Developer Blog

Before the holidays

2009-01-07T21:16:00.002Z

For the 6 of you who read this and AREN'T part of the dev team (or their families(why they would be interested I have no fucking idea)), here's another one of our "development chats".

Never tell your password to anyone.
Your chat with AgeNt_ is now a multi-user chat.
AgeNt_ has been invited to chat.
leveldesignchick has been invited to chat.
ZeekyHBomb has been invited to chat.
leveldesignchick entered chat.
ZeekyHBomb entered chat.
ZeekyHBomb: sup
leveldesignchick: yo yo
Fitty Yen: BACON
leveldesignchick: holy smac!
AgeNt_: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU FUCKIN WANT
AgeNt_: GRAA
ZeekyHBomb: lol
Fitty Yen: I WANT PIE
Fitty Yen: OR ICECREAM CAKE
Fitty Yen THROWS ICECREAM CAKE AT AGENT
leveldesignchick: I want some too
Fitty Yen THOWS ICECREAM CAKE AT LEDECK
ZeekyHBomb: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL (Rules of the Internet)
Fitty Yen: and im out of cake now....
ZeekyHBomb: EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER (Rules of the Internet)
leveldesignchick: where to now
Fitty Yen: BULLSHIT
Fitty Yen: idunno
ZeekyHBomb: Yea, so fitty, what did ya think when inviting us all?
Fitty Yen: I didnt
Fitty Yen: i just acted
ZeekyHBomb: Great. Let's talk about suicide. Everyone's fine with that? :p
Fitty Yen laughs like a maniac
ZeekyHBomb: leveldesignchick, did you read our dev-blog?
Fitty Yen: when was the last update to that?
ZeekyHBomb: Probably about two moth ago?
Fitty Yen: ...wait... wasnt that MY update?
ZeekyHBomb: there: MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 200
ZeekyHBomb: 8
leveldesignchick: shoot dude I haven't been on steam since we last talked
leveldesignchick: I need to get updated
ZeekyHBomb: http://snowball-devblog.blogspot.com/
The link is in the forums ;)
leveldesignchick: I have a new job that I can work on the mod here at the studio
Fitty Yen: great, what can you do?
ZeekyHBomb: I bet she can do level design! 10$!
ZeekyHBomb: :P
leveldesignchick: now that I have a machine that can run source and all that, I need to learn the basics of the engine
leveldesignchick: I can make art assets right away
Fitty Yen: elaborate
leveldesignchick: and then when I get familiar with the engine and play the mod make level changes and designs
ZeekyHBomb: art assets: Drawing. Not MS Paint ;D
leveldesignchick: eh
Fitty Yen: uhoh
Fitty Yen: AGENT SAY SOMETHING
AgeNt_: what sall i do
leveldesignchick: photoshop stuff and max fluent in 2d and 3d stuff
ZeekyHBomb: Did you ever use a pencil, fitty?
leveldesignchick: takes time
leveldesignchick: I've been lame so far
leveldesignchick: but stil interested
ZeekyHBomb: You can draw stuff :p
btw, will we post this log again?
Fitty Yen: use pencil for what?
Fitty Yen: sure why not
Fitty Yen: so far theres less porn links
ZeekyHBomb: AgeNt_, you know what to do. Post some stuff we have to censor because fitty is lame
ZeekyHBomb: We only had 3 or something, didn'T we?
AgeNt_: yep
ZeekyHBomb: Reading that log makes me lol again.
Fitty Yen weggies self
Fitty Yen: ...what?
ZeekyHBomb: weggie?
Fitty Yen: agent, go get utube link of weggie
ZeekyHBomb: You mean weegee?
AgeNt_: weggie sucks balls
AgeNt_: weegee*
AgeNt_: fag in comp tech 2 over used it
AgeNt_: off to play some 360
ZeekyHBomb: Fitty. You now shall be named Phail Yen. It's weegee not weggie.
Fitty Yen: no, the underwear prank
AgeNt_: hit up my live account
AgeNt_: AgeNtNicK
AgeNt_: lol
AgeNt_: bbl
Fitty Yen: DONT CARE WE DONT HAVE SEXBOXS
ZeekyHBomb: Why are you always off to play xbox when one wantsa chat with you?
AgeNt_ disconnected.
Fitty Yen: CUZ HES A FAG LIKE THAT, JUST LIKE IM A FAG THAT DOESN'T LIKE PRON LINKS
ZeekyHBomb: Ok. Now we can have a threesome.
Seriously, lead the way, mod-leader.
Fitty Yen: yesh?
ZeekyHBomb: You betcha.
Fitty Yen: I don't know whats going on!
ZeekyHBomb: Did you forget to take ur medicine?
ZeekyHBomb: Well, let's talk about progress.
I've written about 80 lines of code in the last two month. About 55 are useless (removed). Changes: not much. Did some stuff about ID-kicking and fixed a crash related to the two new snowball-sizes.
Fitty Yen: dont need it, it makes me think less good
Fitty Yen: coo
ZeekyHBomb: And Grash thinks he did a backgroundmap-fix. I didn't even know we want one, but it's not complete anyways.
At least vanilla HL2-backgroundmaps do not work.
ZeekyHBomb: properly
Fitty Yen: i've made the team bases for my newest map
Fitty Yen: one cave and one busted up house
ZeekyHBomb: For an internal beta I'd simply need to get my ass up on debugging the freshly baked models by AgeNt_.
Fitty Yen: you can bake models?
ZeekyHBomb: AgeNt_ does.
Fitty Yen heats the oven to 400000k C
ZeekyHBomb: I didn't check, but he said now big and large are different sizes.
Fitty Yen: tell me this is a bad idea
leveldesignchick: hehe
ZeekyHBomb: This is a bad idea, although I kinda like it because it's not my oven.
