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Ok I tried it for the first time. The performance while exploring in 3D is exceptional, I hope it's like this on the desktop too( testing under Intel HD4000 right now).
But what's keeping me from using it is the weird behavior of textured surfaces. The textures on different objects cut through one another and while moving around the map they move like a scanning effect.
But what's keeping me from using it is the weird behavior of textured surfaces. The textures on different objects cut through one another and while moving around the map they move like a scanning effect.
Enjoy your stay!
You know what would be exceptionally useful? An online BSP viewer.
Multiplayer? Now I don't know how that would help, but distributed computing would definitely be something badass.
Are you going to integrate Twister features? That would rock!
[EDIT] Hah, maybe Penguingboy is going to attract some Valve eyes around here!
Are you going to integrate Twister features? That would rock!
[EDIT] Hah, maybe Penguingboy is going to attract some Valve eyes around here!
Just so I don't create another thread:
Do you people have problems with a jerky hammer 3D view? After a map gets quite a few brushes and details it's very difficult to navigate. And this on an Intel E6500 Dual-Core and HD4850. Didn't test on my laptop yet.
Do you people have problems with a jerky hammer 3D view? After a map gets quite a few brushes and details it's very difficult to navigate. And this on an Intel E6500 Dual-Core and HD4850. Didn't test on my laptop yet.
[quote][ It's also RIDICULOUSLY pretty[ quote]
It's also ridiculously expensive and requires powerful hardware, which is again expensive.
I doubt my HD4850 can run this at decent details on 1920x1080. Even on my 1600x900 laptop screen with Nvidia 650m this would probably run on medium details.
It's also ridiculously expensive and requires powerful hardware, which is again expensive.
I doubt my HD4850 can run this at decent details on 1920x1080. Even on my 1600x900 laptop screen with Nvidia 650m this would probably run on medium details.
DiscoStu, I'm proud to announce that your gift is ready.
I hope everybody will try it though. It contains simple puzzle elements and a touch of action. Enjoy!
I hope everybody will try it though. It contains simple puzzle elements and a touch of action. Enjoy!
I was testing my map after a compile and found one of the combines near a door. The thing is, this combine had no way of arriving in that state... because there's nothing to cause him damage:
"FML man, I'm sick of chasing citizens 
"
BWAHAHAHA, I don't know, after a full day of mapping this seems amazingly funny.
"BWAHAHAHA, I don't know, after a full day of mapping this seems amazingly funny.
I've got two problems:
First, it seems that cubemaps don't work anymore. I mean, they seem to be building right, but nothing changes once I get back in the map. Impulse 81 and the crossbow are pitch black.
Second, how do I correctly use a logic_multicompare? Currently, I've got 2 buttons that have the following outputs:
OnPressed -> (name of logic_multicompare) -> InputValue -> 1 (parameter override of)
OnPressed -> (name of logic_multicompare) -> CompareValues( with 0.5 delay)
logic_multicompare has the following keyvalues:
Integer Value: 1
Should use integer value: Yes
I've got several outputs OnEqual in the multicompare.
The problem is that it fires them after the first button is pressed. They should fire only when the 2 of them are pressed (like a multisource in hl1).
First, it seems that cubemaps don't work anymore. I mean, they seem to be building right, but nothing changes once I get back in the map. Impulse 81 and the crossbow are pitch black.
Second, how do I correctly use a logic_multicompare? Currently, I've got 2 buttons that have the following outputs:
OnPressed -> (name of logic_multicompare) -> InputValue -> 1 (parameter override of)
OnPressed -> (name of logic_multicompare) -> CompareValues( with 0.5 delay)
logic_multicompare has the following keyvalues:
Integer Value: 1
Should use integer value: Yes
I've got several outputs OnEqual in the multicompare.
The problem is that it fires them after the first button is pressed. They should fire only when the 2 of them are pressed (like a multisource in hl1).
All right, the person to which my gift goes is: DiscoStu.
Unfortunately, he's gonna have to wait a bit. But I promise my gift won't dissapoint!
Oh, here's a sneak peek btw:
Unfortunately, he's gonna have to wait a bit. But I promise my gift won't dissapoint!
