CP_Elsinore

[roninmodern]

Ok, work on ghosttown has been scrapped. I'd started another level, cp_eldin and decided that while it was decent, it wasn't laid out as well as I'd liked.

So, I've started on cp_elsinore which, as you can probably tell from the name is a castle themed map. It focuses on a nice little hamlet nestled between a mountain and the ocean, with a castle on each side. The castles secretly harbor the spy labs of the RED and BLU corporations, of course!

So far I've only got the bridge and a gatehouse for one side of it done, but I do have WIP shots and am going to feverishly be working on this.

Hope I've piqued your interest.

 

[tedrock]

the lighting makes it look like a dream land. very beautiful even for dev textures

i assume your gonna up the scale on the water. it looks a little repeaty right now

 

[ChronoTriggerFan]

Looking good! the arches look a bit blocky, but thats probably unfix able. Get a skybox in there, and it will look awesome

 

[MangyCarface]

Looks good but the scale seems off... will be very sniper friendly as is.

 

[DJive]

nice brush work, looking good.

 

[Vander]

Very nice! I'll be watching to see how this turns out.

 

[roninmodern]

Thanks for the comments.

@MangyCarface - the sniper issue is something I've always got in the back of my mind. Making it a viable class, but not overpowerful. To that end it's really going to come down to terrain and debris lying about to add cover. Maybe a trebuchet on one side and a catapult on the other?

@Tedrock - I'm going to up the scale next build, hadn't even thought of it but now I'll try and find something go0d.

@ChronoTriggerFan - The arches are definitely fixable to not look so blocky; we'll see what happens

 

[JTG]

Elsinore... is that a Strange Brew reference?

 

[roninmodern]

No, it's the name of the castle in Hamlet.

 

[JTG]

Ahhh

Ok, that makes sense. Strange Brew is based on Hamlet. The villian runs the Elsinore Brewery.

Love the bridge BTW. Great brush work.

 

[Snipergen]

Hey ronin, shame I didn't see this until now. This looks very good! But it's gonna be quite fps heavy if you put the details in?
I love the brushwork though, keep it up. And with enough cover, the snipers will have a hard time if you place the debris good.

Keep us informed

 

[AWESOME-O]

wouldn't be the bridge to much off a chockepoint?

 

[roninmodern]

There's going to be a cave entrance at the bottom of the cliffs for each castle, otherwise the bridge would become a giant chokepoint.

 

[Brandished]

Ok, work on ghosttown has been scrapped...

;_;

 

[roninmodern]

Wow. Back to working on this after forever. Some ideas remain the same, others are scrapped.

Still two castles on each side. Instead of a town in the middle, there's a teutonic-style mansion.

No more tunnels through the ground, it's an all out frontal assault, with a path down to the water as an alternate route.

Some new screens:

 

[Psyphil]

looking good but the bridge is long and sniperfriendly, hope you've got a good idea to prevent that

 

[roninmodern]

By the time the fight is at the bridge, noone will be in a good position to snipe.

 

[MangyCarface]

Glad to see you back, looks great.

 

[Laz]

looking great!

 

[laghlagh]

wow, this is like a 2fort_royale!

But serioulsy it's pretty amazing, but the "gate" looks very absurd when it's made of brick