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Halloween Speed Build Contest

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13 members have voted

  1. 1. Halloween element, Storytelling and consistency

    • One Star
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    • Two Stars
      1
    • Three Stars
      2
    • Four Stars
      3
    • Five Stars
      3

  2. 2. Gameplay: Enjoyment. Fun duration. Smooth flow, ect. Versus Bugs. Frustration, Boredom, framelag?

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      1
    • Two Stars
      0
    • Three Stars
      2
    • Four Stars
      1
    • Five Stars
      9

  3. 3. Aesthetics: Visual pleasure, lighting, visual style. Audio use, mood.

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      1
    • Two Stars
      1
    • Three Stars
      1
    • Four Stars
      5
    • Five Stars
      5

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Shadowhide

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I second that!

 

@SH, my first request then is a for a firefly prefab please!

ok,but you should set up your mission .script file first

 

http://modetwo.net/d...irst_map_script

 

(you dont need to write anything in it yet)

 

I will send prefab tomorrow,when I be at home

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PranQster
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Here's a peek of the mask in action...  

Melan
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The right way to do a speed-built mission is to think small (things will become more complex on their own). Build a mission with a few small buildings. A small cave. A cramped monastery. Do the big st

Xcen
Xcen

Sorry guys, I'm out.   But I'm still working on it and hopefully I can finish it in the next few months.  

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Springheel

Springheel

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I'd like to make some little prefabs with scripted events for you if you want

 

 

I think that would be very appreciated.

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ithel

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If you want to contribute to the community scripted prefabs we'd all be more than thrilled about it, really!

 

A lot of mappers just don't get scripting. I know I don't, I have a very basic understanding of it but to get any simple task done takes tons of trouble shooting/frustration.

 

I completely agree. And it is unfortunate, because AI conversations truly do bring a mission to life. For me it is by far the most difficult part, and I know I will need help when I get to that stage. I very much appreciate the offer, Shadowhide, and hope it is still being offered when I get that far.

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Springheel

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And it is unfortunate, because AI conversations truly do bring a mission to life

 

You don't need to know anything about scripting to do AI conversations. DR has a built-in conversation editor (I had two in my mission and I know nothing about scripting).

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ithel

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You don't need to know anything about scripting to do AI conversations. DR has a built-in conversation editor (I had two in my mission and I know nothing about scripting).

 

I didn't realize that. How strange that any mission would be released without conversations, then.

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PranQster

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Heh, I'm gonna practice my old Benny voice and start recording a bunch of stuff.

 

The talk of scripting reminds me... I'd love to get the DR scripting menu working. Even though I have all the python requirements installed and everything else suggested for DR, I still get no scripting menu :( No big deal since all is needed is a text editor for scripts, but I also don't have any option to export anything to a model.

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Baddcog

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I didn't realize that. How strange that any mission would be released without conversations, then.

 

Well, 'conversation' is a technical term from Dromed that doesn't necessarily mean two ai 'speaking'.

 

it's a system that mimicks Dromed's for doing any number of 'scripted' events with ai. making them use a machine, interact with other ai, it can include speech (but that can require custom vocals which can be tough to get done).

 

So the ai that play cards are involved in a conversation, though they don't speak. that's a prefab that Spring made but i think it's mainly coreographed animations.

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At Shadowhide, yeah things like object interactions are exactly what we need a good database of.

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Springheel

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I didn't realize that. How strange that any mission would be released without conversations, then.

 

I think people overestimate how hard it is. I have struggled with adding specific tasks and animations to a conversation (say this, then go there and do this) but just having two AI stand and talk to each other is quite easy. The only difficult part is recording the dialogue.

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Mortem Desino

Mortem Desino

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Well, all ye good sirs, I've got my Halloween mission rescued, and I'm back to working on it. :) It'll be very close, but I'll try to finish it for Halloween.

 

And a screenie of what I've worked on today: I do a bit of theatrical lighting at my college, so I'm shooting for a very vibrant, moody feel.

 

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Nice light style!

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Glyph Seeker

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Well, all ye good sirs, I've got my Halloween mission rescued, and I'm back to working on it. :) It'll be very close, but I'll try to finish it for Halloween.

 

And a screenie of what I've worked on today: I do a bit of theatrical lighting at my college, so I'm shooting for a very vibrant, moody feel.

 

post-2515-131872415098_thumb.jpg

 

Looking great, man! Looking forward to it.

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No formulae the text-books know,

Will turn the bullet from your coat,

Or ward the tulwar's downward blow

Strike hard who cares—shoot straight who can—

The odds are on the cheaper man."

 

From 'Arithmetic on the Frontier' by Rudyard Kipling

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