[WIP] New gangwars roleplay map - gw_outerlimits_beta

[RTM xBEASTx]

[highlight]Gangwars Roleplay Map - rp_outerlimits[/highlight]

[release][b]Description[/b]

This is my new map im working on for the gangwars roleplay community,
it will be a cliffsided out of city area with lots of large buildings made for
basing and to be user friendly for people of all building standards. The map
will be of a very large size and will be set in a night time theme. Players
will have the ability to base in large built up areas or be hunted
away from civilization in their small hidden bases. This map will bring
many new possibilites to gangwars including some i cannot disclose at
this time but things like cars will be a very possible idea.
It will also now require skill to fight, you dont get to camp in a alley with
your M3 out, instead you need to fight in the dusk of night and be careful
not to get assasiniated, people can also get a good choice of building's
there is not just one or 2 buildings that are good, they are made to base.[/release]

[release][b]Zones[/b]

The map will be split into sections, seperated by large, sheer cliff faces
and tunnels large enough for full sized trucks to fit through. The zones are
just like the current map although they will be alot easier to describe for
directions, raiding and basing.If i wanted to tell my friend for example
[b]"Im in red warehouse at indutrial estate"[/b],
it is very easy to understand and people can get around quicker.

Some areas will be listed here but they are not final and can change or be added
Here they are:

[list]Industrial Area[/list]
[list]Lake Side[/list]
[list]City Area[/list]
[list]Military Base[/list]
[list]Firing Range Area[/list]
[list]Inner-Cave Area[/list]
[list]Outer Industrail Area[/list]
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[release][b]Suggestions[/b]

If you have any ideas about what you want in your map or if you want a
specific building please just talk to me ingame, email me or pm me here.
I will answer any questions you have and any suggestions will be fully
reviewed before i delete it, i am always looking for suggestions and they
really help when im at a mind block, so pm me when ever you can.

Some contact info is here, if you need help with mapping or got anything
to say use any of the following contacts:

Email: [email][e-mail][/email]
MSN: [email][e-mail][/email]
Steam: [url]http://steamcommunity.com/id/rtmxbeastx1/home[/url]
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[release][b]Media[/b]

I plan to update this with more videos than screenshots, it will be up updated
alot with new buildings, areas, bug fixes, easter eggs and so much more.
A picture has a 1000 words, a Video has a million, so you guys can stay just
as up to date as my mapping is.

You can also sometimes find me doing livestrean tutorials and just mapping on
weekends, i will just leave the feed running all day and a new thread will be
posted when i am live and not. So i hope to see a few of you there at least.

I have 8 videos to date posted here and on youtube. 7 of them are of the map
and 1 is of a trainstation that may or may not be added to the map for easy transport.
Links can be found below, please also subscribe to find the latest videos before anyone else.

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Video 1[/url]

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Video 2[/url]

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Video 3[/url]

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Video 4[/url]

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Video 5[/url]

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ye7mafjCQ][img]http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/B9ye7mafjCQ/default.jpg[/img]
Video 6[/url]

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Video 7[/url]

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Subway - Video 1[/url]
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[release][b]Updates[/b]

I will be posting dates and stuff here for upcoming events and process,
not much explaining needed, you aint all Monkeys. So here is a few bits of info:

[b]Map due date: 10th December 2010[/b]

This is not a final date and i plan to finish around this time if all goes well,
i may even finish earlier. So please dont complain if this changes.

Other dates and things will be posted here, like first beta testing and when it will go on a server.
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[b]Thank you for viewing this thread and i hope for your reply.[/b]

[Sphinxa279]

Displacement work is crappy, map is blocky, lighting is shit, also don't post WIP threads just post in the map pimpage.

[RTM xBEASTx]

Im still working on the displacement.

It is not a final Compile and its not that blocky.

[Sphinxa279]

It is that blocky.

Not a final compile is not an excuse, along with this is my first map, either map properly or don't map at all.

I suggest you watch some tutorials, not 3kliksphillip, watch my over Here:- [url]http://www.youtube.com/iamasparagus[/url] and Firegod522's

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=sphinxa279;26403889]It is that blocky.

Not a final compile is not an excuse, along with this is my first map, either map properly or don't map at all.

I suggest you watch some tutorials, not 3kliksphillip, watch my over Here:- [url]http://www.youtube.com/iamasparagus[/url] and Firegod522's[/QUOTE]

Exaxctly, It is really blocky!

As sphinxa says, Just because its not a final compile doesn't let you off with having a shit map.

[Sphinxa279]

Oh my god Hawx, you're back!?

[WebOfTrust]

He never left.

[Sphinxa279]

He did he got grounded off of his computer but I think he's at school right now :v:

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=WebOfTrust;26404550]He never left.[/QUOTE]

I did, For about 24 hours until my City was hit with this:

[media]http://www.1337upload.net/files/0DSC00124.JPG[/media]

Over-night it snowed another 10cm, giving a total of 19cm snow.
Being stranded from going to school made my Mother give me my PC back.

