We want more!

I think it's a good decision to give the player somewhere else to go from that catwalk. I remember getting to that spot and then thinking "now where?"

Looking forward to the next release.

Neither this map or films like the fifth element (which is a huge inspiration) will win any logic award, I just like the scale and monstrosity of the idea.

But thanks for having a look, anyway! :smile:

Under kilometer high city? Maybe city builders destroy old building before start build the skycapers.And skycapers weight can crash the old building and city destroys."Sunlight falls in small chasms but mostly stays a glow in the distance"
But maybe builders build walk ways and foliage between skycapers enterances.
But this is good map.

Thanks Ballblue... (ball blue... I always read ballude! :biggrin: )

The upper parts (screen 3) are very basic yet. Very blocky. Also there is a lack of props (light-fixtures) ect. Lighting needs variation. HDR shots look incredibly dark in the shadows in screenshots, even more than in the game, which probably causes some of the extreme Quake 1/pitch black look.

Anti-confusion/landmark/texturing tweaks are on my list and screen two hasn't changed so far. :wink:

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I carved my way through large blocks that were never meant to be hollow in order to add an additional staircase to the upper level. And I couldn't resist taking a screenshot. :smile: It's nothing but a teaser that wont mean much if anything to people who haven't played the map already but I post it anyway: The catwalk now connects two stairsways that go from the bottom to the very top parts of the map. This is a little outlook:



See anything? Didn't think so. Anyway, now I have at least a screenshot in this chapter :smile:

If anything, please don't change screen 2 (if you already haven't) since the way you managed to set the water up is great. The half-arched hallway in the distance was nicely done, too.

Screenshot 3 has an interesting glow effect -- but I can't get the thought out of my head that the lighting is a bit crummy. The shadows scream "quake 1" in my opinion, and it doesn't look like they're bouncing enough. Too abrubt, and to splotchy -- at least, in my opinion.

The only other suggestion I have is to get some texture variation -- the majority of this map seems to consist of brown/concrete/brick stuff, and that can get incredibly confusing really quick. Apart from the above, good job so far :smile:

Not that it's a big surprise but everything takes longer than I feared. Wheee!

I'm really thinking a lot about layout right now and that doesn't let me focus on eyecandy at all (not. at. all.). So no screenshots any time soon. I'd like, however, to get some ideas about the layout changes.

Especially Gwil's post was a huge help here and I'm trying to incorporate as much of the feedback as I can. Maybe there will be an unofficial release that's not meant to run on any server but is solely there to allow the layout experts to have a dry look at the changes.

It's great to hear that, reaper47. Nice to have an update on this. :smile: Can't wait for an alpha2.

I think boosts in motivation are universal. Over the past few days I got done 75% of the work I needed to do in order to release a beta 2 of dm_residential (shhhh, let's keep this on the down-low). Hooray for productivity!

This version is outdated. For comments and suggestions see Alpha2a look here!

Check out the map profile for a changelog.

Wow, thanks Gwil! I will look at those tips very closely to incorporate them as much as I can.

PS: I like the tablet-writing. :biggrin: