Matt W's Forum Posts
| Thread | Post | Date Posted |
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| GG staff: Help! | Look at the code that makes up the shapeBase hud. It currently draws the text in a color taken fr... read more | 05/19/2002 (12:38 pm) |
| Attack of the Clones rules | Hehe, you'd be surprised how many times I've heard people refer to Episode 2 as "Pearl Harbor in spa... read more | 05/16/2002 (6:59 pm) |
| Attack of the Clones rules | Everyone does. In time... one will learn how to be as cool as me. Seriously (yes, that was a joke... read more | 05/16/2002 (6:44 pm) |
| Really Confused! | Yeah, from all I know Linux servers are considerably more stable than Windows-based ones in most eve... read more | 05/16/2002 (4:22 pm) |
| Attack of the Clones rules | Hehe, Kevin Smith. "Dude Obi-Wan. Pass the bong yo"... read more | 05/16/2002 (3:11 pm) |
| Newsletter Mai Issue? | Of course, we're always looking for contributors or regular writers. This issue will have a few thin... read more | 05/16/2002 (2:42 pm) |
| Attack of the Clones rules | I feel stupid knowing this, but the final 3 aren't going to happen according to anyone I've spoken t... read more | 05/16/2002 (1:52 pm) |
| Attack of the Clones rules | 2 tickets to see Star Wars: Attack of the clones, $20 1 large popcorn, $8 2 sodas, $10 5 ba... read more | 05/16/2002 (1:51 pm) |
| Newsletter Mai Issue? | Yeah, I didn't really make any public announcement but it's switching to semi-monthly. So no May ... read more | 05/16/2002 (1:11 am) |
| How to get funds to finish the game? | As far as I know, the online resume page is just bait to try to lure semi-unsolicited job offers or ... read more | 05/15/2002 (9:53 pm) |
| Q: Help understanding getDamageLocation() | Let's clear things up first. Hitboxes = multiple boxes used to track collision. Move with model a... read more | 05/15/2002 (4:29 pm) |
| Conversation Tool / facial animation | Logan said how to do it, and frankly it doesn't sound like that major of an undertaking. Learn ho... read more | 05/14/2002 (5:41 pm) |
| Possible new distribution method for your game? | Yeah, but what about the "real" games? Full games (Space invaders isn't a "full" game) don't work... read more | 05/14/2002 (2:17 pm) |
| Conversation Tool / facial animation | If you're so persistant that this is important, why don't YOU do it?... read more | 05/14/2002 (12:26 pm) |
| Team Play Tools - RTS + FPS? | It's either all or nothing. A handful of games have tried to give some players more control than ... read more | 05/14/2002 (1:26 am) |
| Possible new distribution method for your game? | Hehe, "just because the games are low quality"? No bias there? :p I sincerely feel that a bunch o... read more | 05/13/2002 (7:51 pm) |
| Randomized Damage Calculation | If you're going for realism you're going to have to go for some randomness. If you don't, you won... read more | 05/13/2002 (6:39 pm) |
| TCP Project - Collision - Discussion | Hmm actually, I think I have cranked it up over 2000fps before. I think my current "crossbow" fro... read more | 05/13/2002 (5:04 pm) |
| Randomized Damage Calculation | When a bullet hits a player it calls a "damage" function which sends a static value that is deducted... read more | 05/13/2002 (4:59 pm) |
| TCP Project - Collision - Discussion | Moving an actual model can be a pretty big waste of resources considering how it can't be seen. 2... read more | 05/13/2002 (3:51 pm) |
| Neew a program | Word or equivilant programs is the best you're going to find. Just make sure to come up with a wa... read more | 05/13/2002 (1:27 pm) |
| CopyRight infringements. | I was going to write a long and meandering post about using copyrighted things, but I'll keep it sho... read more | 05/12/2002 (11:03 pm) |
| Possible new distribution method for your game? | $5 is bad when it's a game in a store. $5 downloaded directly from the site means you KNOW why it... read more | 05/12/2002 (10:45 pm) |
| 3D Audio Problem | Ah I realized why mine was working. I am using %object.playAudio($CloakSound, cloakOff); The p... read more | 05/12/2002 (1:44 pm) |
| Console Connections (Lcenceing Question) | Console development usually requires an expensive SDK and development agreement with the console pro... read more | 05/11/2002 (2:56 pm) |