[editline]30th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=sphinxa279;26404645]He did he got grounded off of his computer but I think he's at school right now :v:[/QUOTE]

Im stranded in the house actually :3:

[Sphinxa279]

Haha, you make it sound as if 20cm of snow is alot :v:

Where'd you live Hawx?

[Hawx]

Glasgow, Scotland.

Also, It may be more now. Had like a full day of torrential snow.

[WebOfTrust]

24 hours? Insight/the_l33t left for well over a hundred days due to training in basics and didn't make a scene of it in the mapping section.

[Sphinxa279]

There is a difference, I actually like Hawx.

Shit Hawx, Scotland, no wonder it's bad :v:

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=WebOfTrust;26404778]24 hours? Insight/the_l33t left for well over a hundred days due to training in basics and didn't make a scene of it in the mapping section.[/QUOTE]

Just stop being a jackass. :3:

[editline]30th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=sphinxa279;26404788]There is a difference, I actually like Hawx.

Shit Hawx, Scotland, no wonder it's bad :v:[/QUOTE]

:h: !

Yeah, Scotland. :v:

[Sphinxa279]

Excellent me and you now have major bromance going on.

Norwich, East Anglia For the Win, Woo!

Anyway, OP go watch tutorials and practice mapping before you release anything.

[WebOfTrust]

[QUOTE=hawx;26404798]Just stop being a jackass. :3:
[/QUOTE]

That was certainly uncalled for.

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=WebOfTrust;26405107]That was certainly uncalled for.[/QUOTE]

Truth Hurts. :smug:

[~ZOMG]

Well, you made if five posts without de-railing. That's a record for you, isn't is Sphinxa? :v:

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=~ZOMG;26406335]Well, you made [b]if[/b] five posts without de-railing. That's a record for you, isn't is Sphinxa? :v:[/QUOTE]

You mean 'It' , Right? :eek:

[Sphinxa279]

[QUOTE=~ZOMG;26406335]Well, you made if five posts without de-railing. That's a record for you, isn't is Sphinxa? :v:[/QUOTE]

Hey I didn't de-rail I was just excited that the awesome dude called Hawx was back :3:

[Hawx]

[QUOTE=sphinxa279;26406482]Hey I didn't de-rail I was just excited that the awesome dude called Hawx was back :3:[/QUOTE]

Who's this.. 'Hawx' ? :eek:

[Sphinxa279]

Sorry, hawx... :3:

[Hawx]

:smug:

[not_yet]

you both really need to stop taking this off topic, take your catchup to PMS.

firstly, i'd work on using more fitting textures on those displacements in video 6, because they tile quite badly. not just that though, displacements could use shape, take a look of reference images on google and use a bigger brush size for more smooth transitions, which also could be used for the ground.

[hawkeye hawk]

I suggest that you (op) start a new map, and focus on making it look good. I can see you know how to build stuff in brushes. What you really lack, is realism. Make buildings have windows, do not use white lights, these are just some of the things you need to improve on. By starting a new map (no need to release it) and only focus on the realism and looks of it, i think you will learn and adapt you mapping style to create more realistic environments.

[SweetSwifter]

I wish I had bromance. :smith:

Anyway, the map is blocky. You need to learn how to evenly distribute detailing and such over the area. You seem to have a lot of blank areas.

I highly recommend starting with basic sketches first, especially with a project this big. It's quite nice to have a clear list of things that need to be done, and finishing them one by one.

[melindagreen]

streetlights need a wider beam, also total white light isn't very convincing, go for that orange tint for outdoor street lights.

Also that radio tower in vid 3 seems out of place and not right, Instead of a self supporting tower make it an R-45 guyed tower and put an equipment building on a concrete pad on a gravel ground. same for the tower feet. Self supporting towers for commercial use are minimum 250 feet tall and can exceed 600 feet. guyed towers MUST be guyed at 100 ft or more, these can go up to 2500 ft.
If the tower is under 200ft you don't need a beacon on it, and does not have to be painted red and white unless its withing 1 mile of an airport.
beacon arraignment: IE: 300 foot tower (common for most communications systems) divide it in to quarters, top beacon flashes, middle flashes with top, beacon in between tom and middle is steady burn and lower most is steady burning. Guy wires are main anchored at the beacon points and aux anchoring in between those.
look up images of different ones and you will get the idea.

Of course you can read it here: [url]http://www.ehow.com/list_6573037_faa-tower-lighting-requirements.html[/url]

In case you wonder, I worked in communications for 6 years through AT&T wireless.

[Eyefunk]

Why was Hawx only banned for 1 day when Web and Sphinx got banned for 1 month for the same thing?

[Firegod522]

Repetitive offensives.

[Eyefunk]

Ah. Well, leaving this thread, I don't want to get banned for derailing now.