Help please.

jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Curves</div>Is there some formula to making Curved walls, walkways and details? I see maps alot more now with drawn walls not props.. How is it done. I would love some real insight. Also I have never gotten to the point of finishing a map of mine. I always stop due to boxiness. it bothers me that I can not figure this out. Also When I start a map say i finish do i need to do anything to test it out ingame?

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I need help with curved pieces of maps and details
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  • [=Alex=][=Alex=] Join Date: 2008-12-25 Member: 65866Members, Squad Five Blue
    edited February 2012
    This tutorial really helped me ... psykoman is a genius. No wonder your map is the most played ...

    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=115426&hl=" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...=115426&hl=</a>


    Edit: Here are some screens of what can be accomplished in these tutorials...

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    I hope you find it useful ... Greetings!
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    this is crazy and im so happy u posted it. but i really still am alittle confused. Does he just click the main wall and rotate by 10% till he hits 90% here? for a full turn? another thing i know i will run into issues with is.. the door at the end of the corridor.. Or is it my own downfall that i feel like at the end of every hall needs to be a door. i have been mapping in steam hammer for so long i have bad habbits. what about a tutorial for doors or something. i know i am needy but i am so addicted to this editor i want to be better.
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  • DghelneshiDghelneshi Aims to surpass Fana in post edits. Join Date: 2011-11-01 Member: 130634Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href="http://www.own3d.tv/FMPONE" target="_blank">http://www.own3d.tv/FMPONE</a>
    This stuff might help you familiarize with the editor. You'll have to get used to making everything yourself out of faces and vertices instead of manipulating a prefab brush.
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    so i made a corridor but I cant get the face to fill in.. its just a bunch of lines... this actually happens to me a lot when I use the Line tool...
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  • DghelneshiDghelneshi Aims to surpass Fana in post edits. Join Date: 2011-11-01 Member: 130634Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    Make sure you only have 4 vertices and 4 lines for your face. Sometimes it might seem to be right, but there are actually multiple vertices <1 unit apart (yes, that can happen, unfortunately; they really need a tools programmer...). Also, if you want to make some sort of door into your corridor (which I assume from what you post), make sure the 3 lines you actually draw end exactly at the bottom of the corridor wall, which may be different from the floor (again, due to misalignment bugs or due to user errors). Otherwise, you also need to add the bottom line manually.
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    My first try. its quick lighting to show u some texturing. i would never light like that ingame.

    <a href="http://postimage.org/image/ihxx1czfr/" target="_blank"><img src="http://s15.postimage.org/ihxx1czfr/corridor_test.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    <a href="http://postimage.org/image/oirh42dmj/" target="_blank"><img src="http://s17.postimage.org/oirh42dmj/corridortest2.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a>
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  • swalkswalk Say hello to my little friend. Join Date: 2011-01-20 Member: 78384Members, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1905616:date=Feb 22 2012, 12:37 AM:name=[=Alex=])--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE ([=Alex=] @ Feb 22 2012, 12:37 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905616"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    This tutorial really helped me ... psykoman is a genius. No wonder your map is the most played ...

    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=115426&hl=" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...=115426&hl=</a>


    Edit: Here are some screens of what can be accomplished in these tutorials...

    I hope you find it useful ... Greetings!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Is..
    ..that..
    ..the..
    ..NEW..
    ..TRIAD?! :D
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  • Rudy.czRudy.cz Join Date: 2012-02-13 Member: 145410Members
    edited February 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=1905720:date=Feb 22 2012, 05:39 AM:name=Dghelneshi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Dghelneshi @ Feb 22 2012, 05:39 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905720"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You'll have to get used to making everything yourself out of faces and vertices instead of manipulating a prefab brush.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yep, it really took some time to get used to this style. But when mastered, it really speeds up the mesh creation. Much faster than old brush based approach. Its much closer to 3DSMax or Maya (actualy I've modified my key bindigs to be similar to Maya :-))
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  • [=Alex=][=Alex=] Join Date: 2008-12-25 Member: 65866Members, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1905768:date=Feb 22 2012, 05:55 AM:name=jstoia)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstoia @ Feb 22 2012, 05:55 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905768"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My first try. its quick lighting to show u some texturing. i would never light like that ingame.

    <a href="http://postimage.org/image/ihxx1czfr/" target="_blank"><img src="http://s15.postimage.org/ihxx1czfr/corridor_test.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /></a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I'm glad it was as useful as it was for me!

    Great first try!




    <!--quoteo(post=1905823:date=Feb 22 2012, 09:29 AM:name=swalk)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (swalk @ Feb 22 2012, 09:29 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1905823"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is..
    ..that..
    ..the..
    ..NEW..
    ..TRIAD?! :D<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes it is ...
    The new triad ... :)

    I'm working on some details and it is almost to finish...
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    what about getting props to bend properly.. whats a good trick....
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  • jstoiajstoia Join Date: 2009-12-15 Member: 69667Members
    a little confused about MOVE ORIGIN CYCLE. not sure what that is... When i did my first test my textures were not exactly aligned is this why? I just extrude rotate extrude rotate. is this wrong. should i be rotating on a central axis?
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