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Posted by AthleteUK on Thu Dec 16th at 9:32am 2004

I've made a few maps for half life and one or two for the source engine but this is the first one i have published. It's bigger then the screenshots let on but they give the best idea of the map. Critiques more then welcome. I am also looking for a better place to host the file. The current one i'm using only lasts for 7 days. Any ideas?





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Posted by ReNo on Thu Dec 16th at 6:20pm 2004

If the map is complete, then check out Global Assault. They are a big map library, and will host your map and give it a quick review most likely.

http://www.globalassault.com

Judging by the screenshots, I'd say the main point you should focus on improving in future efforts is your lighting. Currently you look to be relying entirely on the light_environment with the odd street light dotted around, and even those don't provide the map with much lighting contrast. Don't be afraid to place more light fittings around the map, even where they might seems somewhat unrealistic, in order to get more variety in brightness.

You may also want to try and break up the repetition of both your architecture and texturing in places. You appear to have an exterior wall that doesn't change much as it encircles the level. To introduce some more interest to it, you could have built a few buildings around the edge that are inaccessible, yet bring in much more variety in height and texture. As a more simple improvement, you should look into using overlays on the walls to add surface detail with very little work required.

Not at all a bad effort by the looks of things, its just a tad on the basic side. Good luck on your future efforts
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Posted by ribbz on Thu Dec 16th at 12:46pm 2004

Looks nice (a bit dark in the screen shots though!) <br> <br>Does the big magnet work as in the single player?



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Posted by habboi on Thu Dec 16th at 3:39pm 2004

It looks good and the crane would work as the buggy and hover boat work so why not that aye smiley <br> <br>I like your map and good use of physics as well smiley



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Posted by AthleteUK on Thu Dec 16th at 3:46pm 2004

Yes the crane works. Dedicated servers need to dl the mod though.



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Posted by RabidMonkey777 on Thu Dec 16th at 4:18pm 2004

Looks pretty solid - The little ladder mounting bits just hanging out into the air look weird though. (first pic). I'll check it out ingame when I get home.




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