Fitty Yen: meh if the feds didnt get on me for what i did with the microwave they'll never convict me for anything
ZeekyHBomb: If I ever get motivated after the internal beta again I'll probably start coding a CTF-gamemode.
Fitty Yen: flag should be a torch
ZeekyHBomb: I don't think the feds care if you bonk the microwave.
Fitty Yen: no, i started spliting atoms
Fitty Yen: started a mini nuclear winter down here
ZeekyHBomb: Must have been your first orgasm....
ZeekyHBomb: We need something intresting to talk about.
Fitty Yen: do blue M&Ms taste better than red ones?
ZeekyHBomb: Will we see the internal beta this year? Codewise yes: YAY! Holidays soon.
Fitty Yen: .... guh
ZeekyHBomb: Dunno. I usually stuff them in my mouth without looking at the color.
ZeekyHBomb: How 'bout playermodels.
Fitty Yen: good topic
ZeekyHBomb: Kids? Or maybe something humourous?
Fitty Yen: if you can think of something funny that the players can... play as
ZeekyHBomb: If we are unoriginal we can modify the rebels and the combines.
Fitty Yen: recolor the rebels for red and blue teams?
leveldesignchick: something wintery?
ZeekyHBomb: Yea, exactly. But let's try be original.
leveldesignchick: thats a start :D
leveldesignchick: who is the modeler?
Fitty Yen: agent
ZeekyHBomb: Maybe something matrix-like. The one team has fancy buissness-suits and the other has fancy coats and leather-suits.
leveldesignchick: what does he like to model best?
leveldesignchick: maybe animals or something
ZeekyHBomb: Till now he only did snowballs and some props.
leveldesignchick: like rabbits vs. polar bears
leveldesignchick: hehe
leveldesignchick: that's prolly a little complex
leveldesignchick: then
Fitty Yen: no idea, but id put $ on porn models
ZeekyHBomb: Not bad. I thought of aliens and robots, but not animals.
leveldesignchick: animals w/ snowballs
leveldesignchick: can be like tf2 maybe bugs bunny?
leveldesignchick: vs. micky or something
leveldesignchick: or can be real
Fitty Yen: NO
Fitty Yen: we'll get our asses sued off
ZeekyHBomb: Fitty, you really can buy this shit: www.3dslut.com
leveldesignchick: oops
leveldesignchick: forgot about the licencing
Fitty Yen: and now we HAVE to post this on the blog
ZeekyHBomb: We could call them bugs rabbit and micky rat, so we don't get sued :p
Fitty Yen: cuz no one will wise up to that
Fitty Yen: rich people VS hobos
ZeekyHBomb: chaaange? got some spare change?
leveldesignchick: what's that to do w/ snow? maybe something that enhances the environment / a play off of it
ZeekyHBomb: Snowmans vs humans?
leveldesignchick: snow man might be cool
leveldesignchick: it's interesting he can pull snow off himself
leveldesignchick: but deplete his resource
leveldesignchick: and have kids as allies that build him up again
ZeekyHBomb: That could be a special gamemode.
Fitty Yen: perhaps
ZeekyHBomb: Let's mark that for later
ZeekyHBomb: We could do kids vs grown-ups.
Fitty Yen: note to self put new gamemodes on hold
Fitty Yen: im fine w/ just Red Vs Blue
leveldesignchick: that sounds sweet
leveldesignchick: like grownups go after snowman with a shovel
ZeekyHBomb: The problem would be the different sized models.
leveldesignchick: hehe
Fitty Yen: kids would be too short
leveldesignchick: maybe too complex
Fitty Yen: we still need an animator...
ZeekyHBomb: We'll use the combine- and rebel-models for our first beta. It will attract the eyes of ppl and we have a chance of getting one then.
Fitty Yen: hopefullly
ZeekyHBomb: I'm a genius, ain't I? I bet you didn't think of that!
ZeekyHBomb: Anyways, we still should have plans for the playermodels.
Fitty Yen: i just wanted to trim down the rebel models
ZeekyHBomb: Wouldn't you have to decompile the models then?
Fitty Yen: i have no idea
ZeekyHBomb: I don't think VALVe simply gives them away ..
Fitty Yen shrugs
ZeekyHBomb: How 'bout heavy armoured soldiers?
ZeekyHBomb: Looking all bad-ass.
Fitty Yen: again i have no idea
Fitty Yen: i have to go pack so il be back in a little bit.
ZeekyHBomb: I guess we simply need a flash of genius.
ZeekyHBomb: If someone has some important topic to talk about, I'll be going to bed not later than 1h.
Fitty Yen: i cant have all the brilliant ideas now can i?
ZeekyHBomb: Just because you planned on doing a mod without any experience.
It's a wonder that this mod has survived for this long...
Fitty Yen: yep
Fitty Yen: gotta get ur feet wet some hwo
leveldesignchick: woo hoo!
Fitty Yen: *how
Fitty Yen: elaborate
ZeekyHBomb: When I started, I joined existing modding-teams because they already have a structure 'n shit.
Fitty Yen: haha sucker
ZeekyHBomb: It's still not set in stone that this mod will actually release and be good, is it?
ZeekyHBomb: Anyways, leveldesignchick is quite passive.
Fitty Yen: actually i wanted ledeck to elaborate
leveldesignchick: on wat
Fitty Yen: woo hoo
ZeekyHBomb: Next time when you want a nice group-chat plan some topics btw. I bet it'll be much more fluent and productive.
