Commented 18 years ago2006-07-15 00:27:05 UTC
in vault item: BrushopolisComment #12532
Superb attention to detail!
+great lighting +great brushwork +great use of models -those sprites were a bit of a distraction, maybe scaling them smaller, or rendering them les opaque would be better -no sounds--lol, me neither
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-14 05:57:57 UTC
in vault item: De_etapeComment #12529
This map is better than "de_sustenance" and shows more mapping experience. The brushwork and the textures fit together well and theme works in that aspect. However, some of the halls seem either too long or too empty to justify their existence. Sometimes lateral doors aren't enough to break the wall monotony. Props do their job well again, and the plant-filled courtyard with the bombsite is the best looking part of the map. Some floor transitions from grass to wood look really strange as they are at the same height. Other than that, the map looks highly playable and the layout has interesting spots and no major flaws. (the bright desert sky didn't fit with the lighting!)
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-12 19:10:08 UTC
in vault item: Glass_HatchComment #12524
haha it IS CS:S, he said that on my other map too. Sure it's very plain in regards to textures. But it is just a fun map. With glass you can't make it like you would a proper map with bells and whistles. This is mainly to do with when you have a full server and all that glass is breaking, your fps decline. So I try to keep it pretty simple and fun. It's probably not the majority of people's cup of tea. But these maps do have a good following on custom servers.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-12 18:44:09 UTC
in vault item: aim_alien27Comment #12523
thanks.
I was gonna update the map to fix a phew mistakes in the map,as well as make i look better, and i thought i might as well throw in some ambients and it added a lot of environment to the map.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-11 15:22:12 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12519
to open the door to the secret, you have to push all 3 of the buttons right after eachother. First you get up to where the longjump is by using the gauss or making stairs out of tripmines. Than you get the longjump and push the button right by it. Than you run to the button by the little waterfall and push it. After that you go to the button by the big waterfall that seams unreachable and jump using the longjump and push E a few times and it will push it and open the secret door and you will fall down to it.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-11 01:57:18 UTC
in vault item: Cargo MoverComment #12515
to make them do that is two times more path corners as it would need 2 entire path sets. Yes it does loop. I left it going during school befor I posted and it was still going
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-10 23:51:35 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12512
+Nice sounds +Nice Architecture +Mostly nice lighting(upstairs is kinda bleh imo) +secret area -layout -boring textures (up top)
I thought the coolest part of the map was the secret underground area, though I must admit I couldn't figure out how to get there, besides by noclipping. Do you have to super jump to that button, or shoot it or something?
I loved the lighting, cool sounds, and neat vistas in the undergound.
The upper part of the map had some cool stuff to, but was basically kinda boring imo. the layout was neat in it's originality, but sorta confusing with the buttons, dead end(s), and the doors I could not figure out how to open.
Probably If I played this on a server, a lot of the strange things would seem more clear to me.
As a whole, I like your last couple of maps better than this one
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-10 22:50:40 UTC
in vault item: cs_skyscraperComment #12509
Excellent job for a first map!
Though the end product was far from perfect, I loved your attempts to detail the map with little props and detail items like the wood planks blocking the doorway, and the details upstairs.
Does the Elevator auto-return the bottom? You might want to add another elevator, and a couple more alternate routes to the rooftop, as the layout lends itself to the counter-terrorists getting slaughtered in the elevator every time!
A good idea using textilights--or however you did it--to accentuate the porcelain in the bathroom, but they're way to bright.
The best thing imo is the chopper on the roof, but you have to fix the origin brush so the blades spin properly--did you use an origin brush at all?
Lots of errors throughout, but lots of potentially nice stuff too!
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-10 20:33:24 UTC
in vault item: Lab17: SlimeLabComment #12508
awesome map-very neat idea. Different than most maps ive seen. It has a neat fealing to it thow that music is real annoying and plane ambience would have maybe made it a 5 star imop.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-10 19:06:27 UTC
in vault item: scoutzknivez_2006Comment #12506
hahaha Exos.... you see the thing is you CAN walk on the walkway... you may not know, but scoutzknivez is one of those maps where you gotta have low grav to play (about 150 if its 1.6) I can understand why you hate this map if your not eaven using gravity ^^ suddenly loads of new areas become approachable...
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-09 14:00:15 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12505
theres a lot of ambience in this map, your volume prolly wasnt loud enough.-I dont like making ambience loud enough to be annoying but I could hear it very clearly, retry the map w your volume up some more...
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-09 04:49:58 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12503
I saw your plea for more map comments in your journal, so here's my short pros-n-cons review.
