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I am sorry I will say this but I have to use yellowish light. I am adding variety yes, but I want a nice warm athmosphere there to give the player a "safe" feeeling.I get what you're going for there, but strong yellow lighting doesn't really convey that very well. It's more sickly and uncomfortable. Go for light orange, creamy or beige colours, and faint Earthy greens.
I'd also get another colour in there. If you want the player to feel comfortable you should use colours that are harmonious, that work together nicely.
Replaying the old Splinter Cell's (except Pandora Tomorrow, it's not as good, and not on Steam), working my way up to Conviction. Figured it was time I played it, despite not liking what I've seen.
On the PS3 I'm about the play the first DLC for Costume Quest. That was a fun little game.
On the PS3 I'm about the play the first DLC for Costume Quest. That was a fun little game.
My guess is people use an invisible func_water under a func_conveyor (non-solid, of course).
I realise that I'm probably just fueling the fire here, but Crollo did raise a legitimate point about the state of the SDK. The Mac update being the source of it is wrong, but he made a good point regardless.
There is a noticeable annoyance with the SDK. And that's not even going into the ridiculously outdated methods in practice.
It's true that it's free, and sometimes it is well supported, but that doesn't stop the fact that there are problems with it that are steadily becoming more and more offputting to users. If you're lucky enough to have it problem free recently, then good for you, many other people have suffered from constant crashing, glitchy, unusable views, artifacts in the 3D view, etc.
I'm seeing more and more people move to the UDK (which I'll add has itself been updated monthly since first release), or simply dropping the SDK. People are fed up and I don't blame them.
There is a real frustration with SDK users here, don't just brush it off because of how he said it.
There is a noticeable annoyance with the SDK. And that's not even going into the ridiculously outdated methods in practice.
It's true that it's free, and sometimes it is well supported, but that doesn't stop the fact that there are problems with it that are steadily becoming more and more offputting to users. If you're lucky enough to have it problem free recently, then good for you, many other people have suffered from constant crashing, glitchy, unusable views, artifacts in the 3D view, etc.
I'm seeing more and more people move to the UDK (which I'll add has itself been updated monthly since first release), or simply dropping the SDK. People are fed up and I don't blame them.
There is a real frustration with SDK users here, don't just brush it off because of how he said it.
we only really have one coder and he seems to have a lifeAha.
I've always thought TWHL would look better pink and covered in flowersI think we should make it so.
I love the weapon models and concept art, very unique stuff.
If you fill in the front shots of your commander and solider concepts up there, there's not a whole lot of difference in their shapes. I don't know how the game plays, so maybe you can get away with it, but if they're running around together in a battlefield you could easily confuse the two.
In TF2 they use specific shaders that enhance the outline of the character like you see in many cartoons, we are going for a more realisim art style, but there will be a definate way to identify the commander on the battlefeild.The shaders have more to do with their appearance up close. Particulary the way they're lit (rim highlights and so on), which doesn't apply to the silhouette design. The outline of the character comes purely from their polygonal shape.
If you fill in the front shots of your commander and solider concepts up there, there's not a whole lot of difference in their shapes. I don't know how the game plays, so maybe you can get away with it, but if they're running around together in a battlefield you could easily confuse the two.
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone
followed by:
Menew - Don't Give Up On Us Now
followed by:
Menew - Don't Give Up On Us Now
Damn impressive list, potatis_invalid.
I think we'll have to find a place for these, we have too many stickies.
I think we'll have to find a place for these, we have too many stickies.
Nine Inch Nails - [Ghosts II] - 11 Ghosts II
You did not just admit to illegally acquiring music on a public forum, did you?Who cares?
except maybe Ant.Haha.
And it's pretty safe. I don't think I have gotten anything from any of my downloads. Not to say that you can't so don't quote me on that when you get burned. Always scan before opening....this goes for any download really.I don't think viruses are your biggest concern when torrenting.
Amnesia. I only play at night when i got some dro and this shit is the scariest game I've ever played. I'm loving this, I've panic-quit on three occasions.I was the same a couple of months ago. Terrifying game, quit a few times when it was just too much.
Frictional know a lot about immersion, can't wait to see what their next move is, if their money situation improves.
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Is that Conviction, Crollo? If so, what did the do to my Splinter Cell. :<
Oh geeze, where do I begin...
