dm_grale (updated on 15-08-09)

I like it

The torches would look alot better with a model-replacement though.

very cool though its kinda redundant

yes, nice... but you really some more variation: varied lighting, some more wood, different details, varied architecture elements etc... then it will really be A+

but its looking good so far.. so just keeping adding to it

eager to see the skybox mate

it would be neat if there were steel chains and shields on the wall and stuff like that with some nice rust etc

SEX. one of the first maps with custom bumpmapping ive seen for hl2. grats.

awesome. more texture variety tho...

This map should be good for instagib

Aside from the repetition it's looking very nice, and I'm not usually a fan of castles. A small outside area with some grass etc. could be cool and would help put some more colours in.

Sexy pics ya got there matey. I like the atmosphere, allthough it really reminds me of ehm... Unreal, ''Tournament, ''03, ''04.

Anyhow, it looks like a winner to me.

edit: architecture is 1337!

Quote from JonM

yes, nice... but you really some more variation: varied lighting, some more wood, different details, varied architecture elements etc... then it will really be A+but its looking good so far.. so just keeping adding to it

Agree, the rest looks very good.

It really has style, that castle of yours.

And indeed, the large blocks get kinda repetetive and I think the map is a bit too dark overall. Besides that, it does look good indeed.

Oh, and for a 3D skybox... can I see high mountain peeks on the horizon with tall, gloomy castles on them with lots of high towers?

ut had cool castle maps. Good for some imspiration (if ya need it)

Holy Bumpmaps batman!

They look awsome

But I agree with everyone else, needs better lighting and varation.

Make a decal that covers some of the bricks, but instead of just covering them, the decal is made UP of bricks, but whole. If that makes sense. THan have some kidn of engraving or something decorative to put in those walls.

So extract a bunch of bricks. Make it one solid brick. Make that one solid brick a decorative element. Make it a decal. Apply it OVER the bricks. Voila!

Something to break up your repetition.

Looking nice, I like the lightning.

It's a DM map, and in DM (most) people want wider corridors, nothing in the environment should feel too small to be able to strife and jump to avoid enemy fire.

The corridor to the right in the second screen and the area in the last pic from the newest batch look a little too small,

A lot of levels are brought down by this, because people tend to make stuff smaller then it should be, to actually be fun in DM, and this is a temple, you have all the logic rights to put on some size on those types of places.

Looking good once again!