gfx0

Your map looks awesome!  I love how the minimap is so clear and conscise too! 

Bump for major content update 06.13.2015
Added soundscapes, detailed A site curve, added plenty of flora, foliage, trees, plus many other changes.
Tweaked arrival times closer to perfection, this still needs dedicated play testing work.

Awesome map man! Great job I really like the feel of the map, only problem maybe the sound of the chopper being there always for the CT it gets old fast but I really loved the ice floes and the water  o . O that was cool, plus the plants and environments are really nice!

Incase others are wondering, the steam workshop link is:  http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=458203434

Hi, thanks for reviewing my map, I'm now returning the favour

I did a playthrough of your map and I really like what you've done with sunlight and the shadows in your level, especially the shadows of the trees and such from the cliffs

I did mistake the door in start of T to  be openable o . O but I guess that's something a player will get used to knowing that it's not openable, but the insides of the house with the paintings was fun too, since when shooting them they made some fun glass breaking sounds too  You have some pretty nice textures on the houses too! Great map

Update 06.10.2015:

Major changes:
1. Removed the lightswitch gameplay mechanic from B site in favour of HDR lighting.

2. Worked on timings so CT arrives on bombsites earlier than Ts.

Minor changes:

+ Changed B Mid site corridor rocks to be solid
+ Added playerclip ontop of HVACs in B site
+ Fixed playerclip missing in mid from CT side
+ Fixed B site no draws ontop of entities visible
+ Fixed A site CT arrival being too slow on site
+ Fixed B site entry for CT being too slow
+ Fixed B corridor nodraw on the doors
+ Fixed t spawn box playerclip missing
+ Fixed t spawn jumpscout box small playerclip blocking player jump
+ Fixed some backwards trash boxes
+ mid house path - lamps were too bright
+ A site broken fence jump fixed with stacking crates infront
+ A site entrance room was too dark, couldn't see any enemy inside there
+ A site, lowered telecom speaker button thing a little, its above head height..
+ A site entrypoint boxes no longer allows jumping on roofs
+ A site - bombsite too tight to jump inside of, widened
+ A route fixed ct box sunshine hitting it too hard
+ A cornerfencejump - fixed by adding more height
+ A closed the roof of the site, jumping sucks with playerclip areas on fence
+ CT -> B corridor too dark, added a light
+ Fixed B site ct door roof nodraw problem showing at rollupdoor
+ Terrorist -> B site mid corridor jump shows a little bit of roof, added roof texture
+ Fixed jumping on CT fence showing nodraw on A site building and bicycle place
+ Improved a sucky light at mid near bicycle place
+ Fixed A chainlink fence roof vision
+ Fixed Mid jumping on fence bit
+ Added some visuals to B site outside of window on the wall
+ B site nitro boxes glow too brightly, removed them
+ B site fixed side boxes allowing jumping too high so roof sees through
+ B site back entrance added a light
+ B site back box, add one more ontop, unnatural 'nojump' feeling
+ B corridor green lights are weird, lamp not shining.. changed to white
+ B site fixed door nodraw, needed tex on back and front faces
+ B site removed touch to open from door
+ B site fixed window overlap and Z fighting
+ B site fixed back window not being enterable
+ Mid door light still shit but a little bit better now
+ Mid bicycle storage was too dark
+ Fixed mid door being inside the wall
+ B route - fixed playerclip messing with ct box jump

I found your map very nice, especially the arcing stairs and the stair work in general was really cool, plus I liked the hiding garage thingy the bomb site  seems like a really great map!

​@kanine01 

What does the 1024^2 A/M/R/N mean in your barrel model picture? The model is awesome looking btw  I'm just curious.
Also, why is 1024 to the power of 2? Does that mean the texture is power of the compliant? Surely it doesn't mean 3,5249714121083826571348148398003e+3082 

​whoa that looks awesome already by itself o . O

I really like the bendy archways you pro mappers can make  Seems like the better I get in mapping, the more curvy shapes I can produce  

I'll have to have a nice play through today of your map and I'll drop you some feedback on the map since you kindly gave me feedback too

There is a delay of 2 seconds to toggle the lightswitch @ Vaya  You'd have to Tap the negev

 

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The middle is purposely made long range so T can try to control mid knowledge, but they will be exposed if they do this (the truck needs to be removed though first). 

Close range combat happens at A corridor chokepoint.

Mid range combat can happen from B corridor -> Mid -> 

Vorontsov I appreciate your feedback also, I'll return the favour on your maps on this forum when I get home today Lots of feedback for lots of people to give o . O
Although I'm a noob mapper, I'll try to give my honest opinion as a cs go dmg player (i was eagle q_q, i blame matchmaking!)

Hmm, the whole point of the light switch is that it creates something new, fun and exciting to the map.

Sure, it might not be the thing people do for competitive maps, but why not try to push the envelope a little and have some fun? I don't think this map is going to have any real chances to win against the polished professional content out there, but it might as well be fun to play around in.


The light switch is actually a 'console' which is located in a position that when T's rush, they can shoot at the console and the lights will either turn off, or turn on, depending on if they were on or off when rushing.

This can be used as a tactical element when defending or when attacking. It might get abused, but that would be left for play testing to see. I'd like to take a chance that this might be something cool and fun
 

Pro tip: If you are using HDR lighting in your map, do not add a named light (which light switches need) or your lighting will be broken. 

Struggled for about 5 hours figuring out if I had a leak or visleaf / portal problem...

Lightswitches & HDR - no go for now.

​Thanks for the feedback man, will do after I get home from work!

I had to disable HDR Lighting so the B-site light switch would work  I struggled for 5 hours to figure out why my map had black spots and lights were all borked, and it was because compiling with HDR lightning enabled bugs out if there is a named light in the map (which a light switch needs)...

I'll go through your maps also after I'm done with work for the day thank you again for the feedback! <3

Thanks for your feedback! The mid is intentionally made de_dust2 style so people who desire instant action, can have it.  The long range might be a bit too long, but so far I like it. I am going to change the T side OP spot near the forklift in mid because that gives too much control for the Ts without really leaving them vulnerable out in the open. The paths are intentionally narrow to make it feel more like alleyways instead of running on an open road

I'll have a play through your levels too in the competition and return the favor of giving feedback  I'm at work now so it's going to be around 9 hours until I get to it.

This map has been heavily tweaked for competitive viability, all feedback and play testing will be read and is appreciated!

Last major map update: 06.13.2015

Competition entry: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=457901376

Damn I really gotta change my map name we've got almost the same name :F your map looks really cool and clear 

This looks really awesome q_p my map looks like it's been made by a 5 year old in comparison  haha, keep up the good work! 

Hi, I started mapping with CS GO SDK last week and this is my first map with the tool, I thought I'd enter the competition for fun!  See how it goes, and maybe get some feedback to make this map more viable as a competetive balanced & fun map!

​Here is the work in progress link if you would like to help playtest and try the map out, all feedback is appreciated! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=452443650

Good luck to all mappers, lets have some fun! 

PS. I'm on reddit with user name gfx0 and hang out at /r/csmapmakers and /r/GlobalOffensive -> http://www.reddit.com/user/gfx0

Update 06.02.2015 added 2x screenshots of the level