Alien Swarm: Source Megathread v2 - what's in these eggs OH GOD - Games

How do you turn on cheats? As soon as I do it it goes back to zero

[QUOTE=scorpion8754;23527768]How do you turn on cheats? As soon as I do it it goes back to zero[/QUOTE] sv_cheats 1?

As I asked earlier, how do I edit the laser? is a skin a particle file or what?

[QUOTE=aydin690;23527799]sv_cheats 1?[/QUOTE] It goes back to zero instantly

[QUOTE=Xion12;23527752]No I didn't, I was here first. My post count is pretty low though because I lurk a lot.[/QUOTE] It was a joke.

My main problem with this game is that the Tesla Cannon is far too useful. Its good for killing, it stuns all enemies, it does 0 friendly fire, it has a ridiculous amount of ammo, it can shoot enemies through doors without damaging the door... Its too good. I hope they nerf it, because even though it might sound silly, I will always use whatever is the best loadout choice, and at the moment, there is simply no reason for me to switch from using Tesla as my only weapon (Medigun in slot 2). Although I'll be using the other weapons just to get their achievements.

[QUOTE=Xionasis;23527819]It was a joke.[/QUOTE] I thought it was, but I'm usually a serious person.

[QUOTE=LODY;23527596]Why didn't the map maker do it like in the original game, where the second floor is a teleport to a distant area?[/QUOTE] If nothing else works, I could definitely try that. Would be pretty neat actually, what with the black border and all, just like the games.

[QUOTE=Xion12;23527835]I thought it was, but I'm usually a serious person.[/QUOTE] Loosen up a little, kill some aliens.

[QUOTE=placeboing;23527831]My main problem with this game is that the Tesla Cannon is far too useful. Its good for killing, it stuns all enemies, it does 0 friendly fire, it has a ridiculous amount of ammo, it can shoot enemies through doors without damaging the door... Its too good. I hope they nerf it, because even though it might sound silly, I will always use whatever is the best loadout choice, and at the moment, there is simply no reason for me to switch from using Tesla as my only weapon (Medigun in slot 2). Although I'll be using the other weapons just to get their achievements.[/QUOTE] Maybie not completley nerf it, but remake it so that it only stuns enemies and does damage.

[QUOTE=Keychain;23527619]Updates to Alien Swarm have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Alien Swarm Fixed crash to desktop on certain graphics cards Fixed matchmaking sending you to the wrong mission Fixed not being able to earn the “Ammo Technician” achievement Fixed not being able to open particle systems in the editor[/QUOTE] So.. The reason that people were not being able to play the game at all was because their graphics cards couldn't handle a Source game? Yes, the latest build of the engine yet, but a [i]Source[/i] game? Either this game is more intensive than I thought or people are gonna have to start buying new graphics cards. Not that I ever had any such problems to begin with. :v:

[QUOTE=Xion12;23527813]As I asked earlier, how do I edit the laser? is a skin a particle file or what?[/QUOTE] In particles folder there is a txt file that has some stuff listed. Maybe the laser is one of them?

[QUOTE=RikohZX;23527951]So.. The reason that people were not being able to play the game at all was because their graphics cards couldn't handle a Source game? Yes, the latest build of the engine yet, but a [i]Source[/i] game? Either this game is more intensive than I thought or people are gonna have to start buying new graphics cards. Not that I ever had any such problems to begin with. :v:[/QUOTE] I don't think it was because their cards couldn't handle it, it seems it was more of a compatibility issue than anything.

[QUOTE=Keychain;23527619] Fixed crash to desktop on certain graphics cards [/QUOTE] Certainly hasn't helped mine, I just got a critical graphic driver error or something and had to reboot.

[QUOTE=4RT1LL3RY;23526618]I would just like to say, use incendiary sentries; they last longer and have the flame splash. Also that the railgun or semiauto sniper would be awesome on that map. [/QUOTE] Yeah, problem is you have to defend for ten minutes, they won't last that long. It'd a pretty fun map with friends so far, I'll upload the half-assed addon version that isn't finished if anyone wants it. Isn't finished as in you can't win, the end is just a nuke that kills you.

[QUOTE=Lord Ivan;23527015]I figured I'd just post this. It's a .vmf of a possible solution to that limitation with multiple floors people were talking about. Like I said, kinda hacky, but it works. [url]http://www.filefront.com/17134765/buildingtest.vmf[/url][/QUOTE] Just tried this out and it actually works great. Definitely a bit hacky, but still works good enough until a better solution is found.

The problem with that solution is, what if a marine is on the upper floor and then someone goes into the lower floor? That marine falls down.

[QUOTE=Unholy360;23528018]Certainly hasn't helped mine, I just got a critical graphic driver error or something and had to reboot.[/QUOTE] update drivers

[QUOTE=geel9;23528182]The problem with that solution is, what if a marine is on the upper floor and then someone goes into the lower floor? That marine falls down.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that certianly is a problem. Personally I'd just make the upper floor a seperate room outside the map, and then teleport the player there.

[QUOTE=PaChIrA;23527979]In particles folder there is a txt file that has some stuff listed. Maybe the laser is one of them?[/QUOTE] Thanks I'll look at that when I get on my desktop.

Yes! I can finally play Alien Swarm without crashing. :buddy:

I'd love to see some desert/sandy maps for this. I feel like the aliens would fit well in that setting.

[QUOTE=creefer;23528872]I'd love to see some desert/sandy maps for this. I feel like the aliens would fit well in that setting.[/QUOTE] I thought so too. A city would also work well.

[QUOTE=Lord Ivan;23528529]Yeah, that certianly is a problem. Personally I'd just make the upper floor a seperate room outside the map, and then teleport the player there.[/QUOTE] Definitely seems like the best solution for multiple floors.

Kind of funny, you could do a pokemon type change phase.

[QUOTE]Fixed matchmaking sending you to the wrong mission[/QUOTE] [B]Thank God..[/B]

[QUOTE=Sie-Sveinhund;23524839]Every time I start the AS SDK model viewer/faceposer it gives me the old "Program has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for this inconvenience." message and takes me back to SDK. I just need the model viewer, and I've tried reinstalling the tool. Any help?[/QUOTE] Just tried reinstalling the whole game+SDK. Would appreciate a response on this.

Do you think the old model viewer from a previous SDK would work?

[QUOTE=placeboing;23527831]My main problem with this game is that the Tesla Cannon is far too useful. Its good for killing, it stuns all enemies, it does 0 friendly fire, it has a ridiculous amount of ammo, it can shoot enemies through doors without damaging the door... Its too good. I hope they nerf it, because even though it might sound silly, I will always use whatever is the best loadout choice, and at the moment, there is simply no reason for me to switch from using Tesla as my only weapon (Medigun in slot 2). Although I'll be using the other weapons just to get their achievements.[/QUOTE] What? The tesla cannon only does 10 damage a hit anyways and has a fire rate of 4, so 40 dps. Its very useful but has limited range. Its useful yes, but other weapons can be more useful. It is the best support weapon in the game, stuns, no ff, never waste ammo. Its great to have as someone in the back lines, but its [b]killing[/b] power is severely limited. Try and kill bugs with the tesla on hard or insane isn't cost effective. I have found a use for Crash finally, he is the best character in the game with the rail gun. 105 damage per shot and has a ROF of 1.2 with action reloads. Better then the semi auto sniper and far more satisfying. I just wish I could hit up and down targets better. The games aiming is very vertically challenged.

Any news on how to replace weapons and character models yet?