leveldesignchick: I'm excited this mod exists
leveldesignchick: and want to catch up and help it get finished
leveldesignchick: k
ZeekyHBomb: After you got it touch with Hammer and can do some basic maps, you have to read this
http://www.student.ru.nl/rvanhoorn/optimization.php
so, put it in your bookmarks.
leveldesignchick: thanks dude I just did!
leveldesignchick: I'll be working here at work
ZeekyHBomb: If you have questions about mapping you can ask all three of us (if AgeNt_ still was here). We all can do maps :)
leveldesignchick: just finishing up some last stuff then have down time to come in and use the computer for personal stuff
leveldesignchick: sweeeet!
leveldesignchick: like u guys already :P
ZeekyHBomb: There's no hassle ;)
You need me to release my new code first because it contains some useful things.
leveldesignchick: first things first is playing the mod and reading the forums
leveldesignchick: then doing some basic mapping and finding out where help is needed most
ZeekyHBomb: I'd say make some HL2 or HL2MP-maps. Then you don't have to set up Hammer for SB:S.
Fitty Yen: BE SURE TO READ THE DEV DOCUMENTS
leveldesignchick: I WILL
leveldesignchick: hehe
leveldesignchick: I am all about docs yo!
ZeekyHBomb: To say something interesting, I plan on writing an automated update-tool which then can work together with the FTP.
Fitty Yen: awesome
Fitty Yen: scratch that complement
ZeekyHBomb: lol
Fitty Yen: "plan" means it might not happen
ZeekyHBomb: Indeed.
leveldesignchick: plan is better then no plan eh?
Fitty Yen: sometimes
ZeekyHBomb: I never worked with FTP-servers code-wise. They are widely used, so it shouldn't be a problem - but one can never know.
Fitty Yen: hey zeeky have u actually been on one of my maps?
ZeekyHBomb: But I also learned how to create, delete and copy folders and files and how to access the registry in C++ within one day (plus wrote a program to make use of it ;)), so you can expect it to happen.
It would also make the upload-process easier and thus I would also benefit from it.
ZeekyHBomb: Yes.
ZeekyHBomb: I also had this stuck-on-snow thing.
ZeekyHBomb: I just had a wicked idea on how to crash the clients and they can't do shit about it.
Guess I'll write that down and test it somewhen.
Fitty Yen: what did zeeky think?
ZeekyHBomb: It's about the CommunityID-filtering for internal betas.
ZeekyHBomb: Right now you can easily work around it if you know how it's done.
ZeekyHBomb: I even have to use this because I was to lazy to add my CommunityID damnit!
Fitty Yen: WHAT DID ZEEKY THINK OF MAH MAPS
ZeekyHBomb remembers the days where he wrote code for the snowballs every day.
ZeekyHBomb: Where have they gone.
ZeekyHBomb: Oh, your maps.
Well, they're crap.
ZeekyHBomb: jk
Fitty Yen: IN THE FURNACE
Fitty Yen: WITH A CAT SUFFERING FROM POLIO
ZeekyHBomb: Steer, fitty. Steer!
And he crashed..
Fitty Yen: AND TOAST
Fitty Yen: LOLOLOLOLOL
ZeekyHBomb: Well, I have to see them in action. You maybe need a little work on some edges, but overall the one map I remember was nice
ZeekyHBomb: It's the map I use for testing because it's the first in my list.
mk3_something I think was it's name..
ZeekyHBomb: There: barn_mk3
ZeekyHBomb: olebase was mapped by AgeNt_, righ?
ZeekyHBomb explodes randomly.
Fitty Yen: yes olebase was agent, barn mk3 was me
ZeekyHBomb: olebase was kinda small.
Fitty Yen: its quake ish
ZeekyHBomb: and snowrena has nice aspects but looks meh otherwise.
ZeekyHBomb: And these are all the maps I've played that looked somewhat mapish.
I also have sdk_vehicles and city_street and firetest.
Fitty Yen: was one of my maps city street or was it called plaza?
ZeekyHBomb: The one I have here is city_street
Fitty Yen: whats in it
ZeekyHBomb: leveldesignchick, you don't have a mic where you work, do you?
ZeekyHBomb: dev-textures, a horse-statue and beginnings of some buildings.
ZeekyHBomb: Very small.
Fitty Yen: yeah thats plaza...
Fitty Yen: god i hate its guts
ZeekyHBomb: ? ?
ZeekyHBomb: Oh, of the statue
ZeekyHBomb: lol
ZeekyHBomb: That was quite a WTF-moment.
ZeekyHBomb: It didn't have a big penis though, which kinda conflicts with the guts. Weird stuff.
ZeekyHBomb: I have nothing else to talk about, so I say something about every detail that comes in my mind.
ZeekyHBomb: Maybe I'll post some code to show you how awesome I am and how small you are. Maybe not.
ZeekyHBomb: I'm tired (kinda) and have school tomorrow. good night.
And post this log, fitty :)
Fitty Yen: do i have to
Fitty Yen: ?
ZeekyHBomb: Yes. Else I'll slap you.
Fitty Yen: finefine ill do it
ZeekyHBomb: Good thing you are not machochistic
Fitty Yen: or are we
Fitty Yen: ?
ZeekyHBomb: I might be. I don't let you slap me anyhow.
ZeekyHBomb: Well then, bye. See you next time.
This chat was brought to you by [>insert company here<].
ZeekyHBomb left chat.
Fitty Yen: byebye
leveldesignchick: later!
leveldesignchick left chat.
Fitty Yen: ...
Fitty Yen: im all alone now...
Fitty Yen: finaly!

