HD failures really suck :(

Good to hear your still gonna keep mapping though! 

But didn't pjw have a copy?
but will botclip some and make sure they act better with the YA and stuff as soon as I get it back from pjw.
Or am I misunderstanding?.

Thankfully I have never experienced a HD failure, I have had a couple start making a few odd noises that I thought were going down, so I replaced them. Now days, apart from regularly backing everything up on a DVD, every 6 months I just rip out the old HD and replace it with a new one. Kind of puts the odds in my favour a bit, cutting down the chance of loosing everything.
Anyway look forward to your next, best of luck 

He did have a copy, but I had built quite a bit since then, and I really don't feel like redoing about 5-6 hours of work all over again, maybe some other day. 

doing anything? feed me screens! 

http://members.home.nl/gimli/quake04.jpg
http://members.home.nl/gimli/quake05.jpg 

http://members.home.nl/gimli/OnePair.zip 

http://img35.exs.cx/img35/859/shot0051.jpg 

Time for a little pimpage of my next Q1SP map. As it stands, I'm afraid this bad boy will probably have to be custom engine only, but in any case, I'll supply an engine with the download to at least ensure a consistent experience (a lesson I learned the hard way with the first map). I'm currently finalising the architecture and lighting; I haven't added any monsters yet, but you can expect a similar type of combat to the first one.

The main differences this time around are the terrain elements, less linear exploration, and more epic architecture >:D

Here's a quick trio of screenshots - I'd have more but the lighting is still being worked on in most places.

http://photopile.com/photos/sloochyslooch/quakemaps/134365.jpg

http://photopile.com/photos/sloochyslooch/quakemaps/134363.jpg

http://photopile.com/photos/sloochyslooch/quakemaps/134364.jpg 

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that first yellow road tex is ugly tho 

good point re: yellow texture. It does tile badly from a distance :/ 

uhm that water is like really bright... 

oh that's just the contrast correction i applied to the screenshots. It looks normal ingame :) 

 

 

I meant #2, I tried to erase #1176 before it posted 

Shot 1 is truly epic, amazing stuff SB!

I am eagerly awaiting release. 

i cancelled the project, it was too GAY 

what the fuck is wrong with you? you must be possesed by the devil to map in such a fasion!

whatever you do, don't stop! ^_^ 

Of course I meant Kinn not starbuck, I think I am going insane... 

sorry for that outburst but considering that's q1 and handbuilt terrain u say! it's stunningly erotic. Probably the most amazing q1 outdoor screenie i've ever seen. Keep up the stiffy! 

Kinn and starbuck have the same sorta nick colour, thats why I got them mixed up...

(what? you mean the strange squiggly lines have something to do with it too? Gah...) 

Yes the terrain is all handbuilt. It's actually hollow (i.e. there's an underground cave network), so an "instant terrain" tool like gensurf would have been of little use. Besides, I much prefer the level of control you get with handbuilding terrain vertex-by-vetex.