Billy: Your texturing is fahking<i> tight.</i> Very nice. Lighting could be fixed with tweaking; try rad -gamma 0.7 on your next compile and increase the brightness of your texlights by about half (1000 = 1500, 2000 = 3000 ). Throw in some light_spots at 210 210 255 300 because I love them.
<img src="http://blackmage.org/bij/misc/mapping/random-map004.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /> <img src="http://blackmage.org/bij/misc/mapping/random-map005.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /> <img src="http://blackmage.org/bij/misc/mapping/random-map006.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /> I find myself at max patches in a co_ map, how odd.
Some great stuff coming through here. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
edited February 2007
hehe thanks, but this is what I do sometimes --> Work on a small hallway and try to cram in as much detail as possible (shot1), disregarding any future planning if it does turn into a map. I did get lucky with the lighting though on that second shot. Only needed 2 or 3 tweaks of me rad parameters and a hallway compiles very fast <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
The second shot has actually evolved into 2 vents/1 extra hallway and something behind that door at the moment. with lots of moving thingies... I'll see if I can get a youtube online IF I get my encoders working...
--> Well no idea WTH is going on with my Xvid encoders, they only want to encode uncompressed avi (sometimes) so I've gone with divX3. Youtube seems to accept it...
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pOUxzqX9xw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pOUxzqX9xw</a> man their encoding sucks, my divX3 was crystal clear even!!! Ah well at least it shows the moving parts <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Kouji the whole way those tubes/vents and hallways all interrelate is unbelievably kickass. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/asrifle.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::asrifle::" border="0" alt="asrifle.gif" />
I really like that last shot bij. It feels like an ns2 variation of veil's cargo. Looks very refined. My only complaint is those sprites on the spotlights look odd, I'd make them more transparent.
One room I finished ages ago and I forgot to upload it somehow and one room that needed small tweaks (that I also had mostly finished ages ago and I showed here before).
Mendasp, we all know you're like the best mapper here, quit showing it off!
Nah seriously, nice pics. Good vid, Kouji; I would like to use that room/hallway zone/whatever it is in my map ns_eyecandy. It's a map where I show off every little beautiful thing possible in the HL1 engine, and that would fit in perfectly!
Funky blue scrolling things for the WIN! *throws Mendasp a revolving trophy*
Er, seriously, they are nice pics. I have two problems with the blue room though - one, the pillars look like they would be hell to navigate around, perhaps not easily fixable due to the tightness of the area, and two - you have all this lovely architecture on the sides but the back wall looks GOD AWFUL! Other than that, I like <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
A little thingy I did today. I was bored like a <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" />
Kouji_SanSr. Hινε UÏкεεÏεг - EUPT DeputyThe NetherlandsJoin Date: 2003-05-13Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
Your defination of "little thingy" is quite... big! The architecture has no need for comments, it very nice. I only have issues with the lighting. And old saying is lighting can make or break a map, in this case its screwing up the nice look of the stuff you created by making everything well lit (I'm leaning towards looking like ambient lighting)
A few tips perhaps: 1. more colored light will always help 2. spotlights need to have a spotlight cone of light (bright spot thingy done with the light_spot) 3. introduce dark areas or shadows as they are called last I heard <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Overall it looks nice, but can look awesome if lit correctly. Now don't go all out with color lights, just tune down the ambient lighting look and add a hint of color over here and a pint of shadows over there and it will look so much better...
I like the palm trees models <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
Well, you take the point <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" /> I'm bad with lightning in general, but I think I can fix it easily.
Ouch, I know that double-posts aren't good, but I just couldn't wait <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=cc7fb244.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/cc7fb244.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a> Another View. The black block will be modified <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=69c33cb6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/69c33cb6.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a> A WIP area. The front is reachable and is simply called <b>U - Turn </b> <a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=4e6ee2ad.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/4e6ee2ad.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a> The West Junctions, lights reworked
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=47bc630c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/47bc630c.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a> The <b>Tarjas</b>, with is connections to the <b>Corridor In The Air</b> and the <b>Long Way Home</b>
Like my other post, just click on the pictures for see the real size.
Well, thanks. It's a little co_ map I've started last week, and I tried completely different styles with contrasting themes. Lot of my friends like it, so I continue. i'm currently making the Hive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
I hope a topic with a beta would come soon.
For the outdoor area with the corridor, it contents a realistic waterfall, trees and some other things. Imo the corridor himself will be redesigned, because I find it quite bad, unlike the other parts of the map that I'm proud of (The Tarjas and the C-10 Computer Systems)
<b>Attention: </b> Not trying to steal these at all. Just saying I wanted to show them.
