The Official Interlopers "Map Pimpage Thread"

[Dives]

Looking good, but the lighting is pretty flat and bland. Get some contrast in there.

[Ich 666]

Looking definitely better than the first few pics, which had a pretty TF2-esque Style. I like the dark/broken look way more.

[cz_squishy]

Started working on this again:

[joe_rogers_11155]

@cz-squishy: i am sighing in disappointment at that street. i want to find the city planner who thought it would be a good idea to build such a complicated concrete U-bend city road in the middle of nowhere, and hang him by his ears. at least make smaller side-streets and close them off with construction barriers or something instead of just a u-bend.

interior looks like a good start, nice brushwork. i think that maintenance track is too wide. the whole point of that maintenance track in the floor is for cars to drive over it so mechanics can work on the bottom of the cars. that track looks like they were meant for monster trucks - or APC's...check the width by placing a model of an APC on top and narrowing to match. then string up tube lights along one side and metal compartment space on the other side for tools and supplies to sit...

[Kubata]

Major Banter you got the creepiness nailed just right.

Cz_squishy I would narrow up that track like rogers said. A car is supposed to easily be able to drive over the gap, but otherwise I think the brushwork is really clean. I like all the detail in the ceiling, but if possible try to vary up some textures a bit. For the floor, maybe make the textures change from the wall towards the center, from cleaner to dirtier.

[cz_squishy]

Cz_squishy I would narrow up that track like rogers said. A car is supposed to easily be able to drive over the gap, but otherwise I think the brushwork is really clean. I like all the detail in the ceiling, but if possible try to vary up some textures a bit. For the floor, maybe make the textures change from the wall towards the center, from cleaner to dirtier.

I never really knew what the gap was for but it has been narrowed

[Kubata]

There you go. Btw, cars aren't supposed to be able to drive ACROSS it, only over and alongside it. Dunno if that helps. It doesn't need to be super thin. I'd say 2.5-3.5 ft, eyeballing it.

[Major Banter]

Which means you can throw in another, and spice it up.

[sakna]

i'm trying to get better so any feedback you guys can give i would really appreciate.

[Shirik]

This is just amazing...

[Ark11]

^ I agree, especially the lighting.

[Zecrah]

I'd like lower lightmap scales in some places, like that first screenshot, to create more defined shadows. Also I get the feel that all the lights are 'on', yet not much light is being produced.

Nice detailing though.

[Ark11]

Also I get the feel that all the lights are 'on', yet not much light is being produced.

I agree with that too, even at night time there is still some natural light (that soft blue light from the moon).

[Kubata]

He's indoors, so there wouldn't necessarily be moonlight but I agree, there's all those fluorescent lights in there that are super bright but are barely casting any light, if anything, increase the light brightness a tad and emphasize the lights with point_spotlights and maybe some smokevolume for added effect.

[sakna]

i removed half the fluorescent lights and replaced them with lanterns and i've made light adjustments. i'll try experimenting with smoke_volume. thanks for the tips.