first screenshots i'll be releasing for the map im working on. the word "strom" means stream or river in german, it is called this because there is a stream running through the middle of the map. its kind of a "flash meets saints" map with some extra stuff added in. i still have to fix a few things and remake a few areas that im not happy with, but i'd say im about 80-90% done. beta testing will follow that and then i can release a public beta version. anyways, here are the screens:

http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_22/dod_strom1.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_22/dod_strom2.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_22/dod_strom3.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_22/dod_strom4.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_22/dod_strom5.jpg

the non-lit models will be fixed. this will be my last map for dod, but i will hopefully map for dod source :)

ahhhh ive been looking forward to another siron release. your a good mapper dude and this is looking pretty good thus far. keep it up

thank you :)

The lighting just looks off completely.

yeah, its too bright, i was going to fix that too.

actually the sun is at the wrong angle i think, ill mess around with it after work.

Looks good so far. GL was right about the lightning though.

Succes

The architecture looks alright, but it just seems really bland, mostly because it's fairly flat + the textures/lighting don't help it much.

any ideas on how to solve that?

http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_23/dod_strom0010.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_23/dod_strom0011.jpg
http://trash.kflorence.com/maps/dod_strom/2005_06_23/dod_strom0013.jpg


much better :P

I likes.

looks promising, Siron. Let me know if you want to playtest it when its ready. :)

thanks verhaden :)

sure thing shane, theres no place better to playtest :)

I think the map looks great. I'm not big on the blue sky though. Maybe something darker like this:

http://dodec.hlgaming.com/images/ezavaskyv2.jpg

You can use it if you like. It might help your lighting situation a little w/ a darker sky.

well its not really a blue sky, its half blue i guess. its the "thunderstorm coming in the afternoon" sky, i like it. its the same sky that krafstoff uses.

Big fan here Siron -- keep up the good work dude.

thanks watchtower :)

Looks nice indeed.

make sure to post here when and if you're gonna test it on shane's server ..
i would like to try it out :)

sure thing mXed :)