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I think it is time for me to get over my stubbornness and start downsizing my projects. I am not really enjoying these hobbies anymore, and I want to push on to other things now -- besides enjoyment, I am getting more frustrated, shoulders always bogged down with loads of tasks that never seem to diminish (usually grows), and there's other things that needs my attention - that I continue to neglect to prevent over loading myself. As for right now, TGRDM3's minimum map quota was previously ~20 maps (excluding team games - which is merely implied and not yet official), but it will now be set to 10 maps minimum. I might still add a few more maps out of enjoyment for myself, but nothing is set in stone. Additionally, Bootless Star is also going to get downsized aswell. I am thinking about killing the DeLorean as it is going to take much more work in order for it to work properly on abroad systems. Some work will require: Emulating an array in Batch (that alone is going to be costly), further revising the core to allow the user to customize the copy parameters, a proper way to determine that Bootless Star core is loaded with Administrator rights (root access, in my terms), and invoking UAC safely. Despite how much I love what my creations are becoming - with so many years of innumerable hours and dedication, it is really becoming too much to bare. I will start making the changes for downsizing tomorrow and make them official.
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I have officially flooded the project with 6.609 textures, so I have more than enough textures to use for these maps! I was able to quickly import the changes with the help of Notepad++'s REGEX and Extended mode stream line search, as well as - using the Batch shell to expeditiously rename the files properly. Additionally, as a plus side from the huge texture importing, I am soon ready to start working on bringing the maps to life :) . I'll post updates later on....

Special thanks to Affliction's Python script, which allowed me to clean up all of the duplicated textures within the giant Texture Database!

NOTE: To be clear, I learned from my previous mistake -- thus, documentation is no longer an issue. However, I did add even more documentation! It is now possible to see what textures have been included within the project, and see what their new filenames are.
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Slowly adding more life to Abandoned Misery

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I think the map 'Abandoned Misery' is ready for early testing, I'll upload it later.
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Abandoned Misery has been updated to revision 918.

There's a few issues to point out:
  • Jumping Pads still needs a little work; how far up should they thrust the player, how far should they toss the player, and how to make the jumping pads actually work when the player is running towards it and the jumping pad is supposed to thrust the thing to a 180degree (currently, nothing happens...).
  • Teleportors are not yet implemented
  • The map is still plain as hell
Any feedback, please put them in the Abandoned Misery topic.
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Just an update on the latest revision (r934) on Abandoned Misery:

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As the previous pictures display horrifying texture alignments, here is the alignment fix (revision 936):

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Another progress update (revision: 938)
NOTE: Officially, TGRDM3 is NOT compatible with Zandronum v1.2.2! {Unable to process the textures, UDMF compatibility issues, limited 3D Object functionality}

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Here's a small update; I have come to realize that using 3D Objects is becoming excessively tedious and not an enjoyable modding experience.... I can easily see huge hardships when it comes to using pure 3D Objects....

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Here's another update - up to revision 964:


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Here is even more updates (up to revision 670)

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Here's another round of screenshot updates (up to revision 984). Getting close to finishing this map....

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Within a couple of days, I will be uploading a new revision of the 'Abandoned Misery' map for gameplay testing. Thus, everyone will be able to test out the latest map revision and share feedback.

I will post more information later on....
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I am going to hold off on the preview release for awhile; I need to think about what weapons and items will be included into the project and how.... This is turning into a confusing mess at the moment....
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As soon as I begun adding weapon markers, I quickly noticed that - some ideas I have with use of Dependencies are not going to work as well as I hoped.... For awhile, I am going to focus on the map designs and worry about adding in the weapons and items later.
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