[QUOTE=ShadowSand;16397932]The current problems with the shield are due to the fact that the source engine hates spheres, and technically the shield is a hollow sphere, which it hates even more. But yeah, I can certainly get you the size of the shield in hammer units. I'm not sure if/how they convert to metres. And I have no idea about the SMD to MDL thing. If you know HOW to do it and can talk me through it/give me a program or whatever, then I have XP so I assume it would work on my PC.
Oh, and of course, all that other stuff would be epic :D[/QUOTE]
Ok, I will see what can i do... but note: I'm a starter modeler... my best model was a cartoon face with animated lips...
I don't even know how to change hammer units to meters, so I will have to google it...
And yes I will link in a tutorial for compiling (I've got it somewhere...)
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Ok got the converter, tell me the exact sizes in hammer unit (n order what I've posted) please
Will do that tomorrow (I'm on the laptop at the moment so I have no hammer).
As well as the models which you are doing, our old modeller Dlaor (he made a keycard model/animation for us ages ago) has come back to life, and has offered to make a couple of the more complex things for us. He's starting with the drop pods (so we can have the current style ones, but looking infinitely better, as well as the bunkers). We're not sure what else he will be doing though, but the pods will be epic (he's doing clamps to hold them, animations etc.). And just to let you know, replacing the pods alone will take out about 500+ brushes at a guess.
[QUOTE=ShadowSand;16400773]Will do that tomorrow (I'm on the laptop at the moment so I have no hammer).
As well as the models which you are doing, our old modeller Dlaor (he made a keycard model/animation for us ages ago) has come back to life, and has offered to make a couple of the more complex things for us. He's starting with the drop pods (so we can have the current style ones, but looking infinitely better, as well as the bunkers). We're not sure what else he will be doing though, but the pods will be epic (he's doing clamps to hold them, animations etc.). And just to let you know, replacing the pods alone will take out about 500+ brushes at a guess.[/QUOTE]
okay....
Now I only have to find a tutorial of how to make a hollow sphere in 3ds max...
Once again my forgetfulness astounds me. Meaning I forgot to get the sizes >< Still, I spent most of the day mapping Puzzler Part 2. Hub 3 is probably finished, Hub 4 is almost finished, but needs a little difficulty tweaking, the tutorial is now included and there are more.... secret things ;)
Wewt
Done the main shield and that fancy medbay desk with the shield... I will upload a video to youtube with the actual renders...
Uh, the medbay desk's video is fucked up, but the main shield's is working... uploading it now in Full-HD....
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Shit, youtube won't let me to upload it... at 99%: an unknown error detected. please try again...
YouTube was epic until google took it over........google are taking over the world........I wana see that render XD
I'll upload it to my FTP storage as soon as I can control it XD...
Still under construction error when i try to connect...
What I can tell you from it:
It has 20% transparency, steelblue color, and animations, like a real activation/deactivation (the first is slower of course...)
I was going to say: hammer units are the same as 3ds max's units, but never mind that.
Anyways, HI GUYS! I'm back from Ireland and almost forgot how to use a computer.
[QUOTE=nardix;16452613]I was going to say: hammer units are the same as 3ds max's units, but never mind that.
Anyways, HI GUYS! I'm back from Ireland and almost forgot how to use a computer.[/QUOTE]
Nope, I've tried that... I've made a 200x200x200 unit sphere in 3ds max and it was about 304 units iin hammer...
Weird, because Gmod units are equal to Max units.
Hammer is smaller isn't it?
Your all freaking weird. D:
Why would Hammer units != Max units, and then GMod units = Max units, when Hammer Units = GMod units?
ITS ALL THE SOURCE ENGINE.
If your really so worried, export a box from your map in .DXF and use that for scale in 3ds Max after importing.
Well I don't have a clue what any of you are on about, but if anyone still needs specific units for anything, let me know EXACTLY what you need and I will get it for you in hammer units.
The server is finally back up after being down for the last few days, and Kraven has set up a new control panel. The old one had been broken by a PHP update and hasn't worked for a month or 2. In other words, me and Kaffo can once again reset the server whenever we want, without having to wait for Kraven to come online. At the moment, Kaffo is still on holiday, but when he comes back in about a week, I intend to have a PF event. It will be a weekend, probably a saturday so hopefully plenty of people can come.
[QUOTE=ShadowSand;16458884]Well I don't have a clue what any of you are on about, but if anyone still needs specific units for anything, let me know EXACTLY what you need and I will get it for you in hammer units.
The server is finally back up after being down for the last few days, and Kraven has set up a new control panel. The old one had been broken by a PHP update and hasn't worked for a month or 2. In other words, me and Kaffo can once again reset the server whenever we want, without having to wait for Kraven to come online. At the moment, Kaffo is still on holiday, but when he comes back in about a week, I intend to have a PF event. It will be a weekend, probably a saturday so hopefully plenty of people can come.[/QUOTE]
okay...
I need the exact size of the shield, the chairs and desks, the doors, and that medbay thingie!
Also I'm working on a console for the ship what fits more than those shitty brush panels...
Okay, first up the shield (you MAY want to make it a tiny bit bigger since the current one only has 8 sides per axis, so your one may fit better).
