Posts by FMPONE

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Quote from FrieChamp

    I have been following this thread since page 1. I don't really know why anyone should intervene, as long as FMPone keeps trying to explain to JeanPaul, with the patience of an angel, what is wrong with his destroyed house. The tone could be more friendly, yes, but this isn't the first thread they have been mocking each other..it has the charm of an old couple arguing.

    What will happen next? Will Jean Paul fix his building? Or will FMPone completely lose it and drive over to JP's house and burn his trailer? I can't wait to see how this will end!

    lol this is the best thread ugh hahha

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Quote from SnipaMasta

    Otherwise I'd say it looks decent enough - all buildings in DoD have the problem of looking 'generic'

    I don't buy that at all, its a total cop out and I don't think theres anything wrong with pointing it out

    god knows how much C17 maps all get called "generic" now because there are thousands of them and they all look the same, its the same concept here just not quite as overdone (yet). And all the better if steps are taken to differentiate the map from the crowd

    Quote from JeanPaul

    Okay Mr. "mapping god" what the hell should I do with this building then?

    lmfao and I thought I was terrible at taking crit and... oh boy I don't know maybe read one of my numerous posts on the subject

    and maybe this one from six pages back you ignored like most of the actual crit made so far

    Quote from FMPONE

    Oh my god, you're an asshole.

    Be more constructive with your feedback as well, please.

    "You said, asshole, thats really not the best term... sensationalist blowhard is more appropriate"

    Anyways, what you showed was an utter disaster. Trash it, I really don't want to be that guy (my map hurrrr), but check out Valve's maps or mine or any other well constructed well thought out DoD: S maps and you'll see that geometry like that is never attempted.

    If you break a building, its gotta be a corner, part of one side or not at all. You can't just open a big chunk of it right in the dead center. I'd also start at the bridge area and work out, I didn't recognize that building and it looked like a big old generic structure. Start with the unique shit, that way your map has a sense of identity that isn't a 384 Valve textured building.

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Quote from JeanPaul

    I've been saying for a while that the basic idea was dumb

    if you sat there and looked at it objectively you'd see the building makes 0 sense (not to mention it looks ugly and generic)

    Hey ass, rather than just insulting why not give me crits on how to make it better. I am really getting tired of your worthlessness

    lmfao

    I don't really see how you were offended by what I said. That same kind of "technique" the displacement hole (2 unit thick brushes sandwiching the bulbous edges) thing is very overdone in DoD maps and generic, and you're totally overdoing it by making it half the building. So 1) unrealistic 2) overdone and of course 3) not worth the effort and time you put into it as a concept

    so my advise? yeah don't do it

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Quote from JeanPaul

    What are you talking about boy? There is plenty left to hold it up, holy wow can I ever please you guys? Good lord, I have no idea what there is left to do!!! I listened to everyones ideas/fixes only to be presented with more that could have been brought up at an earlier time.

    I've been saying for a while that the basic idea was dumb

    if you sat there and looked at it objectively you'd see the building makes 0 sense (not to mention it looks ugly and generic)

  • Unreal vs Source.

    I think its a good discussion but I think the core of Hourences argument is that Source has some very serious flaws and I would agree.

    However even just with the next Valve games, realtime lighting preview and other features will make their way into Source. When they do, Source mappers will get a disproportionately large amount of assistance from the huge community.

    I would also agree that more professionals are working with Unreal, thats hardly debatable. I do think Source has some specific advantages, though.

  • Unreal vs Source.

    Quote from Slainchild

    Like Hourences mentioned, I think it would be best to revisit this whole debate this time next year, when the engine (UE3) and communities (UT3, GoW, whatever else) have matured to the point Source is at... (although tbh I'll still think source is shit)

    Some great work on your site, I'll say that much

  • Unreal vs Source.

    Quote from Hourences

    -Source support and community: Again, you cant compare. Source' community is years old. UE3 community doesnt even exist yet because the games havent been released yet. If you want to compare these two at all, you should compare them in 3 years time.

    I agree with your post, with the exception of this.

    The sheer numbers involved preclude UE ever having a community to rival Source, CS alone has more players than UE3 and GoW PC combined will ever have, and its mapping community alone will tower over what UE3 manages. Not to mention Source is the simplest modern 3d engine around, no matter how familiar you are with UE I think you can agree Hammer is about as simple as editors get.

    UE3 may have a nice, welcoming and very helpful community, but Source will have the best (most information, most rescources, most tools, most content) simply because of the numbers involved

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Looking back on my map, every building I wrecked I feel guilty for, it was pretty much because I was too lazy to make anything interesting there.

    Its much easier to make a generic bunch of wreckage than a compelling piece of architecture

  • I am making a DoD:s map.

    Thats better, but honestly I question the wisdom in even doing that. Its not great gameplay wise, optimization wise, visually and its not very plausible in terms of real life, if a building got hit that way it'd fall over on the heavier end no question.

    You seem to be making reallllllly overwrought stuff, take a look at the Valve maps. The biggest holes in the buildings are maybe 128 MAYBE. And that technique is REALLY tacky, its overused in DoD:S maps and one of the reasons they all look the same.

    Keep shit simple, don't make crazy displacements. Make the focus of the map the architecture itself, don't make the buildings an afterthought for you to put a ton of holes in

  • Good Level Editor

    Quote from Zajoman

    Thanks. I know of this feature. I should have said that I'm looking for a freeware editor like that. I know just a few - 3D World Studio, Quark, Blender. I really don't know what's the best.

    You can download the older versions of the hammer editor for free, google hammer 3.4

    sorry if I still misunderstand

  • Good Level Editor

    Quote from hessi

    hammer editor can export DXF format which is supported by Maya. I don't know what Max and XSI give about DXF but i am sure it is supported in those packages as well.

    Yeah, I don't know if you meant something other than hammer or simpler than hammer, but honestly there isn't an editor of any kind that I know of that actually is any simpler than hammer. I can't imagine how you could simplify things anymore

  • Unreal vs Source.

    fascinating post, where are you working with UE3?

  • PCGamer's Bioshock review

    Quote from Bl1tz

    I love PC Gamer because they gave us the highest score of any magazine or site...but KFS heh...I can just see the rage through the computer screen any time you see "PC Gamer"On topic, did anyone really expect Bioshock to score any lower than high 90s?

    I think there was alot of concern the game wouldn't live up to its own hype