Detail Mini-Contest 2014
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The 3dskybox also having to be within the bounds seems a bit redundant since you can scale it above the default 16:1. Having the 3dskybox set to 4096 doesn't actually impose any limit on the size of the 3dskybox appearence ingame.
Although it would have been amusing to not mention this and for everyone to go "wtf, this one entries 3dskybox is huge and awesome, how is it even within the bounds". Although you would be kinda stuck for props which haven't been scaled for anything larger than 16:1.
Although it would have been amusing to not mention this and for everyone to go "wtf, this one entries 3dskybox is huge and awesome, how is it even within the bounds". Although you would be kinda stuck for props which haven't been scaled for anything larger than 16:1.
- Jul 22, 2009
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Should see what I did for my entry last year:
we've had model scaling for quite a while nowtho its a bit of a pain to use
Yeah I found that out scaling up the UFO model in watergate - I don't know exactly how it works, but it doesn't work by just scaling the model that many times over:
I really liked what I had done last time, in terms of the whole exploration thing.
Maybe I'll do it again this year, but damn am I sick of TF2 detailing
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Ummm... you know I have a very creative mind, I have an excellent idea, and I'm already a pretty artistic soul. With all this in mind I figured I could AT LEAST give the competition a run for their money.
After seeing this, I choked on my nerves and vomited out ostriches.
Yeah, after seeing the entries that DIDN'T make it into the top four, I realized what I'm actually dealing with. I'm really gonna have to step up my game if I want to be on par with the course.
Meh. I'm gonna let this be a lesson for myself: Never underestimate map-makers. Hopefully I'll know how to get on the same level as everyone else by New year's.
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Brushwork windowframes with I-beam textures would probably be better off as models, or at least with a metal frame texture instead.
Someone had the time to get concrete anchors and board up the broken window, but not pick up the old window on the ground?
Someone had the time to get concrete anchors and board up the broken window, but not pick up the old window on the ground?
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Do they have to be fully walkaroundable maps that need to be seen from multiple angles or are they only seen from one angle?
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You're supposed to make it walk-around-able but you can always cheat. Just put a little box with a window that the player spawns in and can't get out of and build your scene relative to that. You probably won't get full marks though.
Thanks. I couldn't tell from some of the screenshots if it would cover multiple angles.
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Are we required to properly clip stuff? or is it fine to assume that the people testing the map would not try to get out of the map, and will not try to jump over fences that look like they're the edge of the map?