Brasso's Butchery (working)

just a couple screens of a work in progress, working title Brasso's Butchery....industrial HL2DM, been a tinkering toy for a couple weeks......pretty powerful engine dudes.....get creative.....egads!



[simg]http://www.snarkpit.net/pits/dr_brasso/al_a_space010003.jpg [/simg]

wish i had more time to fork out... :/

Doc Brasso... :dodgy:

looks ok so far -- i like those stairs, although your crouching in the shots makes it hard to judge the step heights...

maybe its just me but that first shot is horribly compressed and too blurry to make out much.

the blue lights look nice, and add some variety, but I don't see how they fit into the industrial theme..?

? posted by Addicted to Morphine
the blue lights look nice, and add some variety, but I don't see how they fit into the industrial theme..?

? posted by Dr Brasso
"been a tinkering toy for a couple weeks....." :wink:

havent had alot of time to get deep into this engine yet, but im working on it....and i havent posted anything lately, need to boost the count ... :heee:

Doc B... :dodgy:

WHY cant I get my lights to look like that.. BOO HOO HOO..

I love you, Doctor Brasso. In an odd way, the screenshots bring back memories of the section of Opposing Forces where you first encountered Alien Slaves - and that's a good thing.

Don't cheat yourself Doc. Keep the images at or around 80k..

As to the pic's. I love the architecture, but the lights.. colored lights that beam that far have some reflective qualities. I mean, if you had a beam that far, it would blur into the surrounding area.. All I see is beams in a room with white light.

Course.. I dunno it is possible to get it to blend real natural.. shrugs

/me really likes architecture.. How's the FPS in there?

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Those lights can stay, it'd just be a good idea to put some wall fixture lights in for the overall ambient white light that is filling the room.

Looks good though. However, those pipes are hideous.

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That is very well done!
Very ummm metaly :biggrin:

Just add more arches and more 3D objects on the walls and i'm happy :wink:

Mmm..... Industrial goodness......

The whole metally pipes and stuff looks nice! Keep at it.

Looks cool, but those screenies are horrid. Use jpgs, and keep them 800x600 or smaller, but you don't have to go overboard on the compression. Most of us have broadband, and you were only showing two screenies in any case.

interesting comments so far....as i say, this is just a tinkertoy at this point....but some good points have been raised....keep em coming... :wink:

<DIV class=quotetitle>? posted by Jinx</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Looks cool, but those screenies are horrid. Use jpgs, and keep them 800x600 or smaller, but you don't have to go overboard on the compression. Most of us have broadband, and you were only showing two screenies in any case.</DIV>

these are at 800 by 600 jinxy, and all i did was run em thru psp9 to resize em...35 k....and i dont see what the beef is with the size and compression.....they look crystal clear where i sit....* scratches head...

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? posted by Crono</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Those lights can stay, it'd just be a good idea to put some wall fixture lights in for the overall ambient white light that is filling the room.
Looks good though. However, those pipes are hideous.</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>yeah, its pretty raggety in some aspects....this engine can be a bitch to get out of it what you want.....alot of trial and error, and test rooms... </DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>btw....those "pipes"are stock models.....nice to know innit??.... </DIV>
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<DIV class=quotetext>? posted by Orpheus
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<DIV class=quotetext>How's the FPS in there?</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>running about 35 to 45 constant in there jon....seems to be pretty smooth on my old 1.4 ghz s**tbox..... :heee: </DIV>
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<DIV class=quotetitle>? posted by MoneyShot</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>WHY cant I get my lights to look like that.. BOO HOO HOO..
</DIV>dude, if i can do it, you sure as hell can......trial and error bud....and tylenol.. :wink: </DIV>
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<DIV class=quotetitle>? posted by Cassius</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>I love you, Doctor Brasso. In an odd way, the screenshots bring back memories of the section of Opposing Forces where you first encountered Alien Slaves - and that's a good thing.</DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>s**t.......time to scrap it now..... /////***runs</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>good comments all gents ..........thanx</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>more to come as it warrants.....</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Doc Brasso... :dodgy:
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Orpheus said:
the lights.. colored lights that beam that far have some reflective qualities. I mean, if you had a beam that far, it would blur into the surrounding area.. All I see is beams in a room with white light.

i agree, imo the blue beams could do with a little less beam length.

and moneyshot, its easy to do with point_spotlight, just set color, width and length and place it right. However, if you have intensive architecture etc, you have to go to the "flags" tab and switch on "no dynamic lighting" ! or else you will get horrible fps. i had this problem and it took me time and frustration to find out. why oh why didnt valve set it default no dynamics :sad:

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Doc Brasso... :dodgy:

Maybe plop some wasteland rock models along the walls (experiment with
the skins 0, 1, 2, 3), it'll add some diversion to the walls. Even some
pipes along the top of it, to give the sence that there is a metalic
quality to where you are.

But it has a very quake/doom feel to it.

I like the lights, they sute the place well. Gives the place a nice glow to it.

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Have you displaced those rock tunnels Dr, they look really square. If you haven't its pretty easy to do, and looks really good.

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