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It's looking fairly professional. You should make some applications to companies, even for work xp type stuff. If it's what you want to do, don't give up on it. 
Wow habboi, looks phenomenal. Very clean and crisp, great styling and wicked lighting. Genuinely impressed. 
Mapping with cylinders = break source engine.
I don't even know what...
Ninja Defuse: needs more floating.
Trempler: wow
so... the majority of two attempts deleted. My third attempt is shaping up nicely :D. I'm away after new year, so I guess I'll try submit before xmas.
Trempler: wow
so... the majority of two attempts deleted. My third attempt is shaping up nicely :D. I'm away after new year, so I guess I'll try submit before xmas.
It's on Rimrook.
In.
Yeah, tough one with lighting there. Try matching it to the texlight colour though (which is a light blue-ish colour)
Also: I'd add a small row of yellow lights to the dropped down area in the middle. Put it along the low wall with a prop model of a light. (There are several in tf2)
Also: I'd add a small row of yellow lights to the dropped down area in the middle. Put it along the low wall with a prop model of a light. (There are several in tf2)
Thanks Strid
Captain Terror. Try position the light_spot above the ground pointing down (but still within the boundaries of the walls/ceiling.)
Also: with your light entities, try setting them to a pale blue colour for brightness, and limiting the falloff a little bit.
Hope that helps.
Also: with your light entities, try setting them to a pale blue colour for brightness, and limiting the falloff a little bit.
Hope that helps.
That looks really nice Moaby. Nicer than the original italy anyways :P.
Does anyone know the easiest way to make a realistic stain-glass effect texture like the one in lost coast?
Does anyone know the easiest way to make a realistic stain-glass effect texture like the one in lost coast?
Np Captain Terror, anytime
I agree with Archie and the others here, darken the lighting in the skybox a bit. (Since it's cs:s you can also chuck in a clouds model in your sky to have some moving clouds )
I agree with Archie and the others here, darken the lighting in the skybox a bit. (Since it's cs:s you can also chuck in a clouds model in your sky to have some moving clouds
)Heh, avoid texlights in source, they have their uses (Mainly behind complex architecture to create elaborate shadows), but generally can be replaced by lights or light_spots.
A couple of tricks:
Try a light spot facing down about a metre off the ground, and another one facing up from the ground, generally creates an alright effect.
Also, try using some 'light' entities about a two metres up, coming off some blue strip lights. (I think blue and green best suit your scene, with some yellow highlights.)
To tweak your 'light' entities be sure to check out the 50 percent and 0 percent falloff options. I often have '50 percent falloff' set to 70 or 100. I then set '0 percent falloff' to about 200.
Play around with those settings to get tighter lighting as opposed to lights that cover a very wide area.
A couple of tricks:
Try a light spot facing down about a metre off the ground, and another one facing up from the ground, generally creates an alright effect.
Also, try using some 'light' entities about a two metres up, coming off some blue strip lights. (I think blue and green best suit your scene, with some yellow highlights.)
To tweak your 'light' entities be sure to check out the 50 percent and 0 percent falloff options. I often have '50 percent falloff' set to 70 or 100. I then set '0 percent falloff' to about 200.
Play around with those settings to get tighter lighting as opposed to lights that cover a very wide area.
All good suggestions. I think I may add a couple chimneys too.
lol ursorite
The Core does look quite interesting.
This is chugging along, it's lacking something at the moment though, not really up to my usual standards.
This is chugging along, it's lacking something at the moment though, not really up to my usual standards.
Indeed.
Would it be considered cheating if I went back in time, made my map for CS, and then uploaded it now so that it qualifies for the compo?
@Ninja defuse - Brushwork trim (func_detailed, hell of a pain to work with though yes)
@Archie - You were correct, hence you win this metaphorical star * sent to you over the interwebs.
P.s. Skals is win
@Archie - You were correct, hence you win this metaphorical star * sent to you over the interwebs.
P.s. Skals is win
Just kidding... it breaks all the compo rules. LOL
I'm guessing we can change the gametype with the remake?
I.e. change AS_ to DE_, or DE_ to CS_
I.e. change AS_ to DE_, or DE_ to CS_
I agree with trapt, I kept expecting them to start explaining how to use all the new features, but it never happened. Like I stumbled upon the magic panel by mistake, and I still have no idea how to enchant items.
Overall it's fun so far, problem is I'm way too lazy to do any side-quests.
Overall it's fun so far, problem is I'm way too lazy to do any side-quests.
haha, wow Rim, very nice. I have had no time to work on mine 
We are good at hijacking threads.
How strange, I said the same thing to your mother last night trapt, but she just kept going.
All good suggestions.
There is a dome tutorial, no idea where, try interlopers.
Displacements can do this fairly easily.
Also: Arch tool is your friend.
Displacements can do this fairly easily.
Also: Arch tool is your friend.
My map makes no sense, how do you combine futuristic with industrial with sand and mining? In theory it works, in practice who knows.
You realize many of the textures emit green smoke when shot? hahaha
I've been ignoring the wood textures. Too difficult to integrate, although maybe I'll make a brushwork tree
Be creative with them, that's the whole point. Railings for instance can just be made with the metal texture, which is what I've done
:rly:
Oh well, will work something out.
Oh well, will work something out.
Do custom skies count as custom textures?
lies.
I'm in.
New compo? LOLOL very relevant to topic.
I like the turtle.
lol yeh, ran out of brushes, plus had no snow textures
FINAL
Not much to it, but with only 30 brushes, what could I do?
Not much to it, but with only 30 brushes, what could I do?
The Whole Mapping Life
lol
lol
This seemed a bit inevitable with the lack of access you guys have to the site.
I still think a similar name would be needed to draw in people who wonder where the site has gone. Maybe TheWHL? or TheWHLife?
Then again if you want more engines etc that's a different matter altogether.
I still think a similar name would be needed to draw in people who wonder where the site has gone. Maybe TheWHL? or TheWHLife?
Then again if you want more engines etc that's a different matter altogether.
Just to add my two cents, it needs windows. (I assume there are some on the far wall, but most big buildings like that have windows on more than one wall)
Running out of time Not sure if I have enough time for AI, damn.
Not sure if I have enough time for AI, damn.Luls, l4d2.
^ All of those sound good. Bring on the historical.
I vote for #16 Map a Dynamic Environment
that was too fast, I suggestA)Join the extras of Left4Dead2
B)Resurrect yourself with magic pixie dust
C)Lie there dead
D)Press the reload button and go to prison instead
I don't really like the idea of a place pretending to be Australian and serving American style food 
. Kinda weird. Then again I've seen worse I guess...
I agree with pepper on McDonald's. I find the same is true about subway though, the supposedly 'healthy fastfood'. It really smells bad for some reason, you can tell if someone's eaten there. I like good old fashioned restaurants :P. Better yet buy some pasta and cook it yourself, mmm... pasta...
. Kinda weird. Then again I've seen worse I guess...I agree with pepper on McDonald's. I find the same is true about subway though, the supposedly 'healthy fastfood'. It really smells bad for some reason, you can tell if someone's eaten there. I like good old fashioned restaurants :P. Better yet buy some pasta and cook it yourself, mmm... pasta...