It may be cliched, but I totally feel like opening a thread like this.

Post anything you like here. Pictures, thoughts, links to other sites, things you planned to map but never finished. Generally architecture and environments that feel unusual and could work for a map.

I just stumbled upon this mesmerizing shot of a Namib ghost town buried in sand. Don't know what to make of it but I have a faible for ghost towns, so this is pure gold for me:

http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/01/kolmanskop-ghost-town-buried-in-sand.html

Here are some more photographs:

http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=163948&page_tab=Artworks_for_sale

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Why snark works.

This map is totally awesome imo http://www.lanmaniax.com/maps/html/de_forest.html . I also have some links to youtube videos that are game development related that motivate me :razz:

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Aaron's Stuff

A concept artists portfolio I recently stumbled upon: http://www.shaddyconceptart.com/

Pretty helpfull reference material since I'm working on Mudanchee again. :smile:

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Create-ivity - a game development blog

since I'm working on Mudanchee again. :smile:

Good to hear! You know I like that one.

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Why snark works.

http://invisiblethreads.com/potd/collections/galleries.php

This is the best collection of industrial photos iv found. And the photographer makes them look quite elegant.

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Reality has become a commodity.

http://design.mykurkino.ru/euth/index.php
Just enough english to find your way around, all the descriptions are Russian. Tons of images.

http://autodestruct.com/concept.htm
Near the bottom are some level concept images for a Star Trek game, plus lots of good scifi-industrial eyecandy throughout.

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Oh, I almost forgot this amazing set of photos of the Japanese underground:

http://joe-nishizawa.jp/G/g_t.html

There's a a whole book about this with the slightly sexual title "Deep Inside". Amazing stuff. I like the weird, green lights they seem to use everywhere in Japan.

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Why snark works.

Dreams my good boy, Dreams is where i get my details and motivation on everything! (and some google pictures when I need them)

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YeaY! Fer MesPehling WerDs

The expression for success is
(energy x enthusiasm)

~Zein

http://design.mykurkino.ru/euth/index.php
Just enough english to find your way around, all the descriptions are Russian. Tons of images.

I was looking for pics like that for de_rasnitza, and now that i've got some inspiration, i can't map due to lack of time. Meh :sad: .

That ghost town reaper you mentioned, reminds me of an old map i was making, long time ago, the map was supposed to be a big urban city,but something had happended, and now it was abandoned,, only the tall buildings could still be seen, the rest was covered in sand.
I never finished it though.

Snatched from interlopers.
http://russos.livejournal.com/210363.html

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Boo f**king Hoo

The temple of Ta Prohm in Cambodia, which has been reclaimed by the jungle over hundreds of years.

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Why snark works.

i look a lot into my architecture and art history books for inspiration

Heres a cool website i found.

http://www.hdrwalls.com

Theres a section titled "interiors" which has some cool stuff in it.







By the way, all pics are high def and free for download in many sizes.

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