CS_Metroplex

[Penney]

Can't wait till its release.

[m8nkey]

First post updated

[Deh0lise]

Looks great but what about some hanging banners in the ceiling? the snackbar needs something more imo.

[vcool]

The floor carpet texture is godly. m8nkey, teach me

[Undead Caesar]

It reminds me a lot of the Bioshock decor, just a lot more lit up and a whole lot less wet. Keep it up, looks like it will be an awesome map.

[m8nkey]

Deh0lise: Thanks for the tip, I'll try it out down the track Also making some destructable cardboard cutouts.

It reminds me a lot of the Bioshock decor, just a lot more lit up and a whole lot less wet. Keep it up, looks like it will be an awesome map.

I thought the very same thing myself. It's sheer coincidence though and definately not intentional. I simply picked a style and colour scheme typical of a classical theatre and that's what I came up with. The art deco font (also frequently used in theatres) looks very Bioshock too.

[m8nkey]

Updated first post

[vcool]

Very nice. I think the outside looks a bit bland though.

[m8nkey]

I think you're right Vcool. I'm going to try adding more colour to the textures. Hopefully once I finish detailing, adding billboards and posters it'll liven up.

[gdnfrm]

Replace the hostages with babes.

Also, some people may tell you some things in this map are unrealistic but I personally prefer the old school style that makes it evident that it is a game yet the setting is based on the real world (a city). However, I like the little twinkle of surrealism or stylization.

Edit: also, perhaps you should consider making a version of this for TF2.

[nub]

Reminds me of Mecklenburg.

Mecklenburg what? I live in Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, North Carolina.


Great-looking map. I can't say it's somewhat wide open because that's how it should be. Great work.

Edit: also, perhaps you should consider making a version of this for TF2.

That would call for a ton of work since the stock textures wouldn't work at all for it, meaning he would have to make custom ones. It's a great idea though since it'd also introduce new content in to TF2 to vary things up a bit.

[Generalvivi]

looking great man

[m8nkey]

Thanks guys

Replace the hostages with babes.

Also, some people may tell you some things in this map are unrealistic but I personally prefer the old school style that makes it evident that it is a game yet the setting is based on the real world (a city). However, I like the little twinkle of surrealism or stylization.

Really useful feedback. I'd already planned to use custom hostages, employees of the cinema.

You're completely right about the layout, it isn't vaguely realistic though I've made extensive layout changes to make it look more feasible than the original. Hopefully the final product has an interesting style to it.

Edit: also, perhaps you should consider making a version of this for TF2.

That would call for a ton of work since the stock textures wouldn't work at all for it, meaning he would have to make custom ones. It's a great idea though since it'd also introduce new content in to TF2 to vary things up a bit.

As it is I'd guess the map is around %80-%90 custom content, hence why I've been working on it for over 12 months. I don't think it would suite TF2. I'm going to shop around for mods and see if they're interested in using the map once I've completed it though.

It still requires a lot of detailing to fill out the atmosphere. I've added more colour to the exterior building textures. I also just purchased some dame nice car models (7 cars with 14 skins and a bus) I need to port to Source. Should be some new screens in a couple of weeks.

[The Doctor]

I'm hoping the EB store front is destructible

Fantastic! looking map. I love the building textures and the crisp clean look they give everything.

[m8nkey]

First post updated.

Several people have pointed out how serious 3dRealms take their IP so to avoid any potential legal problems I'm removing all references to Duke Nukem and have changed the map name to Metroplex.

Haven't had a chance to do much over the last 3 months. I've replaced all building facades with 3d modelled ones. With the geometry optimisation I did implementing the props it's actually more efficient than when the windows were a flat texture.

I've also changed the skybox and lighting to better suite the mood between the interior and outside environments.