The Official Interlopers "Map Pimpage Thread"

[Armageddon]

Check out my map that I made.



Feedback welcome.

[cz_squishy]

Looks awesome! Keep up the good work and you could be at Valve one day!!!!

[Miigga]

[Fulcrum]

The fence around the pool seems to be wrong nice decoration otherwise.

[Gambini]

good work

[Dives]

Looks weird having a blue light in a walkway full of yellow lights.

[joe_rogers_11155]

@dives: it happens all the time, especially in an industrial setting. they just grab light bulbs that match the sockets or previous bulb's wattage, and you end with some yellow, blue, and even pale green lights. look at a city street at night, or residential lights. mostly blue or orange. i like the variation.

what I DO find odd is the shadow sharpness from the sunlight coming in from the roof. the two squares of light on the floor are blurry while the one square of light near the top (on the wall and walkway) appears to be much sharper, and that is strange to me.

[Sathor]

Aren't the blurry two on the water?

I like it.

[pk_hunter]

Excellent light play.

[Hollow]

You have a good eye for mood lighting Miigga, and your maps usually have a nice amount of variety architecturally, to keep them interesting. They usually play pretty well too!

What I'd love to see from you after this SP map, is something quite different, style-wise, as this and the last few I've seen/played of yours, seem to be part of a collection(?). All quite similar in lighting, atmosphere and location. That's not a bad thing by any means. But I'm intrigued to see what else you can produce

[HoliestCows]

I dont like posting on the same page Miigga posts on.

[Sathor]

@HoliestCows:

I suggest to break up the ceiling. You can use the metal grate for that. Make one part of the ceiling higher and of a different material - perhaps with beams and such detail.

And add some thicker (vertical) bars on the metal grate, too.

Otherwise it looks good.

[Valar]

Oi - lovely looking! Really good atmosphere in this.
check the cardboard models on the floor as they need to be lowered a tad (1/2 units).
About the metal grate...I'd go with a chicken fence framed with metal trusses. I think it'd look a lot better. Always had issues with how bland and boring this particular texture looked.
Again, great job, very scenic.

[HoliestCows]

Thanks for the comments guys. Ive changed how the grate is and ive extended the ceiling up a bit, It looks much nicer.

[Fulcrum]

Holiest cow it might be nice to have the light from behind the grate casting a shadow on the wall. This could be achieved by turning off the light in that coridoor and ramping up the reflection from the walls so the area isnt engulfed in darkness. Everyone loves fancy shadows