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Kaizerwolf

Hellooooooo

long time no see. I had a kick to play Descent again, and found my Descent 1.5 missions folder. I don't really go by Kaizerwolf anymore (though I'm failing at sorting the items when making a new account), so for now I'm still Kaizerwolf. How are things going with the project?

Kaizerwolf

So any updates there? I"m sorry, I haven't been able to design anything myself lately. Guess the well of ideas has run dry for now. Also, I think this project's scope has actually outgrown my own level building skills, so I'd rather let better people make them :P I'll definitely make some more ...

Kaizerwolf

Sirius wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 1:19 pm Although, word to the wise: don't add control panels using that tab with "use both sides" checked for now. Patch pending but it currently crashes.

Oh way to go buddy, that explains it...

Kaizerwolf

There are light blue textures to use though, no idea why you went with the pistacchio-cream :D rock022 rock330 rock334 rock345 Pick your poison :P However, this area does seem a bit cube heavy and apart from the pretty geometry, nothing appears to be going on in it, it's not very interactive either ...

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Trying something out for 31. I had saved this picture for a while to try and emulate it in D2... albeit I can't use blue like the image, but I think it looks decent? https://i.imgur.com/oROa66B.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9Mk5gVR.jpg Obviously texture work needs cleaning up in some places, and I cannot ...

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Xfing wrote: ↑Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:47 pm

31 sounds good! Just don't make it too weird, since it has to look like a proper Puuma level

Just to clarify, Puuma Sphere is green and white themes, correct?

Kaizerwolf

I could do either 21 or 31. I feel like I've probably got too many levels in Vertigo to choose another one from there.

Kaizerwolf

Xfing wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:57 pm
@Kaizerwolf your updates to level 8 are real sweet, great job as always

I'm glad I can still impress. Despite my weird absences, are there still slots that I could take? I have no idea what I would pick, so if you're open to me trying my hand at another level, I'm down for suggestions!

Kaizerwolf

Sorry, kinda dropped off the face of the Earth for a bit without uploading my final changes to level 8. I saw someone updated the original Tholin files I posted, so I posted Tholin2.mn2 and .hog, just to be safe. Added some new sections to the red key area, let me know if it works.

Kaizerwolf

https://i.gyazo.com/294fbdb4077937e421213103e674c977.png Now, this is indeed a work in progress in it's current state, but here's a DLE shot of what i have so far on Level 45, which i've decided to call Rakghou Moroni, in vein of some of the more "out there" names that Vertigo has, take Fold ...

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I'm adding in a new explorable red key area, as well as another secret, depending on what I can fit. I'm not sure I'm lacking for secrets, since I'm up to 7 (or 8, can't remember since I'm not at home), and in looking at some Uranus D1 levels for texture reference, level 22 only has 6 secrets unless ...

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- it's a Uranian level, it needs the green brick textures PERIOD :P (I used a plural because there are two, the brighter one and the darker one). I'm not sure which Green brick you're referring to? I don't see anything like that as part of the texture file I'm using, nor do I see a door for it ...

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Level 8: Tholin Research is up on Dropbox! Give it a flythrough, and let me know what you think. Like I said, it may be too ambitious, just let me know!

Kaizerwolf

Almost done, I promise! Adding traps and secrets, adding matcen triggers, and some final beautifying to the reactor area. I'll have it up on Dropbox soon.

Kaizerwolf

You guys have inspired me. Tholin is nearing completion, I've saved myself about 200 cubes for reactor room and secrets. This level should be pretty neat I think, I've kept the D1 feel of having areas that have nothing to do with keys, and I think it's turning out pretty well. I'm hoping to have a ...

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My D1 level is set to be darker. It's probably 75% complete, but I haven't touched it in a few weeks. I'll get to it soon.

Kaizerwolf

Honestly I'm happy with this change! The old site hurt my eyes with the light blue on black text, I'd start seeing spots after a while of reading it.

Kaizerwolf

This is why I do mapping. I tried to read through what you wrote about modifying game files, but god damn I didn't understand a word of what you wrote...

Kaizerwolf

Alter-Fox wrote:Weeeell then... I think I shall claim charon if nobody's done it yet.

I'm seeing a Descent 3 style cutscene, mixed with "A challenger approaches!" from Smash Brothers...

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The geometry looks really nice here! Not sure about the color scheme though. Blue and purple together feel more like Venus or Secret level 3 than Uranus. Uranus requires greens, make sure to include some :D I think I may be able to swing the caves area to be green textures. I was watching a Miranda ...