Shield - X: 5984, Y: 2178, Z: 1580, Thickness: About 8
Chair (Seat) - X: 24, Y: 24, Z: 26
Chair (Back Rest) - X: 24, Y: 5, Z: 32
You can change the chair sizes slightly if you want. I mean, a player is 32x32x72, so they aren't really a sensible size.
Table (Legs) - X: 8, Y: 8, Z: 36
Table (Top) - X: 90, Y: 90, Z: 4
Doors (Standard) - X: 6, Y: 64, Z: 105
Isolation Bed Thingy (Base Platform 1) - X: 224, Y: 160, Z: 6
Isolation Bed Thingy (Base Platform 2) - X: 192, Y: 128, Z: 6
Shield (Runs around the edge of Base 2) - X: 200, Y: 136, Z: 122
Bed (I'm sure you can make it much nicer than me) - X: 96, Y: 48, Z: 40
Wewt, dimensions
Ok, I talked with Kaffo about the event, and he talked with Headbutt. Kaffo won't be back for 8 days, so I will set the events for that saturday (the 15th). Also, rather than being a normal PF Run, we're planning to do two main events, followed by a short PF Run just so we can mess around on other maps.
First will be a PF Assault scenario. We're still working out the details, and a lot of it depends on how many people actually turn up (two teams of two would kinda suck). However, the main objective for the attackers will likely be to eject the core. Other possibilities are being worked on, but as I said, the more people turn up, the more likely we are to do something more awesome.
Second will be pretty much a zombie invasion. I have to admit I'm a little against this idea because I think it will be too easy, but Headbutt says it will be fun so we may as well try it. Various people (probably Headbutt and Kaffo) will spawn zombies throughout the ship, and the players will be an assault team trying to kill all of the zombies and/or escape from the ship.
If at any point we get bored of PFv2, there will be a much newer beta of Puzzler part 2 available for testing, as well as the old favourites - Cerberus and PFv1, which we can also do scenarios on and Puzzler part 1 for those who haven't played it from start to end before.
[QUOTE=ShadowSand;16518548]Ok, I talked with Kaffo about the event, and he talked with Headbutt. Kaffo won't be back for 8 days, so I will set the events for that saturday (the 15th). Also, rather than being a normal PF Run, we're planning to do two main events, followed by a short PF Run just so we can mess around on other maps.
First will be a PF Assault scenario. We're still working out the details, and a lot of it depends on how many people actually turn up (two teams of two would kinda suck). However, the main objective for the attackers will likely be to eject the core. Other possibilities are being worked on, but as I said, the more people turn up, the more likely we are to do something more awesome.
Second will be pretty much a zombie invasion. I have to admit I'm a little against this idea because I think it will be too easy, but Headbutt says it will be fun so we may as well try it. Various people (probably Headbutt and Kaffo) will spawn zombies throughout the ship, and the players will be an assault team trying to kill all of the zombies and/or escape from the ship.
If at any point we get bored of PFv2, there will be a much newer beta of Puzzler part 2 available for testing, as well as the old favourites - Cerberus and PFv1, which we can also do scenarios on and Puzzler part 1 for those who haven't played it from start to end before.[/QUOTE]
Hey for the zombie invasion do you think you could use NPC Spawner platforms instead of people spawning the zombies?
DAMN YOU GEMMEG!
I was going to suggest that...
[QUOTE=gemmeg1;16518627]Hey for the zombie invasion do you think you could use NPC Spawner platforms instead of people spawning the zombies?[/QUOTE]
Sure, if someone drops a link for them. I haven't used any of them since gmod 9 when they were so unstable they broke most servers.
[QUOTE=ShadowSand;16520646]Sure, if someone drops a link for them. I haven't used any of them since gmod 9 when they were so unstable they broke most servers.[/QUOTE]
This one is the one I use mostly [url]http://www.garrysmod.org/downloads/?a=view&id=3898[/url] but there are a couple other ones that are made just for zombies.
And once the zombies are down to a certain point remove one?
Ehhhh saturday aint a good day, I'm slighly on a plane conidering I never told you the day XD sunday would be better.
I would like to see more occupied space on this level, and a 3D-Skybox.
[QUOTE=brotonamous;16531608]I would like to see more occupied space on this level, and a 3D-Skybox.[/QUOTE]
Okay, seriously, what part of 'Work in progress' do people not understand? I mean, yeah sure, giving ideas is very useful. But 'more occupied space' does usually come with finished versions of maps. Plus the fact that it says in the OP that I am working on a 3D skybox, but didn't want to do it until last so that the terrain doesn't change...
Also, we tried Sunday once before and it failed cause everyone had to get up in the morning for work, so they left early. Eh, I will see how things go.
This map looks good, can't wait to see it when it's done.
I love the engine room, great brushwork and effects going on there.
Agh, DAMN YOU KAFFO!
Shadow, don't you know that it's holiday, and that most of facepunch is still in school thus meaning that they won't have to get up early.
Im not in school....
[QUOTE=nardix;16544208]Agh, DAMN YOU KAFFO!
Shadow, don't you know that it's holiday, and that most of facepunch is still in school thus meaning that they won't have to get up early.[/QUOTE]
Okay, that's a good point. Like I said, I will se how it goes, but since im busy the weekend after, and I still dont really want to do it in the week, it will almost certainly be that sunday.
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