remake of the classic 1.3 northbound. work in progress:

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound1.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound2.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound3.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound4.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound5.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound14.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound13.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound15.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound8.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound7.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound17.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound9.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound10.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound12.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound6.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound11.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound18.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound16.jpg

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound19.jpg

Looking good, though you might want to change the name so people know it's a remake etc otherwise the author might get anti

Terrific! But in the 3rd pic, maybe the church glass-frame should have no glass. It looks to be a hole the result of an explosion, and I doubt they had reinforced unbreakable glass in churches back then :P

I stared to make a remake of this a long time ago and never finsished it and prob never would have so I say great man I give you 100% on this project for 2 reasons, 1 I never finished and you did and 2 it looks great just do some tweeking here and there maby add a few frills and pop a 3d skybox in there and its great and cant wait to play it. Great work.

Looking foward to this. I loved and hated this in 1.3 but have been dying for a version for Source. You do good work so I am happy for this.

Great, this map was one of my favorits :-D
I am looking so much forward for this one.

I have some minor feedback to your WIP-shoots.

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound3.jpg
The texture do not align correct. And I would question if "they" created walls like that, with bricks inside and larger stones on the outside.

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound5.jpg
I think "they" would have placed the barrier gate where the road is more narrow.

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound15.jpg
How about a tiny tiny bridge across the frozen water or just some wood beams.

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound7.jpg
Same as above, would "they" have created walls like that?

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound17.jpg
The picturer on the wall, is that not the backside of the picture?

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound9.jpg
Texture aligment on the tile right in front do not seem correct.

Keep up the good work :-D

Looking good. I loved this map in old DOD and look forard to playing it in Source.

Good stuff!

Nice brushwork, model placement and overall quality usage of the tools.

:)

Good to see a WIP map so close to completion! Bring it home Bauer!

I've become a bit of a lighting nazi since the annoyances I had with Vigilance, and judging by those screenshots it might be a tad too dark. Get someone else to test it on their computer and see what they say

Looks nice !!

Looks very nice nearly the same as my remake of dod_northbound which has been playtested and is due for release very shortly.

Just out of interest did you get permission from the original author as I did?

==Dirty_Harry;1055868']Looks very nice nearly the same as my remake of dod_northbound which has been playtested and is due for release very shortly.

Just out of interest did you get permission from the original author as I did?

i don t have a permission. your remake is finished so this one is cancelled\deleted. cya

Bauer, you dont have to delete the map, you can always rename it, add / change a few things, maybe add some objectives...

Bauer, you dont have to delete the map, you can always rename it, add / change a few things, maybe add some objectives...I agree also.

This map looks pretty awesome, there was no need to delete it. You could of changed it a bit more and called it a different name, then say it was based on one of the old DoD 1.3 maps.

I didn't mean in anyway that you should delete the map as I am fully aware of the man hours it takes to get to roughly the same point as I have got.

It's just unfortunate that we are both working on the same remake. The reason I asked if you had asked permission was that Rolk had also been given permission by the original author but had abandoned his project before I started mine, and the original author also thought someone else was working on a remake but couldn't remember who it was, or if that project had also been abandoned.

I hope you haven't really deleted your file as that would be an unecessary waste of your time, and that wasn't what I was implying you should do.

The reason I asked was because you could have been the other person that the original author couldn't remember the name of :(

yeah dude, just change it to objective based or somethng

Or... you guys could work together and make 1 really fine map.

In fact, let me give you some incentive. You 2 get together and produce 1 high quality map w/ skdr's permission/oversight. If its of high quality and "close enough" in terms of potential, I'll consider adding it to CAMP.

looking good. but maybe u can add a new look to it, by people being able to the (axis) church http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound2.jpg like in this pic of your. and also for the allies building so it can be even for both sides http://bauer.arcangels.eu/northbound_screens/northbound14.jpg i bet people would actually like it.

Well whilst I don't want to dismiss the idea totally I can't see that it would work personally, it's hard enough building a map on your own, with out time zones and all other types of complications being thrown into the equation.

As far as SKDR is concerned he has had screenshots of my version and was present at the playtest and the feedback he gave was positive.

As for CAMP well it will either be included on merit or it won't either way is ok with me

Bauer: you have a knack for porting over 1.3 maps. Don't throw your Northbound away! Rename it and mention your inspiration in the readme.

Harry: I hear you about the time zones. If I recall correctly, you are in England? I think Bauer hails from Germany.

You are right Rosie i'm from the good old UK

Bauer: Go ahead and continue working on your remake. I'll give you my full permission to do so. I'd rename the map tho because there's one Northbound remake coming out already.

Always nice to see people liked my map :)

if this is exactly the same as the original, I will love you long time.

Now someone remake warsaw!

Hum..this map has to be released. It looks great! Dirty Harry do you have a WIP thread for your version, I would like to compare the two.

Hum..this map has to be released. It looks great! Dirty Harry do you have a WIP thread for your version, I would like to compare the two.I would like the same.

I don't have a W.I.P. thread for my version as I am not a great believer in them as I prefer the element of surprise when it is released rather than releasing a map that everyone is board of seeing screenshots of for the past 6 months or how ever long it's taken to complete.

This is now my 5th map for DOD source and I have only ever posted screenshots on my clans forum under the members only section.

Each to his own but as I say not a great believer of them personally.

As far as being the same as the original it is a complete build from scratch (not a port) and the general layout is exactly to scale of the original and all the routes through the map are identical with the exception that the church on the axis side is now accessible.

I have made some alterations to the edges of the playing area in as much as there are some extra streets to give it the feeling of being a bigger map but these are not accessible merely cosmetic.

So in general very true to the tried and tested original in both layout and size.

I will see if I can get some screenshots up in the next couple of days as there has been a couple of requests for them.

I think the benefit of screenshots can only benefit yourself. If you only release them to a specific audience, then the comments might be, "wow, that looks great," but in reality, the majority of the audience might think differently.

I think when porting a map, you should be using screenshots especially. You may be able to get the layout and the likes of that correct, but the architecture could be lacking or whatever else.

That's just my opinion.

I also wonder what happened to that thread that had a list of what was being worked on and who was doing what. That could have helped this situation.

Anyways, screens would be good.

Bauer: you have a knack for porting over 1.3 maps. Don't throw your Northbound away! Rename it and mention your inspiration in the readme.



I agree. :)

Wow awesome :D

http://bauer.arcangels.eu/dod_strasbourg_b1.rar

Nicely done!

I was waiting for someone to do remake that
It looks awesome dude

Nice Work

Very nice. Clean, lighting is good, good use of brushes and models, gameplay excellent, SKDR would be proud. CAMP-worthy.

Cool Bauer !

Never seen the original but this looks nice !

:)

Looking forward to giving this a go.

Cool...gonna check it out. :)

EDIT:

Just my opinion, but this lamp looks out of place. It looks too modern.

http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7127/lampck6.th.gif (http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lampck6.gif)

It's a pleasure to play again on this map, very precise work, really nice.
Thx Bauer


P.S: Btw, the first allies flag is missing a black hole.