Tanaka - [Metal Slug 5 - #05] - Windy Day

I hear ya!
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-04 22:54:24 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #239910
Tessiura - [On the Importance of Being Confused - #01] - Haze
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-04 22:51:24 UTC
in All I want for Christmas is... Post #239909
I didn't pay full retail price for Orange Box, so I'm happy. THANKYOU DISCOUNTS
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-04 02:02:47 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #239837
The Traveling Wilburys - [Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 - #01] - Handle With Care
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-04 01:45:44 UTC
in Christmas avatars Post #239836
Anyone want to do mine? :P
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-02 12:21:23 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #239640
Shit all. :P
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-12-01 10:11:22 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #239544
The Simpsons - [Season 8 - #02] - You Only Move Twice
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-29 11:37:38 UTC
in Competition 24: Map from Layout Post #239399
Dang you Madcow. :P

TWHL3 is being worked on by the way (and we're getting a fair bit done): we've just stopped showing people.

As for the results, apparently the judges had some problems with some of the maps. I can definately say however, that they have tested some of the entries.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-29 11:34:46 UTC
in Danbix Cube: Source Post #239398
Wow, that's pretty cool.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-29 00:31:54 UTC
in Quark for lighting? Post #239377
What do you mean by a 'clickable view'?
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-29 00:30:36 UTC
in mr.doomass is newbie without half-life Post #239376
Dude, seriously. Get Half-Life. Without it, you're not going to have:
  • Models
  • Textures
  • Sprites
  • Something to test your maps with
It's dirt cheap now too: if you can afford to have a computer and use the Internet, then you can afford Half-Life.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-27 05:26:01 UTC
in multi machine compiling Post #239270
Afaik, none of the compile tools have network capabilities. Not sure on the current functionality of Zoner's tools however.

I know with Source it's possible to do multi-machine compiles (rather than give each machine a compile process, multiple machines work on an individual process before moving onto the next), but the tool needed to do this is only avaliable from Valve and you have to pay a fee for it (I imagine it's all to do with licensing Source out).
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-23 06:34:22 UTC
in pre disaster mods Post #239052
Cows who don't want to be turned into low-grade beef. They want their rump to go to classy restaurants, so they're on strike.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-23 00:47:48 UTC
in pre disaster mods Post #239037
There's potential in that idea, NineTnine, if you make it humourous. Have scientists saying "I'm sure this wasn't supposed to work so well...I mean...uhh...good job Gordon!"
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-23 00:40:40 UTC
in TWHL3 Post #239036
prices?
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-22 10:48:18 UTC
in HUD Color Generator Post #238998
Indeed actually. Loads of room for potential.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-22 01:57:05 UTC
in Old Half-Life? Post #238987
I hate you.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-22 01:06:33 UTC
in Computer or Laptop? Post #238983
Mine's the older version of MacBook Pro unfortunately.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-22 01:03:39 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #238982
Something for Kate - [Beautiful Sharks - #08] - Slowdance
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-22 01:02:54 UTC
in Old Half-Life? Post #238980
Provided your key is legal and hasn't already been registered by some bastard.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-20 22:46:37 UTC
in Now Playing: ... Post #238915
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [DVD]
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-20 22:43:27 UTC
in Computer or Laptop? Post #238913
A laptop that can run Source decently will always cost more than a desktop PC with similar specs. If you need the mobility and price isn't an issue, then yeah, go for a laptop. I have a MacBook Pro myself, and that runs Source fairly decently. I wouldn't recommend a laptop as a sole gaming rig, as you can't really upgrade them: you'd get more gaming life out of a desktop PC than a laptop.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-19 02:22:22 UTC
in CoD4 Post #238785
If you ask me, Windows is one giant virus, so yeah.

I mean, look at IE...
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-18 22:07:20 UTC
in TWHL3 Post #238772
Tetsu0: That's a cool idea actually, if people were willing to go through with.

We wanted to gauge the response to this compo before we organised prizes for the next one. Not sure if we'll give out prizes in the next one, but we do have ideas for 'em if we do.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-18 21:50:09 UTC
in FinnalY! Post #238770
Have you checked the Steam forums? Done a Google search for that error? A lot of Steam problems are experienced by other users, so you should be able to find something...
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-18 21:48:10 UTC
in How can i make a HL2 map using sourceSDK Post #238769
Could've sworn I posted something straight after Madcow's first post...

