The ~Official~ Facepunch Map Pimpage/WIP Thread V15

[VikeeVeekie]

I always wondered if having horizontal struts in the same repeating pattern is adding any value to the final strength of a wall's frame.

In a earlier project of mine, I'm using a random pattern in the struts.
[T]http://upl.kittehcat.org/2014-12-08_16-31-49.jpg[/T]
This was mostly to toy around with plumbing / wiring when I got bored over the summer.

[Knight Vista]

Would you post more pics of that map?

[Itszutak]

[QUOTE=Merijnwitje;46667667]I always wondered if having horizontal struts in the same repeating pattern is adding any value to the final strength of a wall's frame.

In a earlier project of mine, I'm using a random pattern in the struts.
[T]http://upl.kittehcat.org/2014-12-08_16-31-49.jpg[/T]
This was mostly to toy around with plumbing / wiring when I got bored over the summer.[/QUOTE]

From the statics and strut classes I've taken I can tell you staggering the supports is typically a good idea as long as you keep it extremely close together like the example picture up there-- otherwise you risk some bad stuff happening with side impacts to the house. Your struts look okay (although they're pushing it a little bit), but make sure to avoid staggering them at half height increments. From a quick [url=https://www.google.com/search?q=house+under+construction&safe=off&client=tablet-android-google&espv=1&biw=600&bih=960&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sboxchip=Images&sa=X&ei=wu-FVJa5EcP9oQTwwIK4BA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ]googling[/URL] it seems like most building involves putting horizontal struts as close as they can be without making one large horizontal bar, which makes sense to me.

[VikeeVeekie]

[QUOTE=KnightVista;46668045]Would you post more pics of that map?[/QUOTE]

ok.

[T]http://i.imgur.com/eeKHPzm.jpg[/T][T]http://i.imgur.com/d2lvfdu.jpg[/T]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/LvmUwRU.jpg[/T][T]http://i.imgur.com/aVBVQms.jpg[/T]
I need to redo the air conditioner's pipework a bit though, as the outdoor unit looks like ass on the front facade.

I basically made this thing together with what I know about electronics, such as mounting a ceiling fan on a rafter like that should be possible, considering I've installed my own fan which was not that heavy (I lifted the whole fan assembly in the ceiling bracket)

[Talvy]

Outdoor ceiling fans? Those are a thing?

[Sonador]

[QUOTE=Talvy;46669476]Outdoor ceiling fans? Those are a thing?[/QUOTE]

Yes, actually. Common in higher-class homes in the south. Can be on porches or in verandas.

[Stiffy360]

[QUOTE=Sonador;46669506]Yes, actually. Common in higher-class homes in the south. Can be on porches or in verandas.[/QUOTE]

Also people fuss about how big doors are in L4D2, they are actually that big irl in the south.

[Kuro.]

And also, unless you change it, by default the player is basically a manlet because for some reason Valve uses different scales for architecture and props/the player.

[Itszutak]

[QUOTE=Kuro.;46672097]And also, unless you change it, by default the player is basically a manlet because for some reason Valve uses different scales for architecture and props/the player.[/QUOTE]

I scaled everything in my map to the player collision box because that seemed to make sense-- 72 units at a 1:1 inch:unit scale is exactly 6 feet

[Elec]

[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/34105399954536992/5385F5DCE4A43CB639A3B9298C2A2331B4952B7E/[/t]

yes, this is a line light in vrad.

[Tayley]

hey guys, if I were to make some various store prop items, what would you like to see? at the moment I'm thinking of making a whole bunch food items and clothing racks with some clothes on them etc, but there must be some other stuff I'm missing.

[GaleTheHusky]

[QUOTE=MrBunneh;46678379]hey guys, if I were to make some various store prop items, what would you like to see? at the moment I'm thinking of making a whole bunch food items and clothing racks with some clothes on them etc, but there must be some other stuff I'm missing.[/QUOTE]

Supermarket shelves, Definitely. Along with the frozen isle freezers!

[Sonador]

[QUOTE=GaleTheHusky;46678509]Supermarket shelves, Definitely. Along with the frozen isle freezers![/QUOTE]

Cash registers, shopping carts, ceiling dome security cameras, shoplifting detectors.

[TurtleeyFP]

[QUOTE=Sonador;46678637]Cash registers, shopping carts, ceiling dome security cameras, shoplifting detectors.[/QUOTE]

All of these things are L4D2 props, pretty detailed too.

[GiGaBiTe]

[QUOTE=Elec;46677286][t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/34105399954536992/5385F5DCE4A43CB639A3B9298C2A2331B4952B7E/[/t]

yes, this is a line light in vrad.[/QUOTE]

Now if someone could fix the other horrible problems with VRAD like color banding and incorrect light bouncing.

[Talvy]

Wow. So simple yet so beautiful.

