6 images shalt thou view

Killtoy

<div class="IPBDescription">...forget about the 7th, i lost it.</div>What?! You thought I gave up?! Well, I almost did.
All week I spent fruitless hours in VHE, unable to produce anything I wouldn't quickly delete. Then, my creative energy returned to me, and I finally hammered out a beta of the 2nd hive for Elysium. Behold!

...and comment as you wish.

<b>Entering from the "direct" route.</b>

Killtoy

<i>And yet...</i>
<b>Upon stepping into the water!</b>

KungFuSquirrel

/me waits for 4 more. <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Killtoy

I've dubbed the thing in the center, "The Filter" as it looks like a car's oil filter to me. <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
<b>Going around back...</b>

Killtoy

I forget what this image is...
<b>Behind the filter?</b>

Killtoy

<b>Hive.</b>

Killtoy

<b>How's the weather up there, bob?</b>

tommyd

nice architecture, but i think the texturing still needs work... also that hive looks awfully cramped in there.  open up some more breathing room =)

Killtoy

Thats it, posted as quickly as the board and my fingers would allow.

Particle systems... possible...  ideas?

Now my only hope is that all those 256x256 textures didn't break the limit for me. We'll see when I put it all together and compile.

Your thoughts?

shoven

This is awesome. I wish I had some good criticism, but all I can say is -wow-. I'm impressed.
BTW, I'm not too crazy about METFLOOR as a wall texture.

Killtoy

Well to be honest, I'm not too crazy about the selection of infested textures.  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->
I am trying to be very minimal in my custom texture use, too.

METFLOOR ... Yeah, not too keen on it myself. Hurts to toss in a 256x256 texture that you know you won't want to use 1/2 the time. It may get replaced down the road. For now it fits well enough, I think.

RhoadsToNowhere

Other than it being cramped (which a few other people have mentioned) I think it's pretty good.  Keep up the good work.

Killtoy

Well, here are some figures:
The rough dimensions of the room are 1200x1500x1000.
It will be unquestionably the largest room in the entire map.

Black_Wolf

what they mean is the amount of pipes and machinery in there, giving it a claustrophobic look, but this may feel different in-game.

Killtoy

<b>The seventh image.</b>
If you were this hive, where would you be?

Cremator

not bad.  a bit blocky tho.  me likes the lighting.

SentrySteve

me dislikes the lighting.  This is a hive we are talking about -- the birthplace of aliens and it is lit up like a chirstmas tree.  I suggest making it darker. <span style='color:black'>Why did the bob cross the road?</span>

nrby

Not sure about the grated texture on the ceiling, but it's shaping up!

Killtoy

Yeah, my defensivness aside, much of the texturing is more "placeholder" than not. Rather than fuss with little details, I'm trying to move the map to general completion first.

Tzarcon

that is really good! The architecture is amazing, but the lighting does need just a little work

Killtoy

Ok - the whole map is going to be regonfigured to be a little more dense. I'm going to try to repostion the hives so that I can use vents to give the aliens fairly quick access from one to another.

Currently, 1 hive is in the ballpark of 6500 units (about 80% of the maximum map width) away from the others, and thats a straight line not taking into account lifts and other obstacles. When a hive is under attack, that would seem like the other side of the world.

The regonfigure would lose very little of the work I have already done, and shouldn't add much more work for me to do. Overall, I think it will be needed.

Why am I posting this here? Well, considering giving a minor facelift to this hive in the process. If you have suggestions of <i>ways to <b>improve</b> the texturing</i> here, please, I'd like to hear them. <i>General negativity is not needed.</i>

Thanks!