[Contest Entry] pl_flats

[Jazz]

Yea, my other contest entry (pl_saloon) had a strange and unfixable error that nobody I asked could figure out . So, because my last contest entry was not functional on servers, I decided to create a new payload map for the contest entry. This one I will be sure to make all my spawns, payload entites, and doors functional and not crash servers. I will also make sure to update a bit more frequently with screenshots and the usual.

Pre-alpha images:

-UPDATE 1-
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/1.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/2.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/3.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/4.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/5.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/6.png


-UPDATE 2-

More pics:
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/7.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/8.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/9.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/10.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/11.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/12.png

All comments are appreciated. I will try to get an alpha up this weekend, but it is unlikely.

 

[Cerious]

The area snaking under the train tracks looks very hard to attack. Going down is fine, but going uphill pre-checkpoint is crazy.

 

[Psy]

Looks like a nice start but why are you using PNGs? 1Mb for a 1280 x 1024 image is pretty bad.

 

[Jazz]

Update!

I finished the layout of flats. Now all I need to do is fix some light leakage (stupid func_details) and put the entities in. I made some screenshots because I know you guys just love pictures.

http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/7.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/8.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/9.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/10.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/11.png
http://www.no-moral.com/flats/dev/12.png

 

[Altaco]

Please:

use [noparse][/noparse] tags, please, linked images are a pain the ass, and:
USE JPEGS - SMALLER FILESIZE.

 

[Forthex]

DON'T FORGET TO BUILD YOUR CUBEMAPS. I noticed you didn't in the first couple of pics, so, a friendly reminder for you.

 

[ChronoTriggerFan]

Looks nice! I can't spot any obvious layout flaws from the provided screen shots, so get play testing, and quick if you still intend to compete in the contest .

Also Forthex, no one really cares about cube maps in alphas unless you have a map like mine that has water everywhere

 

[Inqwel]

Looking good so far.

Really could use another name though. PL_Flat is just, well, flat and very noobish sounding. Not that I'm implying anything. :sleep:

 

[Dox]

Looks like you need more cover, a little drawback of it being...well... Flat.

 

[Forthex]

Also Forthex, no one really cares about cube maps in alphas unless you have a map like mine that has water everywhere

I know, I know. But, I sometimes myself forget to build them in the final, so a reminder I thought could help.

 

[Jazz]

Alpha 1:

http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=792

EDIT! Woops! Forgot health and ammo packs! I also noticed that the round never ends. Sorry guys.

 

[Jazz]

Alpha 2:

http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=795

Added the health and ammo packs, fixed the never ending rounds, and improved lighting in some of the buildings.

 

[Jazz]

Alpha 3: Hope to get some gameplay / layout changes in the next alpha if everything entity-wise is fixed.

http://forums.tf2maps.net/downloads.php?do=file&id=798

Fixed people spawning in the wrong spawns, added respawnroomvisualizers to the new blue spawn and the first red spawn, added a shack before the third point to provide sniper and sentry cover.