Posts by Vaya

yeah it's slow as fuck for me. takes 2-3 minutes to load a picture heavy page.

wiki sounds like a great idea.

I've a strong advocator of optimising as you go. waiting until the end can hide bad brushwork and makes compiling for playtests and local checks a lot slower.

Shit is elaborate. could be made into a hollywood movie trilogy.

Huge loss for gaming

it's a 10 vs 10 public playtest. starts at 8pm gmt(ish)

from valve's wiki:

PlanningDon't touch Hammer! Instead, start with pen and paper. It's much more difficult to change the fundamental layout of a map once you start adding detail.

For Counter-Strike maps, consider:

• Most real-life locations involve repetition and large open spaces with few features; they would make terrible game levels.
• Meeting points, where the two teams see each other for the first time. Careful spawn placement and timing is the foundation of great maps like de_dust2.
• Bomb sites, defensive positions and sniper nests. How would players from either team approach a certain area? How close is the bomb site to a meeting point?
• Performance, how efficiently will the map run on a computer? Vast football-stadium maps will typically fare poorly, while closed spaces with lots of twists will perform well but suffer in gameplay.

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https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/How_To_De…_Map_That_Works

most operation maps use real life locations for themeing and as a point of reference. I

snowboarding.

Didn't get away nearly enough last season due to saving for a flat - should be all done and dusted by next winter so planning for a big one.

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A new ninja suit for wintersports (thermals).

These things are amazing! buying this to replace the one I've had for 2 years and promptly worn out

The 'rock' walls look pretty weird to me. are these copied from a reference? They look too harsh.

exactly that. Remove it/upload separately and the map *should* be fine

far too complex in terms of layout- theme is pretty cool but you have so many redundant paths and changes in height.... reminds me of this map from goldeneye:

did you try packing the .nav into the BSP?

the result of heavy drug use

Interesting change it mid/garden.

what's new in this one. not going to bother loading up if you've just func_detailed the stairs

as a layout it felt way too restricted. Terrorists on CS maps need to have more options

looking a lot better than the last version. I don't like how much you need to commit to certian peeks- there's no chance for a quick peek at the lefthand A path for example.

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1 watt bulb? the light should be flooding the area

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brick on brick detailing looks weird to me. I think the columns(?) should be changed to concrete

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jump on the cover in mid and you see through the nodraw

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decals like this shouldn't be added outside of the player area. it will confuse

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func_detail!

Hope it helps make the map more 'active duty' viable.

looking forward to seeing it!