don't use combine consoles

That was a rule of mine from the beginning!

Yea, Ill try something. I'm afraid the custom models have to wait for later releases.

You could imply the futuristic theme with a few high-tech consoles or electronic kiosks - something cyberpunkish. Please, don't use combine consoles though - go out on a limb and go for some custom models.

It's more the dirty kind of futuristic, no spaceships. Maybe some strange industrial parts of big, Asian cities actually looks like this today (although I doubt it). I just didn't want to restrict myself to a realistic scale and theme and make the whole thing feel like it is a bit bigger and more "grown" than any structure you'd find today. But I definately consider your argument! I personally always found it a bit irritating that the map "lostvillage" neither looks lost nor like a village. :smile:

While it's OK visually, I just don't get any "futuristic" feel from it, thus far.

Thanks for the encouraging comments. I never played FF7 but the guildwars concept paint (I bet that's a craig mullins piece) is more what I strive for.

The three screens from the map profile are re-compressed by a Snarkpit script. I actually decided to upload 300k versions for them and use what the 'pit made of them because it still looks best. I'll make the imageshack shots a little sharper in the future :heee:

This looks awesome, the whole "kilometer high city" thing reminds me of
Kaineng City in guildwars, there's sewers and stuff too..

I remember some places with bars going from wall to wall, with chains
hanging from them, i think having some wires dangling from metal bars
(like the ones in the last screenshot) would be pretty neat.

here's some concept art, just to make sure that you know what i'm
talking about :razz:
http://www.komotion.com/dociu/gallery/Albums/Album6/Source/sewers2.jpg

It is also a neverending supply of disgusting, used toilets.

lol.

Great job on everything so far.

The quality of most of your screenshots is quite poor, which is shameful for a map this good looking. Under 120k should be sufficient to keep a certain screaming old man at bay. :wink:

I look forward to having a run around this when you put up a download. You seem have made excellent use of the z-axis. The adundance of filthy old toilets also appeals to a gravity gun whore like myself.

Your map description reminded me of FF7.

A few updates:

First, because of it's sci-fi setting, I decided to give the map the uber futristic title dm_3006 (thousand years in the future... get it? get it?).

Also the layout is pretty much 100% finished and most of the basic brushwork is done. I decided to release the map as soon as the general feel of it fits for some alpha playtesting. So please, don't be surprised if the first release looks even a bit blockier at places than what you see in the screenshots here :wink: Should be ready in the coming weeks.

Check out the "official" shots in the map profile, there are 2 new ones. Here's a 3rd that didn't make it there but shows a part of the map I kinda like. It's the waste disposal system of the future that, as you can see, doesn't work very well. Between the garbage there are some hidden goodies. It is also a neverending supply of disgusting, used toilets.

Wow, reaper47 - agreement with Morphine, this really looks great. :smile:

Really like those puddles of water, especially.

Honestly, this is looking fantastic. I've been struggling to come up with something constructive for you to improve or fix, but I can't find anything yet.