WIP dm_underway

[Cash&Prizes]

I'm about 95% done, just need a to fix a few things and take care of some lighting issues. Anything you guys can give me to improve will be helpful also...so its good and ready for its release. Not necessarily a competition map, seeing i dont think i stand a chance but your opinions otherwise would be great.

Its based off the tunnel area in the chapter Anti-Citizen 1. I liked the environment and had a good visualization of what i wanted it to look like. May not be a work of art, but it seems pretty fun IMO(even though ive only played it alone).

some screens......

 

[Cash&Prizes]

 

[Reginald]

Looks good. Does it play well and what framerate do you get?

Also it may need a little more lighting.

Doing a beta anytime soon?

 

[Cash&Prizes]

thanks. runs good. my average framerate is a little over 100fps running on my geforceFX 5600 ultra with a little above average settings. as far as a beta, i have to adjust some of the lighting and place a few more things and its pretty much ready to go. Some areas are pretty basic, but thats how i am (like to keep things simple).

 

[Reginald]

Add a few more bits of rubbish dotted around. It looks pretty immaculate for a destroyed tunnel. Put some bits of rubble in. We are yet to have a map where we can beat people to death witha bit of rock.

 

[MigaS_tX]

It seems like avery good dm map.

Goodies:
new style- till now no hl2 dm map had that anticitizen 1 style.
frames per second- good fps
palcement of obstacles/places to go- speciallyc this one : http://img109.exs.cx/img109/74/dmunderway00138yw.jpg

baddies:
geometry- add some fantastic thing that we will watch for ten seconds, some architecture that it's unique of this map, please.
textures- too grey. I know that it is the style, but one room or two different wouldn't be bad.
light- add some light through the windows.

 

[brisck1]

Well structured map! work on the lighting before the props and you could get a real atmosphere in this map!

Well done

 

[Cash&Prizes]

thanks guys. yeah migas i know what you mean about it being "too grey" i thought that myself...ill play around with it for a while after i release a beta that way i could get more input.

this damn lighting is whats haulting me....cant get it to look right!!

 

[MigaS_tX]

thanks guys. yeah migas i know what you mean about it being "too grey" i thought that myself...ill play around with it for a while after i release a beta that way i could get more input.

this damn lighting is whats haulting me....cant get it to look right!!

By the sreenies, ill give that map an 17.5/20. The other 2.5 are in the baddies!

But if you realease a beta, plz, do not stop improving the map. I've seen a lot of people releasing an average beta, and then no final version.

 

[Tynan]

Color your lighting a bit, it makes the map look totally dead as is.

Notice in the real game that the lights are frequently an aqua-bluish color. Try that, it works well.

 

[Cash&Prizes]

migas, thanks for a great rating lol, but you should wait until you play it first then rate it again.

i will have a beta tommorow(maybe sooner) if anyone is intrested in testing of ofcourse....i will work on some of your guys suggestions once i have some time. i want to hurry and get some peoples opinions on its gameplay so ill release it as it is in the screens.

 

[PvtRyan]

For good lighting tips, check out the dm_lockdown sample map.

My most critical tips on lighting:

- ALWAYS have a lightsource, light doesn't come out of nowhere, so make lamps on walls and ceilings
- Not pure white lights, they're boring, add at the very least a little bit of color, mainly greenish/blueish. dm_lockdown also does this.
- Not too many omni's, use spotlights instead, they make better lightsources. Light almost never spreads in a perfect sphere as it does with omni's.

 

[Cash&Prizes]

ok here it is. you dont need to nit-pick but i want your opinions on its gameplay...i know its not perfect and there are things that need some work. i messed with it a little before i compiled but i havent fixed some of my main issues (been busy)

dm_underwayb1

 

[Cash&Prizes]

anybody????