The warmth system

2008-12-30T20:07:00.006Z

As my first post here I should describe something OTHER then some funny business, instead I will describe how our warmth system is set up. Now before you think this is actually what is in game, it is not. Things are meant to be changed and will be changed. Well enough of the bull, lets get started.

When we first joined/started this mod we thought of snowballs (duh) but not only that but getting it to be a TEAM game. I see many games/mods out there that requires team support to win but when I play them I see people going lone rangers and yet I think that's what they were aiming for. In Snowball Source (SBS) we wanted it to be an team game where people actually had to stick together to survive. In this case we designed the warmth system.

Now tell me this when your cold what do you want? To be warm. Well in SBS we turn reality into fantasy. In our maps any area you lose health. So no matter what you can die without being attacked. But this can be bypassed by well what else, warmth. we designed these areas so that you don't have to guess, you know that you can be warm. Warmth heals you so if your down some health you must sit there for a while to heal up totally. Now if you got attacked and no warmth around? Your friend are there to help. Group together with your friends to be the ultimate squad. This is what promotes the teams. Who knew this could heat you up? The more people the more faster you will heal. Now we have our team/warmth system.

Now here are a few screenshots of what these map warmth areas are like.

One year ago...

2008-10-13T23:02:00.007+01:00

So its been more or less a year since I designed and started searching for people to help me with Snowball: Source, and since then I've seen people come and go, some peep their eyes to see whats going on, and bleah I hate writing so damn much, stop watching this zeeky. Yeah I'm leaving this in the post. For real it's in the post.

I originally got the idea for the mod when.......... well it just came to me one day in a burst of originality. And if you'll excuse me I have to go to work right now. Ok I'm back now... where was I??? Right, the origin of the mod. I was just bored one night and started to write down ideas for a game, mod, etc.

Jallen was the first person to agree to help me w/ the mod, then Hectate, and Grash was the last of the "old" team to join up. Months passed and we didn't really get that much done... Eventually Jallen left coz of school, followed by Hectate for family/ job reasons, and Grash also had a family related issue so he had to leave as well. Around January Agent showed up and he started modeling and teaching me how to map. I'm gonna take a break right now I'll be back in a minute, but first SPELL CHECK!!!

OK back again. Around mid-summer this year as Agent & I were wrapping up the 2nd media update, ZeekyHBomb (as he's known on steam) joined Team Flakes (Grash's idea, not mine). He's been working out really well so far, we're actually getting close to internal alpha testing. That said, we could still use texture artists and animators.

And at this point I'm REALLY tried of typing so I'm gonna publish this.

Don't leak mah dlls!

2008-10-06T03:34:00.002+01:00

I wrote some lines into the code to prevent clients from playing the beta when their SteamID is not hardcoded into the dlls. After I've successfully tested the code I'll post the few lines.

So yeah, the first internal beta is almost ready!

We still are searching for Texture Artists and Sound Engineers (I know I'm repeating myself... but who cares - better too often than too less) and you can also sign up as a beta-tester.

Some media will hopefully follow soon...

Progress: Marbles, Vacuum

2008-09-17T22:47:00.004+01:00

Just here to report my work.
I added the marbles, which will be shot from the slingshot. They can destroy snowballs - of course it is easier to hit bigger ones and you can charge the slingshot up so that the marbles get shot in a shotgun-pattern.

