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[B!scuit]

Trying to make a skybox, didn't go what I wanted

I get the same error every time I add a 3D skybox to anything.
It usually happens if I leave a sky_camera at 0,0,0 in the proper map or the 3D skybox has a gap in the skybox brushes surrounding it.

 

[Malachite Man]

I have cool ideas.

 

[Malachite Man]

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The new version

 

[Mikroscopic]

I have cool ideas.

What are these, stairs for giants?

 

[Cytosolic]

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The new version

That whole room looks kind of over scaled, or at least pretty empty for the size of the space. Since there are resupply cabinets I'm guessing it's a respawn room? Respawn rooms don't need to be that big, preferably small and tight to block sight lines in to the spawn.

 

[FortyTwo]

I get the same error every time I add a 3D skybox to anything.
It usually happens if I leave a sky_camera at 0,0,0 in the proper map or the 3D skybox has a gap in the skybox brushes surrounding it.

I've fixed it because of the leak

 

[AsG_Alligator]

I uploaded first version of koth_frostline onto steam workshop. Meanwhile I had this idea for a map floating around - pl_enclosure

I started with final capture point:

This time I'm going full improvisation mode - no layout plan or anything.

 

[Cytosolic]

I uploaded first version of koth_frostline onto steam workshop. Meanwhile I had this idea for a map floating around - pl_enclosure

I started with final capture point:

This time I'm going full improvisation mode - no layout plan or anything.

Too flat and boxy. Those skirting platforms look a little too small to maneuver on. although you have three separate entrances into last, they all come though the same wall, with no cover, so it'll be pretty chokey. Gold Rush stage two does this but sorta gets away with it because of that big building in the middle to block sightlines. yours doesn't have that.

I'm sorry if I came off a bit negative, i thought you might want some feedback, since you posted it, and I understand that sometimes when you impromptu map, things just kinda take shape. For better or worse.

 

[AsG_Alligator]

Too flat and boxy. Those skirting platforms look a little too small to maneuver on. although you have three separate entrances into last, they all come though the same wall, with no cover, so it'll be pretty chokey. Gold Rush stage two does this but sorta gets away with it because of that big building in the middle to block sightlines. yours doesn't have that.

I'm sorry if I came off a bit negative, i thought you might want some feedback, since you posted it, and I understand that sometimes when you impromptu map, things just kinda take shape. For better or worse.

Thats allright. I'm just throwing stuff together and seeing if it sticks. Blockiness will go away when I do an artpass.

I'm not too happy about that spawnroom exit location, but i cant think of a better spot for it in the room.

As for entrances on a single wall - Gorge does it too (and that red room with windows and side exit is a bit similar to the one on Gorge as well).

I'm considering inserting some rock surfaces to the interior of the final point building:

 

[Void]

detailing on slasher my dudes

 

[Diva Dan]

Looks fantastic, void! You should place some comic books and soda cans by the dock so it's as if kids sneaked out of their cabin at night to imitate an anagram they saw. I think that would add a cool story element to the map.

 

[Void]

Looks fantastic, void! You should place some comic books and soda cans by the dock so it's as if kids sneaked out of their cabin at night to imitate an anagram they saw. I think that would add a cool story element to the map.

 

[Diva Dan]

Great minds think alike? ; )

 

[Cytosolic]

Thats allright. I'm just throwing stuff together and seeing if it sticks. Blockiness will go away when I do an artpass.

I'm not too happy about that spawnroom exit location, but i cant think of a better spot for it in the room.

As for entrances on a single wall - Gorge does it too (and that red room with windows and side exit is a bit similar to the one on Gorge as well).

I'm considering inserting some rock surfaces to the interior of the final point building:

I think having some more geometry will help a lot, I know Gorge does the all on one wall thing but it has some pretty protected flanks and a lot of height advantage over the center pit. Maybe you could expand and raise the side platforms and red room and do something similar to Badwater?
As for the spawn exit try to have multiple exits behind the cap with some sort of advantage over the battlefield, height advantage is a common one. Just make sure they can defend from inside their spawns.

 

[AsG_Alligator]

I'll give it a shot.

Meanwhile, when I was browsing models I came across this one:

I definitely don't remember seeing this model before.

Asteroid not being dead confirmed?

 

[Yrr]

its been around for literal years at this point

 

[AsG_Alligator]

its been around for literal years at this point

I missed it then.

Anyhoo, I added a vent:

Which leads from a rooftop outside:

And changed the spawnroom:

 

[DrLambda]

Still rough around the edges, but this is as far as i was able to artpass Epicenter so we can play it on LAN tomorrow. No release, because i want to do some more stuff before that (1. no dev-textures. 2. cables. 3. Better optimization. Soundscapes and 3DSky in later versions.) I'm beginning to feel happy for what i've done till now. Hopefully i'll be able to do this classic justice.

 

[nickybakes]

So last friday (September 23rd), @Crash forwards someone requesting a trade map to me. We discussed some stuff about what will be in the map, but I didn't know what theme he wanted. He then proceeded to link me the Robin Hood: Men in Tights trailer. Since then I've spent every single minute of my free time to make this. From my little experience of trade maps, I remember them always looking pretty ugly. So my goal was to create a map that looked good. I know its not the best detailing, but I am very proud of it. Even after re-compiling 5 or 6 times (about one and a half hours each) to fix stupid errors, and get the lighting good.

Red spawn:

Spy Crab area:

Boxing ring:

Side view:

Another cool shot:

Some of the errors I had (thanks Source):

Hunk Overflow:

Invisible glass?:

With the money I earned from the commision, I was able to donate to TF2Maps!

You can find the server running the map here (its a Hungarian server, so ping may be bad): 185.80.50.84:27015

Conclusion: I'm tired and I want to sleep.

 

[radarhead]

@NickTF Dang, you put this together in a week? That is about the most impressive thing I've heard all week. Looks fantastic!