Interview with Tide's Reach

[Evo]

Tide's Reach is an ambitious new space based mod which is currently in production by our very own Pi Mu Rho (Neale) along with a back room staff which includes Samon (Ross). I have recently had the pleasure of holding a Q&A session with these two which can be read here.
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Chris - So, Tide’s Reach, the name of the mod has just been announced, but as I understand it, this has been in the works for quite some time. Why the wait between starting this project and announcing the name?

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Neale: It wasn't especially deliberate. There were some potential issues with there being a hotel with (nearly) the same name that I wanted to avoid. There's no particular conflict of interests - I don't intend to accomodate or feed people, and I'm pretty sure they don't intend to develop games.

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Chris - Tide’s Reach, care to expand a bit on the reasoning behind the name for those who are unaware?

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Neale: It's the reach of the Tide - their hegemony across the universe. In this case, the Tide are a large, heavily-armed religious group with as-yet-unknown ambitions. One of our writers actually wants to cause me physical harm for revealing even that much. He's very protective.

This mod is well worth keeping your eyes on, so check out the website and the interview.

 

[-Psy-]

Valve's tools really are bawls. Seriously, if you want to have precipitation in a level (rain, snow, semen), you have to create a brushes around the areas where you want to have said precipitation occur. What's wrong with a single, non brush-based entity?

The lighting preview is worthless as it doesn't take into account the light_environment and lighting a map is a painful experience which involves hours of time wasted just because you have to keep recompiling your map over and over again until it looks perfect.

If you have no patience then the Source engine is not for you.

 

[Yorick]

Tide's Reach is an ambitious new space based mod which is currently in production by our very own Pi Mu Rho (Neale) along with a back room staff which includes Samon (Ross).

and Yorick.

>:|

 

[Evo]

and Yorick.

>:|

Ah but you weren't involved in this here interview

 

[Yorick]

No, I was busy doing the new site design.

WHICH IS SUPER SEXY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

 

[Asuka]

Valve's tools really are bawls. Seriously, if you want to have precipitation in a level (rain, snow, semen), you have to create a brushes around the areas where you want to have said precipitation occur. What's wrong with a single, non brush-based entity?

The lighting preview is worthless as it doesn't take into account the light_environment and lighting a map is a painful experience which involves hours of time wasted just because you have to keep recompiling your map over and over again until it looks perfect.

If you have no patience then the Source engine is not for you.

That's one area i think Valve can really improve on. I think the main reason they are not changing or updating these tools, is simply because they are so used to them. I expect that after Episode 3 Source 2 or whatever will come fully equipped with all the new features we have come to expect.

 

[Eejit]

Seems like most of HL2.net's staff are making mods sometimes

Looks good guys, it sounds interesting.

 

[63]

Interview without pics??

 

[Yorick]

Interview without pics??

All of the pics on the website are less than a week or two old. foo.

 

[JossiRossi]

and Yorick.

>:|

and JossiRossi (way way in the back room =[)

 

[Yorick]

Way. Way. Way. In the back room.

 

[Reginald]

This should be awesome. Ever since I saw the initial tests whereby they opened the airlock on the space station and everyone got sucked out I was hooked. That was jaw-dropping.

And now the plot (religious space cultists, asteroid spacecraft, etc.) has been revealed, I can say that the fundamental ideas behind it appeal directly to my basic science fiction needs (relating to humans and quite industrial).


Can't wait.

 

[Dodo]

i demand pictures. now.
Ross and Neale huh ? Oh now if got your real names !! woot, now for your last name and ill be stalking you guys in no time..
pictures i say !

-dodo

 

[Majestic XII]

i demand pictures. now.
Ross and Neale huh ? Oh now if got your real names !! woot, now for your last name and ill be stalking you guys in no time..
pictures i say !

-dodo

I got the information you need, how much are you willing to pay?

 

[63]

All of the pics on the website are less than a week or two old. foo.

I didn't visit your website. Now what? I suppose that's my fault right? FRIENDO.

 

[Dodo]

I got the information you need, how much are you willing to pay?

2 dead babies and about a liter of horse blood..? ohyeah and about 2 rolls of the softest toilet paper EVER !
I saw some pictures on the site, it looks good! keep it up.

-dodo

 

[Yorick]

I didn't visit your website. Now what? I suppose that's my fault right? FRIENDO.

FIX YOUR MISTAKE.

Then please my ego by telling me how awesome the design is.