Quote from von*ferretDamn...people say I have an ego. At least I can semi-back up my shit with material.
I am aware of the reply did conflict with the quality of fy_spalt; if I am not mistaken, I also wrote that in my reply;)
I did not say that I was a better mapper than him, just that I know a lot about mapping, which I do.
Could we please end this lame flaming and have some serious discussion instead?
I see that it is not the perfect solution, but at least I did not just say "The world explodes" or some other bs like that.
We are of course trying to find a way to also get SoW2 working for people without CS:S.
That controller looks horrible.
Then they are unfortunately screwed:/ That's a downside for sure, but I guess it's one of thoose you have to live with.
Yay, I have gotten it to work! The solution is plain simple: Load only the CS:S content! The HL2 content is automaticly added:)
CJ: I really like your idea of combining Prince of Persia with high tech HL2 stuff! It is very close to what we are doing with Sands of War 2. If done well, such as with your map, theese themes play up well against each other.
I also really liked you HL1 map persian:)
RD: Nice spottings! That is the de_cbbles ct spawn:) Yep, you are right that two themes don't fit. They are each teams base and in later versions they will be placed far from each other.
Yes theese are maps I made a few years ago, but that don't give anyone the right to act like immature assholes.
Ok, I have talked with Valve about it now. Here is what Yahn had to say about the issue:
Yeah, it's something that's not officially supported so I wouldn't relyon cross-mod cache usage to keep working going forward. We'll try and
get the word out at some point to clarify this.
The gameinfo trick won't work because as I understand it only the first
appid is loaded.
Aalborg's university is the coolest one:) They have a better CS line and are also in the proces of starting some game dev line.
Quote from -Stratesiz-Okie I'll be super honest here. None of the maps you've posted so far are good or impressive. I would say this map is the strongest, but it's far from interesting or good. Lighting is nonexistent, brushwork is plain and simple, texturing is basic, the theme is generic, etc...You are young and you are proud of the stuff you've done so far. However, you need to realize the fact that they aren't any good on mapcore standards. Just because you have an article in the paper doesn't mean that you are good. Considering your age, I would say you have potential to become very good if you accept the fact that you have a lot to learn. Be modest, be realistic and you'll get better. Listen to what people have to say here.
Thx for your honest comments. I know that theese maps aren't very good.
Just as a note: I have not just been in the paper, I am also mapping moderator at CSBanana(former cscentral) and Lead Level Designer at Sands of War:)
I am indeed listening to what people says here and Mapcore got some of the most talented game designers:)
Yeah, the lighting on this one is bad. The only light is coming in from the two ends, which make it way too bland.
LOL are you crazy? I can beat you in mapping knowledge any day:)(this is far from visible in fy_spalt, I know) Thx for the advice though...
Lol yeah you are indeed right. That crappy amount of detail could easily have been archieved with much less than 250 w_poly. It was my first map so I hardly heard of this r_speeds thingy:P
i dont see a single bit of shadow. Or if you mean by shadows that the entire map is covered with one shadowalso that flash player thing is hugely annoying. Yus post the pics in a regular way
The sun is almost down, so yeah a lot of the map is covered by shadows.
Yep, I am not posting screenshots like that anymore.
The lighting is just uber wrong. You need adjust your angles and stuff. Right now the sun is directed at the sky or something. The skybox doesn't match the current lighting at all.
You really think so? The angles for the light_env light fits fits with where the sun is on the sky, so I don't really get what you mean.
If you think that the map is a little too dark compared to the skybox, then I do however agree with you.
I don't got much time for mapping theese days(blame school and team leading), but I am working on SoW2_Omnicron. The map is indeed WIP as it's only ~5% done. It does not in any way represent the quality of final SoW2 maps.
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Quote from Mazy05/05/05 05:05:05
!I wonder what happens that, or happend
Danfoss Universe opened:
Horrible lighting? It is not really lit, not so dark that you can't see anything, lots of shadows and the skybox match the lighting.
Yep, it's a fy map - not the standard lame and ugly killbox though. Each team got 3 routes:)
Hey, you may stop that. Some of my old maps were of course crappy as hell, but this is actually decent mapping. The hangar is big(compared to standard HL1 sizes), yet it got lot's of detail and yet it runs smooth:)
Pure sex! I do however think that UT2k4 is a really great game, just as the original UT.
This map was made for Clan Evil Inc, the ones behind the D.E.A.D mod.
Screenshots(looks crappy in fullscreen as they are 640*480):
Fy_Spalt was released at September the 10th 2003. Its a Counter-Strike map. Fy are small, action packed and very simple maps. They are not supposed to be visually impressing or be realistic.Fy_Spalt was created on request of two clans. Clan HERMAN, but primary clan Spalt. They needed it for a big showoff match at Spalts 4 years birthday. They all thought it was a great map. Websites: http://www.spalt.dk
If you can run normal cs maps, then you should also be able to run this one without any major slowdowns.
w_poly max: 500
e_poly max: 3000
Tex mem mb: 2
It can be download here: Fy_Spalt.
Beware of that this version has some bugs. There will be released better versions later.
I never did release anymore versions of it, it was not worth it. I did however use it as a base for SoW_Hangar.
Screenshots(looks crappy in fullscreen as they are 640*480):
