Well, I've been trying to make a CS:S (CounterStrike Source for those who don't know 
) map.
I can do stuff with Hammer, but I'm no expert. Nevertheless I have been trying to make progress.
Currently the major bugbear is that the walls in light areas go black when you enter dark areas. I think it's something to do with HDR, which means I'll either have to find a way to disable it or get the HDR to work properly.
I'll post another blog entry for my next release if I remember.
I also got Crysis for Christmas, and it was most awesome indeed, with some of the most amazing moents in gaming history. However, it does have some bugs, the most annoying one being where some aliens would not die during the later levels. The only way out of this was to reload the level or a previous save.
I also fixed my mic problems. It turns out that if you turn up the transmit volume to max it tends to fudge up. Discovered this because I got a Fatal1ty gaming headset for Christmas too. It has some awesome sound, and I simply must recommend it to anyone considering purchasing a new headset.
It was also my Birthday on February the 19th, and I am now 18! Hurrah!
I received a MIDI keyboard so I can now attempt to compose music and play stuff directly into the PC.
I'm also going to be taking my driving test in March, soon, as well as getting my results for my January exams, which I believe went well.
