The entire Nucleus machine is around 60k triangles. That is not what will give you problems in this endeavor, it is everything else.
Is it reasonable: static prop model as map visual mesh +nodraw brushes as collision?
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Oh nice then!! I am going for it compiling the level visual model as static props and building the collision with brushes.
Also I will save some time creating a Softimage script which automaticly writes the .qc and .vmf for each exported (smd) model =)
And the batch to compile them.
I'll see how it goes anyways, I am starting right now =)
Thanks
Also I will save some time creating a Softimage script which automaticly writes the .qc and .vmf for each exported (smd) model =)
And the batch to compile them.
I'll see how it goes anyways, I am starting right now =)
Thanks
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Another way to avoid VMT redudancy (depending on your needs) is to use the Patch shader. It can help avoid copy-pasting a lot of shared settings between VMTs.
technically it IS illegal. You are giving content from a game you own to people who don't own it. People always try to get around this by saying 'tribute' or whatever, that doesn't circumnavigate legal issues.
Realistically. Will Sega sue you, or tell you to remove it. Probably not, they probably have better things to do with their time/money than go after some fan porting stuff to another engine.
And that's if they ever found out about it. Which they probably won't.
If Valve did it and they found out they probably would sue, because Valve would be making money and has money worth going after.
I though Valve had enough money already selling TF2 items and such, now I am starting to freak out about releasing this to the public in case that could happen :mellow:
The game is from 2002, sort of starting to age right?
Well I am just pretty amazed of the amount of ripped characters from many other games available at garrysmod website, Valve didn't do anything about it, nor the game's owners.
I don't know has there been someone getting sued or got in trouble for ripped models, or maps?
The game is from 2002, sort of starting to age right?
Well I am just pretty amazed of the amount of ripped characters from many other games available at garrysmod website, Valve didn't do anything about it, nor the game's owners.
I don't know has there been someone getting sued or got in trouble for ripped models, or maps?
There was some "fan remake" that got shut down not too long ago; I forget what it was, though. They didn't get sued or anything, just told to stop and not make the (un)finished product available. And also that was a whole-game remake.
Oh well, then I might not make it, maybe I'll contact Sega and Valve, though meh don't want to make a big deal out of this hobby.
Personally i wouldnt worry about it. Considering the makers of MarioKart havent been sued, (when in reality they should be sued/defenestrated) you might be OK. Putting something in the map text file would be good to cover your bases, though.
I think that was a system shock remake. At least there was one that got shut down. Eidos now owns the rights to that game and I think they are stricter than most companies.
Like you said, that was an entire remake in a new engine.
Not trying to scare you off, most likely they'd order a cease and desist first. If you continued distributing it THEN they'd look into legal action. But it is only a TF2 map... Not a remake, or anything.
Well once its released public in the internet no way to stop it, I'll probably release it with due credits of course.
As for how its going, well I am trying to compile the map with vrad and vis on fast mode and vrad crashes at some point, it still manages to compile it but i guess not properly.
I rebuilt the skybox to make sure its properly sealed.
The brushes at the bottom of the map seem to cast shadows (yeah i should reduce the uv tilling there)
But the map models as dynamic props with no collision still look just like "fullbright" not shadows or anything indicating the ffect of the env_sun and the light_environment (placed inside the skybox right above the map)
Here's the log
As for how its going, well I am trying to compile the map with vrad and vis on fast mode and vrad crashes at some point, it still manages to compile it but i guess not properly.
I rebuilt the skybox to make sure its properly sealed.
The brushes at the bottom of the map seem to cast shadows (yeah i should reduce the uv tilling there)
But the map models as dynamic props with no collision still look just like "fullbright" not shadows or anything indicating the ffect of the env_sun and the light_environment (placed inside the skybox right above the map)
Here's the log
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THis might sound stupid, but...
You have http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Light_environment , right?
You have http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Light_environment , right?
Yes only one, though I got rid of the lights and vrad still crashes, I then got rid of everything except the skybox and the ground/walls brushes still crashed vrad, might be the size of the map?
uhh... yeah. No sensible map should engulf half the gridspace.