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You dared touch the carve tool...blasphemy "Make hollow" is fine but "carve" is an instant cringe Not because it's a useless function, it's actually quite a nice tool to make complex shapes in a fast way. The problem is in vbsp (or hlcsg/hlbsp in GoldSrc) doing an extremely poor job in creating/dividing newly created brushes and therefore in the visleaves division, putting an unnecessary overhead on the engine. Hope the carve tool in WWMT handles this issue more efficiently. Props to you for constantly updating and improving WWMT.

Every time I read one of your posts, I get tempted more and more to start learning 3DS max to be able to use WWMT Wish I had more free time Thanks for all your efforts to bring an alternative to Hammer.

I tried this and the layout was off center. I'm gonna try to get someone with a large monitor to help me out with this. Anyone on here interested in helping out a mate? Once you crop your image to 768x768, resize it to 1024x1024 and it will work fine. For the sake of it, I made a test map and tried it and it works flawlessly. If you keep the DDS image at 768x768 then it will be off-centered as you mentioned but once you resize it to 1024x1024, it will work pretty fine. Hope this helps

Looks very promising One thing that is a bit "disturbing" from the last video is that the main protagonist has a perfect English accent. Imho, this takes away from the character's "charm" and authenticity of being a Frenchman (as denoted in the wiki: The main character of the game is Arno Dorian, a native Frenchman who was born in Versailles.) I believe he should be given a slight accent just as they did with Ezio's English/Italian accent Looking forward to the game

Getting a bit nostalgic and replaying some random missions in Delta Force 1 and 2

Are Bioshock 1 and 2 still available ? I wouldn't mind having them if it's not too much trouble for you. I'll PM you shortly if the offer is still valid Thanks for your generosity (and to Beck too )

"Squeaks" as you described them will most probably come from loose/unadjusted e-break cable, worn out/twisted brake pads/drums and less likely from control arm bushings and tie rods (squeak will be accompanied with a slight "click" sound). Keep them in mind for your next check up and just like with doctors, it's always a good idea to let more than one mechanic/garage have a look at your car before deciding to let go of your hard earned cash (especially when your mechanic seem shaky and undecided when giving you the diagnostic ) Good luck and hope it is solved for good

The standard resolution to take the overview screenshot is 1280x1024 (4:3 aspect ratio). In your case, and since you are limited by your laptop screen of max resolution 1366x768 (16:9), the easiest solution is to set your resolution to 1024x768 (4:3), then set cl_leveloverviewmarker 768 (instead of 1024). Once you reach the editing phase in Photoshop/Gimp, crop your image to 768x768 instead of 1024x1024 and you should be set. Alternatively send your map to one of your mates who has a bigger screen and let him do the hard work. Good luck

A bit late (haven't logged in here for the past 2 weeks) but big congrats Germany Watching this final brought back memories of watching the final in 1990 with almost similar conditions: Argentina with tough defense and a "superstar" player (Maradona) vs Die Mannschaft with a plethora of extremely talented and versatile players (Matthäus, Klinsmann, Häßler, Völler, Kohler,...). And then Brehme scored in the 85th minute to release the stress and pressure off the German fans Now we had 9-men defensive Argentina with Messi Vs Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Müller, Klose,... and then Götze scored the relief goal at the 113 mark...about time Well played and certainly well deserved title. Euro 2016 is around the corner

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A little break from Counter-Strike.

Well deserved victory However France is missing a seasoned striker who can transform all the nice and quick midfield play into shots on goal and possible goals. If they had one, the score today would have been at least 4-0. Benzema and the rest of the midfielders are playing some smooth passes and the ball is gracefully reaching the opposing team's box and here where everything suddenly goes south: offence too slow to maneuver, leaves ball behind, passes to wrong team or simply shoots way outside the goal. Someone like Papin, Djorkaeff, Pirès, Henry is definitely needed on the forward line to translate all those attacks/pressing into goals Allez les Bleus

One hell of a crazy match. Congrats for the win. Your hope is still on

Sprony Mexico just scored and seem like dominating the game. Totally not what I expected the game to be. Was forseeing a 2-0 win for Netherlands

Not much free time to watch movies as I would like too but I recently watched these: Johnny English Reborn the usual laughs expected from Rowan Atkinson Red Faction: Origins decent movie though I have not played any of the red faction games

great to know, thanks for clarifying

But you can get enough of Mafia II... Mafia I is the game! that's why I included the 1920s in my post as a reference to the first Mafia taking place in the 1920s prohibition era. I played the hell out of Mafia I back in 2002 and greatly enjoyed it and its soundtrack (big jazz fan here); I agree with you that Mafia I is an instant classic and while Mafia II is not on the same pedestal, it is still however a very enjoyable game and a solid addition to the mobster genre in pop litterature. on an unrelated note , I purchased a second copy of Payday as a gift for a family member (damn, half my purchases this sale were gifts ); I wanna play the coop with a human crime buddy and don't want to go through the missions with AI buddies (unless the single player missions are different from coop??)

very informative post, thanks for sharing.

Mafia II...can't get enough of 1920s-1950s mobsters

It's interesting to see a game tackle an overlooked era, WWI. Unfortunately, most modern/pop art (TV, movies, games) focus on portraying WWII so it's refreshing to see someone go the extra length with exploring the WWI scene to shed some light on its events and pay tributes to the fallen ones.

Brazil beats Chile. Columbia beats Uruguay. Netherlands beats Mexico. Costa Rica beats Greece (they shouldn't even be here). French beats Nigeria (not sure though, Nigeria performed well). Germany beats Algiers. Argentina beats Swiss. USA beats Belgium (sorry Squad and Ravage, but so far they haven't convinced me. But I do hope they win though). Sounds good although not too sure about the last one. You're right that Belgium is not putting a convincing show but I think experience (Belgium) will beat stamina/enthusiasm (USA) unless Klinsmann has some new tricks up his sleeve

I cannot stress this enough. There are plenty of talented folks sort of inside/outside the industry posting on these forums. You may be waiting for an opportunity, you may have assumed it won't happen. I know a few of you I have in mind as I say this, who are perfectly capable mappers. If you know the Source engine, you must see this as an opportunity worth seizing. and I'm talking about beyond $1,000 and all of the additional prizes. I'm talking about a gig, a resume piece, the knowledge that you won a contest. Many of you should start work right away. *uncle sam pointing at you* Insurgency is a great team. Kikette and the rest of the team created some EXCELLENT assets, and maps to learn from. Carpe Diem. Vote FMPONE mayor of mapcore 2014

Just bought counter-strike 1 anthology and counter-strike source at 75% off (8.73$) as a gift for another family member good deal as i haven't seen cs 1.6/cz and css at 75 % for a long time (since holiday sale 2012??)

In a related topic to the above, I have published my newest article titled "Hints about Hints - Practical guide on hint brushes placement". It's a technical article in which I showcase how I think about and approach hints placement in Source engine and how I systematically proceed with hint brushes with some practical examples. Hope it provides helpful insights for aspiring Source mappers and offers a good read for experienced ones. The link is on Gamebanana: Hints about Hints Enjoy the read Will2k

Man I really wish Metro 2033 would have played out in a STALKER like sandbox instead. I would have so much fun just going between the different metro stations collecting weapons and doing shit, before going to the end of each line to shit my pants from whatever terror they could dream up there... I'm a big Stalker fan and I share your wish. I know that Metro is more linear/heavy scripted but I heard many people say it reminded them of Stalker, ambience-wise. And 2.99$ was simply irresistible