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Stevie’s corner, 4 years already !

English

I am very pleased today to see that my blog has been visited by over 100,000 visitors since 4 years 😀 4 years that I shared with my visitors what is fascinating me in the Unreal universe. I did not think at first that I would even reach 50,000 visitors, thus reaching the double is very satisfying 🙂

I wanted to thank my visitors, veterans and newcomers. You encourage me to continue to share all these new discoveries and to spread information about my personal projects, tutorials and those of Unreal Old Friends.

In this time of celebration, I wish you Happy Holidays 2013 with loved ones and friends!

Français

Je suis très heureux de constater aujourd’hui que mon blog a été visité par plus de 100 000 visiteurs et ce, depuis 4 ans 😀 4 années que je partages avec mes visiteurs ce qui me fascine dans l’univers d’Unreal. Je ne pensais pas au début que j’allais même atteindre 50 000 visiteurs, donc d’avoir atteint le double est très satisfaisant 🙂

Je tenais à remercier mes visiteurs, vétérans et nouveaux venus de votre présence. Vous m’encouragez à continuer de partager toutes ces nouvelles trouvailles ainsi qu’à divulguer des informations sur mes projets personels, tutoriels, ainsi que ceux d’Unreal Old Friends.

En cette période de réjouissances, je vous souhaite de passer de très Joyeuses Fêtes 2013 avec vos proches ainsi que vos amis !

What’s up Stevie !!! (November 2013)

Mapping,

I’m glad I finally finished the two maps planned for the next UOF Map Pack (UOF5). This is DM-Mako-L2 and Greed-Mégane Winter Edition. I am very proud of Greed-Mégane WE as it is in my opinion the best of my maps at all levels and I have worked hard to achieve this! But I can reveal the release date of this pack. So, to follow…

I started another low poly (BSP) map since some months now which I didn’t found a name yet. This map is using the ‘Quake 4, PK02 texture set’ by Philip Klevestav. This is the official preview of the pack :

And also some work in progress pictures :

Stevie’s corner site,

I’ve made many changes under the 3D / Arts main section. You will find a completely revamped Artist page 🙂

In the UT3 world,

I note that despite several recent publications on BU / Epic forums, threads are almost empty of comments despite there are hundreds of views ? This is very discouraging for level designers 😦 Although we build maps for us at first, it is important to get the community support, otherwise it give absolutely nothing to release something on a forum if no one share their comment ! Players, it takes 10 seconds to write something constructive while we, level designers, take us months to build a quality map. So comment if you want to download other maps in the future ! Do not wait until the forums are empty before doing it 😉

In the UDK world,

Although a little slow since the past months, very interesting projects continue to appear on the Epic and Polycount forums. I am amazed to see so many quality projects. This is great !

Unreal Old Friends 2013 projects, continued…

Second post about UOF 2013 projects 😀 First here.

I’m very happy to share the content of the ‘Coming soon!‘ thread on UOF forums which consist of posting teasers of what to expect from the UOF members for UT3 in 2013! 😀 You can also follow UOF on Facebook 🙂

What’s up Stevie !!! (March 2013)

English

  • Mapping,

Since the release of CTF-Mako on January 1, 2013, I started a DM from the same textures and in terms of geometry, I was inspired by a DM map for UT99. As for the visuals and sounds, it looks a bit like CTF-Mako, just a bit because this time, it is a night theme instead of a day and the lighting is completely different. I have other ideas for other maps but unfortunately I do not have enough time 😦 Note: there are also several UOF projects coming that I can not talk about at the moment :p

  • Stevie’s corner site,

I have added or upgraded many links in the following sections ‘News / forums’, ‘Level Design’ and ‘Reviews’ on the main page and then finally added new categories to better organize my publications wishing in is easier to find information by my visitors 😀

  • In the UT3 world,

I note that despite several recent publications like the CBP3 vol. 5, the beta Jailbreak Mod pack, several VCTF maps as well as some UT200x DM remakes, forums are almost empty of comments despite there are hundreds of views ? This is very discouraging for mappers. Although we build maps for us at first, it is important to get the community support, otherwise it does absolutely nothing to publish anything on a forum if no one share their comment ! Players, it takes 10 seconds to write something constructive while we, the mappers, take us months to build a quality map. So comment if you want to download other maps in the future ! Do not wait until the forums are empty before doing it 😉

  • In the UDK world,

Although a little slow the past few weeks, very interesting projects continue to appear on the Epic and Polycount forums. I am amazed to see so many quality projects. This is absolutely wonderful !

