StephenPuffs

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  • StephenPuffs
    So... I got bored of vehicles (I'll resume them shortly), so I did something else fun. I have changed up the fire effect to be a lot better if you ask me. There are more changes that could/should be done with fires but for now I focused solely on how they look.

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    Part of the reason I made them taller is because currently it's easy to get too close without realizing it while now you have a better idea of just how far it can burn you from. Additionally it allows firefighters to spot a fire that may be in more of a recessed area from outside. As you can see here:
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    roos
    Does that eat up more fps?
    StephenPuffs
    I'm getting a bit too much into the weeds with trying to correct all the shading, but I have done some fixes on the Cooper65, Transit (old one), and the Ford F100. I am also taking a look at their handling, no massive changes but some simply take longer than they should to reach top speed, so I am correcting that to what seems more reasonable. It should not take the entire length of the highway to reach 30MPH o_O
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    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    @Creepis I mean some of the reason they were made slow is because they are larger vehicles so their top speeds were purposely made pretty low, however their acceleration times probably could use some rework to not be as terrible as it is now. Which is part of what I fixed with the Transit.
    SomeUser
    SomeUser
    I just mean overall like creepis said there multiple cars that could honestly use a buff, for example theres a few cars that drive like there on a ice rink would it be worth looking into?
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    I mean I will be reviewing each one's "drifting" or "handbraking" whatever term you prefer to ensure it acts appropriately. However, keep in mind that increased speed means longer times to come to a stop therefore some of them will still be able to skid from left to right regardless of any changes I make.
    StephenPuffs
    I have a list now of all the most commonly owned vehicles some are a bit surprising to me to be honest. However, I can now use this list to slowly make my way through them fixing some of the shading/graphical issues that some of you may have noticed improved with the latest update if you owned one of the listed vehicles. It should come as no surprise that first on my list is the Mini Cooper 65.
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    StephenPuffs
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    I will make a caveat and say that some graphical issues are more possible to fix than others, so in my first pass through them all I cannot guarantee that they will be 100% done, but I will at least try to improve where I can. One big goal is to make the metal customization have a bit more effect overall if possible while not making them too gaudy.
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    Clarky
    Clarky
    Release the list.
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    Next is the VW Beetle which I already did, so after that will be the ████████████ which may require additional work.
    StephenPuffs
    With cars being a major component of the gamemode I am curious where people feel the maintenance aspect currently lies. Exclude any financial consideration when voting. https://strawpoll.com/mpnb1N4BPy5
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    thehomelessdude
    thehomelessdude
    For me personally the only annoying part is how far apart everything is when it comes to repairing your car
    Clarky
    Clarky
    I really don’t like how the wrenches function, that should be redone to work better with repair levels. I’m sure someone made a thread regarding how being level 100 actually stops you from repairing because you’re repairing too much with RC on whereas low repair level will allow more repairs
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    In fairness this was more about the overall sense of how much upkeep and amount of things that need to be maintained feels. Not necessarily where locations are or how items related to it function. So I can see if people think it is a lot to manage now or there could be some more added to it all while making it more of a unified thing.
    StephenPuffs
    So what does anyone think of the new emergency vehicle lights? I tried having them synced at one point but it just didn't look right with the new look. There may be some more to come with all that too.
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    SunnyR
    SunnyR
    For the rear whites on police cars they should have a wig wag action like their counterpart in the headlights, it looks a little off for them both to be flashing at the same time. (If you couldn't tell I'm really into having neat flash patterns)
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    I appreciate the feedback but having them be contrary is less aesthetic than keeping the same color lit at a time. Otherwise it is even more visual clutter. I avoided any rapid flashing lights in the rear to avoid vehicle direction confusion, plus the rear blue ones are mainly an emergency vehicle identifier.
    RespectMyVoid
    RespectMyVoid
    your doing amazing work with the vehicles keep it up
    StephenPuffs
    So I have still been working away on a number of other changes and fixes primarily with vehicles. I've also done some proof of concept ideas for some new things that I hope to add, more on that another time.
    StephenPuffs
    Having now toyed around with emergency lights for awhile... While the syncing of them helps with color bleeding and stuff, it comes off very visually boring when there is a large mix of them. So I will have them be on their own independent cycles instead.
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    A1L
    A1L
    raw
    SomeUser
    SomeUser
    Big flashy light hurt my eyes >:/
    StephenPuffs
    More news with indicators that's way way overdue! The QOL update they've needed forever, along with all my other upcoming changes (release is TBD) indicators will finally turn off after you complete a turn. Not perfect but they will not toggle off if you turn the opposite way and allows small corrective turns so I consider that a win.
    StephenPuffs
    I have been fixing up some of the behind the scenes stuff with vehicles but more over, I have now made it so vehicle indicators can be altered (by us) to have different cycle lengths. This means yours and all other cars will no longer always blink their indicators at the same time every single time.
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    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    While the video is made by the product they're talking about so it may be a bit biased in their favor, it shows what I was talking about.
    So I may take a hint from that and make emergency lights be synchronized, at least within their respective jobs. However, I still want to make them nicer overall if possible.
    Caveric Jonson
    Caveric Jonson
    Thats really interesting i didn't know it was setup like that. Departments around me don't have them in sync like that and to be honest i didn't know it could be done to be fair lol
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    Same here, or at least, I guess I never paid enough attention to that to notice if they were. Unexpected but I suppose it does make sense, however there isn't nearly as much glare or sense of brightness within Garry's Mod so it may still be independent originally.
    StephenPuffs
    New question for anyone willing to give feedback, while I make no guarantees about it... Are there any vehicles that you look at and feel it has lots of issues graphically? Like the current VW Beetle's wheels have a very "blocky" and weird shading to them as an easy example of the kind of problem I mean.
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    Inchs
    Inchs
    yeah its super noticeable on the f1
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    Even though you already sold it so there was no rush, I felt it was important enough to expedite the fix for that gap. So it's not perfect but it works well enough. Whenever I publish all the other changes it'll be included. (the dark line is simply reflection)

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    Inchs
    amazing work
    StephenPuffs
    As a sort of informal poll, which do you prefer... when handbraking, cars that slide a lot, a decent amount, or only a little?

