Phade102

Always count on @bzzrak to defend of the poor marginalized neo-nazis. After all, he threw some spare change on a bunch of thirld-worlders in a ploy to disseminate white nationalist propaganda. I don't see YOU doing anything so noble!!! It's just a joke, like in his beloved Terry Wads!!!

You do konw Spiritmaze that everyone knows you're pan on an alt? You do know that'll just get you a permaban right?

and you're right, Dew. I dont really listen to anyone someone of Bzzraks reputation says.

Because obviously me being an asshole means that nobody else can be an asshole

Oh wow a dude dropped an accidentally buggy map, let's gather the hivemind and call him out collectively!!!

NERD :D

What did he do?

He posted fake photos in "post picture of yourself" thread and got busted.

Oh I thought he threw a tantrum or something.

Well my main issue was that I could not find out where to go after I activated the chaingunner trap and the crushers started.

Yep yep, the map in question was very confusing. even I had trouble figuring out where to go. i apologise you had a bad experience, your feedback will definitely help for my next project! =D

Yes.

"Most people" are easily pleased.

I gave wads I liked 5 stars. You didn't look very carefully if you think they were all slaughter.

Succinctness is good.

OMG Grain of Salt (salt indeed :^)) how dare you to post your personal opinion about a wad and write a negative review??!!

salt tastes......that's why

Thats a great tip @leodoom85, thanks! I didnt know about that O.o

No problem m8 ;)

Oh my god it is so much easier to figure out lighting with this. Its so useful because i'm making a cave next,  so it needs to be darker. Thank you Leo

Your map looks good!

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But this is my style of mapping, and I like it.

Yeah, this is what it all comes down to. You (probably) can't top the masters, but you can create something they never could because you have your own unique vision.

What's wrong with that screenshot, again?

Nicely done!

WOW! I have to play that!

Very nice!

One more thought, since I see this thing shaping up: What if you were to put the mancubus at the "corner" of the path rather than at that end? This would remove the player's ability to hide from it, and it would also force the player into a more precarious dodging scenario, since they might have to step off the path into the blood to avoid fireballs.

Just a thought.

There's always room for masterminds.

Looks okay, although I think 'making the walls more interesting' (less square, less monotextured, perhaps broken up by some sort of vertical beam pattern) is also a valid alternative to putting lots of stuff in the blood itself. I posted some months ago (in a thread you started) about how some of the most complex stuff visually has relatively simple floors.

@42PercentHealth Thats a very good suggestion, forcing the player to tackle the mancubus like that.

@rdwpa I will be adding a bit of Scenery behind the 'walls' to make it look nicer. this is honestly just the first pass over, i'm focusing on the playable area first then adding the detail later. The room right now looks really ugly, but I'll take an in game screenshot too because that isn't the sky either, its the red hell sky which really makes it look nicer. I'm going to be putting some hellish cliff textures to make it look as though the player is going through a more hellish landscape. But I definitely agree with what you're saying, and I Know that when it comes to playing a map, the floor is the last thing people are going to look at.

This is what i meant, I realized that it is not really a "Line Horizon" effect though:

I don't think there's anything in Boom format to mimic ZDoom & Eternity's line_horizon, other than drawing massive sectors. MAP01 of BTSX E2 is a good example.

I just lowered a sky texture to mimic the effect. worked quite well. Now I have to work on making the map not look like some flat landscape.

@bzzrak I completely understand. But, I also want to thank you. your instructions on the sky transfer worked perfect, now i'm definitely going down the boom path.

The easiest way to figure out how something works in boom is opening a map made in boom format in the editor, and having a look at it. In most cases this will tell you pretty much everything you will need to know wrt to how something has been made. Since sets like SunLust are made in boom-format, there are lots of maps worth looking at when it comes to learning how stuff works.

Sorry for the notification

^ my creativity is shit, can confirm.

I think being super-creative is not something you're "born with" per se. Creativity is a skill that can be honed like any other ability you can think of, but imo it requires the aforementioned ability to think critically about what one has created in order to become more versatile wrt to what one creates in the future.

The moment you think about something in a map you made that you're not satisfied with and start looking for a solution, you're already being creative based on what you have previously created. It's like creativity springs from creativity, if that makes any sense. All it takes at times is simply "putting the pen to the paper".

I agree, Anyone can put together a map, but if someone takes the time to step back and think about what they want to design, the result is usually much more refined.

@stru  When I first started mapping, it took me a couple of days to figure out how to make a door, or even how to place enemies. Trust me, it takes time to learn those sort of things.

