Work in Progress: What are you mapping?
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I'll start us off with a few SM scraps. One from Re-release Textures SM and the other from Prototype SM.
This first one isn't actually that far from release, it's got only a few more areas to do and then it's shippable. Re-uses the Honey rocket/grenade progression mechanic in a non-linear level. I am pretty fond of this one.
This one is technically my largest map ever made, clocking in at 300 monsters, and with no giant horde combat to speak of. I really wish to finish this one day, but look at it! I hardly have time for the medium sized maps I put out today, this is just too much!
This first one isn't actually that far from release, it's got only a few more areas to do and then it's shippable. Re-uses the Honey rocket/grenade progression mechanic in a non-linear level. I am pretty fond of this one.
This one is technically my largest map ever made, clocking in at 300 monsters, and with no giant horde combat to speak of. I really wish to finish this one day, but look at it! I hardly have time for the medium sized maps I put out today, this is just too much!
I'm working on game with a TrenchBroom to Unity plugin, kinda like Qodot, so you can basically treat Unity like another Quake engine to make your own games (assuming we'll still be using Unity in a few years lol) ... it's still very early and not ready for public use but you can look at it here https://github.com/radiatoryang/scopa
I have been working on a quake map with id textures, trying to create a bit of a city vibe with some industrial and base elements.
Oh so you're just applying the whole texture sheet in TB and once it's in Unity it gets hotspotted? Super cool.
Working on a new CTF map based on an old CTF map 
The original map is a Quake2 CTF map called Under The Gun, by Maric - it was recently ported to Quake by Kevin from the MegaTF community.
The original map is a Quake2 CTF map called Under The Gun, by Maric - it was recently ported to Quake by Kevin from the MegaTF community.
This looks absolutely gorgeous, well done! Perhaps it's worth creating a Multiplayer Maps category for y'all to post these sick creations.Working on a new CTF map based on an old CTF map
god it's been so long since i've posted on an actual forum.
anyway, been blocking out a new level, trying new layout styles and seeing what feels best for me. it has a little bit of non-linearity. this map has two paths you can take at the beginning of the level, with the other path being locked off until you finish the path you chose first. also has a few hidden (but intended) skips.
anyway, been blocking out a new level, trying new layout styles and seeing what feels best for me. it has a little bit of non-linearity. this map has two paths you can take at the beginning of the level, with the other path being locked off until you finish the path you chose first. also has a few hidden (but intended) skips.
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Hey y'all. Site looks great, very neat and tidy.
Been chipping away at this big old unplanned castle map for more than a year now, hoping to release it some time this decade.
Been chipping away at this big old unplanned castle map for more than a year now, hoping to release it some time this decade.
I'm trying to recreate the Quake's start map from memory, perhaps for an upcoming community project in the future! However I'd like to develop and release a few original maps before I start to consider opening a community project as I still need to get familiar with the Quake mapping workflow.
Though, I haven't worked on this since the start of the year, and this screenshot was from about that time as well so I might continue work on it eventually.
Though, I haven't worked on this since the start of the year, and this screenshot was from about that time as well so I might continue work on it eventually.
It's quite funny, actually. I did this with a small section of E1M1. It's totally from memory, and I think I got pretty close without even giving it a peek. I think a "Quake but we remade everything from our memory" community project would be hilarious and very fun in the future.
| Original | From my memory |
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Drowning in maps & projects. It happened accidentaly. So I am working kinda simultaniously on 4 tasks. Yeah it's crazy...
1. Tiers of Madness AD map. It started as art-pass of Chris Holden's prototype (out of Prototype 2 jam) but naturally grew into 20 times bigger map. It's closest to release I have. Geo is done. Gameplay - half way there. In general it's linear in fashion of Half-Life maps where u constantly move forward with no turning back, with no reuse of space. Same here. Start at the very bottom and slowly climbing to the tops of the Wizards Tower... In general, as an experience, I will never make voluntarily such a big map. I didn't realize how exhausting it will be. Never again!
1. Tiers of Madness AD map. It started as art-pass of Chris Holden's prototype (out of Prototype 2 jam) but naturally grew into 20 times bigger map. It's closest to release I have. Geo is done. Gameplay - half way there. In general it's linear in fashion of Half-Life maps where u constantly move forward with no turning back, with no reuse of space. Same here. Start at the very bottom and slowly climbing to the tops of the Wizards Tower... In general, as an experience, I will never make voluntarily such a big map. I didn't realize how exhausting it will be. Never again!
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2. Hellbound AD episode. Inspired by hell as it was shown in Hellraiser I & II movies and also inspired by Clive Barker books "Hellbound Heart" and "Scarlet Gospels". Goes fine in general. 2st two maps are done & even playtested. 3rd is half done - it's dark horror 1 mob level, nothing to show
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Stuck on geo of the 4th map which is hard to pull off: it's a hellish blend of different styles and arcitectural elements. Literally elements are "growing" into each other - quite hard to do that with brushes. Well. It will be done eventually...
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3. Next goes Fractured Realities (based on AD) map. Building geo yet, didn't try to compile yet. Well I did compile but with dirtdebug just to test mobs movement in particular places. In general it goes fine, no problems
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4. Finally for no reason days ago I decided to expand my sm219 map to full potential. Before sm219 even started I already had Copper blockout and used its parts for sm219 map, but 70% of encounters were cut due to 40 mobs restriction. All in all map is all about classic quite brutal encounters. Surprising appearances of mobs. Also minimalistic but quite nice designs with, as always, Makkon textures
All in all working on 4 projects is stupid. I know. Don't know how it happened...
All in all working on 4 projects is stupid. I know. Don't know how it happened...
Wow that's looking really great! Love me some castle.
Working on code for Mjolnir (our team effort mappack) which is to say working on code for Keep (my mod) which is to say compiling mods together and harmonizing all the various features into complete and working robust systems with lots of customizability to achieve the goal of giving mappers power.
Holy smokes, that's a lot of source! Good to see you're using some kind of revision control, at least.