Competition Screens and Comments

really way cool Grim.....makes me wanna sip a gallon of tea and sit in the apple orchards for a few.....hours  :biggrin:  very unique....looks like it should be a wizards map....

Dr Brasso... :dodgy:

Thanks for the feedback on the map guys, but I'm still pretty sure I'm gonna use a different level for the contest. You never know though, it might turn into a full map sometime.

dang nice.

Well, here are some updated screens.

My r's are kind of high, but I havn't vised it properly yet, so they should be reduced some.



is it okay if I use this fire spirte Jinx? I took it from revenant.







does anyone have some links to good tree models? I really don't have the w_poly to spare for brush based ones.

The chair and beds are a bit too big/blocky; I suggest some lower increments for those (maybe 2 unit thick for the armrest, etc.?). And 2500 wpoly really isn't playable either.

Tree models (only work in OpenGL):
http://thedoenerking.myexp.de/news.php

The website is in German or something, but you should be able to figure it out.

 

Thanks for the link CJ :biggrin:  fortunatly I speak some German.

Yes the w_poly in that shot is rediculas, but the player will never be alowed to the location that shot was taken from.

thanks for the feed back

I love the wooden beams.

Well, uh, here's how my new entry is shaping up. Some rockwork done and working on texturing the ship and modifying it to make it functional/decent. Oh yes, and still trying to get the lighting sort of dark orange-ish like in the concept art. (Purposely avoided taking screens of the ship, because it's somewhat ugly.)

Thanks Korn :biggrin:

That rockwork looks great CJ, but have you the r's to spare to apply some of that rockiness to the ground? it's flatness is a rather stark contrast to those cliffs.

cj, thats bloody nice work. But I have to agree about the floor. too flat.

The texture on that crossing bridge thingy in picture 3 looks WAY out of place. Maybe something of a similar colour set would look better. Majestic just doesn't fit :smile:

the rock work is very surface tension. Hurry up and do more so i can give you more substanial comments.

:eek: damn! :eek: i thought i was a semi decent mapper and i came along to this thread humbled.....farrrrrkk...

......some of the best screenshot of maps ive seen like ever. how many hours goes into getting this level of detail or is it more likely to be measured in weeks? or do you stroke you ego,  and say its easier than breathing maps like these ? goes and works on map

 

 

Maby you should try rounding the bridge a little like make it a bit jaged or somthing unless your polly is high :smile:

I quite like the bridge as it is - metal is usually quite angular and i'm guessing that the author of the concept art intended the bridge to be retractable.

However, if you were wanting to flower it up a bit, maybe add some girders below it. I prefer the clean look myself though :smile:

Sprinkle some sand onto that texture on the top of the rocks though :smile:

Well as usual it's very WIP. I'll try to limit some of the wpoly (my cliff technique lends itself very well to func_illusionary-ing certain chunks), fancy-up the bridge and sand, and look into changing the texture for the top (but as you can see in the concept art, it's clearly rock. so I guess I'll find something)

looks remarkable, especially for a work in progress :razz:

i love the shadowing of the ship, looks very nice.

adam has my vote sofar...thats a spooky lookin hallway, the lighting and the gate, it looks badass. (page 2)

Yes, wonderful looking mountains CJ#1 (He stole my intails)  

Im looking forward to seeing more pics and playing the map.

Btw, all those who asked for a link to the link for my map.... its not done but i do have compiled version if you would like to look at that instead (Orpheus).

Crackerjack said:
Yes, wonderful looking mountains CJ#1 (He stole my intails)  

Im looking forward to seeing more pics and playing the map.

Btw, all those who asked for a link to the link for my map.... its not done but i do have compiled version if you would like to look at that instead (Orpheus).

honestly speaking, when someone asks for a map, that another is making, they are generally refering to the compiled .bsp, not the actual map file..

i would vernture a look at your map.. just inform me as to the delivery method, for my reply..

I apologize for the miss wording. What i ment was that the current bsp file (map) that i have is a bit old. And the current .map file has not yet been compiled.

Crackerjack said:
I apologize for the miss wording. What i ment was that the current bsp file (map) that i have is a bit old. And the current .map file has not yet been compiled.

the link you sent me is non-functional.. please doublecheck it for me.. thanx.

I may no longer be entering, Im not sure I can be arsed to continue atm :/

But you have to! You could have my 3rd map if you like - it just needs texturing :smile:  I don't have the time to do it myself at the moment :biggrin:

Seriously though - your map was looking pretty cool, get it finished up as best you can and enter it. I don't remember there being anything in the rules about playability of the maps :wink:

hmm, perhaps just release it unfinished but playable under a name_beta ?

KoRnFlakes said:
hmm, perhaps just release it unfinished but playable under a name_beta ?

when the last comp finished, several maps were unplayable, and even leps was incomplete..

don't worry about it, finish what you have, i am sure everyone will grade you on whats there, not whats missing..

there is nothing in the rules that says the map has to be playable..

i have seen hmmmm 4 or 5 of the comp entries.. only 1 is 100%.. i think you will be in good company :smile:

all the entries i have seen are fantastic.. stop grumbling and release what you have guys...

im sure mine wont be ready either korny.....but wth....

