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Shiverbine (name wip) - turbine but koth and plays better
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floofycatto updated Shiverbine (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Tiny Update
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The Tiny Update
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floofycatto updated Laundromat (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Textureless Update
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The Textureless Update
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floofycatto updated Laundromat (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Reflections Update
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The Reflections Update
Here at sideeffectsmayincludedeath industries we listen to your feedback and want you to know that! So we're directly addressing feedback straight from the source!
Were happy to announce that good ol goobert here is getting 10+ CUBEMAP REFLECTIONS ADDED ALL AROUND THE MAP!! yes thats right! more than ten!
Also, this update includes the following side features, as a topping to the main course:
- Split the 2nd courtyard into 3 sections via walls and...
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floofycatto updated Laundromat (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Reflections Update - Part 2
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The Reflections Update - Part 2
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floofycatto updated Gravelhouse (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Catapults Update
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The Catapults Update
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floofycatto updated Gravelhouse (name wip) with a new update entry:
The Fixing The Map Update
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The Fixing The Map Update
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floofycatto updated Gravelhouse (cancelled) with a new update entry:
Cancelling The Map
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Cancelling The Map
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Nobody on this website is particularly great at layout, so don't take it personally. As far as the map goes, you need to pull most things into each other. Things need to be closer. This is a fast paced game, so walking 5 seconds should bring you from the low ground to the high ground.
If it's any reconciliation, my first couple of maps looked like this:
The great thing about maps are that they are a discussion point. Each one holds merit because they formed at a particular time under different influences. With every map I built, I tried something different: a new game mode, a new environment type, a different game entirely. Sometimes I placed restrictions, usually time limits, because I wanted to finish something instead of worrying how good it is. When I let go of expectations, I made this:
This map, Jungle Lab, was made for an 11 day mapping challenge. It took me through all the stages of mapping and even got played on servers for others to enjoy. People liked it, it motivated me to keep going. I kept playing maps and I'd take screenshots of details in maps. I used to have an "idea" folder with hundreds of pictures just of everything I found interesting in video games. I still do this, like this is from Overwatch 2 and how Blizzard mappers used a single warm light in a dark hallway.
Later on, I made stuff like this:
And one time I went to TF2's Workshop to look at the most popular maps (scroll down, the most popular in the last 6 months) and see what they were doing, only to find my own map (Waterfront) as #1. If I never went through those first maps, if I didn't grow as a person and mapper through experience, dedication, and application, I wouldn't be sitting here typing this out.
If you want to quit mapping, go ahead, or maybe you just need a break. You can take what you learned with Gravelhouse and apply it to your next map. You may find it easier to start from scratch, build a new map using what you learned. Most people don't even finish what they start, like half of college art students drop out of the class. It's why I commend anyone who has something to show for their effort.
The great thing about maps are that they are a discussion point. Each one holds merit because they formed at a particular time under different influences. With every map I built, I tried something different: a new game mode, a new environment type, a different game entirely. Sometimes I placed restrictions, usually time limits, because I wanted to finish something instead of worrying how good it is. When I let go of expectations, I made this:
This map, Jungle Lab, was made for an 11 day mapping challenge. It took me through all the stages of mapping and even got played on servers for others to enjoy. People liked it, it motivated me to keep going. I kept playing maps and I'd take screenshots of details in maps. I used to have an "idea" folder with hundreds of pictures just of everything I found interesting in video games. I still do this, like this is from Overwatch 2 and how Blizzard mappers used a single warm light in a dark hallway.
Later on, I made stuff like this:
And one time I went to TF2's Workshop to look at the most popular maps (scroll down, the most popular in the last 6 months) and see what they were doing, only to find my own map (Waterfront) as #1. If I never went through those first maps, if I didn't grow as a person and mapper through experience, dedication, and application, I wouldn't be sitting here typing this out.
If you want to quit mapping, go ahead, or maybe you just need a break. You can take what you learned with Gravelhouse and apply it to your next map. You may find it easier to start from scratch, build a new map using what you learned. Most people don't even finish what they start, like half of college art students drop out of the class. It's why I commend anyone who has something to show for their effort.
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