Here's a map I personally made, called the devils eye:
http://files.filefront.com/Devils+Eyezip/;9599225; (http://files.filefront.com/Devils+Eyezip/;9599225;)
This is the first map I have ever made, so give me some slack
This is a FE multiplayer strategy map. I am working on one for 1.2 when it's done I will post it.
Hope to see you guys playing it online,
If you guys have any tips please post them. Tell me what you think and appearance isn't always everything.
Edit: noted your edit
use bloody file front.
I am just wondering why does it really matter what I use to upload it.
Tried it in FE13 MPI, but the AI Recycler didn't spawn, saw it was a Strat map, changed the DLL to FE_MPI_01 and it worked fine.
for one........ the site its up on delays the download by 15 seconds.......... two, i dont even trust that site or have prior knowledge of it, first time ive heard of it.......
finally: filefront is a bit more reliable all the times ive hosted files (i used to post in putstuff, doesnt work if people dont download, they boot stuff off after a week or so.)
Quote from: General BlackDragon on February 07, 2008, 08:38:16 PM
use bloody file front.
give the guy a break
is complaining the only thing you guys know how to do ?
with attitudes like that it's hardly surprising this community is dying.
Quoteis complaining the only thing you guys know how to do ?
No, but it's what we're good at! :lol:
Quote from: Zero Angel on February 08, 2008, 01:24:41 AM
Quoteis complaining the only thing you guys know how to do ?
No, but it's what we're good at! :lol:
time to learn some new skills methinks. ;)
community......dying????
ITS NOT BLOODY DYING!!!!! ITS GETTING BIGGA!!!!!!! :-D
Quote from: bigbadbogie on February 08, 2008, 01:53:01 AM
community......dying????
ITS NOT BLOODY DYING!!!!! ITS GETTING BIGGA!!!!!!! :-D
Im not sure what forum you are looking at, but the last person we had register here was Gabriel back in December...
I have downloaded the map. You can never, ever, take it back now. :roll:
That's due to the new registration procedures. Basically if you recommend someone and he/she f*cks up, you get banned along with that person. On top of that, noone will get added unless a member vouches for him/her. In other words, someone is guaranteed to be at risk if someone is added.
that suks.... thanks alot bz2pwn00 you dik :x
Quote from: Commando on February 08, 2008, 05:33:28 AM
That's due to the new registration procedures. Basically if you recommend someone and he/she f*cks up, you get banned along with that person. On top of that, noone will get added unless a member vouches for him/her. In other words, someone is guaranteed to be at risk if someone is added.
Which is frikkin rediculus if you ask me!
Its human nature to not want to jump through 2 dozen hoops, just to figure out that there's a 50/50 chance that they can actually get help on the topic! I refused to participate in one
To use a few metaphors: its basically calling in the Terminator to get rid of a vermin problem....or trying to shoot a fly with a shotgun...or...well, the list goes on.
Its total overkill, no matter what "supporters" of this policy say.
I now use one more metaphor: its like a nuclear weapon, sure you rid the area of a massive enemy grouping, but there are tons of civilian casualties, and the area isnt usable anymore because of radiation. Nukes are a population killer, and so is this rule, eventually we will all get bored and leave (whether it be next week or over the next few decades) with nobody to fill our places.
Well...now that that out-of-place-rant is over with...thank you all for your wasted time, I am off to bed!
I always thought the new registration system was pretty stupid, I'd much rather we had more moderators to keep an eye on things.
I am thinking of putting a refferal mod on my site so I can keep track of who, if anyone, invites who.
how does a topic about a guys first map turn into this....?
GOD I LOVE FORUMS!!!!! :evil:
Quote from: Nielk1 on February 08, 2008, 08:54:21 AM
I am thinking of putting a refferal mod on my site so I can keep track of who, if anyone, invites who.
tbh I think the whole thing was designed to prevent anyone else from registering.
I vouched for someone...
Then again, he had neer admin powers on my old site.
Quote from: Nielk1 on February 08, 2008, 09:32:37 AM
I vouched for someone...
Then again, he had neer admin powers on my old site.
the point is someone who's just picked up the game in a bargain bin isn't going to know anyone inside the community so getting someone to vouch for them is near on impossible.
I really think the registration process needs to be reviewed, this current setup is a disaster for the community.
Quote from: Lizard on February 08, 2008, 09:48:09 AM
the point is someone who's just picked up the game in a bargain bin isn't going to know anyone inside the community so getting someone to vouch for them is near on impossible.
Exactly what I said in the origin thread of the blasted thing! Good thing someone else said it this time, people have a tendancy to totally ignore me for one reason or another...
