Most of the textures i'm using will be from my own wad of textures created by myself, edited shaderlab ones (in the case of the rock) and other textures made for me by people like Kornflakes. I may release the wad prior to finishing it though for people to use my them. Dunno, *shrug*.
Woot. Even im not big fan of mines, i really give you credit for your work. Amazing lightning and well done textures. Maybe we can try it someday. Good work !
<!--QuoteBegin--MrMojo+Dec 17 2003, 07:50 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MrMojo @ Dec 17 2003, 07:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Or we could have both maps. What a crazy idea. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You crazy thinker, you!
<!--QuoteBegin--Mr.Ben+Dec 16 2003, 08:22 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mr.Ben @ Dec 16 2003, 08:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Most of the textures i'm using will be from my own wad of textures created by myself, edited shaderlab ones (in the case of the rock) and other textures made for me by people like Kornflakes. I may release the wad prior to finishing it though for people to use my them. Dunno, *shrug*. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Thats good, we need more 'custom' NS Textures and WAD packs, there was a discussion on Snarkpit Forums about how recognisable and so commonly used the NS WAD sets are. Good luck. Map looks nice ( I think I commented at Snarkpit). To be honest the only thing a little out of place is those Yellow glow things near the hive, emitting red light.
Keep it up, can't wait to see the lower section of the MS <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
The orangey yellow glow things emit orangey yellow light. The red lights emit red light. I'm not THAT silly <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
moultanoCreator of ns_shiva.Join Date: 2002-12-14Member: 10806Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold, NS2 Community Developer, Pistachionauts
Make sure you keep track of clipnodes in that beast. I want to be able to play it someday. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
Now that you have the visual style figured out for a few areas, you might want to just rough in the rest of the map and get any layout issues resolved. That would also give a better sense of how many clipnodes you can throw into areas.
I was actually just thinking about doing that. Just creating the very bare bones in terms of layout just with the things that could effect gameplay like raised areas and stuff just so i can a) test what i've done thoroughly and b) see how the layout holds out.
I've been fine tuning the layout on paper a lot lately (amazing how much you can do if you switch off in school <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ) but it's still not finished right now. I'm unhappy with how unconnected the third hive is so i'm trying to work out a better way of organising it. I'm hoping my experience with NS will mean i've got an idea of how a good map should feel and play.
First off, wow wow wow wow wow. You've certainly come a long way from da_ben_man mate. Fantastic screenshots, certainly the most beautiful map i've ever seen in the half-life engine.
Second, I know it can be frustrating for you to have 3 pages filled with "omg wow" - while it's certainly glamorous, it doesn't help much. So i've decided to pick apart your screenshots as much as i possibly can. Keep in mind that I think your map is absolutely amazing in every way, but you probably want SOME criticism.
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'> The texture in the very foreground here looks misaligned.
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns5.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'> Wires. Clean wires go straight into the infested wall. Doesn't look right...
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'> On the horizontal supports, the side textures look misaligned. Try rotating them 90 degrees.
very good lighting here <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
Very nicely done. Although those "crystals" don't fit at all... and the rock looks like that in some places, needs support to stay there.
I suggest to take out those crystals and replace them by spotlights that are being held on by spoke drilled into the rock. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Leave the crystals be; it adds an exotic and unique aspect to the area, generic spotlights just wouldn't do.
<!--QuoteBegin--DrunkenBozo+Dec 15 2003, 02:33 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DrunkenBozo @ Dec 15 2003, 02:33 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm impressed, really, but one thing I learned from posting to all of KFS's old ns_eclipse threads is that a textgasm a la Ricey's post is completely useless as far as feedback is concerned. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Your feedback amounts pretty much to what Ricey's "textgasm" does because all you've seen is four screenshots.
You know... there was a tribe of.... .... strange people... .... that ate their enemies to gain their powers. Let's asume for a minute that your brain is where your mapping power comes from. Now let's also asume that i was a strange canibolizing person that believed i could gain someone's powers by eating the appropriate body part. Now let's once again asume that i was able to track down Ben here and knock him out with a stout cudgle, and remove his brain for consumption. Asuming all the above, would i be able to create maps like this after eating Bens brain?
........does anyone have a recipie for "Brain a la Ben"...
<!--QuoteBegin--Belgarion+Dec 18 2003, 05:06 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Belgarion @ Dec 18 2003, 05:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You know... there was a tribe of.... .... strange people... .... that ate their enemies to gain their powers. Let's asume for a minute that your brain is where your mapping power comes from. Now let's also asume that i was a strange canibolizing person that believed i could gain someone's powers by eating the appropriate body part. Now let's once again asume that i was able to track down Ben here and knock him out with a stout cudgle, and remove his brain for consumption. Asuming all the above, would i be able to create maps like this after eating Bens brain?
........does anyone have a recipie for "Brain a la Ben"... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Want to share? I'll cook, you can wash and dry the dishes.
2 years mapping experience. 1 Resonable understanding of photoshop. 1 Prolonged exposure to NW level design team including people like KFS, tommyd and KenBanks to name a few. 2 Desires to improve work Pinch of insanity
This version of MrBen is prone to exploding/imploding at random intervals. Thoroughly pad inside of oven with various flame retarded explosion buffers.
