Leaderboard

been to some mountains near Reutte just over the German border in Austria with a friend (qbahamutp as he is known here ). good stuff

that must've been about the amount we smoked on that trip I kid you not we went WAY overboard with that shit.

to be honest I think this cold war 2.0 situation is not the result of the changing mentality of the Russians. I think both are a reaction to western interference with the Ukraine (where Yanukovych basically had to chose between an alliance with the west or Russia). it is worrying though, and you're definitely right about the fact that we've already landed in another cold war like state with Russia... I must admit a military intervention would be stupid, especially now. I still don't think it would turn into a bigger conflict, though it would mean risking more lives for something already infinitely tragic - which I won't stand for. still though, part of me wanted to see that happen. Makes sense to me. found this video the be really insightful btw: R1ar, you're surely reading this. what are your experiences with the Russian mentality towards the west if I may ask? are you guys afraid of another full blown cold war? what is the general consensus on your side of the border?

Pay more attention to the Russian propaganda apparatus and the laws that Putin comes up with. Everything is pointing in a direction that separates Russia more and more from the western world and reignates pride in the Soviet era. A cold war is only a logical consequence of that. Russian media and political rhetoric is full of of the whataboutism that was so typical for the propaganda rhetoric of the communist era. And read some comments from brainwashed Russians on the internet. It's all "Nato this, CIA that". The cold war is back in people's heads and not much is missing for it to become official state doctrine. When i say new Soviet Union i don't mean one Stalin style tho. Putin and his gang are oligarchs. He's probably aiming for something that's similar to the Chinese model. One ruling party with an almost unrestricted capitalist system that allows the oligarchs and party officials to fill their pockets to the brim. And Russian people will not give a shit for the most part as long as they can feel their national pride. Just take a look at the Sochi Olympics and how little resistance and outcry there was to the unprecedented corruption.

U guyz are so kewl with all your drugs!

I've been working on this map where I've tryed to recreate a part of the AMC The Walking Dead's Prison, I've got so much problems which the props that doesn't appear when compile, the lighting, the scavenger gamemode and the source scripting that.....ppfffffff I really want to publish this map but I'm demoralized when I simply open it. May be I should start it from scratch again to work on a clean projectn and get some help from someone that knows Source better than me

Nature... it's so beautiful ..... man

that wasn't the only ''Dutch stuff'' we took with us I assure you

Projectile attacks are usually much more interesting than hitscan from a gameplay perspective, especially if you want your game to be fast-paced. Most of my favorite Doom wads mainly use projectile mobs (Imps/Mancubi/Revenants/Barons and Knights, etc). I usually get tired of hitscan enemies pretty quickly, especially the Spiderdemons I just don't like. Another good thing is that it's easier to provoke infighting with projectiles, and more games should use monster infighting.

Last week at Crytek for me Packing my bags for a trip to space next though....

Love the death animations and stuff in Brutal Doom.

Melee animations too slow, pre-order canceled.

If it ends up on Source, I would be willing to share some time with participants on helping set up Source projects inside 3ds Max and answer various workflow questions, etc. As I'm interested/focused on getting people to start using Max instead of Hammer, this invitation is only for those willing to tackle the project in Max.

rant removed, was too flamey /rant

It's a french porn video provider... well, a friend told me.

Man Minos you are falling hard for Whataboutism there :/ Better to understand the propaganda then to search the truth in the middle between RT and Fox News. RT is a tabloid and should be seen that way, it's pretty easy to spot when they are trying to spin stories towards the Russian side and only a fool falls for that shit. I'm not defending them or anything, but they do report on some topics that other media channels don't, even if superficially. And as I said Abby Martin is a really good journalist. If you browse through her videos you might think she's anti-american but imo it's quite the opposite. She just tends to focus on topics that the american media usually under reports (or do not even report at all in some instances) and which indeed need more attention. She has criticized RT live quite a few times. To be honest I'm way past following news these days, 99,9% of the stuff they report won't affect my life directly anyway (like this plane crash for example).

Not true, more and more you'll see countries start to research and use better efficient power sources. Germany is doing it, and it's overcast 85% of the time in there, lmao. Fossil fuels are going to be a thing of the past soon, they have to, or we're all fucked. http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/263510/speedreads-germany-gets-50-percent-of-its-electricity-from-solar-for-the-first-time Dude you are an optimist http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/business/energy-environment/shale-investments-could-reshape-global-market.html?_r=0 I sure am, nothing good ever came out of negativity!

ahaha got me and my gf cracking it up touché

Not true, more and more you'll see countries start to research and use better efficient power sources. Germany is doing it, and it's overcast 85% of the time in there, lmao. Fossil fuels are going to be a thing of the past soon, they have to, or we're all fucked. http://theweek.com/speedreads/index/263510/speedreads-germany-gets-50-percent-of-its-electricity-from-solar-for-the-first-time Dude you are an optimist http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/business/energy-environment/shale-investments-could-reshape-global-market.html?_r=0 Using other sources of energy than fossil energy would also means reinvesting and change the whole infrastructure of the world industry, from the biggest manufacture, to your most humble peasant tractor, it cost dollars and that's not for today. and sprony YES

I can't wait for doom to come out in 2020 then!

