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Sotha

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  1. I am uploading part 2 now. It will be here once the processing is complete:
  2. Thanks! I do not know how many parts it will be, but I am guessing it will be 5-10 parts. Time completion: I think the video editing, exporting and uploading is the slowest part of the process. I am more familiar with mapping than video stuff. The mapping is currently one third to half way ready, but in the end, it depends how much time I can allocate on this. Maybe, depending how busy I am RL, I'll get it ready before summer. The player starts in the back yard, as indicated by the plan.
  3. Good lord I never knew video exporting (stitching separate videos into one plus adding little effects) is soooo fricking slow.

    1. Sotha

      Sotha

      I mean, the work by me is fast, but the exporting of the final product by the software (OpenShot) takes forever.

    2. kano

      kano

      Investigate if the program in question supports GPU encoding. It will go at real-time speed, or faster.

  4. Hello! I'm making a small/tiny 1-5 room mission, and recording the building process as a video. I'll upload the videos here as I go forward with the project. The series should give new mappers some idea what it takes to make a TDM mission. It will also teach the basics of modular building. ATTENTION! These videos fully document the build process of the mission. If you want to play the mission without spoilers, please refrain from watching the videos until the mission is released and you've completed it. Massive spoilers start now! Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Modules Part 3: Basic Geometry Part 4: Basic Backyard Part 5: Interior Details Part 6: Backyard Details Part 7: Lights Part 8: Monsterclip & AI Part 9: Objectives & Readables Part 10: Sounds Part 11: Finishing Touches Part 12: Briefing & Packaging Part 13: Betatest Fixes
  5. ...he invented time travelling?! Amazing!
  6. I am working on a 1-5 room map. Basic geometry is done and detailing pass is half way there. Elapsed time 125 minutes. I am recording every second of my build and will make youtube tutorial out of it. Just a little gift to those who want to see what it takes to put out a small/tiny mission.

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    2. demagogue
    3. AluminumHaste

      AluminumHaste

      Nice, can't wait to watch it.

    4. Goldwell

      Goldwell

      Awesome work! Looking forward to seeing this, hopefully pick up a couple of new mapping techniques ;)

  7. Thanks for playing, I am glad you liked them! U3 is in the works and actually it is pretty long along the path, but I do not have time to work on it due to busy Real Life . Also I'm having a sort of artistic block with it as I feel I'm not bringing forth anything new. It is basically U2 in a new environment, which I suppose would suffice to many, but I really, really, really would like to put something EXTRA in it... but do not have the time. Let's see. Hopefully, at some point, I have time to finalize it. Either quickly completed as-is.. Or with the EXTRA's.
  8. Don't whip yourself too hard, man. It happens to everyone of us. Remember the time when I released Phrase Book. There were some unpickable doors, which broke the mission for many. Let's just fix it! Howsabout quickly updating the most critical bugs, and putting the updated mission in the internet. Then add the TDM update thread a line "For those interested in the saint lucia prequel, the version that comes with the mod has some bugs. You can download an updated ultra-hot-fixed version of the mission conveniently from this link. Just overwrite the prologue9.pk4 in the fms folder and you are good to go."
  9. @grayman, 1) the desk settings are okay and not to blame. 2) the book bounced in the desk when I opened it and the frobbing was impeded. Thus the desk door ceetainly had an interaction with the book and with the problem. 3) the only visible issue is the book clipping. 4) if the book moved on problematic opening of the desk door and there is confirmed interaction between the book and the door, the book clipping with the door is the most likely cause.
  10. Can't the mission downloader bring a mission update? I inspected the desk settings and they seemed to be correct. See the picture? The books clip with the desk door. Books and desk door are selected in this picture. This is the reason for the failure. If you would use the small book model (models/darkmod/readables/book_red1_small.lwo) instead of the big tome, the books would not clip with the desk door.
  11. Glad you had fun! You might want to check my other missions. The Golden Skull is somewhat similar to this one. Then there are the Ulysses and Thomas Porter series. Ulysses is easier and TP missions are rather difficult. My missions from my earlier period are harder than my more recent ones. It is good idea to play the series missions in order, however.
  12. I agree 100%. Always better to have a short but focused mission, rather than a long defocused one. I personally enjoy most the missions that last from 30-60min. Those can be played in one session and you stay hooked all the time. Longer than 60min starts to get tiresome and it cannot be played in one session.
  13. I know how it feels, been there myself, too. If the baby&wife let me, I'll have a look at it today or weekend.. The desk is probably the standard prefab desk, right? That should be configured correctly out of the box. I suspect the book touches the desk door and that causes it. At least I clearly saw the book move when the desk first opened. Perhaps the book interrupts the desk door at low opening percentage and causes it to cycle quickly between closed and open state. This triggers the no-frob entity and puts the thing out-of-sync. Moving the book inside the desk, so that it is absolutely clear of the desk door collision area would probably fix it.
  14. The admins have been informed of the situation and a rollback can hopefully happen soon. Sorry about the inconvenience.
  15. Fun mission. Short, straightforward and sweet. There was a critical bug, unfortunately: Got I am such a climbing noob: I was just fumbling around and gradually losing health to small falling accidents. Like a drunkard parkourer. hehe. Speaking of drunkards.. I also made a huge commotion in the bar, because I wanted to move the candle so that I could rob the cash box in darkness. I tossed the tankards at it, but the candle just moved to a better position on the table. Then the barmaid came to the rescue and pushed the candle to the floor. Good times! Thanks for the mission.
  16. Just go for it. Anyone who can learn to use computer programs can learn DR. It just takes time and patience like all learning. It is fun, too. Just make a small 1-5 room mission first. It is more fun than to try to eat more than you can swallow in one go.
  17. Congrats on the release! Thanks to the team, once again, for their great efforts! Now, where do I get a babysitter so I can try this beast out without interruptions...?

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    2. DeTeEff

      DeTeEff

      Buy the kid some lego and teach him your modular building technique!

    3. Cambridge Spy

      Cambridge Spy

      Make sure your kids are safely locked up in the car, with the windows wound up.

    4. Anderson

      Anderson

      That last one is sisnister.

  18. It loops for me too! I think it did when I updated to 2.04 as well. This should be probably fixed ASAP, because potential new players, who are not that tech-savvy, might simply give up when the updater does not work out of the box. Looks bad if the default install doesn't work, but one needs to figure out to put a mark in a tab in some advanced menu.
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  20. I see no issues in having nuclear power in a steampunk setting. The steam that the punk requires can be easily generated with something else than coal. Just apply copper colored tanks and equipment with analog meters and you're good to go.
  21. Awesome awesomeness! Great job, man! :wub: :wub:
  22. Thanks for doing this. TDM going on Steam is definitely gonna generate some positive buzz and give TDM the attention it deserves. New people will join and play TDM and that it what we always need.
  23. For that claustrophobic underground crypt / catacombs mission feel and inspiration.
  24. The family member count increases by one. All hail the newest addition! With the new baby, things are super-hectic, so I'm out of the TDM scene for a while. Sorry about that! Cheers, and keep up the good work!

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    2. STiFU

      STiFU

      Congrats, Mr. Sotha. Best wishes!

    3. SeriousToni

      SeriousToni

      Congrats and health! We wish you and your "addition" the very best! But don't forget about us waiting for you to come back! :)

    4. Melan
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