Enclave (koth/arena) - Games

I've decided to stop derailing the modelling thread and start my own :) This is a small post-nuclear themed map I've been working on lately. I've prepared some custom content for it, including a [url=http://i25.tinypic.com/358cj7m.jpg]new skybox[/url]. I'll probably get clock'ed pretty hard, but here goes anyway [img]http://i49.tinypic.com/2afahwy.jpg[/img] [b]Beta 2: [url]http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JV3NG2HS[/url][/b] [url=http://i49.tinypic.com/fmrql3.jpg][img]http://i49.tinypic.com/fmrql3_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i47.tinypic.com/tao2dx.jpg][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/tao2dx_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i47.tinypic.com/2ni2ql5.jpg][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/2ni2ql5_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i50.tinypic.com/2n74kjq.jpg][img]http://i50.tinypic.com/2n74kjq_t.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://i46.tinypic.com/30jobb6.jpg][img]http://i46.tinypic.com/30jobb6_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i50.tinypic.com/24njtvo.jpg][img]http://i50.tinypic.com/24njtvo_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i49.tinypic.com/2qa0cvl.jpg][img]http://i49.tinypic.com/2qa0cvl_t.jpg[/img][/url] Some progress shots of the point: [url=http://i25.tinypic.com/ileg0j.jpg][img]http://i25.tinypic.com/ileg0j_t.jpg[/img][/url] -> [url=http://i25.tinypic.com/350qc1c.jpg][img]http://i25.tinypic.com/350qc1c_t.jpg[/img][/url] -> [url=http://i37.tinypic.com/2ryqal3.jpg][img]http://i37.tinypic.com/2ryqal3_t.jpg[/img][/url] -> [url=http://i49.tinypic.com/fmrql3.jpg][img]http://i49.tinypic.com/fmrql3_t.jpg[/img][/url]

Looks nice, but I couldn't even tell that was the sky. It looks like a cave wall. It needs to stand out more from the rest of the level in colour and have some more difference in it, like more clouds with more contrast. And the pillar textures look kind of ugly all together. The bases shouldn't have lines that are that dark, it should more depend on the bump map. And the rest of the pillar could use bigger blotches that blend together a little better. How does the control point work by the way?

Colour scheme is ugly, and too dark; and those pillars aren't TF2-y enough. Apart from that it looks great.

Wow, it looks really good!

The skybox texture is sort of WIP, I originally had it laid out like in Gravel Pit - the side textures squeezed vertically by 50%, but you could see the lower parts in some places so I reverted it. The capture point is the statue, it works like a completely normal CP, just a different model. Thanks for the input, I'm getting more and more convinced to redo the pillar textures from scratch... I think simple changes just won't cut it.

haha here i came thinking Fallout 3 Enclave style. would be interesting cool map. lighten up the skybox a bit and it will own

Here's a brainstorm for you, by the way. I'm trying to come up with fallout-ish abbreviations for RED and BLU, to make some logos. So far I've got "Regional Enclave Department" for RED, but I'm clueless about BLU - I want it to start with "Brotherhood" to make it a BoS reference, but the "U" is a real problem, not a lot of good words starting with that letter.

Nice map. but i think i saw it yesterday on tf2maps.net as an arena-only map? In KotH the hill would be where the statue is? I'd suggest, that you rework the pillar's textures. They don't fit into the TF2 style. Too much detail. Rather a hl2 style. TF2 would never have such details on the lower end of the pillars.

I've been slacking off a bit, been busy with some stuff around here. The screenshots are done in Gmod which made all my lighting white for some reason, since I'm on a laptop right now and TF2 crashes on high settings :) Anyway, I've fixed the skybox and re-done the columns, and I'm working on some inside stuff right now. I'm still not 100% happy with the columns, though at least they're better than the last ones :) Still haven't done the helmet, I'll have to get around to that today as well. All that's left is some interior work at this point and it's done. Also, sexy plaque. [url=http://i47.tinypic.com/autu6w.jpg][img]http://i47.tinypic.com/autu6w_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i46.tinypic.com/v80tht.jpg][img]http://i46.tinypic.com/v80tht_t.jpg[/img][/url][url=http://i46.tinypic.com/ff5qo5.jpg][img]http://i46.tinypic.com/ff5qo5_t.jpg[/img][/url]

Brotherhood Legion Upsilon. Good enough? Use the latin letter as the last letter

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Sweet, I gotta try that some time.

"Brotherhood of Logistic Understanding" That's my stab at it.

Looks beautiful. I'm downloading now.

Looking sweet, i really thought you meant Fallout 3 Enclave map (even tough the skybox is similiar to Fallout 3's, you should really try making a map of it) anyways, its pretty good for a KOTH but still, need a little more cover IMO, keep it up =]