ttt_urban_ruins

[Hydrophobe]

It's a map for a the Garry's Mod gamemode Trouble in Terrorist Town. Originally I was just working on the map as one of my many whim motivated maps that never really amount to anything, but I decided to see if it would work with the gamemode. The concept was inspired a bit by the History Channel show "Life After People" when it showed what would happen to coastal cities if oceans rose. This is my attempt at making a little recreation of that scenario.

The water level is 155 Hammer inches above ground level.

There are many things sort of hard to see under the water, but here is a general overview. The playable area is a 3 block by 3 block area with the warehouse type building in the bottom middle of this screenshot being the center.



Underwater screenshots of the supermarket.





At the top of the big apartment building (white building at top right of overview screenshot).



An improvised dock (There are a few floatable boats that are steerable with the gamemode's "Magneto-stick" or the equivalent of the HL2 single-player carry with a push function).




Any comments, suggestions, criticism? Let me have it.

[jgoodroad]

needs a good 3d skybox

[Hydrophobe]

Eh, that doesn't help me much. I meant more constructive as far as criticism as in pointing out something wrong and giving a suggestion as to why it is that way and how I can fix it.

[Major Banter]

Roof vents, planks building-to-building, reducing indoor extreme fog and using more light?

[jgoodroad]

ok, you need to break up the rooftops, add more props and such, especially on the apartment building, since you really only have the hole.

may I suggest fencing? it's a good way to add more character to roof's

[Hydrophobe]

Roof vents, planks building-to-building, reducing indoor extreme fog and using more light?

Okay, though just FYI some roof props are not rendered because I set the static prop fade distance to cut back on lag with all the open space. Also, is there a way to reduce the water fog, besides a different water texture? And by more light am I correct you mean more outdoor lighting? Because as far as indoors there wouldn't be any power.

ok, you need to break up the rooftops, add more props and such, especially on the apartment building, since you really only have the hole.

may I suggest fencing? it's a good way to add more character to roof's

I just added a little more rooftop detail, but anyone have a good reference shot for some rooftop fencing?

[jgoodroad]

floodlights.

[jgoodroad]

ok, you need to break up the rooftops, add more props and such, especially on the apartment building, since you really only have the hole.

may I suggest fencing? it's a good way to add more character to roof's

I just added a little more rooftop detail, but anyone have a good reference shot for some rooftop fencing?

simple.
http://www.untitledname.com/archives/up ... ooftop.jpg

and I suggest playing the map RigorMortis.

[Hydrophobe]

I have finished this map and you might see it about on some Trouble In Terrorist Town Garry's Mod servers. If you have never played the game mode I encourage you to give it a try, as long as you play with semi-competent people you won't be disappointed.

Though it is by far not my best map, I feel it serves its purpose well enough as what it is (a somewhat visually appealing and open TTT map).



By the way I did spruce up the roofs to an extent.

Thanks for the feedback.