Hi and welcome!

[Mrsix]

Hi! Ive just recently signed up here.
Im currently making a mod using HL2 and am here to share ideas and techniques and hopefully learn alot of stuff from the experienced modders!

Im a musician first, and am writing the music and the story for the mod.
Im trying to do an adventure game using the engine.
Nice to meet everyone!

Rob

 

[Barnz]

I'd like to listen some of your music work.

 

[Mrsix]

Hi!

I have a myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/mrsix00r
but there's no MOD music there, just random music ive written, but knock yourself out! Do you do modding?

 

[Barnz]

Good music you got there.

Yes I'm into modding for a very long time, I actually have some crazy mod idea for HL2...but I'll wait until I get a decent PC (my PC can barely run Source Engine games).

 

[Zunni]

Hi! Ive just recently signed up here.
Im currently making a mod using HL2 and am here to share ideas and techniques and hopefully learn alot of stuff from the experienced modders!

Im a musician first, and am writing the music and the story for the mod.
Im trying to do an adventure game using the engine.
Nice to meet everyone!

Rob

Hey Rob, I should really sticky what I'm about to say to you so it's handy when I want to reference it.

Before looking to start your own mod:

My biggest piece of advice to a potential modder is JOIN AN EXISTING TEAM..

Here's why.

- You get experience of working with other modders.
- You get to see how a mod is run (right or wrong) and this will help when you do your own.
- You make contacts in the modding world which will be incredibly valuable
- You get to help make something and build a portfolio without having to worry about the details of running the mod
- You stand a better chance of seeing a finished product, hundreds of mods are started a year, each year about 10 are released. That should give you an idea of your mods success out of the gate.

Plus your idea is going to be there in a year when you finish the project you are working on and the experience and knowledge you will have gained will be your largest asset.

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[ríomhaire]

Why are you welcoming us? You are the new visitor to this site, we are the ones that already reside here. You do not welcome us. We welcome you.



Welcome!

 

[Crispy]

On communist HL2.net, newcomers welcome US!

 

[Mrsix]

Ooops, yes you're right, the guest does not welcome... that's just weird!!

Ok, maybe I should have said "salutations!"

Thanks for the advice Zunni, you are most probably right. It's just an ongoing hobby at the moment. About releasing a mod - well, I havent even got that far!! It's just something I piddle about on in my spare time when im bored. Hopefully something will come oif it, but if I feel I need to start craking down and getting stuff done, I think I will follow your advice about joining a mod team, you have certainly given me some thought there!