[TTT] WIP Map

[seven324]

I am working on a map for the gamemode Trouble in Terrorist town. It's my first real map other than a few failed attempts in the past.

The theme is a moon base of some sort. No name yet, need some help with that.

Video:

Anyone got any suggestions? This is just the first floor but i think it still needs some improvements, not sure how though.

[pk_hunter]

That looks really neat! Lovely visual style. Are the resources your own? The materials are top-notch, although they could be aligned to the brushwork better (material edges should match up with brushwork edges).

Looks incredibly cramped, though. I've never played TTT, but if it's anything like regular CSS then movement will be very frustrating for the players.

Looking forward to seeing this progress, best of luck.

[seven324]

Thanks. This is just the top floor so far, the map will be much bigger. I started on another floor but thought it would be best to finish that part off first.

Can't remember where i downloaded the textures from, but what is wrong with the alignment?

[pk_hunter]

Well take a look at the thumbnail/freezeframe image from your video. The wall texture has a clear black metal trim at the top, but your brushwork frame comes down about 4 units too low so that it cuts into the yellow sheet metal instead of following the black trim's border.
Just a quick example, but there were a few times throughout the video where I noticed things like that. Also, with a very clear vertical line on the walls as well, you should try to line those up with the edges of your brushwork at doors and corners.
It's a small thing, but it adds a much more believable and complete sense of place.

You should also always know where your resources are coming from! Failing to credit texture artists is really bad practice and isn't fair on the person who made them.

[Knights]

I like it, it's got a unique techy feel. My biggest grip is that everything that you put in there that's hl2 material/model ruins the scene It's just not matching the overall textures of the walls and theme... Oh and the music just kidding.... get some custom props in there and it could be good..

[Epifire]

Shiny reflective textures on custom models would match. Aside from what other people mentioned, my pointer is the floor since I noticed the same tiled texture throughout most of the video. Nothing game breaking or anything, just my preference as a mapper since I am always looking at seams. Maybe some kind of small thin boarder texture to break it up around the edges, cause then it would less like a single brush for the whole floor.

On the line of models. Things I would add in there are static props that fit in to the walls, like exposed paneling and vents. Maybe that and a couple of neat looking supplies crates. Makes me want to start trying modeling again when I start thinking in that direction.

Hope that helps a bit.

[Chrille]

Textures were made by this guy:

http://www.philipk.net/

[seven324]

Got two small problems, anyone know how to fix them?

One sofa has disappeared but it's there in hammer:



Fish in the fishtank keep disappearing:

[Freemans_Fanatic12]

Got two small problems, anyone know how to fix them?

One sofa has disappeared but it's there in hammer:

Are you sure you tied the sofa to the right entity? For example: you might have tied it to a prop_static instead of a prop_physics or prop_dynamic. As for the fish I'm not to sure as I've never used func_fishpool (or whatever it's called).

[WhiteDevil]

Got two small problems, anyone know how to fix them?

One sofa has disappeared but it's there in hammer:

Are you sure you tied the sofa to the right entity? For example: you might have tied it to a prop_static instead of a prop_physics or prop_dynamic.

Yep that sofa does not work as a prop_static.

[seven324]

Got two small problems, anyone know how to fix them?

One sofa has disappeared but it's there in hammer:

Are you sure you tied the sofa to the right entity? For example: you might have tied it to a prop_static instead of a prop_physics or prop_dynamic.

Yep that sofa does not work as a prop_static.

In that screenshot they are both set to prop_static but the one on the right works. Changing them from a prop_static to something else doesn't fix it. They are both set to the same thing but only one of them works.