de_havana

[Lajron]

Hi guys some of you might know me from the mapcore playtests but for those who don't im a GoldSource & Source level designer and modeller.
You can find some of my work at http://gamebanana.com/members/1223393 and at http://twhl.info/user.php?id=6214&maps
 
I started making de_havana about a month ago when i realised that no one made a "Havana style" map which was my favourite.Tho my map is much more sunnier than the ones from cs 1.6 and cs:s.
 
Here are some beta screenshots of it :

map from the top view/radar :

Textures still need some work on the buildings and those crates/boxes are gonna be replaced with custom models or become part of a building.

Inspiration also came from Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.For reference i used AC-IV havana and pictures from real-life havana like :

havana cathedral

This is also my first CS:GO map and i'm sorry if i made some spelling errors.English isn't my native language.

[Hlynur]

Really like the look of this map. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Drakeee]

Looks interesting, I like the layout!

[FMPONE]

The potential is obvious -- keep it up!

[Squad]

Really like it so far! The building in the 5th pic is just pretty great, I think I stood there looking for 2 minutes at the playtest warmpup

 

Is it just me or has the layout changed a bit since the playtest? I'm talking about the left side on the radar.

[Lajron]

Really like it so far! The building in the 5th pic is just pretty great, I think I stood there looking for 2 minutes at the playtest warmpup

 

Is it just me or has the layout changed a bit since the playtest? I'm talking about the left side on the radar.

Yeah , i changed the left side , before it was just a big ramp where CT's and T's could see each other in about 5sec but this is the 3rd version before this there was another change which was even worse

 

 

 

[SirK]

Looks awesome! If you are not sure about your layout - just make a mapcore playtest

[will2k]

Nice work

 

I saw the first 4-5 screenies and I was like "this looks like Havana from ACIV", then I read your description

 

Keep it up

[Drakeee]

How do you get such defined shadows? Is it down to lightmap number?

[Lajron]

How do you get such defined shadows? Is it down to lightmap number?

Well currently i didn't use anything below 16 lightmap scale.I'm using the expert compiler with custom compile settings but it's similar to "Full compile -both(ldr and hdr) -final(really important command)"

Edited September 29, 2014 by Lajron

[Drakeee]

I guess it must just be the final compile doing it then, I've only been doing "fast" on my map so far, thanks!

[jackophant]

Will there maybe potentially be a name clash with the old cs_havana? I know it wasn't exactly the most popular map, but could people be "tricked" into thinking this is a defuse version of an old map or even put off entirely because of the link?

 

Don't get me wrong, I think the map looks fantastic, but I honestly thought you were reviving the old map defuse style when I first saw the name!

[Lajron]

Well i guess they might think that its the old havana.I'm actually using some textures from cs:s cs_havana and you can read here how low play the map got http://counterstrike.wikia.com/wiki/Havana so i actually went with a little bit of a different theme.Still you might be right but since i'm not well known as the other mappers i guess this actually might help me get my name out there.

Also a remake doesn't have to be the same as the original.

[ElectroSheep]

Yeah but you should consider changing the name still. It was an official. You can still call it cuba.

[will2k]

Yeah but you should consider changing the name still. It was an official. You can still call it cuba.

Was going to suggest this

 

@ OP: you can even call it de_cubana if you want to keep the same phonetic rhyme but be different enough from havana to avoid confusion.

Edited September 30, 2014 by will2k