just played thru and whats there is some good stuff. It flowed pretty good and the r_speeds were excellent. I liked your architecture for the most part, but I wasn't so sure about the "McDonalds arches" hallway, heh jk it was fine. However I do think some of the alien infested areas seemed kinda like filler. But some of them were very good too, particularly the bit with the bent up door (tho the honeycomb thing looked a little overscaled to me). By the way you might want to put a clip brush between those doors, I managed to get stuck there. I agree with TB about the lighting, bring back the blue!

this looks really quite interesting, i'll check it out later. currently im finishing my map :razz:

er, well if you don't have it from downloading TFC over steam or on your old install of HL... I guess you can just create a wad file named tfc and just accept the fact that a few walls will have that nice checkerboard texture.

doh!

ok so where can I find the tfc wad?

It's three posts above you :razz:

drat where'd the dl go?

Thanks for the comments!

1. That texture is part of the tfc2.wad, and merging wads is the last step I'm going to do. Besides, that checkerboard is sharp!

2. Sounds like a plan. It would also reduce facecounts a noticeable amount.

3. Well thanks!

4. All the glass walls fill holes where there will be later construction. That way I can compile it without worrying about leaks and won't forget about connecting areas.

5. I built that around 5am this morning, and lighting is the last step.

6. I've never played AVP, so I don't know how I get these comparisons :biggrin: . The environment lighting is rather dark on my computer, and the earlier blue lighting was too bright. I'll look at it.

Misc: Well, great minds think alike! That was the plan from the start. It'll come together in a bit once I finish the second corner (at least I hope). I still might have to knock out some more walls in the outdoors area, but I'm thinking the connectivity is getting out of hand as it is. As for the lighting, I may throw in some more white lights, but I sorta like the blue/yellow combo. Thanks again!

So?



? I suppose this is something that is unfinished?



Very nice corridors. I would suggest here that you not recess the lights at the top of the arches. That way you could have a nice blue glow along with the spot light. as it is I feel that you need something to draw attention upward.



The red lights behind those fans are a perfect touch. It subtly emphasizes the detail of the area. I also like the light emanating form the cracked open door.



Do you use this texture as a blocker to imply that something will be there in the future? it is everywhere and in odd places at that.





Umm? yes darkness is a problem.



This area is great form a game play perspective, and reminds me forcibly of AVP esthetically. In general I like it allot, but I think you should decrease the environment light, and increase the artificial light intensity.

Overall it seems kind of aimless, like the corridors are winding through space for no reason. I don?t know what plans you have for it, but my suggestion at this point would be to make it into an arena featuring that biggest area (screen 6), maybe with smaller rooms as intermediates to connect the different levels.

There is also something I dislike about the lighting. I thin it may be the complete lack of regular white light, but I?m not sure. it all looks technically right though so I don?t know what to tell you.

edit/ looking back I see that you used to have a blue environmet light. I like that allot better than what you have now.

Ok, this better work:

http://yak_fighter.tripod.com/reclamation_beta7.zip

(copy and paste it in a new window)

You'll also need to have the tfc.wad in the /valve folder in steam. Sorry bout that.

Those screens are looking damn cool Yak. I want a beta :biggrin: