#EvolveNS - Concept and Progress

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (cheesybong) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:06:23 +0000

Austin wrote:

I don't really see the purpose in simply remaking NS1 on source, unless you planned to make it look significantly better than NS1.

That is most definitly the purpose. I am only making this mod out of art potential, as I dont really care for the ns community.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Austin) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:28:40 +0000

I don't really see the purpose in simply remaking NS1 on source, unless you planned to make it look significantly better than NS1.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (cheesybong) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:35:32 +0000

Yog wrote:

So Cheesy, are you rebuilding origin from scratch or do you have the source from the remake team?
It is no big deal to convert my remakes to source, so I'm totally fine with the fact that they won't make it into a final release, but are only used for test purposes.
So you can count on at least 2 testmaps within days, when you get started with the hl1 models.
I'd love to continue with my own map aswell, but it's annoying to map without textures.

yeah, I map from scratch, with the geometry of the entire map at 70% completed (basically vents and hives need to be still done. Right now they sit as a big room.

As for the game design pipeline, you should be making your own textures as its your map and your vision. However, if you have a specific idea for a texture, I wont mind helping by creating some for you, but im deffinitly not generating 900 textures for your browsing pleasures.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Yog) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:21:04 +0000

So Cheesy, are you rebuilding origin from scratch or do you have the source from the remake team?

It is no big deal to convert my remakes to source, so I'm totally fine with the fact that they won't make it into a final release, but are only used for test purposes.
So you can count on at least 2 testmaps within days, when you get started with the hl1 models.

I'd love to continue with my own map aswell, but it's annoying to map without textures.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (commofdoom) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:40:55 +0000

is this still being worked on?

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (asmodee) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:25:17 +0000

I only intend to use the NS1 content to get a playable game going and then hopefully I can entice artists to work on the mod once they see it actually functional. I realize a ton of mod projects never complete, so that may be part of why it's hard to find artists to work on a brand new mod.

I do NOT intend to redistribute ANY NS1 content, or any content derived from NS1 content in a public release.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Yog) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:07:57 +0000

So are we going to rip off the textures aswell?

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (2_of_8) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:20:46 +0000

Here I come with bad ideas again, watch out.

Do you think there are people in the NS community who are half-willing to do it but don't quite want to do it for free? Can we pay someone? I've thrown money at NS before (constie, black armour, 2nd account for a friend) and I'd throw a bit more at it. Pitch in together and maybe we'd get enough to pay a

The reason I say it should be someone in the NS community is that I don't think we'd get enough to straight out hire someone for this. But if they are involved already, and they like NS and whatnot, then a bit of money would be extra motivation.

If you see it going that far, and if you feel like competing against the awesomeness that NS2 will be. (ahh. we'll see )

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Daworm) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:06:04 +0000

asmodee wrote:

Not dead, but I wanted modelers before I wasted more coding time on it. If I don't have modelers by August 1st, I'll just rip off all the NS models and then start coding.

Are you not using the original models due to copyright or want to do it in such a way that the game is "rebuilt from scratch" kind of mod?

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (asmodee) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Not dead, but I wanted modelers before I wasted more coding time on it. If I don't have modelers by August 1st, I'll just rip off all the NS models and then start coding.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (TinCan) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:11:03 +0000

So is this project dead or maybe in theory being replaced by lua coding on the NS2 engine to make it exactly like NS1?

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Yog) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:58:55 +0000

We'll replace them with kittens that are so cute that you have to cuddle them until they blow up in your face.

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (That Annoying Kid) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:48:22 +0000

what about babblers?

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Yog) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:02:08 +0000

I've downloaded VTFedit, which loads the .wad and converts it straight into .vtfs with simple .vmts ;
then you open Hammer and do this "convert .wad to .vtf" thing (I'm not sure wether Hammer also converts the .wads like Alakad says, or it just changes the texture reference of all faces from the .wad textures to the .vtfs).
In case it doesn't work, make sure the .vtfs are in the proper path that you are using with the game configuration you started the SDK/Hammer with and if it still doesn't work, try to load all the needed .wads into the Editor before loading the map and converting, so that all faces are textured and not white (with the missing texture error).

Re: Concept and Progress

dummy@example.com (Alakad) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:07:53 +0000

Uhhh, as far as I know the very last step in that process is the ONLY step. Atleast, that's the only step I took.