Recent content by Scotland Tom

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    ARENA vsh_Hakurei_Shrine

    Hey, haven't posted in the forums for a while, but congratulations on being featured in this: Fighting Saxton Hale Around the World - Fileplanet
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    Timesaving: Hammer's shortcuts.

    Hey wow! I never would've noticed this without the necrobump! Thanks for your necro-skills Mr. Happy!
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    KotH Lakeside

    The mining signage does look a little strange. Especially those "Brown Nugget" and "Goldstream" signs. I'm OK with the "Keep Out" sign in the screenshots though. I'm also not a fan of the hazard stripes or the "Capture Zone" sign. I will say, however, that I do recognize the need for stuff...
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    Snow

    What? I've lived in Michigan the entirety of my 30 years of life and I've never heard of this troll reference in regards to those living south of the Mackinac bridge. Yoopers of course do get their nickname by living the Upper Peninsula. Upper Peninsula = U.P. = Yoo Pee (haha lolz I know) =...
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    Gap around window model

    Good lord, why don't Valve make their models fit to the grid? It doesn't just make it more difficult for custom mappers to use some of the models, but it makes it more difficult for the OFFICIAL mappers to use the models. It's just mind-boggling that they'd make things more difficult like that.
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    CP Mirrored Maps - Series 1

    I think the lack of hate might stem from the fact that, despite these being nothing more than mirrors of Valve's work, they actually might have some educational value for mappers. Playing the mirrored versions might better expose some player habits and expectations in regards to directional...
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    CP Mirrored Maps - Series 1

    My mind = blown Seriously, I thought I could handle this when I first realized what it was. THEN I looked at the screenshots which proceeded to scramble my brains.
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    KotH Market

    It's been a few weeks. Any progress? I keep hoping to see an update every time I check in because, dang it, I really enjoy this theme.
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    What is happening

    Off topic is... the non VIPers VIP?
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    KotH Lakeside

    Really like where the hydro lighting is going, but I think a little of the desert feel has been lost. My suggestion for further tweaking would be to add just a touch more yellow back to the sunlight (not too much though) and then change the ambient lighting value to a warmer color like a rusty...
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    KotH Lakeside

    I absolutely agree. I personally think the dusty yellow fits the environment extremely well and really builds the atmosphere, but yes, people will hate it. I think a pretty simple fix for this might be to add just a bit of blue to the skybox texture. Right now the sky itself appears pretty...
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    TF2 Mapping-Link Resources

    A couple of update suggestions for this supernaturally awesome resource. Suggestion One: I think the detailing links could be expanded to include YM's extensive discussion on detailing over at Nodraw.net. Direct links: TF2: Density of Detailing A look at the detail of TF2 Part 1: Badlands...
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    Light messes up =(

    The brushes you're trying to seal your map with are likely not world brushes and thus are not suitable for sealing your map. For some reason or another they've probably been changed to func_details or something. 1. Get rid of that extra layer of brushes you created and go back to the original...
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    Lets talk politics

    Every election that goes by I actually do the research, check the candidates and find out where they stand. And every time I do that I discover that almost without exception all the candidates I prefer belong to the same party. Also, attack ads or no, political advertisements on TV are...
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    CP Mann Manor

    Thirded. Nearly every time I've found myself in that spot I have died. I avoid it like the plague.