Vanquish

Vanquish is a defusal map set high in the mountains, where an ornate village of great history stands. A Marketing group has decided to turn this once-occupied village into a tourist spot, angering a local rebel faction, who take it upon themselves to hand out justice by demolishing it.

And, well... This is the update page while I work on it!

The main reference image for this map has been this image. GLHF to all who enter!

Earliest drawing of the layout. It's changed a lot since this, but this was what first came to me!

The earliest of early in-game shots, the first picture showing the spot where the Pagoda will go when finished, and the second picture being some pre-emptive Mid detailing.

Another day, more detail down at mid. Some people prefer to get the layout 100% down first and then do the art pass, but I like to do both symbiotically with one another, A to get an idea of space and presence and what goes where, but B to make it feel like I'm working on an actual place, rather than a well-designed killbox.

Getting my major props in now! Here is the Pagoda on A Site, and the Lion Statues on B.

A lot of updates today!

Changed the angle of the sun! Not a thing that requires a massive amount of work, but it's something that really makes props and the map in general pop a lot more.

Decorated the T -> A path! Was struggling for a theme for this spot, but I figured what with everyone talking about caves that I'd add one here, and the torches add their own flavour to the mix.

Finally, added a radar! Didn't do the tar layout thing because at this point in development I didn't know how to set it up. I do now, though, so expect the radars to start using that soon!

Quote from TECHNICKER

4 minutes ago, TECHNICKER said: Some very nice job done here. Looking forward to another updates!

BTW: I dont know how to use TAR either

Planning to upload a new update every day - gotta keep the map relevant around here somehow, right? TAR's pretty easy to set up, looking back at it. There's a guide here - https://github.com/Terri00/CS-GO-Auto-Radar#Download - only takes a half-hour or so to get working, and from there you get a very crisp, clean image at the end of it. Definitely recommended!

Quote from Freaky_Banana

19 minutes ago, Freaky_Banana said: I like the motivation! Is there a download link somewhere yet? Because judging off overview this map seems a bit small

Sure, lemme just get it on the workshop for you real quick...

...And here you go! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi…/?id=1721793153

Quote from text_fish

4 hours ago, text_fish said: Uhh, you might want to double-check your eligibility here, seeing as you have three previous versions of de_vanquish publicly available on your workshop. There's always a kerfuffle about the wording of the rules so you may well be fine, I dunno.

You also like noodles a lot, which I respect.

Oh wait, they all look like they're more recent? I'm confused.

Quote from TECHNICKER

4 hours ago, TECHNICKER said: I see that you have finished this map already, didnt you? Or atleast a different version of it.

Ah, I knew this would come up at some point.

Right, so, this showcase is really for the older versions? To document their progress (seeing as I still have all the files for them and whatnot). The map is actually a lot further on than this, but I generally want to have one space where the entire history of the map is documented, front to back - ergo, we're starting the showcase right at the map's inception, and skipping minor changes and focusing on the major ones.

As for questions of eligibility, maps older than mine have been entered (Akiba), And they seem to be fine. Plus I also asked TopHattWaffle and he okayed it, so I think I'm fine.

The map is by no means finished yet, however! It's still very much in development, I'm just documenting the past changes rather than the current ones - Don't worry! I'm showcasing a week of progress each day, so we'll be caught up before long.