I also started working on the vacuum. You are able to suck up snow to create bigger snowballs to throw at people and snowblocks to build stuff.
I only have the physics-part working, so the snowballs fly to you if you "shoot" at them.

AgeNt_ is already working on some models. When they are in-game I guess I'll get some screenshots.

Till then we are still searching for Texture Artists, a Sound Engeneer and some Testers. Apply at our forums.

My disaster with Delusion:Source

2008-09-02T23:32:00.005+01:00

So, our tester barneyslayer, became aware that I'm the coder of the team. Him being a modeler of Delusion:Source asked me if I could help them a little out with coding, I would also only have to make minor stuff, such as coding weapons. Being helpful I agreed and joined the team.

---cut due request of the Delusion:Source Team---
To make it short what was there:
The coder, who already was there, hadn't been able to compile the code so I had to start from zero. I added multiple dynamic lights (easy, it's on VALVe's developer-wiki). Then I started the code for a flashlight which would have a viewmodel - so that the light has to follow the end of the model.

Anyways, I finished the code for the flashlight, added ironsights (I'm soon gonna update the code you can find on VALVe's wiki as it's a bit crappy) and a syringe. But AgeNt_ reminded me that Team Snowflakes would appreachiate it when I would still code for them. He was totally right, so I fixed up a huge bug of the snowballs.

I reaslised that I couldn't fully maintain two complete mods as I would be leadcoder of both. So the only good solution was to quit Delusion:Source. Nothing personal or something, but it's just too much or me. Best wishes on the team :)

Barneyslayer got a warning from us - as trying to get working resources (team members) to work for your own team is a bit mean. Sure, they can say no, but that wouldn't be nice as you want to be helpful 'n all.

Chatlog

2008-08-27T23:45:00.005+01:00

Interesting Chatlog (censored out the stuff that might make you puke):

