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Suggestions & Requests / Re: Maze Generator

« on: January 29, 2013, 01:53:15 PM »

^awesome, 500% better than truce's maze generator

until then, Truce's can actually be gotten here
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=134632.0

Can you give me a quick step-by-step on how to make this do something coherent? I'm not a scripter.

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General Discussion / Re: Demian's Soccer - Match on 2nd of Feb

« on: January 29, 2013, 01:46:40 PM »

3 AM EST?
I probably can't come.

*Edit*
Oh sure thing.

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General Discussion / Re: Demian's Soccer

« on: January 28, 2013, 01:16:21 PM »

I'd like to play.

But you'll probably need to organize the teams for each game and schedule it a day or two in advance.

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Suggestions & Requests / Maze Generator

« on: January 28, 2013, 01:09:49 PM »

A gui for generating a maze (out of bricks) that gives options like difficulty and size.

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Games / Re: Kerbal Space Program, Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love THRUSTERRRSSSS

« on: January 27, 2013, 01:22:44 PM »

If you can't get into orbit, try the asparagus ship design.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VF5pzdl01a8

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Modification Help / Re: [BrickPack] Roleplaying Miniatures

« on: January 26, 2013, 02:29:38 PM »

Thanks :D

Due to the popularity of mini empires, I may do a brick pack for that specifically after this one.
As for the modern/future themed ones; I'll be sure to keep it in mind for the future, but that won't be for awhile.

Also, updated the human model/pose today and added a poll.

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Suggestions & Requests / Re: Petition to make VCE Default

« on: January 23, 2013, 07:35:38 PM »

Generally it's a good idea to ASK the person who made the add-on about things like this.
Perhaps they don't want it to be default.

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Modification Help / Re: [BrickPack] Roleplaying Miniatures

« on: January 23, 2013, 01:01:54 AM »

Oh yea.
Their clothes/hats and some accessories take the color you paint them.

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Modification Help / [BrickPack] Roleplaying Miniatures

« on: January 22, 2013, 11:18:03 PM »

Pictures


Who
Modeling - Me
Brick Icons - Waldo: 13063

What
This is a brick pack of miniatures, usually found useful in role-playing games like D&D.
When the brick is clicked, it switches to an attack pose.


When
I'm not sure if I want to release it as a work in progress here and update over time, or if I just want to release the whole thing when I'm finished with it. Tell me what you think!


Where
This brick-pack would be best used on D&D style servers. (suggest other places you'd use these!)


Why
I started this project to get better at 3d modeling. Also because using poles as people in my D&D sessions was rather boring.


How
I'll tell you when I have some more done.


To Do
What I want to to most now is to edit the first 3 (human dwarf elf) to look like they have more character (gnome).
After that I'll start pumping out some monsters, maybe death poses, making different sized bricks, to infinity and beyond.

Here's a list of the models I'd like to make for this pack: (most will probably be squished together or removed)
Key:

• constitutes existence in this pack

Doors/
Chests/mimic
Trap
Statue
Fountain
Ladder
Lever
Secret Passage
Portal
Coins
Cart
Horse
Gryphon
Pegasus
Rowboat
Fishingboat
Galleon
Catapult
Trebuchet
Ballista

• Humans
• Dwarf
• Elf
• Gnome

Half-Orc
Half-Dragon

Spider
Rat
Snake
Goblin
Hobgoblin   
Kobold
Mer
Troglodyte
Hydra
Giant
Orc
Troll
Centaur
Minotaur
Gelatinous cube
Witch/Dryad
Iron Golem
Beholder
Dragon
Bugs
Wolf
Bear
Bugbear
Gnoll   
Gargoyle
Rust Monster
Elemental
Ghoul
Wraith
Mummy
MindFlayer
Zombies
Skeletons
Lich
Skeletal Dragon
Vampire
Werewolf
Balor
Succubus
Imp
Angel


Update Log
01/01/2013
     Project started.

01/04/2013
     Scripts and test models working.

01/08/2013
     Added attacking pose.

01/15/2013
     Models updated.

01/26/2013
     Updated Human model. Looking for a faster way to pose.

01/29/2013
     Project delayed due to issues IRL.

03/14/2013
     Laptop is toast. Won't be able to work on this for awhile. (sorry)

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Development / Re: 2012/10/26 - Obj to Blb Converter

« on: January 22, 2013, 09:37:14 PM »

Any progress on these?

I've been playing Blockland more recently and...

Unfortunately I'm debating on whether or not the project is worth the effort for Blockland.

I'll model a bit for the next week and see where things end up. I mostly wanted to do this just for modelling practice anyway, so odds are I'll probably finish it.
But yes, progress is happening; but it's rather slow due to RL getting in the way.

(making a topic so that I won't take up room for dev information here)
http://forum.blockland.us/index.php?topic=220042.0

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Games / Re: Kerbal Space Program, Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love THRUSTERRRSSSS

« on: January 22, 2013, 09:25:01 PM »

Kind of improvised the "Mars Curiosity" style landing here and used RCS to stabilize my descent speed after I ran out of slowmedown fuel.


And... out of the rubble...



Now I'm working on the drop pod that will refuel the RCS and Xenon tanks.

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Gallery / Re: Throneroom

« on: January 22, 2013, 04:43:03 PM »

It's very good. 8/10
But I think that the bottom bit is a little bland, and that horizontal line that wraps around interferes with that.

Perhaps lowering that line and hanging pictures across the hall would clean that up.

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General Discussion / Re: Looks/Amount of detail versus brickcount?

« on: January 22, 2013, 04:33:10 PM »

It's important to have a playable game.

I'm on a laptop with an Intel HD graphics card, so that limits me to about 30-40k bricks ghosted at once without any frame rate issues.

If you're making something that needs players to move without this lag, then you'll need to "optimize" your build.
Inversely if you're making something like an RPG where there's no real pressure to move quickly, go all out.

Okay, don't go all out unless you're making something for show, like something that taking pictures of would be nice.

     Here's a few brute examples.
15-35k (bricks) - Suitable for fast action, DM's, Challenges, Sometimes City RPG's.
35-100k - Good for leisurely RPG's, usually if your brickcount is this high, it's good to use a few strategies to break up how much a player sees at once.
100-250k - Unplayable for many low-end computer users. Take pictures of these.

Essentially you're choosing what kind of crowd to appeal to. The vast number of low-end computer users, or the fewer but possibly more knowledgeable high-end computer users. (This statement is not supported by fact, only by my own estimation. It seems that the more serious users are active on the forum to give up statistics, showing perhaps a false statistic of good/bad computers ratio.)

In the end, it's up to you to make the best out of the bricks you use. Just keep in mind the limitations of some player's systems.

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Games / Re: Video Game Developing Team

« on: January 22, 2013, 04:11:05 PM »

I don't think that it's easy and I don't just decide ideas! I make the game, I make the scenery, I make the mountains, the hills, the gui, and the HUD.

My friends do the rest.

Post examples of your work, details about what was done/who did it/how long it took, how you went about planning for it, etc.

If you can prove to me that you are functional, then I will be far more interested.

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Off Topic / Re: Looking for an Auto-Clicker (Rapid?)

« on: January 20, 2013, 10:52:49 PM »

Mega I've used something like that before a long time ago, thank you. It does exactly what I needed.