de_bruises pimpage and accountability thread

Looks very clean for something that seems to want to be dirty. The first shot looks like the groundskeeper is fishing for a promotion.

Looking good man.

Looks really good and interesting, please post some more screenshots!

The only thing not fitting in the last pic is the texture oft the shutters, it looks way too clean, maybe you could add some rust or scratches.

nice map please keep it clean

It's an improvement. It's still very clean. IMO now that you have the props you should try littering a lot more, to not make the props seem conspicuous. If the props aren't enough, try with dust particles etc. You could also try adding more dark textures to the corners and recesses of the level for more depth. The level needs to come to life. Of course I'm commenting on this as if this is final. I don't know what state it is in right now, so deal with the crits as they are.

what i would suggest is to add maybe water to your map. rain or whatever. or foliage will make it better.

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Thanks for the pointers guys. Yeah "the coming to life part" is a bit tricky for me right now. I'm trying to look at refs to find stuff that would add make the scene feel more complete without messing with the readability to much since its a cs-map after all.

As I understand it, you're just the 3D artist. I'm sure the designer (or playtests) will tell you whether it's readable or not. So from my perspective, if I was the set dresser/3D artist, I'd just start adding stuff and overdoing it to get it just right. You can always worry about readability once that is done, because it's much easier to remove stuff than it is to add it.

The lighting and the tree make a world of difference, looking very nice!

It looks nice already, and the potential is obvious. I think the lighting is your biggest issue. It's very flat and boring. With some moody BF3/4 style lighting, you'll get much better results.

That last shot could use some changes in height. That building looks very uniform and unappealing. If you added something to break the even height on the roof it would help a lot.

The outside lighting in the first shot is really good, but it seems the other shots don't follow suit on that. As for props, the street in the first shot looks proper now, now you just have to make the building to the right (with the columns and stairs) match that.

IMO working on indoor lighting and the general prop/moodification of the level is what is necessary, but it's a good start.

I didn't read the thread, just looked at the pictures and this sooooo reminds me of the Grand Bazaar map for bf3. Nice work.