Fitty Yen: wooo
AgeNt_: ah fitty im already talking to zeeky
ZeekyHBomb: Whoa, AgeNt.
I'm supprised to see you.
AgeNt_: whow
AgeNt_: long time no see
AgeNt_: its been what
AgeNt_: 2 days?
Fitty Yen: my work here is done
ZeekyHBomb: Yo, Fitty, We were playing Snow War.
ZeekyHBomb: It's awesome!
Fitty Yen walks away and watches MYTHBUSTERS
AgeNt_: LOL
ZeekyHBomb: But but... you have to see the outstanding AI.. :(
Fitty Yen: cant
ZeekyHBomb: y?
Fitty Yen: 2 reasons
Fitty Yen: 1 im watching mythbusters
Fitty Yen: 3 reseasons
Fitty Yen: 2 its a weekday
Fitty Yen: 3 i dont has HL1
ZeekyHBomb: But you did play it, righ?
ZeekyHBomb: (HL1)
Fitty Yen: yes
Fitty Yen: on source
ZeekyHBomb: ah, ok
ZeekyHBomb: In the german version the scientists would shake their head and sit down when you "killed" them xD
ZeekyHBomb: Fitty, what do you think of me?
AgeNt_: Fitty Yen: sexy
ZeekyHBomb: Thanks! *.*
ZeekyHBomb: Also, do you have some kind of website?
AgeNt_: Fitty Yen: www.########.com
ZeekyHBomb: Ok, I'll set that as you homepage in our blog!
ZeekyHBomb: your*
Fitty Yen: agent remind me to remove ur skeleton after the mod is done
AgeNt_: lol
ZeekyHBomb: That's not nice.
ZeekyHBomb: DURR!
AgeNt_: Fitty Yen: I want to fuck mudkip
ZeekyHBomb: eww...
and spiderman? X_X D:
ZeekyHBomb: Anyways, srsly, do you have some kind of homepage I can link to in our blog.
ZeekyHBomb: Are away? Like, puking? Was AgeNt_ a bad person?
AgeNt_: so fitty what is it?
Fitty Yen: i told you www.#########.com
Fitty Yen makes an incisoin in agents knee
ZeekyHBomb: Are you even bother to read my stuff, Fitty?
ZeekyHBomb: Do*
Fitty Yen: i do have a site that i NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER update
Fitty Yen: but yeah i have a site i can links to
AgeNt_: WHY DO YOU HATE ME FATTY
ZeekyHBomb: So, do you want it to be linked to your name in the blog?
Fitty Yen begins to remove agents femur
Fitty Yen: sure
Fitty Yen: http://freewebs.com/fittyyen/
AgeNt_: fitty i already have no legs from all the bricks
Fitty Yen: like i sayd it's blank
AgeNt_: just like ur face
ZeekyHBomb: fitty, you might have gone a bit too far here.
c'mon. You can mean that serious.
ZeekyHBomb: can't*
AgeNt_: cuz we never seen it
Fitty Yen: hm? where are we now?
AgeNt_: your moms panties
ZeekyHBomb: Fitty, what do you think of me?
Am I a terrible person?
AgeNt_: what about me
AgeNt_: am i a bully
ZeekyHBomb: Nobody want's to know that.
Fitty Yen: zeeky ur cool
ZeekyHBomb: ^_^
Fitty Yen starts to separate Agents hip from his spinal cord
AgeNt_: i dont have a hip
AgeNt_: im in seperate parts
AgeNt_: brain in a jar over there
AgeNt_: hands right there
ZeekyHBomb: So, about our mod:
Those items like hot chocolate and soup, will they be like the medkits or will they be portable items?
Fitty Yen: i was entertaining the idea that one thermus of hot chocolate OR soup could be kept in the player's inventory, and that they could use it when they need to or can pass it to a teammate
AgeNt_: like fitty-yen's fleshlight
ZeekyHBomb: @AgeNt_: I just continued what was already started with that spidy.
@Fitty: A bit like a weapon?
Fitty Yen puts kindero fish in agents water supply
AgeNt_: I GET TO MODEL? :D
Fitty Yen: yeah sorta
AgeNt_: will it be in the view model
Fitty Yen: i guess when you use it
Fitty Yen: OH IDEA
Fitty Yen: could it be like the Heavy
Fitty Yen: 's sandvich?
Fitty Yen: doubles as a weapon and a taunt
ZeekyHBomb: How long would it take to drink?
Shouldn't be too long.
Fitty Yen: 3-4 seconds
ZeekyHBomb: Also, the player gets damaged when outside, right?
ZeekyHBomb: Yea, that's fine.
ZeekyHBomb: 'cause you didn't write that in the player-rules.
ZeekyHBomb: I thought about trying to modify the HUD, so that you have more like a healthbar.
Fitty Yen: ehhh well why dont we leave it up to the mappers
ZeekyHBomb: Ok.
Fitty Yen: that way some maps have a bad outside and some have a safe outside
Fitty Yen: we should put this in the blog
Fitty Yen: but we'll cut out agents links
AgeNt_: D=
ZeekyHBomb: y?
ZeekyHBomb: That's who he is: a distrubed kid who didn't yet kill himself.
Fitty Yen: its both kinda funny and kinda insightful as to our development discussions
Fitty Yen has to use the banana phone
AgeNt_: phone sex business sucks
ZeekyHBomb: Well, censor it maybe. But not completely away.
ZeekyHBomb: So, how about a point-entity, setting the outside damagerate and a brush-entity to mark the insides (you can set the healrate for each brush)
Fitty Yen: sounds good
Fitty Yen: just use a negative hurt brush, right?
AgeNt_: more like a stop hurting brush
ZeekyHBomb: I would have more control if we use an own entity for that.
Like, that would go good with an advanced damaging-system I've though about:
ZeekyHBomb: Snowballs decrease health, but also do time-based damage, that gets less over a while or when warmed up.
ZeekyHBomb: Do you know what I mean?
Fitty Yen: hmmm yeah i do, but it would be hard to convey to the players that getting hit w/ a snowball will do continual damage
ZeekyHBomb: Like Fittys fleshlight after being used: It's wet. You can wait till it's dry again or dry it by yourself. That would be the time-based damage.
ZeekyHBomb: I can make a hud-element for that or tint the screen a bit.
Fitty Yen: hm
Fitty Yen: what else can you make the screen do?
ZeekyHBomb: I can add motionblur, but no shaders, since the shader SDK is not included to the SDK right now.
Fitty Yen: cuz i like the tint idea
AgeNt_: in snow war when u get hit by a snowball
Fitty Yen: can you control the concentration of the tint
AgeNt_: the screen goes white
AgeNt_: which sucks
Fitty Yen: i dont care about snowwar
AgeNt_: lol
Fitty Yen: screw it
AgeNt_: you dont love me
Fitty Yen: no
ZeekyHBomb: Yes I do.
AgeNt_: http://www.fleshlight.org/images/mocha_butt_fleshlight.jpg
ZeekyHBomb: I can control the concentration.
AgeNt_: theres fittys fleshlight
ZeekyHBomb: After being cleaned properly.
Fitty Yen starts to dissasemble agents rib cage
ZeekyHBomb: I (may) can add a real shader when the shader SDK is released.
Like stronger cold colors - or when in warm places stronger warm colors.
ZeekyHBomb: AgeNt_, ur awesome!
You still live through that somehow.
Fitty Yen: no im awsome, im the one not damaging any of agents organs or blood vessels
AgeNt_: maybe color correction
ZeekyHBomb: Yea, it would be like color correction.
Fitty Yen: oh can we also control (im getting sick of using that word) where the concentration of tint is, so we can use it to tell players the direction the snowball came from?
AgeNt_: but with a fleshlight
AgeNt_: new snowball model.
AgeNt_: fittles fleshlight
ZeekyHBomb: AgeNt_, you're kinda obsessed with Fitty's fleshlight.. a bit too obsessed.
Fitty Yen: im glad i have no idea what u guys are talking about
AgeNt_: what can i say i like it
AgeNt_: feels good
ZeekyHBomb: I guess that should be possible. Not 100% sure though.
ZeekyHBomb: We're talking about the mod and about your fleshlight.
Fitty Yen: and i have no idea what the latter is
ZeekyHBomb: AgeNt_: http://www.fleshlight.org/images/mocha_butt_fleshlight.jpg
[...]

