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[RataDeOrdenador]

So,I've got this,um,I dunno... "make-the-best-good-looking-spawn" kind of deal? I might use it for a future map,who knows.

It's supposed to be some spy-tech STUFF... you know,like 90% of the spawns? I want to make a cp_freight-style-whatsoever. god I love that map. Hopefully I can add some computers and such on the last pic,and show the CP on the first one. And of course more detail on EVERYTHING ELSE! aaaanyways,what do you guys think of it? I'm somewhat proud of this crap right here,I must say.

 

[CriminalBunny]

So,I've got this,um,I dunno... "make-the-best-good-looking-spawn" kind of deal? I might use it for a future map,who knows.

It's supposed to be some spy-tech STUFF... you know,like 90% of the spawns? I want to make a cp_freight-style-whatsoever. god I love that map. Hopefully I can add some computers and such on the last pic,and show the CP on the first one. And of course more detail on EVERYTHING ELSE! aaaanyways,what do you guys think of it? I'm somewhat proud of this crap right here,I must say.

Indeed, it is a good looking spawn room!

I'm not a fan of the ceiling texture, though. I think it looks rather "dirty" for a spytech room. I recommend using tile/tile_ceiling_001a for a "cleaner" look.

Unless you have handicapped mercs, I'd make those steps wider. Is that joke too cruel?

And this may be just me, but I never liked too much the darker color of the blue spytech walls compared to the RED ones. I do believe BLU spytech bases need more white. I'm not saying it doesn't fit here or anything, it's just an opinion.

 

[Mikroscopic]

 

[Lain]

de_mirage has never looked this cartoony!

 

[TMB]

Working in a new spawn for ixem...

I was so bored that i decide to put this image...

 

[Another Bad Pun]

I have no idea what I'm doing but maybe it will get me positive ratings

 

[SSX]

Totally not a remake of an older map of mine. *Runs off to hide*

 

[seth]

Working in a new spawn for ixem...

I was so bored that i decide to put this image...

Your point_spotlight's are a little low. The lighting looks nice and soft though, if a bit bright.

 

[Pocket]

IMO fluorescent lights shouldn't ever have point_spotlights. They're horribly suited for any fixture that's not circular.

 

[Vel0city]

IMO fluorescent lights shouldn't ever have point_spotlights. They're horribly suited for any fixture that's not circular.

If only we'd have all the lights options that SFM has... Especially the überlights.

 

[Pocket]

All I'd really ask for is a few tweaks to the material system. Being able to manually crank the brightness of a self-illuminating texture above #FFFFFF would force bloom (if it's enabled) and let us do away with glow sprites, for example. As for light cones, all we'd really need is some volumetric light models to match every fixture, wouldn't we?

 

[Dragonisser]

Does anyone knows how i can get rid of those light bugs? They only occur when im far away.

Also any good tunnel tutorials?

 

[Mikroscopic]

Does anyone knows how i can get rid of those light bugs? They only occur when im far away.

Also any good tunnel tutorials?

Light your map properly, and you shouldn't have those problems.

 

[Kube]

Does anyone knows how i can get rid of those light bugs? They only occur when im far away.

Also any good tunnel tutorials?

Are there any leaks in your map? On the top bar in Hammer, go to Map > Load Pointfile, and see if a file browser pops up. If it doesn't, you probably have a leak, which is a hole in your map to the void. Look for a red line that has appeared in your map; it should show you where the leak is. Patch it up, recompile, and see if these lighting bugs persist. Also, as @Mikroscopic suggests, make sure that tunnel is lit well enough.

For an alpha, that tunnel looks quite good, nice work. Just use the Vertex Tool to make sure that all brushes line up properly.

 

[UKCS-Alias]

Are the gaps between 2 displacements? or is that brushwork? Because i do know that sometimes those gaps are unavoidable due to the way the engine does render. Many tf2 maps have such problems. but as the color of the floor is already relatively bright you just dont notice it.

 

[Dragonisser]

It kinda looks like this. The tunnel sliced and grouped, no leaks, sealed room, and aligned to the grid.

Also the tunnel should be dark, otherwise i would have thrown some lights there

 

[dryerlint]

Did you make that tunnel with the Carve tool?

 

[Dragonisser]

Did you make that tunnel with the Carve tool?

Nope i used the clipping tool, bit for bit. It's because of the lines going through the complete brush instead of just segments around the edges?

 

[CriminalBunny]

It kinda looks like this. The tunnel sliced and grouped, no leaks, sealed room, and aligned to the grid.

Also the tunnel should be dark, otherwise i would have thrown some lights there

You should totally be cleaning up those brushes, it looks like you've carved that tunnel.

You should be using an arch here, and maybe some displacements instead of the props at the left?

 

[Another Bad Pun]

Yeah there are some lines overlapping so it looks like you used the clipping tool. This can create excess brushes and issues though, and there's a much cleaner way to make tunnels than clipping or carving - the arch tool. Try to use the arch tool every time because it's much cleaner brushwork.
Here's a quick guide: http://www.interlopers.net/tutorials/2249