[CS:GO][WiP]de_hospital

Hey guys, new mapper here! I finally got around to trying my hand on some map building after a long hiatus and over a decade of active duty. I thought I would post the workshop here, since it is playable and testable. I have been watching/reading tutorials throughout the process and I feel I have come a long way, but there are tons of things to work out, such as optimization and lighting. The layout/flow seems to be very well received (by clan members/friends) but that could be them being nice. I could use some testing from the community, and would love to hear what you guys think. Below are a couple screen shots and the workshop link. The minimap is working, albeit a bit off grid which won't matter, due to the map changing once I detail the T and CT starting zones. Currently they are low priority and bombsite A needs to be worked on next for a better layout. The map has no custom models (haven't found someone to work those just yet) and only a couple custom textures. Thanks for paying a visit and hope to hear from you guys soon!

Workshop: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi…s/?id=323136468

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Here is the minimap, kinda dirty but it should give an idea of the layout.

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I am more than likely going to go with this being the clinic portion on the side. Clinics have a softer color palette and if I go with bright white and fluorescent colors, it would make the map too bright and not work well. The long lines of sight have some broken parts, but the map isn't nearly as big as it seems, however I understand this criticism and have been trying to come up with a solution of breaking up the rest of the long halls, but the ideas I have will change around the layout a bit. Unfortunately, the best way to see if jumping on the map (if players haven't yet). My main concern is no boxes/dirt so it doesn't look like 80% of the other maps on workshop.

I am changing the main lobby to be more 'hospital' and I will post screenshots later tonight. I might do some more custom textures for this to make it stand out much more.

I brightened up the lobby area, and started working on the T spawn. I think it looks better than the improper coloring for a hospital I had before.

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Textures are placeholders, but I felt the need to fix the long, boring hallway from CT side to lower B site.

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My next run through will brighten the lights up more, because there are definitely areas that are too dark. Just curious, has anyone tried testing out the map for fun to check for balance? I've done a lot, and came to the conclusion that it is pretty well balanced right now.

Maybe I should just rename it de_randombuilding and go from there? Lol..jk. This, to me, looks like a clinic more than a hospital. I think I got carried away with wood trim early on and just didn't stop. I might be wrong, but it seems a good map wouldn't be exactly like a hospital. The latest pics I posted aren't the textures I ended up using, so that small check in window area is actually much brighter. I will take into consideration the ambient light, which might be what would help the overall lighting issue. My next main concern is the outer areas, since they are only for the starting points...I am having troubles getting the motivation to put a lot of time into detailing those areas knowing they are only seen for a couple seconds each round.

I took a break due to some real life stuff, but I am back and have some more screenshots of the map. It is easily testable, but the minimap needs an update. I will have that done later today. Here are the images for a few changes and some odd stuff around the way. I am considering calling this clinic, because honestly it gives me a small clinic and pharmacy feel.

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Made a mistake, and now the map is here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi…s/?id=499122482

Reuploaded because apparently, the textures were screwed up.

Thought I would share the final cut of the bombsite A layout:

Changes in the offline version (my version):

- Bombsite A has had a full overhaul. The maintenance room next door is now being conditioned into a Pharmacy entrance from outside (not traversable by players). The overly open area above, balcony from second floor, is gone. There is now a small vent that players can break and drop down through top floor to the help desk area of the pharmacy. Lots of open, unnecessary areas have been cut down.

- All lighting in areas with the tiled style of ceiling is now fleshed out with flourescent bulbs and inlaid to the ceiling.

- Various decals and props slowly trickling into the map to give more life.