Author Topic: New Map: Sirois' Grotto (Read 10456 times)

Sirois · « **Reply #40 on:** February 04, 2008, 08:01:12 AM »

how can i play on that beta-server?
where can i find it?

jitspoe · « **Reply #41 on:** February 04, 2008, 12:05:02 PM »

I'm sending you a PM. I haven't had a chance to run through it and point out all the stuff that needs to be fixed, but I see several wood textures that need to be rotated and some crate textures that need to be scaled by -1 so the logo faces the correct way.

sk89q · « **Reply #42 on:** February 04, 2008, 12:12:38 PM »

By the way, you set your map's gamemode key wrong. You are supposed to add together the numbers. 4 + 1 = 5

jitspoe · « **Reply #43 on:** February 04, 2008, 12:26:33 PM »

When I loaded it up on the beta server, some people were playing. I just left the chasecam on and recorded while I did some other stuff. Sometimes it's useful to see how other people play the map so that you can work on improving different areas.

Sirois · « **Reply #44 on:** February 04, 2008, 03:01:08 PM »

Oh, that gamemode-key was auctually wrong, because i did not want to have the deathmach mode anymore...
Thank you!

OK, that means working out beta3... ... ...

Sirois · « **Reply #45 on:** February 05, 2008, 11:29:54 AM »

Today i have uploaded the 3rd Beta of "Sirois' Grotto" here the download-link:

http://zilla-clan.net/upload/977891

If there is no negativ reply left, it will be the final beta!

Garrett · « **Reply #46 on:** February 05, 2008, 07:08:30 PM »

Aside from the high as WarWulf r_speeds, the map looks good. For beta 4, make your barrels only 8 sided vs. how ever many they are. This will help the r_speeds drop a little but I have not the faintest idea how to bring them down another 3000. The are 5500+ in some places and this will kill so people's computer. I do like the center area where there is an underwater tunnel though. Reminds me of Tomb Raider.

Sirois · « **Reply #47 on:** February 06, 2008, 07:10:19 AM »

I was succesful dropping r_speeds using hints... the highest wpoly was now at about 4500...
Will it really kill the computer with those r_speeds??? I already played it on the beta server and nobody
complained about lagging or something... So do i really need to change it so hard?

And what is the difference between "final compile" and "final compile (high quality)"

Can i drop r_speeds using th high quality compile?

Garrett · « **Reply #48 on:** February 06, 2008, 08:29:17 AM »

Just do final compile. The high quality compiler messes with the archrad I believe.

ViciouZ · « **Reply #49 on:** February 06, 2008, 10:29:01 AM »

High quality shoves a load of extra options into arghrad, meaning a much longer compile time, if it even compiles, because it usually results in a max_patches error.

Sirois · « **Reply #50 on:** February 06, 2008, 02:07:09 PM »

I did my really best fixing the r_speeds...
The result is beta 4!!! It is including better texture alignments and a more different flag-capture for the blue team,
because at the beginning it was realy not difficoult enough in comparison to the red flagcapture-task...

Here the download link:

http://zilla-clan.net/upload/624851

jitspoe · « **Reply #51 on:** February 06, 2008, 11:58:11 PM »

I've put beta4 up on the server and made a little demo pointing out some things you might want to tweak.

Sirois · « **Reply #52 on:** February 07, 2008, 03:08:02 PM »

Thanks a lot for pointing out the stuff!!!
It is really helpful... Working out beta5 now...

Sirois · « **Reply #53 on:** November 30, 2008, 09:42:37 AM »

Hi all!

Maybe some of you remember my my last release Sirois' Grotto...

There where different things that needed to be fixed,
well i found some time and fixed it, so it's Beta 5 now...

Screenshots / Download here:
http://maps.digitalpaint.therisenrealm.com/map/sirois_grotto/

I hope it is ready to be played now, id did my best to
fix the r_speeds... I used hint-brushes and so one...
But still they're sometimes 3000+ $:-\$ But on LAN-Parties
and even in the Net it made no difference to the performance...

I hope that you will have fun with Beta 5 and that it will be the last one, so that i can start my new project:
Sirois' Bunker ;-)