WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!

[RubbishyUser]

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.

 

[Spipper]

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.

 

[Shogun]

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?

 

[Spipper]

What is it about white textures comp players don't like? It's color blindness, right?

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.

 

[EArkham]

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.

 

[Shogun]

2) some snow textures have a non-trivial "slippery" affect on movement

Wait, really? I had had no idea this was a thing and Coldfront is by far my most played map.

 

[EArkham]

It depends on which ones you use. Might be just the HL2 ones in fact, but I've played some custom maps from here where the mapper used the slippery ones.

 

[3Dnj]

Uncompetitive screenshots :

0% comp approuved !

 

[Shogun]

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0% comp approuved !

- Snow, check
- CTF, check
- Not Badlands, check

I see what you mean.
Great work as always 3Dnj. Absolutely stunning.

 

[puxorb]

100% 3DNJ-Quality detailing and map design

 

[Fruity Snacks]

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0% comp approuved !

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.

 

[Moonrat]

A6

 

[Moonfixer]

koth_outskirts_a2

I plan to change the wall colors to represent red side and blu side before I release the a2 and put patches under the ammo/health packs.

 

[HQDefault]

http://i.imgur.com/LirvScj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BxZZcMC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/j5WQv5e.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/NcEiE9B.jpg

I plan to change the wall colors to represent red side and blu side before I release the a2 and put patches under the ammo/health packs.

Still a little big, but this gets the job done, at least.

 

[Pocket]

I really don't think "colour blindness" is the issue with snow.

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.

1) the particles kicked up from the snow texture affect their framerate,

I've said before that Valve needs to flag said particles as "weather" for this very reason.

3) the brightness in strong lighting washed out details (especially with the configs most comp players use)

This is a new one to me. I wonder if there's anything that can be done with that.

 

[Another Bad Pun]

A portal map I've been working on forever (not much to see here but oh well)

 

[Shogun]

snipperdoodle
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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.

 

[HQDefault]

cp_underworks -

It's a 5cp map where you progress from mid, which is underground, up to the surface. Basically, from completely underground, to deep in a hole, to surface.

 

[Shogun]

Payload Race!

Decided on calling it plr_haystack. Pretty sure that name isn't taken.

 

[Moonfixer]

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.

Thanks, I did not realize it at the time. As I said I was planning to change the bulk of those textures with the red and blue. But I plan on keeping the point area white for now so I will need to change that texture as you pointed out. Thanks for noticing and making the suggestion.