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Re: two_towers
Posted by dahl on Thu Jan 6th at 10:54pm 2005


ANybody know where I can get a map hosted or could I do it myself?




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Posted by satchmo on Thu Jan 6th at 11:33pm 2005


Can't you do it yourself when you start HL2 Deathmatch from Steam? One of the options in the start screen is "create new server" or something like that. I did it last night, and it seems to work. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Jan 6th at 11:37pm 2005


typo satchmo.. "can"

and this belongs in "General" forums.

[addsig]




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Posted by Jinx on Thu Jan 6th at 11:49pm 2005


by hosted I think he means he needs webspace to upload it to so people can download it.



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Posted by Orpheus on Thu Jan 6th at 11:53pm 2005


? quoting Jinx
by hosted I think he means he needs webspace to upload it to so people can download it.

ahh, that makes sense..

still it belongs in general though.

to answer, google has some links to some free hosting sites.

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Posted by satchmo on Fri Jan 7th at 12:12am 2005


? quote:
typo satchmo.. "can"

Ahem. Orph, it wasn't a typo. Read it more carefully this time. I was asking a question, as in "Can't you wipe your own ass after you've taken a dump?"

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Posted by satchmo on Fri Jan 7th at 12:14am 2005


Sorry, I've taken this discussion from (the wrong category to begin with) hosting server to buttock hygiene.

See how easily I digress?

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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Jan 7th at 12:25am 2005


? quoting satchmo
Sorry, I've taken this discussion from (the wrong category to begin with) hosting server to buttock hygiene.

See how easily I digress?

Butt its so refreshing to find someone else whom doesn't fear body parts mentioned in post replies

and, my bad for reading it incorrectly.. somehow i read it differently.... *scratches buttocks* i seem to be doing that al ot of late :/

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Posted by satchmo on Fri Jan 7th at 12:36am 2005


? quote:
*scratches buttocks* ...

Don't you sniff now! Or I'll tell Mom.

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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Jan 7th at 12:37am 2005


? quoting satchmo

? quote:
*scratches buttocks* ...

Don't you sniff now! Or I'll tell Mom.

back on topic:

i read his profile, he has a host for the map, maybe he was talking about a server after

[addsig]




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Posted by dahl on Fri Jan 7th at 1:22am 2005


I have webspace to upload it to. All I really want is to find a place that will host it so I can play it along with other people. Can I do this on my website? Its only a small space (100Mb)




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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Jan 7th at 1:31am 2005


? quoting dahl
I have webspace to upload it to. All I really want is to find a place that will host it so I can play it along with other people. Can I do this on my website? Its only a small space (100Mb)

you are still mixing terms.

hosting the map, can be done with webspace, hosting the game requires a server. you can, if you have the bandwidth, do it yourself. if not you must find someone willing to do it for you.

lets hope you have broadband, cause getting someone to host an unknown mappers map is nearly impossible.

if you have broadband, create your own server through the HL2DM setup menu.

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Posted by dahl on Fri Jan 7th at 1:48am 2005


I do have broadband. If I create my own server can I play my map as well as be the host of the game? If so how?




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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Fri Jan 7th at 3:21am 2005


If you post your map at a general HL2 site and it's decent enough I'm certain you can get some sucker to offer to play your map on a server. [addsig]



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Posted by Orpheus on Fri Jan 7th at 3:25am 2005


? quoting dahl
I do have broadband. If I create my own server can I play my map as well as be the host of the game? If so how?

lets assume you have an errorless HLDM map.

1) be sure its in your deathmatch/maps folder.

2) load HL in HLDM mode

3) click create server- check the options that please you.

4) create it.

now it helps if you know your own IP address, so you can tell people where to join you, you can obtain it from a site like www.whatismyip.com or somesuch. it helps if people download the map in advance, this keeps them from stealing your bandwidth.

hope this helps.

[addsig]




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Posted by Yak_Fighter on Thu Jan 6th at 10:53pm 2005


First off I'd like to thank Dahl for including the .prt, .vmf, and .vmx files. I don't know what I'd do without them! These have no business being zipped with the map and their presence is probably the ultimate sign of a clueless mapper. I should have known better and stopped right there, but I decided to bravely push on and load up the map. Boy did I ever regret it. <br> <br>The first thing I noticed was the 3d skybox, which was covered in that lovely purple and black checkerboard texture, signifying that there are missing textures. It's supposed to send a message to the mapper that something's wrong, not serve as a ground texture. This skybox consisted of some terrible displacement hills and wasn't clipped off, so I managed to jump into the void. The next thing I noticed was that my framerates were in the teens, probably because either VIS wasn't run or there were a bunch of unfixed leaks. The map is absolutely huge, with gigantic towers and one big ass building. There was a litany of other errors and problems, from lighting errors and small gaps between brushes to tons of powerful weapons next to each other and about 30 explosive barrels bunched into a corner of the outside area. There are two towers (!) that have ladders that must be about 3000 units long, but at least they work properly, which is something that can't be said about many other maps. Once you reach the top you're treated to some awful colored lighting, and you'll probably want to just jump into the skybox at this point. I'd rather not go on.<br /><br /><b>Verdict</b><br /><br />Download this and you'll feel much better about your own mapping skills.



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Posted by Jezpuh on Thu Jan 6th at 11:21pm 2005


PICTURESPICTURESPICTURESPICTURESPICTURES



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Posted by Damic on Fri Jan 7th at 3:48pm 2005


Pictures: look on the links smiley <br> <br>Nice map but the lights aren't so good smiley if you fix that it will r0(|&lt; (rock)



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Posted by mike-o on Sat Jan 8th at 2:46am 2005


Make the cylinders have more faces, this aint HL1



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Posted by Kampy on Sat Jan 29th at 8:51pm 2005


Looks a bit like a bad HL1 map with high resolution textures ^^




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