Ns_altair_v6e

KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
edited June 2004 in Mapping Forum
I don't know how many hours I have spent on Altair these last two weeks but here is another release which should be much more balanced and ready for PTing. I would really appreciate it if any clans could PT or if some server admins could put this into rotation and get some good constructive feedback on this build.

This build should have much better lighting (less dark areas) and several areas have been reworked to fix problems with LOS and sieging distances and other gameplay balance.

Enjoy!

<a href='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Transfer/nsaltairv6e.zip' target='_blank'>http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Transfer/nsaltairv6e.zip</a>



Edit: Some older screens from a few compiles back just to refresh you on which map this is.

Edit2: Removed the old screens since they were pretty out of date.
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  • PogoPPogoP Environment Artist Join Date: 2004-01-31 Member: 25827Members, NS2 Developer, Constellation
    I'll download it when I get back from school and I'll ask my clan leader if he could maybe put it onto rotation on our server. Looking good btw, but I think the screenshots make it look darker than it actually is, right?
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  • GrizzlyGrizzly Join Date: 2003-10-27 Member: 22025Members
    inf in 3pic can be bit broken upp by vertex
    the pipes in second pic can be rotated 90degres
    the water in 6pic can be scaled up and rotated to make it less ovius you got the same water texur copying itself, apart from thath, its loking good
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  • TOmekkiTOmekki Join Date: 2003-11-25 Member: 23524Members
    Hive location - Consistency Monitoring Monitoring, eh? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • LazerLazer Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14406Members, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    What I can tell from those screenshots is that that lighting still really needs work and that last pic why is there bands of frost on the glass? Stretch that texture so it puts the frost only on the edges.
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    Those screens are from about 2 or 3 builds ago but I posted them just to refresh peoples minds on what map this is. I can't easily take screen shots to post on the forums right now because I don't have photoshop on this computer and my computer's resolution is 1680x1050 which makes each screen about 300K. Many of the things you are pointing out in those screens are fixed, like Consistency Monitoring Monitoring <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
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  • MoONinjaMoONinja Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17124Members, Constellation
    it's dark, u need a flashlight for most of the map it looks really nice though just tweak a couple things like lower the life support hive and take the enclosure out so merines can shoot it from far away and a gorge can drop DCs on top of it. didn't get a good chance to look at all of it before the server crashed
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  • MoONinjaMoONinja Join Date: 2003-06-08 Member: 17124Members, Constellation
    haven't really checked out all the hives yet but i'd maybe put a vent in life support that goes out to the node on the merine side of the hive i forgot what the res node was called, the ledge side of the hive i'll look at the other hives later
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  • RipzawRipzaw Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28560Members
    You monitor a place where you monitor? That's like sitting around watching people sitting around. But that's happened. Man Big Brother is boring.
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    edited June 2004
    Had a great PT with some guys from #nspug today and wrote down a few notes of things to consider for the next version, keep the comments coming.
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  • TyrNemesisTyrNemesis trigger_CUT&#33; Join Date: 2003-09-17 Member: 20942Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    Here are some screenshots of the CURRENT version. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Marine start:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_command.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Hallway south of Marine start:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_conduit.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Further south, en route to Consistency Monitoring:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_divetanks.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Life Support hive, now with more cover:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_lifesup.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Omega Site hive, now with improved navigability:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_omega.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Settling tanks, west of Dive tanks:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_settling.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Station Monitoring skylight, showing beautiful undersea sky:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_station.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Station Monitoring RT (center of map):
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_station_main.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Sub bay, RT now inside enclosure:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_subbay.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


    Zeta corridor outside Consistency:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_zeta.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • GrizzlyGrizzly Join Date: 2003-10-27 Member: 22025Members
    its looking good <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    but i still say make the ground in the hives less flat using vertex
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  • KungFuDiscoMonkeyKungFuDiscoMonkey Creator of ns_altair 日本福岡県 Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14555Members, NS1 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos
    <!--QuoteBegin-Grizzly+Jun 10 2004, 06:45 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Grizzly @ Jun 10 2004, 06:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> its looking good <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    but i still say make the ground in the hives less flat using vertex <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I will but right now I'm trying to fix everything that affects ballance/gameplay. I'll work on visuals when I get that done.
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  • BijiyBijiy Fantastic Damage Join Date: 2003-11-28 Member: 23697Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-TyrNemesis^+Jun 10 2004, 03:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TyrNemesis^ @ Jun 10 2004, 03:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Life Support hive, now with more cover:
    <img src='http://www.acidblue.net/tyr/Images/Altair/altair_lifesup.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yay.
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