Oh, here's a sneak peek btw:
I received a nice pair of quality leather shoes, a new shirt, jeans and... that's about it. I am content.
I am making one too. I'm just not announcing it to anyone because I won't complete it on time.
Sledge is for 3.5, right?
I was about to mail an instant-punch toy to Valve, when I found this thread.
Why the hell do I have to browse these intricate folder structures to START HAMMER, when it worked perfectly in the SDK.
I feel like the Valve developers are the most lazy asses ever.
[EDIT] Holy shit, now I have missing textures and stuff all over the place. It's a total mess.
Since Skals shouted this...NOOOOOOooooo
EDIT2: HOW do I compile for EPISODE 2?
Found out how: Tools>Options>Configuration.
I have a new problem though:
What happened to the model browser? The black interface is horrible, and some models aren't even viewable because of this(like some foliage).
Also, notice the texture currently selected in the top-right? That's a texture used in a HL1 project( hammer 3.5). What?
New bug/inconvenience: there's no feedback when clicking/hovering over a brush corner(those little white squares). That is truly annoying.
Why the hell do I have to browse these intricate folder structures to START HAMMER, when it worked perfectly in the SDK.
I feel like the Valve developers are the most lazy asses ever.
[EDIT] Holy shit, now I have missing textures and stuff all over the place. It's a total mess.
Since Skals shouted this...NOOOOOOooooo
EDIT2: HOW do I compile for EPISODE 2?
Found out how: Tools>Options>Configuration.I have a new problem though:
Also, notice the texture currently selected in the top-right? That's a texture used in a HL1 project( hammer 3.5). What?
New bug/inconvenience: there's no feedback when clicking/hovering over a brush corner(those little white squares). That is truly annoying.
Wait, you mean in one day?!
[EDIT] Oh, 26th... but that's past Christmas day.
[EDIT] Oh, 26th... but that's past Christmas day.
Thanks, unfortunately the gameplay will probably suck. I tried including a lot of doodas and interactive objects, but HL1 just doesn't comply with large areas. Thus, the lab-like part that you see coming out of the ship had windows in the past: I was forced to close them because of r_speeds skyrocketing above 7000. Under the ship I had to put "dirt" to make for some isolated areas that have decent r_speeds.
Rimrook, yes, I am considering the increase of light level globally or editing the lights.rad for some textures.
Rimrook, yes, I am considering the increase of light level globally or editing the lights.rad for some textures.
Imagine After Effects as the Photoshop of video editing. Or not... but you get the point.
I swear, this is the last HL1 map I'm making.
It seems I can't connect to the server anymore, while other servers(from my country, at least) work.
[EDIT] I can't find on their wiki the texture pack page anymore. Yes I know they're called resource packs now but... where's the list?
[EDIT] I can't find on their wiki the texture pack page anymore. Yes I know they're called resource packs now but... where's the list?
Welcome my friend. Have a long and warm stay with us.
Voted.
What is your opinion and, have you ever used such a thing? I am not strictly referring to what's called "smart-drugs"( like Piracetam), I'm more inclined towards natural stuff like Ginko biloba or spirulin.
Not exactly breathtaking screens but still something to make us crave the mod :).
A couple of autumn shots:
Those arcades look sexy.
A similar story happened with this european guy. His HTC was stolen in Spain I think, but he had a dropbox account that syncs the photos from the device on his computer.
He made a blog where he posts every photo that is taken with the phone.
Thisguyhasmyhtc
He made a blog where he posts every photo that is taken with the phone.
Thisguyhasmyhtc
You must be in your early high-school years ninja?
I know everything seems hard at first. But trust me, those are the easy stuff :). Try KhanAcademy, it's a good source of math tutorials. Although they usually tackle the easy stuff when it comes to uni math.
I know everything seems hard at first. But trust me, those are the easy stuff :). Try KhanAcademy, it's a good source of math tutorials. Although they usually tackle the easy stuff when it comes to uni math.
But the thing is when I get up really early in the morning ( like 6), the easiest thing for me to eat is cereals with milk( Müsli). I never feel sick of it, though the truth is after about 2-3 hours I feel hungry.
