DM_Snowdin

Now we're getting places, yes :wink:

Crit: Reduce the thickness of those wires and also vary your texturing up a bit, you're using the same texture a ton in that shot.

If it wasn't such a badass texture it would be pretty obvious.

Yeah man, use the smooth gemoetry tool on those displacements man so they ain't so spikaiiiiiiiiiii. I'd recommend some other tones of light, as was mentioned orange I think. I'd hit that.

One thing I wonder, some of those monitor panels are so high up whos ever going to read them?

Awesome. I love the texture, the overuse is hardly noticeable. Have you tried the tex w/normal on the ground? It looks almost like a thin layer of ice. Could create some interesting slippery corridors.

That is starting to look sexy hexy! Anything special planned yet for the gameplay side of things?

Looking good mate, i like how you've lit the thing, using multiple colours of light really works well and yet alot of people tend to stick to just one lighting 'theme', this could be a seriously good map if the gameplay works out alright.

Just make sure you do focus on gameplay from a fairly early stage, seen many maps start out as good looking, and ending up just that, good looking.

Good work on what you've got so far, can't wait to see how this map turns out for the first betas / first release.

Just one thing that might be just me being mr. detail critic, but why would anyone leave a shot gun lying around in the only snowy patch of the room?

It doesn't really matter ofcourse in the map since it's just a game and the thing will work fine, but it would make more sense if it'd be in a place where no snow will fall on it

(talking about this image...)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6353/snow2lc7.jpg

I like all the changes, its coming on well. I think you should at least try putting some sort of buffer/trim between your pipes and your walls though, because it looks really rather poor where they just meet with no intermediate step.

ultra-noob question here -- for the lights shining down with the "cone of light" effect -- how do you get that effect? point_spotlight with dynamic flag unchecked? any special settings to be aware of? do you need to use func_dustmote or env_embers to emphasize the effect?

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ultra-noob question here -- for the lights shining down with the "cone of light" effect -- how do you get that effect? point_spotlight with dynamic flag unchecked? any special settings to be aware of? do you need to use func_dustmote or env_embers to emphasize the effect?

Func_illusionary with a translucent gradient-texture + func_dustmotes would be my guess. It doesn't look like it's a gradient texture though, but it would look a bit better if it were.

your choice of textures is very good, but the snow is too angular

Can I borrow your time machine, please?

Pretty sweet, it reminds me of AvP.

I like this new screenshots, the lighting is looking alot better, gotta love those hightlights, nice taste!

Keep on

orange lit area adds nice colour contrast

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orange lit area adds nice colour contrast

very cliché though, i'd try with some decent yellow/white light instead (glory light)

I like the textures, not much variation to the map though, but I guess you are going for all gloomy cold blue.

Anyway, to really bring out the scene, try adding some warm spots of color in certain areas you feel fit. Maybe some yellows as well to blend with the blues.

Ooogh get back on this!