Posts by Minos

  • IO Interactive presents Mini Ninjas

    Quote from Mazy

    I thought the embargo was until Monday, but I guess Yahoo got some exclusive on it Anyway, yeah, definitely something different from Io, although this is still a murder simulator, just with dudes turning into animals instead of bleeding all over the walls

    Are you and warby working on this as well?

  • making money with custom maps !?

    If you want artistic freedom just keep working on mods/indie games You are doing fine imo working at a kickass dev and still creating kickass stuff at home... what more can you ask?

    I tried to start my own business last year and it´s not something I feel like doing again. There´s so much trouble involved and bureaucratic stuff to deal with that it can drive you crazy. Not to mention dealing with other people (specially if you both are owners). That can be quite a pain in the ass. I like the feeling of realizing other people´s dream for a living, I can still work on my personal stuff at home and vent my creativity there.

    Of course I´m very young in this industry but I´d never start my own business again. I want to create stuff instead of having to worry if I have money to pay my employees or if my partner is a liar.

  • making money with custom maps !?

    You huge capitalist pig

    I'd be surprised if you get more than 5 bucks out of this. It's just a horrible idea imo - once your map gets added to a server everyone will automatically download it anyway...

    Asking for donations is alright and fair but charging people to download your map is just plain wrong. If you really want to make some money out of it get a few advertisers.

  • Bamboo (Fun)

    Quote from Fergo

    I think the mouse is only useful in large tablets. It's almost impossible to use a mouse in a 4x6 active area ><Fergo

    I can't see any usage for the mouse when you got a nice intuos pen

  • Chintendo Vii and Polystation 3

    We got those in Brazil as well unfortunately. Poor moms always fall for this trick. Let´s say you are a poor mom and your kid wants a Nintendo Wii for christmas. You go to a game store and the seller says the Wii comes with only one game and costs $250. He then notices you don´t have all that money and tells you about Vii, a game console that looks exactly the same and comes with 2.000 games, 2 controllers and a laser pistol for only $50. Which one will you buy? The same happens with Playstation 3 (that comes with only one game) and Polystation 3 (that comes with several plus the laser pistol).

  • WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!

    Quote from Skjalg

    In some weird way, which is probably fucked up, then Hessi is actually one of the nice guys here. I'd rather have someone tell me something I made look like shit (with a valid reason like Hessi provided), than have people say its just ok. It's that kind of "elitism" if you want to call it that which I like about mapcore and the mapcorians in general. There are a few unique individuals here who really know how to give decent criticism and isnt shy about telling others when their work sucks.my 2c

    When people post their work there are feelings involved. There´s always a nice way to give criticism and starting by telling you your work sucks is not really the best. It´s not elitism, it´s just common sense. Who do we think we are to judge other people´s work? It may look like shit to you but saying that out loudly is not constructive feedback. Just point out what you don´t like and that should be improved and cut the "your work sucks, you should do things the way I wants!!!" crap. That´s elitist, disrespectful and breaks the forum rules:

    Quote from hessi

    well i would never call myself elite. the point is: i have seen DOF/blur/"cheezy Photoshopping" in so many forums and each time the person seemed to shift the attention away from basic mistakes in content and scene creation.

    i don't see a point in posting orange map screenshots in a forum. if you want critics to a concept, then the deal that matters is a playtest and not stupid screenshots. if he wanted to test some effect then this would be better sorted into 2d forum and not 3d/level design.

    no intention to say that anybody is a loser here!

    The whole point of this thread is exactly to act as a playground where people can post rough tests and ideas and that includes orange maps. If his idea turns into a serious project he will probably start his own thread.

    Don´t be so hard on yourself Hessi...