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Revenant · January 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">Pre-view . . . 7 SS Inside</div> Hey there. This is Ns_Donor. Im a bit new to mapping and this should be my first map. I just want you guys to rate a part of my map. Its a few access corridors and a room. Thanks (7 Screenshots, Sorry 56kers).

Revenant · January 2003

2nd one . . .

Revenant · January 2003

3rd one . . .

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4th one . . .

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5th one . . .

Revenant · January 2003

The Pen-Ultimate Shot . . .

Revenant · January 2003

The Final Shot. Yet Again Sorry 56kers. I welcome comments <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Lord_Requiem · January 2003

Not too bad, lighting looks a little bit too even and it feels empty tho. Its a good start.

Revenant · January 2003

Requiem - Would hanging wall lights (Especially in the access corridor) make the map a little better?

Lord_Requiem · January 2003

Don't evenly space your lighting as much, if you want an area evenly lit then crank the lights which are covering the room way down so there is a semi dark evenly lit layer, then add pointlights or small bright texture lights to highlight areas. Shadows = Good.

BlackPanther · January 2003

You sure you're a newb at mapping? Cuz this is quite good imho.

Just gotta fix some of the ligthing features like in the first shot.
Don't put a long strip of white light like that.

and you've got many different lighting colors going around like in the 4th shot.. feels like the walls are blue, yet the light is red.

Oh and i truely dig the last shot.
I dunno why.. but it's sexy.

Bytor · January 2003

Yeah the last shot looks very cool, even though it's very simple. I think it's the light coming up through the gratings around the edge that makes it look sweet.

As for the rest, I think they're solid, but the lighting needs some tweaking. It looks like white lights are casting red light in some of the shots. It really kills the atmosphere when there is light coming from an unseen source, or an incorrectly colored source.

Great work otherwise!

KeksImperium · January 2003

i like the blue walls <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

give the map a different look than the others <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Revenant · January 2003

I thought about the lighting guys. If I put some grating over those long white lights and cut them out for a length of 128 / 128 / 128 do you think it would look a little "sleeker"?

Lord_Requiem · January 2003

Chop out a small section instead and increase the intensity of it. It looks much better, trust me, I did the same thing you're doing when I started andromeda, I thought panels of lights would look really neat, but its better to have lights that highlight areas.

BiTMAP · January 2003

hey Black Panthers here <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'> yeah thats pretty good for a newb <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Flying-Bastard · January 2003

hmmm... too repetitive for me... try variying the enviroment. the lighthing seems good to me for a begginer. not too dark, not too bright. but the wall get reaaally boring hehehe <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wink.gif'>

Revenant · January 2003

Thanks for the help guys. Later on today I will post some lighting and corridor changes (Im in UK you see, this will be in about 12hours).

Revenant · January 2003

Hey heres some more screenshots, it invlolves the implementation of tweaked lighting. I am also showing off the alleged "sexy room" because well, I need help with the ceiling; it isn't sexy at all.(Sexy room ceiling featured below)

Revenant · January 2003

Another . . . You may notice I took one red spotlight away and moved another nearer a door

Revenant · January 2003

Last one atm. I hope requiem is happy with the lighting tweaks, although. What can I stick on those damned walls except for pipes?

Bytor · January 2003

Looks like you still have red light coming from nowhere ... if that's the effect you want, then tell me to shut up. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'> I just think it looks out of place.

Otherwise, looks schweeeeet.

Revenant · January 2003

I said earlier I was adding lights in, this is merely like a style test. To make sure they go, as someone earlier said the red was placed to "even"

Angel · January 2003

Looks very nice. Although I suggest maybe a light above that "sexy" room door?

BlackPanther · January 2003

NO!
Keep the "sexy room" as is.
Even raise the roof up a little.
It's nice and dark.. and a PERFECT ambush spot for a <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='skulk.gif'> ! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'>
You could put gurders up there if all else fails.

Grotmank · January 2003

I like the fact youre a dark mapper, not enough of you guys.
Gives it a Gloom feel, where you might NEED a flashlight.
It's a good step away from the tanning booths realeased
all the time.

Revenant · January 2003

I'm trying to keep a contrast in lighting going on in the map. Yeah many places will be dark and gloom, not far from these screenshots is a hive entrance. One way which I will try to make hives distinguisable is by adding slightly brighter lighting from one entrance. Oh and black panther, I don't think you can see that very dark vent in the "sexy" room can you?
Grotamank, just exactly what do you mean by "tannig booths"?

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