That was actually a thing that happened when I forgot to resize the pillars after resizing the wall behind it, and I hadn't even noticed. Thanks for pointing it out.
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That was actually a thing that happened when I forgot to resize the pillars after resizing the wall behind it, and I hadn't even noticed. Thanks for pointing it out.
I actually liked that look.. maybe not with a brick texture, but extending the pillar's texture beyond the seam between bottom and top does a good job adding some complexity.
That's a lot of brick.
Thinking about it Aly, the Granary style was designed for a 5cp map with few interior buildings equally divided between Red and Blu. It doesn't have many building textures/props/overlays really associated with grain. That's pretty much the opposite of *this map whose name I've forgotten since it's a random collection of syllables like everything you and Bakscratch puts out these days*, where you have far more Red buildings and spend more time indoors than even the standard payload map. Grain and wire spools can only take you so far. I think, in order to make buildings more varied and to escape that brick texture, you may need to introduce another subtheme.
Thinking about it Aly, the Granary style was designed for a 5cp map with few interior buildings equally divided between Red and Blu. It doesn't have many building textures/props/overlays really associated with grain. That's pretty much the opposite of *this map whose name I've forgotten since it's a random collection of syllables like everything you and Bakscratch puts out these days*, where you have far more Red buildings and spend more time indoors than even the standard payload map. Grain and wire spools can only take you so far. I think, in order to make buildings more varied and to escape that brick texture, you may need to introduce another subtheme.
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There's a lot of brick because all four of those screenshots are the same building.
You're not wrong, visual variety is important, but forcing a new texture just because a single building has exceeded some arbitrary "brick overdose threshold" is not a better option. Every other building in the screenshots posted shows a lot of wood and metal buildings.. I think the map is a long way off from overusing anything.
You're not wrong, visual variety is important, but forcing a new texture just because a single building has exceeded some arbitrary "brick overdose threshold" is not a better option. Every other building in the screenshots posted shows a lot of wood and metal buildings.. I think the map is a long way off from overusing anything.
Just a heads-up: You've still got the old blue Gorge wall texture installed, the one that somebody posted here. Valve disliked it enough to make their own version when they bought Coldfront. I didn't even realize until the SteamPipe update because I decided to only copy over the custom content I personally needed.
Oh, my mistake. I thought I recognized one as the A building and 1 as the C. Still think there's a serious amount of brick, but maybe it's fine in game.
What's the difference between the old and new gorge wall textures?
Programming (blue prints) are hard.
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The one Valve made has dark tiles and a paint stripe that roughly matches the corresponding plaster wall texture, just like the red one does. Sadly, it must have been made by someone who didn't have access to the source files, since it also doesn't have tintfix if you look closely at a spot where it meets the plain white wall.
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Foolin around with a combination of urban japanese style combined with some zen garden themes. Not sure where this will go, but for now it's just a design idea I have in my head. The layout isn't really developed at all yet.
A few things:
1. I know how incomplete this is, I just wanted to get a quick opinion on the style.
2. I know the characters on the sign above the garage are chinese. Looking for somebody to make a reskin of those in japanese kanji, but for now I'm using it as a placeholder.
3. I know how incomplete it is. I really do.
Anywho.
A few things:
1. I know how incomplete this is, I just wanted to get a quick opinion on the style.
2. I know the characters on the sign above the garage are chinese. Looking for somebody to make a reskin of those in japanese kanji, but for now I'm using it as a placeholder.
3. I know how incomplete it is. I really do.
Anywho.
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I added some iterations of cliffs to see what it all looked like. I like them, but they're definitely not a finished product.
edit: Also, the roofs on my towers and the moongate door on the wall are rendering darker than other props. I recall once knowing how to do this, but it's been so long since I mapped and some of the technical things escape me. If anybody would be so kind to point me in the direction or tell me how to fix this, that'd be awesome. Thanks
edit2: Figured the previous question out. Had to do with the prop being partially submerged into the brush it was resting on. Made a lighting_origin and tied the props to it. Worked like a charm.
edit: Also, the roofs on my towers and the moongate door on the wall are rendering darker than other props. I recall once knowing how to do this, but it's been so long since I mapped and some of the technical things escape me. If anybody would be so kind to point me in the direction or tell me how to fix this, that'd be awesome. Thanks
edit2: Figured the previous question out. Had to do with the prop being partially submerged into the brush it was resting on. Made a lighting_origin and tied the props to it. Worked like a charm.
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