Really I think the worst that could happen to Russia is risking an embargo from the western block on the exportation of its fossil energy, that is the primary actor of Russia economy and they are dependant of their european customers (germany importing the most fossil energy from Russia paradoxaly); the more its going, the less the UE and the US are dependant on Russia exports, because in any way there is still the middle east and the arabic countries to fill the holes. http://www.gazpromexport.ru/en/statistics/ While Russia is standing on seizing Crimea, I don't think the UE countries will move because of their high dependency of the russian gas importations and what they have to lose. But if it gets more serious and the western countries would cut Gazprom taps and increase the loan rates on Russia, that would mean cutting the branch on which Russia is sitting and throw Russia's economy in the hole. So there's no question to me that the west (Especially the recent US shale gas reserves, which need clients and would like to steal the Russian market http://www.fractracker.org/2014/04/geopolitics-and-hydrocarbons/) is exercising a big pressure on Russia by that mean. And probably did before the Ukrainian crisis, and since Ukraine was Russia number one client and their access to turkey through the black sea, it's almost normal they have to step in against a government closer to the west. Basically the biggest threat to Russia is the US shale gas exploitations stealing their european exportation market, and that is most probably what the US wants to do and would explain a lot about the building tensions between Russia and the western block. If the baltic becomes a zone at risk and the diplomatic tensions become worse, that would be cheaper and more convenient for the UE to turn to the US for their gas importations. Thus the US have all interest to divide the UE and Moscow. And it is Russia (and UE) who risks the most on the long term. (although the US risks to completely destroy their soils and aquifers in the mean time) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/08/business/energy-environment/us-gas-tantalizes-europe-but-its-not-a-quick-fix.html US RESCUING THE WORLD (for money) ONCE AGAIN Not even speaking about morality there of course But yeah, if we would start a world war 3 over gas pipelines, talk about shitty stuff

lol im the only person who voted for UDK D:

I don't think Russia is wanting a cold war 2.0. look at how far they've come from Stalin. would also be highly unlikely that Putin wants another soviet union tbh. those times were hard and the Russians know that. sure, it's still corrupt but just look at what Russia was 50 years ago and what it has become, there is simply no basis for those assumptions. I don't think Putin wants war, because although large parts of Europe depend on Russia for gas Europe would still win a war with Russia - especially since the USA would probably intervene at least. We may not have the masses of people, but we have the technology and resources to outlast Russia in a war. not that we should want that of course, but I think Putin knows this too. so yes, we should play this long game you talk about, I totally agree on that - but with the addition of flying in military to secure our people under the cover of NATO and possibly the USA. I do think though that Putin is focused on re branding Russia as a strong state who should be taken seriously outside of asia/ the middle east. not saying I agree, but just how I see it from my pov. over to the MH17 crash. a proper Dutch reaction would be to convince other EU states and America that military involvement is in fact necessary (which it fucking is). Like Sprony said, a few hundred commando's securing the terrain, letting people do their job repatriating the bodies, identifying the victims, etc. making it short, clean it up, transport the victims to their countries and getting the hell out of there. Putin is a psychopath but certainly not stupid, I don't think he'd attack people cleaning a mess he is partially responsible for. and the Dutch leadership could save face a little bit and pretend they actually care about their citizens more then they care about their own comfort.

You have no idea, forgot to drop in here and update. I literally couldn't move more than 30 seconds away from a toilet for five days. One could say those were shitty days. That's just really sad. Never had a dog for that long, had a cocker puppy a year ago but it turned all crazy and had to be put to sleep - that hurt but I can't imagine what it feels like to loose a fellow canine you knew for such a long time. I hope he had a peaceful goodbye.

Ah I think i get it john. Wink wink, nudge nudge.

