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![[UE4] Island Environment [W.I.P]](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2021_07/highlight.jpg.86372af603e4f9b7963b457a491edc21.jpg)
[UE4] Island Environment [W.I.P]
A project i started a month ago. The idea is to make a playable island environment.
The ocean water i''ve used https://github.com/UE4-OceanProject/OceanProject/tree/4.18
The ocean water i''ve used https://github.com/UE4-OceanProject/OceanProject/tree/4.18
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Mapcore X2 Prodeus Mapping Contest
General Vivi posted a topic in [Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest Part 2,
Mapcore is now holding a second Prodeus Mapping Contest for original levels, with official developer support!
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(Source 2) Porto - Portugal
┌HP┘ posted a topic in Source 2,
Hey guys,
Finally got around to make a short breakdown of the Source 2 scene I made a while ago.
Finally got around to make a short breakdown of the Source 2 scene I made a while ago.
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Prodeus Winners Announced!
General Vivi posted a topic in [Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest,
The WINNERS of Mapcore X Prodeus
1st place: Bunnymauler [ Internal Disruption ]
P-link: m-DlOgFtF8dy
- $1,500.00 USD
- One year of Humble Choice
- Excalibur Gauntlets and Biker Gloves (skins)
- Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord
1st place: Bunnymauler [ Internal Disruption ]
P-link: m-DlOgFtF8dy
- $1,500.00 USD
- One year of Humble Choice
- Excalibur Gauntlets and Biker Gloves (skins)
- Special winners role on the Prodeus Discord
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Mapcore x Prodeus Official Mapping Contest
FMPONE posted a topic in [Prodeus] Official Mapping Contest,
Mapcore is now holding a Prodeus Mapping Contest for original levels, with official developer support!
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FMPONE,![[CS:GO] Ravine (wingman)](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2020_10/SkZxO4f.jpg.defb51cf4a637bf087186966597035c9.jpg)
[CS:GO] Ravine (wingman)
Hi all!
I started this one way back in 2018 and have been working on it on the side to keep me cool from all the desert maps I've been making lately 😅.
The map is set in snowed in castle connecting two sides of a river.
Layout:
More screenshots:
Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2257823084
Credits:
Additional LD - @Quotingmc
Additional props - @Quadratic
I started this one way back in 2018 and have been working on it on the side to keep me cool from all the desert maps I've been making lately 😅.
The map is set in snowed in castle connecting two sides of a river.
Layout:
More screenshots:
Workshop:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2257823084
Credits:
Additional LD - @Quotingmc
Additional props - @Quadratic
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![[TF2] Undying Event](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2020_09/cp_undying_rc1a0002.jpg.5d3aee68b9a6110d2ac7c661615b69c7.jpg)
[TF2] Undying Event
TanookiSuit3 posted a topic in 3D,
Can't believe I forgot to post here, but we finally finished our brand new Halloween map for Team Fortress 2!
DOWNLOAD LINKS BELOW:
Steam Workshop Link
TF2Maps Link
Creators.TF Link
DOWNLOAD LINKS BELOW:
Steam Workshop Link
TF2Maps Link
Creators.TF Link
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Valve Index Frunk Fans Concept
leplubodeslapin posted a post in a topic,
I made this, because it's getting too hot in there
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4565466
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4565466
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FMPONE,![[CSGO] Engage](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2020_08/bsite.jpg.21b743bbac2c6dce49ff1d9cd2be089a.jpg)
[CSGO] Engage
Two years ago BubkeZ and RZL came to me and asked if I wanted to work with them on a layout BubkeZ created in 2010 for CS 1.6 called de_engage and obviously I said yes.
The three of us then started to look at this old layout and discussed what needed to change to make it viable for CS:GO and improve on the original design.
The result:
ENGAGE WORKSHOP PAGE
The three of us then started to look at this old layout and discussed what needed to change to make it viable for CS:GO and improve on the original design.
The result:
ENGAGE WORKSHOP PAGE
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Swamp Performance Update
untor posted a post in a topic,
Hi Mapcore!
We are make Swamp update!
What's new?
Performance!
And new screens from map:
We are make Swamp update!
What's new?
Performance!
And new screens from map:
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Anubis
Roald posted a topic in [CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest,
Anubis
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1984883124
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1984883124
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Mutiny
JimWood posted a topic in [CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest,
Mutiny
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1978052734
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1978052734
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Chlorine
Lizard posted a topic in [CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest,
Chlorine
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981407062
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1981407062
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Jingshen
El_Exodus posted a topic in [CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest,
Jingshen
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1984637676
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1984637676
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Exotic Places CS:GO Mapping Contest 2019
FMPONE posted a topic in [CS:GO] Exotic Places Mapping Contest,
Mapcore is now holding a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Mapping Contest for original 5v5 bomb defusal maps AND hostage-rescue maps, powered by FACEIT!
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Prodeus - KICKSTARTER LIVE!
Seldoon182 posted a topic in Gaming / Game Development,
Prodeus - KICKSTARTER LIVE!
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FMPONE,![[Wingman] Turnpike](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2018_12/Gvo4yqV.png.023cc6430d164a70c535a13b49ac2162.png)
[Wingman] Turnpike
My entry for the Wingman contest. Still a bit rough in some places, but it's time to wrap it up for now.
Workshop link
Credits to @Yanzl for the majority of custom props and materials (and for some last-minute assistance in tweaking vmt's for nighttime setting) and to @Skybex and @Rick_D for a few other props and materials.
