Commented 18 years ago2006-06-02 21:41:33 UTC
in vault item: RobotComment #12111
Sweet mecha work!
Nice touch with the target sprite by the keypad! (does the keypad do anything?)
It would be cool if you could make hime more interactive though, by say touching a button to open his missile racks, fire his cannons, toggle lights, etc.
Commented 18 years ago2006-06-02 21:26:54 UTC
in vault item: Divine Time-SlipComment #12110
Nice little DM map!
+light fixtues ++"WATERVATOR-- +10,000 points(never saw that before!!) +/-Architecture is pretty plain, but adequete. +intersting use of sprites +nice ambients
Nice job, bu i award 5 stars for the "Watervator"...AWESOME
Commented 18 years ago2006-06-02 17:15:15 UTC
in vault item: De_SplinterComment #12108
It was a bit big, which made it a little confusing. Add a few more clues as to which way you go. Some of the areas were lacking detail. There was some bot trouble at the ladders. Definitly one of the better bomb maps. Also I didn't get to try it with actual people so take that into consideration. Overall an easy 4/5. Nice map.
Commented 18 years ago2006-06-02 08:55:23 UTC
in vault item: De_SplinterComment #12105
I don't have Cs:s but you should change the pic. I know it's not like that but from the pic it just looks like one of those boxes with many crates in it.
Commented 18 years ago2006-06-01 12:08:36 UTC
in vault item: sol_arenaComment #12096
Tested a Bunch of maps from TWHL yesterday.....This is My Favorite so Far.Runs Great and has a Nice feel to it.Think it will be fun with 4 to 6 players,maybe even more.Added to My Dm Server.Great Work
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-31 20:00:21 UTC
in vault item: CCTV For Half-LifeComment #12093
Not your best innovation among the many you've created here, but the "fuzzy tv" effect looks cool, and it's still a neat idea.
Part of the problem too, is that you're not really fooled because of the scale/direction of the supposed camera. It "looks" like the hallway continues on from the room, not a camera shot.
If you make the scale of teh whatever is supposed to appear on the screen smaller, and give an off angle like 30 degrees or so, it would be much improved imo.
Perhaps with some minor changes, This could be much improved ;)!
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-31 19:41:43 UTC
in vault item: Compo map - dewdleComment #12092
Really nice work!
+Great/original theme choice, nicely implemented.
+Beautifully textured!
+/-Volumetric light looked perfect from some angles, and dreadfull from others. A major distraction imo, the effect still looked good.
+Excellent destructification!
-crates were totally out of place in this map
+the architecture in the room with the windowed hallway looked spectacular!
-ambients? Bird sounds and wind maybe would have been nice
-I could think of a million detail items you could add, but didn't. Broken statures, Altar, wrecked candle holders, holy water thingies, bibles, strewn garbage, etc.
It fits the theme though I guess, if the church had been pillaged, but would have made it more interesting imo.
All in all, a very nicely-crafted, original entry. Nice work!
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-31 18:22:45 UTC
in vault item: Divine Time-SlipComment #12090
Well, I made the half of the textures myself...the hillside is from rc2000.
About the water: I thought, that it could be a nice and easy way to move through the map-it fitted the theme well in my eyes, since it is surreal:)
I had problems with the tree, because first I made it with monster_generic, but when I played it, it didn't appear. So I made it with the CS-fgd, and made it a cycler_sprite...it worked on my comp.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-31 18:22:13 UTC
in vault item: Divine Time-SlipComment #12089
Well, I made the half of the textures myself...the hillside is from rc2000.
About the water: I thought, that it could be a nice and easy way to move through the map-it fitted the theme well in my eyes, since it is surreal:)
I had problems with the tree, because first I made it with monster_generic, but when I played it, it didn't appear. So I made it with the CS-fgd, and made it a cycler_sprite...it worked on my comp.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-31 11:44:05 UTC
in vault item: Divine Time-SlipComment #12087
I liked this map because of the fact that it is an out door deathmatch map but the edges of the map are a little to straight and the water is kinda weird how it is held in place. Alsothe tree showed its blue part, atleast on my comp. Kewl idea with the lights.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 14:33:58 UTC
in vault item: Xen Aquapark 2Comment #12086
I liked the lazers shooting across the whole map...after the map im working on is done i plan on making an xen map. Its true thow.when I make water, I make everything vertex manipulized together which makes it look much more realistic.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 14:02:57 UTC
in vault item: Xen Aquapark 2Comment #12085
The vertex manipulation in the cliffs is good, but the texture you chose has a unique pattern and doesn't work well spread across big surfaces. The pools seemed much more unnatural in comparison. I think the edges need to be rounder, more organic. Some terrain variation in the bottom of the pools wouldn't do any harm. I like the energy beams, and the placement of xen trees, plantlights etc seems good. Perhaps the map is missing a Xen wind ambience sound. The underwater passage is nice, but it should lead to something more than just a medikit. Keep in mind that even if you skybox the map, you should use the null texture in the multiple faces unseen by the player. They can save you some compile time in these cases.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 13:33:05 UTC
in vault item: Divine Time-SlipComment #12084
the tree model didn't appear well for me, dunno how does it at others. -architecture was quite good. liked the underground parts but the top was a bit boring to me. -sounds. nice ambience, the little.. talking or whatever it was on the start is not necessary I think. -textures. a few good custom ones. did you make them? -ideas. liked the part with water, and nice using of sprites. -lighting. was simple but good enough. 4 stars from me. maybe you should stick to the theme and improve it even more cause I like it and others might too.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 10:41:04 UTC
in vault item: Orb (Compo 20)Comment #12081
Wow, I've gotta check out how its set up. Really neat little thing you made there. The camera work is a little shotty but eh, halflife isn't exactly known for cameras.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 08:33:15 UTC
in vault item: Orb (Compo 20)Comment #12078
I'm.. speachless..
