(early stage) Hogwarts map

[Kroepoe]

I'm making a map of Hogwarts castle (from Harry Potter, duhh!), and I'm not nearly finished (as you can probably understand, since I've only worked on it for less than a week). But I still wanted to let you see what I have already.

btw, the textures are NOT final, I'm not real good at texturing, but the textures you can see is just so you can see what it's going to be like.

[img]http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7904/hogwartsx.jpg[/img]

[Red Heavy]

Why is there no skybox.
It looks very good so far, though.

[MindMuncher]

Someone already made one of these... not to dissuade you, but just saying. I forget where it is...

[Deadchicken]

[QUOTE=Red Heavy;16755171]Why is there no skybox[/QUOTE]

It's a screen shot from Hammer.

[Red Heavy]

[QUOTE=Deadchicken;16755206]It's a screen shot from Hammer.[/QUOTE]

And there's no Skybox, I know it's from Hammer. I don't know about everybody else, but when I'm mapping, even for simple geometry, I often compile just to look around and make sure it looks nice, so I usually have a skybox very early on.

[IronPhoenix]

Depends on the map. Some of my newer ones don't have skyboxes yet because i don't feel the need to look around until the basic layout is down.

[SnakeFace]

[QUOTE=MindMuncher;16755181]Someone already made one of these... not to dissuade you, but just saying. I forget where it is...[/QUOTE]

It was terrible and never got finished.

[editline]06:13PM[/editline]

With most of my maps I do a full compile every room. Unless it gets too long, then I cordon compile the new room and the room before, to get a feel and make sure the level flows well.

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=Red Heavy;16755171]Why is there no skybox.
It looks very good so far, though.[/QUOTE]

Thanks^^ And it's like IronPhoenix said, I don't really need to look around till I'm a bit further, I may make a little video though, but not anytime soon.

And if any of you find some good images showing Hogwarts, please post them here. I'm having a little trouble finding things like that. (I am using an uncomplete sketchup model I found for reference, looks kinda good, except for that the clock tower doesn't have a clock.. And probably more, but I haven't been looking at it for very long..)

EDIT:

I have finished the clock tower roughly (no decorations and such), and I made the broken fountain on the square in front of the clock tower.

[_axe_]

[QUOTE=SnakeFace;16755942]It was terrible and never got finished.

[editline]06:13PM[/editline]

With most of my maps I do a full compile every room. Unless it gets too long, then I cordon compile the new room and the room before, to get a feel and make sure the level flows well.[/QUOTE]

Ouch...
Uuhm, what a nice way to tell that behind someone's back...

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16756951]Thanks^^ And it's like IronPhoenix said, I don't really need to look around till I'm a bit further, I may make a little video though, but not anytime soon.

And if any of you find some good images showing Hogwarts, please post them here. I'm having a little trouble finding things like that. (I am using an uncomplete sketchup model I found for reference, looks kinda good, except for that the clock tower doesn't have a clock.. And probably more, but I haven't been looking at it for very long..)

EDIT:

I have finished the clock tower roughly (no decorations and such), and I made the broken fountain on the square in front of the clock tower.[/QUOTE]
Anyways, I just browsed the map board, and saw your topic.
And I want to give you some reference (if you need any), I don't want to steal the topic or something, so if you want to I'll remove this.

Here is a vid of my own castle to help you see, how the hogwarts castle looks from all sides. Seeing alot of version of hogwarts castles exist.... Is a very old vid, maybe you can find a newer one somewhere on youtube..
[img]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/846/hogwartsd.jpg[/img]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBMaH77Nk8[/media]

[Kroepoe]

looks pretty awsome to me! How long did that take you? (and is the interior of your castle correct?)

I'll be working on this till saturday, I'm going to Denmark then. (I can't work on it today either, busy..)
But I'll be showing you some progress in the next few days.

(And I hope he meant another map XD)

[Apollo441]

Not a fan of harry potter, but hey, would be interesting to see this completed.

[RossConn]

[QUOTE=Apollo441;16773193]Not a fan of harry potter, but hey, would be interesting to see this completed.[/QUOTE]

Hi there i see your a huge texture artist.. mind doing me a favioure and teaching me how to add custom textures .. ?

Add me to steam : conn08
or email me at : [email][e-mail][/email]

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=RossConn;16779381]Hi there i see your a huge texture artist.. mind doing me a favioure and teaching me how to add custom textures .. ?

Add me to steam : conn08
or email me at : [email][e-mail][/email][/QUOTE]

I already have a friend that does the textures for me, he is pretty good at texturing^^

[RossConn]

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16779811]I already have a friend that does the textures for me, he is pretty good at texturing^^[/QUOTE]

Mind asking him to add me on steam or something as i really need help...

[Kroepoe]

I'll see what I can do..

[RossConn]

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16780292]I'll see what I can do..[/QUOTE]

Ok thanks

[snuwoods]

The basic brushes look fine for now.
I'd like to see a lighted preview :D

[Ryu-Gi]

If you need help with textures, there's this great site to get them from, CGtextures.com. Theree's tons of awesome free textures there.

[url]http://www.cgtextures.com/[/url]

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=snuwoods;16781797]The basic brushes look fine for now.
I'd like to see a lighted preview :D[/QUOTE]

I didn't have much time to continue so I [b]won't[/b] be showing you anything soon, just wait till I made some more progress..

[QUOTE=Ryu-Gi;16781969]If you need help with textures, there's this great site to get them from, CGtextures.com. Theree's tons of awesome free textures there.