Workshop link
Credits to @Yanzl for the majority of custom props and materials (and for some last-minute assistance in tweaking vmt's for nighttime setting) and to @Skybex and @Rick_D for a few other props and materials.
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Post in WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!
Brightness posted a post in a topic,
1987
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/balOxE
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/balOxE
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'RZL,![Post in [CS:GO][WIP] Trailerpark](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2018_12/81.jpg.dbc21dd7751face660b57cacb7765f3a.jpg)
Post in [CS:GO][WIP] Trailerpark
OrnateBaboon posted a post in a topic,
More WIP images. A beach area and another vehicle. The beach is the CT spawn, and the new vehicle area is the T spawn. Much of the detail from these parts will be coming from the 3dsky, which is still under construction.
![Post in [decompiled] dz_blacksite | dz_sirocco](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2018_12/D4E6D25C-E7B8-4B6B-B54E-FA68F4583916.png.58849227fbd05433930abdf19d05d5eb.png)
Post in [decompiled] dz_blacksite | dz_sirocco
Yanzl posted a post in a topic,
Alright, I did some testing with the new detail sprites and found out how more specifically how they work. @Mamorex was on the right track but there's a few key things you left out.
Removing $alphatest from the material or adding $translucent
First, the detail sprites material - it's 2 detail sprite sheets side by side, so version A and version B. The different versions have to have same sprite positions and sizes. You only specify version A coordinates in the .vbsp.
Next up, the detail sprites masks. Red and blue are for wind offset -- so you can have different parts of the sprites sway in the wind differently, you can see Valve isolated some blades of grass for this effect. The green channel is a tint mask and controls how much the sprites are affected by the $worldspacetint.
That brings us to the world space textures. They seem to automatically get resized to fit the whole map area, so it you resize the map you'd have to resize the textures too.
The world space tint texture is pretty self explanatory, controls what color to tint the grass, 127 grey means no tint.
The world space masks texture uses the red channel to select which version of the sprites to use -- 0 is version A and anything more is version B.
The green channel of the texture controls the sprite size -- 127 is default, with darker making the sprites smaller and brighter making the sprites larger. The vmt command $minimumspritesize controls the cutoff point for the sprites, so the sprites smaller than the specified value don't get rendered which can act as a placement mask.
I don't know what the blue channel of this texture does, changing it had no effect on the sprites for me.
All this means sprites still get placed by vbsp on map compile, so they still use displacement alpha for the placement, but the new masks can manipulate sprites size and color after map compile.
Removing $alphatest from the material or adding $translucent
First, the detail sprites material - it's 2 detail sprite sheets side by side, so version A and version B. The different versions have to have same sprite positions and sizes. You only specify version A coordinates in the .vbsp.
Next up, the detail sprites masks. Red and blue are for wind offset -- so you can have different parts of the sprites sway in the wind differently, you can see Valve isolated some blades of grass for this effect. The green channel is a tint mask and controls how much the sprites are affected by the $worldspacetint.
That brings us to the world space textures. They seem to automatically get resized to fit the whole map area, so it you resize the map you'd have to resize the textures too.
The world space tint texture is pretty self explanatory, controls what color to tint the grass, 127 grey means no tint.
The world space masks texture uses the red channel to select which version of the sprites to use -- 0 is version A and anything more is version B.
The green channel of the texture controls the sprite size -- 127 is default, with darker making the sprites smaller and brighter making the sprites larger. The vmt command $minimumspritesize controls the cutoff point for the sprites, so the sprites smaller than the specified value don't get rendered which can act as a placement mask.
I don't know what the blue channel of this texture does, changing it had no effect on the sprites for me.
All this means sprites still get placed by vbsp on map compile, so they still use displacement alpha for the placement, but the new masks can manipulate sprites size and color after map compile.
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[UE4] Darksiders 3 Art Dump
The Horse Strangler posted a topic in 3D,
Hello Mapcore peeps, it's ya boi Horse Strangler aka BananaSandbags aka BillGatesFan69.
Been working on this one for around two years now with the talented folks over at Gunfire Games. The game releases tonight (at the time of writing this post). Darksiders 3 is a Adventure/RPG hack and slash. A lot of the art here focused on a semi-stylized PBR look. It's not quite Blizzard hand painterly, but it's seen a lot of inspiration from it. Was a fun time transitioning that look and style to a pbr heavy engine like UE4. I plan to do a writieup of some of the interesting art challenges we faced working on the game for the site in the near future, so keep an eye out for that one!
Been working on this one for around two years now with the talented folks over at Gunfire Games. The game releases tonight (at the time of writing this post). Darksiders 3 is a Adventure/RPG hack and slash. A lot of the art here focused on a semi-stylized PBR look. It's not quite Blizzard hand painterly, but it's seen a lot of inspiration from it. Was a fun time transitioning that look and style to a pbr heavy engine like UE4. I plan to do a writieup of some of the interesting art challenges we faced working on the game for the site in the near future, so keep an eye out for that one!
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![Post in [WIP] de_aurelia (remake)](https://www.mapcore.org/uploads/monthly_2018_11/A0DTbuA.jpg.a55a95b6a963b3ae5b0a3ca40f420231.jpg)
Post in [WIP] de_aurelia (remake)
Serialmapper posted a post in a topic,
I replaced the initial water texture with a texture made by @Yanzl, also i replaced those "dust" palms with pines, also made by him, and oleanders.
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Post in Yanzl's Source Emporium
Yanzl posted a post in a topic,
Yanzl is showing us a comprehensive process for making a color correction file in Photoshop.