Ns_kara

KungFuSquirrel

<div class="IPBDescription">Ns map #2 in full development!</div>Had some early style test shots before, but this is the real deal. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> Some of it is direct copy/paste from that style test, hence the not yet aligned pipe textures.

<img src="http://planethalflife.com/awmaps/pics/ns_kara_9-28_1.jpg" border="0">
<img src="http://planethalflife.com/awmaps/pics/ns_kara_9-28_2.jpg" border="0">

realityisdead

Where's that smily thing whose jaw drops to the ground?

Yeah.

Incredible work, Andrew. The style you've got there is just sweet. The design of the area reminds me of bast, yet the detail and texturing is totally unique. <i>Very</i> impressive.

Scythe

My mouth is literally hanging open. Where the hell did you get a beta of Doom III to run this map in?

That is bloody fantastic, so moody and dark. Simply astounding. That light_spot playing on the logo, the bluish metal floor complements those monitors angled downwards perfectly, and the recessed fluorescent lights... words fail me.

If you trash this map I shall hunt you down and steal your E key, YOU KNOW I WILL!

--Scythe--

Pindarus

Nice!

Hay man, this totally owns! It looks like somethign out of Final Fantasy IIX! I can't wait til i get the chance to play this sweet game!

ChromeAngel

Looks really very military.  Nice insignia.

ITV is a regional TV station in my area <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Slycaster

That looks absolutely amazing KFS, hell, from these screenshots alone i can tell it will bury eclipse in glory.  These are WONDERFUL!

Mendasp

uh, the logo on the wall is sweet (the rest of the map too <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->)

2nd shot is lovely <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Greedo

<!--QuoteBegin--KungFuSquirrel+Sep. 27 2002,22:40--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (KungFuSquirrel @ Sep. 27 2002,22:40)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->hence the not yet aligned pipe textures.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I hate you.  <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo-->

I mean, it looks really good, and I can't wait to see more!  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Insane

Fantasic work, KFS.  You have an excellent style there and your lighting is amazing, you have the prfect contrast with only very little variance in colour.  It's obvious from just these two shots that it's going to blow Eclipse out of the water.

Now bring us more!

/me cracks whip

infi

sweet! <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> I love your style

Mouse

Now don't get me wrong, I <b>love</b> these shots. But from just two screenshots (of what appears to be the same area) it's almost impossible to tell whether kara will 'blow eclipse out of the water' (Nothing personal Insane) or not. Maybe it will surpass eclipse visually, but we have no idea how it will play, I'm not even sure KFS knows what the gameplay will be like. For all we know the gameplay could suck beyond recognition.
I guess what I'm trying to say is don't put something up on a pedestle until you know that there is something substantial to hold it up.

If I've offended anybody, I'm sorry but I felt the need to get that off my chest.

KungFuSquirrel

Hey, I understand what you're saying -- no offense taken here. That was a huge worry I had with Eclipse... I was afraid that people would go from almost fawning over some crappy screens to getting in-game and saying "wtf is this ####?" or something. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> Fortunately, everyone seemed to love it in the end. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

Do keep in mind that I've got one NS map under my belt now, and have a MUCH greater idea of how the layout and flow should be designed. I actually already have a very solid concept of how I want to direct player movement and tactics in this map, and that's already influencing the layout as I build it. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> There were a lot of mistakes made with Eclipse, mistakes I don't plan on repeating. I'm trying to hold myself to blowing Eclipse out of the water as well. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->



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Freemantle

It looks very Eclipse-ish, just not tan!
Can I throw in an Idea? How about a hallway with grating beneath it. It would be cool to run beneath a marines feet as an alien.

KungFuSquirrel

Been done before, but fun nonetheless. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> I hope to have some areas like that towards the middle of the ship (this being the front, towards the command deck)

MastaKey

In-credible, professor bla.

<!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='::asrifle::'><!--endemo-->  <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo-->

Insane

Mouse, that's what I meant, visually.  I can't comment on the gameplay of either, and I'm aware of that so I have to say what I think of the visuals <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

RhoadsToNowhere

Wow.  I am so amazed at this.  I was a bit concerned when you posted some demo screenies of ns_kara, I thought they looked a bit too much like Eclipse (not that Eclipse is bad at all, I love it, but it's just that I like to see some variety <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->), but this just blows my mind.  It's got just the right amount of militaristic coldness and futuristic high-techness(is that even a word?  It is now.)  I just LOVE those wall textures.

Battousaix

I love the clean look you got in your maps <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->, i really wanna see more progress with this map =)

manah

KFS you know how I said Eclipse looked so good I'd like to give you a slap ... well Kara makes me want to reach for a weapon.

<b>*Sees a bat, a piece of lead piping and a frying pan*</b>

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

KungFuSquirrel

Eep.

InZaneFleaArmy

###### KFS...people like you kill me...I see this, and it makes me want to start over yet again.  This is a real spaceship design...This is amazing.

Relic25

Ahhh....  Well, you know I like it.  That should be obvious!  Beautiful job blending architecture and textures.  Makes it look like the textures were designed specifically for the map, which is true! <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->

Jessica

tis very sexy for only a hall lol

yesukai

Hey Andrew, purdy looking. Nice hall. No stop looking at this thread and get back to work. <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Havnt I heard the word kara before... <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

gutterclutch

Absolutely wonderful. You should be an environmental concept artist cause you have such fantastic aesthetic sense

JediYoshi

Squeaky Clean, I've run out of other adjectives trying to explain eclipse, well, goodluck with it.

Kobra

Oh my, another one!
I love this mod.  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Tzarcon

Very well done, lots of stuff everywhere to look at, really detailed, and are the r_speeds nice and low? Really good lighting too. That new logo is cool, but when I look at it I see a face that looks like it was just kicked in the balls , i.e >_<

Necro

omg. it. pwns. so. much.

Radiocage

<!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo-->

Rival

Very nice.. I already like this map.