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MrBeefy · 12-22-2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PHISH

In the past month there have been many changes...fixes to model related bugs that have been there for at least a year. I had to do that shit by text editing. Pink and black checkerboards on gibs? Fixed. Updating models with the new player skeletons and fixing duplicate player skeletons? Fixed.

Hitboxes on all of our player models, something that have been fucked up for 2 years, I've fixed those (engy still pending). For a little idea of the improvement, sniping guys concing in midair has proved to be as consistent and good as the hitscan on the best tfc servers, better than a lot of them. Everybody can notice an improvement in that area...I think there are still some lag comp issues but the hitboxes are all good.

Rocket speed and reloading has been tweaked to match the speed..we think we got a really ideal balance for bhop in the last playtest. Hwguy head, thanks to a cameo by rebo is in and he's our first model that has been phonged to sexyness. At this point player model issues are basically mesh issues, LOD and DK getting his animations in. Material LOD's can be done in the interim, all you need is a text editor and reading up on the valve wiki. I am planning to do these in between the holidays. As for DK's animations, I've been working with him on issues so I know he is making progress.

Cz2's cap point 3 got finished. So basically everything but the command center is good to go.

Before this, I created an entire goddamn Fortress Forever font and fleshed out the UI to give it a more customized look. I've never made a font before in my life, but I learned how to do it. First by making hud elements in .ttf, then death message and item glyphs..and I think it's actually quite good.

Sure there has been downtime (coding, basically), but to say nothing has been done is ignorant of anything that's been going on. But more importantly, why are you seperating yourself from it? You can help, so be proactive.

For certain, Phish has been busting ass. I should have included him when I was praising decs. Sorry about that.

But those kinds of tweaks are what I meant by the "under-the-hood" stuff you can't really show on the front page.

o_sabre · 12-22-2006, 06:32 PM

It's not bad news, the December 2006 date was the best possible result and as many of the realists following this game realised wasn't likely to be achieved. Like others have said it's not finishing the game this year that counts, it's maintaining interested despite the delay, and to be honest i don't think enough is being done to combat this. But there again i certainly wouldn't work over xmas for money never mind for free, just hope the dev team can take a note out of beefy's book and be honest and up front with everyone, maybe some sort of official post with a revised hopeful date would go some way to calming the hysteria!

o_nodnarb · 12-22-2006, 06:36 PM

Phish, Mr. Beefy, and Decs... I LOVE YOU!!!

ev1 else, GET TO WORK!!!!

o_psycnet · 12-22-2006, 06:54 PM

Phish, that's good stuff to hear man. I've made fonts in the past and they definately can be a bitch (but satisfying).

Awesome tandem of posts

o_vampiricus · 12-22-2006, 07:08 PM

thats awesome news PHISH, thanks a lot. I was curious about splash damage. is that something difficult to deal with concidering grenades have less force than say a RL?

Jiggles · 12-22-2006, 07:13 PM

Yeah, PHISH deserves a whole lot of credit -- he's been fixing up a ton of random-but-important shit. If we had a few more of him, you'd all be playing the mod right now

o_uber · 12-22-2006, 07:15 PM

Someone forgot to recruit me.

o_vistirix · 12-22-2006, 07:26 PM

This is a very good thread.

o_vampiricus · 12-22-2006, 07:37 PM

Ive done some voice acting and would have jumped on any assistance.

o_swampthing · 12-22-2006, 08:53 PM

tyrus, yes I that's me.

btw, on the font note. Does this mean there will be quake 3 style colored names etc?

o_tyrus · 12-22-2006, 09:07 PM

All this time and I didn't once think of the possibility it was you. Neat.

o_deadly furby · 12-22-2006, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by uBeR

Someone forgot to recruit me.

Nah, it was intentional.

o_uber · 12-22-2006, 10:35 PM

Then so was the demise of FF.

o_tu! · 12-22-2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tu!

maybe if defrag posted that date in one of his journals it would have been more believeable. i dunno defrag seems more honest for some reason.

posted - 11-22-2006

right on the money once again! never trust anything schtoofa says lol.

schtoofa · 12-23-2006, 12:45 AM

I'm a big fat liar

o_dr zoidberg · 12-23-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by tu!

posted - 11-22-2006

right on the money once again! never trust anything schtoofa says lol.

can you go fuk off and die please?

**mervaka** · 12-23-2006, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBeefy

I think I told you before that sound is all taken care of.

I've been asked to make up some foley effects by BT, but i dont wanna start anything until my new mics arrive

o_psycnet · 12-23-2006, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by schtoofa

I'm a big fat liar

That's okay toof, we still love you, even if the 13-year old trolls don't

o_tyrus · 12-23-2006, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

That's okay toof, we still love you, even if the 13-year old trolls don't

Yeah, the 25 year old trolls still love you!

o_psycnet · 12-23-2006, 05:47 AM

You're such a ray of sunshine

12-23-2006, 12:45 AM	#55
schtoofa Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm a big fat liar __________________ schtoofa Fortress Forever Team Cheerleader

12-22-2006, 06:32 PM	#42
o_sabre Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, Uk Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It's not bad news, the December 2006 date was the best possible result and as many of the realists following this game realised wasn't likely to be achieved. Like others have said it's not finishing the game this year that counts, it's maintaining interested despite the delay, and to be honest i don't think enough is being done to combat this. But there again i certainly wouldn't work over xmas for money never mind for free, just hope the dev team can take a note out of beefy's book and be honest and up front with everyone, maybe some sort of official post with a revised hopeful date would go some way to calming the hysteria!

12-22-2006, 06:36 PM	#43
o_nodnarb Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Phish, Mr. Beefy, and Decs... I LOVE YOU!!! ev1 else, GET TO WORK!!!!

12-22-2006, 06:54 PM	#44
o_psycnet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada eh? Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Phish, that's good stuff to hear man. I've made fonts in the past and they definately can be a bitch (but satisfying). Awesome tandem of posts

12-22-2006, 07:08 PM	#45
o_vampiricus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	thats awesome news PHISH, thanks a lot. I was curious about splash damage. is that something difficult to deal with concidering grenades have less force than say a RL?

12-22-2006, 07:13 PM	#46
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, PHISH deserves a whole lot of credit -- he's been fixing up a ton of random-but-important shit. If we had a few more of him, you'd all be playing the mod right now

12-22-2006, 07:15 PM	#47
o_uber Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Someone forgot to recruit me.

12-22-2006, 07:26 PM	#48
o_vistirix Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This is a very good thread.

12-22-2006, 07:37 PM	#49
o_vampiricus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Ive done some voice acting and would have jumped on any assistance.

12-22-2006, 08:53 PM	#50
o_swampthing Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	tyrus, yes I that's me. btw, on the font note. Does this mean there will be quake 3 style colored names etc?

12-22-2006, 09:07 PM	#51
o_tyrus Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	All this time and I didn't once think of the possibility it was you. Neat.

12-22-2006, 10:35 PM	#53
o_uber Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Then so was the demise of FF.

12-23-2006, 05:47 AM	#60
o_psycnet Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary, Canada eh? Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	You're such a ray of sunshine

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