I'm going nuts!
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-18 11:42:45 UTC
in FinnalY! Post #238752
No, that isn't a normal problem, and it's not one I've come across before either...

Odd.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-16 09:04:31 UTC
in FinnalY! Post #238617
Oh good.

Doubt the light preview works yet. They disabled it temporarily to fix it.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-16 06:13:23 UTC
in My 1st TF2 map is DONE!!! Post #238611
I'm asking where those textures are from, as they're not any of the Valve ones from any of their Source games.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-16 06:09:43 UTC
in Orange Box Mapping has arrived Post #238610
I think the damage done to the railway was as a result of the portal storms that occur after the Citadel's demise. Obviously when you see the first portal storm in the game, it has a pretty profound effect on the already damaged bridge.

My guess: the Citadel collapses during the escape. The train continues onward for a decent distance (and not going directly straight, obviously), before being hit by one of the portal storms, causing the bridge to partially collapse, sending the train plunging into the ravine.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-16 02:37:11 UTC
in Orange Box Mapping has arrived Post #238606
I think the answer to that bridge thing is "who cares". Not everything has to make rational sense, and it wasn't so jarring that people actually actively noticed it (bar a few).
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-16 02:32:37 UTC
in My 1st TF2 map is DONE!!! Post #238605
What textures are you using?
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-15 11:08:02 UTC
in FinnalY! Post #238543
Yah, SDK was updated.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-15 11:06:21 UTC
in Orange Box Mapping has arrived Post #238542
It's more of a bastardised version of calculations if you know what I mean...if the physics was properly calculating how that bridge would collapse using its physics engine solely, the game wouldn't exactly run too swell at that point.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-15 11:03:08 UTC
in Source Mapping Post #238541
Nope, you definately can't use those features.

At this current point in time, Valve's suite of Source powered stuff is completely seperate. HL2, CS:S, DoD:S and Episode One all run off one version of the Source engine (which might be split into various builds, depending on the game). The HL2 engine was updated when Episode One came along, but none of the maps were recompiled to take advantage of the changes. The upgrade that Episode One brought wasn't that large: it was more of a modular upgrade than anything else.

The Orange Box brings with it a new version of the Source engine, one that's totally seperate to the previous version. Basically, Valve will need to unify the games under the new engine, which, I imagine, will be total hell: they're not exactly reknowned for their file efficiency at the moment. Maps will need to be completely recompiled to work under the new engine, meaning that everyone will need to download a crap-tonne of content to replace the old one. As well as this, there's going to be problems for players who can't get the Orange Box engine working properly either.

It would be nice if they did it slowly, but tbh, I have no idea where they'd start. :P
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-14 09:10:46 UTC
in Merging brushs increase r_speeds? Post #238449
Making it touch the floor will cause the engine to split the face that the cylinder is on, causing the render time to increase. Make the cylinder a func_wall and it won't have an effect on it at all.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-14 00:23:36 UTC
in Merging brushs increase r_speeds? Post #238434
Yes, that's a very good way of doing them. The brushes behind them should be constructed as simply as possible: giant cubes work best.

If you're just gonna clip excess junk, you're going to have seam problems, and all your brushwork is going to be off the grid.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-13 23:46:05 UTC
in Merging brushs increase r_speeds? Post #238427
It's really not good practice to do it at all. You can achieve the same result without intersecting brushes: its more efficient.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-13 23:40:44 UTC
in Merging brushs increase r_speeds? Post #238423
Oh no no no! That will make r_speeds worse.

The HL engine won't cull brushes even if they're mashed up inside each other. At the point where the brushes intersect, the engine will start cutting up the faces horribly to try and render it correctly.

Never, ever EVER intersect brushes in anyway!
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-13 23:32:07 UTC
in Merging brushs increase r_speeds? Post #238418
What do you mean by 'merging'? If you mean 'grouping' then no, it won't change the r_speeds at all. Grouping is a Hammer specific thing: it has absolutely nothing to do with the compiled BSP.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-13 21:06:08 UTC
in HL2 SDK not loading Post #238398
Model viewer is currently borked under the old SDK. If you go into the options for Hammer and turn off VGUI Model Browser, you'll get the old model browser which works fine.
AJ AJGlorious Overlord
Posted 16 years ago2007-11-13 20:59:55 UTC
in Half-Life: Hostage Situation Post #238397
Dying again?

If you need help...
AJ AJGlorious Overlord