These are some pictures of maps I had looked at from a while back and thought were spectacular, and just wanted to share them with you guys. I think I still have the names of the maps, just not the authors. If you made it, step forward and bask in the glory of your awesomeness. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
<b>This first one was 'ns_cosmic'. Author unknown.</b> <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/ns_cosmic1.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>The second here is 'ns_forsaken', obviously.</b> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/ns5.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>Third one here is 'co_mino'. Again, author unknown.</b> <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/co_mino0005.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>Last one here is 'co_dormant'. Author unknown.</b> <img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/co_dormant2.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
Enjoy seeing these great works from the past. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
Ermm, co_mino isn't co_paragon by Minotaur0, the place is the same.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/confused-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="???" border="0" alt="confused-fix.gif" /> And ns_forsaken was made by MrBen isn't it ?
Ah, and he did very great maps, some maps for CS (I remember when I was completely blown away with his map de_christmas, very old map but always impressive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" /> )
At this moment kawak is mapping on Source engine, on a map he started ages ago but never finished. Looked goods by the way.
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Piss poor lighting and the architecture could use some tweaking, but hey it's something new!
Lighting is alright, I think its a bit too bright overall.
sweet work so far man.
Again, immaculate textures bud!
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I find myself at max patches in a co_ map, how odd.
The second shot has actually evolved into 2 vents/1 extra hallway and something behind that door at the moment. with lots of moving thingies... I'll see if I can get a youtube online IF I get my encoders working...
--> Well no idea WTH is going on with my Xvid encoders, they only want to encode uncompressed avi (sometimes) so I've gone with divX3. Youtube seems to accept it...
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pOUxzqX9xw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pOUxzqX9xw</a> man their encoding sucks, my divX3 was crystal clear even!!! Ah well at least it shows the moving parts <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Bijiy: Excellent use of textures. Lighting is nice too. The white sprite looks out of place though. Needs to be more transperant.
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Nah seriously, nice pics. Good vid, Kouji; I would like to use that room/hallway zone/whatever it is in my map ns_eyecandy. It's a map where I show off every little beautiful thing possible in the HL1 engine, and that would fit in perfectly!
Er, seriously, they are nice pics. I have two problems with the blue room though - one, the pillars look like they would be hell to navigate around, perhaps not easily fixable due to the tightness of the area, and two - you have all this lovely architecture on the sides but the back wall looks GOD AWFUL! Other than that, I like <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
I was bored like a <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" />
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(Click on the images for real size)
A few tips perhaps:
1. more colored light will always help
2. spotlights need to have a spotlight cone of light (bright spot thingy done with the light_spot)
3. introduce dark areas or shadows as they are called last I heard <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Overall it looks nice, but can look awesome if lit correctly. Now don't go all out with color lights, just tune down the ambient lighting look and add a hint of color over here and a pint of shadows over there and it will look so much better...
I like the palm trees models <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
I'm bad with lightning in general, but I think I can fix it easily.
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The Ready Room
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Another View. The black block will be modified <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=69c33cb6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/69c33cb6.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a>
A WIP area. The front is reachable and is simply called <b>U - Turn
</b>
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=4e6ee2ad.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/4e6ee2ad.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a>
The West Junctions, lights reworked
<a href="http://www.hiboox.com/image.php?img=47bc630c.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.hiboox.com/vignettes/1007/47bc630c.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" /></a>
The <b>Tarjas</b>, with is connections to the <b>Corridor In The Air</b> and the <b>Long Way Home</b>
Like my other post, just click on the pictures for see the real size.
I like the work in west junctions and the tarjas. Nice brushed metal style.
It's a little co_ map I've started last week, and I tried completely different styles with contrasting themes. Lot of my friends like it, so I continue. i'm currently making the Hive <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
I hope a topic with a beta would come soon.
For the outdoor area with the corridor, it contents a realistic waterfall, trees and some other things. Imo the corridor himself will be redesigned, because I find it quite bad, unlike the other parts of the map that I'm proud of (The Tarjas and the C-10 Computer Systems)
These are some pictures of maps I had looked at from a while back and thought were spectacular, and just wanted to share them with you guys. I think I still have the names of the maps, just not the authors. If you made it, step forward and bask in the glory of your awesomeness. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
<b>This first one was 'ns_cosmic'. Author unknown.</b>
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/ns_cosmic1.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>The second here is 'ns_forsaken', obviously.</b> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/ns5.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>Third one here is 'co_mino'. Again, author unknown.</b>
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/co_mino0005.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
<b>Last one here is 'co_dormant'. Author unknown.</b>
<img src="http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e74/Recoup/co_dormant2.jpg" border="0" alt="IPB Image" />
Enjoy seeing these great works from the past. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
And ns_forsaken was made by MrBen isn't it ?
At this moment kawak is mapping on Source engine, on a map he started ages ago but never finished. Looked goods by the way.
Well, I want ns_leïa <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pudgy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::gorge::" border="0" alt="pudgy.gif" />