-new ns map-

Nay

Hi all, like everyone else i guess i am starting a new map for ns i dont have a name for it yet but its going fine up to now heres some pics

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_01.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_02.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_03.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_04.jpg" border="0">

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Asraniel

not bad... i like it

TychoCelchuuu

whoa. i just dont think its possible for there to be so many mappers on the face of the earth who a. are good and b. have heard about NS. i love your shots, maybe in the 2nd, or 3rd or whatever, the part where the walkway is slightly elevated off the ground, you might make it higher off.

Nay

thanks, The blue parts are aircrafts with rotating fans with smoke particles (how ever its spelt hehe) coming out! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> i like that particle system

Nay

not aircrafts lol airchafts hehe

LPC

I love everything except the lightning, it's needs to be more dramatic/contrasting

Nay

it does look better ingame its just those crappy jpg conversations i did from bmp <!--emo&:(--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('><!--endemo-->

SentrySteve

I agree with LPC.  Your first two shots are very yellow looking, nothing really breaks that color.  If you want suggestions on how to do that you could..

(In the first pic) 1: Those three lights that we can see just past the vent could be a different color.  I would like to see them blue to match the light coming from the vent.  I think that would be a real nice touch.

(In the last two pics)  I really enjoy looking at how you used those red lights.  They arn't too powerful, however they add that contrast that we want to see in the first two pictures.  The pipes also look very well done.

I was also thinking that if you had the blue form the vents cast a light_spot on the ground, that would help break up the yellow.

They are good shots of your map, keep up the great work <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->!

biobrain

heh nay I recongnised your work by your style  <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

I like it, though to make it better you should add more doors and more exits, and where are the famous NSs particle effects?

shoven

Huh?
/me re-reads...
I love the lighting... very much so. I don't understand.
Biobrain, there are particle effects in shots 1, 2, and 4.

Moleculor

1,2: Lighting needs more contrast. Its just too constantly yellowish.

3,4: Love the lighting.

Nay

cheers all , keep posting it keeps me going oh and i`ll post more pics soon

Nay

heres 4 more the first one does need brighting a bit dont u think?

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_05.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_06.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_07.jpg" border="0">

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_08.jpg" border="0">

nrby

looking awesome!

Comprox

The lighting is good, but a little more <b>contrast</b> is needed I think. I am really liking that architexture though, really well done!

Nay

someone explain constrast i know what it is just explain in the term of this map <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> cheers

nrby

``The difference in brightness between the light and dark areas of a picture, such as a photograph or video image''

Nay

cheers n@rby

ZeroPointNRG

Those last shots looks awesome!

SentrySteve

They are so much better than your old shots! Great improvments!

biobrain

in the top fan area your steam sprites should be more blueish thereby reflecting the light in that area

it looks way too open, some vehicles, aircraft could be added preferably moving crafts.

WaffleSpoon

umm, aircrafts?.. uh.. where?

anywho, "Nay".. that bluish u got going.. I luh it.. keep it up.. I would love to see you try out making a corridor using the blue lights coming only from the bottom.. textured ones.. use edges of the corridor to make lights bounce alot.. its pretty and u seem to have a feel for putting the lights where they should be *thumbs up*

Nay

cheers guys, I`ll be posting here once a night or twice <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> with progress and pics I'll make sure i keep you all informed at the moment i am thinking what a good design would be for a corridor or a room of some sort <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> Thanks for all keeping this thread going its good to see people are interested

c  u  l8r

Nay

Heres a relighting verison of the a room i have been working on.

<img src="http://www.nay.cscentral.com/forum/ns_09.jpg" border="0">

Tell me what u all think please! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

WaffleSpoon

hmm, dunno, too many lightstrips for me.. but.. I dun know, couldn't make it better myself so , good job *thumbs up*

Juggie

I love the architecture, but I think you over done the lightning a little bit, it looks too blue-ish and in some screens green-ish. I recommend you put some warm yellow lights in it, to pull the blue/green down.

shoven

I obviously am a moron because this looks friggin awesome IMO. And... aircraft? What?
Edit: Yes, yes, this is awesome.

Cremator

its very highly detailed, make sure r_speeds stay in range.  great texture work too...  I really like it.

Nay

ya i`m keeping my eyes on those r_speeds <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> i`m pritty new to ns mapping but i`ve known about ns since start but anyway help me what are these pod things that are on the floors are they hives, how many should be in map and where abouts?

F4WN

I suggest you read the <a href="http://www.natural-selection.org/MappingGuidelines.htm" target="_blank">Mapping Guidelines</a> and the <a href="http://www.planethalflife.com/nsworld/MappingGuide/MappingGuide.ASP" target="_blank">Quick Start Mapping Guide</a> before you change anything else, so you know where to put everything.

SentrySteve

No shoven, you arnt the only dumb one here.  I LOVE IT! <span style='color:black'>Greed smells like an fly's bum bum.</span>