AgeNt_: theres fittys fleshlight
AgeNt_: YOU USE A FLESHLIGHT ON YOUR PENIS LIKE MASTERBATION AND WHAT IT DOES IS SIMULATES A BUTTHOLE OR VAGINA
Fitty Yen: yeah i didnt need to know that agent
ZeekyHBomb: OR MOUTH
Fitty Yen: keep it up and im kicking you off the devteam
ZeekyHBomb: y? :(
AgeNt_: wiener
Fitty Yen: how many of his texts have had to do w/ the fleshlight?
ZeekyHBomb: He's just crazy, there are ppl like that.
Don't take him too serious when he says such things ;)
AgeNt_: i need to get my bully good
Fitty Yen: im not taking him seriously im telling him to stop
AgeNt_: senoir year duude
ZeekyHBomb: You just don't want to sound like a meany in the blogpost.
:P
ZeekyHBomb: Speaking of it:
Will we leave the links?
Consor them (if yes, viewable via marking?)?
Leave the stuff AgeNt_ said out.
ZeekyHBomb: (with the link, not everything ;) )
AgeNt_: lol
AgeNt_: okay
ZeekyHBomb: Well, Fitty wanted to simply leave that stuff out.
So I'm asking.
ZeekyHBomb knocks.
ZeekyHBomb: Anyone there?
AgeNt_: ME
ZeekyHBomb: You just gotta love AgeNt_
ZeekyHBomb: Always there when you need someone.
AgeNt_ gives a hug
ZeekyHBomb puts on robe and wizard hat with mudkip on it
ZeekyHBomb: <3
Fitty Yen: we're gonna have to censor the SHIT out of this before we put it on the blogsite
ZeekyHBomb: consoring out the workd shit is ok
ZeekyHBomb: word*
AgeNt_: maybe...
AgeNt_: we just sum up what we were talking about
AgeNt_: in 2 neet paragraphs
ZeekyHBomb: Nah, so It'll me ########, ########## and aswell the fleshlight-link?
AgeNt_: with all the things agent said!
Fitty Yen: yeah more or less zeeky
ZeekyHBomb: Why do you wanna censor out me?? D=
ZeekyHBomb: Just kidding.
Fitty Yen: oh
Fitty Yen: k
ZeekyHBomb: Will we also censor out this link: http://www.#####################.com/########
?
Fitty Yen: when was that posted?!?!?!
ZeekyHBomb: Right now.
Fitty Yen: and yes
Fitty Yen: u know i wont kick you off the team agent
Fitty Yen: but i can get ur PC to play toybox while its on
ZeekyHBomb: But I just cast my level 10 Penis of Power by putting on my wizard's roba and hat so you're defensless against my powers.
Fitty Yen: wth?
ZeekyHBomb: Example II
Fitty Yen: kk
AgeNt_: SoulxStealer: I cast my level 10 Penis of Power
SoulxStealer: You are now defenseless against my powers.
HornyBabe: baby getting so hot, im using my vibrator atm keep going
SoulxStealer: I cast my level 23 Hammer of Penetration
HornyBabe: tell me what your gonna do to me
ZeekyHBomb: Do you want to see spiderman, that might have a third leg or is bleeding out of his knee?
ZeekyHBomb: You do not speak unless spoken to, you are my slave and you will cease speaking!
ZeekyHBomb: You are only a level 1 Druid and I am a 90th level Shadowknight..!
Fitty Yen: i've got to be one of the only sane people on the internet
ZeekyHBomb: Ok, we'll better stop or we'll destroy Fitty's soul.
AgeNt_: Bob: now i order you to be a drug mule for my crips
Bob: 5 niggers come into the room, and shove a balloon of cocaine up your ass
Bob: "yeah, bitch" says one
AgeNt_: sorry fitty
AgeNt_ stops
ZeekyHBomb: There are as much sane ppl on the internet as there are girls:
http://www.#####################.com/No_girls_on_the_internet
AgeNt_: sorry fitty
AgeNt_ hugs fitty
ZeekyHBomb: The Internet will eat your soul, you cannot defeat it 'cause it's over 9000!
AgeNt_: WHAT 9000? THERES NO WAY THAT CAN BE RIGHT
AgeNt_: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdZW-4wQkcE
Fitty Yen: wth?!?!?
Fitty Yen: why in the fuck did you hug me??? O\_/o
ZeekyHBomb: No.
AgeNt_: cuz im sorry
Fitty Yen: the sorry was fine
AgeNt_: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w6i70ztZKY
ZeekyHBomb: May I kiss you?
AgeNt_: lol
ZeekyHBomb: ghey
AgeNt_: lol
Fitty Yen is at youtube
ZeekyHBomb: Don't mind me. Feel free to lead of anytime.
Wierd videos...
Fitty Yen: ... cant find anything...
ZeekyHBomb: whaddya mean?
Fitty Yen: oh nothign
ZeekyHBomb: o.O
Fitty Yen: oh i wont be here friday cuz of football
ZeekyHBomb: You just want attention, and you god damn got it.
Fitty Yen: no i wanted to annoy you guys w/ some toybox links
AgeNt_: lol
