Posted by Junkyard God on Fri Apr 13th 2007 at 7:17am
I think it would be nice if you'd maybe expand this map a bit for maybe a v2.
To support some more players, maybe you could add some kind of outdoor area (something like a mars landscape ala quake 4?) or something like that.
This map would be nice to run around on with more than just 3 or 4 players.
Posted by Juim on Fri Apr 13th 2007 at 5:32am
I downloaded the map today at work, I must say iy is impressive looking. I wonder what the performance would be like if you made much more of the decorative architecture model based as Reaper said (my poor laptop avereaged 25 fps throughout). This is a good 2 on 2 map. I wish it was about 3 times larger as well. Impressive.
Posted by Gwil on Fri Apr 13th 2007 at 12:32am
It looks nice, but it looks like a lot of grey metal with moody lighting. Even if it is only a small map, variation in architecture and lighting, texturing - perhaps even a focal point (eg a atom compression chamber, use your imagination) works as a landmark.
Also, (i've not d/l'd the map), it looks like a bunch of passageways. Try cutting a few out and linking two areas up with a fancy corridor. Z axis use, would be nice
Posted by reaper47 on Thu Apr 12th 2007 at 8:33pm
Sweet!
After all the urban/coastline styled maps this is very refreshing for HL2DM. Pretty much perfect in composition, also!
I agree on the NS look though. You're really mapping on such a high level here, that it would be worth looking into custom prop-modeling to make better use of the engine.
Posted by Riven on Thu Apr 12th 2007 at 6:41pm
I've never seen so much detail on a completely brush-based map (besides the lighting models). The bump mapping really does make it look much more detailed than it actually is. Although, I wonder if it would look better if you were to use the phong shader instead of the reflective shader on most of the dull pieces of metal? Anyway, the layout works for maybe 2-4 person matches, but any more would be pushing it.
My only complaint is that I wish the elevators waited at the top level just a little longer.
Nice map, but yea, the theme is a little worn-out IMO.
Posted by Junkyard God on Thu Apr 12th 2007 at 4:52pm
I think it's a nice mapping style, ns might have had a bit of an overkill of this type of theme.
I think that the lighting sceme might be able to come out more if the overal lighting is a bit dimmer, so all the colours are more ontop, if you know what i mean.
Posted by BlisTer on Thu Apr 12th 2007 at 3:12pm
it is well executed mapping-wise but personally it reminds me of the common ns style too much. The textures are ofcourse very nice separately, but as a whole it comes over too busy, cluttered, dark-contrasted and unoriginal imo. but maybe i'm just biased by the many ns maps i've seen. i would just like to see a refreshingle simple futuristic design sometime. But since the map is close to finished anyway, just ignore my personal general ramblings " SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif">
Posted by Junkyard God on Thu Apr 12th 2007 at 2:02pm
Looking sweet man, No comments on this atall, I'll dl it when i come home to check out the layout etc. " SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> but it looks very nice.
