Hi guys 
I've started work on a map inspired by the fact that the NS2 engine doesn't have water - a dried out sequel to my NS1 map ns_hydrosity.
Drydosity will be a visit to the now dried out & disused water processing facility from ns_hydrosity. Where hydrosity had dark grey clouds, constant rain and running water, drydosity will have scorching, harsh sunlight, dry winds and a general look of abandonment & desolation.
First, the layout:
AS = Alien Start
MS = Marine Start
TP# = Tech Point #
RP# = Resource Point #
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Now, some reference pictures, to give you guys an idea of what I'm aiming for visually:
I mentioned before that there will be harsh sunlight beating down on the facility. The walls down the one edge of the map will look something like this:
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AS, which will also be getting a decent amount of sunlight, will be round and look somewhat similar to this pic (but with neither the water nor the random nude):
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TP2 in the center of the map will be an interesting one to design & balance.
The each of the three grey areas below the tech point itself will have a hydroelectric generator taking up a decent portion of the floorspace:
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The portion of the express route above TP2 will capture the outflow from the hydroelectric generators and look vaguely like this:
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Although I don't have the vents in, when they do appear they'll look something like the pic below - crawlspaces beneath non-existent rooms:
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An image dump of what I've done so far:
These first three shots are taken from the area around RP2. This side of the map will be all windows & skylight.
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These two shots are taken from either end of the waterway just above TP2.
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Alien Start:
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A crawlspace vent that goes between the upper portion of the waterway/express route in the middle of the map and the area between AS & TP1.
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The area between AS & TP1, where the crawlspace comes out:
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(you can see the crawlspace exit in the background of this pic on the left)
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If you guys have any thoughts on where I can go with this aesthetic, let me know. As much as it does kind of work, I'm getting a bit irritated by how monochrome the level is looking so far.