Thanks guys!
Thats an good idea m8nkey, tnx 
narby: Reading your comment regarding the second pic and looking back at it, I def see your point. Havent realy noticed that earlier but that's something I have to fix. Also the lighting at A spot have been changed
Some other pics (from the same build tho)
Ps: Why does the small plant in the last pic render fullbright? Any ideas?
Agree with Buddy, place some strong lightsources around to brake it up.
Looks good btw
Hello core!
Been awhile since I'v been posting anything map-related here, but I'v been silently working on a cs:s map as some of you may have noticed.
Thought it was time to post this in it's own thread to get some real c&c that is very much needed. The map is intended to be used for league play which was something I had to keep inmind, that aside the map feels abit empty/open and i'm having a hard time coming up with something to solve this (crates isnt very cool) Please come forth with anyting else!
Notice that the pictures came out abit darker then ingame.
Oh nice! That is some cool refreshing stuff DvS! What about a TF2 map with this kind of style? 
Making progress on my cs:s map 
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Looks damn good to me! GJ!
Welcome to the core
You continue to impress [AoS]Albatros!
Only thing i noticed right away was the palm trees with the summit in the background. Looks abit out of place hmm. Maybe if the summit was more green/brown and not that snowy?
Be kind, it's a "competetive" cs:s map :roll:
Welcome
Not much to comment here as HP said, but you should look into your scaling, it seems abit off. Walls looks fairly thin and the hight of the bulding and size looks abit odd.
Good luck in the progress!
Fast reply Thanks Punky
Yeah, been using the point_spotlight and light_spot. What does the env_lightglow do? Normal glow around a light?
Im very interesed in different settings, like the brightness HDR, brightnessScaleHDR, Ambient HDR ect. and any compile commands
Ello mapcore
Been fidling with an css map for some months now (pics will come here soon) and really enjoying mapping again. But, im still pretty newbie in the new Hammer and there is so much i havn't mastered yet. One thing is lighting.. Whenever i compile my map and run it, damn that light_enviorment looks booring. Normal lights made by the light entity dosnt really scream SEX! either 
As i'm a big fan of lighting, please share your best tips regarding ligting in source! (and ofc any tips & tricks that's allways nice to know)
edit: yes i compile with HDR
Quote from NexusNo.
What you mean by "No" ? Very helpful there mr. Nexus..
For a DM style this looks good and could be as you say a refresher for the old cycle on CS:S DM servers. And i'l think it will work. So keep up the good work
Yeah
Been busy with the Army for the last 1,5 years 
So feels good to do some mapping now in the holidays , and ofc see the core again
Heya!
Very early css map!
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PS. Is there any good guides/tips on compilesettings for the new Hammer? I want better lighting! 
Wow! This is just splendid! Looks better than Oblivion
I really hope the life of Source will expand like the good ol HL did. Those NS-maps really pushed it far
Nice improvment, but many of the outdoor textures looks too cartoony, undetailed. Maybe try PhilK's Morningstar wad?
man that's some sexy textures!
Mazy: I dont know if it has the same system of stealing like Morrowind did, but there you had to crouch, point at the item you wanted to steal, and wait for the "steal item" icon was shown to the buttom left of your hood. And yes, sneak skill will improve your ability to steal and aslo do critical damage
BTW, just bought a new PC (so I could play this game) Wonder if anyone got about the same speccs as me, and how the game runs?
AMD 64 X2 4200+
gForce 7600GT
1GB RAM 400hz
ESC Extreme MB
450W Power supply
Thanks
Yeah Tequila, is right. I remember completing MW with about 4 diffrent chars. Joined guilds I didnt complete in past games ect, and it was suprisingly fun every time
One good thing about the PC ver. is the mod's. Morrowind had plenty of them, making the game soo much better
