Eternal

This map originated from my abandoned SPLA section. I'm going to be doing some work on it in the next few days, and am asking your feedback on the pictures here. Thanks goes out to those who have already made comments on the map, and I will fix those.

There are no rspeeds visible, but they are a bit high. I am going to work on that as well.

Here are a few shots:

I really like the way the map turned out :smile:

r_speeds aside (you know my take) the ability to take a texture set and create was never your shortfall.. nice pics.. but.. the white wall tops, has gotta go.

i like it.

lol the white tops look odd in the first pic but they look nice in the second.

honestly speaking, black was easier to make, and more readily used in ancient architecture.. the walls need a darker hue to them on top..

light tan at the very least..

Give the top part the same color as the sides, that would look good I think?

I like it very much Doc, looks brilliantly fun like the rest of your work. :biggrin: I agree with changing the white texture too, it just looks odd, just use the same texture as the rest of walls on the top. Besides the white tops, I think it looks very good Doc. Very eye popping indeed! :eek:

Agreed about the white-tops, they stand out a little too much and detract focus from the rest of the map.

Textures in general have been used really well though and add a certain life to the map. I especially like the rocky section that you showed a while back for the SPLA map - it looks much better now too!

Just curious, where are the textures from? I've not come across them before.

I like the look of it a lot, but I think you need to decrease your light_enviroment brightness a bit... it seems a little washed out. Also the waterfalls seem to be coming from nowhere - maybe you can see the source of them in game though.

Fix the bridges bud. That texture doesn't suit it. Construct a simple arch so the bridge joins the wall properly too, it looks as if it would collapse.

Jeff already mentioned the washed out look.

A few torches could be a nice alternative to all the white lighting and keep with the theme.

gj though. :smile:

This really reminds me of some of the temples in the first Unreal. I personally like the white tops, they look good.

Not picking on anyone, but, who cares if actual ancient civilizations didn't use white because it was harder to make? The game the map is used in has crouch jump, try to make sense out of that first lol.

I like it, from the screens, I'll download it later . . . if there is a download, I haven't checked.

Why not just use the texture on the sides of the little edges as the top as well, instead of the white.

I agree with jeff, it's looking very good, but the lighting is pretty washed out.

To be honest this has to be my favorite map from you.. Deff show of improvment from previous attempts and mapping. The textures are all properly used, less the white tops. The theme is consistent through out the map. Architecture is look nice, but could use some more touching up in places. The waterfalls look a bit awkward, they could deff use some touchings up. They seem to be too thin and start from out of the middle of no where. Keep up the good work.. Just fix those problems.

To be honest, Doc, this is the first one of your maps that I truly like to look at - a thousand times more visually coherent than any of your previous works, and bravo to you for it.

The rock texture, though, seems to be doing 'a lot of work for you'; a bit too much, I think, since it looks flat, which would suggest that the entire structure of the level was carved out of the stone beneath it.

Plus, :eek: @the light fixtures in an Aztec setting...?

I think we're looking at another GS 10/10 for the Doc!

I like the look of this. I agree with the point already raised about the bridges - some of your textures don't match the shape of the brushes well. Some of the walls/bridges also look like they might fall down under they're own weight, but that's being really picky. Overall, looks good :smile:

Wow thanks all for the positive feedback. :smile:

Orpheus said:
r_speeds aside (you know my take) the ability to take a texture set and create was never your shortfall.. nice pics.. but.. the white wall tops, has gotta go.

R_speeds are a little high, and I've been working to lower them. At last compile, the worst spot was 1700...not good at all. Since then, I've reworked quite a bit, but haven't re-compiled yet to see where they've gone.

The white tops have been re-textured with a lighter tan color.

? posted by Adam Hawkins
Just curious, where are the textures from? I've not come across them before.

tbh, I don't remember. My wife, kitkat, found the set. I know she told me where she got them, but right now it slips my mind and I'm at work atm...but I believe they may be from a Q3A map..I'll let ya know for sure.

scary_jeff said:
I like the look of it a lot, but I think you need to decrease your light_enviroment brightness a bit... it seems a little washed out. Also the waterfalls seem to be coming from nowhere - maybe you can see the source of them in game though.

I like the idea of lowering the light brightness, and will do that :smile: and the waterfalls do have small gaps where they come thru the walls, but I will make them bigger.

Alien_Sniper said:
Fix the bridges bud. That texture doesn't suit it. Construct a simple arch so the bridge joins the wall properly too, it looks as if it would collapse.

will do :smile:

Cassius said:
...The rock texture, though, seems to be doing 'a lot of work for you'; a bit too much, I think, since it looks flat, which would suggest that the entire structure of the level was carved out of the stone beneath it.

Plus, :eek: @the light fixtures in an Aztec setting...?

That's what I was shooting for...the feeling that the waterfall area was carved from stone :smile: ... and the light fixtures have been removed and replaced with torches :wink:

matt said:
I think we're looking at another GS 10/10 for the Doc!

I certainly hope so :smile: Thanks guys again for the great feedback. I'll post fresh pictures and download over the weekend.

The textures do look really nice. And the map has a great atmosphere, it actually feels like a mayan temple. Try putting some small pillars at the ends of some of the building overhangs if you haven't already (not the waterfalls), because they look like they might fall under their own weight. And don't forget to credit the texture author if you can find the guy that made them!

Very nice looking, textures remind me of a very trick CS map i played a while back.