Half-Life 2: Enhancement Mod (V5)

[kwant111]

[QUOTE=DONOTWANT;42182424]For starters, when I posted the video I was half asleep & I didn't even remember your name was vman. I remember avatars far better than user names, so it didn't even occur to me. I just googled "vman" & that's the first video I saw, thought that's what he was talking about & posted what I thought. I didn't post any real criticisms with it because I didn't think you'd read them, but I'm not taking back anything I said about your work.

Truthfully I'm having trouble articulating what I disliked about your 2013 Demo Reel particles, but I'll give it a shot. The smoke particles you used with the headcrab canister looks to opaque, especially since the soft-paricles don't work well. It makes the smoke look thick & dark, but the environmental geometry sticks through it & is significantly lighter. Pause 0:06 seconds in to see what I mean. The smoke in the following segments look better, but that might be because the there's no environmental geometry. With the Cryengine 3 experiment, I can't tell if that's what it's supposed to be, but is the fire supposed to be in rows? I can't really explain what it is about the fire particles that seem off to me, but they don't appear to mesh very well, as if I can see the fire particles overlapping each other in both clips, not just the one with the rows. The muzzleflashes look pretty good, but again the flashes seem a too opaque & the smoke to big/thick. The AR2 muzzle flash also looks oddly large. The explosion of the barrel by the APC seemed way too big & I'm not keen on the ropes of smoke that come out, especially with how they penetrate the environmental geometry. I have similar thoughts about the rest of it, but you've gotten the idea.[/QUOTE]

Dude chill the fuck down... You clearly have no knowledge of game design [b]AT ALL[/b], everything doesn't need to be hyper-realistic, it has to look good and convincing and i'm pretty damn sure he's particles did. Go ahead and crawl back to another thread to give bad critics on instead of bitching about every single detail here, I for one stopped giving a damn about your opinion because clearly you don't deserve to be listened to if you treat people like that, if you want a mod that goes EXACTLY to your liking with every bitchy damn detail you whine about, I say good luck on getting your own team.

Now ill go get some sleep and finally ill start making some models again tomorrow! i'll start off by finishing up the hev suit.
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_suit_wip_08.png[/t]

Goodnight for now folks.

[Smug Bastard]

[QUOTE=SirLemon;42183475]I think me means improved overall map details[/QUOTE]

Something like that. I'm not talking about ultra-detailed gameplay-interrupting stuff, just some more complex brushwork here and there.

[SirLemon]

[QUOTE=Smug Bastard;42183591]Something like that. I'm not talking about ultra-detailed gameplay-interrupting stuff, just some more complex brushwork here and there.[/QUOTE]

well from what I saw, they're at least adding 3D windows, so I'd imagine they're also gonna improve the rest

[xalener]

[QUOTE=kwant111;42183545]
Now ill go get some sleep and finally ill start making some models again tomorrow! i'll start off by finishing up the hev suit.
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_suit_wip_08.png[/t]

Goodnight for now folks.[/QUOTE]

oh mayne iT'S HAPPENING

Every once and a while someone posts an update that reminds me that this thread is actually about a mod.

[DONOTWANT]

[QUOTE=kwant111;42183545]Dude chill the fuck down... You clearly have no knowledge of game design [B]AT ALL[/B], everything doesn't need to be hyper-realistic, it has to look good and convincing and i'm pretty damn sure he's particles did.[/QUOTE]Well, I disagree. People can have differing opinions about things. Nobody is immune to criticism.
[QUOTE=kwant111;42183545]Go ahead and crawl back to another thread to give bad critics on instead of bitching about every single detail here, I for one stopped giving a damn about your opinion because clearly you don't deserve to be listened to if you treat people like that, if you want a mod that goes EXACTLY to your liking with every bitchy damn detail you whine about, I say good luck on getting your own team.[/QUOTE]If you don't give a damn about my opinion & think I don't deserve to be listened to, why are you replying?
[QUOTE=kwant111;42183545][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_suit_wip_08.png[/t][/QUOTE]My biggest issue with HEV suit models is always the shoulder part of the chest piece. Yours seems smaller around the shoulders than some of the others I've seen. Has this helped at all with posing the arms?

[Sally]

[QUOTE=The Vman;42182019]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6LxW86uTEI[/media][/QUOTE]

At 0:33 are those bullet holes bump mapped?

[Glitchvid]

[QUOTE=Sally;42185730]At 0:33 are those bullet holes bump mapped?[/QUOTE]

No.

[Aurora93]

[QUOTE=Sally;42185730]At 0:33 are those bullet holes bump mapped?[/QUOTE]

the bullet holes in source use this mod2x blending shader which basically lightens or darkens the texture underneath based on how light or dark a texel is in the decal texture so it looks like it has depth

[Antivirus_404]

[QUOTE=xalener;42179365][URL="http://vocaroo.com/i/s0czPuP7IQT9"]ok[/URL][/QUOTE]

That actually felt like you said those words TO ME, although I was aware they were not directed at me... that feel.

I've got two complaints with the particles. One of them is the muzzle flash. It may look cool, but fireballs don't come out of your gun when you shoot. Just tone it down a little and it should be fine.
Also, explosions. They look like fireballs - in my opinion, that fx would only fit, say, an exploding fuel canister or something like that, but not a simple explosion. The default explosion looks better imo.

Just my two cents... all in all the new particles look better than the default, good work on that.