----- PROS -----
Mostly clean architecture.
Nice use of flowing water.
Not too confusing to get around.
Secrets - Which I didn't spend long enough in the map to find.
Mostly okay lighting, except for a few small areas which were too dark.
Smaller details in certain areas.
----- CONS -----
Kind of bland texturing. The It's okay to use the original textures, but the ones chosen here struck me as all fairly flat, and mostly concrete. Because of this, no part of the map really stood out that much.
There may have been some ambience, but I don't remember hearing any, apart from the sound of flowing water, and that computer beeping.
A little too cramped in places, and It seemed a bit small overall.
That overlapping brush at the bottom of the big waterfall made a huge impact on the otherwise great graphics in that area.
This is one of those situations where I don't think the rating system is broad enough.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-08 22:40:48 UTC
in vault item: aim_alien27Comment #12501
"Argh, photoshop that screenie's brightness!"
Rather then paying a couple hundred dollers for photoshop, you can dowload IrfanVeiw for free, and I'm pretty sure it hase some basic tools for touching up photos (brightness, contrast ect.) Just so you know.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-08 00:16:14 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12498
The secrets are strictly for mood of the map. Also ive been around half life and counterstrike since i was very young and I always loved finding a good secret:)
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Commented 18 years ago2006-07-07 18:13:38 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12495
I've seen it now. It's not really obvious so for many players it would be a dead end. I saw the secret areas but I don't know what their real purpose was. The waterfalls, teleports and flying platforms are a great way to move players around. As for a final comment on the architecture, maybe some walls coud use a trim or brush at the top, instead of just ending like they do.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-07 17:27:14 UTC
in vault item: The Mansion 2Comment #12494
Yes, the blue hall was excellent, the rest very bland. Textures were poor and scale was wrong throughout. Your doors were all wrong - learn how to make them properly with handles. With some more work (maybe even starting over again) this could be a great map.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-07 16:58:18 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12493
thanks/did you find the secret?... oh yea and the room w the 357 .the drain if you push E on the door is a water slide so the room doesnt realy dead end.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-07 16:52:10 UTC
in vault item: goneComment #12492
Pretty good. It seems to have an interesting gameflow, except for a dead end where the 357 weapon is located. I like the simple yet elegant architecture. The map reminded me of "hexagerate" in a certain way. The little tracktrains were a nice original touch. However, some areas felt too far away from the map itself, a kind of exploration you would find in singleplayer maps. By the way, fix the wave height in the water pools where the 357 is! It's the only big flaw i saw in this map. Other people would complain about the blandless of the main texture, but I'm not allowed since I've done similar things.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-06 19:49:41 UTC
in vault item: The Mansion 2Comment #12487
Ok I just played it. Heres the lowdown dawg:
Pros:
Music was very cool and perfectly matched the mood. Some cool moments and corridors (Espically the blue water fall hall ) The ending part with the G-man was pretty cool
Cons: Most areas were too bland, and textures too repetitive. Some texture usage was horrible. Areas and rooms too open and bland. Average brushwork.
No unique fights with enemies using enviornments. Kind of just gunning.
Other thoughts: I liked the study room, and monster placements. Some rooms were great, but some were bland
4 stars overall. It has too much work in it to gather less. I would suggest mainly variation on walls with textures, and more props and designs in the mansion for detail.
Commented 18 years ago2006-07-06 17:45:43 UTC
in vault item: Cargo MoverComment #12483
looks nice, and I will play soon, but you should list what entites this bitch uses in the description--like, this example uses func_whatevers, and env_blehs to do blah blah.
This way when people do a keyword search, they will pull up your example if they are searching for func_whatevers.
+great lighting
+great brushwork
+great use of models
-those sprites were a bit of a distraction, maybe scaling them smaller, or rendering them les opaque would be better
-no sounds--lol, me neither
Very good Entry!
I love the construction area. Very neat brushwork.
Not exactly a city but its very unique.
I feel tht fire hydrant was in a random spot but it was
good.
I love that first building and its architecture
Really, Im impressed with this.
However, some of the halls seem either too long or too empty to justify their existence. Sometimes lateral doors aren't enough to break the wall monotony.
Props do their job well again, and the plant-filled courtyard with the bombsite is the best looking part of the map. Some floor transitions from grass to wood look really strange as they are at the same height.
Other than that, the map looks highly playable and the layout has interesting spots and no major flaws.
(the bright desert sky didn't fit with the lighting!)
