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luminous · 08-22-2007, 11:34 AM

a plank which could be used as a diving board to jump progessively higher would be cool

Pigeons · 08-22-2007, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by nodnarb

OMG! He actually did it! He actually posted something without the word laser, or a variant of said word in it.

Can someone fill me in on this lasers joke?

All I know is his replies are annoying as fuck without knowing what it means.

Teh Hwoling Manz · 08-22-2007, 03:22 PM

it's spelled lazers u fgts

also

ghost lazers

nodnarb · 08-22-2007, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Pigeons

Can someone fill me in on this lasers joke?

All I know is his replies are annoying as fuck.

You hit the nail on the head. =/

barronofhellion · 08-22-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas

cool idea. they had a dm level in UT that took place on a ship, you might wanna take a look at for some ideas. also, can we see a layout?

wasn't there a ctf version of the map too? i thought it was one of the oddest ctf maps that was quite fun... or maybe that was another game ... none the less the map looks great so far keep it up!

barronofhellion · 08-22-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Teh Hwoling Manz

it's spelled lazers u fgts

also

ghost lazers

i think its http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/laser

but i guess if your from Portuguese (Brazil): lazer
Turkish: lazer

Coronius · 08-22-2007, 05:43 PM

Well, maybe you could have liek bots on the shark team, and auto spawn like 3 of them into a team with lua or whatever. Sharks, that would be awesome.

Any word on the lazers?

Teh Hwoling Manz · 08-22-2007, 07:19 PM

How can a forum reply be annoying? It's not like I'm standing behind you shouting LAZERS into your ear. Now that's annoying. But a forum post? You can scroll past that. Not annoying.

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Originally Posted by Coronius

Any word on the lazers?

Ya srsly cmon give us sum real updates

Doughnut-4|4- · 08-22-2007, 09:39 PM

MightyLotu has some awesome suggestions. Some I've considered, but they're generally beyond my talents, not possible in this engine, or might cause further drops in framerate while I'm already struggling with current drops. Having said all that I don't want to just cop-out: so if another mapper wants to lend their expertise, please don't stay silent.

I considered the plank, but thought it'd be a little too cartoony in a rigid map. Since there are plenty of concs already and access to ladders, I probably won't do the plank. There's also very little reason to travel upward unless you're a sniper.

barronofhellion · 08-22-2007, 10:01 PM

just a question, do you have all the faces that are not visable textured with no draw? imo from what i have seen there should be no reason for dropped frames

Doughnut-4|4- · 08-23-2007, 12:08 AM

Well I learned mapping through online tutorials and trial 'n error, so I'm not certain all my non-visable faces are textured with no draw. It seems you think this could drag the map down a significant amount, so I'll check. I don't think there's much I can do with the boat, but the skybox could probably be cleaned up some.

gizmofo · 08-23-2007, 12:45 AM

This may just be a dumb worry, but how big is the map (ship)? If things get too tight, it may not work..
EDIT: Looks awesome though.

Tennovan · 08-23-2007, 03:32 AM

Any chance we can get links to larger images? Looks great so far but they're tiny on my screen.

Marshmallow Noob · 08-23-2007, 06:37 AM

Can u blast teamate snipers in the water to death with detpacks?

Doughnut-4|4- · 08-23-2007, 06:39 AM

The easiest and best thing I can probably do is post the beta. Those who care enough can run through it. Feel free to post pics and whatever. This will link you to my filefront page where my TFC maps are also located with pics. If you still want pics of the map in higher res, bug me later.

Map Beta:
http://files.filefront.com/pirates+b.../fileinfo.html
Forgot to include a few sounds, this is just the bsp in a zip.

liN · 08-23-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Doughnut-4|4-

Well I learned mapping through online tutorials and trial 'n error, so I'm not certain all my non-visable faces are textured with no draw. It seems you think this could drag the map down a significant amount, so I'll check. I don't think there's much I can do with the boat, but the skybox could probably be cleaned up some.

Easiest way to ensure all nonvis faces have nodraw is to first map all brushs with just one of the dev textures. Then at the end of your map with all your walls textured use the find and replace feature with nodraw. Thats how I do it.

nodnarb · 08-23-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by liN

Easiest way to ensure all nonvis faces have nodraw is to first map all brushs with just one of the dev textures. Then at the end of your map with all your walls textured use the find and replace feature with nodraw. Thats how I do it.

Same here, but some people think we are insane for doing that. I know a couple people who texture everything in nodraw first, then textures.

