Re: [map] Exodus
Posted by RabidMonkey777 on Mon Dec 20th at 5:14am 2004
I hope you've added weapons since we beta-tested and fixed the tree-glitch and made those windows breakable, otherwise, it was great fun.
RabidMonkey777
member
207 posts
100 snarkmarks
Registered: Jul 9th 2004
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Re: [map] Exodus
Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Mon Dec 20th at 5:31am 2004
Very, very nice. You've captured the Ravenholm atmosphere pretty well.
<br>
<br>The map strikes me as too angular and comes across as rather unnatural. It's hard to get out of the HL mindset of building everything at 90 degrees, but the map would be complete if some of the streets and buildings weren't so fond of the grid.
7dk2h4md720ih
member
1976 posts
198 snarkmarks
Registered: Oct 9th 2001
Re: [map] Exodus
Posted by Trapt on Tue Dec 21st at 2:10am 2004
Interestingly enough, that was the area I was going to map. It stood out in my mind when I thought about Ravenholm, so I thought it would be an interesting addition to map, only slightly modified for layout reasons.
Trapt
member
99 posts
50 snarkmarks
Registered: Oct 15th 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Re: [map] Exodus
Posted by Mephs on Wed Dec 22nd at 8:14am 2004
Looks pretty damn nice, Trapt. Gives me something to look forward to.
<br>
<br>* showers Trapt in praise.
Mephs
member
381 posts
38 snarkmarks
Registered: Sep 18th 2004
Location: Northern Ireland
Occupation: Office Monkey
Re: [map] Exodus
Posted by satchmo on Sat Dec 25th at 1:25am 2004
For a setting like Ravenholm, the walls of the buildings are too perfect in your map. Add some holes and toppled walls (with loose bricks or torn fences) to your map, and they should make your map more interesting. In addition, this will also address the "blockiness" issue others have raised. Go for the total dilapidated look!
<br>
<br>Furthermore, you can make these walls interactive. Some of them are barely supported by some rotten wooden sticks. And once these remaining support are destroyed, half of the building will come crashing down on whoever is nearby (like a booby trap).
<br>
<br>The lighting and texturing are great, so you won't have to do anything to those anymore. What about more bodies (and body parts)? You already have some dead zombies and barrel debris around, but a little more gore in Ravenholm seems more appropriate (I loved the hanging torso from the tree at the beginning of the level).
satchmo
member
2077 posts
396 snarkmarks
Registered: Nov 24th 2004
Location: Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation: pediatrician
<br>
<br>Care to share with us why?
<br>
<br>It still looks great and I would love to see it finished.
<br>The hanging body on a tree is easy and would make your map more Ravenholmish if that is what you are aiming for 
