[QUOTE=ned_ballad;40206205]Steampipe will probably be a huge load off for the Team. It'll make patches much easier, faster and they can be larger.[/QUOTE]
Steampipe is coming out April 27th for Tf2, right? Just wanna check that I havent misunderstood anything
isn't it the 23rd?
I wonder if the incoming comic won't be some sort of fun attempt to "explain" the Steampipe integration within the world of the TF2 characters.
[QUOTE=wunderufl;40206463]I wonder if the incoming comic won't be some sort of fun attempt to "explain" the Steampipe integration within the world of the TF2 characters.[/QUOTE]
"You see Soldier, its a series of tubes..."
Projectiles, paints, noise makers.
We need someone popular to make a new item. It won't be sold on Mann Co. Store and it is only given to contributors in Community quality.
Some kind of a Mann Co. contract sealed to merc's chest. Has two variances: [U]Community Contributor's Copyright[/U] and [U]Community Charity Crest[/U].
[B]First one[/B] is given to those who have added something to Team Fortress 2 that will be on sale (instead of self-made keys, which are quite redundant. This also makes possible to add community created paints, noisemakers and other limited stuff without need to give it in community quality). Description: [I]This very document states that I, Saxton Hale, will pay money to you for inventing %s1. It loses its power on damage, so keep it in the safest place ever - on your chest on battlefield.[/I]
[B]Second one[/B] is given to those who have added something useful, what cannot be added as item (Community Schemes, Killicon fixes, New rocket models etc.) Description: [I]This very document states that I, Saxton Hale, really appreciate your help in %s1. But don't show it anyone, or they may think me be some crying for help girl.[/I]
I think giving away Community weapons is somewhat unlike for Valve. This item would make Workshop even popular, widens possibilities range and make distribution of community items to contributors easier.
[url="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=85621615"]It was attempted already[/url]
I'd kind of like an exterminator costume for fixing bugs and such, kind of like how little big planet did
[img]http://wiki.lbpcentral.com/images/thumb/a/aa/Rare_Beta_Bug_Blaster_Costume.png/384px-Rare_Beta_Bug_Blaster_Costume.png[/img]
[QUOTE=ned_ballad;40206609][url="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=85621615"]It was attempted already[/url][/QUOTE]
Your hat covers only the second case of my described idea. That's why I wanted it to look like a contract. The major idea was to make an award for those who create stuff impossible to give in self-made quality and then as a fixer's reward. And badge won't stop people from using Wiki Cap too.
[URL="http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9253"]Like this one[/URL] with huge seal with TF2 Logo.
And sorry, it doesn't fit in my opinion. Look at the Wiki Cap. You may don't know what was it given for, but it looks important. It's simple and informative. The hat in the link above looks exactly like janitor's cap with all stuff he found in the closet.
Edited: [URL="http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/148/f/d/seal_of_purity_all_class_badge__tf2_warhammer__by_quinnjdq-d51cyi8.png"]Woah,I've found something pretty close to what I was talking about[/URL]
oh wow, this MUS is almost done!
[QUOTE=ned_ballad;40206903]oh wow, this MUS is almost done![/QUOTE]
are you doing the next one?
This one was April Fools surprise guest edition. I already have the OP all ready, just have to hit submit when the time is right.
[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;40205937]artstyle still doesn't mean the same thing as theme[/QUOTE]
Why does no one understand this?
Look at Borderlands for a distinct example:
The [B]Theme[/B] is a mecha-desert-wasteland sort of thing, a fairy princess set like the heavy got wouldn't fit this theme, but the Machina, with some wear'n'tear on the paint, probably would.
The [B]Artstyle[/B] on the otherhand is the whole comic-book-y sort of thing that makes it so distinct looking. A combination of texturing and shading gives borderlands this very distinct style (stolen as it may be).
Now, an experienced modeler/texturer could remake the fairy princess heavy set in Borderlands, [I]completely conflicting with the theme[/I], but still with the same [B]artstyle[/B], i.e. the shading, textures, comic book pencil outlines, etc.
Something can conflict with TF2's old western theme, but match the artstyle.
Rarer though, is something which matches the theme, but conflicts with the artstyle.
The theme of TF2 is ever changing to accommodate new item ideas and styles. It's no longer strictly to the theme it was at release, while the art style can't really change so easily and is the same as it was at release.
