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Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Yeah, I'm downloading the SDK right now! Gonna get on that! :) Maybe I can make my own game and put it on the iphone! we'll see!... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 10:06 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Mystic writes...Quote:What are you learning at college/uni? It might be worth looking into java or even flash to get you started. Java is not too bad to learn, and will almost definitely help you in most indie companies at some point I've already gr... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 09:43 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Mystic writes...Quote:If your not into 3D art design why are you covering that position? Could you not discuss your aim to your boss/ team leader and see if they can trial you in a different position? I'm doing the position as a side job to help pa... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 09:36 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Mystic writes...Quote:If your targeting a AAA company then you will almost always need to show previous experience. Your best bet is too get any qualification you need then look for an indie company to gain experience from there. Remember they are not ... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 09:31 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
dundy writes...Quote:My advice will be..make maps and release them.. Learn to make scripts/mods, maybe try 3d moddeling Secon make a portfolio page of youre work And read this http://www.mappersunited.com/forum/index.php?threads/paulo88-interview... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 09:26 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Spik3d writes...Quote:You probably won't find many mods being worked on for CoD4 anymore, you might have to go over to Black Ops when the tools are released, or maybe even to a different game. Which could also help (knowledge of a different level editor).... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 08:43 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Spik3d writes...Quote:They probably meant experience in the game dev industry or with working with a team. You could try joining a mod team, or expand your knowledge by making a singleplayer map or something. Yeah, that's exactly what I'm on here fo... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 08:34 pm
by alifebythesword
Experience needed? How the hell do I get it?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hey guys. I've posted a few times on here recently regarding a level I was building for a test. The position was for Infinity ward. Unfortunately, by the time they got to my test, they had already hired someone for the position. I was told that my tes... [more]
15 884 May 7, 2011 08:17 pm
by alifebythesword
Portal Collision?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
voidsource writes...Quote:i myself had run into this problem in one other map, i think the issue was that the map was too big and there was too many textures...i never did get to solve the issue but i believe that is what it was. To be honest, i thin... [more]
9 1455 May 2, 2011 02:41 pm
by alifebythesword
Portal Collision?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
That's the thing, I did have portal no draw selected! That's why i'm kind of baffled... [more]
9 1455 May 2, 2011 12:46 am
by alifebythesword
Portal Collision?
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hey! I searched the forums and couldn't find anything, but maybe you guys know the answer. For some reason, Portals are acting as clips. To be more specific, when I shoot the portal, I actually get Dirt rising off the invisible wall where the portal st... [more]
9 1455 May 1, 2011 11:17 pm
by alifebythesword
A Clear answer please
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
You do need an .iwd file. IWD's work as a zip file that you store your images/custom assets in. All you need to do for an .iwd file is make a zip/rar file, drop your image folder that contains you loadscreen/compass map, and then save the rar/zip as... [more]
4 1152 Apr 27, 2011 04:11 pm
by alifebythesword
Looking for a particular asset
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hey! I actually got the Fog working using setExpFog. I just had to remove the stupid "//" from it. I'm not sure why all the tutorials specifically tell you to add those, when in my case, i didn't need them! it was very odd! Thanks for the response th... [more]
7 1272 Apr 27, 2011 03:54 pm
by alifebythesword
Thank you to all that helped!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
thanks! Made all the updates! if you find anything else, feel free to let me know! ... [more]
10 1341 Apr 27, 2011 04:15 am
by alifebythesword
Thank you to all that helped!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
voidsource writes...Quote:yea map seems good and watnot but a few areas still need some work. minor easily fixes but overall its ok. I notice one wall had no textures at all. and i also notice a few gaps where i could see nothing was there. and i think 2 ... [more]
10 1341 Apr 27, 2011 12:18 am
by alifebythesword
Thank you to all that helped!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
awesome! :) I'm actually hoping to get a few people on it so i can test play the different modes! ie: domination, headquarters, ect. It sucks though, i was just going over my map again and I found a few errors that's probably going to cost me get... [more]
10 1341 Apr 26, 2011 04:36 pm
by alifebythesword
Thank you to all that helped!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
thanks! the map was just processed this morning! So here it is! http://modsonline.com/Downloads-full-5429.html hope u enjoy it!... [more]
10 1341 Apr 26, 2011 02:49 pm
by alifebythesword
Thank you to all that helped!
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hey guys! I just finished my first map and was able to submit it on time to a studio for evaluation. I know I wouldn't of been able to figure out a lot of the problems I ran into if it weren't for guys, so thanks! I uploaded the map into the Call o... [more]
10 1341 Apr 25, 2011 11:35 pm
by alifebythesword
Looking for a particular asset
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
*bump* I've checked out as many tutorials as I can... I still don't get what I'm doing wrong... fog, nor particle effects are showing up... please help! ... [more]
7 1272 Apr 24, 2011 07:16 pm
by alifebythesword
Looking for a particular asset
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Update: ok, the fx still aren't working... I'm not sure what is wrong! If anyone can help, i'd really appreciate it!... [more]
7 1272 Apr 24, 2011 03:44 am
by alifebythesword
Looking for a particular asset
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Thanks! yeah, i just ended up making my own... I do have a question about 2 things... One regarding Particle effects and fog. I have fog in my .gsc file, but it won't show up in my map. I'm not sure why. Here is my gsc. Code:main() { m... [more]
7 1272 Apr 24, 2011 02:18 am
by alifebythesword
Looking for a particular asset
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
hey guys, i'm trying to find an asset. Looked in all the folders and can't find it for the life of me... I've included a picture as reference! thanks! The assets themselves are the two pieces dividing the room. One looks like a wooden counter, and ... [more]
7 1272 Apr 23, 2011 03:30 pm
by alifebythesword
Parse Entity Error
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
Hey guys, So I just opened my map, and got this error ParseEntity: not found getlasterror() = 0 An unrecorable error has occured. would you like to edit preferences before exiting Q3Radiant? Does anyone know how to fix it? I'm pretty far alo... [more]
2 1312 Apr 21, 2011 07:55 am
by alifebythesword
Play testing a map for flow.
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
ok... I have absolutely no idea what the hell just happened. I have been working on my map for the past day. Got a lot done.. I saved the work, go to compile it and run it, and when I get in the map, it shows me the map that I had finished from last nig... [more]
21 4697 Apr 7, 2011 04:50 am
by alifebythesword
Play testing a map for flow.
Call of Duty 4 : CoD4 MP Mapping
well, I just wanted to get the map file in there, but decided not to perfect it until I'm satisfied with the design of the map! Thanks for the 411 though. That'll definitely come in handy later on!... [more]
21 4697 Apr 5, 2011 05:52 pm
by alifebythesword
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