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[Slayer]

Hey all, as some of you know i got laid off from work earlier this week
This has left me with alot of spare time on my hands so if anyone has any ideas for new maps they would like making or at least attempting post 'em here.

Slayer

[DeViL_DoG]

Ouch im sry to hear that m8 im sure everything will turn out ok though


ill be thinkin about a map u can have a go at m8

[TheShipsMast]

slayer - do a map of my office, with all the senior "manager" upstairs as hossies, (or just plants - about the same intelect!)

would be good to bust into the office with an M249 and destroy reception!

[[-=63rd=-]chester]

would that not be lik, cs_office, or not?

[Squee]

Hey all, as some of you know i got laid off from work earlier this week  :-x  
This has left me with alot of spare time on my hands so if anyone has any ideas for new maps they would like making or at least attempting  :-P  post 'em here.  

Slayer

Sorry to hear that mate.

hmm ideas eh.

Maybe think about environments or scenarios from films. Have you thought about taking it further?, maybe modding?

Is anyone out there doing an alien/s mod?

Or if thats too much maybe stick with levels and recreate the nakatomi building from die hard. Keep it restricted to 2 - 3 levels. Keep it quite small and include the roof top.

Maybe a decent jungle level? keeping it quite small again, huts either end of the level. Include around 32 spawn points in all the levels giving the servers the ability to increase their number of slots if they want to.

The maps you should study are the ones that people seem to enjoy most such as prodigy, office, dust, dust 2, and aztec.
Each of these maps have maximum of 2 or 3 entry/exit points, this keeps the fights contained along these routes. I would try and avoid any long clear routes stopping snipers from camping.
Close quarters fighting where the routes are mixed are always more fun and fairer for all skill levels.

You could set a level within the bowels of a ship, a mixture of small tight doorways and rooms with huge engine rooms.

Anyway I'll shut up now.

Wish I had time to build a level

[tef]

Hey all, as some of you know i got laid off from work earlier this week  :-x  

The curse of the BIATCH strikes again

slayer
devil's mrs
tempy
snowy
dave

the list goes on....

Ahahaha - yer all useless f00kers

[SellersUK]

Im keeping the image going with my job as a sales assistant in sports world

[dave@biatch-clan.co.uk]

Oi Tef you slag...I'm currently "self-employed"

[Snowman]

And I am hopefully going to be off that list very shortly.

[SellersUK]

Oi Tef you slag...I'm currently "self-employed"

Self employed wankers dont count Dave

[Slayer]

@ Tef & Shippy

Nice one Squee some good thoughts there mate, I like the nakatomi Plaza idea...could make for an interesting bit of vent work aswell. Plus its an excuse to watch the film again Yipee Kiya

The ship one could be interesting aswell, possibly abit like that under siege film with Steven Segal. If i remember that was tight doorways and corridors with larger engine like rooms.

Ive wondered about a "predator" style jungle map before but never got round to making one.

Cheers for the ideas mate im gonna fire up hammer tommorow and have a play, will let you know what i come up with.

[TheTemp]

I'm contracting and earning pretty good dough right now. Contract runs out on 3rd of Feb, but it's a renewable.

The line manager hinted that I should apply for the internal jobs that are coming up, so fingers crossed.

Still have to interview though

[Slayer]

Contracting might be a road I look into mate i wouldnt mind the freedom that comes with it

[dave@biatch-clan.co.uk]

At least I get paid to have a wank Sellers

[Slayer]

Looks like the map making will be on hold for a bit fellas, the new steam update has rendered Hammer (map maker) Unusable ....... Thanks Steam

Although it does look like the update has some redeeming features: The new nuke map with HDR, Flashbangs and grenades now affect the spectators if watching through a players eyes, Everyone within range can now hear the bomb being planted and Doors are more intelligent and should not open into players anymore

Hopefully they will fix the Hammer bug quick time and i can crack on

[DeViL_DoG]

so they still not fixed the Hit boxes then What a surprise

[Slayer]

I think will they ever? is a more accurate question

[Snowman]

Trying to update the server as we speak but have a technical issue that I ve passed to shippy.

[Cunnz0r]

hi guys first post! Slayer to fix hammer all you need to do is roll back by removing the -beta sdk tag from your steam shortcut. next u need to delete both the sdk file and GFC (or something like that, a load of letters anyhow!). next you need to load up hammer. load up the options menu before u load a map. on the general tab check 'use independant windows configuration'. Now load a new map, you should be present with just one window this is easy to fix. If you click on the window menu button on the top of the screen you'll see add new window, click it to get four windows and set each window as 3D, top, front, side. then resize and fit so they can be all seen clearly. also it may help if you save the window configuration so you don't have to do this everytime its the tool bar button on the top (usually) that looks like 3 mini windows stacked with an S next to it. Hopefully that should have sorted it for u. Its a bit of a fiddle but until valve pull their fingers outa their arses thats going to have to be it!

Matt

[Cunnz0r]

urk sorry Sellers hadn't loaded hammer up today............christ just got one fuck up sorted only to have another landed on my lap! Yeah hopefully they will fix it.

Matt