To you it's 5+ points
http://www.snarkpit.net/maps.php?download=65&type=primary
It's probably not the majority of people's cup of tea. But these maps do have a good following on custom servers.
I was gonna update the map to fix a phew mistakes in the map,as well as make i look better, and i thought i might as well throw in some ambients and it added a lot of environment to the map.
also i changed the name of the map.
sound/ambience/
Some people include most of the path if they have custom wads, to make it a little faste or the downloader:
valve/half-life/sound/ambience/ <sound files here>
valve/ <wad files here>
...
So then you just copy the valve folder "over" you own, and presto! ready to frag
In it's current state if I was rating it, it would only get 3, but with a little more work, this map could be a 4.
Yes it does loop. I left it going during school befor I posted and it was still going
+Nice Architecture
+Mostly nice lighting(upstairs is kinda bleh imo)
+secret area
-layout
-boring textures (up top)
I thought the coolest part of the map was the secret underground area, though I must admit I couldn't figure out how to get there, besides by noclipping. Do you have to super jump to that button, or shoot it or something?
I loved the lighting, cool sounds, and neat vistas in the undergound.
The upper part of the map had some cool stuff to, but was basically kinda boring imo. the layout was neat in it's originality, but sorta confusing with the buttons, dead end(s), and the doors I could not figure out how to open.
Probably If I played this on a server, a lot of the strange things would seem more clear to me.
As a whole, I like your last couple of maps better than this one
Lighting is much improved...KUDOS!
I like this version much better, in fact, I didn't even recognize it from the last one until you mentioned the lighting thingie.
+Nice Architecture
+Various types of bunkers with the small slits
-ambients?
+Very neat layout
Again, this map looks like it would be lots of fun to play
I watched it for like 6 minutes and it was still going... does it loop forever?!
+great brushwork
+superb train sequences
+superb sounds
The only minus I can think of is that the pinching things that grab the cargo boxes don't actually "pinch". Other than that, excellent work!
(This must have taken ages!)
Though the end product was far from perfect, I loved your attempts to detail the map with little props and detail items like the wood planks blocking the doorway, and the details upstairs.
Does the Elevator auto-return the bottom? You might want to add another elevator, and a couple more alternate routes to the rooftop, as the layout lends itself to the counter-terrorists getting slaughtered in the elevator every time!
A good idea using textilights--or however you did it--to accentuate the porcelain in the bathroom, but they're way to bright.
The best thing imo is the chopper on the roof, but you have to fix the origin brush so the blades spin properly--did you use an origin brush at all?
Lots of errors throughout, but lots of potentially nice stuff too!
Good job, and keep at it!
any way I'm gonna download the map tomorow...
I loved that game!!! zomg zomg zomg zomg! downloading now matey!
----- PROS -----
- Smaller details in certain areas.
----- CONS -----This is one of those situations where I don't think the rating system is broad enough.
3.5 stars from MY rating system.
Rather then paying a couple hundred dollers for photoshop, you can dowload IrfanVeiw for free, and I'm pretty sure it hase some basic tools for touching up photos (brightness, contrast ect.) Just so you know.
I want to hollow my body out and let you live inside me, Muzzle
The music was timed perefectly and transitioned well too. triggers were placed in correct spots.
If a map is ok, but had alot of work go into it it deserves a 4 hands down.
5 stars if it has alot of work and every bit is exceptional.
As for a final comment on the architecture, maybe some walls coud use a trim or brush at the top, instead of just ending like they do.
The little tracktrains were a nice original touch. However, some areas felt too far away from the map itself, a kind of exploration you would find in singleplayer maps.
By the way, fix the wave height in the water pools where the 357 is! It's the only big flaw i saw in this map. Other people would complain about the blandless of the main texture, but I'm not allowed since I've done similar things.
Anyway, I'll finally download it.
So i was like.. wtf i'll take a hammer screenie
But im still confused on your idea rowley?
explain it more clearly?
Pros:
Music was very cool and perfectly matched the mood.
Some cool moments and corridors (Espically the blue water fall hall
The ending part with the G-man was pretty cool
Cons: Most areas were too bland, and textures too repetitive. Some texture usage was horrible.
Areas and rooms too open and bland.
Average brushwork.
No unique fights with enemies using enviornments. Kind of just gunning.
Other thoughts: I liked the study room, and monster placements. Some rooms were great, but some were bland
4 stars overall. It has too much work in it to gather less. I would suggest mainly variation on walls with textures, and more props and designs in the mansion for detail.
Cool map
im confused. Enlighten me
This way when people do a keyword search, they will pull up your example if they are searching for func_whatevers.