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Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby OVERLROD on Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:24 pm

Hi guys, it's been a while :)
Glad to see the comunity doing well after I last visited, years ago ...

I have a bit of a unussual request ... There was this really great level design blog, written by a guy who was working on a single player map/mod. The topics of his articles followed his progress with building the map. He talked about how you can make linear maps look open and free, how you can guide the player using sound and lightning, what makes a map feel dynamic and not blocky, how good scripted sequences work ... I remember there was an article on constructing standoffs there too. This was all from about 4 years ago ...

Now the thing is, I can't remember what the blog was called or who wrote it, and I'd really apreciate it if someone who knows about it would let me know :) I learned about the blog here, at Interlopers.net and I do belive the author is a member of the community.

Thanks & Take care! :-D
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Jangalomph on Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:44 pm

http://www.nomoreroominhell.com
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Stormy on Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:58 am

Www.wolfire.com
Probably not what you're thinking of but it's a good one to follow, check the earlier posts.
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby MaK on Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:59 pm

Blink's unnamed mod blog maybe? The actual blog is down I think but some of his videos are still up.

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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Text_Fish on Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:19 pm

Argh, I think I know the one you're talking about. The guy wrote a bit about using a flock of birds to guide the player's vision across important parts of the map.

I won't sleep until I remember what it was called (that's more of a painful prediction than a chivalrous promise).
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Lighting: The arrangement, hue and intensity of one or multiple light sources.
Lightning: A dazzling discharge of electric sparks in the atmosphere, often preceding thunder.
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Blink on Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:52 pm

Does sound like the blog I had quite some time ago. Afraid it was removed by accident but as MaK correctly states, there are videos still on YouTube.

Was this it by chance? - http://web.archive.org/web/200712111232 ... .net/blog/
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Armageddon on Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:48 pm

Wow, I forgot about this blog, this blog taught me how to map and made me want to map. :D
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby ScarT on Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:43 pm

I remember reading Blinks level design blog, I really enjoyed reading it tbh.
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Ale on Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:33 pm

Its a shame that Blink ain't doing level design no more
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Ich 666 on Fri Jul 29, 2011 5:08 pm

Any Chances to get it back up?
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby OVERLROD on Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:13 pm

Awesome, that's the one! :)
Made a copy for safe keeping now, hehe


So, yeah, any chance to get it back up?
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Re: Looking for a Blog i once followed ...

Postby Mr. Happy on Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:23 am

ScarT wrote:I remember reading Blinks level design blog, I really enjoyed reading it tbh.

Ale wrote:Its a shame that Blink ain't doing level design no more


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