Sandbox 2 Editor in Crysis

[carnageX]

So, everybody here has been talking about playing Crysis...well has anybody messed around w/ the Sandbox editor? I decided to play around with it a bit more after watching some of the youtube vids of the physics stuff that ppl were doin with it... I found a tutorial on how to make a "shark level" so I'm doing that right now... I have about 10 sharks, and they're relentless when they go to attack you rofl. I'll upload it when/if I finish it, if ppl want to play it. Will also post screenies for those of you who want 'em.

 

[Akubane]

I played aroudn with it a bit. Lots of stuff I don't know how to do, but I recreated that 3000 barrels thing..

Except with only like 1000... and it utterly obliterated my PC, beyond recognition.

What the **** is that guy running to make 3000!?!?

 

[carnageX]

LOL not sure...but I remember that when he did blow up the 3000 barrels..he couldn't look into the explosion for more than like 2 sec or his comp would crash, rofl...

Oh, and also...I can't find where those darn explosive barrels are when I make a new map...do you remember off-hand where they are? I'd like to re-create some of those barrel-explosions xD.

 

[Akubane]

oh i wasnt talkin about the explosion. even the falling barrels lagged. XD the explosion was retarded. wouldnt even display properly heh.

hmm, enteties/props/storage i believe soemthign along those lines. look for a 'storage' subfolder buried somewhere in one of the entities lists.

 

[carnageX]

Haha... another cool vid I watched was of a guy that stacked like 50 pickups on top of each other, then they all blew up in a fiery tower...haha...he had some good music set to it too lol.

Wtf, I don't have a "props" folder...or anything with storage in it =\... Do I have to load an actual game map first rather than a custom one?

 

[Akubane]

oh that might be it. i've never done the custom thing. dont know how. only looked at it for an hour the other day after watchign the barrel thing. lol

 

[carnageX]

Found it =)

Crymod Modding Portal | Sandbox2 Basics | So you're just starting? READ THIS THREAD FIRST! Do not make a thread until you've read this!

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edit: Also, this has come in handy, for anybody else who's interested in using Sandbox:

CryENGINE 2 Sandbox 2 Manual

 

[Akubane]

ah cool i'll check that out when i have more free time.

just spend some time messing aroudn with funny stuff. Making catapults and such XD

lots of barrels + somethign large and flat to sit on top + enemies = fun.

 

[Disillusion]

The guy who did the 3000 barrels thing did it pre rendered. Basically, the editor can be setup to take snapshot of a frame and make multiple snapshots of the frames to equal out to about 30 fps. There is a program that can take all those pictures and make a movie out of it, making it look like it's running smooth as can be.

I did it once, but it didn't turn out as good as I wanted it to.

The editor is amazing, it does a ton of stuff.

 

[carnageX]

Yeah, I read on that's how he did it. pre-rendered or not, still quite crazy to do 3000 barrels on high quality settings, lol...