For that animation, you could have the player lose their current weapon, and have it replaced by a weapon that looks the same, but has a different animation set? no need for projectiles or effects, or any of that mumbojumbo, then just switch it back after the scene finishes.

Alternatively, they lose their primary weapon, then pick up the one with different animations, then lose that again after the cutscene ends.

Idk whether either of those will work.

Why would you do that when this way's so much easier? Lol.

ur idea sounds great grunt eater, cant wait to see it

Thanks :) it's coming along nicely, and animating from two viewports(third and first person) is looking pretty nice. I'm making the basic movements first, then going back and adding the shock\bumps where they're needed. Then going to first person view and adding the looking movement and reanimating anything that doesn't suit me there. But anyway, since i'm going to be gone 'till tonight because of new years, i won't be able to get any work done on it today. But i'll have something for you will be next year :)

You are free to do whatever you want, but what area of the ship are you even animating this for? The POA only has one area with windows, and it's stock. AFAIK, you can't manipulate the stock BSP tags to have breakable surfaces.

It's a pain in the ass, but by all means go ahead.

CMT should have always used the ability to rip and set up the stock bsps in max and modify them a bit to help create a better and unique transition to custom bsps.

HEY DUCE, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If someone rigged up some of the stock bsps in max it would allow you to slightly modify the existing bsp, it would also allow you to modify geometry around encounters no one has ever even really imagined changing.

But thats now how b30 and most of our maps run its all custom now.

re-imagined

edited for lodex

Edited by MatthewDratt on Jan 4, 2013 at 01:25 AM

B30 is all custom, A10 and A30 have new areas, A50 sucks so its all stock areas.

It's not custom since it's reusing the entire existing b30 idea.
Custom means a mission you customly crafted, this is not the case since it is just a re-imagining of b30. So call it what it is, a re-imagining. It's slightly above "mod" in terms of "custom".

How about a "modification of an idea with new re-designed aspects, objects, and areas that are custom-made."

Or a custom version of B30. Since that what it is.

It's basically just a mod. It's not a custom level with a custom story. It's sad to see that CMT still does this stuff. If they have the effort to mod an entire level to the extent they are doing with b30, you'd think they would have the effort to make a full blown custom map, where they would have the freedom of not being limited to a stock map and design.

He never said it's a custom level with a custom story.

It's a customised version of B30. It's redesigned.

You could call it a mod because that's what it is, yes, but all maps and campaigns are mods. So your point is?

nice job hiralis it looks great so far.

personally i think cmt should ditch the campaign remake's if they are still around after spv3. they should try a custom campaign/story or work more on the halo 2 stuff. though i do like the idea of custom bsp's for the campaign maps.

on the other hand, how is tsc evolved coming along?

I completely agree.

Um, it is a custom level, there is no modding of the original B30. What we're doing gives us the freedom to do whatever we want with our gameplay, design, environment and encounters.

Once again,Higuy comes and offers critique.
Then,someone comes and corrects him.

This seems familiar.

It's a custom BSP, not a custom level.
If it was a custom level, it wouldn't even be named after b30.

Come on Masterz, you know you don't know what you're talking about..you're still constrained to the setting of b30, constricting the story, plausible scenarios and environmental design.

Yes that is true all maps and levels are "mods" of Halo 1, however, this one is not a "custom" level, its just saying it is because it has new bsp's. The facts are though however, that its still the same story, and environment setting, it looks exactly like b30 and even retains some parts of it. It is a [modification] of b30, and not something original from the mind. It's restricted by the original versions aspect and original design.



Uh no. If you take a look at your very own trailer, there are plenty of aspects in it that have been ripped straight from the original b30 BSPs. Like I said above, it isn't custom when your retaining the same exact design, story, and flow of the original. If you would like true freedom, perhaps create a custom map for once, and then perhaps you will know what your talking about. Face it - the very fact that its still "b30 revamped" is that it is still limiting you and your team's design and creativity, when a real, custom new map would let your teams talent actually be shown to its fullest extent and unrestricted by a map that you've previously modified twice.

Hasn't CMT made custom maps before(mp maps)?

So obviously they already have experience with custom maps.

Basically every one of their multiplayer maps was made by Arteen who had released them before they had created the CMT variant. They have not made a custom SP though.
Edited by Higuy on Jan 4, 2013 at 03:41 PM

I second this.

cmt's attempts at 'custom' all belong in the toilet imo

I'm pretty sure he was credited in the A10 public beta, which is the only official SPV2 release.

I still wonder why you're still here.

profile pic.....

I'm sure CMT could easily produce a 100% custom SP campaign if you took the right production path.

I don't think the word "easily" belongs there. Even with their immense manpower, they don't have someone on their team who's great at level design. And then there's the other factors such as getting custom dialog set up, custom cutscenes, etc. But asset-wise they should have an easier time than anyone else.

Ah, the epic things we could have done if I was the leader of CMT :-)

That said, I recall lag once telling me at one point he had his own plans for a custom project. Perhaps now is the time to push that idea forward!

Nah, I just meant...well, imagine having had the focus, level design and clear vision of the small lumoria team, combined with the wealth of talented CMT artists and asset creators. Oh my indeed.

Imagine having me as the level design leader. Oh my indeed.

No, believe me, it'd be impossible to get anything done. I have tons of concepts just flying through my head. I'd have you making ten levels a day. Do not have me as your level design leader.

I'd suggest CMT to succeed where 343 failed.
But that's too hard.

When you finish the lifepod deck, could you send me a .3ds or PM me your xfire so i could friend you and talk about it? I've got an idea for something and i wanted to see if we could do it. Lol.

PS: Animations almost completely done :D