Posted by Night-Wolf on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 4:26pm
hehe, good luck with the mapping I hope you stick with it as its very rewarding. Anything I can help with just ask! I cant wait to start picking on your maps
I just figured out something that I think you guys will love, if it works! Update in 25mins after the compile!
Posted by satchmo on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 3:47pm
/me got slapped, leaving a red handprint across his cheek.
Ouch! But didn't you find the suggestion helpful? Don't the windows look much better and credible now?
Anyways, I like where your map is going. I just bought HL2 yesterday and I've started mapping already (I only finished about an hour worth of the game so far). I made my first (obligatory) box map in Source, just to get the kinks out of the compilation process.
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Posted by Night-Wolf on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 11:42am
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Just for you Satchmo!
and heres my 3D skybox-
Posted by Night-Wolf on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 11:20am
Reno is right, the buildings stay fixed in place so when you move they scale to wherever you are. Unless like one attempt i put one too close to the skycam and it got bigger and bigger the closer I got to it but it was still outside the map...was freaky... like an invasion of balloon buildings!!
Satchmo im gonna slap you...grumble glass grumble.......
Posted by ReNo on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 7:11am
It shouldn't do that cass, 3D skyboxes stay in fixed locations. They take a small piece of brushwork and scale it up to create the illusion of scale even though the area taken up in the level is actually very small. If you look at maps like de_aztec, many of the upper floors of the buildings are actually part of the 3D skybox and yet they remain in position at all times.
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Posted by Cassius on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 6:51am
The skybox does indeed look good, but when you walk around the buildings will move with you, which will be awkward considering their apparent short distance from the map itself.
Posted by satchmo on Fri Dec 10th 2004 at 5:41am
I like the stairs now, but...
The glass windows of the reception room are curved. Usually, the junction of the curvature should have some sort of metal support (like the thin black support going horizontally). Actual curved glasses are expensive to make (not for the engine to render, but expensive in the real world, thereby making them rare).
And I don't think the texture is bad at all. I think they're quite appropriate (and believable) for the setting.
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Posted by Night-Wolf on Thu Dec 9th 2004 at 8:56pm
If you look hard enough theres a whole host of Mini models to use in 3D skyboxes. So I didnt have to do much except choose some suitable ones:D
Posted by diablobasher on Thu Dec 9th 2004 at 8:32pm
OMG THAT SKYBOX LOOKS AMAZING!!!
How the heck did you get that level of details its fantastic!
the stairs look better too.
Congrats dude, it look brilliant so far.
[addsig]Posted by Night-Wolf on Thu Dec 9th 2004 at 8:24pm
The actual structural work is about 90% complete, its mainly just a matter of detail now, which of course is even more time consuming!
Would still like someone to come take a look round with me to see what they think:D
