WIP in WIP, post your level screenshots!

[Soldat Du Christ]

Well ill start with this instead, can a well placed smoke grenade disrupt the balance of a map? Could it undermine the importance of a specific encounter? How would you design your maps around this?

[hgn]

yes

[Radu]

Maps are designed with that in mind, with some lanes or choke points having a width to allow them to be blocked off entirely by a smoke. Other areas however can be wider to prevent being completely smoked off or require at least two smokes. 

When designing a map for cs it's important to keep in mind how certain utilities can affect the map control. Once you know how they work, you can start to design your areas with more intent and account for some situations.

Edited July 8, 2020 by Radu

[will2k]

A parkour course not suitable for the faint of heart

another angle

[Soldat Du Christ]

Molotovs can be used to check corners and area denial right? How do they differ from frags as far as use?

[Lizard]

5 minutes ago, Soldat Du Christ said:

Molotovs can be used to check corners and area denial right? How do they differ from frags as far as use?

They deal more damage and have bigger AOE.

[Soldat Du Christ]

Ok cool, last q for today, is there any way to set up static cameras in your map so you can take the same frame perfect picture as the map develops? Or do you just have to try and recreate the same frame each time

[poLemin]

type "getpos" into console and save the result (which will be a setpos-command) in a text file. by executing the setpos command later, you will teleport to that position and view

[Soldat Du Christ]

Thanks guys 

[sn0wsh00]

I've finally finished all the chambers for my MG obstacle course map. Now I'm currently adding more details. I've decided to stick with the simple floating space platform theme, but I also decided to add trees and plants to make the map have more of a space terrarium vibe. You can see some of this in the screenshots I attached.

I also made a teaser showing off what I've done so far. Yes, you can make it rain bananas if you know where to look:

Finally, what's the current deal with dynamic lights in CS:GO? From what I've read, it seems like CS:GO was especially terrible at that type of lighting, but apparently around 2017, the engine was updated to better handle that. I've managed to create not so terrible looking toggleable light on this map using a light and light_spot combo (thank you cs_mansion), but have CS:GO mappers found a better way to have light switches?

Edited July 9, 2020 by sn0wsh00
toggleable light notes

[zombi]

I just wanted to share progress of this location. Still a lot of work, but I'm of good faith.

 

[Soldat Du Christ]

Im so excited to show you guys my layout, its looking really good so far! Still working on the logic, haven't started building it in hammer yet

[dmu]

You can do it! Layout logic is probably the main reason I haven't finished a map in years, it's hard for me to get something that I'm happy with.

[mandy lane]

[Freaky_Banana]

On 7/10/2020 at 2:41 AM, mandy lane said:

looking nice, but weird lighting on the wall on the right.