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I'm still a bit doubtful.. Well we'll see how FMT_Masterchief handles it. We'll see.

I'd like to do Scenery/UNSC base, and 1337 willing, some help with BSP conceptualization. And as already said, if this does become a mapping team I'll try to make some SP maps or some very basic MP ones. 'Auxiliary Mapping' would be the term for that, I think.

ODST Nick is going to look over his work afterwards anyway and add to or adjust the shaders as he sees fit.



We wont be actually altering the modelling of what already comprises the UNSC base, but if you would like to model some new rooms for the ship that would be something we'd be interested in.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 24, 2012 at 06:55 PM

Something also probably warranting looking into:



The Hornet




The Stingray






Oh okay, didn't really know how close we were staying to the original. I'll probably make what I was thinking a side project, then. As for new rooms, I can do that. It'd be nice to have the armory etc connected via door instead of teleporter.
Edited by Tiel on Apr 24, 2012 at 07:01 PM

Tiel, I actually just had an idea, how good are you at modelling covenant archetechture? We need a hangar for the covenant assault carrier. Nick's handling the covenant stuff but he's already working on the bridge, and the covenant base is what needs the most work.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 24, 2012 at 07:00 PM

You have 'Tiel', 'good' and 'modelling' in the same sentence good sir. I'm but a novice. It doesn't seem like the hangar would be hard, though, just an elongated ellipse with some minor details added in. I can try, just don't expect too much.

Well nick is busy with the bridge, and that won't be completed for some time, so do you want to give it a shot?

Yeah, sorry if that wasn't clear in my post

Alright then, go for it. Lets see what you can do.

I'll send the sketches today. Right now, I'm making the Halo Reach pelican, and maybe, if If it's finished in time, I'll be willing to donate it to your map.

Sounds good.

ya sure? if ya want overbright, shiny as plastic shaders. k. he says he rigs too, which i doubt since all ive seen is other peoples work. doubt he knows how collision models work, so if you plan on being able to shoot things, better hope he does.

no offense to him, he is improving. but he isnt the most qualified person for "shaders" :/ and all he has is old poopy h3 ports from years ago, and the new cmt stuff (and my grunt :/). "H3/CMT spv3 extinction revamp".

No offence to Nick who's a brilliant mapper, but you make bad choices in shader teams...

Well, no ones exactly begging me to let them do the shaders. Masterchief and Nick are the only two who have offered.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 25, 2012 at 01:08 PM

Wait, is jim here actually doing anything himself, or is he calling himself project manager and bossing people around?

not being rude or anything, but to get a good map done the leader usually has to be able to do something himself

He's uh... supervising?

That's important because ummm.... people might start sleeping on the job?

Wouldnt want to miss that...deadline?

I'm keeping everyone on task, finding out who wants to do what, talking to others who want to join the team, organizing team meetings on xfire, providing input, and making sure everyone is getting along and staying on task. It's harder than you think.

So... what takes me an hour or two if everybody's online?

not really, people have lives and they are doing this because they want to, they dont need or want people bossing them around.

its really not hard.

Well, this system has been working well so far. Everyone is doing what needs to be done and we're making progress. Think whatever you want, but I'm doing my part to keep this project from falling apart.



I know people are doing this because they want to, I'm making sure they know their role in the map and are doing their part of the contribution. The team has been amazing so far, and this map would be absolutely nothing without them. I don't intend to take any credit for this map when it's done, I only want to see it become a reality.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 25, 2012 at 01:20 PM

it might fall apart faster if you make it a job instead of keeping it a hobby for people

I haven't been making it a job for people. Everyone is working at their own pace and that is absolutely fine.

Either way you look at it, you do not have much of a job here...just saying...

Plus he clearly forgot to get a decent whip. -.-

Well, so far the team has completed more than anyone who's attempted this in the past has. So I think our current situation is working out well.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 25, 2012 at 01:25 PM

Well, can I join the team then please?

I'll go ahead and do what I'm meant to do. Write plans, set up timetables, sort out meetings, beta-test, routinely cane people, swear about random mistakes, and uh... supervise?

If you actually want to, sure. Or was that sarcasm?

Edit: By the way, I haven't been swearing at people or anything of the sort, the team has done wonderful work.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 25, 2012 at 01:29 PM

I was sarcastically pointing out what supervising actually consists of. It's actually pretty easy, but then again, I've been doing it for about 2 years. I ran a clan with over 60 members and it only actually took me about 10 minutes a day to deal with everything, and starting the clan up only took about an hour. And that's including creating logos, which you theoretically shouldn't need to do. ;)
Nowadays, after that clan's been closed and I now run a few other clans, probably making up about double the same amount of members, it takes me about 2 minutes a day to deal with everything, and starting RPT up only took about 2 hours, and most of that work was pointless out of boredom.

And I might maybe actually do it at some point if you need, but for now, take that proposal as sarcasm. ;)

E:
Oh and meetings aren't hard at all if you organise them properly. My meetings which overview tons of changes only take about 10 minutes. And by tons of changes, I mean about 2 months worth of changes. I barely ever have meetings. :P

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Edited by Jaz on Apr 25, 2012 at 01:41 PM

Well, I know what you mean, I, too run an online community of nearly 100 members (http://www.Vanilla-Craft.com) for my minecraft server, and it can be very easy to run things most of the time. For this project I'm mainly here to see how things are doing and provide suggestions, the real heroes of this project are the guys making everything we need to make this map a reality. I just thought that maybe my leadership skills learned from running a large community might come in handy when doing this project.

Ah, well, I guess I see what you mean then. A little supervision guidance can be helpful. Sorry, abkarch was provoking me into thinking you're just literally demanding things, which I've seen a lot of people do. -.-

Nah dude, we're just a bunch of guys united under the same goal: Give an old favorite map a fresh coat of paint.
Edited by JimDaRulah on Apr 25, 2012 at 02:06 PM

yes jim is a nice leader as i've seen and he is good with ideas, that i have good ideas but often uncapable of making them in ce and he has give me ideas that i can handle like forerunner structure i built for extinction

ok jaz, just throw blame onto me.

ive just been saying my opinion, but if people think that he is doing a great job, then its not my problem