| Federal Judge says games are not free speech | While I agree with you on many points Ward, I think you're more against guns than the actual stuff i... read more | 05/11/2002 (2:50 pm) |
| Earth and Beyond Beta Screen Shots | Wuh-oh! It's like someone who wears suspenders and a bow tie. Don't wear the suspenders and bow t... read more | 05/09/2002 (11:13 pm) |
| Earth and Beyond Beta Screen Shots | Hehe "working". I guess I "worked" on Anarchy Online and Jumpgate! Lemme go add that to my resume... read more | 05/09/2002 (3:32 pm) |
| Gaming will never be a "professional" arena | Heh never thought about that. PC game writers do have a pretty simple job, and get to play games all... read more | 05/09/2002 (2:25 am) |
| Gaming will never be a "professional" arena | The core problem (even in the future) will be that games don't hold up to time, at least no more tha... read more | 05/08/2002 (9:46 pm) |
| Turrents and BackPacks | Backpacks as a feature? That's a bit narrow to try to ask for someone to create, or even GarageGa... read more | 05/08/2002 (7:39 pm) |
| Newcomer Concept | Upload them to your own Ftp then type (in the forum message submission textbox) (image)http://www... read more | 05/08/2002 (4:21 pm) |
| Gaming will never be a "professional" arena | Currently, "pro" gaming is 100% advertisement and entry fee based in terms of prize money. That ensu... read more | 05/08/2002 (2:19 pm) |
| Tribes 2 Update beta tester, line starts here ---> | Marweas works for Sierra? Hell, I've never seen such an immature and hostile customer support per... read more | 05/08/2002 (1:46 pm) |
| TGE Script Documentation | I don't know how much more basic you're going to get with that stuff. Bitwise operators aren't thing... read more | 05/07/2002 (4:41 pm) |
| Gaming will never be a "professional" arena | Fun is basically removed from any sort of high-stakes event. I placed 8th in a national Quake 3 tour... read more | 05/07/2002 (11:59 am) |
| Gaming will never be a "professional" arena | As it stands, the most winningest Quake 3 player has won $50,000 over about three years. Consider... read more | 05/07/2002 (11:18 am) |
| E3 2002 | Starcraft is a great game. My point was that Blizzard has a track record of taking great unique g... read more | 05/06/2002 (7:48 pm) |
| Start from scratch | Unless you're very good with C++, I recommend you leave things in that you don't need and just work ... read more | 05/06/2002 (2:55 pm) |
| Help w/ health bar | I never knew that Marco! I was just going to say to swap the coordinate values given in the exist... read more | 05/05/2002 (12:06 am) |
| Wanna Get Hired? | Some people are looking for work, and they'll make a web portfolio. Many others are looking for work... read more | 05/04/2002 (9:44 pm) |
| Huge city | Max payne didn't even have half that. All games attempted so far either have medium-small sized citi... read more | 05/04/2002 (6:28 pm) |
| Federal Judge says games are not free speech | It hasn't been tried, so why do we think it wouldn't work? I think that arguement is just too muc... read more | 05/03/2002 (9:07 am) |
| Federal Judge says games are not free speech | There shouldn't be any reason they can't, but I guess that "infringes on our rights" according to ma... read more | 05/01/2002 (12:23 pm) |
| Federal Judge says games are not free speech | Wal-Mart, Target and some of the Electronics Botiques are the ones who card for M games. That's abou... read more | 05/01/2002 (10:50 am) |
| Of Leaks and Leaves... | Heh, that's not positive! Anyway, this engine isn't built on one bsp like Half-Life or Quake. The... read more | 05/01/2002 (10:18 am) |
| Displaying the hit boxes in game | Remember, hitboxes aren't bounding boxes. Bounding boxes are meant for generic damage and collisi... read more | 05/01/2002 (9:44 am) |
| Federal Judge says games are not free speech | Yeah uh... why exactly would the NRA and game ratings be linked? I think it's just the pop-fear of r... read more | 05/01/2002 (9:39 am) |
| Are people not using script enough? | It's not an arguement. An arguement is when I feel I have to defend my practices or ideas against so... read more | 04/30/2002 (5:16 pm) |
| Are people not using script enough? | Well then, it's just your preference :p I haven't worked with script outside of javascript before... read more | 04/30/2002 (12:43 pm) |