This is more than amazing and original..
The whole detail, realism and precision of the destruction truly amazed me. The ambience, the beam effects, the decals.. This <i>had</i> to get 1st place. ^^
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 08:05:42 UTC
in vault item: awp_farmsteadComment #12077
Thanks, rowley. The sky wasn't custom, it was included in cs (grnplsnt), although it took quite awhile to tune the lighting right. Rimrook's textures really add alot to realism and overall looks of the map and I suppose, that the grass is a bit repetative, although I couldn't have changed it, since I wanted smooth performance.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-30 01:57:20 UTC
in vault item: An evening walk on a roofComment #12069
Okay, I just copied another wad and renamed it to 'sotos', and it worked.
I don't have much to say about it, except that it should be moved to the example maps section, and probably renamed to something that makes more sense.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-29 22:00:32 UTC
in vault item: RobotComment #12068
Sorry, it does'nt do anything yet. It will for the multiplayer map. Kasperg, yea, I forgot to remove the pipe before I compiled it. It does look funny.
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-29 20:47:00 UTC
in vault item: awp_farmsteadComment #12066
Now Daubster you can make a choice, I can either take this shit, or you can give it to me willingly...
I only played this briefly, but it literally Awesome!
First of all, the transition from map to sky is FLAWLESS--I truly felt I was "home on the range"--,and what a beautiful sky! Did Rim make that too? if so kudos...beautiful sky!
Rim's textures and WCD's model replacements I have on my system makes this very nicely source-looking. Textures are really nice, except the grass is a little unnaturally repetative--add some dirty, dusyt dirt areas, or some high-grass areas to vary the terrain a little more.
Nice subtle ambients, clean good architecture all make this map a joy...certainly the best AWP I can remember ever seeing. Rotation of the buildings was an excellent touch, as well those very unique hedges that you can shoot through! Nice name too...I've never heard that conjucntion before...Sweet! I'M THE FARMSTEAD, BITCH ^_^!
And finally the outhouse... I lolled and spit drink on my couputer, and then cursed your name for making me do that... :P!
You win, GOOD DAY SIR.
AND FOR ALL THOSE "awp maps are teh noob dumzorz" PLAY IT BEFORE YOU COMMENT!
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-29 20:22:41 UTC
in vault item: RobotComment #12065
It looks great so far. The sprites also look grainy in my computer. I would personally lower the blue pipe to a more realistic position, unless it's just a ventilation shaft. It still feels weird to have a pipe stuck in all the arch-like support beams. Some of the textures are HL2, right? That would explain the resolution and great shadow detail you get with it (and the 1600 wpolys too ) Is the panel with the sprite interactive?
Commented 18 years ago2006-05-29 20:07:46 UTC
in vault item: Orb (Compo 20)Comment #12064
I just played it again, and was awestruck at the detail/subtleties of the orb's movement, as well the same with the destruction in it's totality.
I found walking around and watchiang at different angles was also nice, to catch things you didnt see a previous time/direction.
Subtle/masterful use of textures/brushwork made for beautifully crafted destructification in many places: the truck causing the lift to teeder, the crused staicrase, pillar, walls... all pulling off the effect perfectly without being to gaudy.
No errors or distractions come to mind, except some noticable "rampant" clipping in places, but what the heck...this map is at a level where I'd have to study the entity work for a month to truly understand it, so I'll just shut up now ^_^!
I don't normally rate anymore, but this qualifys as an exception
Nice touch with the target sprite by the keypad! (does the keypad do anything?)
It would be cool if you could make hime more interactive though, by say touching a button to open his missile racks, fire his cannons, toggle lights, etc.
Nice work!
+light fixtues
++"WATERVATOR-- +10,000 points(never saw that before!!)
+/-Architecture is pretty plain, but adequete.
+intersting use of sprites
+nice ambients
Nice job, bu i award 5 stars for the "Watervator"...AWESOME
WATERVATOR.
5 stars
I first noticed this testing my "Battlefront_Turret" map.
In the cs version--which is what what I used to playtest the map--, the player "fit" perfectly inside the built turret.
When played in hl, the turret is noticably smaller, and you barely fit inside.
Part of the problem too, is that you're not really fooled because of the scale/direction of the supposed camera. It "looks" like the hallway continues on from the room, not a camera shot.
