[WiP] Map ive been working on...
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It looks a littlebit dry :?
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Sploit areas galore.
Ain't that bad though. Could do with a little more environmental detail and texture work.
Ain't that bad though. Could do with a little more environmental detail and texture work.
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Your fault for putting the option in.
The map is VERY boxy. Looks like one of the old MS 1.3 cheat maps (not saying it's a cheat map, just saying, it looks like one of those). Ya need to break it up with details, round it up, and disguise the fact that you are in a box.
Hope you haven't been testing this on FN. >_>
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What, did you want lies?
Don't post pictures of your first or second map if you don't deal with **** very well, because your first or second map will mostly likely be bad, and thus will have more things wrong with it than right, and thus there will be more negative feedback than positive.
Sure you can pull the "omg its my first map -_-" card, but you can't expect everyone to sugar-coat thier criticism for you. Especially not on the internet.
Don't post pictures of your first or second map if you don't deal with **** very well, because your first or second map will mostly likely be bad, and thus will have more things wrong with it than right, and thus there will be more negative feedback than positive.
Sure you can pull the "omg its my first map -_-" card, but you can't expect everyone to sugar-coat thier criticism for you. Especially not on the internet.
Bloodrose is my second [serious] map. (and non-serious maps were silly FY maps on CSS)
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And snakes_on_a_plane
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Mind you, my first map was pretty damned boxy too (pic pic pic)... and I didn't actually vote - just sayin'. But yeah, when one asks for opinions and you get the one you don't want, you aren't allowed to complain... Unless, of course, you are a woman asking, "does this make me look fat?" - because then the guy deserves to die just for being stupid enough to answer.
Hmm... Looking at ye old gateroom - surprised it still works at all. The Undamael screws up in entertaining ways, and of course all the rotators go at like 10% speed (so the clock don't work no more). Interesting thing is, it seems the occlusion method has changed over the years - you can see the insides of some of the rooms from one another - couldn't do that in MS 1.3. Maybe yet another reason the FPS is so bad in MSC vs. ye old MS... Hmmm....
We have the snake scripts, and lots of grass textures... Maybe you could make... snakes_on_a_plain ? *ducks*
Hmm... Looking at ye old gateroom - surprised it still works at all. The Undamael screws up in entertaining ways, and of course all the rotators go at like 10% speed (so the clock don't work no more). Interesting thing is, it seems the occlusion method has changed over the years - you can see the insides of some of the rooms from one another - couldn't do that in MS 1.3. Maybe yet another reason the FPS is so bad in MSC vs. ye old MS... Hmmm....
We have the snake scripts, and lots of grass textures... Maybe you could make... snakes_on_a_plain ? *ducks*
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You realize what you've done? You've now delayed Bloodrose and other maps Squirrel would make. Bad Thothie! Bad!
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himself is dumb.
Hello,
It was me that voted the first "Bad, You Suck" because, I look at the screenshots, and without even clicking the links, I can see there is no lighting (everythings full bright), which takes away from depth, and that the textures tile numourous times, which gives me a headache.
Call me all the names you wish, If you don't want people to say "Bad, You suck" Don't have it as a poll option... duh...
Anyway, don't post a map for ass pats, if you have only just started.
Congratz on getting monsters ingame, learning the VERY basics of hammer, and having fun in doing so.
However, visually it sucks ass, and theres due reason for that, compare it to current MS:C maps (which are pretty sucky anyway) and it looks bad compared to them.
People judge art on aesthetics, not functionality, as you can't demonstrate that in pictures, and you've not shown anything original.
Clearly you've a lot to learn, and have become upset at crit of your work.
Get used to Crit, its always going to come from art, thats what people make art for, to get opinions, and show what you are trying to express.
Take this post as a hard lesson, be a man/woman, take it on the chest, and take the time and effort to improve yourself.
Find tutorials on editing levels for HL1, there are hundreds. Thats my advice to you to you.
You'll never be great at the beginning. EVER. To be good at anything, it takes practice, and a sh1t load of it too.
