Posts by blackdog

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Also, many times creepy means the feeling of being stuck in someplace small. Those windows give you a sense of freedom and kills the creepy look, fuzzy them up or board them with planks.

Given the visible sky outside, my impression is to be on a (very) elevated floor, so not much a route of escape.

Anyways, it's a good point; to prevent escape there could be bars at the windows... and one window could be broken from outside, enriching the scene with details like broken glass and wood, a curtain fluttering in the wind, plus giving the impression something gotten in. (I'm kinda projecting the scene in how I pictured Dracula's castle corridors, particularly the chapter when Harker looks for an escape through the high windows and sees the vampiresses clinching on the walls.)

GAAAARGH

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If games themselves were better priced I might be tempted, but 60-70 euros on top for a new release + price of the console = thanks but thanks, that's too expensive

Agreed, i was thinking during the press-events that they should give more stuff with the console. Not bundles as they are now, bundles like "for the same price you get also this shit if you order in advance".

Current sale model is broken imo, the concept that "you have to reserve your copy/unit" for the luxory to "being the first"... at this point gamers are doing more of a favour to companies than the other way around.

Btw, I bought the X360 at the time thinking "i'll buy only used, they are so cheap on Amazon", then I noticed that [a]they were in shitty conditions, used is not fair to my peers (even if i'm not technically a developer) [c]prices get low very quickly, I only buy when price is <25€, and more likely in the 8-15€ range.

I think as a starting price, that of the PS4 is about right. It would be nice if they gave you something more with it, like "premium" access to online services for at least 3 months. That would get you addicted easily, and tbh it doesn't cost them much.

I'm surprised about the current console price; even during sales, they do not compare to how much I paid the X360 (180€ thanks to the €-£ conversion on Amazon), and I have it since'07-'08 I think.

Anyways, I don't think it's worth to buy any console at D1, just for the simple reason of problems with first models. Then they are going to cut the price in one year time. Lineups are also usually pretty weak, for what i've seen until now, I don't see a reason to buy new even if I had the money... there are so many great games that came out this last year, and more are coming in 2014 that I haven't played.

I'd say: worry about distribution of the map when you actually have a map to upload on the workshop.

I think you are trying to "grill too much meat at your first attempt" (as we say in where I live - see other topic about making money off a map). I say this because of personal experience: don't think too much.

On the subject of copying, I've read one time that a famous writer "sat down and copied an entire book by another author, just to understand how it feels to write (and finish) a great novel". Unfortunately i cannot find the original, but it's pretty self-explanatory.

I like the art!

In the last shot, the lower area is walkable right? Isn't going to be too dispersive? Makes a lot of sense that on a oilrig map you have an "ascension" feeling for one of the teams... so maybe it should be the focus instead of an alternate rout? (something like Vertigo.)

After the test I was thinking you should really have had this catwalk

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not sure for the others on the T side, seems there are a bit too many, and with all those pylons the scene seems noisy.

I'd be curious to test it btw, it was a fun map!

Go Bald – Why You Should Shave Your Head

If they cut the price like that, Kinect would probably become an accessory i guess.

How would you feel for a $429 price tag with Kinect? (I think more than that wouldn't be justifiable for something people actually (think) don't want).

The only legal way I think there is to earn money for a map made for a Valve game, other than Valve selecting it for official release, is through contests. There are a lot of communities that run contests through the year.

By the way it's just maps that are a non-profitable good when working with Valve tech; you can make texture packs and models and sell them on the numerous marketplaces there are around.

Take a look into the Unity scene: the whole technology gravitates around their "workshop" were people can buy all kind of contents (from plugins to models or sounds). Maybe there's space for "prefabs" to use in maps, or something like that.

It was posted in this forum a plugin for Unity that allows you to work with Unity tech in an editor almost identical to Hammer.

Competitive multiplayer reveal

Any playtest tonight?

I'd download yesterday's maps anyways, but I don't see links in the recent posts and maps like Agency don't have a topic.

Btw i'm off the hook from training in august, so I can hopefully be more present (tue-thu were the days I was busy at basketball).

