Urban Wars

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Title: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 22, 2010, 06:08:41 pm
Hey guys. i sent my laptop in for repair and can not use dropbox on the pc i am currently using. If i get any work done i'll upload pics to photobucket to share, but thats all i can do for now. i also can not connect to chat at this time. if you need me to do something, you'll have to tell me here


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 22, 2010, 06:31:52 pm
Ya. same here. im on dialup, so I`ll have to be  told what maps to do probably through this tOpic. If you get any ideas, you gotta tell us through this thread ok


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 22, 2010, 10:00:06 pm
Just work on mapping, Nixt. Make multi-player maps. Maps are what we need most of right now.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 22, 2010, 10:16:45 pm
i am trying to work on my test map. my problem is i forgot to make a back up of our wad and fgd files. i'll need sarge to email me them for me to map correctly


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 23, 2010, 02:08:17 am
yes i realize its a double post, but seeing as im GM, deal with it :P

I finished the weapons portion of my testing map. it has a room of shooting ranges (needs some targets, could you code something for this duke?)
another room has some dummy things (just place holders, duke could you code something for those too? then we could animate them to shake when they are hit) for melee weapons. it also has this weird thing in the center that looks like it'd be for a cage match lol idk why its there. then lastly is a small target for the throwable melee weapons.
this all fits in a relatively small space, less than half the map, so i am going to make a small vehicle test coarse on the other half. maybe a flat road, a bumpy round, flat turns, banked curves, hills, ramps, etc. so we can test all the physics of ground vehicles. air vehicles will most likely be a different map unless this runs with relatively fast fps. i might be able to make an air test coarse also, but i'm going to focus on ground first.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 23, 2010, 02:24:17 am
ok, so triple post, and again, im GM, so deal with it  8)
here is my map so far
(http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae302/nixtwiz/testmap.png)


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 23, 2010, 04:30:07 pm
Ive started working on a map that is up in the mountains. An Urban mountain map. there is a small village and a ski area. I will post pics later. I`m basically done. Do you want me to send it via email or sendspace here?


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 24, 2010, 09:39:26 pm
I modeled, animated, and coded in a shooting target and a melee target. However, they don't seem to show up in our start map. I'll have to investigate the problem further.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 25, 2010, 09:54:36 pm
Ive started working on a map that is up in the mountains. An Urban mountain map. there is a small village and a ski area. I will post pics later. I`m basically done. Do you want me to send it via email or sendspace here?

that sounds cool. are you a part of the team or just helping out?

I modeled, animated, and coded in a shooting target and a melee target. However, they don't seem to show up in our start map. I'll have to investigate the problem further.

ok. what do you think about this test map? i'm not sure if it was a good idea or not to place every testable thing except AI into one map in terms of FPS. i guess we'll just have to find out.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 26, 2010, 08:50:03 am
I`M ON THE TEAM! I`ve been on the team for like a month now... And I hate adding entities to maps. it shaed


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Sarge127 on May 26, 2010, 04:38:36 pm
Well welcome to the team bro!  ;D


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 27, 2010, 11:51:11 pm
oh and duke, i realized something. i dont think you animated the way a m4 reloads right. from what i've seen there isnt a slide on the side. its a flap that flips down when a shell ejects. you pull a thing on the top instead. you might want to look into that.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 28, 2010, 07:18:58 am
THANKS MAN! ( I can`t wait till Duke reads xD) How will I submit my map? And I also started  anew map. It has tents and Its kinda like a camp ground. But as I work, it may change


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 11:51:21 am
I can't wait to see your maps mexi they sound awesome xD
i'd like to know somethings about them,
how big are they and are they for pc or psp?
how many players do you think could play on one map? (quake is 8, but we could change it to 12 or 16, we could possibly even make it depend on the map how many players, just your decision tho)


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 12:16:59 pm
i'm going to make a hi-poly mp5 (since duke's is low) and a hi poly SPAS12 shotgun


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 01:28:13 pm
oh and duke, can you speed up the l96 fire animation? its a bit slow. it should only take 2-3 frames for it to jolt backwards and another 3-5 for it to move back to the original position.
also, a modeling error, there is some wrongly faced normals that you can see when the bolt is pulled back and the gun is reloading.
lastly, i have a replica (airsoft) L96. the way you hold it is your left hand thumb goes in the little indent on the side of the gun, not under it. i'll upload a video or something of how it looks. i like it though. there's just one thing i'd like to change of the model, the scope mounts. could i change those?

EDIT: that reminds me, i have a boom mic that i can use to record the reloading sounds so we have realistic sounds for pulling the bolt back etc.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 28, 2010, 03:13:27 pm
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can you speed up the l96 fire animation? its a bit slow. it should only take 2-3 frames for it to jolt backwards and another 3-5 for it to move back to the original position

I'll change the frame rate in the code.

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a modeling error, there is some wrongly faced normals that you can see when the bolt is pulled back and the gun is reloading.

Their normals aren't off, they're just non existent. I haven't modeled the inside of the firing chamber yet.

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the way you hold it is your left hand thumb goes in the little indent on the side of the gun

I know what you mean. I'll change the animation.

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there's just one thing i'd like to change of the model, the scope mounts. could i change those?

Alright, I'll put the .blend file in the drop box and when you're able to get into the drop box again you can edit the mesh. Just make sure that the vertices to the new scope mounts are in the "Gun" vertex group and if you change the position of the scope itself make sure you tell me so I can readjust the ADS animation.



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I`M ON THE TEAM! I`ve been on the team for like a month now... And I hate adding entities to maps. it shaed

You have to apply in the "Apply for Team" section with some of your previous work first.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 28, 2010, 03:14:57 pm
Sounds good. I would fix it myself, but I can`t model or animate. And plus I`m not connected to dropbox yet. Can someone hook me up yet?   Mexicouger@gmail.com


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 03:24:42 pm
duke is this your model or sarge's?


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 04:07:45 pm
Finished SPAS12
around 1500-1600 polys
can make it higher if you want.
(http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae302/nixtwiz/UrbanWars/Weapons/SPAS-12/spas12-2hours2.png)
(http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae302/nixtwiz/UrbanWars/Weapons/SPAS-12/spas12-2hours3.png)
(http://i982.photobucket.com/albums/ae302/nixtwiz/UrbanWars/Weapons/SPAS-12/spas12-2hours.png)

and i didnt post pics of it but the other side has a shell eject slot and theres a slot underneath the gun to insert shells


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 28, 2010, 04:30:17 pm
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duke is this your model or sarge's?

The one inside the drop box models directory is mine.



Most of the models are around 2000-3000 polys, but your SPAS12 looks great with only 1500 polys. Plus you haven't added hands yet, so just keep it at that.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 07:13:42 pm
ok thanks. i was thinking of adding the indents on the pump and trigger but it seemed like it would just waste polys.
oh, and i found out i dont need dropbox installed, i just need to go on the site and i can do everything, it just takes some time to download and upload. i'll upload it.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 07:16:24 pm
oh and be sure to check into the M4 reload animation.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 28, 2010, 10:31:18 pm
i got my laptop back! :D

but somebody stole my copy of windows 7! D:

i sent it with my laptop cause the installer would always fail. i put that as a problem. when i got the report of what they fixed it didnt even mention windows 7 and the box didnt have my windows 7 dvd.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 29, 2010, 02:03:07 am
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oh and be sure to check into the M4 reload animation.

Oh right. Almost forgot. I'll see if I can change it this weekend. I get Monday off of school as well. It's more of a minor update.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on May 29, 2010, 02:05:24 am
I've got the next 3 months off  :D


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on May 29, 2010, 04:39:30 pm
I got another week of school to go through, and then I get 3 months off.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on May 30, 2010, 05:33:41 pm
DUKE! I wa smessing with ya guys when I said I was on the team. I`m gonna get back to work on Prime here pretty quick. I feel good about mapping and coding so I have no reason not to get to work. I just wanna focus on 1 job.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: UnknownToaster on May 30, 2010, 11:20:57 pm
I didn't even know you were on the team. I saw your post and was like..were kinda doing this as a team not totally public and just passed it off.

By the way, I currently have ZERO access to the dropbox either.


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Sarge127 on May 31, 2010, 05:51:23 pm
Wow whats with everyone in not gaining access to DropBox?  :-\


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Mexicouger on June 01, 2010, 10:41:04 am
Dropbox is too small for game developers...


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: Nixtwiz on June 02, 2010, 09:59:15 pm
we can get up to 3.5gb space (everyone needs to do the steps on the dropbox website in 'Get Started.')  i got us 250mb more space. we have 6 people on dropbox (not including me). thats 1500mb extra. everyone do it!


Title: Re: Can't use dropbox
Post by: DukeInstinct on June 03, 2010, 12:46:44 am
On it.