To be honest, not trying to be mean or anything, but the map doesn't look that impressive at all. Actually, right now it looks like a jumble of repetitive textures and a few displacements, nothin actually significantly impressive. Work on something awesome like dynamic clouds, custom water textures or something to give a bit of variety to your map.
[QUOTE=Kamern;20264138]To be honest, not trying to be mean or anything, but the map doesn't look that impressive at all. Actually, right now it looks like a jumble of repetitive textures and a few displacements, nothin actually significantly impressive. Work on something awesome like dynamic clouds, custom water textures or something to give a bit of variety to your map.[/QUOTE]
I both agree and dont,
Its a good map, when you add trees soon it will be totaly awsome :D
But custom water textures and such will persolanize the map.
Now, its just like all the other GMod maps with textures you recognize from HL2 and other GMod maps.
But then you need some textureing help from TheMike360
EDIT:
[QUOTE=themaw;20021624]Sounds nice. We might be hosting on multiply servers for larger area. Like a server for a city, server for outlands.
Reaper is a really good friend and offers me some servers. Tho, I won't take any donations, but maybe Reaper does for the server.
Who knows? :3
P.S Still need a modeller, who can rig. :/
P.S.S I need some ideas for some quests and perhabs some skills aswell! I need some, as I've read through the previous pages of Old Age, but I'm not sure if thats what I should keep in mind.[/QUOTE]
Theres alot good skills on Runescape and WoW,
Herbalism would be nice :D Both a skill and it looks realy decorative :)
Melee, archery and magic skills?
Dark magic (offensive) / Holy magic (Healing, less offensive) ?
Running skill?
Different skills for creating items?
Crafting? Bows, Wands, woodcutting axes, maybe props
Smithing? Swords, War Axes, Maces, shields, heavy armors (extra Fighting attributes or something),
Leatherworking? Medium armors(extra Archery attributes),
Tailoring? Light armors (extra Magic attributes),
WOW IS ALL I GOT TO SAY WOW very nice game mode so far :)
[QUOTE=PeZ_cOoL;20253647]What? There's previous work from him? I need links now![/QUOTE]
Go to the maws profile and then click on "Find all threads started by themaw" and theres a couple of em
It's been a long time since I have updated because I haven't been working on it...
Here is 30 min of work on the first dungeon:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJt4WD9Ebk4[/media]
More detail is needed and everything is only one texture right now...
Need's displacements :v:
[QUOTE=PacX;20333217]Need's displacements :v:[/QUOTE]
What are displacemnts??? :3:
[QUOTE=MrClean;20333571]What are displacemnts??? :3:[/QUOTE]
Sarcasm?
[QUOTE=Props;20333656]Sarcasm?[/QUOTE]
Just a bit :v:
I'm sure you've done displacements before. It's when you convert a solid brush face into a triangle mesh of faces. Then you can shape it and stuff. It's the best way [I]imo[/I] to create terrain.
I'm going to stop this before the thread de-rails XD
I know what displacments are...
[B]No sarcasm[/B]
[editline]03:27AM[/editline]
I just compiled the map...
"entdata [variable] 332990/393216 (84.7%) VERY FULL"
crap :xd:
[QUOTE=MrClean;20333127]It's been a long time since I have updated because I haven't been working on it...
Here is 30 min of work on the first dungeon:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJt4WD9Ebk4[/media]
More detail is needed and everything is only one texture right now...[/QUOTE]
Did that rly take 30 minutes? lol
Youre fast xD
I hope that this wont die
[QUOTE=Zenolijo;20339643]Did that rly take 30 minutes? lol
Youre fast xD[/QUOTE]
Yea it does looks nice.
But hey, everyone on Maw's side is supposed to be good :P
...Slight exauguration, maby 45 min >.>
I mostly copyed the entrance to an oblivion dungeon then added a few details XD
(Idea from Timebomb757 on the previus page)
[QUOTE=MrClean;20343093]...Slight exauguration, maby 45 min >.>
I mostly copyed the entrance to an oblivion dungeon then added a few details XD
(Idea from Timebomb757 on the previus page)[/QUOTE]
Lol, the entrance looks good even if its copied :)
EDIT
[QUOTE=Crissiejjj;20341475]
But hey, everyone on Maw's side is supposed to be good :P[/QUOTE]
I agree :)
Hope the project will keep going as smooth as it does now :D
I've had my eyes on this thread, and read all the pages, and looked at all your updates. I'm real excited for this gamemode. The map isn't as bad as everyones saying it is, its just missing trees. Once the trees are added, it'll look much more full. As for the dungeon, It looks really good, but.
I'd think that the dungeons would be seprate from the map somehow, like in WoW, you walk through a portal that takes you there, somewhere away from the main world. I'd expect the dungeons to be seprate maps, to keep everything nice and easy. Have a few diffrent servers for the dungeons and such. Then you could have more people making dungeons for you, I might be willing to try my hand at one.
Otherwise I don't know how you'd restrict the number of people in a dungeon at a time. Whats stopping 20 people from entering? Then again, how would you do that with seprate servers. Have three 5-slot servers per dungeon?
I dunno. Its a difficult thing to do, but you're doing a great job. Theres lots of complications with this kind of gamemode. Just please don't let it die.
TheMaw is just awesome! But I was wondering...what about you other mods? they won't get released?