Sending in Nato troops to Ukraine is just what Russia's propaganda machinery is waiting for and it's playing with fire. Suppose they get attacked then we have Nato troops fighting Russian troops right next to Russia's border. I'm afraid there isn't really much the west can do for now. Putin WANTS cold war 2.0. It's the best that can happen to him to be seen as a strong leader who shows the middle finger to "decadend and degenerate west" and by that holding all the power in his hands to become a proper dictator. He's not giving much about freedom and human rights already and it will only get worse the closer he gets to building his new Soviet Union. All that the west can do is to play the long game, getting rid of our economic dependencies (with the Middle East aswell while we are at it) and not fall for Russias provocations and cold war antics.

I'd be happy to join a UE4 contest. We could even give it a UT theme, use the UE4 UT pre-alpha and submit the maps.

I was there. The whole audience laughed when he said he was turning off the stream. We watched what felt like 20 minutes of demo playthrough. It really looked like they were trying to bring back the more frantic combat from the original Doom. He was running around a lot and constantly using melee finishers. There were some moments where they were trying to bring in a more survival horror feel as well which I think is good, a balance of both would work best imo. Btw, the demons getting ripped in half or getting their skulls crushed was just as awesome as it sounds. Also, chainsaw <3. Also apparently it's going to be using id Tech 6, IIRC.

Just walk in and steamroll Hamas? Walk in and lolroll Isis? They were more than happy to do it before in 2004 with Sadda- Ohhh... there's no oil. Nevermind.

I think though, much like how hard it is to pick an engine for any given project, each have their own advantages - not to mention how time consuming it is to learn a new one. For me, it's more important to see the results, than give a monkey about what engine it actually is. If it where up to me, contests would be on all engines, leaving it up to the person to decide which is best for them.

ban jeanpaul

wtf ravage. Am I gonna have to choke a bitch?

Well well... lots of shits happenned last year for sure.. 1 year ago, I left unemployment (the period when I was making csgo maps for operation Bravo ) for New World Interactive where I really enjoyed working on Insurgency for 4 months, those guys are great !! I was in a cool house with 4 people in a city where I had a lot of friends and thanks to "freelance" schedule, I made a lot of partiiiiies ! I also had my driving licence and my first car (at 27 but shhh). On the same time I signed for a 1 year contract at Arkane Studios. So I moved to a new city called Lyon which is a great one, had my first real appartment not far from my new job and start working with some of my best friends. It's really great but I miss sometimes the indie vibes I had on INS2. Had some small but very long health troubles during the winter but everything is fine now, also checked my eyes and they are fully operational !! Also finally have the girl I want since several years and she is moving to my place in a few weeks (didn't expect that lol) Now I hope my 1 year contract will end on a full time one but I have a feeling that someday I will want to work on a more personnal project, I want to be more involved in game development. I'm less involved in Mapcore since a long time now... but it's more an overall with the internet tbh.. Love U guys !

maaaaaaaaan...i just had kidney stones myself...in fact, i think i still do as i keep pissing blood every few days or so and pissing out little bits and pieces. one of the worst pains i've had so far (mono was worse though) i haven't been posting much on mapcore lately...... mostly just lurking around. as most of you know i've been on sort of a games industry time-out since finishing Deus Ex: Human Revolution and the DLCs etc. I moved back to Germany early last year (something i thought I'd never do) and have been working for an airline just to pay the bills and do something else for a bit. My sister had a baby and I didn't want to miss seeing him grow up in his first few years. It's been a pretty scary step to sort of "quit" and drop everything but I think I needed it and experience something else in my life. I feel like I taking a step back from the whole circus of the games industry gave me the chance to focus on some other elements of my life that i severely neglected in the past, in other words "having a social life". I found an amazing girlfriend here and we've been living together for the past year or so and I seriously haven't been this happy in a long long time. But also, I just downloaded Unreal Engine 4 and am starting to put together a new portfolio soon to make a re-entry into the biz in the next year or so hopefully. I feel motivated again and my batteries are re-charged. I might post a few WIPs here soon when I really start getting into it. I've missed hanging out on Mapcore. <3

Got an offer from Yager to stay here after the internship. So now I'm probably going to quit studying this game design shizzle and start working permanently . edit: yep, pls see a doctor

Broken anus: The revenge

Thanks for the kind words guys. He'll be remembered Hope you can leave the bathroom soon, Sjonsson!

I'm intrigued. What kind of party is it? Looks like a sausage party to me Lmao it was the case, like 80% of mens, the other 20% was whores/ugly girls. The show was fun, but I will not come back, it was kinda creepy in fact ^^

I'm intrigued. What kind of party is it? Looks like a sausage party to me

I'm intrigued. What kind of party is it?

nexus in da house if u see a guy with a ellie goulding t shirt u know its me.

Those pictures make me RAGE...

was going to say spec ops myself.

Just found some screens from my second UDK project I worked on during my time at university (Rocks and plants are from other persons).