@Darkwarrior,
Hey, if you need some space to host your maps and you know how to use an FTP client, I can give you some room on my server.
Just PM me if you want some and we'll work out the details. :D
Don't know about the rest of you peeps, but it seems like I've been spending a lot of time learning other things related to modding for the game; not much time lately posting new stuff. Then there's also real life outside of the community getting in the way. Nice map, DW.
I'm still modding for the game and figure on being here for the long haul though. I'm slowly getting used to Blender but the going is slow as it forces me to use my brain excessively with it's extensive use of the alphabet keys thingy...BNG
Yes, sorry to be criticizing you on your hosting methods, i looked at the map. Nice work for a first time actually...... keep up the good work.
Who knwos, someone may ask you to make mpas for their mods ;) (That is to say you continue to make maps and while doing so perfect your works)
Thx warfreak I am glad somebody likes it, I have the link for file front now.
its better than my first map -- after that one i learned quickly so good luck with some more maps if you are going to make them
im having trouble with map making at the moment so i may as well ask here...
DARN LAYERS! which is the top layer! and which layer do i use to add fine detail?? currently on my blank map i can use a texture but it will appear in squares, which is ugly. i think this got screwed up a while back, but once ive done it, im stuck.
i created a 'blank map' by filling all layers with texture 0. is that a dumb thing to do?
Welcome to the world of LAYERS. May your sole rest in the knowlage that all your hard work on a map can be messed up by a single little...........LAYER ERROR HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sorry just like to tease... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I notice that lots of people get alittle scared with layers :P
If you look at the layers in my last map "Darkside" you see how complex the matter can get :P
Shane
There are 2 general feeling with the base layer.
Feeling one is make it all one texture aside from places you want a harsh transition like a well kept road though grass.
Feeling two is to make it all the different textures and use the other layers to smooth the boundaries, but this make it look worse if the terrain settings drop to low. However, if they go to low, you can see the different textures at least, and in some cases, like roads, you want this.
i mapped a long time ago, before i registered on this forum. i wasnt too bad though, although i tended to concentrate on 'key areas' like base zones and outposts. im a good key-area map maker, but its filling in the spaces in between with unique terrain thats the difficult part.
i also spend ages developing those key areas, get bored, then never finish the maps, i dont plan them, nout. actually im pretty pants arnt i!
point is, i never used to have trouble, but now its all escaped me.
Also.... I hate to say this but have you found the color button. There is another nice layer too. which is for the color.
If you want, I can take a look at the map and might be able to layer and color it in about 1 hour ;) so you can see what it is like.
Shane
Use OM's winter program, and don't overlap too many textures it looks bad on some graphics cards (like mine)
im hoping to get maps as good-quality as spaces ZE maps. it will take a while, but ill learn the skills eventually. i guess the key is starting out with a good texture.
Using one of the winter utilities, you can create the whole terrain using textures, for the height, color, and layers 0-3.
This gets most of the hard work done, in a fraction of the time it takes to do it in the editor, and if done carefully can produce great looking natural terrain maps. After that you manually perfect the base and path areas.
A simple texture is best for layer 0, this is the one those who play on low graphics settings will see everywhere. Layer 3 is the top one.
To start with just use one texture on each layer, this allows you to keep track of what is where and keeps things simple.
@ the registration process:
Would it be better to have a 'wild west' public board that everyone has access to, alongside the current boards that only 'vouched' for members have access to?
So new people could come, register, and see only that board until they prove they're not a spamming pr0nbot... :)
-Av-
Personally I like asking questions rather that captcha's, such as "What is the square root of -1"?, so simple, a single character answer, but is very difficult for a computer to parse and spit out an answer to. One other place I frequent uses that question exclusively (they have no other), no bots yet.
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That's a good idea, but what if someone wanted to register but didn't know the answer to that one?
VSMIT.
There is a phpbb3 mod I've been looking at which uses an image thingy.
Which images are Cats (If a person can't see the images normal CAPTCHAs wouldn't work either).
Quote from: VSMIT on August 28, 2008, 09:51:52 PM
That's a good idea, but what if someone wanted to register but didn't know the answer to that one?
Then a quick google search would fix that, and if they did not know how to do that then I do not want them infecting my board. :P
Actually the image captches have been broken for a while now, including the ones about which picture to pick. The ones that ask those types of questions I demonstrated above are about the only things that have been shown not to be easily hackable, especially if you have something generate them or have a large list, but it is usually better to create some site-specific ones, like for BZU, some simple questions about the game would be perfect.
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