de_nuke_zoo [New content resource]

[Tyker]

Today I found out, via r/csmapmakers, that Valve also added a de_nuke_zoo.vmf to the update.

It is amazing! It follows in the footsteps of the prop libraries A Boojum Snark made for TF2

So if you want to get an eye for the new content, and see what has been made available, go take a look!
You can find the vmf in your common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\sdk_content\maps directory.

 

Edited February 19, 2016 by Tyker

[FMPONE]

can anyone get the actual map .vmf working? I'm not into prop farms

[Squad]

can anyone get the actual map .vmf working? I'm not into prop farms

Yes. You need to extract a shitload of props from the bsp though. I zipped them and uploaded it here. Extract into csgo\models\props\autocombine\de_nuke.

[Quotingmc]

Yes. You need to extract a shitload of props from the bsp though. I zipped them and uploaded it here. Extract into csgo\models\props\autocombine\de_nuke.

Works for me without any fuss. Just opened the .vmf and it was all good.

[Squad]

Weird. It was covered with these missing model errors for me.

[Tyker]

It worked for me as-is as well. No need to download or extract anything. Weird!

[Squad]

I get this:

[Minos]

So awesome! Is this a Robert Briscoe special?

[blackdog]

The fact that this is useful says a lot about the status of the in-editor browser.

[grapen]

My favourite new props are without a doubt the moving clouds:

models/props/de_nuke/hr_nuke/nuke_skydome_001/nuke_skydome_002.mdl
models/props/de_nuke/hr_nuke/nuke_skydome_001/nuke_skydome_003.mdl

Render a cloudless sky scene in your preferred modeling package and use that as a 2D skybox. Add these props to your 3D skybox. It looks very good.

Worth to note on the topic is that Valve also added a new, better looking sun flare that DOESN'T flicker when aiming at it:

sprites/nuke_sunflare_001

Edited February 20, 2016 by grapen

[Vaya]

Between this and Train they've basically removed any reason for any source mappers making the standard industrial themed map we've seen 1000 times before.

Death to ancient props in 2016

[grapen]

Content creators should take note of Valve increasing the standards for CS:GO level design in more than one way. With new nuke it's evident they are creating textures in 2048*2048 and then downscaling them on brushes to 0.125, doubling the amount of pixels per hammer unit. This is basically making me regret everything right now..

[Pivac]

I get this:

The same happened to me before I extracted the models where you said. Weird that it happens only to some of us.

I like their new approach to props in terms of making them in neutral grey, so you can customize the color. Gives more room to make custom maps feel different and have their own color style.

[Vaya]

@FMPONE started this recolouring props trend with santorini. I like it a lot - it's easy and a cheap way of making areas unique.

Valve making it more consistent when recolouring stuff is great.

[jakuza]

Anyone else notice they're using these generic envmaps for basically anything with specularity now, instead of cubemap reflections? It seems sort of like a faked PBR to me, since cubemaps do tend to make everything look like they've got a coat of oil.

I think it looks pretty good.

And also the return of 3D Shaded Textured. NICE