[sargent99]

I had some free time and thought that the RPG model should be like this. So, what do you think, guys?

[IMG]http://s23.postimg.org/wxtuktdyz/WQWDSDSD.jpg[/IMG]

[Mr. Someguy]

Tubular!

[sargent99]

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;42187877]Tubular![/QUOTE]

I'm in beginning :P

[NeoDement]

I don't know how to say this because it's rude, but

Why is a beginner making one of the models for the ENHANCEMENT mod, versus Valve's veteran artists?

Like, on an enhancement mod team, everyone should really have some experience, you know?

Sorry :x

[editline]14th September 2013[/editline]

I am asuming you meant "I'm a beginner", rather than "The model is near the beginning", because you're taking so long to create such a simple shape (I don't consider myself at all proficient in hard surface modelling, but I could recreate what you have made so far in half hour tops)

[Mr. Someguy]

I think it looks fine personally, but I can't tell the difference between a good model and a bad model in these early wip renders. They all look like the same rounded shapes to me :v:

[NeoDement]

There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a very long time to take on a cylinder with some extrusions.

[Snood]

[QUOTE=NeoDement;42188593]There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a very long time to take on a cylinder with some extrusions.[/QUOTE]

It's possible he's working on free time only and he's just clogged up with other stuff. Wouldn't want to jump to conclusions though.

[Porky-da-Corgi]

[QUOTE=sargent99;42187779]I had some free time and thought that the RPG model should be like this. So, what do you think, guys?[/QUOTE]
Eh, I liked how it was turning out before better, though this is sorta getting more detailed, it looks nothing like the HL2 RPG and looks more like a chess piece. Just take what you had before, add in the indentation and those "rings" on either side of it, add some more small details on the high poly, perhaps some scratches too, it should look pretty nice then.
[t]http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/1/1a/RPG_HL2_v.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=NeoDement;42188173]I don't know how to say this because it's rude, but
Why is a beginner making one of the models for the ENHANCEMENT mod, versus Valve's veteran artists?
Like, on an enhancement mod team, everyone should really have some experience, you know? Sorry :x
I am asuming you meant "I'm a beginner", rather than "The model is near the beginning", because you're taking so long to create such a simple shape (I don't consider myself at all proficient in hard surface modelling, but I could recreate what you have made so far in half hour tops)[/QUOTE]
He's not a beginner by any means, go check out his gamebanana page, though he hasn't modeled in a long time according to there, so I assume it's taking him a little while to re-adjust to the programs. Also, there are things called lives, people have them, and they take priority over everything in mods. I for one sit down to start texturing something, and almost immediately get called away to go do something else a lot of the time. By this point I'm just glad someone's actually making progress on models.

[kwant111]

[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_arms_wip.PNG[/t]

Update on the arms, what a bitch to model.. still working on the arm mesh, so hold your horses on the critics.

[gk99]

[QUOTE=DONOTWANT;42185008]If you don't give a damn about my opinion & think I don't deserve to be listened to, why are you replying?[/QUOTE]

To tell you to shut the hell up holy shit

[editline]14th September 2013[/editline]

[QUOTE=kwant111;42190692][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_arms_wip.PNG[/t]

Update on the arms, what a bitch to model.. still working on the arm mesh, so hold your horses on the critics.[/QUOTE]

Winner ratings cannot express.

[Snood]

[QUOTE=kwant111;42190692][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5497487/hev_arms_wip.PNG[/t]

Update on the arms, what a bitch to model.. still working on the arm mesh, so hold your horses on the critics.[/QUOTE]

Kwant is the hero we need in these desperate times.

[xalener]

[QUOTE=kwant111;42190692]hold your horses on the critics.[/QUOTE]

neigh.

[NeoDement]

Fat-Corgi-Guy you gotta stop being so defensive.

"people have these things called lives", cool your self.

[DONOTWANT]

[QUOTE=gk99;42191310]To tell you to shut the hell up holy shit[/QUOTE]Calm down bro, you're full on mad.

[Juniez]

im not going to say hes slow or bad or anything but the 'lives' argument doesnt apply here

[t]http://puu.sh/4rfR5.jpg[/t]

gosh and i thought[I] i[/I] was slow!!

[QUOTE=DONOTWANT;42192550]Calm down bro, you're full on mad.[/QUOTE]

get a load of this guy

[Dynamic]

[QUOTE=Juniez;42192769]im not going to say hes slow or bad or anything but the 'lives' argument doesnt apply here

[t]http://puu.sh/4rfR5.jpg[/t]

gosh and i thought[I] i[/I] was slow!![/QUOTE]
So, how many Hl2 weapon remaining until you finish them all?

[Juniez]

[QUOTE=soullink;42192862]So, how many Hl2 weapon remaining until you finish them all?[/QUOTE]

I've got the lp / materials on the gravity gun and then I think I'll do a material tweaking pass on all of them and then that'll be it

[Maestra Fénix]

[QUOTE=Juniez;42192880]I've got the lp / materials on the gravity gun and then I think I'll do a material tweaking pass on all of them and then that'll be it[/QUOTE]

The crossbow was complete then? We can see it?

[Juniez]

[QUOTE=Maestro Fenix;42192939]The crossbow was complete then? We can see it?[/QUOTE]

[url]http://media.moddb.com/images/members/1/96/95390/crossbow_mat.jpg[/url]

[xalener]

I'm gonna rub you.

[Yourself]

bad img jun
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