Just finished Jurassic Park Trespasser. Replaying Mass Effect 2. Just started No One Lives Forever 2. Planning on playing Brutal Legend and the latest Sam & Max episode by Christmas. And many, many more games on Steam and old consoles.
Ant: you forgot Far Cry 2.
Just finished Jurassic Park Trespasser. Replaying Mass Effect 2. Just started No One Lives Forever 2. Planning on playing Brutal Legend and the latest Sam & Max episode by Christmas. And many, many more games on Steam and old consoles.
Ant: you forgot Far Cry 2.
Pripyat, I believe. Looks good.
Tetsu0's has me thinking of an assassination, for some reason.
Tetsu0's has me thinking of an assassination, for some reason.
But it is a bit like PQL and Issues in that it's supposed to be a compilation of unrelated maps (with the story being an afterthought).
What possible lies have people spread about Source? Examples, please."Source is state of the art!"
Oh ho ho.
One of the reasons I prefer source is because it uses brush-based environments. You don't have to learn a modeling program to get stuff ingame, and frankly it takes more skill to do it right. Any half-decent modeler can make something that looks nice, but it takes a real artist to get something looking great using brushes and such a relatively small amount of props. Look at Fallout3/NV's gamebreyo engine; Everything ingame is either a model, or terrain. If you can't make any new models, or don't know how to make terrain efficiently (Which is, at least for me, due to the lack of documentation on the subject) you can't do squat. It gives you all these options to create things, but you can't use them. In source, everything's changeable, and you usually don't need modeling software to do it. (or code, in some cases) Want a new environment? done. Want the metrocops to have pink helmets? Go ahead and reskin it. Source's beauty is in it's simplicity, which far too many people mistake for being outdated. Look at the Dear Esther remake, or Black Mesa, and tell me you can't make anything good looking in source. It just takes the right amount of elbow grease, time and skill.This is a fair point, I am very used to brush-based mapping, but I really have to learn modelling to go anywhere new and unique. Dear Esther is full of new models. It simply wouldn't look nearly as good as it does without lots and lots of modelling. Might not have been the best example in favour of Source and brush-heavy mapping.
Also, on the topic of Portal 2. I'm not seeing any evidence of full dynamic lighting, it looks like the same kind of thing Alien Swarm is using. One rough projected texture on screen at a time, everything else is just standard radiosity. It does however look like it's taking a big step towards model-heavy mapping.
Joebama: We wouldn't bring out the hammer for having an opinion. Even if we don't get it.
JeffMOD: While it's true they do add some pretty nice features to every iteration, they're still neglecting a lot of things. Things that matter.
They're adding some admittedly nice tech to a terribly dated base, which is a pretty bad way of trying to stay current.
And don't get me started on the horrible workflow of the SDK. =(
JeffMOD: While it's true they do add some pretty nice features to every iteration, they're still neglecting a lot of things. Things that matter.
They're adding some admittedly nice tech to a terribly dated base, which is a pretty bad way of trying to stay current.
And don't get me started on the horrible workflow of the SDK. =(
It's up to you kdunivan. You can focus on a place, an event, a creation of the time... whatever. They'll each be judged accordingly.
What does it matter if it's been done already?
Worst. Lyrics. Ever.
Here's my launcher:
Really, a folder full of shortcuts doesn't cut it? It's as straightforward as it gets.
Don't see why not.
But who can affor...
Uh, yes, there's a better way.
Uh, yes, there's a better way.
TWHL secrets, eh? We keep those somewhere much more sinister. Guarded by slightly angry baboons.
It's just personal junk, really. ;>
It's just personal junk, really. ;>
Does anybody still want a 'Map from Base' competition, or should we be looking at a theme now?
We (us Moderators) really should have sorted this a while ago. I'm going back through the thread and throwing a poll up for the most popular ideas.
EDIT:
Okay, done. Let me clarify the choices...
From base (solitary area) - Basically, it'll be a small area, something like room -> corridor -> room, with the goal to be pure ambience, make it dripping with it!
From base (full deathmatch map) - Same sort of thing, but a full deathmatch. Ambience won't matter so much as just having a nice theme and pulling it off.
Destructification-type (from base) - Possibly using a deathmatch layout, but your goal is, well, obvious. Points for creative methods of destruction (Time? Weather? Cthulhu? Your choice!)
