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[dryerlint]

Really like how this ceiling turned out.

Does this look better?

Nice brushwork doors you can't spawncamp:

Also did this room but I worry I made it waaaay too bright. Gonna get rid of some of these lights or dim them down a lot.

Poster looks nice though

That's awesome. I love how detailed the walls are, so many supports and beams and things. And the little detail scenes, like how the shovel rack has an additional shovel lying down next to it.

The metal texture on the spawn doors seems a bit odd though; lots of dots. Maybe replace it with a "smoother" one? Just a thought.

 

[puxorb]

Concrete floors can be supported by wood! I think it looked nice before. In fact, freight trains weighing 10,000 tons pass over wooden bridges. Wood is strong.

 

[Idolon]

Concrete floors can be supported by wood! I think it looked nice before. In fact, freight trains weighing 10,000 tons pass over wooden bridges. Wood is strong.

Wood can support concrete, but it's unusual, and would probably only ever be done for a situation where the platform's function needed a smooth surface, like a driveway (the only time I can recall seeing this myself, as it turns out).

I could see it being necessary in this case, as it appears large-ish items are being lifted by crane onto the platform and moved around, presumably by hand or hand truck. Wood floors aren't great for wheels.

 

[Lain]

Yeah I agree, looked much better before.

 

[LeSwordfish]

Nice brushwork doors you can't spawncamp:

I think the metal texture you use for the trims here is a bit noisy - i'd recommend using one of the flat beam textures instead, or even the same "metal slats" texture for the door, turned sideways/scaled/adjusted to fit.

 

[CriminalBunny]

floor texture looks weird in this room, would use a different one

IIRC that material is most used for the inside of a roof rather than floors. wood/wood_bridge001 would look nicer

 

[Uncuepa]

 

[Hyperion]

Building here could make it less open (though I dont know what's behind the camera)

 

[Twist.vmf]

this bot forgot that if you touch the intel you lose your disguise

map:https://tf2maps.net/downloads/kill-zone-express.2693/ p.s. the map in the picture is a2 and not the map available at the link

 

[Jusa]

Dont mind the bright props, was too lazy to build cubemaps.

 

[Uncuepa]

Building here could make it less open (though I dont know what's behind the camera)

Directly below the frame is an open void, ready for a building. Thanks for supporting your local Uncuepa, feel free to enjoy any and all of his crap!

 

[Davekillerish]

I need suggestions on how to fix this staircase, its for a detailing practice map.
The idea is that its a hallway, and this staircase leads to a door, kind of like a ceiling drop down door but it slides. Kinda like an attic door.

 

[Yrr]

well for one you should look at some reference images of those kinds of staircases, you'll see that they arent big chunky minecraft blocks like that, theyre thinner and have either an edge or something holding them up.

honestly looking at reference images is generally a must and will solve most detail problems

 

[Davekillerish]

@Yrr
I would say I improved, still kind of weird but alot better.

 

[Another Bad Pun]

That is one thin hallway -
also a little weird how the first set of stairs has a base but the second of the same material has no underneath

 

[Yrr]

def an improvement, altho they look a little shallow

again i'd recommend using a reference image cause then it's really just a case of getting it to look like that

 

[Davekillerish]

That is one thin hallway -
also a little weird how the first set of stairs has a base but the second of the same material has no underneath

The hallway is normal sized actually

I'm trying to get better at using brushwork to detail, rather then props. (given my last 2 detail entries to contests were called prop libraries and prophunt maps)

 

[Yrr]

the doorframes look really thick and awkward

honestly in response to the brushwork thing I'd recommend making your blank brushwork look nicer, right now you're just detailing a long thin box, if the geo you started with was more complex you'd end up with some much nicer results

(also probably learn when to use simplicity, rn it seems like you think no wall should be left blank)

 

[Pocket]

In fact, the doorframes are already part of the door texture; you don't need to make additional ones around them at all.

 

[Crowbar]

Yeah, and they are 4 hu thick, not... 64?