De_forlorn WIP

Quote from Logic

Any current overview? All I could find was one from 2:nd May 2014

Theme looks very clean, which is always good! It really screams Black Mesa and/or an old fashioned Bond-villain base

Thank you :). I'm trying my best to have visual fidelity and eye-candy while keeping visibility and player readability at a maximum.

The layout you mentioned is indeed for alpha 1 version; the current beta layout is slightly different in mid and around both bombsites.

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Needs 100% more pinky rock faces

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Spot on, Jack

These rocks are iconic for HL/Opfor and they are on my to do list since alpha1 version but they will be kept until later stages in detailing since 50% of them will be in the map while the other 50% will be in the 3D skybox. I even included them indoors like the "Lambda Bunker" level (https://migrationtest.mapcore.org/topic/17209-de…&comment=404898 4th screenshot-tunnel).

At some point in development. I considered the idea to have the outdoors more European (white/grey rocks with pine trees and green hills) but finally decided against as players will most likely dissociate the map from the HL/Opfor theme.

Progress was a bit slow in the past 15 days;

I was focusing my time and energy on writing and finishing the 2 technical articles about Source engine visleaves and PVS (https://migrationtest.mapcore.org/topic/17174-sh…&comment=406742)

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In another note, I was having a bit of an issue with the military radar on top of the rocks (screenshot in previous post). It's a func_brush (non-round resetting entity), therefore cannot be parented to a func_rotating (round resetting entity) in Counter-Strike round-based gameplay. The brush was immediately disappearing even at the start of round 1.

I had to ditch entities parenting and resort to "logic_measure_movement" entity, and with a bit of tweaking, it's working like a charm.

Quote from UNREA1

This is looking so good each screenshot, makes me wanna lick the monitor. C:

Hey, hey, look who's here

Quote from Bodd Jonar

This is the map I look forward to the most at the moment. :))

me too :D...I wish the creator would speed things up and...oh wait

After nearly 2 months of extended break (holidays and whatnot), I resumed work on the map.

Started detailing CT spawn

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Quote from lynx

Looks like right out of a science fiction Movie! love it

Thank you.

The map is based on Half-Life and Opposing Force for the old school look of a recently evacuated research/military facility.

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I love the crossfire looking half life based environments. Looking forward to play this map.

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It reminds me of HL1.

Thanks.

I'm really glad people are noticing the Half-Life theme on the fly; I guess my work is done

Not sure if I should expect a headcrab/vortigaunt or a terrorist running down the stairs

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Quote from jackophant

This map won't be complete without some form of HL easter egg(s)

Maybe at random spots across the map G-Man can pop up adjusting his tie

:lol:

- ...last player alive in Ts, slowly approaching bombsite

- peeks quietly around a corner to scout the area

- Gman suddenly "appears" in front of him

- player pees himself and starts firing uncontrollably

- player gives away his position and is shot dead

- player quits CSGO and stares at his desktop screen...

But seriously, I like your idea of small HL Easter eggs; the Gman might be a bit extreme for CSGO but I'll see what I can cook in here

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Yeah ofc, I was just going a little over the top

How about these then:

• Interactive vending machines that drop cans
  
  • spam proof
  • don't heal you
• Interactive microwave
  
  • frazzles/blows when turned on
• Interactive eye scanners
  
  • *bleepy noises*
  • "ACCESS DENIED"
• Interactive wall mounted Health and Armour dispensers
  
  • Maybe hold "use" to make the noise
  • Definitely do not provide health or armour
• Inaccessible room with recognisable HL1 props in (maybe from source version?)
  
  • Weapons / Ammo
  • Health / Armour pickups
• Ambient Headcrab noises
  
  • Like the inferno apps dog, but in a vent somewhere

I think that's enough for now, unless you wanna just go for decals or something

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Great stuff Jack, thanks for sharing

I'll see what I will include without affecting CSGO mechanics/gameplay much.

The map already has a non-interactive retinal scanner, so I might bring it "alive"

The map will have subtle coloring and hints to allow players to know their location and whereabouts on the fly.

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You noticed in the previous screenshot the blue color and sector C (in CT corridor), now we have red color and sector T (in T corridor) :v

Hope this will also be useful for callouts

map is progressing steadily; I have also implemented many Half-Life Easter eggs across the map with more to come (looking at you @jackophant :D)

here's a fresh screenshot

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