WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!

[Deloras]

B for By the way, check out what my grid artpass entry will looks like:

 

[Seba]

Those gates aren't fully solid (meaning people can shoot through the gaps), so I think that might change the gameplay too much.

 

[tyler]

Just parent a clip to them or something.

 

[LeSwordfish]

put mesh in the gaps as a visual indicator

 

[J4CK8]

Deloras, though I do the love theme and the looks you've given it, part of what I loved in the original was the suprise of not knowing who would be on the other side of the doors. Using those gates will mean you will be able to see right through the points so you know where your enemies are, and what to expect

That aside, I still love it.

 

[Deloras]

Well about the fact that we could shoot through the gates, the original doors are still solid, and also blocking bullets.

I knew I had to hide the rooms to each others, I'll block the vision with wood pannels.

 

[EArkham]

@Gerbil - Definitely no blood. The blood splatter you have doesn't look natural. It looks like someone dragged the tip through a tiny ditch filled with blood. Try putting the blood along the cutting edge instead, tone the colour down closer to red-brown to imply caking/drying, and add some layers with varying transparency. And don't overdo it.

Kep

 

[Gerbil]

Something like this maybe?

 

[Godslayer57]

Something like this maybe?

The blood for some reason just dosen't cut it.

 

[DaBeatzProject]

The blade itself looks too white/bright. Why not try making it darker and more grey? (and without blood please!)

 

[EArkham]

That's a lot better IMO but it needs streaks/splatter instead of the soft brush you used for the thinner layer.

[Edit] Agreed with the previous post... start by getting the metal texture in shape, then add the blood (if need be) later. Blood can be really tricky to get right because it needs to have that distinctive splatter look. It can be tacky if not done just so.

Kep

 

[Gerbil]

Gave up on blood (yay!)

Made the metal a bit darker, does this look any better?

 

[Exist]

The edge looks better, but the gray looks a little dark. maybe it's just the lighting in the SDK.

 

[Bakscratch]

New map idea.

 

[EArkham]

Really? I think it's not quite dark enough, but then I'd say make it match the Equalizer or the Homewrecker's head. Keep that light metal colour along the blade where it sees the most friction.

[Edit] Haha, a ninja'd pic of an Equalizer (and some other cool stuff).

You can also add some rust instead of blood, but I've noticed Valve is VERY subtle about rust. It's basically a few very faint splatters of the orange on the TF2 colour palette. More of a hint of colour than actual rust patterns.

By the way, the wood looks perfect.

Kep

 

[Gerbil]

I'll probably add rust, but I do think the blade is dark enough. Most of the existing blades in TF2 are about the same shade.

I kind of got lucky with the wood I guess, I used a tf2 wood beam texture for it. Haha

 

[Whated]

Wow the edge of it looks really cool and the wood is perfect =)!. And the rust sound good (if there is not much rust).

When you finish this "skin" or "model" or something. Could you make it Axtinguisher replacement? So I can use it as axtinguisher =)

Love and Peace. And Merry Chirstmas!

-Whated

 

[Gerbil]

It's an axtinguisher replacement already. I always do that since I rarely let go of it

 

[Mr. Happy]

That is an AWESOME scythe. I like the hole (makes it look like a bird) and the split in the wood. Could you post a wire?
Backscratch, you should take screenshots with cl_drawhud 0 and try to give a wider view.

Lopper's Lochaber

Should the blade be like on the left (more realistic) or on the right (more menacing, rawr)

going to sculpt the handle.

facts: in olde days scotts would use these the hook to pull people off horseback and to scale castle walls

 

[SapphireIce]

Hammer preview of my snow-themed industrial map, a title starting with Snow. It'll be a a Attack/Defend in multiple phases. (Dunno if I should go with 2 or 3 phases.)

Theses are the very first pictures, in a very WIP state. The rocks will not be rectangular.