Circuitous · 08-23-2007, 06:58 PM

Those sails look pretty bland, man.

Pretty really bland.

If at all possible, you should make/commission an animated model for 'em, give 'em some more realism, maybe flap in the breeze. Rough 'em up a bit, too. Battle scars, y'know?

Doughnut-4|4- · 08-23-2007, 07:08 PM

The Battle-Scar idea could work... a custom texture wouldn't be too hard on the sale (currently I think it's snow). The sails are being used as walls to block vis and create natural boundaries... so I probably won't be going to models for that reason... plus I'm not a modeler so I'd have to find someone to do that work which isn't likely. I looked into modeling myself once, and it's just a huge headache: to create a simple shape with a texture requires I don't know how many programs and the modeling programs are not the easiest to learn.

Ihmhi · 08-24-2007, 02:56 PM

Why not have two different ships with boarding planks going from one to the other... Make it like one ship boarded the other and they are involved in a naval battle.

Could even have cannons firing randomly at the ships, and the water will be shark infested (i.e. instant death).

You could put the flag in the crow's nest or something. d:

08-23-2007, 06:39 AM	#35
Doughnut-4\|4- Join Date: May 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The easiest and best thing I can probably do is post the beta. Those who care enough can run through it. Feel free to post pics and whatever. This will link you to my filefront page where my TFC maps are also located with pics. If you still want pics of the map in higher res, bug me later. Map Beta: http://files.filefront.com/pirates+b.../fileinfo.html Forgot to include a few sounds, this is just the bsp in a zip. Last edited by Doughnut-4\|4-; 08-23-2007 at 09:38 AM.

08-24-2007, 02:56 PM	#40
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08-22-2007, 11:34 AM	#21
luminous Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	a plank which could be used as a diving board to jump progessively higher would be cool

08-22-2007, 03:22 PM	#23
Teh Hwoling Manz Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Stan Mikita's Donuts Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	it's spelled lazers u fgts also ghost lazers

08-22-2007, 05:43 PM	#27
Coronius Alcoholic Artist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sweden Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Well, maybe you could have liek bots on the shark team, and auto spawn like 3 of them into a team with lua or whatever. Sharks, that would be awesome. Any word on the lazers?

08-22-2007, 09:39 PM	#29
Doughnut-4\|4- Join Date: May 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	MightyLotu has some awesome suggestions. Some I've considered, but they're generally beyond my talents, not possible in this engine, or might cause further drops in framerate while I'm already struggling with current drops. Having said all that I don't want to just cop-out: so if another mapper wants to lend their expertise, please don't stay silent. I considered the plank, but thought it'd be a little too cartoony in a rigid map. Since there are plenty of concs already and access to ladders, I probably won't do the plank. There's also very little reason to travel upward unless you're a sniper.

08-22-2007, 10:01 PM	#30
barronofhellion Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	just a question, do you have all the faces that are not visable textured with no draw? imo from what i have seen there should be no reason for dropped frames

08-23-2007, 12:08 AM	#31
Doughnut-4\|4- Join Date: May 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Well I learned mapping through online tutorials and trial 'n error, so I'm not certain all my non-visable faces are textured with no draw. It seems you think this could drag the map down a significant amount, so I'll check. I don't think there's much I can do with the boat, but the skybox could probably be cleaned up some.

08-23-2007, 12:45 AM	#32
gizmofo The Bestest Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This may just be a dumb worry, but how big is the map (ship)? If things get too tight, it may not work.. EDIT: Looks awesome though.

08-23-2007, 03:32 AM	#33
Tennovan The one and only Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Any chance we can get links to larger images? Looks great so far but they're tiny on my screen.

08-23-2007, 06:37 AM	#34
Marshmallow Noob D&A Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Can u blast teamate snipers in the water to death with detpacks?

08-23-2007, 06:58 PM	#38
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Those sails look pretty bland, man. Pretty really bland. If at all possible, you should make/commission an animated model for 'em, give 'em some more realism, maybe flap in the breeze. Rough 'em up a bit, too. Battle scars, y'know?

08-23-2007, 07:08 PM	#39
Doughnut-4\|4- Join Date: May 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The Battle-Scar idea could work... a custom texture wouldn't be too hard on the sale (currently I think it's snow). The sails are being used as walls to block vis and create natural boundaries... so I probably won't be going to models for that reason... plus I'm not a modeler so I'd have to find someone to do that work which isn't likely. I looked into modeling myself once, and it's just a huge headache: to create a simple shape with a texture requires I don't know how many programs and the modeling programs are not the easiest to learn.

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