Posts by Radu

  • [WIP Thread] UT CTF-Castle

    I know it's easier to do interiors, but your level could benefit from some outdoor area or vista. It would also be better if you designed the place with a purpose in mind. For instance, castles are comprised of several features, such as a motte, curtain wall, keep, gatehouse, stables etc. Your area doesn't looks like it serves any purpose at the moment. I can make out some sort of hall room and sewers? I know this might seem odd, but take a look at this post on minecraft castles:

  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

    If you guys like Ethan Carter's atmosphere so much you should check the Syberia series. The third game is coming out in two months.

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  • What movie is this?

    I completely forgot to hint the director: Sergio Leone. Yeah, it's with Clint Eastwood and it does have dollars in the title. Thing is, there's two westerns directed by Sergio Leone that have DOLLARS in their title.

  • Samurai Jack

    Short teaser before the premiere on 11th of March. Are there really no old fans here on Mapcore? :(

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  • You Decide Mapcore's Future

    Quote from text_fish

    45 minutes ago, text_fish said: I'd say Hostage or Arms Race, personally. OR, open it up to all game modes but have a 'theme' for the competition, something abstract and open to interpretation like "falling" or "holiday".

    What do you say of something like "The Deal"? It could be centered around a location where two parties exchange goods. Think of the intro from Vice City or the meeting points from Breaking Bad. Also, people could be ambiguous of what's being exchanged and do something like the case from Pulp Fiction.

    Edit* All official game modes, except bomb/defuse.

  • [Portal 2] Broken Path

    Quote from PhelgeNanker

    20 hours ago, PhelgeNanker said: Radu, are there any parts in particular that you would like to see improved visually?

    The problem is that your chambers lack depth due to the very basic lighting as @Stract pointed out.

    Your first chamber could benefit from a similar light setup found in one of the official single player levels. You could also add more depth by expanding on the ceiling. Just two or three irregular shapes would go a long way.

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    As for the second chamber, I don't really like the ramp leading to the door. You should lower the door to the platform level or add the standard aperture stairs.

    I also think it would be better if the lighting was a bit different compared to the first chamber. Maybe something like this:

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    One last thing, try to get rid of some props from the observation area and also increase the light value so that it stands out more to players. I also feel like that tree doesn't add to anything. It's cool, but the player spends 2-3 seconds in its area before never returning.

    I look forward to your next iteration!

  • [Portal 2] Broken Path

    I played through your level and the puzzle is pretty neat. It took me a while to figure out, so good job on that!

    I know these workshop levels don't necessarily focus on a story, but Portal 2 is a game about logic and the environment, which is by itself a small narrative, needs to reflect that. In the world of Portal 2 and Aperture science, test chambers are built to be solved by various subjects using the portal technology. Each test chamber has in it all the necessary elements to solve it. Your second test chamber does not and requires you to navigate back to the previous one in order to acquire an additional element. We also know that at the entrance/exist of each test chamber there is a material emancipation grill. That means that under normal circumstances, the test subjects would have never been able to solve the second chamber. Since we are currently in a point in time where the Aperture personnel is no longer present, we are able to navigate through one of the observation areas, avoid the material emancipation grill and solve the second chamber. You have two ways of fixing this issue. The first one, simplest solution, is to add a busted cube dispenser in the second chamber to avoid that minor plot hole. The second solution is to remove the observation area and compress the two chambers into a single one. Personally, I would compress the two chambers to get rid of the prop clutter from the observation area which would improve performance. Visually, the environment looks alright. There are some parts that are not particularly interesting to look at, but it does the job.