[url]http://www.cgtextures.com/[/url][/QUOTE]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll let my friend know, because he's going to do the texturing. (It's a lot of work if I'm going to do the texturing AND the modeling.)

[_axe_]

To be honest, There seems to be something missing.
I will try to figure out what, and add it to this topic ;)

[editline]12:54PM[/editline]

Alright all, don't flame me cuz you all think I am hijacking this topic.. I am not, I made a example on what my view on hogwarts is, I will remove this example when someone wants to.

I made the windows look more hoggy, and also I made the bridge a bit more dynamic (cuz it is a big bend on all sides in the movie and in the game)

To view full size: [url]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2055/castlekopie2.jpg[/url]
[img]http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2055/castlekopie2.jpg[/img]

[editline]01:01PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16771820]looks pretty awsome to me! How long did that take you? (and is the interior of your castle correct?)

I'll be working on this till saturday, I'm going to Denmark then. (I can't work on it today either, busy..)
But I'll be showing you some progress in the next few days.

(And I hope he meant another map XD)[/QUOTE]

[quote]Picture of me he meant, not the picture above..
[img]http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/846/hogwartsd.jpg[/img][/quote]

And yes, there is alot of interior. But not everything is filled up with interior (yet...)
I started this project a long time ago, and quited it sadly.

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=_axe_;16812814]To be honest, There seems to be something missing.
I will try to figure out what, and add it to this topic ;)

[editline]12:54PM[/editline]

Alright all, don't flame me cuz you all think I am hijacking this topic.. I am not, I made a example on what my view on hogwarts is, I will remove this example when someone wants to.

I made the windows look more hoggy, and also I made the bridge a bit more dynamic (cuz it is a big bend on all sides in the movie and in the game)
image[/QUOTE]

I love how that looks, can't you just finish it? Because I was making this because I couldn't find any other map of Hogwarts.. So I would really like to see you finish it! (I don't have many experience mapping so it would probably be much nicer if you made it, I think)

EDIT:

Please don't remove it xD

EDIT2:

Can you continue building it? (At least for the modeling part?)

[_axe_]

Well I might, but the reason I stopped the project was simply, that source wasn't made for these kind of maps :(.

It gave me alot of erors, and the limits.. Well lets just say the limits of the compiling in hammer are a bit angry at me.

But I am currently experimenting with brushes, how I can make the maximum, and with detailed places.
When this experiment becomes a succes, I will spend some time on my hogwarts map ;)

But I can't really open the project up, currently I have another project open "DW_Tardis", a doctor who map, wich I can't really close to open another project up :(.

[editline]01:11PM[/editline]

So thats why I am supporting you, to continue with this hogwarts map ;)

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=_axe_;16813255]Well I might, but the reason I stopped the project was simply, that source wasn't made for these kind of maps :(.

It gave me alot of erors, and the limits.. Well lets just say the limits of the compiling in hammer are a bit angry at me.

But I am currently experimenting with brushes, how I can make the maximum, and with detailed places.
When this experiment becomes a succes, I will spend some time on my hogwarts map ;)

But I can't really open the project up, currently I have another project open "DW_Tardis", a doctor who map, wich I can't really close to open another project up :(.

[editline]01:11PM[/editline]

So thats why I am supporting you, to continue with this hogwarts map ;)[/QUOTE]

I think waiting for you to finish that doctor who project and after that finish hogwarts would be much nicer (and it would probably be released earlier :P).

[_axe_]

Are you sure?
I started my hogwarts the same way you did, only I screwed it even more up.
I began with the interior, and tried to make a exterior around it, wich was doomed to fail.

After that I started all over again and started with the exterior :P

What I am telling you is, if you try you might fail but also have succes,
if you quit, it wouldn't be logical that it becomes a succes :P,

[Kroepoe]

You're probably right =p

But I'm enjoying my vacation right now, doing little on Hogwarts as my friends are at my place and I at their's half of the time. So I'm having slow progress, and schools starting in 2 weeks. But I'll work on it as much as i can, and you'll probably hear from me in 2 weeks again..

[_axe_]

:P
Btw, Kroekpoe, a wild guess, but are you from holland, speaking dutch?

[editline]03:49PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16814599]You're probably right =p

But I'm enjoying my vacation right now, doing little on Hogwarts as my friends are at my place and I at their's half of the time. So I'm having slow progress, and schools starting in 2 weeks. But I'll work on it as much as i can, and you'll probably hear from me in 2 weeks again..[/QUOTE]

Ow, :P,
Well I have a day off today, and the rest of the week I've gotta work..
So I have even less time than you, but doesn't matter, mapping is for free will ;).

[Kroepoe]

[QUOTE=_axe_;16814999]:P
Btw, Kroekpoe, a wild guess, but are you from holland, speaking dutch?

[editline]03:49PM[/editline]

Ow, :P,
Well I have a day off today, and the rest of the week I've gotta work..
So I have even less time than you, but doesn't matter, mapping is for free will ;).[/QUOTE]

Yep xd (you too?)
And I agree =p

fijne dag nog verder ;D

[Ghast]

Harry Potter gamemode anyone?

[_axe_]

[QUOTE=Kroepoe;16815861]Yep xd (you too?)
And I agree =p

fijne dag nog verder ;D[/QUOTE]

Yep, ik spreek ook nederlands, is warme dag vandaag hé :P
Nu is t lekker wat kouder aan het worden, fijn om iemand hier tegen te komen uit hetzelfde land ;).

[Feralicous]

[QUOTE=Ghast;16816122]Harry Potter gamemode anyone?[/QUOTE]

NO.