  • Me,

I have been hospitalized in recent weeks for health reasons. It’s much better now and everything should be back to normal in ±1 month.

French

  • Mapping,

Depuis la publication de CTF-Mako le 1er janvier 2013, j’ai débuté une DM à partir des mêmes textures puis en terme de géométrie, je me suis inspiré d’une DM map de UT99. Au niveau du visuel puis du son, ça ressemble un peu à CTF-Mako, un peu car cette fois, il s’agit d’un thème de nuit au lieu du jour puis l’éclairage est complètement différent.

J’ai aussi d’autres idées pour d’autres maps mais malheureusement, le temps me manque 😦 Il y a aussi plusieurs projets UOF à venir dont je ne peux divulguer pour le moment :p

  • Site,

J’ai ajouté ou mis à niveau de nombreux liens sous la section ‘News / forums’, ‘Level design’ ainsi que ‘Reviews’ sur la page principale puis finalement ajouté de nouvelles catégories pour mieux organiser mes publications. En espérant que l’information soit plus facile à trouver pour mes visiteurs 😀

  • Le monde d’UT3,

Je constate que malgré plusieurs publications récentes comme le CBP3 vol. 5, le beta pack du Mod Jailbreak, plusieurs maps de type VCTF ainsi que quelques remakes DM de UT200x, les forums sont pratiquement vides de commentaire malgré qu’il y a des centaines de vues ? Cela est très décourageant pour les mappers. Bien que nous bâtissons les maps pour nous à prime abord, il est important d’avoir du support par la communauté, sinon, ça ne sert absolument à rien de publier quoi que ce soit sur un forum si personne ne partage leur commentaire ! Joueurs ; ça prend 10 secondes à écrire quelque chose de constructif et d’aidant alors que nous, ça nous prends des mois à construire une map de qualité. Alors, commentez si vous voulez poursuivre à télécharger d’autres maps ! N’attendez pas que les forums soient vides avant de le faire 😉

  • Le monde d’UDK,

Quoique un peu au ralenti depuis les dernières semaines, des projets des plus intéressant continuent d’apparaître sur les forums d’Epic puis de Polycount. Je suis tout-à-fait émerveillé de voir autant de projets de qualité. C’est absolument merveilleux !

  • Moi,

J’ai été hospitalisé dans les dernières semaines pour des raisons de santé. Ça va beaucoup mieux maintenant puis le tout devrait être revenu à la normale dans ±1 mois.

Mapraider 2.0 is now Live !!!

For more than a decade, Mapraider has been showcasing and hosting most of the community created maps. For their 10th anniversary, they’re celebrating with a complete redesigned site. For more information and updates, visit the new site !

Unreal Old Friends 2013 projects

Being part of the UOF team, I’m very happy to share this new ‘Coming soon!‘ thread on UOF forums which consist of posting teasers of what to expect from the UOF members for UT3 in 2013! 😀 You can also stay up-to-date by visiting Unreal Old Friends on Facebook 🙂

UnrealDB is born!

This say it all : This is the home of the Unreal Development Database! We’re just getting started but intend to grow into one of the most complete Unreal Engine development resources out there. And you can help! Sign up to get your projects, dev tools, tutorials and more in our listing and gain instant visibility!

UnrealDB link

Stevie’s corner, already 3 years today!

Today is the third birthday of Stevie’s corner, yep, 3 years already! Also, I’ve reach more than 65 000 visits since, so I must say I’m quite happy with this number hé hé 😀

I intent to continuing posting HQ stuff as far as the community keep making them 🙂

THX for all who had took a bit of their time to leave some comments / feedback, I appreciate 😉

Cheers 😀