wombat50 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Looking good Phlookian. a bit of a domestic in this one lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Atoa Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Phlookian, You have come a long way MR,,,,, very nice map....is good to see new maps for your beloved game I did try to make a map in GR a few years ago and is tough, thats why I do respect all modders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hey guys, thanks very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted January 5, 2009 Author Share Posted January 5, 2009 I have a question, I suppose this is mainly for scripters, but anyone can join in I'm trying to make the playing area as interesting as possible and I'm considering a crawl space............... is this a good idea? I know that the AI won't go there (they won't even duck under something let alone get their nose in the dirt), but I was thinking of this as a cool idea............. At some point or other I'm going to make some kind of plant room/ boiler room etc and I was going to have an inspection cover hanging off, and an air duct that leads to another area (maybe a cool sniping perch or something) but you have to crawl to get there what are the implications of this with regard to the game engine? ctds etc? what if you quick save while you're down there? Anybody come across this kind of thing before? Thanks in advance, Phlook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeloop Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 i think it would be a nice touch i come to think of a crawl situation in Tof's traffic map, you have to take a small crawl to enter the laboratory from the hidden tunnel. i like the idea of some hidden spaces/secret hideouts behind doors or such. what happens when you quicksave i do not know as im no scripter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSO Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I have a question, I suppose this is mainly for scripters, but anyone can join in I'm trying to make the playing area as interesting as possible and I'm considering a crawl space............... is this a good idea? I know that the AI won't go there (they won't even duck under something let alone get their nose in the dirt), but I was thinking of this as a cool idea............. At some point or other I'm going to make some kind of plant room/ boiler room etc and I was going to have an inspection cover hanging off, and an air duct that leads to another area (maybe a cool sniping perch or something) but you have to crawl to get there what are the implications of this with regard to the game engine? ctds etc? what if you quick save while you're down there? Anybody come across this kind of thing before? Thanks in advance, Phlook I don't think quick saving will be a problem but loading that save might be interesting. I think you spawn standing upright but I've never used quick save/load before. I would make sure you tag the walls as non-2d collidable and build invisible collision walls that are high enough to prevent the player from getting stuck. The only other issues I might see would be how wide it is for AI pathing (friendlies). Your other option would be to export 2 versions once your finished and remove the problem area from the single player map. You could always build a quick mock up and test it in game yourself. Just connect two rooms this way and try it. Btw.. Interesting design here. Remember to keep your dynamic objects (windows and doors) to a minimum. I recall there being a 256 hard limit and this does include what the scripter adds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 OK, thanks for that OSO.... Yeah, I already decided not to have any working doors (if a door is open already, then you can go in, if not.........don't bother) I'm also keeping <n>glass objects to a minimum I do intend to have some dyn objects that will be destroyable (as objectives for those pesky scripters), I will probably tag cars as dynamic if they block a road (also so that scripters can remove them if they need to), and I'll see what else I can add once I know how many <dyn> objects I have left to mess around with Ideally I'd like to see all cars as dynamic so that I can make them soft targets, but I don't think I'll have enough left to waste on that The real issue will be the FPS but I'll wait for that headace a little further down the road Thanks again, Phlook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Hour Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The major issue I ran into when I tried to put a crawl space under the bridge in HH - Airport was that the player could back up into it standing up, so that his head was poking through the bottom of the bridge. This problem didn't occur back when I was working on the Shinto map and had built a little crawl space, and I think the difference was that the bridge area had a sloping floor that came up to the cieling, like this: _______________ __ \ \ \ I think it the cieling collision failed to trigger because of the sloping floor, so you might want to plan any crawl spaces to be completely horizontal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share Posted January 6, 2009 OK, well at least someones made one, which does make me feel a little better about putting one in the map. I'm just wary of ruining the whole thing if it causes ctd's or server side issues or something that I can't replicate when I test it. I think I'll put one in there but not have it lead to anywhere vital, that way it's more of an easter egg type deal Thanks for the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suicide Commando Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Very impressive looking map Phlookian. Can't wait to play it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Nice looking map so far Phlook. Have a load of low poly cars if needed, like these: (50 polys average) http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p292/9M...min/uc_cars.jpg H-Hours issue with the slope cannot be overcome, I tried it also. Doesn`t seem to matter what you tag the object above, if coming up into it on any kind of slope, you seem to walk straight through whatever the object is. There are several maps out already with