Alpha Release - 2008/03/29

[Trapmaster]

The carpets are solid/semi-solid polygons only, placed one pixel above the regular floor. Since they react like non-solid brushes (no collision) the walking sound is taken from the floor texture.

Imo it's a slightly unclean level design technique, but it's not a bug. Also if you jump on a wooden floor in real, it doesn't matter you will still hear the wooden beams (like in Sk.Head).

[Gullonefox]

The carpets are solid/semi-solid polygons only, placed one pixel above the regular floor. Since they react like non-solid brushes (no collision) the walking sound is taken from the floor texture.

Imo it's a slightly unclean level design technique, but it's not a bug. Also if you jump on a wooden floor in real, it doesn't matter you will still hear the wooden beams (like in Sk.Head).

It stopped nasty BSP holes - back in the day. *Wipes away tear of nostalgia*

DE was a nightmare of a map, had bap holes all over the place, almost half the map was removed - in the end what was left is the version as it was released. So many things had to be chopped down, including carpets - was a shame, and I totally agree.

[necros]

not being an unreal mapper, and finding the whole concept of primarily subtractive mapping extremely mind-boggling, i don't understand however, how simply using a seperate brush for the section of the floor that is carpeted would cause BSP holes?

[Trapmaster]

It stopped nasty BSP holes - back in the day. *Wipes away tear of nostalgia*

DE was a nightmare of a map, had bap holes all over the place, almost half the map was removed - in the end what was left is the version as it was released. So many things had to be chopped down, including carpets - was a shame, and I totally agree.

Pardon, I did not want to critisize you .

Yes I saw it - It must have given you a real headache. I think you scaled most brushes, did you?

I'm really excited to see DE2. Hope you are still working on it. It looks brilliant.

not being an unreal mapper, and finding the whole concept of primarily subtractive mapping extremely mind-boggling, i don't understand however, how simply using a seperate brush for the section of the floor that is carpeted would cause BSP holes?

I think the same about Quake mapping, to me, the additive mapping concept is very confusing. I once mapped for Q1 but that BSPbuilder made textures look weired on medium to long distances.

Placing single (semi-)solid polygon brushes is not very hygenic since they tend to react like non-solid polygons but might affect your BSP in a different way.

[Denny]

Just want to inform to everyone that building levels around BSPs is the worst optimised way of doing things these days. I recommend learning to model and use static meshes as it's way faster performance wise and building times is way shorter. It's also way better looking.

Terrain + Static Meshes = Win!

[]>CoD<[Chief]

Though remember not to make huge single meshes but to chop 'em up if they're quite large.

[Gullonefox]

Just want to inform to everyone that building levels around BSPs is the worst optimised way of doing things these days. I recommend learning to model and use static meshes as it's way faster performance wise and building times is way shorter. It's also way better looking.

Terrain + Static Meshes = Win!

Oh yes - Modeling is the way forward - BSP = Archaic and highly painful, and to paraphrase, time consuming.

Chief! I have the tinternet again!

[Trapmaster]

Just want to inform to everyone that building levels around BSPs is the worst optimised way of doing things these days. I recommend learning to model and use static meshes as it's way faster performance wise and building times is way shorter. It's also way better looking.

Terrain + Static Meshes = Win!

True. Also that one was for the TUT version because Fat stated that the carpets are not working properly.

[]>CoD<[Chief]

Chief! I have the tinternet again!

Good, you can get back to work on Underworld

And stop hanging round night-blade

[Denny]

True. Also that one was for the TUT version because Fat stated that the carpets are not working properly.

My reply wasn't exactly a response to the actual map but rather a general statement how things should be done today.

[MontyPython]

Nothing so dramatic, just a secondary visual indicator that you are invisible.

In fact if you really were invisible you wouldnt see at all since light would go through your retinas

[-KewlAzMe-]

In fact if you really were invisible you wouldnt see at all since light would go through your retinas

quite the conundrum!