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This has nothing to do with mapping, but I'd like to know how to play CS, TFC etc WITH people. I've managed to set up games with just me in them, which are no fun, and I'd like to know how to play them with people. I usually go to LAN game, I create a game, set everything up, and I'm playing, but with no-one. Please help!
Please help!
Yeah, but it's not exactly posting to get the little number next to your name up 
You put in a point entity - think it's game_player_equip. That's pretty much it - default settings for the entity restrain in to knives only (with my FGD, anyway)
If you do, please also write some software to not let you post stuff like this again. Some people would cheat at anything ffs!
how do you make the map so you only start with knives in cs?
Just open and close the window quite often, it should raise your logins to 1000 or so within a matter of hours-minutes. (somebody wants me to write some software? 
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Yo dude! (Seventh_Monkey), you change your name on IRC like the moon changes shape (I know the moon doesn't really change shape, it's all the effect of the shadow of the earth blocking the light of the sun on the moon!), so what if my spelling is abomalitical! (Probably spelt that wrong! LOL) and I change it from time to time.
From now on I will spell it as Trophy, and not Trophey or Throphy or even Throphey! LOL - If I did say Thro### that was a typo so, cut it out dude!
May I just say, that seeming as you have the trophy in your cabinet (it was a joint effort by the way) I can uderstand you not wanting me to get it!LOL
I hope you all know I was just kidding (above about being mad) I am not really mad (I'm extremely mad - lol), no no, seriously I just wanted to be acknowledged for my work!
See you around Seventh!
J_C
From now on I will spell it as Trophy, and not Trophey or Throphy or even Throphey! LOL - If I did say Thro### that was a typo so, cut it out dude!
May I just say, that seeming as you have the trophy in your cabinet (it was a joint effort by the way) I can uderstand you not wanting me to get it!LOL
I hope you all know I was just kidding (above about being mad) I am not really mad (I'm extremely mad - lol), no no, seriously I just wanted to be acknowledged for my work!
See you around Seventh!
J_C
aaaaaah! Instantantous!
Maybe for NS maps
Mebbe that's just my PC
Mebbe that's just my PC
Spirit isn't a Mod.... but then again it is... Confused, so was I until I gave it a try.
I too, am surprised that more people don't use it when they build levels, the tools are great, difficult but great. If you have ever mapped for TFC then it isn't quite as difficult as that.
This is probably incorrect but hey? Spirit is a tool that unleashes the abilities of the engine to give you more control over entities. Problem is that to distribute your brilliant map, others have to have spitit to run it. So yeah, it's a Mod, but it isn't. It is just a way of doing things better. That's why I am surprised more people didn't make it the basis of their Mod's.
I am pretty sure that Spirit was used in DoD... and I think NS uses it, but don't Quote me... I have been known to be wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the base idea for some of the stuff in HL2. Either way, you as a user/player of Mods made with Spirit don't really see anything different, unless it's really cool fog or rain, but behind the scenes heaps of stuff is going on. You can make entities move with other entities. A func_train can carry and have a useable func_tank... Guess what, you now have a moving tank that fires, and the turret rotates.
A Mod made with Spirit, does not require the user to have Spirit as it's all in the DLL, but if you are distributing standalone maps.. Then to view them properly, you need spirit.
Does that help?
I too, am surprised that more people don't use it when they build levels, the tools are great, difficult but great. If you have ever mapped for TFC then it isn't quite as difficult as that.
This is probably incorrect but hey? Spirit is a tool that unleashes the abilities of the engine to give you more control over entities. Problem is that to distribute your brilliant map, others have to have spitit to run it. So yeah, it's a Mod, but it isn't. It is just a way of doing things better. That's why I am surprised more people didn't make it the basis of their Mod's.
I am pretty sure that Spirit was used in DoD... and I think NS uses it, but don't Quote me... I have been known to be wrong. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the base idea for some of the stuff in HL2. Either way, you as a user/player of Mods made with Spirit don't really see anything different, unless it's really cool fog or rain, but behind the scenes heaps of stuff is going on. You can make entities move with other entities. A func_train can carry and have a useable func_tank... Guess what, you now have a moving tank that fires, and the turret rotates.
