***Mini Mapping Contest #6 - Spawnroom***
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laghlagh
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- Jul 15, 2008
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Magical, but have you checked how it would look with some concrete walls instead of brick?Since we are posting WIP, here's a screenshot of my submission. Its only of the second floor, needs more detailing for the empty walls, lighting correction, and fixed cubemaps.
It is a train station.
I'm going to say this is an entirely optional thing, since we're not making full maps to be published we don't need adverts really. And one thing I see in a lot of 'clan'/'fun' maps is large adverts for their website or clan in the spawn room and since we're after creativity and excelent detailing work this is a practice that we really should discourage.
Ultimately its up to you wether you put an advert in your spawnroom but just know some people see adverts and sigh
Shadowfield
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- Aug 14, 2008
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Hey guys, I finally got started on my spawn room, and so far I think it's going to be really cool. I'm almost finished the basic brush work, and then on to texturing.
However, I was looking through the models, looking for a leafy tree, sort of like the one in Half-Life 2, but I couldn't find any. Anyone have a tree?
However, I was looking through the models, looking for a leafy tree, sort of like the one in Half-Life 2, but I couldn't find any. Anyone have a tree?
Snipergen
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- Nov 16, 2007
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Nope, so far as I know nobody has a leafy tree TF2 style so far. And if you use the hl2 one I'm not going to vote for you
For school I'm modeling a forest environment so we'll come up with some trees pretty quick and I'll reskin them for TF2 and place some vertices on the cartoony xyz coordinates
For school I'm modeling a forest environment so we'll come up with some trees pretty quick and I'll reskin them for TF2 and place some vertices on the cartoony xyz coordinates
- Sep 12, 2008
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can't you use pine trees shadowfield? There are a few, I think.
They aren't leafy, but they're green.
They aren't leafy, but they're green.
Shadowfield
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- Aug 14, 2008
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No, it's ok. I have a fascination with inner courtyards and atriums, so I thought it would be awesome to have and indoor garden with a tree, like a sort of greenhouse. But I'll just think up of something else instead. I'll be using the pine trees as outdoor visuals.
Snipergen, what kind of school do you attend? A sort of computer graphics? Sounds really cool.
Snipergen, what kind of school do you attend? A sort of computer graphics? Sounds really cool.
MrAlBobo
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- Feb 20, 2008
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i seem to recall spike make a large number of organic type models...
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=1424&highlight=pirate+island&page=4
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=1424&highlight=pirate+island&page=4
Is it acceptable if the spawnroom only works on a map with a setup timer?
All the spawn points in it must be active and the door and resupply locker must work, if they don't in the map you're taking your spawn from just alter them so that they do, it will only take you 30 seconds.
I have not made that map yet, it's just an idea of mine, and I figured I'd take advantage of this contest to start hammering it since I already have a couple of sketches.
The spawn points and lockers will work properly, the issue is actually with the doors, as they will only open when the setup timer runs out (it's supposed to be for an attack/defense map). The problem then is not really that it's difficult to change them, but rather that it would ruin the concept. Or part of it, at least.
The spawn points and lockers will work properly, the issue is actually with the doors, as they will only open when the setup timer runs out (it's supposed to be for an attack/defense map). The problem then is not really that it's difficult to change them, but rather that it would ruin the concept. Or part of it, at least.
It looks like there hasn't been a lot of activity in here lately Since people had been posting WIPs, I figured I'd add my own. It's a GravelPit-style blue spawn room, hence the exits on two sides (and two levels because I like verticality).
The blue wall is going to stay that way, as it's not really part of the room itself - rather an indication from outside, and to seal geometry. The rest will be turned into some sort of cavern, and properly textured of course.
The red spiral is what you will use to reach the top level (as you spawn on ground level).
Since people had been posting WIPs, I figured I'd add my own. It's a GravelPit-style blue spawn room, hence the exits on two sides (and two levels because I like verticality).The blue wall is going to stay that way, as it's not really part of the room itself - rather an indication from outside, and to seal geometry. The rest will be turned into some sort of cavern, and properly textured of course.
The red spiral is what you will use to reach the top level (as you spawn on ground level).
It's going to be a train staging area (not really a station); except that something's gone wrong. Horribly wrong.
Also, check the attachments for my take at an armored passenger car. It's brushwork, not a prop. The spawn points and resupply lockers will actually be located in two of those, because you know, you're getting here by train.
Also, check the attachments for my take at an armored passenger car. It's brushwork, not a prop. The spawn points and resupply lockers will actually be located in two of those, because you know, you're getting here by train.
I didn't want to clutter the upload thread, so here's a couple of things I noticed on the maps that have already been posted.
First of all, I really like the train station, the only thing I regret is the inability to jump straight down from the spawn points. That's the first thing you want to do when you are there, and the railing is low enough to give the impression that you can - when in fact, the area is clipped. Maybe a couple of boards with arrows would make it clearer. Other than that, it's really well done, the detailing (offices, painting supplies under the stairs...) is awesome. Maybe the skybox stuff is overkill - isn't the mountain vista gorgeous enough? One can say that it makes it friendlier with other skies, though.
The boiler room is great too, the ambiance is just perfect with the steam and all. However, there is a quite obvious gap between the grate and the wall (I assume you can re-upload it before the end of the month). There is also a slight lighting issue (see screen 1), although I'm not sure there's much you can do about it. Lastly, the two-part spawn room in 2fort-style is a refreshing touch, we don't see many of these around and it's nice to have one in this contest.
Snipergen's spawn room is of simpler design, but still efficient. I like the mix of natural and artificial light. I noticed a couple of glitches, however - see screen 2 (also, the vents on the left of the exit aren't attached to the wall). It's only a couple of modifications, though, so you should have time to make them until the end of the month
First of all, I really like the train station, the only thing I regret is the inability to jump straight down from the spawn points. That's the first thing you want to do when you are there, and the railing is low enough to give the impression that you can - when in fact, the area is clipped. Maybe a couple of boards with arrows would make it clearer. Other than that, it's really well done, the detailing (offices, painting supplies under the stairs...) is awesome. Maybe the skybox stuff is overkill - isn't the mountain vista gorgeous enough? One can say that it makes it friendlier with other skies, though.
The boiler room is great too, the ambiance is just perfect with the steam and all. However, there is a quite obvious gap between the grate and the wall (I assume you can re-upload it before the end of the month). There is also a slight lighting issue (see screen 1), although I'm not sure there's much you can do about it. Lastly, the two-part spawn room in 2fort-style is a refreshing touch, we don't see many of these around and it's nice to have one in this contest.
Snipergen's spawn room is of simpler design, but still efficient. I like the mix of natural and artificial light. I noticed a couple of glitches, however - see screen 2 (also, the vents on the left of the exit aren't attached to the wall). It's only a couple of modifications, though, so you should have time to make them until the end of the month
Inqwel
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- Jun 2, 2008
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To clarify, I'm not saying that the jumping rail part is wrong. The reason its clipped was because it was also to be the red spawn room of my (now lost forever) payload map for the PL contest. The train was to be animated and kill players elsewhere in the map. I didn't think it was any weird to prevent people to kill themselves accidentally in the spawn room trying to get out.