I mean...the one based on Black&White is just awesome and looks fun!
[QUOTE=TheChaos;20353771]I've had my eyer on this thread, and real all the pages, and looked at all your updates. I'm real excited for this gamemode. The map isn;t as bad as everyones saying it is, its just missing trees. Once the trees are added, it'll look much fuller. As for the dungeons. It looks really good, but.
I'd think that the dungeons would be seprate from the map somehow, like in WoW, you walk through a portal that takes you there, somewhere away from the main world. I'd expect the dungeons to be seprate maps, to keep everything nice and easy. Have a few diffrent servers for the dungeons and such. Then you could have more people making dungeons for you, I might be willing to try my hand at one.
Otherwise I don't know how you'd restrict the number of people in a dungeon at a time. Whats stopping 20 people from entering? Then again, how would you do that with seprate servers. Have three 5-slot servers per dungeon?
I dunno. Its a difficult thing to do, but you're doing a great job. Theres lots of complications with this kind of gamemode. Just please don't let it die.[/QUOTE]
That would help quite a bit because i'm running [B]very[/B] low on space for entitys :sigh:
Yeah, that too. If you had to include all these dungeons on your map, aswell as making the map look nice. There just isn't enough room for all that. Like, you'd come up from the underwater tunnel, and there would be a portal, with a sign next to is, that says "Snakes Cave" or whatever the name of the dungeon is. That would leave alot more room for everything else.
[QUOTE=TheChaos;20353771]I'd think that the dungeons would be seprate from the map somehow, like in WoW, you walk through a portal that takes you there, somewhere away from the main world. I'd expect the dungeons to be seprate maps, to keep everything nice and easy. Have a few diffrent servers for the dungeons and such. Then you could have more people making dungeons for you, I might be willing to try my hand at one.[/QUOTE]
So, entering the dungeon would teleport you into a new map, on a different server?
Sounds neat, but is it possible to make the client switch servers?
[QUOTE=TheChaos;20353771]I've had my eyes on this thread, and read all the pages, and looked at all your updates. I'm real excited for this gamemode. The map isn't as bad as everyones saying it is, its just missing trees. Once the trees are added, it'll look much more full. As for the dungeon, It looks really good, but.
I'd think that the dungeons would be seprate from the map somehow, like in WoW, you walk through a portal that takes you there, somewhere away from the main world. I'd expect the dungeons to be seprate maps, to keep everything nice and easy. Have a few diffrent servers for the dungeons and such. Then you could have more people making dungeons for you, I might be willing to try my hand at one.
Otherwise I don't know how you'd restrict the number of people in a dungeon at a time. Whats stopping 20 people from entering? Then again, how would you do that with seprate servers. Have three 5-slot servers per dungeon?
I dunno. Its a difficult thing to do, but you're doing a great job. Theres lots of complications with this kind of gamemode. Just please don't let it die.[/QUOTE]
I totaly agree, youre awsome :D
EDIT:
If you want some inspiration theres a new RPG gamemode for GMod on 87.117.203.90:27015
It sucks that you cant do anything else than hunt so youll get bored after a while but its worth checking :)
That looks great, i want to play it.
Btw, u should retexture or remake some models what fits to an old age. No need to but its an idea.
[QUOTE=venom;20357857]So, entering the dungeon would teleport you into a new map, on a different server?
Sounds neat, but is it possible to make the client switch servers?[/QUOTE]
Yea it's very easy I think because alot of game servers have it, like sass for instance. Even some other source games with no lua have it
[QUOTE=venom;20357857]So, entering the dungeon would teleport you into a new map, on a different server?
Sounds neat, but is it possible to make the client switch servers?[/QUOTE]
Yeah, exactly. Its definately possible, there are lots of gamemodes with a "Lobby" that you can switch to a game server by pressing a button, or something. This is pretty much the same, but instead of the button switching you servers, it would be your player entering a trigger, and its not really a lobby, but the main world.
[QUOTE=Zenolijo;20361831]I totaly agree, youre awsome :D[/QUOTE]
I don't know what I did to deserve that, but thankyou. :)
[QUOTE=TheChaos;20365744]Yeah, exactly. Its definately possible, there are lots of gamemodes with a "Lobby" that you can switch to a game server by pressing a button, or something. This is pretty much the same, but instead of the button switching you servers, it would be your player entering a trigger, and its not really a lobby, but the main world.[/QUOTE]
That's actually a pretty good idea. Problem being, wouldn't the triggers have to be built into the map? How would you go about changing which server that trigger teleports to?
I have near no experience in the matter, so it might be a dumb question.
[QUOTE=venom;20370092]That's actually a pretty good idea. Problem being, wouldn't the triggers have to be built into the map? How would you go about changing which server that trigger teleports to?
I have near no experience in the matter, so it might be a dumb question.[/QUOTE]
I think that it is possable to make a costom entity that brings up a screen "Would you like to enter -dungeon name-? Y/N. But I don't know much about coding.
The only problem I see with this is that to my understanding (correct me if I am wrong) full time servers cost money... The Maw, maby you could start a donating system that give donators exclusive items, weapons, etc.? All you would need to do is reskin a weapon and give it a differant name...
Are you going to do anything with the chat?
If it will be more than 20 players you have to make a chat system like DarkRP with /advert and /ooc.
Otherwise the chat will become a big mess
