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http://i.imgur.com/jwncj.jpg
You can cap from here.
http://i.imgur.com/wwng5.jpg
This is an ugly, out of place texture.
http://i.imgur.com/RlIif.jpg
This is a weird prop to have here. Also the metal should have a doorframe, or something?
http://i.imgur.com/9h3Ki.jpg
This door is... ugly? Ugly is the word.
http://i.imgur.com/uazJV.jpg
These vents look like you forgot the other vent props. Like there is nothing holding them up.
http://i.imgur.com/jA4r3.jpg
These look untextured.
A lot of your detail areas below or above play areas should probably be dimmer. Not only do I kind of expect to make my way down into them somehow, but dimming them and increasing the lightmap scale would probably greatly help filesize. I see a lot of wood detail brushwork that could be props too, if only to save on lightmap data.
Your explosion is neat. I kind of dislike how fast the flames shoot out, though. I'd suggest having two kill triggers, one for the pit and one for the explosion, and only activate the latter for a second.
You can cap from here.
http://i.imgur.com/wwng5.jpg
This is an ugly, out of place texture.
http://i.imgur.com/RlIif.jpg
This is a weird prop to have here. Also the metal should have a doorframe, or something?
http://i.imgur.com/9h3Ki.jpg
This door is... ugly? Ugly is the word.
http://i.imgur.com/uazJV.jpg
These vents look like you forgot the other vent props. Like there is nothing holding them up.
http://i.imgur.com/jA4r3.jpg
These look untextured.
A lot of your detail areas below or above play areas should probably be dimmer. Not only do I kind of expect to make my way down into them somehow, but dimming them and increasing the lightmap scale would probably greatly help filesize. I see a lot of wood detail brushwork that could be props too, if only to save on lightmap data.
Your explosion is neat. I kind of dislike how fast the flames shoot out, though. I'd suggest having two kill triggers, one for the pit and one for the explosion, and only activate the latter for a second.
We'll keep the pictures in mind for RC2, thanks.
I know xzzy did a ton of lightmap optimization, so that shouldn't be too big of an issue. I think if anything is messing with the lightmap size, it's the easter egg light switch, sadly. We love that light switch.
The explosion trigger does go off for just a second but we have a secondary trigger around the tower structure to hide the fact that we couldn't get it completely non-solid post explosion.
I know xzzy did a ton of lightmap optimization, so that shouldn't be too big of an issue. I think if anything is messing with the lightmap size, it's the easter egg light switch, sadly. We love that light switch.
The explosion trigger does go off for just a second but we have a secondary trigger around the tower structure to hide the fact that we couldn't get it completely non-solid post explosion.
Pfffft, I spend months making the map brighter until people stop moaning about how dark it is, and once I think I'm done someone wants it darker somewhere?
Just can't win!
Regarding solidity, the only fix we need is for stickies to work on func_brush entities. Commence letter writing campaign.. now. This would fix a huge number of maps, going back as far as goldrush.
Just can't win!
Regarding solidity, the only fix we need is for stickies to work on func_brush entities. Commence letter writing campaign.. now. This would fix a huge number of maps, going back as far as goldrush.
WolfKit
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Stickies won't stick to the bridges in nucleus because of func_brush, right?
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Back when I thought it would be fun and innovative to do a skilift map I was experimenting with various entities and I think I may have had relative success with one of the different types of train entities? That might have only been player walkability though, not sticky placement. Ignore me if you know the answer already.
Those are either func_brush or func_door. Basically any brush that can me parented or disabled wont allow stickies, at this point.
I made a thread about it here, though it's not very usefully named:
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=20420
Which gives some documentation of the problems associated with dynamic map elements and stickies (and curiously, engineer teleporters).
Moral of the story being, on the unlikely chance I make another TF2 map, there will be zero dynamic features accessible to the players.. it breaks too many essential game features. With rumors starting to pop up of a "Source 2" engine being under development, I seriously doubt we'll ever see it fixed for TF2.
http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=20420
Which gives some documentation of the problems associated with dynamic map elements and stickies (and curiously, engineer teleporters).
Moral of the story being, on the unlikely chance I make another TF2 map, there will be zero dynamic features accessible to the players.. it breaks too many essential game features. With rumors starting to pop up of a "Source 2" engine being under development, I seriously doubt we'll ever see it fixed for TF2.
I wasn't able to get a screenshot, but you sly dogs... getting google ads for you map 
(I, in no way, knew this was going to happen well before it occured /sarcasm)
(I, in no way, knew this was going to happen well before it occured /sarcasm)
The Source engine builds in their newer games are a pretty big improvement over TF2's, but that hasn't stopped them from adding features to TF2's engine. Dynamic model loading, instant Alt+Tabbing, etc. (the latter of which still hasn't even been patched into any of their newer games, to my eternal frustration)
This forum is the only place I have ever heard of this complaint.
I use this path often. I see this path used a lot.
I assume you're referring to the route that goes by the cliff and down towards the space under the bridges in front of A?
It's not a heavily used route but it's important for sneaky classes and can be useful for busting sentry nests because it provides some unique angles on spots.
It's not a heavily used route but it's important for sneaky classes and can be useful for busting sentry nests because it provides some unique angles on spots.