A Mod made with Spirit, does not require the user to have Spirit as it's all in the DLL, but if you are distributing standalone maps.. Then to view them properly, you need spirit.
Does that help?
There is a really basic Level transition in the Security Keys tutorial..
Trophy would be cool, yet do not foresee me getting one without submitting an entry. Will do my best to send one off next round.
Ugliest and most lagged map contest, hmmmm may have a chance if that is a contest subject
Ugliest and most lagged map contest, hmmmm may have a chance if that is a contest subject
Thanks.
hmmm... setting the angle property should work
or try changing the yaw pitch roll property
to get sequences like these to work i usually do this, which in theory should work for you.
you have your sci. lets call him 'foggy' no quotes please
and your scripted_sequence call it puller for handyness sake.
check the 'prisoner' flag in the scientist, that'l stop him from pulling all the chickensht scientist stuff...
scripted_sequence next,
right, in the idle animation put in ventpullidle2
and in the action animation put on ventpull or whatever..
set the move to position property to Instantaneous
now the sci should start at the scripted_sequence and loop the idle animation untill the scripted_sequence is triggered by something, at which point the sci will perform the action animation... hang on a bit and check the example maps section, i'll have the map ready in a bit...
or try changing the yaw pitch roll property
to get sequences like these to work i usually do this, which in theory should work for you.
you have your sci. lets call him 'foggy' no quotes please
and your scripted_sequence call it puller for handyness sake.
check the 'prisoner' flag in the scientist, that'l stop him from pulling all the chickensht scientist stuff...
scripted_sequence next,
right, in the idle animation put in ventpullidle2
and in the action animation put on ventpull or whatever..
set the move to position property to Instantaneous
now the sci should start at the scripted_sequence and loop the idle animation untill the scripted_sequence is triggered by something, at which point the sci will perform the action animation... hang on a bit and check the example maps section, i'll have the map ready in a bit...
For now... but be prepared
ffs is it TROPHY not TROPHEY or THROPHEY or anything else! lol!
John_Crichon and I had the same problem in our competition entry, so we had to make a monster follow some path_corners instead - no help to you, though, sorry ;(
What, is that as high as they go?
Yeah, I did like your map vassy, but ummm, I did use god mode second time over to get to the end - I am a bit of a cheater - LOL.
Still no sign of a trophey - well I'll be damned!!!
Atom, if your reading this, please understand that I would only like the trophey so that I can say - look - I won this compo! It doesn't have to be all technically linked does it??
Anyway - thanks All
Goodluck Vassy with mappin, if you carry on at your age you will be awesome in a couple of years (my age)!!!
Still no sign of a trophey - well I'll be damned!!!
Atom, if your reading this, please understand that I would only like the trophey so that I can say - look - I won this compo! It doesn't have to be all technically linked does it??
Anyway - thanks All
Goodluck Vassy with mappin, if you carry on at your age you will be awesome in a couple of years (my age)!!!
I am quite new to using the Valve Hammer Editor. I have version 3.4 and I have recently become very stuck-I am trying to get a scene in my map where a scientist is being dragged into a ventilation shaft by a zombie-but I cannot get the animation ventpullidle2 to loop smoothly-the scientist plays the animation once-and then when it is finished he stands up for a few seconds, and then plays the animation again. I have tried everything to make the animation loop smoothly without him getting up (like in the game) but it simply won't loop! I am using the aiscripted_sequence entity. I have tried using the scripted_sequence entity- it is the only way I can get the animation ceiling_dangle to play-but the scientist always plays the animation round the wrong way (facing inside the vent) and still won't loop. Could someone please tell me how to get animations such as ventpullidle2 to loop correctly and/or how to get the scripted_sequence animations to play the right way round-I have changed the angle on the object but it just won't seem to turn the animation round. sorry for making this so long. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
good thought. at the mo the contest system is a bit inflexible, but since i'll be redesigning it anyway (for the next contest), I think that's a good idea for a feature...
Heh, that'll teach you!
heh, 500 already! i'll have to think up some more
Skeeve just wants a trophy desperately 
Due to real life stuff, it has been a while since I have logged on. First thing I noticed was the CS Guide. The current contest entries are great. Its really nice to see such an active online community.
Oh while I am here, atom you may want to create a trophy to represent a team effort win. This is not meant to downgrade a team entry, for it takes more planning and communication to put something together as a team.
Having a trophy set that represents a team entry winning, will let users know there are more than one person to credit for the entry. Not suggesting a new entry class, just a trohpy class.
Just a thought.
Oh while I am here, atom you may want to create a trophy to represent a team effort win. This is not meant to downgrade a team entry, for it takes more planning and communication to put something together as a team.
Having a trophy set that represents a team entry winning, will let users know there are more than one person to credit for the entry. Not suggesting a new entry class, just a trohpy class.
Just a thought.
I survived it, fair and square! Maybe I'm just too good
Hi, this message is mainly for atom.
Hi Atom, as you know me and Seventh_Monkey entered the trapped map compo as a joint entry, and well, won!!
I am very pleased that you included both our names on the winners page, but (and I hope not to sound picky) Seventh_Monkey has the tropy in his trophy cabinet (under his user) and I don't.
I was wondering if it were possible for both of us to have that trophy, so people can see that I won if they look at my stats!
Thanks, hope you can help,
John_Crichton
Hi Atom, as you know me and Seventh_Monkey entered the trapped map compo as a joint entry, and well, won!!
I am very pleased that you included both our names on the winners page, but (and I hope not to sound picky) Seventh_Monkey has the tropy in his trophy cabinet (under his user) and I don't.
I was wondering if it were possible for both of us to have that trophy, so people can see that I won if they look at my stats!
Thanks, hope you can help,
John_Crichton
Yeah, I spent at least a couple hours converting my map though
Perhaps thats why I didnt even rank
Perhaps thats why I didnt even rank
I want the RMF! I can't get the damn zip file to extract. Lousy frickin' computer...
If there are spaces in the map name, try taking them out.
i have tried and tried to get one of my maps to compile but as some as counter strike loads up it says the map is not found please help
Done.
I'm writing a tutorial on Texture Lighting today. That's it. Just in case anyone cares
Nah, that's just a copy of a TFC map, innit Jobabob, even got the same readme 
I love people who don't understand basic sarcasm, or 'psche' as they call it in america for some stupid reason :S
ooo
u serious, u actually paid someone to make u a map? I dont beleive it.
That map cost me ?500, I expected at least bronze. Last time I hire Levelord to make anything for me! >:|
You'll be wanting Environment - http://cariad.co.za/twhl/tutorial.php?id=6
And yes, there will be a new contest soon. Likely to be sooner than a month as well...
And yes, there will be a new contest soon. Likely to be sooner than a month as well...
There's a tutorial on it here somewhere. Have a look through 'em, you'll find it.
lol i know i wouldnt have a chnace i just need a goal for a map otherwise they suck =) . but like how would you get it to look like natural lighting like in dust1/2 and stilll have the dark tunnel?
Where can I find a tutorial then???
Same as the car in 3DMike's ts_bikini. Anyway, look in the Example Maps section, there's another of mine (lol, well, it was my idea), showing one-way glass.
yeah how do u do a shiny reflective texture? i noticed in one of the specialists mod map the texture was shiny, as if it was reflecting the light. Anyone else seen it, have a look at the tm_corporate map and look for one of the big N logos in the map, on one side of the logo you will see NASH CORP writing on it and it will look reflective when you move around.
I didnt think that the halflife engine could draw shiny textures?
I didnt think that the halflife engine could draw shiny textures?
Right, trying NOW
for some reson in map prop my default lighting is messed, ive tryed 0, 100, 1000, and it all seems about halflit. dunno why, suggestions? (ps, get another competition going!)
That was me, btw. I'll try tommorow, sorry, watched the Italian Job (lol)
Yes.
You mean you want to make a one-way pane of glass, one side transparent and one side not? I can show you how if that's what you mean.