Posts by Beck

  • WiiU

    Video of most of the tracks (They don't show the whole track, just part of it)

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    But dayum it looks glorious

  • WiiU

    Mario Kart is going to be a must buy for me. Looks gorgeous and I'm sure it's going to be a hell of a laugh with my mates and some beers

  • Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    Just had this match...

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    Needless to say we got stomped


    Also... I wish the matchmaking matched you up people who spoke the same language too. We might have done better against these guys had the people we played with spoke the same language or at least followed orders. I know since I live in Europe you're going to get a lot of people speaking different languages with decent pings, but it really makes it hard to play xD

  • London

    I've got a friend who lives down in London and a load of us go down to visit him every so often.


    I can't say we've done much in the way of sightseeing, it usually ended up with us just drinking and enjoying the nightlife (of which there are some awesome places to go drinking - none of them I can remember the names of haha). I have seen a few of the sights though.


    Took a boat trip down the Thames once and it's kind of cool to see the landmarks from the river rather than the crowded streets. It started by the London Eye and went down past the Tower of London etc. Was quite a cheap ride too and there's a guy talking about all the sights.


    Nelson's Column is pretty epic and it has quite a few museums (which are free afaik) nearby, might be a good place to aim for. Also, Buckingham Palace is only down the road from it if that tickles your fancy.


    I'd definitely recommend getting an oyster card whilst you're in London though, it makes travel so much easier. Basically you get an oyster card and top it up with some cash and then whenever you use a bus or the underground you just swipe it on your way in and swipe it on your way out and it deducts the cost of the trip (There's a maximum fare which is about £4 so you don't have to worry about it costing the world for taking a long trip). It saves a lot of hassle with buying tickets and getting on and off at the rights stations etc.


    London is a very busy place and if you literally just walk around you're bound to stumble on some event going on.


    Not the best guide to travel in London (I just follow my mate xD) but I hope it helps a bit

  • Buying a house and the games industry.

    One thing about the first buy scheme is you're not allowed to rent it out (legally) until you've paid it all off and the house is yours. One thing you might want to consider.


    I'm torn on what to do myself. If I do buy a house I'd probably not go with the first buy scheme so I could legally rent it out should I move studios or whatever.


    I'd love to buy my own house. Decorating and all that shit would be kinda fun if it was on your place. Kind of like level design in real life

  • E3 2013 - The Division | Ubisoft

    New video about the Snowdrop engine from GDC


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  • [CS:GO] De_Japan (WIP)

    Thanks, Mendaxyz, keep me updated!


    Had a few short playtests at work during lunch and it's clear at the moment that the rotation time between bombsites is too long, making it hard for the CT's once the bomb is planted at another site.


    So now I'm working on reducing the width of the map to allow CT's to rotate quicker. Also, mid is very short so I shall be lengthening that along with changing some routes to the shrine and making that bomb site slightly larger to make moving around it simpler.


    Should hopefully have the rejigged version done by the end of the weekend

  • [CS:GO] De_Japan (WIP)

    Update time!

    Got the greybox done. Radar can be seen in the image below:

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    As you can see some of the routes have changed slightly. The second route into the right hand bomb site from the T's side has been removed, however T's could still get to the elevated position above that site via the back alley from CT's side of mid. Also the routes to the left hand bomb site for the T's have changed slightly too.


    Some screenshots:


    T's routes to the left hand bombsite:

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    The left side bomb site:

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    And the CT side of the bomb site:

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    CT's side of the right hand bombsite:

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    Right hand bombsite:

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    And a birds eye view of mid from T's side:

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    The only elevation in the map is around the left hand bomb site. I've kept it simple for the greybox but once the layout is nailed down and I'm happy with it there should be a lot more elevation in the level since Japan is a very hilly place.


    Anyway, next up is to add some more cover to places, place down some sign posting for the bomb sites and get some playtests arranged.


    I've attached the current version of the map along with the files for the radar (Just extract to your csgo folder and it should all work ). If any of you get the chance to give it a quick spin then any feedback would be appreciated!


    Thanks guys!


    de_japan2.zip

    Edit: Whoops. Looks like I included all of the other maps radars in the zip too. Just ignore those when copying files, sorry!

  • [CS:GO] De_Japan (WIP)

    Cheers!


    I've now only got the one route into B for the Terrorists and removed the alleyway to the stairs and the point of no return on their side. The Terrorists can still get to the alleyway from the CT side of mid, but they'll obviously have to fight to get to it. So that should hopefully sort the problem of having too many routes for the Terrorists to take. Time and testing will tell of course!


    At the moment I think my greybox is a little too wide, so once I've finished T side of the map I'll be reducing the time it takes to get from one side of the map to the other.