HL2DM map DM-AVALON by 3D-Mike 8)

[PhilipK]

great artwork!

Looks superb.

[Duff-e]

why do i keep looking at hl2 maps and thinking they're just hl maps with nice textures

bad duffy, bad

[von*ferret]

it looks pretty good, nice theme however I can't see it playing very well for some reason.

[mike-0]

oh noes, looks like rebar has a little competition...

this map is EXCELLENT

put this on the front page immediately

[TomWithTheWeather]

why do i keep looking at hl2 maps and thinking they're just hl maps with nice textures

bad duffy, bad

Not refering to this map in particular, but yeah, I get the same feeling with a lot of the screenshots I see.

[Duff-e]

tom you're so hot

[KIIIA]

Wow, its the first HL2DM map i really like.

Thats because it isnt city17 oriented, and its not just ugly (which is the case in most of the HL2DM maps ive seen yet)

The only thing is the strange rock thing in the first pic.Should be easily fixed....

[MJ]

can you go inside ?

[3D_Mike]

Yes. Ill try and post some pics of that asap but I have to setup the lighting for the inside first.

And I have that same feeling about HL2 maps, they all look like HL-1 maps with hires textures and some prop models put in :/

Its should be pretty fun to play. The main layout of the mountain is like a spiralling way around the mountain about 3 meters wide. If you falloff you wont die but inmediately respawn from the light at the top. Same goes for props, after a while they too will be dropped on top of the mountain.

Its really not hard to get to places you would like to go, you only receive 10 damage for dropping down even when you drop from the top to the bottom.

Weapons are to be found on stick-out places and not just simply lying around like in Lockdown.

For instance on the walkways to the 2 small minarets on either side therell be a weapon.

[3D_Mike]

And yeah Im using smoothing groups. I dont think I can really afford more brushes to make m towers more round :/

[Nazul]

mike , why are you better than me

you're like the 86th person that's better. and ur on nr.1

good thing teh Best are Dutch though

[Bluestrike]

It sure has the looks, if you can work out the gameplay we just might see the winner here :-P

Altough I'm a bit concerned about the crossbow and rocket launcher advantages in this open area.

[rockdude86]

good thing teh Best are Dutch though

hehehe HELL YEAH!

damn nice map!

[kleinluka]

It's good to see you back 3D Mike. Nice map you got there. I don't like the spikey rocks in the front and I think you could integrate the other ones a bit better too but it's a damn fine piece of work you have there. Kinda reminds me of Myst

[Schmung]

I think the main problem with those spiky rocks is that (to me) they look normal mapped and then all the other rocks aren't, looks pretty jarring and somehow wrong. Very, very nice though, as the others have said, it makes a fine change from all the beaten up city environments we've been seeing. GJ.