WiP in WiP, post your screenshots!

[Bermuda Cake]

I don't follow?

the 'everyone having fun ripping on other people but not actually offering much help' thing

also YM the red and orange rocks look a tad out of place in the snowy environment, not sure what to suggest though

 

[YM]

Rocks are as of yet, unchanged. The yellow ones did match the cliff texture but not since I darkened it and the pink ones were the original ones.

Cbast may well make his own, failing that: new skins

 

[English Mobster]

Sel, I had forgotten how beautiful that waterfall was. Haven't touched HCE in such a long time. <3

But yeah. Modeling your own waterfall wouldn't be TOO difficult. Worst part is probably getting the thing to animate correctly.

Also, YM, I like the rocks to the right of the screen more than the orange-y ones to the left.

 

[YM]

Oh the far right ones are just shaded pink ones, seen in the middle. Still think they look OK?

 

[AgeNt_]

i think it would be nifty if there was a yellowing color on the rock like the cliffs, but have a bit of snow on the top of them to make them blend with the snowy environment a bit

 

[Sel]

the 'everyone having fun ripping on other people but not actually offering much help' thing

Oh, haha, yeah I guess it did.

Sel, I had forgotten how beautiful that waterfall was. Haven't touched HCE in such a long time. <3

I miss mine and Conscar's tag team :3

 

[LeSwordfish]

Oi! Kiddnils!

http://forums.tf2maps.net/showthread.php?t=13149

That should be helpful. It'll make what you have right now look better, and gives you a chance to add complexity.

 

[Kiddnils]

Thank you LeSwordfish. Now 200% less crapier!

I think I used something around 70 particle-systems.

 

[Wilson]

I still can't think anything else but gigantic ice cream cake.

 

[Kiddnils]

Maybe just 130%.

 

[re1wind]

Much more rock, much less water. First create the rock outcroppings that the water hasn't weathered away , and then do your waterfalls.

In this case, i'd say that less is more.

also: references.

 

[AgeNt_]

exteriors done. optimization started.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Tbh, I don't know how well that plays... but it looks pretty good.

in the final image you have the large RED letters in an arc, make them straight.

 

[Loc_n_lol]

That yellow sky and lighting don't look very good tbh... try something else ?

 

[re1wind]

I have a wip image.

 

[AgeNt_]

That yellow sky and lighting don't look very good tbh... try something else ?

what would you suggest me try out then? Im trying to keep a fall/autumn like feel to the map. I realize (and now that i look at it) that the harvest skybox isn't the most properly made skybox. infact, its pretty ugly.

 

[re1wind]

autumn feel comes mainly due to the colours of the plants and lower sun angle, which inturn adds a bit more yellow/red tint. Mainly, you need flora with autumnal foliage, maybe even create a few falling leaf particle effects.

1)get a tree with leaves and recolour them to an autumn palette.

2) use the 3dskybox and/or detail areas to showcase/off typical autumn scenes, like he above suggestion. pumpkins are also late summer/autumn vegetables, but not many people associate pumpkins with autumnal harvest much any more. you can try with un-carved pumpkins though

 

[Sel]

woop

I think I'm getting the hang of this idk, guess I'll see when I get it ingame lol.

Might detail it more later too.

 

[AgeNt_]

changed the lighting a bit to make it a bit cooler and changed the skybox to include some subtle blue sky into it

*EDIT* i forgot to turn the sun to fit the skybox, its facing the exact opposite way now. hmmm doesnt look real good now

 

[r3dn4x3l4]

Pretty new to posting here and this is one of the first maps I've made that is close to being finished.
Its still a w.i.p because it need to get it play tested more at some point as well as possible optimized.
Its a King Of The Hill map set in an abandoned asylum

let me know what you think, i have more screen shots which i can post or link if people are interested

edit: not sure why the other pictures seem to flux between working and not working, think its a steam thing