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Well noble Facepunch Mapping forum, what do you suggest or request I make in Hammer over my 4 day vacation? I am fine at outdoors, great indoors, but I never really find an idea that suits me, everything I think of is way to generic. Facepunch, your crazy whims are my command, use my mediocre mapping skills to your advantage, a challange will help me build up my knowledge with Hammer, as well as my overall skill.

Trench warfare, complete with tunnels and the like.

With displacements? I hate working with displacements, my keyboard's CTL and ALT keys don't work as well as my -> key and some of my numb-pad keys. I know my keyboard's Crap. But the lack of key usage means I can't SEW them together, it also won't let me "paint alpha" more than one displacement in a map. [editline]08:24PM[/editline] Though I think the last point is either a map or hammer issue. [editline]08:36PM[/editline] Nvm, got my hidden backup keyboard, full function now, ok i'll put it on the list, -Trench warfare

Make an office complex thats in the middle of a skyscraper with a city 3d skybox.

Might try that, I'm working on a map right now, I don't know what it is yet. I'll just let my mind flow like water.

Make an office complex underground with windows etc that makes it look like you're in a high up skyscraper (Put a twist on Jakobi's post.) then make a collapsed area and a service tunnel leading to an elevator that takes you to the surface! :dance:

So, an optical-illusion? You feel up high, but your underground?

[QUOTE=Loriborn;19639070]So, an optical-illusion? You feel up high, but your underground?[/QUOTE] Yes! I loved how they did that [sp]in F.e.a.r. 2 in that hospital part. I almost shat bricks when I found out I was trapped underground with Alma.[/sp]

I guess this is more turning into a request thread, so, if you can get some images and a map layout idea from the game, then I'll try to recreate it in Hammer.

[QUOTE=Loriborn;19639190]I guess this is more turning into a request thread, so, if you can get some images and a map layout idea from the game, then I'll try to recreate it in Hammer.[/QUOTE] Didn't it start out as one in the first place?

Kinda, I was more looking for ideas, not actual requests, I never publicly release maps unless I know they look the best I can make them, so I have not released any yet. I just use the maps for personel gain, but if I get a request with good info, I will release it if I get good responses.

[QUOTE=Loriborn;19639190]I guess this is more turning into a request thread, so, if you can get some images and a map layout idea from the game, then I'll try to recreate it in Hammer.[/QUOTE] Don't create it from the game, it's to big and complicated for source to handle. [editline]08:58PM[/editline] Use your brain.

Ughhh, my brain and I haven't been talking recently... But I'll see what I can do.

[QUOTE=Loriborn;19636616]Well noble Facepunch Mapping forum, what do you suggest or request I make in Hammer over my 4 day vacation? I am fine at outdoors, great indoors, but I never really find an idea that suits me, everything I think of is way to generic. Facepunch, your crazy whims are my command, use my mediocre mapping skills to your advantage, a challange will help me build up my knowledge with Hammer, as well as my overall skill.[/QUOTE] Make a map that solves world hunger and shoots money out of my speakers.