So, what are you working on right now?

[Bikerdude]

Can you post a screen of the problem?

Yep, but first I'm gonna see if i isolate which part of the cathedral is doing it. And in addition I am adding on extra hallways and living quarters - screenies to fall later today..

[nbohr1more]

I still can't believe that this is being added to your (already) impressive mission... (not to gloat about being in the Alpha... sorry)... I can't wait 'till you upload a map with the cathedral included!!!

[ungoliant]

there are more cool surprises than just the cathedral

[Bikerdude]

well Ive spent the last few hours converting a feck load of patches to func_statics and doing an exploded view of the cathedral - this will make tiding up the whole mess a feck load easier and will reduce the vert/poly count at the same time. Before putting it back together, I will save a copy of this map in exploded so future mappers can chop and change with ease.

 

[dSpair]

Bikerdude, these pics look gorgeous.

 

I think these are the best screens from a TDM mission I've seen so far.

[nbohr1more]

I guess your FMS will redefine Loren Schmidt's Cathedral the way that Jimi Hendrix is credited with many Bob Dylan tunes ...

 

(great lighting BTW)

 

Again, Biker's map already has the kind of narrow, byzantine, complex, streets that many in these forums seem to regard as Holy Grail of city design... it's a real visual treat!

 

Plus, even without having all the weapons and frobs available, I can already see places where the "sneak-tension" and mood is well pitched... I hope (as a newb) that I'm not over-praising, but I really appreciate his work!

[_Atti_]

Wow, that cathedral looks fantastic, to be honest i did not really like it as it was , but now its awesome!

 

btw:

dSpair, do you still work on the Fm you posted shots from earlier in this topic?

[Diego]

Wow, the cathedral!

 

Is that lighting final/wip or are you just using it to work out the geometry?

[Bikerdude]

Is that lighting final/wip

Still in WIP, so it may get a little better. And regarding geometry, there was a lot of that wasnt spot on, I tend to be a bit anal about these things which is why I've painstakingly grouped bunches of patches into Func_ststic objects and moved them out of the main body of the cathedral so I can see what needed to be cleaned up etc - so far Ive been doing this now for 10hrs straight, I'd like to having back together before I goto bed...

[dSpair]

dSpair, do you still work on the Fm you posted shots from earlier in this topic?

 

 

No. My purpose was not to create an actual mission, but to play with DarkRadiant, and that's what I did. I think I even didn't keep the files on my hard drive.

 

 

[Diego]

Still in WIP, so it may get a little better. And regarding geometry, there was a lot of that wasnt spot on, I tend to be a bit anal about these things which is why I've painstakingly grouped bunches of patches into Func_ststic objects and moved them out of the main body of the cathedral so I can see what needed to be cleaned up etc - so far Ive been doing this now for 10hrs straight, I'd like to having back together before I goto bed...

 

The lights are coming out nicely too, but I'd suggest more color to set a tone for the whole environment. It's not really about realism or simulating the vitral colors, it's just visually appealing.

 

googled a few examples of cathedrals with different colors (spoilered to make it compact) but these are photographs.. the cool thing about painting (or making tdm levels ) is that you can push the tone even more! and get really moody enviroments.

 

Orange

 

 

 

 

 

Green

 

 

 

 

 

Purple

 

 

 

 

 

Google now has a really cool feature of filtering your image search results by color, btw.

 

Edit: I realize that I haven't slept in quite some time. So I may not be making a lot of sense

Edited June 1, 2010 by Diego

[_Atti_]

Made some minor stuff, while doing my map,

a set of nails ( short,long,bent, all in 2:a smaller and a bigger version)

with a minor screw-skin, that can be set on all. ( i will probably improve that skin as ingame it's long part does not differ as much as it looked like it will in PS )

And as i didnt find any similar to what i wanted a keyhole-decal.

 

btw: I see there are some cool city-scape decals...but how do those work? it's all strange to me, as its not their sky part that is transparent but their base, is this right? if so how can those be used?

Edited June 1, 2010 by _Atti_

[Bikerdude]

Made some minor stuff, while doing my map,

a set of nails ( short,long,bent, all in 2:a smaller and a bigger version)

with a minor screw-skin, that can be set on all. ( i will probably improve that skin as ingame it's long part does not differ as much as it looked like it will in PS )

[Bikerdude]

Made some minor stuff, while doing my map, a set of nails with a minor screw-skin, that can be set on all.

very very nice, I hope we get to use them at some point!

[nbohr1more]

I hate to do this but the Browser discussion is a real derail...

 

moar pics plz!

 

[SneaksieDave]

Off topic browser and image display issue moved here.

 

Indeed, moar pics!

[Neb]

MOAR?!

 

Simple corridor motif that I'm working on for my small fort sections:

 

 

 

Need to work on the ceiling.

 

 

[nbohr1more]

I could wander a map full of corridors like that for days Neb!! :)

 

Thanks!

 

(I would've been happy with a little texture pic... )

[SneaksieDave]

Sweet. I like the size and spacing. For the ceiling I'd probably experiment with some of the rougher woods, depending on how old the place is.

[Neb]

Thanks. I'm trying to pay more attention to proportions than detail.

[Bikerdude]

More screens of the cathedral....enjoy.

 

ps. if these are too dark, I redo them etc..

Edited June 4, 2010 by Bikerdude

[Springheel]

Wow, it looks great, and very Builder-esque with all the metal you've added. Great job!

[Bikerdude]

Wow, it looks great, and very Builder-esque with all the metal you've added. Great job!

well Im on the last leg now, gonna add the living quarters and underground crypt.....

[Fidcal]

Neb: looks great - particularly like the dark and light contrast which often clashes but seems OK here. Glad you mentioned the ceiling because I was going to. As soon as I see horizontal areas of brick or stone I'm afraid to walk under. All it needs is to angle the ceiling up to the middle as an inverted V. That's easy compared to a patch arch and would look effective there.

[Baal]

Here are some new shots of my map, which is slowly coming together.