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Here's some previews of Tholin; https://i.imgur.com/HwaBl5Q.jpg https://i.imgur.com/fWho45e.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Td8WRvw.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XZbCHQ7.jpg The last two are a huge area for the red key. I've got some tuning up to do the make the tunnels have a bit more variation, but I'll get to ...

Kaizerwolf

It's a bit of work generally, so it's much better to start doing this in D2. The only advantage of making the level in D1 is that you won't accidentally use a texture that wasn't in D1. But I'd suggest simply opening another empty mine using D1's PIG so that you can verify whether the texture you ...

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BTW, I've just noticed that in Salt Distillation Facility the entry hatch opening puzzle can become a trap, since the doors are marked as locked from the inside. Fixing that right now. Woops, thanks. I tend to leave "Set Both Sides" enabled in DLE, so I always forget that about locked door traps ...

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BTW, I've just noticed that in Salt Distillation Facility the entry hatch opening puzzle can become a trap, since the doors are marked as locked from the inside. Fixing that right now. Woops, thanks. I tend to leave "Set Both Sides" enabled in DLE, so I always forget that about locked door traps ...

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Made some general progress on Tholin, and I've got a question about the D1 textures. I'm building this as a D2 map, but are all the textures for D1 included in the PIG files? I've added the D1 POG file related to the Ice PIG into my map, but all it's really changed is the lights and a few textures ...

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Xfing wrote:an extra life or three megas and two shakers.

Exactly what I was thinking!

Kaizerwolf

By "D1 POGs" I meant custom textures taken from the D1 exclusive roster. It has no such textures, so changing the PIG is way easier, since you don't have to replace the textures again. Also, while editing that one minor misalign in the editor, I noticed the secret switch right next to the exit that ...

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Ok, I flew through Reactor Ohm. Very nice level for as always, that's for sure :D I think I saw a minor misalignment in one place, gonna fix it right away. The level isn't very heavy on secrets though, but that's a thing with all of your levels. The only secret I figured out how to get was the ...

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Hey guys, Reactor Ohm is up for a flythrough. Level 48 folder, reacohm.hog and .mn2. There's 5 secrets to find, 799 cubes, give it a fly through! Any section where doors or walls open by flying around should have bots/matcens. Let me know what you think!

Kaizerwolf

I'd like to request another level:

08: Solar System 8: Umbriel Tholin Research

I haven't done one in a D1 style yet, and I do like doing some tighter stuff every now and then. What sort of color scheme would this one have?

Kaizerwolf

Layout for Reactor Ohm is mostly complete! I'm adding traps and secrets now, got about 50 cubes to work with, and I'm pretty happy with it. Some of the secrets are obvious, some not not much! I sat for about 2 hours on Sunday mapping out the reactor room and approach to it, the texture work took a ...

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Xfing wrote:since D3 takes place immediately after D2.

You know, it's not quite clear how long it took the MD to recover from his tanning bed incident. Coulda been a looooong time

Kaizerwolf

Had some bouts of inspiration this weekend, and churned out the yellow and red key areas for Reactor Ohm. Not sure if the color schemes and design fit with the level, but I'm working at it. Just gotta finish off the reactor area, get some secrets and traps in there, and I'll upload a demo. I think I ...

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That's the planned name, yes. I don't think I have edit control on the OP though.

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LightWolf wrote:Too many ideas for this and that - usually at least a few of which are not related to what's happening

I 100% have no idea what you're getting at here. I haven't had the pleasure of trying Apocalyptic Factor, but you've been so horrendously vague in your answers that I'm not sure you have either.

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LightWolf wrote:Yoga

Ohm is actually a unit of measurement for electrical resistance!

I'll look into that texture though, thanks.

Kaizerwolf

Checked the level so far, looks splendid as always, your style is unmistakable, but still you manage to be anything but predictable. Getting definite Entropy/late Vertigo vibes from this level too. Just about enough symmetry for the entire level as it is though, and some tighter areas to ...

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Sorry for the double post. Level 48's WIP is up on Dropbox. The filenames are "Soros Vela" but the mission will show as Reactor Ohm in the game. Let me know what you think so far, it's very early stages.

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Xfing wrote:Well IMO all Descent music should be inhospitable, foreboding and dark, exemplified best by the D1L22 tune

D3L14 would like to have a word with you about sending you to an abandoned psych ward

Kaizerwolf

Sometime today, or before the week is over, I'll upload my progress on Reactor Ohm to see how you guys feel about it. I'm afraid I'm doing too much symmetry with it, so I'm hoping to branch off of that (pun intended), but I'm having a tough time figuring out how.

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