dm_grale (updated on 15-08-09)

back to the old color scheme then

- changed the lighting on the torches so the bloom doesnt kill the fire effect

- working on new back and side castles making it more "evil" quake like

never mind the pink/purple lights

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hehe yeah i really suck at lighting (stil do) and oh yeah i really hate it also anyway working out some more details for now couldnt resist adding some gameplay twists so i added planks around the map so some area's are more accesible and made 2 pits that you can fall into that lead into the lowest central cave.

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i already added some more planks to the map but those arent ready to be shown yet but they'll have quite some impact on the gameplay of the map.

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as reply to ra7 i honestly dont know when this wil be done, im putting as much time into it that i can wich isnt really much since my current job takes up a lot of time (probably around 60 hours a week) and seeing i also have other things to do like singing in a band. lets just say i have a lot of social obligations that i do not want to suffer ghehe.

working on this map has really been a growing experience for me and still is. i enjoy every single moment i work on it and so i can say i dont really mind that it takes a very long time for me to get it done.

right now its like i have to make a huge amount of models of the brushwork i've made and i dont really know how much time this wil take since i dont have much modelling experience, its like i said its a learning experience for me and i probably wouldnt even mind if it went on forever. one thing though is that when i get it to compile the complete map i will release a beta *or alpha for that matter* so people can just check it out ingame /end of rant...

another update! been a few months again. anyway i bought myself a wacom that i've been fiddling around with a lot but that aside (i will show some of my wacom work another time) i made some wood textures to replace the stock hl2 ones and i've been working on new rock textures to replace the old grey ones that really didnt fit the map anymore with all the other new textures.

hope you like them C&C very much welcome on these.

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hmm i geus it is a bit off compared to the bricks, maybe changing the grassy texture to a more sandish one would make it look better? or i could add vegitation but i think it would be pretty hard to make nice vegitation that goes good with this texture style. anyway i think the rock/grass is ok i dont feel like it stands out too much but some more feedback on this would be nice