koth_tunnel

KotH koth_tunnel a3b

strafe

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koth_tunnel - Underground KOTH map for the 72h jam.

Hi all!

This is the first version of a KOTH map I made for the 72h jam. I've been mapping for various games (Doom, Quake3, Half-Life 2) for over a decade at this point, but this is the first map that I've publicly released.

I tried to make the point interesting with lots of height differences and routes. The idea was to have the map take place in an underground area with no natural lighting. The spaces are intentionally very tall, but they are only lit in the bottom to create the illusion of being in a vast chasm. I plan to make the map look like a mine in the art pass.

The map hasn't been playtested, the health and ammo placement is experimental.

All feedback is very much appreciated!

Used resources:
A Boojum Snark's Ultimate Mapping Resource Pack

Screenshots: [lost in the great server breakage of July 2016]
 
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strafe

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  • improved lighting, made map brighter
  • made spawn areas more interesting
  • added details and props
  • func_detailed some stuff
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nickybakes

You should've played Rumbleverse
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I really love all the height differences you've got going here!
 

strafe

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I really love all the height differences you've got going here!

Thanks, that's what I was going for! :) I've been hard at work on a3 and it feels ready for release, but I'll polish it more as I can't upload a new version until the 72hr jam showcase is over.

Took some screenshots for your enjoyment:

Some nice shots of the point. I decided to ditch the underground theme for now, artistic decisions like that should be left for the art pass; it just made lighting tedious as I hand placed many lights but the level still stayed dark.
I added some walls for cover, but also there is a lip on the outside, so people can be sneaky and stand there at the cost of being vulnerable from outside the point. I also added some LOS blocking, although I probably still need more.
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A shot of the side of the point area:
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I added some paths leading back up to the point from the lower level as I got feedback about it taking a long time for low mobility classes and I had to agree.:
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Added a route to the small window above the main entrance:
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New, more streamlined spawnrooms:
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Made spawns more interesting:
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Shots of the lower level:
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Added more height variation to the ground to provide some more natural LOS blocking. (I also raised the ground and made the whole level a bit smaller in scale.)
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I added a vent from the stairwell to the battlements to provide a flanking route:
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A top down view of the point:
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strafe

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-reworked spawns
-tuned scaling of map
-blocked off some sightlines
-added vent to bats for flanking
-added ramps to windows above main doors
-made ground out of displacements
-added overlays for health & ammo packs
-added minor detailing
-improved lighting

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strafe

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-disabled HDR mode
-added clip brushes
-fixed respawnroomvisualizer on red side
-fixed some displacement errors
-reworked cover on the lower level

pointless alpha detailing:
-fixed some overlays
-replaced some dev textures
-changed texturing
-detailed roofs

screenshots:
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