Sheltr
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I'll give it a go! Still not really sure how I give the effect but I'll try and find a way before i put it in game.
WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!
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I'll give it a go! Still not really sure how I give the effect but I'll try and find a way before i put it in game.
- Aug 6, 2014
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Namely make it look like it's been cheaply painted on.
I'd more say that it had been painted on with a brush rather than a stencil - strokes over sharp lines. Look at Lil-Chew-Chew for the mouth.
- Feb 18, 2012
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Experimenting a bit with wacky cp designs in a 5cp map.
Center cp:
connector:
2/4 cp:
Besides the nighttime lighting, and bright white saltflat textures, I'm attempting to keep it as comp-friendly as possible at the time, with lots of open chokes, a clear layout, various holding spots, short walking distances, easy manoeuvrability for rocket- and stickyjumpers etc.
The gay roamer spots are yet to come though.
Center cp:
connector:
2/4 cp:
Besides the nighttime lighting, and bright white saltflat textures, I'm attempting to keep it as comp-friendly as possible at the time, with lots of open chokes, a clear layout, various holding spots, short walking distances, easy manoeuvrability for rocket- and stickyjumpers etc.
The gay roamer spots are yet to come though.
Shogun
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If you're worried about the color of the salt-flat texture, you might be able to give it sort of a sandy tint. I think salt flats can be that color too in some places.
What is it about white textures comp players don't like? It's color blindness, right?
What is it about white textures comp players don't like? It's color blindness, right?
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Yep, it should be pretty hard to distinguish players from BLU team from the white texture. I don't know if this is only a problem with snow textures.
I really don't think "colour blindness" is the issue with snow. The reasons I've always heard about them from comp was that:
1) the particles kicked up from the snow texture affect their framerate,
2) some snow textures have a non-trivial "slippery" affect on movement, and
3) the brightness in strong lighting washed out details (especially with the configs most comp players use)
And I think there was another reason relating to the footstep sound on snow, but I can't remember what that was about.
1) the particles kicked up from the snow texture affect their framerate,
2) some snow textures have a non-trivial "slippery" affect on movement, and
3) the brightness in strong lighting washed out details (especially with the configs most comp players use)
And I think there was another reason relating to the footstep sound on snow, but I can't remember what that was about.
Shogun
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Wait, really? I had had no idea this was a thing and Coldfront is by far my most played map.
Shogun
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- Snow, check
- CTF, check
- Not Badlands, check
I see what you mean.
Great work as always 3Dnj. Absolutely stunning.
My only concern is that the color pallete is too cool, and the warm highlights aren't really numerous or strong enough.
Beyond that I really like it.
- Aug 6, 2014
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It's hard for me to swallow too, given that two of comp's favorite maps are the decidedly-white Process and Standin. Still, TF2 really ought to have a color blind mode where certain things, particularly player models, are made radically different in some way other than hue. The fact that TF2 has a color blind mode but it doesn't do that just adds insult to injury.
I've said before that Valve needs to flag said particles as "weather" for this very reason.
This is a new one to me. I wonder if there's anything that can be done with that.
Shogun
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You realize you're using a 64x64 dev texture used to represent ice? I suggest you use the 128x128 dev reflectivity textures to reduce visual noise.