My new map

EkajEkaj Creator of ns_mineshaft, co_core Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 95Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Map Tester
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<div class="IPBDescription">Still working on the old one</div>These shots are of the marine start, Im still working on the main room and havent done the CC room yet. This screen  shows the hallway looping behind the main room, the resourcer will be around here.
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  • EkajEkaj Creator of ns_mineshaft, co_core Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 95Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Map Tester
    The “main room” of the marine start, the aliens will have to fight their way past this room to get to the resourcer and the command center, the entrance to this room is to the right of the view. Instead of having a vent entrance the aliens can climb into the room on top of those pipes
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  • EkajEkaj Creator of ns_mineshaft, co_core Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 95Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Map Tester
    This is a continuation of the hallway in the first shot; this ramp leads to the CC and the elevated area in the main room.
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  • EkajEkaj Creator of ns_mineshaft, co_core Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 95Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Map Tester
    The back hallway from a different angle. Last screen.
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  • GeENiEGeENiE Join Date: 2002-06-09 Member: 740Members, Constellation
    looking great , great arcitecture , might want to add some different lighing , now its alot of greenish lighting , maybe some yellow or orange..
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  • Carbon14Carbon14 Join Date: 2002-07-29 Member: 1025Members, Retired Developer
    Yes, brilliant work once again, do you ever think about all those mappers who's dreams you ruin <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> .

    The only thing I don't like is the whole monotone green thing, you need some red or yellow lighting in there.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    Looks, great, Ekaj.  And the lighting's fine in my opinion.
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  • infiinfi Join Date: 2002-07-07 Member: 891Members
    uhh ###### that looks nice <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> keep it up
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I don't like the blue/green lighting.  You really shouldn't have the same texture on the floor an ceiling.  The architecture is astounding as always, but looks rather impractical.
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Architecture and texturing is great, but like the others have said, the lighting leaves something to be desired.  It's either too green or too blue (probably too green).  If you don't want to have another Shaft-lit marine start area, you might want to try a different color alltogether.
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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    looks awesome ekaj, however i got 1 peice of critism.  In the first pic, the walkways aren;t connected from the straight one to the offset right one.  I think you should connect them both.
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  • Stupid_PinkyStupid_Pinky Join Date: 2002-02-09 Member: 187Members
    Absolutely amazing.  If not too neon.  heh
    I dont see how this looks like shaft.. shaft has tanish walls with yellow and orange lights.
    This one is a strange blue with a strange green <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
    Without a doubt, you are probably the most creative mapper I have ever seen, with some incredible brushwork.
    Now if you could only <b>finish</b> these maps, I think you would be the most talented HL mapper I have ever known. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
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  • KungFuSquirrelKungFuSquirrel Basher of Muttons Join Date: 2002-01-26 Member: 103Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Stupid_Pinky+Aug. 07 2002,16:32--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Stupid_Pinky @ Aug. 07 2002,16:32)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->I dont see how this looks like shaft.. shaft has tanish walls with yellow and orange lights.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Throw in those lights here, and it'll be exactly the same.

    Ekaj, it looks great (minus the evil neon lighting), but as I look at this, if I picture it with the light color from Shaft, it looks like it belongs there, not in another map. :-\
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  • manahmanah Creator of ns_caged Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 60Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I have to totally agree with KFS here.

    Also ChromeAngels point of the architecture being ‘impractical’ is something to consider, that was one of my main concerns with Shaft.  Sure it looks great but does it work, is it functional for gameplay, easy to navigate etc
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  • Black_WolfBlack_Wolf Join Date: 2002-03-13 Member: 310Members
    architecture is good as always, as said lighting needs a bit of work

    you will probably need to change more than just lighting colours to get away from looking like ns_shaft (if thats what you were trying to do to distinguish them.)
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    Indeed, what all the others said.  You could probably pass this off as the map shaft itself.  What I think really stands out to me as it being a shaft 'look alike' is the classic gold pipes on the ceilings.  I am always use to seeing those types of pipes in shaft.  Other various things, like textures and lighting also make your map look just like shaft.  Not like having it resmeble shaft is bad, but players could, and probably would, easily confuse the two maps.  Like others, I think a whole new set of lights could be helpfull, I also suggest new pipes, or maybe something to take the place of the pipes.
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  • BattousaixBattousaix Join Date: 2002-06-25 Member: 822Members
    it looks like shaft coz its the sequel (???)
    hehe its a nice idea to get all the complaints of: omg its shaft with a new neonlight <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
    damn nice architecture u should fix the neonlight <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
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  • JanosJanos Join Date: 2002-08-02 Member: 1050Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    I think the lighting gives it that techno feel to it....kinda GLOWS.....i suppose after running round on it abit ill lose my sight for a bit but...looks...very nice <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
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  • Black_DogBlack_Dog Join Date: 2002-02-10 Member: 190Members
    the work is great, architecture is great and lighning is great.
    ABOUT lights...could be a bit boring,i think like this is ok,just now stop to lighten areas like this and change colours.
    THE SAD NOTE: like Kfs,Manah and other wrote,this map is really near to Shaft...u can merge this with shaft,or make just this area with this lightning/brushwork/texturing.
    Shaft is amazing,i have in my shots collection practically all ur shaft shots seen in the forums or in the site,but i don't remember very lived areas, i mean rooms infested and half-destroyed like 4eg in SSNothing.
    About the gameplay...i dunno everything,this is to discuss after a playtest.i think that shaft is playtesting...so keep in great consideration the feedback. would be a bit sad that shaft destiny will be "the pearl map of NS but just 4 beautyness"...seems that all the mods have a map just for beauty...CHANGE THIS FATE, i believe in you Ekaj!
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  • Evil_bOb1Evil_bOb1 Join Date: 2002-07-13 Member: 938Members, Squad Five Blue
    I love your architecture, i think its got a kind of organic feeling to it with all those curves and all.<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->think the lighting gives it that techno feel to it....kinda GLOWS<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I agree with janus on lighting, and it goes so well with the architecture.
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  • NecroNecro &lt;insert non-birthday-related title here&gt; Join Date: 2002-08-09 Member: 1118Members
    very very very very very veeery nice


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