Posts by Ginger Lord

  • Modding tips series I've started writing

    Quote from Skjalg

    I liked your first post about unit testing, but I think it lacked the part about releasing your test version -- to REALLY see if it works.I see so many modders spending over 2~3 years making their mod without any releases, and this ALWAYS fails in some way. Mostly because they havent had 1000 nubs running around in your game pointing out the obvious mistakes you've done.

    If you release early and keep iterating on that early release you'll eventually end up with a project that has been altered and molded by the entire community, and it will kick ass.

    Unfortunately I think that model of releasing no longer works as well as it did. These days people have very strong first impressions and minuscule long term impressions. If they don't like the first version, 90% of the time they probably won't be coming back to check.

    Then again these days most people want quick fixes of action and intensity so imo mods are having a much tougher time competing with official games.

  • World Builder

    This is weird, this is almost exactly like an idea I had for my final year animation. The lecturers didn't "authorise" it though as they said it was dumb and people wouldn't get it.

    /emails lecturers with spiteful email.

  • Nintendo DSi

    Quote from zaphod

    I wish Nintendo would open up the SDK for this and make an open app store like the iPhone has..

    I thought that was the point of WiiWare and presumably DSiWare. No idea on how you get your hands on the SDK though, but they did tout it as though anyone could make stuff to get on there, not just the big companies.

  • British and French nuclear submarines collide underwater

    It's not as bizarre as it sounds as many countries have certain areas of the Atlantic that are perfect for lurking in. They're naturally deep areas, perfectly positioned to allow easy access to anywhere and pretty well hidden from sonar. So they all hide in these little bunk holes, apparantly you can have up to 5 or so Submarines in one of these areas which could be now more than 1km square.

  • Showreels

    Is this something Level Designers do? I can understand the need for ones for animation and modelling (turntables etc) but is it common place for level designers to do so? Was thinking of putting one together and thought that I couldn't actually remember seeing any ones by level designers.

    Just throwing in some old footage for now to see what works in regards to music/timing/editing but on the whole I guess most of it would be flythroughs of maps etc. What about footage from online servers showing people playing, bad idea?

  • Dawn of War II beta

    Just played a game vs the computer. How crap is this game? They seem to have got rid of 80% of the stuff from the original, everything comes out of the HQ now and what there is, is a terrible selection. All that seems to have happened is they've made it pretty and dumbed it down majorly.

    Fail.

  • More epic Sony PR...

    http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/44067 ... -Difficult

    Quote

    Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai has dismissed Microsoft and Nintendo as competitors because he sees PlayStation as the "official" industry leader."This is not meant in terms of numbers, or who's got the biggest install base, or who's selling most in any particular week or month, but I'd like to think that we continue official leadership in this industry," Hirai told Official PlayStation Magazine.

    "It's difficult to talk about Nintendo, because we don't look at their console as being a competitor. They're a different world, and we operate in our world - that's the kind of way I look at things.

    "And with the Xbox - again, I can't come up with one word to fit. You need a word that describes something that lacks longevity," he added with a laugh.

    http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/hirai ... try-leader

    Oh Sony...when will you stop.

  • What have you purchased recently?

    Quote from e-freak

    what's the velocity of that baby? we had some air pressure rifles which killed the rabbits as well, so I wonder how much is left of the rabbit if you shot it with that gun o_O

    CCI Standard is 1020fps with 102lb/ft of energy at the muzzle. Usually use CCI Mini Mag for hunting which push it to about 1200fps and 140lb/ft.

    Air rifles here usually get to around 800fps, but the energy is limited to 12lb/ft. Rabbits certainly don't like being shot, it doesn't make them explode or anything but its definitely 1 hit 1 kill. The extra energy also helps the distance, air rifles are only really decent for 30m or so, with .22RF you can easily crack skulls at 100m.

    Interesting fact, .22RF was the hitman's choice of weapon in the old days for close up execution hits. The bullet has enough energy to enter through the skull but not exit, so ricochets around inside the skull.

    Now if you want exploding rabbits, I recommend a Enfield .303