Map Battle 40 - Atrium (stage 1)

[Kvackabill]

i like blade's alot! What do you do with these maps after the contest btw? You never touch them again? Considering the time spent you should make it a playable map, especially with this theme.. because many of these could be fun in deathmatch, if you continue developing it..

[Dionysos]

@blade, great atmosphere! I think it would be fitting for some urban transportation network; e.g. the pathway between two train stations. I would add benches, maybe some brittle artwork on the walls and depending on what you want, either shady fluorescent light or old fashioned lightbulbs, smudged and yellowed by age.

[Khaeotixs]

i like blade's alot! What do you do with these maps after the contest btw? You never touch them again? Considering the time spent you should make it a playable map, especially with this theme.. because many of these could be fun in deathmatch, if you continue developing it..

Some of these could, aye.

[amckern]

I tend to fail - i have not been messing around with source for over 10 months - so trying to think of all the tricks again

[Dionysos]

that ceiling looks nice, I'd post a shot where it's not occluded by a pillar.

[AlexCrafter]

i like blade's alot! What do you do with these maps after the contest btw? You never touch them again? Considering the time spent you should make it a playable map, especially with this theme.. because many of these could be fun in deathmatch, if you continue developing it..

The catch
What about the (stage 1) bit in the title of the thread?
Inspired by a succesfull NASA launch earlier this week, I imagined doing a battle in stages. This challenge is stage 1.
The winning map(s) of this stage will function as the base map for stage 2. And I do not want to get into detail about that too much, but it has to do with gameplay...
This also means that I will request the .vmfs and possibly other (custom) assets once we're into the voting round.

Even if mine doesn't win, it'll be a fun survival map for l4d

[laserpanda]

I was making a map some months back based on this screen shot:



However, I could only find that one picture of the place, so I had little for reference. I ended up dropping the map and moving on to something different. If you ask me, that would make an amazingly good CSS map.

That's the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, Florida
There's also 2 or 3 similar hotels in different states. (Gaylord Texan, Gaylord Opryland)

google it and you'll find plenty of reference pictures.

[ad_hominem]

I'm sorry? The Gaylord Palms hotel?

[Megadude]

You guys do realise that it was identified as the Gaylord over 2 weeks ago? A bit slow don't you think?

[laserpanda]

You guys do realise that it was identified as the Gaylord over 2 weeks ago? A bit slow don't you think?

It was misidentified as the Gaylord Texan.

The Gaylord Texan has a San Antonio themed atrium, and the Palms has a beach themed atrium.

[no00dylan]

heh heh.... gay

[Chopium]

I'm sorry? The Gaylord Palms hotel?

"Come for the lord; stay for the gay."

[Armageddon]

I was making a map some months back based on this screen shot:



However, I could only find that one picture of the place, so I had little for reference. I ended up dropping the map and moving on to something different. If you ask me, that would make an amazingly good CSS map.

That's the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, Florida
There's also 2 or 3 similar hotels in different states. (Gaylord Texan, Gaylord Opryland)

google it and you'll find plenty of reference pictures.

I've been to Opryland didn't know it had Gaylord at the beginning!

[IMUS]

WIP

Started on the side area. Probably going need something between that ivy texture and the back wall.



The fountain, just needs the water particles fixed.

[Kvackabill]

IMUS: what happened to the warm orange lightning? Looks like you changed it from a warm sunny day to a chilly winter and those particles looks like snow...