If you make the scale of teh whatever is supposed to appear on the screen smaller, and give an off angle like 30 degrees or so, it would be much improved imo.
Perhaps with some minor changes, This could be much improved ;)!
+Great/original theme choice, nicely implemented.
+Beautifully textured!
+/-Volumetric light looked perfect from some angles, and dreadfull from others. A major distraction imo, the effect still looked good.
+Excellent destructification!
-crates were totally out of place in this map
+the architecture in the room with the windowed hallway looked spectacular!
-ambients? Bird sounds and wind maybe would have been nice
-I could think of a million detail items you could add, but didn't. Broken statures, Altar, wrecked candle holders, holy water thingies, bibles, strewn garbage, etc.
It fits the theme though I guess, if the church had been pillaged, but would have made it more interesting imo.
All in all, a very nicely-crafted, original entry.
Nice work!
About the water: I thought, that it could be a nice and easy way to move through the map-it fitted the theme well in my eyes, since it is surreal:)
I had problems with the tree, because first I made it with monster_generic, but when I played it, it didn't appear. So I made it with the CS-fgd, and made it a cycler_sprite...it worked on my comp.
About the water: I thought, that it could be a nice and easy way to move through the map-it fitted the theme well in my eyes, since it is surreal:)
I had problems with the tree, because first I made it with monster_generic, but when I played it, it didn't appear. So I made it with the CS-fgd, and made it a cycler_sprite...it worked on my comp.
The pools seemed much more unnatural in comparison. I think the edges need to be rounder, more organic. Some terrain variation in the bottom of the pools wouldn't do any harm.
I like the energy beams, and the placement of xen trees, plantlights etc seems good. Perhaps the map is missing a Xen wind ambience sound.
The underwater passage is nice, but it should lead to something more than just a medikit.
Keep in mind that even if you skybox the map, you should use the null texture in the multiple faces unseen by the player. They can save you some compile time in these cases.
-architecture was quite good. liked the underground parts but the top was a bit boring to me.
-sounds. nice ambience, the little.. talking or whatever it was on the start is not necessary I think.
-textures. a few good custom ones. did you make them?
-ideas. liked the part with water, and nice using of sprites.
-lighting. was simple but good enough.
4 stars from me. maybe you should stick to the theme and improve it even more cause I like it and others might too.
The map is a trophy-winner. ^^
This is more than amazing and original..
The whole detail, realism and precision of the destruction truly amazed me. The ambience, the beam effects, the decals.. This <i>had</i> to get 1st place. ^^
The sky wasn't custom, it was included in cs (grnplsnt), although it took quite awhile to tune the lighting right.
Rimrook's textures really add alot to realism and overall looks of the map and I suppose, that the grass is a bit repetative, although I couldn't have changed it, since I wanted smooth performance.
Roughly from 9:00Am to 11:00Pm, My time:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=286
You better finish this.
I don't have much to say about it, except that it should be moved to the example maps section, and probably renamed to something that makes more sense.
Kasperg, yea, I forgot to remove the pipe before I compiled it. It does look funny.
I would fix the wooden board you can "climb". It makes a ladder sound when walking up.
Pwndizzle! XD
BTW, does that switch do anything? If so, it didnt work for me
I only played this briefly, but it literally Awesome!
First of all, the transition from map to sky is FLAWLESS--I truly felt I was "home on the range"--,and what a beautiful sky! Did Rim make that too? if so kudos...beautiful sky!
Rim's textures and WCD's model replacements I have on my system makes this very nicely source-looking. Textures are really nice, except the grass is a little unnaturally repetative--add some dirty, dusyt dirt areas, or some high-grass areas to vary the terrain a little more.
Nice subtle ambients, clean good architecture all make this map a joy...certainly the best AWP I can remember ever seeing. Rotation of the buildings was an excellent touch, as well those very unique hedges that you can shoot through! Nice name too...I've never heard that conjucntion before...Sweet! I'M THE FARMSTEAD, BITCH ^_^!
And finally the outhouse... I lolled and spit drink on my couputer, and then cursed your name for making me do that... :P!
You win, GOOD DAY SIR.
AND FOR ALL THOSE "awp maps are teh noob dumzorz" PLAY IT BEFORE YOU COMMENT!
I would personally lower the blue pipe to a more realistic position, unless it's just a ventilation shaft. It still feels weird to have a pipe stuck in all the arch-like support beams.
Some of the textures are HL2, right? That would explain the resolution and great shadow detail you get with it
Is the panel with the sprite interactive?
I found walking around and watchiang at different angles was also nice, to catch things you didnt see a previous time/direction.
Subtle/masterful use of textures/brushwork made for beautifully crafted destructification in many places: the truck causing the lift to teeder, the crused staicrase, pillar, walls... all pulling off the effect perfectly without being to gaudy.
No errors or distractions come to mind, except some noticable "rampant" clipping in places, but what the heck...this map is at a level where I'd have to study the entity work for a month to truly understand it, so I'll just shut up now ^_^!
I don't normally rate anymore, but this qualifys as an exception
Superb work!
5 Stars