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    13 hours ago, blackdog said: Oh now you have to write a backstory for that eye-scar :P

    It was probably a surfing accident . Those fins are sharp.

    Released a trailer with release date (3/3/2018)

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    39 minutes ago, FMPONE said: Released a trailer with release date (3/3/2018)

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    That awesome metal riff at 1:02 (who's the band? sounds like Megadeth? or Killswitch Engage)

    Small typo at 2:03 (preformance) but that's nitpicking.

    Really nice trailer; best of luck for the release :)

    If you're gonna make more Wingman maps, then I would love to see something like this again since I thought it was a shame that you abandoned this project. Really eye-catching stuff I must say.

    Quote from MadsenFK

    On 3/1/2018 at 1:20 PM, MadsenFK said: If you're gonna make more Wingman maps, then I would love to see something like this again since I thought it was a shame that you abandoned this project. Really eye-catching stuff I must say.

    Yeah that map was kinda neat. The gameplay for that map would have been awful for 5v5, for 2v2 it might work well however.

    I would probably have to dig it up off of an old hard-drive, hopefully I still have the file.

    Quote from FMPONE

    On 3/1/2018 at 6:17 PM, FMPONE said: As part of a 3 day ramp-up to releasing Subzero, today Wingman Killhouse was released.

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    Pretty interesting map!

    I personally enjoy the Wingman mode and it's obviously a pretty popular mode in general.

    It's also a lot easier for community creators to create 2v2 maps (smaller, much easier to test...)

    So I'm wondering if Valve will add Wingman community maps to future "operations"...

    It plays well and I like the idea but, and don't take it bad, you really should work on the lighting and on your textures.

    I don't meet the quality you had with your previous levels like Season for example. I take it like a good start that needs to be improved now to meet the quality we have in CS : GO. And @Tynnyri is right about the aurora borealis, you'll have to make a choice. EDIT : I know you learned a lot to make all your custom contents and I know how hard it is.

    Quote from Radix

    20 hours ago, Radix said: It's also a lot easier for community creators to create 2v2 maps (smaller, much easier to test...)

    Well, if you have a server you can access... I was wondering if we would test on mapcore test server.

    I really hope valve will push the mode. 1v1 is still a competitive for Quake, I would be interested in seeing if this can work as well as proper pro competitive.

    Quote from El Moroes

    49 minutes ago, El Moroes said: It plays well and I like the idea but, and don't take it bad, you really should work on the lighting and on your textures.

    I don't meet the quality you had with your previous levels like Season for example.

    Quote from Tynnyri

    25 minutes ago, Tynnyri said: I really do not understand this statement. Were the textures really that bad? I ran the game on all high and it looked stronger than expected. Then again, I didn't run around only looking at the walls. Any screenshots or examples?

    Well creating all the assets for yourself for the first time is hard work... I think it's impressive what Shawn achieved here.

    I can see what El Moros is saying. I only walked around the map today and it feels a bit noisy. Reminds me of the late CS 1.6 maps. I hope I'll manage playing it to see if it actually hampers the gameplay.

    Still a great achievement.

    I don't understand why is not possible to plant just behind the truck in that little nook. Seems like an interesting plant position, compared to the doorstep.

    Well, all in all pretty impressive how much effort you have put into this project.

    I mean, even if this gets added to an Operation, the payment seams a bit too low for two years of working full time (?) on this. Maybe you should talk to Valve :D (You probably really should. lol)

    Gameplay seems to be good, even though I don't really like one-way (drop down) routes.


    But, as already said by some of the others, visually atm not your strongest submission.

    Biggest issue is probably the sky color. You chose a very warm, bright, nearly turquoise blue. It doesn't fit the setting imo and makes the snow look grey.

    I would like one of the following better:

    - a cold steel blue (no stars, few clouds, probably better no snowfall)

    - a nightsky (slightly green if you want to keep a (more subtle!) aurora borealis)

    - a grey cloudy sky (+snowfall)


    That lighting + aurora issue is probably the best example why it feels a little "wrong" atm:

    You have aurora borealis vs day time. Sun vs stars. A nearly clear sky with only a few little clouds (which move too fast imo) but you also have snowfall (which is falling in the opposite direction the clouds move (wind) btw).

    That's all too much imo. You can't have it all at once. Make a decision.

    You should not make things that don't make any sense just because you think it looks awesome. It's similar to the rainbow in de_santorini which also didn't make sense imo: clear sky, no rain, sun at high noon -> no rainbow!

    Furthermore some areas of the map are probably a little overdone already. Sometimes it's better to let a wall just be a wall.

    Maybe you just want too much in general while searching for the holy grail of CS level design...

    Don't get me wrong. Still an awesome map. But it's not finished yet. Hope this helps a little.

    I think you can get away with the stars, at least. They are very useful for lining up smokes, and sacrificing realism for gameplay wouldn't be a problem on this occasion.

    Apart from that I think the weakest area in the map in terms of Art is the T connector to B. It looks like something from Borderlands, because of the black trim textures, you use and some of the wear on the props, combined. It just doesn't look like Counter Strike to me.

    Quote from Radix

    On 04/03/2018 at 4:50 PM, Radix said: I mean, even if this gets added to an Operation, the payment seams a bit too low for two years of working full time (?) on this. Maybe you should talk to Valve :D (You probably really should. lol)

    He probably has more chances to talk to a wall when you speak about money with Valve.

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