AgeNt_: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cS18yG8DJI
AgeNt_: the balls are inert
ZeekyHBomb: http://#######.com/watch/738/brunette-gets-######-##-###-####/
In the butt!
Fitty Yen: only sane person on the internet
ZeekyHBomb: That vid you sent, AgeNt_, is not available in my country o.O
AgeNt_: lol
Fitty Yen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7B0aZAaESs&feature=related
ZeekyHBomb: This is for you, Lash. lol.
Fitty Yen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSkWZB6E5VQ&feature=related
ZeekyHBomb: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3583360601945662917&q=dope+bitch&ei=X2tdSPeaBZXG2wKfvNHYAw
AgeNt_: no
AgeNt_: yawn
AgeNt_: fatty hates us :( i dont know why
ZeekyHBomb: 'cause he tries to be sane. On the internets!
Fitty Yen feels terrible about agents last post
Fitty Yen: NOT
AgeNt_: lol
Fitty Yen unleashes his deadliest servant http://lolcats.com/view/1384/
ZeekyHBomb: Also, there's a draft now on our blog.
See if you like the censoring
AgeNt_: weird
AgeNt_: some guy just sent me this
AgeNt_: 5:49 PM - The Wizard of Distortion: RAT SHIT FAT SHIT DIRTY OLD TWAT!!! 69 ASSHOLES TIED IN A KNOT!!! HOORAY LIZARD SHIT!! FUCK!!!!
Fitty Yen: huh
Fitty Yen: he sounds like a dickhead
ZeekyHBomb: Updated censoring
AgeNt_: came out of nowhere
ZeekyHBomb: Shall I censor out the cybersex logs?
AgeNt_: no
AgeNt_: keep them there for fitty
Fitty Yen: and the fleshlight plz
AgeNt_: lol
AgeNt_: thats already been censored
ZeekyHBomb: I don't think they're that offensive or makes you pouke.
ZeekyHBomb: puke*
Fitty Yen starts to take agents skull apart
AgeNt_: what why
AgeNt_: :(
AgeNt_ slits wrists
Fitty Yen: im separating u from ur skeleton member
Fitty Yen: u cant
ZeekyHBomb: 'cause he's got a sick mind and wants to do it. See your brain, blood pouring 'n stuff.
AgeNt_: dont make me get my neice on you
Fitty Yen: i took the bones in ur arms already
AgeNt_: fitty fitty fitty..
AgeNt_: your not the same
Fitty Yen: no im a practicing surgon
ZeekyHBomb: suuuuure you are
AgeNt_: who shooved the cork up your ass and made you like this? micheal jackson?
AgeNt_: LOL JK
AgeNt_ bites tounge off with teeth to help fitty in the dismemberments
Fitty Yen: ur jaws been gone too
Fitty Yen: im all done i just gotta sew ur skin back to gether
AgeNt_: piss
AgeNt_: well will you help me
AgeNt_: here fitty
AgeNt_: http://www.moddb.com/members/adrianshephard/images/heh
AgeNt_: http://www.moddb.com/members/agent1/images/oh-noes
ZeekyHBomb: So, no censoring on the chatlogs?
I think we can leave the fleshlights in.
ZeekyHBomb: It's just a tool, you can't see anything bad on that pic.
Fitty Yen: yeah blog away
AgeNt_: you said it
AgeNt_: lol
ZeekyHBomb: k, I included the stuff coming after that thing aswell.
cybersex-logs not censored, fleshlight not censored.
Fitty Yen: i wonder if mythbusters is still on
AgeNt_: ########
AgeNt_: ####
ZeekyHBomb: And it's almost 1AM here, so I'll go to sleep aswell.
ZeekyHBomb: gn8
Fitty Yen: kk laters zeeky
AgeNt_: peace out
AgeNt_: cya tommrrow
Fitty Yen sneezes
ZeekyHBomb: ye, cya
AgeNt_: bless you

Ok, that's it. That's who we are: Freaks (except for Fitty Yen).

OUR BLOG IS... A L I V E !

2008-08-26T23:25:00.002+01:00

Hello there,
This is Team Flakes first Blogpost. Witness the beginning of the development of the most awesome mod of all times!

Now, to get back to reality, here's our (active) team by now:
Fitty Yen: Leader, Designer, Mapper

Agent: Mapper, Modeler, (basic) Texture Artist
z33ky: Coder

barneyslayer: internal Tester
DaFunkMasta: internal Tester

VALVe: uhh... they did something.. I guess...

We are searching for Texture Artist(s) and a Sound Engeneer

Our mod is in an early stage of development, so don't expect any release to the public soon. So far we have no completed maps but 3 are nearly complete. We got a pretty sweet snowball-model and a WIP vacuum-model. Codingside we have the snowball- and slingshot-weapon and one bothersome bug with the actual snowball-projectile.

That's it for now - just some basic info. But be sure to subscripe to not to miss the next post, which will be the history so far. And soon to come: Screenshots :D