No, it's ok. This is a good place to vent about things that personally matter to you. As for people that don't want to hear it can just keep scrolling. you're fine, trust me.

Yeah, it's ok to tell us that thing...at least you can feel a bit relieved 

Wow, very sorry to hear that. You have my sympathies.

Guilty by association? I have no clue...

I have no idea what's going on, and what the deal about Chelesa Manning is, let alone what you tweeted, or who deems you a traitor for what reason and how your relationship with that respective group/person is like. So... Yeah... If you want for people to understand your situation, make it understandable, is what I'm saying...

well thats just it, NIH. I dont understand it either. I was trying to contact her to ask her some questions (Though I doubted I'd get a response) relating to transgender stuff, and I had like, five people reply to the tweet calling me a traitor for trying to speak to her. Its like the amish when someone is shunned, its just so weird.

@YukiRaven Is it possible to add like, a drowning effect to water sectors? Like if you're underwater for a certain amount of time you start taking damage? I'm 99% sure thats not possible just through base engine settings, but would a script be able to do that?

I'm pretty sure that automatically happens in swimmable sectors in (G)ZDoom.

oh really? Thats fantastic! Now I'll have to experiement and see if the rad suit prevents that damage.

I haven't even played BTSX.

It's time to play it now for inspiration ;)

Mapping is easy, you only have to please yourself. 

Yeah I heard about that Yuki =( Under our medicare scheme we get a lot of good health care.

Ouch. 30 000 is a lot. Good luck.

BTW, I remember reading somewhere that all those trans surgeries are waaaay cheaper in some other countries, maybe you could look into that? I'm not really knowledgeable in that matter though, dunno if that's a good idea.

Thailand is generally cheaper, as are several other countries, but I'm willing to pay more if I get what I pay for. I dont want a cheap surgery on my face, especially since its such an important part of my body. Ill manage.

Hope you get better man! I've been like that to. Really bad fever.

get well soon! :)

@Phade102Rest well so that you can come back with more energy.

I feel like when I'm burned out I think about more technical things. Things that don't require a computer. The burnout shows you your limitations. It shows you what you're capable of and it makes you realistically evaluate your goals.

Everything in life is a learning experience. Burning out is part of the experience. Everyone gets to that point at some point. There's a reason why the topic is discussed semi-frequently.

You can release single maps and compile them into one set. I feel like the feedback point is somewhat misleading.

Burning seems to be unavoidable to me. That's just how I am. I tend to put my all into everything until there's nothing left and then I chill until I refill. Burning out from mapping is not good nor bad. It's just part of the process for some mappers. Idk, it fits my MO.

Maybe I shouldn't say megawad. 32 maps is not for anyone, but I think 16 it so maps would be a fair number. That way you're actually mapping. 

Either way is fine. Maybe make as many maps until you feel like you've got your style down. I feel like the first maps are just practice.

Burnout and refuel and use your time wisely. Go hard and push yourself until failure. That's how I recommend learning. Don't keep mapping if you're burned out.

When are you burned out. You'll know because you'll start sacrificing quality just to get it done. It usually happens to me quiet often. 

Of course it all depends on the scope to. 32 two hour slaughter maps is way different than 32 which UV Max maps. 

Thank you all for your awesome help. I think i'm going to release map04 as map01 of my new wad, just as a teaser to see if the playstyle is what people are interested in. i've recieved good feedback from my private testers so far.

Did a quick -nomo, can't play it for real at the moment. The extra-playspace void areas definitely spruce up the visuals compared to v1. I'd hide these areas on the automap (you can set a flag for that in the editor); you can see the walls of the void areas on the automap, which spoils a bit of the illusion. I think I'd also move some of the structures farther away. A lot of them are crammed right next to the openings (e.g. http://i.imgur.com/vBv5NnP.png), so there isn't much depth. 

It's not like the project has its own thread you can post updates in. Pff, that would be silly.

@rdwpaThanks for those tips, it a good idea. I'll spread them out a bit, make the 'void' feel a bit more expansive.

@bzzrak Pfft, its not like this status update will be drowned in hundreds of others in less than a day. pff that would be silly =P

I already played it...I'll do a review in the corresponding topic

I posted demo in thread. Check it out. 

Gotta playing it later tonight. 

Can't wait for the black James Bond.

^{(I'm not a racist)}

I sure hope she has an awesome taste in shoes. First things first! ;-)

She needs Sonic High heels.

Also another note is that mapping for Boom is...much more challenging.

Atleast prboom+ ignore visplane limits and let use voodoo doll magic on scrolling floors or make invisible stuff easier. 

This is meant to be just a simple map, nothing too complex, but still fun I hope!