Oh no

Yes, I finally have something to show for myself - over the last 2 days I've been playing around with ideas for a new DM map to get me out of my slump. And here's what I have so far. Hope you like it. Texturing is pretty much non-existant thus far, and lighting needs a lot more polish... architecture is mostly final.



Phew. This is a nice feeling to have.

Looks exceptional; I suppose you can't fix the lighting errors on that dome-thing? Architecture looks nice, but high-w_poly. And you might want to replace the glass texture with something more circular to fit the shape of the brush. Would also like to see more light color variation - red and white are sooo overdone. :smile:

Anyways, I like it... except for the fact that you should be working on Nightwatch, you slacker!

Looks great, But I have to agree with CJ, the lighting on the roof is just...Ew.

Other than that, I love it.

Slacker! [Wanted to say that.]

Hey, you want me working effectively on Nightwatch, you let me finish this and get back into the swing of things :razz:

The wpolys are actually only a hair over 500 in this scene, and I'm pretty pleased with that. I think it's worth it, personally :smile: I'll work on the lighting, but I think this is a scheme that works for now, at least. I have a few other ideas for actual physical light fixtures (I think I'm going to go every other one with the spotlights) and I may toy around with a daytime setting, too. Main concern is, right now, the architecture - this is a bit tedious :smile:

It's not the texturing or the lighting that's a problem - the scene isn't really dramatic, at least not to the standard you usually accomplish easily, and with style to spare.

For example, the glass roof? Ugh - there may be a nice little focal point for the area there, but all I'm seeing is fashion disaster. Make that into a huge vertical space that eventually fades to black, ie when you look upwards in tfc_well's flagroom. It makes the player get more of a sense that they are indeed part of something hulking and massive, rather that they are indeed part of something with a s**tty HL skybox.

The brushwork could use some sprucage - I don't know what kind of r's you'll have to spare (speeds from compiles of small rooms are ever so misleading), but have some cables and monitors floating around there. Again, atmosphere, baby.

I couldn't really comment much on the architechture - it looks good so far, but really, one cannot make judgements upon said element until texturing/lighting has been done.

damn you andrew, you really piss me off.... looks good so far man...excellent imho...of course, i would expect nothing less from you ..... :wink:

every goddamn time i start to feel good about my mapping projects, you show up post a pick, and poof!....ego gone.... ....its a good thing you show up tho, as it has a way of keeping me grounded and tenaciously perserverant..... :heee:

how far along are you on this baby?, any more rooms connected?

well done sir....you have my undying respect you old &^%()(&^^*#$^&... :heee:

btw, did you see the colorado game?.... ....i give....

Doc Brass... :dodgy:

Looks spiffy, but as Cassius said you could do more instead of the glass...although you'd probably have better areas to spend the r_speeds.

Excellent work m8, I think you could definately do with something more creative than normal blue glass though.

Very nice like the ceiling :razz: think alot of people are going to like it, as it is sort of dome shaped and i like you hanging lights :smile: the textures are a bit like 13 you could use some textures but that is not nescacery

is this where i mention that OH_NO.bsp has been taken already :heee:

nice screen andrew, but will reserve comments till i can see it from ingame :smile:

He's alllliiiiiiiiiive!!

looking tasty

Looking gooood :biggrin:

I like the glass...it's a nice barrier between space and interior...I mean, what else would ya have to protect you from the icy cold of space.

Something I would consider looking at, tho, would be the flat of the ceiling around the central portal. Some kind of darker, grated type texture would offset the architecture around the portal and make it stand out more.

Nice work.

Ceiling looks great. What's the rest of the room like?

I agree with the majority here, the glass is an anticlimax and seems like an easy way out. The dome fixture up there is really cool (and I like the red lights, personally) but the glass is just too simplistic - at least consider having something to break up the big glass surface, like some sort insignia decal of whatever facility / ship this is? I really look forward to seeing more of this, I haven't seen much work from you in a long while mate.

me fears the w_poly's in there. The red lights dont look good IMO. they look painted on, not actually there.

Architecture looks great 'cept for those ugly light marks on the ceiling. But there aint much you can do about that.

I know you said lighting wasent finished so perhaps you can fix the light effects I mentioned above. Perhaps also add either sprites or fades or both too!

None the less, good job :smile:

I think if you carried the look of the walls to the glass it would look even better.. Kinda like how the window looked in Star Wars.. where the Emperor turns around in his chair to show Luke the trap he set for his friends.

I'll see if I can find a Picture to help..

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I know its small, but it is all I could find..

Or like this..



That would look pretty cool..

Looks so nice... post more pics, plz.

Nice stuff, as usual.