[SomePony]

[QUOTE=ruarai;46681913][t]http://i.imgur.com/4lX91aJ.jpg[/t]
it's the sewer thing[/QUOTE]

I'm really liking that roundness on the sides there. Very nice work.

[Spherix]

[QUOTE=ruarai;46681913][t]http://i.imgur.com/4lX91aJ.jpg[/t]
it's the sewer thing[/QUOTE]

The one from the first post? Or am I missing 'the' sewer thing?

[img]http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x127/Orkal3/stantsi0015_zps70a36070.jpg[/img]

[Vincentor]

I posted a wormhole-like 3D skybox some time ago, but I don't think I ever posted what came of it, so here:
[T]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/539628549083425714/C25863EE3481FA7ED629AC4A89D008A9AE98A834/[/T]

[nickster50]

Ricochet 2 alpha?

[Seba]

mva mva mva mva mva

[Sonador]

[t]http://i.imgur.com/miQA19d.gif[/t]

Decided to do a Voile Library type map inspired by [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx44VXAmbWs&list=UUMDJ1dTWHR0qv9IrlJtN9RQ#t=135[/url]

Will serve as my main distraction from rp_midtown to continue my workflow

[Spherix]

[QUOTE=ruarai;46682534]nah, it's just the sewer thing[/QUOTE]

The monitor I had at work actually made me believe the image I posted had water in it, I see tracks now :suicide:

[Kuro.]

[QUOTE=Sonador;46685484][t]http://i.imgur.com/miQA19d.gif[/t]

Decided to do a Voile Library type map inspired by [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx44VXAmbWs&list=UUMDJ1dTWHR0qv9IrlJtN9RQ#t=135[/url]

Will serve as my main distraction from rp_midtown to continue my workflow[/QUOTE]

Actually the first thing I thought of when I saw that was this
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8aoUtSZ15M[/url]

[VikeeVeekie]

So, I've spent more than 10 hours on the map in the past three days, and managed to get pretty damn far.
[T]http://i.imgur.com/Xj1RbMR.jpg[/T][T]http://upl.kittehcat.org/2014-12-11_18-56-07.png[/T]
[T]http://i.imgur.com/mc5Qwg6.jpg[/T][T]http://upl.kittehcat.org/2014-12-11_18-53-37.jpg[/T]
Finally managed to find out how to make brush based light fixtures look okayish.

[EddieLTU]

decided to tinker my map a little
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/36357635571328734/F35A862AB0443D38E41A739FBC4C7929155A2061/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/36357635571344075/048481BA45F03114053A16F6AD760338A61397EF/[/t]

also should i add few floors on here
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/36357635571362733/027C39FE1F55C0CE9E473B8407DA5FEC52F69E6B/[/t]
T spawn is located under the bridge

[EddieLTU]

so my arts teacher asked me to remake a drawing i did today as a reference
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/36357635601085019/4C72AFC725C4E02203382106A95DEFB5E649010C/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/36357635601087227/0B533D707B565CDEB81642DF0ED5C73B38FE7E2C/[/t]

[reepblue]

Posted this on ModDB along with other screenshots you've already seen.

[t]http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/22/21494/t1_lasers0000.jpg[/t]

[TurtleeyFP]

Been working on this since August. It's nowhere near finished so all I'm looking for is some general criticism, it's a small town in the Nevada desert. Every building except two has a fully detailed interior.

[img]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934020282935/48A5815CEF415342E36271F96EF351559A44426F/[/img]

[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934020280603/85D62D49BBA2F7F58FB5D1C175BFC43B79F4423B/[/t] [t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934020233560/AC699B454F36CD0BAA7FC592E184961D84D7E3A4/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934020202963/05C3869AF83C2AAD82E85DAAA5A85B3A55C0DE8B/[/t] [t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934020274696/84B42515FEBAA472414FA5FE947AB8D51B4EAD65/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934021036185/E93B73A2BD56EF36362590F773D084F142E9099D/[/t] [t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934021031735/FE8B607803F72EB6CE58D27BA9CBE53603955A72/[/t]
[t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934021025161/96EA2E2014E3E3C5AF770F4952C308193A60AE4F/[/t] [t]http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/55497934021017567/F5855BA357F9CFD5365BFA0028DFB5D15EC6A38D/[/t]

Going to expand it into open desert, an airfield and a few random trailers. Not sure how to expand the town though, or just end it there, and I need better foliage props.

[Barbarian887]

[QUOTE=TurtleeyFP;46700686]Been working on this since August. It's nowhere near finished so all I'm looking for is some general criticism, it's a small town in the Nevada desert. Every building except two has a fully detailed interior.

Going to expand it into open desert, an airfield and a few random trailers. Not sure how to expand the town though, or just end it there, and I need better foliage props.[/QUOTE]

Loving it