de_area65

Well i have almost finished the map, there is still some work to do on it but it has been greatly improved since last week. All that i need to do know is to finish some bugs within the map, and add some final decorations. I have added some explosion effects to the map when the bomb goes off which look pretty cool, i also have realistic computers on there which blow up when you shoot them. I am in the process of making the monitors remain on the top of the table when the map begins becuase they have a habit of tiping off the table. Still it should be done soon.

Pics?

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Also change the texture of the dock. Docks are rarely tile. -Facepunch
As I Lay Dying

I only believe what I see with my own eyes! :biggrin:

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Why snark works.

I don't understand how you suppose we should give feedback on your maps and help you to improve it if we don't even know what it looks like?

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Elon Yariv

Some pics here: http://www.supacomix.co.uk/area65/

-Needs more displacements on the ground, including displacements with alpha blending.
-Texture scheme needs work, more coherent textures (more walls and floors than roofs and ceilings).
-3D surrounding displacements need to be smoothed and expanded.

Just a few things...

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Also change the texture of the dock. Docks are rarely tile. -Facepunch
As I Lay Dying

Could need more attention of detail for the final release.

this pic (btw why don't you make them JPGs instead of GIFs?) looks like the floor has bad cubemaps or something gone haevily wrong. Sorry if this is known, I only had a quick look at the screens so far.

What irritates me the most is how the textures are never aligned to the architecture. I see huge, way too big doors cutting into walls without any trim, splitting the texture at places where it looks just odd. If you have a tile-shaped texture it should be cut cleanly with the edge of the brush. If you have clear, horontal structures on the texture the architecture should some how be built to fit the horizontal pattern ect.

The mountains in the background should be made of displacements. Brushes look to edgy for a Source engine map!

More details, please! :smile:

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Why snark works.

I'd say that the outside floor seriously needs a facelift. You'd get away with that in HL1, but a ground that flat won't make in HL2 :razz:

Also, for a source map, it looked quite empty -- particularly the outdoor area. Any garbage? Cans? prop_physics? cars? Apcs? The list goes on. Your map doesn't nessasarily need to look like a litter can, but even the cleanest places on planet Earth have some junk lying around.

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Breaking the laws of mapping since 2003 and doing a damn fine job at it

I'm liking the layout and the concept, but to be more critical things like the windows and door's aren't real. For example here:

The door has no door, the walls look thin and the window has no frame, the point i'm making is that you should look at real life examples and put that into your idea (or if you want just make them straight into hammer).