[WIP] de_dam UPDATED 6-10-05

First off sorry for the long post.

Well i decided to redo the entire admin building I think this one fits the setting much better. Theres still alot to do but here are the updated pics as of now:

http://www.sourceprefabs.com/ftp/mappics/

note: I know the trucks are hovering above the ground in the garage. I didn't feel like compiling it again as the damn thing takes 45 min to compile on fast.

Also keep in mind that this is still a WIP and that I will start adding the eye candy with props / decals / overlays and such soon. I still have to fix plenty before it's done. Most of the geometry is done and I don't foresee making any big changes to the layout. (besides a second floor to the dam which I am contemplating atm.

Here's what I know I need to fix:

- Water: for some reason it's all messed up, Also gotta do the displacement for the water floor. also add damage values like in port if you happen to fall in.

- Add skybox: I'll probably add a cayon type skybox with tons of powerlines coming from the cliff face fading off into the distance.

- Fix hovering trucks in garage (trucks don't fly... yet)

- Add office furniture

- Add hatch to roof for quick access for the CT's much like the T's have.

- Add misc models throught map for cover.

- Add sounds (ugh... this is something that I'm dreading as I haven't really experimented with placing sounds much)

- Adding misc decals and overlays

- I need to create a couple custom textures.

- Touch up the rock face displacement, Not 100 % happy with the outcome so far.

- Make the busted contol gate where the T's busted though and parked in the garage. I'm thinking they arived in a couple hummers. Like this model:

http://%7boption%7d

those are the big things. I got tons more but no need to go on and on about em here.

also anyone know where I can do a playtest of this? I would love to schedule a time to get some people playing this sometime in the next week or so.

Quote from Zacker

Yup, doing something about the dam-wall itself and the orange squares is also a really good idea.

I just changed the post to the trainstation props. I was fighting off the urge to to that earlier for some reason. Something about the thicker post made me like em more but we'll see if these are more appropriate in the next set of pics.

I'm not sure what to add to the dam wall itself to make it more interesting. Maybe that Atlantic overlay towards the top ?

Im not sure if I'm feelin the pipes down the dam. I was thinking of a dam more like these:

http://pic.templetons.com/brad/pano/mid ... m-tall.jpg

http://pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/photos/am ... Bridge.jpg

http://www.hdprint.co.uk/ftp/CanyonLand ... %20dam.jpg

http://213.61.97.114/mangum/pic_db/high ... %20Dam.jpg

I will add decals to it much like some of the water stains you see in those pics. Hopfully that will spruce it up a bit and make it not so boring.

Quote from hydeph

this map looks "phat"

Thx, I've almost completed it's alpha stage. I'm in the process of putting the final touches on some major things I have planned and then it should be good for beta and some playtesting. Here's what I have left to do before playtesting starts.

- Add additional overlays and props to fill out the bland areas.

- Complete the 3d skybox so I get a much better "world" around the map.

- Add soundscapes

- add cameras for HLTV

- create strategy guide.

- Optimize vis leafs and world geometry

here's the latest pics.

http://www.sourceprefabs.com/ftp/joe/damalpha1_1/