WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!

Indeed. Each one uses the engine he/she wants, and no one has anything to do with it. Period.

LEVEL DESIGN - SERIOUS BUSINESS

All i have is a 1 year plan on a project.

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Another WIP shot from dm_parkterminal.

Mmm, kinda odd screenshot, since I don't know what I'm looking at.

Plus, those buildings on the background are strange too, why is one blue and the other white?

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":vr944dy5]Mmm, kinda odd screenshot, since I don't know what I'm looking at.Plus, those buildings on the background are strange too, why is one blue and the other white?

The buildings are just placeholders till I make a 3D skybox, and yeah the shot will look kind of odd for you, but the people that have seen more of the map will understand it, so here are some more(and older) pics...

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The lighting isn't final by the way, not at all...

Heres a screenshot from a TF2 Arena map I'm working on. It takes place in and around a hollowed-out mesa.

The other side of the map looks the same as this one, except more blue, and with more shadows, so it will be lighted manually instead of relying on the sun.

I'll show some screens of the interior soon-ish, since I'm working on lighting it.

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Brilliant idea, looks really well done.

yeah that looks really cool indeed

Punky: It's looking better than earlier shots I saw on Interlopers but it seems to be lacking a clearly defined theme.

Insta: Incredible. The passages cut into the landscape, spiraling around are too fucking cool.

Nice work indeed

i was planning a greek themed tf2 map that would spiro or zig zag up a steep hill very similar to this looks wise ... i guess i can kick that idea in the bucket now

... looks awesome =)

Looks great, cool concept.

Nice work insta, that's looking awesome!

Here's a shot from my upcoming payload map, Great Heights:

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Is that snow?

A snow based TF2 map? Fucking incredible why didn't I think of it?!

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A snow based TF2 map? Fucking incredible why didn't I think of it?!

excellent question. i don't think i've even heard of one before this.

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excellent question. i don't think i've even heard of one before this.

I played one, but it was real small and there were christmas trees all around...

Yes, it's overly bright snow, a bit too realistic as it's burning the playtesters eyes in numerous occasions!

The level starts off as standard alpine and climbs up and into a snowy mountain top to Red's "Fort Knox", from each individual round there are numerous areas where you'll see parts of the previous/next round, so players will have a good sense of progression. There's even an ice cavern, but I'm having some trouble finalising that one (visually). If there happens to be any keen texture artists reading this who'd be up for a challenge - I wouldn't mind having a chat! It's a 3 round PL map with around 40-50hrs playtesting already under its belt.

looks pretty sweet insta, is it a mirrored layout?

Yep it's mirrored. I'm gonna try to make them not feel so samey by doing unique detailing and lighting. The initial plan was to have it offset, like arena_ravine, but I sort of forgot doing that