DE_DAM

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Hey all, well it's been a fun year in development but all projects must come to an end, dam was put to an end by a computer error which led to me losing the RMF

That means no more updates are possible :sad: but.. lucky for me this version was saved by a friend so at least the map can be released.
Im happy the way this turned out, one small bug i noticed but i can't do anything about it now.

r_speeds hold under 1000 in the main areas, a few peaks at 1100 in some minor areas.

Pictures follow (sorry 56k users)















The release is held antill de_gower is finished very soon.

I would like to thank everybody that helped, from testers to texture artists.
Thanks to Daano for the awesome sky and crackerjack for hosting the pics.

Speacial thanks go to Ginsenavenger, Nay, Blazeeer, Minotaure and 3d-mike.

Looking good ... impressive architecture, but the lighting outside doesn't seem real ... could just be me, but it's a bit too bright, I think.

You could use a BSP decompiler to create an RMF from your map ... sure, It'll need some retexturing then ...

How did you lose your old RMF ? This is a good map, would be great to see some improvements ... if you lost it due to a format or something, try GetDataBack or anything else ... maybe it's still there.

I see some very long sight lines which makes me fearfull of the r_speeds. However, I have to say this is the best looking CS map I've ever seen.

Wow! My jaw literally dropped when I saw the pics :biggrin: A great example of how superb textures can really make a map look ten times more detailed than the engine would otherwise allow. Just imagine how graphically better the original half-life single player could have been if they had had mappers and texture artists like those creating maps like this!

trust me, de-compiling isnt an option. Have you ever tried de-compiling a 4000+ brush map? :smile:

only 450 brushes could not be loaded :wink: The lighting i like, sure i could just always improve everything, but what ever i do some people like and some people dislike.

Let dam rest in peace :biggrin:

DL Link?

Absolutely stunning - I love the shot of the Dam with the support wires going down into the concrete blocks - its visually appealing and yet retains some degree of realism. The textures really do this map wonders (not to put down the brushwork in any way!) - if this plays as good as it looks, it should be added as an official map :smile:

<!-- ZoneLabs Popup Blocking Insertion -->erm...pics? there not there, de_gower you say :wink: , nicely built, with superb texturing, saw it over at countermap.

Whats the matter, pics not showing? They show up fine for me

Wow. It's a real pleasure to be impressed by a map's visuals, even after all these years :smile:

1000-1100 wpolys max., you say :eek:

you may remember me, been idling in your channel for.. ages &U not spoken in it for... ages :razz: nice map m8, though im pretty sure ive said it before.

The architecture is great, the lighting could use a bit of work, if the lighting is tweaked it could make the map much more dramatic instead of seeming a bit washed out.

Very nice, good work!

Very nice! I like the lighting it reminds me of one of those bright winter days where the snow reflects the sunlight and blinds you. Aside from that I really like the texture scheme. Everything 'fits' very well.

Dam

:biggrin:

There's always one...

ahaha

Wait you help work on de_gower? At www.joe.to we are holding a test for it on tuesday ^_^

Your map looks very..kewl.

scary_jeff said:
Wow! My jaw literally dropped when I saw the pics :biggrin: A great example of how superb textures can really make a map look ten times more detailed than the engine would otherwise allow. Just imagine how graphically better the original half-life single player could have been if they had had mappers and texture artists like those creating maps like this!

I agree about the map - it looks great. But you should be a little more charitable towards the Valve mappers and texture artists: this style of mapping was not an option 5 years ago. Valve limited their multiplayer maps to a maximum of about 300-400 wpoly. The singleplayer limit was not quite so severe, but the same point applies.

I've seen this one a lot on the TS forums, but its still damn impressive.

Gollum said:
I agree about the map - it looks great. But you should be a little more charitable towards the Valve mappers and texture artists: this style of mapping was not an option 5 years ago. Valve limited their multiplayer maps to a maximum of about 300-400 wpoly. The singleplayer limit was not quite so severe, but the same point applies.

Also keep in mind that they were:

A) Using the original compile tools.
B) Had a texture memory limit of 2 mb, for a level altogether. (That means none/very little prop models or sprites that could take up texture memory)
C) Using Worldcraft 2.2 or something similar. A Direct3D renderer along with very primative texture alignment tools... Eep.

Personally, I would have never been able to map like Valve with the tools they had. I can't even imagine doing so.

Vash said:
Dam

:biggrin:

hahaha

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its a good map !

hi again all, just letting you know the release is thursday night! Nay and i are releasing de_dam, cs_pipeline and version 3 of our mapping website.

Soon as it's availible i will give you guys the link...

Thanks

-chris

nice!

Valve also limited themselves to one of the s**ttiest texture sets in existence :biggrin:

hl texture set can be very cool if used well... this mapper called karl asteroid (i think :razz: ) made a really sexy hl1 textured map!

you guys want a de_dam_final and cs_pipeline detail texture set?

you guys want a de_dam_final and cs_pipeline detail texture set?

Hell yeah! :smile: