The Middle Of Nowhere V0.40
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This seems to be the type of map that every wants. Always somebody asking for more wide open outdoor maps. This is a nice outdoor map. I like the lighting. Doesn't seem to be any bot pathing, because they just sat around the spawn points. I was too lazy to open her up the in UED, so I wasn't for sure. I hope you used blockalls for the hummers, because I guess invisable collision hulls cause the hummers to become invisable for online use(aztecalite). Besides that, I don't have anything to really say about it.
Jaymian
This seems to be the type of map that every wants. Always somebody asking for more wide open outdoor maps. This is a nice outdoor map. I like the lighting. Doesn't seem to be any bot pathing, because they just sat around the spawn points. I was too lazy to open her up the in UED, so I wasn't for sure. I hope you used blockalls for the hummers, because I guess invisable collision hulls cause the hummers to become invisable for online use(aztecalite). Besides that, I don't have anything to really say about it.
Jaymian
There's bot pathing... and they've got plenty of little blue paths everywhere. I have no idea why they sit around.
They ran around some for me, but I used the bot editor on mine...
Didn't know that... I'll change it at some point. Thanks.
My main question is, what to add next? I'm fresh out of ideas.
Nice!
Took a quick spin in it, the map is looking good, you got the morning lighting down cold... You learn well grasshoppa!
The main criticism I'd give at this point is your polycounts at some spots. But given the sheer openness of the map, it's going to be very hard to keep that from happening. Maybe edit the terrain to add another large peak or something, to reduce the size of the wide-open spaces, or maybe hide more of the structures you have behind hills & stuff, since that's what's causing the 400+ polys I'm seeing in the more panoramic views.
Another thing I'd do is scale up the terrain texture by another factor of 2. It would still look ok up close I think, and would reduce alot of the repetitive tiling pattern you see now.
As for what more to add at this point, I think more of those cool terrain "peaks" you have on that mountain would be nice. Maybe do a lower-poly version of them & add a bunch around the map, especially to hide the more high-poly structures you have. Give them the same morning sun spotlight effects, and the map will rock even more than it does now...
Took a quick spin in it, the map is looking good, you got the morning lighting down cold... You learn well grasshoppa!
The main criticism I'd give at this point is your polycounts at some spots. But given the sheer openness of the map, it's going to be very hard to keep that from happening. Maybe edit the terrain to add another large peak or something, to reduce the size of the wide-open spaces, or maybe hide more of the structures you have behind hills & stuff, since that's what's causing the 400+ polys I'm seeing in the more panoramic views.
Another thing I'd do is scale up the terrain texture by another factor of 2. It would still look ok up close I think, and would reduce alot of the repetitive tiling pattern you see now.
As for what more to add at this point, I think more of those cool terrain "peaks" you have on that mountain would be nice. Maybe do a lower-poly version of them & add a bunch around the map, especially to hide the more high-poly structures you have. Give them the same morning sun spotlight effects, and the map will rock even more than it does now...
I have found a bug in this map.
That's the location names. The directions are not right ( if the INFCompass is right ).
For example, the tower, it is labeled as "Southwest tower" but in fact it is located at the southeast of the map.
Captain Pathetico's INF_Compass and Olethros' INF_Movement_Locator give the same direction guiding results. So I assume they are correct.
That's the location names. The directions are not right ( if the INFCompass is right ).
For example, the tower, it is labeled as "Southwest tower" but in fact it is located at the southeast of the map.
Captain Pathetico's INF_Compass and Olethros' INF_Movement_Locator give the same direction guiding results. So I assume they are correct.
it's all about relativity, dude... (sorry, just came out of an astronomy class where the prof spent a good deal of the 2.5 hours talking about einstein and his specific and general relativity theories... )
i believe the two muties use the 0,0 coordinate as northwest, relative to the player... mebbe mcmuffin could update his locationids to use that system...
)i believe the two muties use the 0,0 coordinate as northwest, relative to the player... mebbe mcmuffin could update his locationids to use that system...
The map occurs at dawn, so assuming this is the planet Earth the tower is in the Southwest of the combat zone If I change the LocationID's they will no longer be true to life.
I know the poly counts are high... They're actually about 1/2 what they were at one point I'll try some of those things to bring it down further.
I didn't like the way the terrain tex looked scaled up. Maybe I'll find a new one that tiles better.
I think I'm going to reduce it's need for custom textures (smaller download)...
If I change the LocationID's they will no longer be true to life.I know the poly counts are high...
They're actually about 1/2 what they were at one point I'll try some of those things to bring it down further.I didn't like the way the terrain tex looked scaled up. Maybe I'll find a new one that tiles better.
I think I'm going to reduce it's need for custom textures (smaller download)...
well, that's actually easily remedied... turn bdirectional to true for the skybox actor, then rotate it... then you can go ahead and change the locationids...
i love this map, but people are right, the bots don't do squat most of the time... although i had a couple of times where they managed to flank me... :tup:
i love this map, but people are right, the bots don't do squat most of the time... although i had a couple of times where they managed to flank me... :tup:
Don't think that will quite work. James said:
So if I change it, then South will be wrong.
Do try the bot editor, and not just for my map... you can really get em to do better by messing around with their settings. I'll re[re-re]do the bot pathing if they really aren't getting anywhere though...
I've done a little bit more on it today. I managed to bring the poly counts down a bit in a few trouble spots. I also narrowed the tower windows to slits so you can only see a max of ~310 poly through them.
Should I add a window facing the ruins? Move the camp machine gun into the ruins?
I think I need a break from this map for a while; when I walk into my living room I think My god! the polycount!
So if I change it, then South will be wrong.
Do try the bot editor, and not just for my map... you can really get em to do better by messing around with their settings. I'll re[re-re]do the bot pathing if they really aren't getting anywhere though...
I've done a little bit more on it today. I managed to bring the poly counts down a bit in a few trouble spots. I also narrowed the tower windows to slits so you can only see a max of ~310 poly through them.
Should I add a window facing the ruins? Move the camp machine gun into the ruins?
I think I need a break from this map for a while; when I walk into my living room I think
My god! the polycount!
McMuffin, about the direction, you don't have to change the location IDs! You can rotate the whole map including the skybox 90 degrees clockwise, and it's done!
And I think opening a window facing the ruin for the tower is a good idea.
Adding more tall grass would be great, too.
I love this map.
And I think opening a window facing the ruin for the tower is a good idea.
Adding more tall grass would be great, too.
I love this map.
ok I see what you're saying... but I still don't want to do it cuz it'll throw me off too much
more grass=more polys unfortunately... I'll see if I can do it in a way that doesn't slow it down much.
I want to add sounds so that the grass rustles when you move around. I read a tutorial on it but it left me just as clueless as before. Could someone explain how? (in small words even a cretin like me can understand )
more grass=more polys unfortunately... I'll see if I can do it in a way that doesn't slow it down much.
I want to add sounds so that the grass rustles when you move around. I read a tutorial on it but it left me just as clueless as before. Could someone explain how? (in small words even a cretin like me can understand
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You can use a simple "SpecialEvent" actor (found in the triggers) setup to get a sound to play when a player moves through a spot. Just put a trigger there, give it the radius you want/need, then have it trigger a SpecialEvent actor (using the Events settings, I assume you're familiar w/ the process). Under the "SpecialEvent" settings of that actor add the rustling sound you want to the "sound" parameter. Then give it an "Initial" state (that parameter you find in the "Object" settings) of "PlaySound" (or something to that effect, not the other 2 which specify ambient sound or player ambient sound).
Hope that was clear enough to follow. Hard to get it precise enough w/o starting up UED for reference, a pain in the ass when you have a system like mine.
Hope that was clear enough to follow. Hard to get it precise enough w/o starting up UED for reference, a pain in the ass when you have a system like mine.