    We seem to have a bit of a discrepancy in the scripts for some reason so each car is a bit unknown until being driven.
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    Crunchie
    Crunchie
    Big fan of the G wagon drifting
    SomeUser
    SomeUser
    Ye so my SL65 upgrades I sold, so it may be something there, But my G wagon is only single upgraded not double, However it feels diffrent you can see in the clip its like in the SL65 Im fighting with the car but the gwagon im good with it mostly (It may be a case of me driving like a dickhead)
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    Clarky
    Clarky
    Some vehicles double upgraded does feel like a downgrade in some aspects, I used to hear how the Mazda Furai feels awful to drive compared to stock, I can't list down specifics on what doesn't feel good on what vehicle without actually trying it again myself to leave something more definitive but I hope you can look into this at some point with community members
    StephenPuffs
    No I have not gone missing again. First off I want to give a big shoutout to @Ezza for finding ways to recompile cars. So with that in mind I have a large focus on cars in general. With my test server up and running again expect a number of changes regarding them coming up soon. I will be asking for some feedback in a little bit.
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    Christopher Bonanno
    Christopher Bonanno
    I understand the want to make things yourselves and support it. Just wish there was more options for clothes and that the options we had were better looking. The suits on mafia are fresh as hell lol
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    This may come from a biased point of view but before we started PH, the server we played on had suits along with a few normal everyday clothes. It simply lead to everyone wanting to wear a suit instead of anything else. So while there were options, people ended up looking the same anyways, so it's never made the idea of adding suits very appealing to me, as fashionable as they may be.
    Christopher Bonanno
    Christopher Bonanno
    very good point and I think that problem would probably happen again in this scenario
    StephenPuffs
    Fun fact. While not super obvious yet, the first signs of late summer are appearing in Paralake currently. In about one RL week we will start to see signs of autumn, Paralake gets very scenic that time of year. As for now, see if you can spot the signs of late summer, it's a small change but I had to include it anyways.
    StephenPuffs
    A little over 24 hours later of V6, how are we all feeling? There have been some hiccups of course, but are we enjoying it? With all the testing we had to do while creating it, it made going to V5 feel like such a step backward to me. I really enjoy what V6 is and the potential things it opens up for us to do, like other iterations of Paralake.
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    Nova.
    Nova.
    Still learning the map a little bit. Still hard to get into the server sometime to time. You guys did really well on this map
    Caveric Jonson
    Caveric Jonson
    I love every second of V6 its such a wonderful map
    Jimmy Bovine
    It's a 10/10 homerun. The new map makes V5 look genuinely prehistoric. Balance wise, I've always felt the late V5 era was too skewed in favour of the defenders and cops. However in V6 - there's more ways to escape, more entry ways, more cover inside the buildings and the map is larger. I think the subtle elegance of V6s map design fixes the raiding issue without needing to make other changes.
    StephenPuffs
    Today's the big day! V6 feels like how I always imagined V1 to be, though looking at V1 these days it's remarkable just how different they are. Yet @peeps and @Lelios1 have done an amazing job of making the map feel similar to how it has been but totally new. There is so much to explore and see, so take your time and don't rush, it is one incredible experience.
    StephenPuffs
    So... Who's excited for V6? Crazy to think that over a decade ago is when we originally designed and switched to Paralake. V6 goes way further than anything we knew possible at that time, partially updated limits but mainly the talent of everyone involved now allows for such an amazing map to be made.
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    SunnyR
    SunnyR
    I'm certainly excited and while I never were there for the OG days (referring to the EvoCity) as I first join in the end of 2015 the whole this Paralake always had a special place in my heart.

    A new chapter for Perpheads is always welcomed and it'll be a lovely fresh start for something new!
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    @SunnyR As someone who has seen Paralake grow over time since 2015 then you'll appreciate V6 even more. There are a lot of places that will seem similar or are a callback, but it all feels totally fresh in the best of ways.
    peeps
    peeps
    omg i made that map
    StephenPuffs
    I have a bit of a workflow now that generally gives adequate results. I'm keeping the same texture resolution as the current ones so that they keep sort of a consistent quality so there's not a "must have" look. But I will admit some turn out better than others. I can't guarantee all heads will get a new one and others may get more than one. :bag: I do what I can.
    StephenPuffs
    Some more work has been done on the female shown based on some feedback I received. She now has less pronounced highlights, eyebrows adjusted some, and "makeup" reduced. All in all to produce a more natural look. Like I said, I am still learning how to do this, but I am pleased with the results personally. I now need to find a workflow to do them a bit faster with still good quality results.

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    MalekIsWeird
    MalekIsWeird
    I suggest you try to make the eyes and eyebrows similar in expression to the originals since these new versions have a strange “staring into your soul” kind of feel when I look at them personally. I don’t know if anyone else feels the same.
    StephenPuffs
    StephenPuffs
    Maybe. I feel when I've made her eyebrows level like how the original is, then she's a bit expressionless. Since we don't have any emotions shown really, it makes the face sort of bland. I can look into trying to make the corners of the mouth go the other way though.
    Bnjemann
    Bnjemann
    I NEED her
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