[QUOTE=ned_ballad;40205938]It is, and yet, the community doesn't let it go as far as it could because any hint of being a different item is met with hoards of folks who pile on the item and give it a hard time. [url="http://www.dota2wiki.com/wiki/Bessy_the_Batmeleon"]And then a clever item makes it through the cracks[/url] and its ridiculed and harolded as the end of Dota 2 as we know it for the rest of time. It doesn't help the vocal community of Dota has no knowledge of anything beyond "this looks nice" or "this isn't a thing for this hero based on my fanfic."
[editline]8th April 2013[/editline]
people have downvoted items and made whining posts on the dev forums based on items not matching their fanfiction lore of the hero
I wish I was making this up[/QUOTE]
And that's why Dota sucks folks!
Every character in Dota has a 1 or 2 paragraph story about who they are, where they come from, and why they're fighting.
Some brave crusaders have decided that any item added to the game has to strictly be able to be explained in these two paragraphs otherwise it's the dapper topper of Dota 2 and it's a "ded gaem"
It would be like having to strictly make every single Soldier item fit within the confines of his one paragraph biography. You'd have nothing but WWII replicas and home made medals...
I don't care about TF2's getting new themes, as long as there's enough items to support it. First grordbort set didn't really seems to fit, but now that we have more of them, they're coherent with each other.
That's also why I really want more grordbort weapons.
Also I wouldn't mind seeing more old western items too.
[QUOTE=ned_ballad;40207200]Every character in Dota has a 1 or 2 paragraph story about who they are, where they come from, and why they're fighting.
Some brave crusaders have decided that any item added to the game has to strictly be able to be explained in these two paragraphs otherwise it's the dapper topper of Dota 2 and it's a "ded gaem"
It would be like having to strictly make every single Soldier item fit within the confines of his one paragraph biography. You'd have nothing but WWII replicas and home made medals...[/QUOTE]
With TF2 we have the opposite. Each item has a 2 paragraph biography and the characters have somehow to fit in it.
I have a feeling steampipe is going to be a relatively large update, we haven't really had one for a while.
[QUOTE=Untouch;40207349]I have a feeling steampipe is going to be a relatively large update, we haven't really had one for a while.[/QUOTE]
;)
[QUOTE=Kapellmeister;40207582]Mad Scientist update confirmed.[/QUOTE]
No, that only confirms he has something in his eye and is trying to keep a stiff upper lip while figuring out how to render fingers in text so that he may pick it out.
[QUOTE=NapyDaWise;40207463];)[/QUOTE]
what is this you're not ronin
It only makes sense that something big is approaching. Valve'll be back from their vacation soon.
I know any logical tinfoil-hat wearer predicts A Very Heavy Update for the summer (ala Uber Update and Pyromania), but I'm feeling Sniper vs. Spy redux.
It started when they retired the 9 Sniper vs. Spy hats. Since then, I feel like we've been seeing more and more references/clues. It was one of the most important updates in TF2 history.
All I really have to back it up is all the references to Sniper vs. Spy stuff in the Lecture Valley hidden page.
Just my wild, right-field bit of random speculation, I suppose. Purely based on "vibes". Time if the year's right, too. They referenced Jarate on April Fool's, and Steam Pipe will come out near the 4-year anniversary of Sniper vs. Spy.
Anyone else feeling it?
[QUOTE=Hng;40207543]New thread should have a wink in the title.[/QUOTE]
With my current written title it would be hilarious innuendo
Well, it's a fact that SteamPipe WILL be a large update in size, but what about actual content? That what we have to wait and see.
[QUOTE=Danzflor;40207833]Well, it's a fact that SteamPipe WILL be a large update in size, but what about actual content? That what we have to wait and see.[/QUOTE]
I don't know. On one hand I think they're confident SP will work properly, so they could, in theory, ship content.
But I don't know
[editline]8th April 2013[/editline]
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[QUOTE=dageek;40207811]what is this you're not ronin[/QUOTE]
Speaking of that, where [I]is[/I] Ronin?
Probably busy with his real life. Didn't he say he had a big client or something a few months back?
[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;40207902]Are you still trying to justify laderhosen and an 'alpine hat' (cowboy hat with a feather!) on a primitive bear-humanoid warrior?
How many times does this argument need to take place?[/QUOTE]
Now moreso Mirana's dragon mount and Batmeleon, which seem to come up in every other thread on the dev forums
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