CP Glassworks RC7a

[EArkham]

That already looks way more intuitive.

 

[Zed]

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Looking way better already. It's pretty much exactly what I would have suggested.

 

[Bakscratch]

Those moments when you cut an entire area out of a map and just get a sudden amount of depression not seeing it there anymore.

Oh wait are we meant to use the same file for every change we do ... why did no tell me about this.

 

[SSX]

May I suggest using a different brick texture outside? It'd give it would make it pop a bit more.

 

[HQDefault]

Yay :3
But PLEASE KEEP THE SEWER. Personally, I felt like the map design was nice and tight on purpose. I would find it nice if you kept it fairly similar to how it was originally, just with the easy shutter door access.

 

[Zed]

Yay :3
But PLEASE KEEP THE SEWER.

The sewer's still going to be there. The tunnel isn't. I personally like that the tunnel's gone. It always felt pretty messy.

 

[HQDefault]

The sewer's still going to be there. The tunnel isn't. I personally like that the tunnel's gone. It always felt pretty messy.

Well I meant the route directly connects to the sewer, with the dropdown not being required to get in.

 

[Crash]

The drop down is going to become the main route into the basement now. But I'm going to widen it so it's a bit easier/ more intuitive to use.

 

[HQDefault]

The drop down is going to become the main route into the basement now. But I'm going to widen it so it's a bit easier/ more intuitive to use.

I still feel like it the route should continue to directly feed into the sewers, it just sorta feels like A: The sewers feels EVEN MORE cramped, and B: I would forget to do down it 80% of the time, which is a real shame given the effort you put into it.

 

[Zed]

B: I would forget to do down it 80% of the time, which is a real shame given the effort you put into it.

The drop down will probably be in pretty full view when you enter through the new entrance, so I don't think that will be too big of an issue.

 

[HQDefault]

The drop down will probably be in pretty full view when you enter through the new entrance, so I don't think that will be too big of an issue.

Don't forget A :|

 

[Crash]

I just played with it like that on a test build on a full server, it plays exactly like I was hoping it would, just need a few tweaks and RC3 should be ready.

Lighting still needs adjustments. I'm getting some weird shadows on the walls I need to fix up.

 

[puxorb]

That new room gives it a kind of gorge or badlands feel to it. I really like it.

 

[marshmallie]

I played this map earlier on the new Dirsec custom map server. It was mostly full. I'm glad your reworking the flank to the basement, because there isn't much of a reason to use it right now... other than that it's really well designed.

 

[Zed]

Seeing as the tunnel isn't there anymore, why not add a small detail area into the basement which gives a peek into the mine?

 

[Crash]

Seeing as the tunnel isn't there anymore, why not add a small detail area into the basement which gives a peek into the mine?

That is definitely the plan! Probably going to try to clean things up and add that in this weekend. I want to get RC3 out here as soon as I can so I can get the new changes tested thoroughly. I'm curious if it affects roll outs at all.

 

[RubbishyUser]

Something definitely needs to be done about that join between the new brick wall and old. It looks off, somehow.

 

[Crash]

Pipes!

 

[Zed]

Should have called it cp_pipeworks.

 

[Crash]

Update! Downloads in OP along with all new screenshots!

Release Candidate 3-
Removed mineshaft tunnel to basement
Added new structure connecting to lower lobby where the tunnel used to be
Widened drop down opening to basement
Replaced side doors of mid shack with smaller open windows
Widened/ raised 2nd to Mid main route doorways quite a bit
Added more detailing around map, especially lobby areas
Another big optimization pass, fine tuned using occluders
Removed doubled up main shutter door props/ entities (!)
Shifted sun angle slightly to fix a few shadowing issues
Did some lighting tweaks, including lightmap adjustments
Fixed some material issues
Fixed a few displacement seams
Clipping tweaks

New route:

Some of the new detailing: