WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!

[ForbiddenDonut]

Add some lights pointing to the control point, and try to do a more interesting height variation.

Very interesting. I had planned to do a low-ground sewer entrance, but not in that particular spot (it's attached to the building on the other side). With the main water source there, it might be interesting to put it there. My only concern about that is it means I essentially have all three entrances to mid in the same area of the map. I'll play around with it.

I haven't done a lighting pass, but the large flood lights are a neat idea.

I see you removed the logs. Are those crates you replaced them with? Or steps? (making the point a jetty)

Thank you for taking time to do that, RaVaGe. I much appreciate it!

And look at this concept art.

I have this exact picture in my folder of inspirational images. I wish there was a way I could replicate this type of vegetation in a swamp theme. I'm worried if I try to go overboard, it will begin looking more like a jungle (as it sort of does in the concept). Regardless, it has some really interesting aspects to it.

 

[RaVaGe]

I see you removed the logs. Are those crates you replaced them with? Or steps? (making the point a jetty)

Yes these are crates

 

[Pocket]

I have this exact picture in my folder of inspirational images. I wish there was a way I could replicate this type of vegetation in a swamp theme. I'm worried if I try to go overboard, it will begin looking more like a jungle (as it sort of does in the concept). Regardless, it has some really interesting aspects to it.

Look at the Swamp Fever campaign in Left 4 Dead 2. It pretty much recreates that picture perfectly.

 

[LeSwordfish]

I think they're crates, but putting it on a jetty might be a good idea. That adds some height interest, and gives you narrative room for cover and playing with other routes.

 

[ForbiddenDonut]

Look at the Swamp Fever campaign in Left 4 Dead 2. It pretty much recreates that picture perfectly.

Reading my mind, steve. A few days ago, I took about 30-40 screenshots as I noclipped through the whole campaign on single-player. The ambience is great, but L4D2 does try and achieve a much more red-neck/trailer park theme, whereas I'm going to play around with getting a "industrial impeding on nature" theme going.

The actual swamp parts are pretty awesome, though.

I think they're crates, but putting it on a jetty might be a good idea. That adds some height interest, and gives you narrative room for cover and playing with other routes.

Certainly have been considering it. I am playing around with a jetty or a swamp barge:

 

[Spipper]

Nearly ready to make a playable version.
However, I fear some of the areas may be too cramped, especially the mid capture point.

Mid capture point area:

Last capture point:

 

[re1wind]

sexy track lights. Map is clusterfuck though.

 

[RavenStryker]

@M-L-J

I like the way this last capture point is setup, easy to attack, hard to capture once you're down there.

Mid doesn't seem to shabby, although the gap around the point might cause some issues.

Overall, this definitely has potential.

 

[Bereth]

The blue lights are a bit visually cluttered, rewind.

 

[RavenStryker]

I would agree with Bereth, if you can make the glow half of what it is I think it would look much better.

 

[soylent robot]

maybe remove every other light pair?

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

hey you could make the track lights red and when blue pushes the catr over it they turn to blue!

 

[Shanghai]

hey you could make the track lights red and when blue pushes the catr over it they turn to blue!

That would require so much input/output entity work, yet it would be so badass.

 

[xzzy]

That would require so much input/output entity work, yet it would be so badass.

Only as many path_tracks as you have. If you're intelligent about naming the glow entities and light props you could do a lot of it using pattern matching, which saves a whole bunch of typing.

 

[EArkham]

Remember that the purpose of lights like this is to draw attention. Having that many everywhere on the track, even if it's only half the number currently, is really far too many.

IMO only stick them a little before and a little after control points on the track, then they'll be few enough in number to turn from red to blue as the cart passes, too.

 

[JustAHorrible]

I'd hate to not put an image up, but I'm working on a Capture Point thingy. It's called cp_coalmine

Features:

* Lots o' Displacements (first time using: yay?)
* Nice terrain
* Shitty lighting (I do not know which light to use is the best, so.
* In a cave

 

[PlipPlop]

I'd hate to not put an image up, but I'm working on a Capture Point thingy. It's called cp_coalmine

Features:

* Lots o' Displacements (first time using: yay?)
* Nice terrain
* Shitty lighting (I do not know which light to use is the best, so.
* In a cave

Well, go ahead and put an image up. Can't do much with just words, and plus, it's a good way to get everyone's thoughts on your work so far.

 

[Ælement]

Silence breaker

Not much, but it's progress!

 

[grazr]

nice hovering buildings.

 

[Godslayer57]

nice hovering buildings.

Could be the advent of the space age in the TF2 world for all we know!