[cs:go]de_twinstar

I'm working on a defusal map set in an african mining environment.
Terrorists plan to disrupt the operation by destroying crucial machinery.

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layout

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t-start

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bombsite A

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bombsite B

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boost area in mid

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conveyor area

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jungle concept

My main concern is about the layout. The previous playtest showed that there where too many connections

so that the gameplay was more ore less deathmatchstyle.
Since then I cut some routes and widened the remaining ones a little bit.

The current version (a3) can be found here:

Steam Workshop

I'm curious about the latest playtest's feedback and any thoughts in general.

Cheers!

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Hi all!

I'd like to share some heavy-wip-shots and maybe get some opinions.

Jungle Area:

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CT Spawn:

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T Spawn:

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Bombsite A:

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Bombsite B (moved a little bit to the center of the area):

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Middle:

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Cheers!

Thanks. I'm not set on the name. How does de_ore sound?

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Layout looks cool and I like your concept paintover. Some areas look like they might be a bit cluttered, but this might just be because a lot of the world is the same colour (due to the dev textures) and things start to blend together. I don't think it will be an issue provided the final assets aren't all the same colours as the blocking geometry.

Are you going for a cleaner style with the map? Because of the textures, I mistook this as a TF2 map for a moment

I definitely aim for a good overall readability. You are right with the assets. I recently started making props out of my placeholders and I think they should create some contrast to the other textures. Also the lighting is flat and shadows are dark because I didn't do anything about it yet.

I'm trying to create different areas that can be easily identified by their looks. The bottom section of each area has a strip of lighter textures.

Here are some of the textures I made.

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Quote from Drakeee

de_smelt ?

The map's theme is more about ore mining than smelting. Allthough it might be a good idea to have a smelting plant somewhere on the horizont / skybox.

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de_ore = Dior?

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I like twinstar mining as a corporation, that looks good, bit of back story if you will. As a name maybe not so much, and I'm definitely not liking de_ore

Africa is known for it's conflict diamonds and minerals, I'm a massive fan of abstract but relevant names, so maybe simpy just de_conflict?

You say Africa, but this is specifically congo. I think the same applies with the name

http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/content/conflict-minerals

I haven't played it yet, but it looks like fun! Would be good to see a jungle theme successfully implemented

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There are other possible locations besides congo - like niger for example.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/…s-in-niger?lite

A good name is allways a tough one. I like de_ore because it's short and gets the point across, de_mineral is also good for the same reasons.

My initial working title back then was de_ormico by the way (short for Ore Mining Corporation). But it was dismissed because I thought nobody would remember a name like that.

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De_oregasm?

lold

good point. I'm going to reconsider renaming the map until release. I'll think of something. Thank you all for your suggestions. Keep 'em comming!