[Contest Entry] pl_frontier

[YM]

The chickenwire is at the bottom left of this shot - http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4631/plfrontierbeta0008yu6.jpg just needs a little bit more support imo.

I beams like that are something I've never seen before, there might be lots of instances like that in real life but just to me they look completely out of place. Of course you should know when to completely ignore my opinion

 

[RavenStryker]

Going off of that I would definitely add a different texture to that door in the bottom middle. You were probably going to do that anyways since it doesn't look like your done textureing everything. But figured I would just throw that out there as well.

 

[Chilly]

Going off of that I would definitely add a different texture to that door in the bottom middle. You were probably going to do that anyways since it doesn't look like your done textureing everything. But figured I would just throw that out there as well.

I think that's the issue... it's not a door. Youme referred to this as "The small wooden brush" and I think it's just meant to block some of that area. The door comment is interesting though... perhaps an open set of double doors (like shed doors?) would fit that area perfectly and achieve the same result? Some sort of light could be added over the doorway to round out that area nicely.

 

[Nineaxis]

I think you used a bit too much of that wood texture, there's plenty to choose from to give your architecture a bit more variety.

 

[MangyCarface]

Getting close. 3d skybox implemented, currently touching up. Quonset huts!

Comments appreciated, but bear in mind everything's still rough. Hoping to release this week

 

[laghlagh]

Beautiful! And that's the sky and light I was talking about! (hydro, right?)

 

[NoHeroes]

Getting close. 3d skybox implemented, currently touching up. Quonset huts!

Comments appreciated, but bear in mind everything's still rough. Hoping to release this week

Good deal. Your server is waiting

 

[Chilly]

Looks amazing. You already know I can't wait to get this on our server.

Those stacks of rocks seem a little too saturated compared to everything else in the skybox. It might just be me, but they seem like they should be faded a bit to match everything else out there. Your piles of stuff also seem really pointy, which I believe Youme pointed out with one of the carts.

 

[FreeLance_FoX]

I think that skybox made me wet myself a little. I really can't wait to get this one on our server!

 

[laghlagh]

Seriosuly this is postcard pretty!

 

[Arhurt]

Wow! I love what you have done with the map so far!

I see that you are using the skybox clouds in front of the backdrop mountains nicely done. I love the skybox man, it's stunning! The last shot of the quarry is pure win and will make for a very nice end goal and a grand end piece of scenery to seal off the map!

I know there are still a million things to do, but this is what makes the difference between a great map and a unique and epic one as you seem quite on the way with this!

 

[toutfou]

Wow! I love what you have done with the map so far!

I see that you are using the skybox clouds in front of the backdrop mountains nicely done. I love the skybox man, it's stunning! The last shot of the quarry is pure win and will make for a very nice end goal and a grand end piece of scenery to seal off the map!

I know there are still a million things to do, but this is what makes the difference between a great map and a unique and epic one as you seem quite on the way with this!

What he said Looks amazing, love the use of the clouds.

 

[MangyCarface]

Thank you all for the comments I was feeling pretty down as I've been working many many many hours a day to polish this up, and the compliments really help. I hope you will all enjoy the final product.

Just finished 3/4 of the spawns... 2 exterior buildings and 3 more interiors await, then soundscape work, cubemaps, conversion of func_brushes to door entities, and finally polishing... sigh.... almost there

Chilly,
you're right about the transition but I'm not sure what I can do, it's based on the fog settings for the skybox, and due to the 1/16th scale difference, at some point there may be a disparity :S

 

[Inqwel]

The seam from the sky is a little apparent in this picture. Could you move the mountain in the skybox to the right a little in this picture, possibly?

 

[flubber]

Just finished 3/4 of the spawns... 2 exterior buildings and 3 more interiors await, then soundscape work, cubemaps, conversion of func_brushes to door entities, and finally polishing... sigh.... almost there

You got 10 minutes.

 

[Laz]

I was kinda sceptic about how the quarry would turn out, but you nailed it perfectly! And, as has been said before, totally awesome skybox

 

[Arhurt]

The fog could be thicker down by the treeline, and thinner by the mountaintop, then you'd get that effect. Remember we are seeing it from a bird's eye perspective, but most of the time a player will see it from down below, where I think it will look just fine

 

[NoHeroes]

Just finished 3/4 of the spawns... 2 exterior buildings and 3 more interiors await, then soundscape work, cubemaps, conversion of func_brushes to door entities, and finally polishing... sigh.... almost there

Progress report? Our payload fanatics are chomping at the bit to get this on a 32 player server :thumbup:

 

[Memento Mori]

This map is the greatest custom ever.


But, found a few problems.

In the very first part, as you go into the building to the left at BLU, theres a gap between the two walls.

Pic 1 - engi can build behind this fence near end

Pic 2 - engi can build behind this fence in middle

Pic 3 - gap between buildings (to the left outside first blu spawn)

Pic 4 - same place as pic 2 more clearly

 

[RavenStryker]

nice finds, memento! those are some pretty big flaws too. i hate when i'm running somewhere and unsuspectingly get mowed down by a sentry outside of the playing area.