Map something historical - A point in time, duh! Can be an important historical event, or just a nice representation of the past.
We (us Moderators) really should have sorted this a while ago. I'm going back through the thread and throwing a poll up for the most popular ideas.
EDIT:
Okay, done. Let me clarify the choices...
From base (solitary area) - Basically, it'll be a small area, something like room -> corridor -> room, with the goal to be pure ambience, make it dripping with it!
From base (full deathmatch map) - Same sort of thing, but a full deathmatch. Ambience won't matter so much as just having a nice theme and pulling it off.
Destructification-type (from base) - Possibly using a deathmatch layout, but your goal is, well, obvious. Points for creative methods of destruction (Time? Weather? Cthulhu? Your choice!)
Map something historical - A point in time, duh! Can be an important historical event, or just a nice representation of the past.
This is the way you have to do things with Alien Swarm. I had the same error until I switched to expert compile mode and it magically went away.
It seems to be a bit screwy. I've read that people have copied the structure_seal from the provided maps in, and they actually worked.
It seems to be a bit screwy. I've read that people have copied the structure_seal from the provided maps in, and they actually worked.
Nice concept art.
Does this have anything to do with the Lovecraft mythos anymore (that was your old mod idea, right?), because it seems a bit odd to be using the Necronomicon 'seal' if it's no longer related.
Does this have anything to do with the Lovecraft mythos anymore (that was your old mod idea, right?), because it seems a bit odd to be using the Necronomicon 'seal' if it's no longer related.
but that vanished off the face of the forums
I was thinking the same thing. Strange.Strange, somebody must've deleted it by accident when that spammer struck again.
The first group has an advantage over the other thanks to having better weapons. Valve are giving the working class a disadvantage.None of the new weapons are 'better' weapons. You stand as much chance with the stock guns as you do with the new ones. How well you do is only based on skill (and latency). Having these items or not doesn't segregate anyone.
As Soup said, this is just another alternative to unlocking the bonus items. You can get them from random drops, unlock them through achievements, craft them, soon trade them, and now buy them. Tell me that isn't a healthy set of options for getting new content. This is one of the better systems for DLC in existence, especially considering they drop a free update on use every 3-6 months.
I won't argue about what it's doing to the game though, I wasn't a fan of them introducing all the player made content to the game, though I love this guy.
I thought we decided it was going to be a one-week "Map a Crate" competition...
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Just another SDK goof on their part. Add it to the list.
I've seen you post this on Interlopers once or twice. Looks good, inspired by the hideout in AC2, right?
New desktop after recently formatting.
All I can think of is a model. But even then you'd have to hide it behind layers of particle and screen effects to make it look semi-decent.
The waves in Modern Warfare honestly don't look that great to me, but they hide it well enough behind all the moody lighting, lightning flashes, rain particles, colour correction and so on.
The waves in Modern Warfare honestly don't look that great to me, but they hide it well enough behind all the moody lighting, lightning flashes, rain particles, colour correction and so on.
3. Find reasonable, resource-friendly ways of building your ideas. 5000 particles, and this... monstrous thing tell me you don't stick to any kind of budget.
This is what coding is for.
There is no situation where you should ever be using over 5000 particles.
Ever.
Ever.
The reviews are all written, Grim is just being held up on some small things, I believe. He'll get them up when he can.
We actually made a big effort to get these done quicker than usual, and we reviewed them in record time. :<
We actually made a big effort to get these done quicker than usual, and we reviewed them in record time. :<
You're on a modding site for a 10 year old shooter, and you're calling people sad for enjoying Pokemon?
Batman: The Animated Series - Moon of the Wolf
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Hah, guilty of it too.
Pfft, don't buy IKEA. Buy Pi-KEA.
They've got a lot of cute footage for their advertising out of this.
I would've thought a hundred estranged cats was a recipe for disaster, especially in a giant warehouse full of upholstered furniture.
I would've thought a hundred estranged cats was a recipe for disaster, especially in a giant warehouse full of upholstered furniture.
Where's the fun in that?
Besides, there's two judges.
Besides, there's two judges.
Yeah, yeah. Religion, arguements, blah blah. It's a sore subject, leave it alone.
I maybe already played all the entries and maybe already wrote my reviews for them. Maybe.
I maybe already played all the entries and maybe already wrote my reviews for them. Maybe.