DM-Grand-Diablo [PC/PS3] 100% Custom Content

[Warby]

Name: Dm-Grand-Diablo

Version: final

Compatibility: DeathMatch,TeamDeathMatch,Duel

Description: i am not good with story so if somebody wants to fill in fantasy stuff be my guest

Comments: the map is based on the phenomenal concept art by marc simoneti ( http://www.blizzard.com/us/inblizz/contests/artcontest2006/images/granddiablo.jpg ) that won him the the blizzard art contest i tried to contact him and ask for permission to do a 3d interpretation of his painting but i couldn't get a hold of him which is kind of worrying considering that he does freelance work and getting a hold of him needs to be REALLY REALLY easy. i hope he or one of his mates will see this and tell him to get in touch with me ^^ what else can i say ... its a 100% custom map. for the first time ever i want to do an extended beta release phase for my custom maps before i release a final and get as much user input into the map as possible.

Screenshots:

Credits:

map models and textures by Soenke C. "Warby" Seidel

conceptart by marc simoneti

raw photos and cathedral exterior base geometry by thomas "hessi" hess

mental crisis support by hourences

Homepage: http://www.warby.de

Download:

http://warby.bitproll.de/projects/0043_dm-grand-diablo/dm-grand-diablo.rar

http://warby.bitproll.de/projects/0043_dm-grand-diablo/dm-grand-diablo_ps3.rar

PC Version: http://ut3.game-maps.net/index.php?action=file&id=1368

PS3 Version: http://ut3.game-maps.net/index.php?action=file&id=1369

i decided to stick with the strong golden pointlights for the fire as koko suggested but i went back to my old sun color and strength ( only slightly tweaked) because i couldn't life without the sun shadows on the grounds. any criticism and suggestions are only for future project ( but definitely welcome) because this one is final and will not be changed anymore. some one here on the core suggested i should try to get a hold of marc simmoneti via linkdin and had a link to a profile ready it turns out it was in fact him ... so he is defnitly alive and well but still a tough sob to get in touch with

he accepted my friend /connection add request but he didn't bother to respond to my messages about the map i am assuming if he hated it and wanted me to stop making this he would have said so.

[2d-chris]

Geeeez that's so stunning! :chap:

[FrieChamp]

This is why we need the spotlight galery back.

[Minos]

Looks much better now, good job warby

[VoodooBenshee]

uuuuh yeah, thats fantastic warby - as i said "typical warby style"

[-HP-]

Congrats mate, this is looking awesome!

[Freak]

well, i still dislike those blue lamps but it is an overall really great work,

and yeah:

This is why we need the spotlight galery back.

EDIT: played it, I don´t like it gameplaywise, but visials are in-game better than on your pictures

[Furyo]

Yeah the over the top blue lights could be toned down a bit, but the map manages to give life to an entire world on its own, and that's an achievement alright

[Spellbinder]

Horrific and i meant that in a "good" way Awsome! But on the other hand i never seen a "bad" map from you ever so... Good job!

[hessi]

i haz Kölner Dom.

[Steppenwolf]

Spotlight!

If we still had spotlights...

[Bl1tz]

Can someone post a mirror for this? I can't get it from warby's site. Peddle faster warby, faster1!!!1

[Warby]

download still works for me ...

[Bl1tz]

Still doesn't work for me but I found a working mirror here:

http://www.utzone.de/include.php?path=c ... entid=7316

Really awesome theme...I can tell you love to make city maps like you did with de_wanda. It's a nice change of pace from the typical cliche deathmatch style so many people (like myself) fall back on. I only played with bots for a little while but the gameplay seemed fine. Obviously gameplay isn't the main focus on a map like this but it's nice to see that it plays well enough.

Couple of really minor nitpicks:

- Texture scaling was kind of inconsistent...I'd see a nice sharp ground texture for example and then a blurry, scaled down wall texture. Kind of minor and tough to avoid in some places but it still bugs me a little bit.

- The burning building fire FX looked a bit funny up close.

- Weird texture warping on some ascending spiral roads and ramps. Again, that's really a small nitpick because it's such a bastard to unwrap/map stuff like that and have it be perfect but it looked a little weird.

- Stuff popping in and out. I think this is an engine thing but there were a few spots where I could see prominent props go back and forth from visible to invisible.

Overall:

Kick ass map with great style, unique theme, and impressive scale. Warby owns. Hessi owns. That's all.

[nZero]

it is amazing to see the cologne cathedral in this level.

You made a good job warby.