Doc B....

[simg]http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/dr brasso/alex_ns_build_050001.jpg[/simg]

NS?

Well, if the comp is still going on, I might just have to dust off my entry...

I suppose theres no real point in holding this back any longer- note that the layout changed a bit, this is just from me testing to see if it would look decent or not :/



Mleh, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Hmm very original.... But wierd... I think i would have to see the finished version to really apprecaite it.

Monqui said:
Well, if the comp is still going on, I might just have to dust off my entry...

I suppose theres no real point in holding this back any longer- note that the layout changed a bit, this is just from me testing to see if it would look decent or not :/



Mleh, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

monkey, you are one of the reasons i wake up in the morning :smile:

nice concept art :smile:

Couple more screenshots from today's compile :smile: I haven't shown any substantial shots of the interior yet as i'm still tweaking it as there were quite a few bugs that I still need to squash :sad:

Very pretty indeed :smile:

Nice work guys, very unique and thats what I like.

(off topic)

Nice avitar Gollumn, it suits you well.   You should add another boulder that go's the other direction to fill in the empty gap in the animation, would be pretty awesome (still is though.   Made me laugh )

Simply amazing Adam. I deff think this is one of my favorite maps.

GrimlocK said:
Nice work guys, very unique and thats what I like.

(off topic)

Nice avitar Gollumn, it suits you well.   You should add another boulder that go's the other direction to fill in the empty gap in the animation, would be pretty awesome (still is though.   Made me laugh )

Do you know if it's possible to tell a gif animation to repeat flipped?  I can't increase the filesize any more, but if I could just tell it to reverse....

@Monqui - I've always liked "silly texture" maps when done well.  Good luck, it could look very funky if you stick to the theme and implement it well.

Less than a week to go... :smile:

thats such an old shot monkeh, But still funny stuff :smile:
hawkins, really nice atmosphere, Without playing the map I can see it.

I unfotunately may not be entering as I hoped to do. formatted my comp recently, Got the files on cd, But I dont have hl any more as I plan on just installing steam. Problem is, I forgot steam is a modders nightmare & most of the engine is hidden in dodgy cache files :/

Il let you know if I re-enter, But I may just scrap it.

I really don't think its gonna work out... I kinda gave up on it- there just wasn't enough detail in it to play well. But it was just kinda fun to run around in.

k, I cant get back to mapping untill sunday & it means configuring vhe with steam also so I probably wont get anything done until monday, leaving me 2 days :/

/me prays the deadline gets extended because hl2's release date has also.

Ive decided I really want to enter so as soon as I get steam back up i'l try to map as fast as I can. Untill then, I suppose I can make new textures etc.

due to circumstances beyond his control, i have been compiling wildcards map for him, if anyone else is having issues (looks at korn and his steamy one) i can compile for you as well..

as with WC, all i need is the vital components uploaded to a place i can get to.. (sky,textures,map file)

anyways, there you are, my second contribution to the comp..

as usual, i am available for private/public critiques for any comp map..

my PM works 24/7

Gah! my map now crashes hlcsg with no error messages. I think I have way too many solids as the map consists of mostly ReNo-style triangle terrain... I've tried eliminating portions of it to localize the problem, but it seems to be unrelated to any specific feature. if I eliminate enough solids, it compiles successfully, but otherwise, no go.

Looks like no comp entery for me.

Well I managed to hit a deadline for a change (kinda...)

http://rain.frontline2.com/maps/dm_rampart.zip

I'm only going to enter the one map for the competition as dm_osiris still needs a little refining (should be ready in a week at the most), and i'll finish up the other two maps I started for the competition and release those ASAP).

Anyway, hope you like dm_rampart, thanks for all the feedback and support - and good luck to everyone who's entering :smile:

my 1st custom map for steam, me dl's & tests online :smile:

played this for 15 mins last night & it was bloody good. Nice work hawkins m8. Oh and the easter egg is pretty cool.

I thought it was the 30th today...doh!

heh, not yet m8. Once ive sorted my slow problems I can get back to my comp map, But with 1 day left im not gonna make the deadline.

Ahha, glad you are holding back Osiris mate, I really don't have the time to do weapon placement at the moment as I'm frantically trying to get a map finished off in time. Even if I do get it done though, I'll be suprised if the thing compiles, its not exactly simplistic! Here is a shot from hammer from last night - I've done a little more this afternoon and I'll try and dust it off tonight.

wow.. ReN thats bloody fantastic m8. Keep going at it & hope that lep pushes the date forward to give you more time, I need it also :S

Glad you like it mate, I hope it compiles! Its kinda wierd that I haven't seen a compiled version in so long, its quite annoying working without having a properly lit and VIS'd version to check out now and then. I doubt lep will delay the comp further though, its been a long time in coming this deadline, so I guess it really should be final. Won't complain if he extends it of course :wink:

ReNo, that looks excellent.  Possibly your best rockwork ever!