Two Pictures

CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Hall Prototypes</div> Since my last post, I've nailed the basic layout of my MvM map, ns_civil.

I have for you, two pictures of halls that I've been designing to place in the map and adjust as necessary. Bear in mind, they are prototypes, suggestions and ideas to improve them are more then welcome.

For your viewing pleasure (just hope they show up!) ns_civil Hallproto0001, and ns_civil Hallproto0000

<img src='http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Hallproto0001.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>

And

<img src='http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Hallproto0000.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
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  • LPCLPC Join Date: 2002-04-07 Member: 384Members, Reinforced - Diamond
    (you have to copy the image url's to your address bar)

    the first one looks nice (second one looks freaky), but they are both very undetailled (sp?)...
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Yeah, I'll be adding detail to specific areas, this is just the base copy/paste version, details and other non-essential things will go in later...

    And in the second one, I'll be narrowing the roof cross-beams as they look too thick for my liking...
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  • HeistHeist Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7922Members
    The second one has potential. Lower the lighting a whole lot. I imagine a darker hallway with orange light reaching about halfway up the walls. The rest of the light would come from the fixtures on th ground.
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  • TalnoyTalnoy Join Date: 2003-01-04 Member: 11779Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    did u perposly (excuse my bad english) put giant x-box-es on the roof in the second pic <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ImmacolataImmacolata Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2140Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited March 2003
    Dull hallways so far. Problem is that they appear symmetric, square. Try and thing which hallways on the official maps that you like. I definitely like those where one side, like the left side, is "broken up" into something that makes it show with a unique look. Likie a generator, or a circuitry box, few pipes, perhaps a computer display or gauge for some hidden machinery. Maybe even a broken ceiling tile hanging down.

    Ill use a particular set of hallways from Nancy. Crew Quarters. They as dull as you can get on that map, but still comes off as mildly interesting due to the use of bacterium textures, but also lots of "faux" doorways giving an illusion of it is a "real place" and not just another conduit. Another example is the hallway leading from Starboard Airlock to crew lockers. Some grillwork with stuff beneath it, a hallway with windows etc.

    There's a new map submitted to the 1.1 release that I downloaded and explored. It suffered from using the same design all over the place, both texture wise, but also in lack of interesting features that goes beyond mere topography. I've tried to design maps for Duke and it's HARD to make something that looks great. It easily gets to look samey or featureless. So these hallways, while nice looking, should be combined with some diversity. Only your imagination and skill will limit what.

    First one look like good building stones however for a map. What kind of mood are you wanting? The them of the map is what? Space station? Mining complex? Starship? Outpost? Hi tech place or gritty nitty industrial?

    The second one, however. Is that redhot lava I see below the grill? It sure looks like it and if it is indeed so, then it say it's a bad idea. It just looks silly with redhot lava just below a thin iron grill and what looks to be concrete walls. If you'd want lava you'd also want a clear sign of destruction or melting stuff. Or some raw natural looking bedrock style instead of nicely looking walls.
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  • ChargeCharge Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13144Members
    wow, the level is the shape of an x? and the floors are red? OMG
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  • masterswordmanmasterswordman Join Date: 2002-12-21 Member: 11303Members
    NO PIC!!!
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    How can you copy and paste nothing? I can't see the pics.
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  • CronosCronos Join Date: 2002-10-18 Member: 1542Members
    Apologies for those that cannot see the links

    <a href='http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Hallproto0000.JPG' target='_blank'>http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Ha...llproto0000.JPG</a>

    <a href='http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Hallproto0001.JPG' target='_blank'>http://galileo.spaceports.com/~cronos00/Ha...llproto0001.JPG</a>

    Click them or copy/paste them to take a look.

    Once again, apologies that they havent shown up <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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