Heat oven to 325 degrees and add 2 years mapping exposure and 1 resonable understanding of photoshop and bake gently for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinke prolonged exposure to NW level design team and insanity according to taste.
<!--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-->1 Prolonged exposure to NW level design team including people like KFS, tommyd and KenBanks to name a few.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I KNEW i had seen similar architecture somewhere.. but i couldn't remember... Now i do!
Havent played it yet and cant be arsed to read all the posts so i dont even know if its out/available to play, but lookes **** wicked, me phears w00t my fps will be like <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
I put these screenshots in post yours creenshots but then i remembered i had a thread so i'm going to revive this puppy because to me it makes more sense to have my screenshots in one place <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Extension of the MS, it's what lies through the doors in this shot: <img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns9.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Though i've since deleted the doors, anyway. Heres 3 shots of the area.
i'm don't have sex with men like zazi, but is the map female... like nancy. we all know what we do to nancy, maybe you should name your map appropriately. i.e. ns_imsosexy or ns_doitallnight
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GREAT!!!
You crazy thinker, you!
Thats good, we need more 'custom' NS Textures and WAD packs, there was a discussion on Snarkpit Forums about how recognisable and so commonly used the NS WAD sets are. Good luck. Map looks nice ( I think I commented at Snarkpit). To be honest the only thing a little out of place is those Yellow glow things near the hive, emitting red light.
Keep it up, can't wait to see the lower section of the MS <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Now that you have the visual style figured out for a few areas, you might want to just rough in the rest of the map and get any layout issues resolved. That would also give a better sense of how many clipnodes you can throw into areas.
I've been fine tuning the layout on paper a lot lately (amazing how much you can do if you switch off in school <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> ) but it's still not finished right now. I'm unhappy with how unconnected the third hive is so i'm trying to work out a better way of organising it. I'm hoping my experience with NS will mean i've got an idea of how a good map should feel and play.
Interesting times.
Second, I know it can be frustrating for you to have 3 pages filled with "omg wow" - while it's certainly glamorous, it doesn't help much. So i've decided to pick apart your screenshots as much as i possibly can. Keep in mind that I think your map is absolutely amazing in every way, but you probably want SOME criticism.
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
The texture in the very foreground here looks misaligned.
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns5.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Wires. Clean wires go straight into the infested wall. Doesn't look right...
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns6.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
On the horizontal supports, the side textures look misaligned. Try rotating them 90 degrees.
Very nicely done.
Although those "crystals" don't fit at all... and the rock looks like that in some places, needs support to stay there.
I suggest to take out those crystals and replace them by spotlights that are being held on by spoke drilled into the rock.
Very nicely done.
Although those "crystals" don't fit at all... and the rock looks like that in some places, needs support to stay there.
I suggest to take out those crystals and replace them by spotlights that are being held on by spoke drilled into the rock. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Leave the crystals be; it adds an exotic and unique aspect to the area, generic spotlights just wouldn't do.
Your feedback amounts pretty much to what Ricey's "textgasm" does because all you've seen is four screenshots.
Let's asume for a minute that your brain is where your mapping power comes from.
Now let's also asume that i was a strange canibolizing person that believed i could gain someone's powers by eating the appropriate body part.
Now let's once again asume that i was able to track down Ben here and knock him out with a stout cudgle, and remove his brain for consumption.
Asuming all the above, would i be able to create maps like this after eating Bens brain?
........does anyone have a recipie for "Brain a la Ben"...
Let's asume for a minute that your brain is where your mapping power comes from.
Now let's also asume that i was a strange canibolizing person that believed i could gain someone's powers by eating the appropriate body part.
Now let's once again asume that i was able to track down Ben here and knock him out with a stout cudgle, and remove his brain for consumption.
Asuming all the above, would i be able to create maps like this after eating Bens brain?
........does anyone have a recipie for "Brain a la Ben"... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Want to share? I'll cook, you can wash and dry the dishes.
I am floored
Serving size: 1.
Ingredients:
2 years mapping experience.
1 Resonable understanding of photoshop.
1 Prolonged exposure to NW level design team including people like KFS, tommyd and KenBanks to name a few.
2 Desires to improve work
Pinch of insanity
This version of MrBen is prone to exploding/imploding at random intervals. Thoroughly pad inside of oven with various flame retarded explosion buffers.
Heat oven to 325 degrees and add 2 years mapping exposure and 1 resonable understanding of photoshop and bake gently for 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinke prolonged exposure to NW level design team and insanity according to taste.
Cut into 2 inch squares and serve cold.
I KNEW i had seen similar architecture somewhere.. but i couldn't remember...
Now i do!
Also cant wait to get my hands on NW.
Extension of the MS, it's what lies through the doors in this shot:
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns9.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
Though i've since deleted the doors, anyway. Heres 3 shots of the area.
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns10.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns11.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://www.snarkpit.com/pits/mr.ben/images/ns12.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
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