Dat blinding yellow. Reminds me of Double Agent's Kinshasa mission.

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We've been building it since Infinite shipped. All of this is new content. You know, none of that on disk stuff that just unlocks when you pay.

Eheh, i was sure about that I mean it seems a pretty long task to rebuild the original game, even if in parts, but i guess noone saw it coming. You probably must hush, but I'm wondering if this spin-off was planned a while ago or was an illumination that struck in the "final hours" Anyways, kudos! Got me interested.

Reminds me of first Resident Evil PogoP; moody and nice, i can see the floor on an iMac if i'm with a brightness more than 25% (i keep it lower for general use until i play or watch a movie).

That he needs to do BEFORE he leaves *ehm*ehm*

Happy that helped

I forgot to compliment you for the amazing trip; my best friend just went to the big parks for his honeymoon, also my uncle is from Utah and I'm so sad i was never able to visit the US and him there (he has now moved).

It's maybe already in your plans, but I'd suggest you take a microlight flight if available, or any kind of flyover you can book on the canyons: i've flown over the Victoria Falls and it is one of the best 20 minutes in my life (also, it seemed to last well over just half an hour of flight).

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I probably should get a trainer to re-evaluate my exercises cos I kinda made my own workout and been at it since forever xD

I've read it's called "plateauing", and it really doesn't make much for you. Sure better than nothing, but you definitely need to have a few routines to switch up like every (other) month.

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It helps that I don't really like eating and have a fast metabolism.

Lucky you, but beware! It can change with age (consider your line of blood in the family), i've seen it happen to some friends and it happened to me, at least a bit. So keep an healthy diet, vary it a lot.~

I dunno how much of this is solid/proven, but my convinciments about exercising which i'd be interested in confronting with your experience:

* want to loose fat? do a lot of cardio; limit the carbs you ingest in the afternoon/evening, if you drink limit the alcohol

* there are so many core exercises one person can do to get fit without even lifting a weight. We have so many muscles we don't use...

* when starting to go to the gym, don't lift free weights, use machines. You are not prepared, so you don't really know how to handle those and you can get bad postures and injuries.

* start small: little weights, even though you feel embarassed a girl lifts more than you.

* small steps, read: don't make objectives it will be too difficult to reach/maintain (that's why i'm skeptic about going everyday – unless you have a particular objective).

Congrats for such an intense start; I'm not sure that beginning a new activity this intensely is the good thing, but if you keep it up, kudos!

I never liked the gym, the sweat, the stink, the boringness of the four walls. The only pro to me are nice girls, which i'm not seeing now that I'm doing a few hours for preparation with my teammates.

Also i noticed that a lot of people that go to the gym starts "comparing penises" and gossip about the others, even my parents, who are certainly not that kind of people, have always something to blab about the other annoying people there since they started going.

I've practiced sports all my life (basketball mainly), but there was a few years I got ~10kg over, so I started running and kept at it for about three years (run a half marathon also), then I had to stop because of pain to the knee Unfortunately doctors say i'm good, but i don't feel good :-| in the meantime i'm still playing basketball which doesn't cause much pain.

Nice thing to notice was that first I had to impose myself to go out 2 times per week, then it became a routine and also a need, so if I had to skip a run, I really felt it, and I also increased to 3-4 runs per week.

I am an advocate of the "Rocky training", so to also improve some other muscles, I was grabbing bars at car parks and doing pull-ups, and push-ups and abs before going out.

Best runs were (curiously) in winter, I loved to run with the cold and snow, looking the sun coming up. Or those with my dog, when he was young enough to run, but he would start to get tired less then half of the distance I did reach in the later months.

PS: strong motivation to run was that I could feel good by eating a few pastries, I'm a glutton for cakes and such. I've kinda lived on salads and ice creams this last month XD

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I've always been curious about Krav Maga and wanted to try that.

Me too, still on my plans, but it's something I can't afford right now.

Hey Vivi, can you tell us how long did it take to re-build Rapture? I guess it's an on-going project (since the "Episode" label) and that you are building the most iconic areas to give a sense of place to the player, plus what's needed to tell the new story(?).

Among all the Joker scenes, this is my favourite