Where are my ramblings of wisdom from? 9 years of level editing, 3 years modelling, and 1 year as a professional in the games industry.
I've been where you are at now, and its hard, I know!
It was me that voted the first "Bad, You Suck" because, I look at the screenshots, and without even clicking the links, I can see there is no lighting (everythings full bright), which takes away from depth, and that the textures tile numourous times, which gives me a headache.
Call me all the names you wish, If you don't want people to say "Bad, You suck" Don't have it as a poll option... duh...
Anyway, don't post a map for ass pats, if you have only just started.
Congratz on getting monsters ingame, learning the VERY basics of hammer, and having fun in doing so.
However, visually it sucks ass, and theres due reason for that, compare it to current MS:C maps (which are pretty sucky anyway) and it looks bad compared to them.
People judge art on aesthetics, not functionality, as you can't demonstrate that in pictures, and you've not shown anything original.
Clearly you've a lot to learn, and have become upset at crit of your work.
Get used to Crit, its always going to come from art, thats what people make art for, to get opinions, and show what you are trying to express.
Take this post as a hard lesson, be a man/woman, take it on the chest, and take the time and effort to improve yourself.
Find tutorials on editing levels for HL1, there are hundreds. Thats my advice to you to you.
You'll never be great at the beginning. EVER. To be good at anything, it takes practice, and a sh1t load of it too.
Where are my ramblings of wisdom from? 9 years of level editing, 3 years modelling, and 1 year as a professional in the games industry.
I've been where you are at now, and its hard, I know!
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You need to get out of this topic. At least he's trying.P|Barnum said:
Sure, putting that option in wasn't the best choice, and he shouldn't be complaining about people voting on it, but your (obvious lack of) arguments which support your stupid opinion ("himself is dumb.") really are not needed here.
As for the map:
1) Add lights.
2) Vary the terrain.
3) Add some decoration, like a broken wall or something, a pillar that has been knocked over.
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Hmm... hope you don't stop making your map because of morons like Barnum...
Well, if you continue forward, it'd be nice to see progress updates once a week until it is out (just quickie screenshots)
As a map though, it kicks the only map I have ever made up & down the street
Mine had a player spawn, three giant blocks to jump up & down on, and a large flat field with lots of Undamaels who'd rape the hell out of you (this was for MS1.35)... It was a pure box map, no skybox, with a flat box ceiling
Of course, I had been into Valve for about an hour & just quickly did that; then I never did it again because I realized my monitor hurt my eyes (I have an LCD Flat Panel now, so I could probably try try again)
Well, if you continue forward, it'd be nice to see progress updates once a week until it is out (just quickie screenshots)
As a map though, it kicks the only map I have ever made up & down the street
Mine had a player spawn, three giant blocks to jump up & down on, and a large flat field with lots of Undamaels who'd rape the hell out of you (this was for MS1.35)... It was a pure box map, no skybox, with a flat box ceiling
Of course, I had been into Valve for about an hour & just quickly did that; then I never did it again because I realized my monitor hurt my eyes (I have an LCD Flat Panel now, so I could probably try try again)
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Well, seeing that I dont care what people say about me or my comment on the internet(s), I stand by my post. Strictly on the grounds of what everyone else has been saying about himself getting mad at people for calling his map bad.
No. I am not trying to discourage himself from mapping, and by all means, please map some more. I have had way sh!ttier maps then what has been shown here and I aswell took the criticism badly. But I have learned from my mistakes and simply, dont care. I map because I like to, it makes me happy.
J-M, no worries.
MiB, According to everyone, I am catching up to you for resident ass (apparently)
himself, dont take me seriously, but also dont take others seriously.
No. I am not trying to discourage himself from mapping, and by all means, please map some more. I have had way sh!ttier maps then what has been shown here and I aswell took the criticism badly. But I have learned from my mistakes and simply, dont care. I map because I like to, it makes me happy.
J-M, no worries.
MiB, According to everyone, I am catching up to you for resident ass (apparently)
himself, dont take me seriously, but also dont take others seriously.
