Map Battle 8: Caves

[tr0mb0ne]

here is a screenshot of mine:



still lots of work to do, but i think i can make it to the deadline.

Don't be like bad_boy >:(

[Hemuuuli]

Little work in progress pic from my cave

Its quite dark, I'll add more light, change skybox and make it larger.

[Jest@]

nice, looks good...not too sure about that rock on the left, looks abit odd stickin' out the wall...also, bit of a texture-repetition problem in that same area, dunno how much you can do about that. Nice texture, nice displaceent work though, good job so far!!

[Hemuuuli]

nice, looks good...not too sure about that rock on the left, looks abit odd stickin' out the wall...also, bit of a texture-repetition problem in that same area, dunno how much you can do about that. Nice texture, nice displaceent work though, good job so far!!

Thx, texture-repation is rght now my biggest proplem. Thats why I have some prop rocks around there. You can see only that one popping from wall
I might also add rain coming trought from hole up there. (You can't see it well from pic.)

[RSX WHEEEEEE]

t3h sex

[Flufd]

nice, looks good...not too sure about that rock on the left, looks abit odd stickin' out the wall...also, bit of a texture-repetition problem in that same area, dunno how much you can do about that. Nice texture, nice displaceent work though, good job so far!!

Thx, texture-repation is rght now my biggest proplem. Thats why I have some prop rocks around there. You can see only that one popping from wall
I might also add rain coming trought from hole up there. (You can't see it well from pic.)

Try using a blend texture for your rock. I find it helps to break up the monotony of repeating textures.

[Terminator]

Try using a blend texture for your rock. I find it helps to break up the monotony of repeating textures.

That is what I am doing...

[cur_sed]

Well, I'm done with this 'ere entry, got other stuff to do, map-wise.
Anyway, I've gone terribly off-theme here, got a little too carried away with the waterfall and ended up with too little actual cave in there... oh well.

I've gotta say, I'm loving the militia trees, they really helped.

fortunately this thing ain't of the same scope as my last map-battle entry, so compiles were a little easier


First pic here is looking down at an angle such that the cave isn't totally obscured by the mist floating around at the bottom of the waterfall (just to prove that there really is a cave in the map )



A couple of shots from in the trees there, but they kinda give away the small scale of the map, especially the 2nd one, where you can quite plainly see the edge of the cliff to the right of the pic.


There's a deepish pool in the stream above the waterfall, and I was getting some pretty cool reflections in there, just wanted to show them off.


Alright, here are my three entry pics, entitled New England Falls


I figured I -had- to include 1 shot from inside the cave, even if it looks a little bland with all that mist.


I love the artistic stylee shots with some pretty leaves in the foreground, plus you can see the sunset effect I've got going from here, plus the bankside reeds.


This is my favourite shot, it gives a nice impression of the surroundings while framing the waterfall itself quite nicely.

Anyway, there's my submission, look forward to seeing what y'all come up with.

[Rocket_Robinhood]

pretty sexy, but i would suggest working on the cloud at the bottom
edit
here comes my submission:

To start off one from inside the cave, pretty much required


A direct look into the cave


Looking into the rocky cove


well thats it for my first map battle submission, hope yall like

[InternalRage]

Looking good Robin, but can you top cur_sed

WE'LL SEE IN THE NEXT EPISODE OF "MAP BATTLE 8!"

[Hemuuuli]

Small update. Say what should I do with this cave to make it own other caves so bad that they won't get any votes









PS. I'll continue with this map after the competition is over. I will make it playable de map, but now I go play DOD:S

[Hemuuuli]

Best one yet

But the lights look out of place. Either remove them or create wooden shafts with wires to look as if the lights are getting power from somewhere

Yes. I will make ropes to connect them eachothers and things like that.

[9f1062f623f9]

I think that cave would benefit a great deal from either a nature texture with an alpha (unless the one you're using already has one) so it can break up the repition. Or increase the scale slightly so it doesn't repeat so frequently.

[FatTony]

I think that cave would benefit a great deal from either a nature texture with an alpha (unless the one you're using already has one) so it can break up the repition. Or increase the scale slightly so it doesn't repeat so frequently.

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Thats the biggest problem im seeing with the maps so far...

[Hemuuuli]

My cave was too big for 3 pics... But here is 3 best pics.
You see about 75% cave, rest of the cave is made with same quality.





Ps. Why CSS takes so dark pics?