small crawling spaces though, MLP_Stalkyard is a good example. Found >HERE<. Doesn`t matter where you are in any of the confined spaces, you cannot stand up. You need to use grenades to blow the ventilation grills off first. Oso I don't think quick saving will be a problem but loading that save might be interesting. I think you spawn standing upright but I've never used quick save/load before. If you are crouched in a confined space and quick save. It doesn`t matter where you are, or what stance you are when you reload the save point. You will enter in the same stance you had when quick saving. Actually spawning into the area via a scripted spawn point etc, this would have you standing up through the object. Pretty obvious solution, don`t put spawn points in them. Only issue is the AI would have to be scripted with the stance of crouched or prone, if they are to go into the areas. This actor is within 1M of confined_01 cancel plans / execute plan of stance crouched or crouched and set / movement advance. No possible way to cause a CTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hi Tinker, thanks mate........ I knew somebody would know That's set my mind at rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 great work Phlooks almost inspires me to do one more Tourney mod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApexMods Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 almost inspires me to do one more Tourney mod Yes, please!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 re the crawl space - the AI couldnt work out how to get through it - I had to switch players to take them through one by one. but thats a minor issue and i say build it. @ H-Hour where was the crawl space? I dont't remember that when I built the Golden Triangle tourney mod. Great map btw - was a spectacular finishing map. No hard feelings but the Ghosts blew Shinto up in the end... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Hour Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 @ H-Hour where was the crawl space? I dont't remember that when I built the Golden Triangle tourney mod. Great map btw - was a spectacular finishing map. No hard feelings but the Ghosts blew Shinto up in the end... It never made it into Oso's final release. If you remember, the water ran from the little pond outside into the large indoor room, and then underneath the floor in a little tunnel. I had planned to have that be a crawl space that would allow the player to enter and exit through that tunnel, but Oso put a grate over it in the final release. The AI would have had a lot of trouble anyway. For what it's worth, Oso also did just about everything on that map, including rebuilding a lot of the structural geometry of the building itself. What I passed to him to finish was just the exterior and interior walls, floors and windows, and the little courtyard. He did everything else, which was a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 ahh i see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSO Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 @ H-Hour where was the crawl space? I dont't remember that when I built the Golden Triangle tourney mod. Great map btw - was a spectacular finishing map. No hard feelings but the Ghosts blew Shinto up in the end... It never made it into Oso's final release. If you remember, the water ran from the little pond outside into the large indoor room, and then underneath the floor in a little tunnel. I had planned to have that be a crawl space that would allow the player to enter and exit through that tunnel, but Oso put a grate over it in the final release. The AI would have had a lot of trouble anyway. For what it's worth, Oso also did just about everything on that map, including rebuilding a lot of the structural geometry of the building itself. What I passed to him to finish was just the exterior and interior walls, floors and windows, and the little courtyard. He did everything else, which was a lot. I had to axe the idea because of portal issues. One of the transitions was directly below the transition on the top level. This is a big no-no and can cause all sorts of problems with players and the AI. I also decided that it was most likely a death trap for anyone that wanted to set up camp in there anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlookian Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 OK, well it's been a long while since I've revisited this thread (or this map) Most of the work you see in the following images was done before the summer, in truth I just haven't had the time to do any modding at all for the last 6 months. However, here goes: Mission insertion docks area (with a big nod towards the GR Docks mission): The bad guys base (well, one of them): The Tower block sniper post: Gas holder area (under construction): Those of you who have read my CTD thread will know that I'm having a few difficulties with this map but am assuming here that things are progressing. This map is approximately half way finished, I probably won't be including all the things I had planned for it (due to time constraints) However, it should be a pretty good environment for firefights & sniper/ counter-sniper type missions Please note that I've taken these screen shots carefully (to avoid the great big holes in the floor), this map is in no way as finished as these images suggest or playable in any way (please be patient) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Hour Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Well, I don't want to spoil any surprises, but I think the GR crowd is going to be quite pleased with this thing... It caters to one of the key strengths of Ghost Recon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 beautiful work phlookian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingeloop Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 looking good Phlook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Igor awaits anxiously! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammer Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 very nice looking map m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRP 56 Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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