What do you eat in the morning?
Also, I've been keeping with the ab workout. So far there's no change, except a slight "V" shape started forming on the lower part of the body.
What do you eat in the morning?
Also, I've been keeping with the ab workout. So far there's no change, except a slight "V" shape started forming on the lower part of the body.
Probably somewhere in Urby's mind at the time:
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And the classical head-swap:
And the classical head-swap:
After working on my current map, which turns to be a total mess of interactive elements, I learned that Goldsource is all about creating a scene which fools you into thinking it is detailed. Like this one, minimal "fine" details, yet looks polished.
I think Urby forgot something:
- Don't upload bitmap images!
When I was a newbie I was accustomed with leakmarker. Then I considered the pointfile more than enough help. Now I use neither of those 
.
.Moved my mapping activity on the laptop for now. Odd and annoying problem: I can't select brushes\faces from up close. It's as if they have some kind of specific point where I can only select them, or from a great distance, but that is clearly not the solution.
I suspect it has something to do with the Intel Drivers perhaps? I have an Intel HD4000 graphics on my laptop and Nvidia 650m ( hl1 is forced to use HD4000, idk why, but it works fine anyway).
I suspect it has something to do with the Intel Drivers perhaps? I have an Intel HD4000 graphics on my laptop and Nvidia 650m ( hl1 is forced to use HD4000, idk why, but it works fine anyway).
I'm not shy of speaking either, just that lately I find it hard to record more than 20FPS with the tools available. I admit that my reviews wouldn't be first class like Archie does them.
[edit] that must be the reason why I haven't mapped in ages. I probably have the highest standards ever and I never even meet my own expectations.Ignore the fancy talk in your head. I'm currently making a HL1 map that, if I thought like that, I wouldn't release in ages( really crap r_speeds). Being idealistic is on of the traits we have to get rid of man.
Urby, I just don't think so. MotM isn't promoted enough. Plus, your video reviews are practically invisible: the method of access is crap and
You shouldn't have recorded in a 4:3 format in the first place, the review is not bad at all( with the exception of clearly repeated scenes...).
Map of the Month has been dead for a year now.
What gives?
What gives?
Wasn't there a tool for this kind of job? I think it's called "Revolver".
CTRL+F afaik
Ok I don't know what I pressed, but now numbers show up when I clip in Hammer 3.5:
Have any idea what's the key combination?
[EDIT] I think I'm pushing Half-Life to its limits, though it works pretty well. The current map I'm working on has areas with 6000w_poly, yet it stays at a clean 60fps. And this is on my old HD4850.
I am thankful that at least the compile times have been ridiculously improved since I last tackled with Goldsource maps. This outside map would've taken hours to compile otherwise.
Fun fact: I am mapping on the big screen, putting the RMF in a dropbox folder, and compiling on the laptop which has an i7 CPU.
[EDIT] I think I'm pushing Half-Life to its limits, though it works pretty well. The current map I'm working on has areas with 6000w_poly, yet it stays at a clean 60fps. And this is on my old HD4850.
I am thankful that at least the compile times have been ridiculously improved since I last tackled with Goldsource maps. This outside map would've taken hours to compile otherwise.
Fun fact: I am mapping on the big screen, putting the RMF in a dropbox folder, and compiling on the laptop which has an i7 CPU.
Windows 8 is only "closed" on the Surface.(I realize now what "closed" refers to) The desktop version is ok, it's just the endless discussions about the Metro UI. That's why I'm waiting for 8.1, native boot-to-desktop without additional programs.
[EDIT] Steam Machines.
IMO this will pulverize the current console market.
[EDIT2] I don't know what this is, if it's real or fake, I got it from r/halflife:
click for bigger size
It's getting me really hyped out.
[EDIT] Steam Machines.
IMO this will pulverize the current console market.
[EDIT2] I don't know what this is, if it's real or fake, I got it from r/halflife:
It's getting me really hyped out.
TJB, unfortunately no. It's a GoldSource map, and I have other ideas too, I would participate but I don't have much time.
Few people will invest in a second living room playing PC.
Ylvis - The Fox... I... what... this.. 
Yes.