CS:GO EMPIRE

[Andre Valera]

This is an entry into the CEVO/Gamebanana 2014 mapping contest.
I've working on this for the last 3 months, and if you're interested in reading about the development process and theory behind the project check out the article.

http://www.andrevalera.com/#!empire-project/c15u0

CT Spawn

CT Archway at Ramp

Ramp

Outside

Upper A

Lower B

Back Halls

T Spawn

Quad Halls

Vents to B


download link below
http://csgo.gamebanana.com/maps/181170

Looking forward to hearing your feedback.

[Dr. Delta]

Cool stuff man! How did you make the panoramas?

[ErikKiller]

Cool stuff man! How did you make the panoramas?

Really high FOV I'm guessing.

The colours seem too similar to me, everything feels the same, then again, might feel different in-game.

[Andre Valera]

I'm thinking of it now and I would assume taking screenshots in a 4:3 aspect ratio is ideal, in which case I took the screenshots in 16:9.
Anyway...
Load up CSGO, and your map.
Open console
sv_cheats 1
cl_drawhud 0
r_drawviewmodels 0
bot_kick all
Take screenshots, be aware of your surroundings. Avoid taking pictures of just the sky or the floor surrounded by a single wall.
After taking enough screenshots.
Follow this tutorial,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uUJv070UwU
If your rendered image is looking odd, instead of retaking new screenshots go ahead and remove some of the screenshots before re rendering. I've created panoramas ranging from 3 to 8 screenshots, with panoramas rendered from 3 screenshots being the result of removing 5 screenshots before a final render and 8 screenshots rendering a perfect panorama.
Trial and error.

[Andre Valera]

The colours seem too similar to me, everything feels the same, then again, might feel different in-game.

Absolutely, there are subtle differences within each area of the map creating transitions between them. It's similar to Inferno in that once you learn the layout you begin to ignore the blending of textures.

[Riomaki]

Despite being a CS:GO map, the lighting and general look remind me a lot of Half-Life 2.

Oh, an Episode 3 released on time... what could have been.

[Andre Valera]

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