bottom of the sea help

MoonFox

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I have been busy with school, so I haven't been working on koth_abyss, my map project. Anyway, being set in the black abyss, should I use environmental lighting, or very dim blue... if you guys could either point me in the direction of experimentation, or just some trial env light; that would help, currently I am building framework and how it will position in game, for now, I will fullbright to avoid issues; however I want to get a proper light score by the time I get into late planning and early alpha 1
 

MoonFox

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Thanks frozen! Though I guess what other names work for a dark dark map set at the bottom the sea... Does deep work?
 

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Thanks frozen! Though I guess what other names work for a dark dark map set at the bottom the sea... Does deep work?

Probably. Seems common though, so double check here, the workshop and game banana.

koth_chasm perhaps?

Already taken. Koth_chasm is a very good map by Randalf
 

MoonFox

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Hmm, I'm going for a soma like vibe of the deep sea, empty, expansive, and dark

Oh and abandoned in side the base
 

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How about a two-word name, like Deep Abyss, or The Deep? Or three words like Into The Abyss?
 

MoonFox

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I found some synonyms for abyss: pit, crevasse, gulf, rift and void; as a shorthand list
 

MoonFox

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never mind mud, I found it.
 

MoonFox

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anyway, I was thinking of recess or deep recess
 

MoonFox

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okay, just got back from cleaning, and I've been thinking on a few things. one: thank you guys so very much. two: my map is rigid and built like a pressure tank? three: how do I set up fog, it is one of those things
 

MoonFox

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I was thinking naming it either Deep Echo, or Pathos
 

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okay, just got back from cleaning, and I've been thinking on a few things. one: thank you guys so very much. two: my map is rigid and built like a pressure tank? three: how do I set up fog, it is one of those things
Fog's done with an env_fog_controller. 3D Skybox fog is done trough the sky_camera settings. Learn more about them here and here.
 

MoonFox

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any other name suggestions? I'm trying to get a version for geometry exploration
 
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Koth_Tuna aka. Charlie Tuna of the Sea! Ha - only you old timers will know that commercial - guess I've just said how old I am! ROFL!

Koth_DeepEcho < I like it!

You could also use the shader test water model for some interesting effects - drips too for leaking pipes. You could make it an abandoned and very creepy base.