Ok guys, Ive got my layout thought out and started mapping, hopefully with enough work and if I get lucky and someone can lend me some help with texturing and africa-style modeling It can become a new type of layout for Day of Defeat. This is VERY EARLY in development and this is my FIRST map for Day of Defeat, so im still getitng used to making things look more war-like than when I mapped for counterstrike. Any feedback is appreciated.
Many things will be changed, keep in mind this is a first look at a concept I felt that should be incorporated into DoD.
Mostly this will be CQC (Close Quarters Combat), but there is somoe long range fighting.

The map may look a little bare, but this is early in development, Im working on Nazi propoganda poster textures and flags to put around the bunkers and such.
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North Africa campaign, WW2.
The dreaded Afrika Korps are winning throughout the continent, and the Korps process must be slowed to help the Allies build up formidable defences.

A Panzer Division on the brink of a vicious attack against American troops on the verge of losing the campaign. The Allies mission: To overtake the Panzer Divisions' basecamp somewhere in North Afrika while the Germans are working on mateinance and refueling. Hopefully the operation will succeed giving the morale and needed time to help turn the tide of this bloody campaign.

Allies:
-Destroy all 4 Panzer Tanks.
-Eliminate any resistance in the area to slow the Korps advance

Axis
-Eliminate the Allied Invaders
-Protect the tanks




FOR ALLIED SPAWN LOOK AT BELOW POST FOR TEXTURE CHANGES AND LIGHTING CHANGES!

Stairwell (http://www.angelfire.com/co4/75rhrangers/dod_afrika2.gif)

Stairwell2 (http://www.angelfire.com/co4/75rhrangers/dod_afrika3.gif)

Panzer area, 1st one (http://www.angelfire.com/co4/75rhrangers/dod_afrika4.gif)

Another Shot Of the 1st Panzer Area (http://www.angelfire.com/co4/75rhrangers/dod_afrika5.gif)

well hmmm...it is surely not too bad of a start but it doesn't look like africa....except maybe for the sand.... try to add some typically african architectural details...or make some custom textures.. dunno

Defintely change the skybox. Otherwise, it isn't too bad.

Right , please change sky :)

oh god...the sky

Lol, I forgot to mention that I was using the default sky since I didnt feel like looking for the right one.

And Im working on the textures.
And making it look more authentic. Just doing my best with defeault textures, keep in mind that this isnt even close to a beta release.

It would look a little better with more african foliage models, the fern model is the closest one.

If anyone has any links or anything to textures of these type, please let me know.

I was trying to venture from the destroyed European town that I see everytime I play.

hoorah for angelfire. i guess i'll try to look at the pics in 2 hours.

talk to bladrun and bleibringer, they have a whole ton of models for africa due to their project dod_tobruk

Palm trees would be nice, maybe some cactie...

Guys is this a improvemnet in Allied Spawn?

Alled Spawn (Changed) (http://www.angelfire.com/va3/pusanmapping/afrikachange_copy.gif)

I can see the brushwork errors in the arches, dont worry.

I retextured it for a more "African" and desert look, and in my opinion, looks ALOT better. And I made the environment lights darker And The Arches make for some crafty architechture that breaks from the previous boxy look.

I would like to thank you guys for the critisism and keep the suggestions coming.

EDIT:

I just updated the tank area (didnt retexture the walls yet)

Panzer (http://www.angelfire.com/va3/pusanmapping/afrikac2hange_copy.gif)

Ok first of all better than the original pictures. It seems a lot out of MOH though. I suggest you research African architecture, do everything you can to make it as authentic as possible. Keep it up.

The dreaded Afrika Korps are winning throughout the continent...

No... just North Africa.

http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/w7499e/9mag222s.gif

They did not set a foot on a Central, Southern and even Western parts of Africa.

Thanks for claryfing, Im not well informed of Rommels Afrika Korps, anyway at the moment Im working on a part of a african town sort of, too keep that element of long range/close quarters battle existent in the map. But Im having trouble finding pictures of some of the architectechture that existed there.

Any other suggestions and offers to help would be appreciated, more pics soon.