XManny Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 This is my first map for a Quake III engined game. I'm still getting used to Radiant. The map uses JO textures, but is not compiled to run with it (testing in Quake III). Well, the story is sketchy at best, but you'll start out in a hangar after landing in an imperial base (there is no way for a ship to get in or out of this room, I know, I'm working on it ). I will put a stationary gun nearby to get people started. You'll have all force powers maxed and a lightsaber in the beginning. This is just the first huge room of this map. It's singleplayer by the way. There are one or two things sticking out of the ship and the floor texture doesn't fit, something I noticed after compiling :\ Well, what do you think? Any ideas for improvements. Be kind Thanks to http://www.massassi.net for hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Nash Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 This is just a map from Q3? Pfff.. It's not even Star Wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XManny Posted April 14, 2002 Author Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by Evan Nash This is just a map from Q3? Pfff.. It's not even Star Wars. Actually it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Nash Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Sorry, it just seems like you made this map long ago while playing Q3... It would be different if you took screens of it in JK2.. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinistervw Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 how can he take a screen of it in JK2 when there is not a compiler for JKO maps yet...Huh? so far looks good...the floor is off like you said though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Nash Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Ever heard of the new Carbon Chamber map? Eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack 6K Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 That map was compiled by Chang. There's no tools right now. Your map is.... dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Truthful Liar Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Crack 6K: Your map is.... dark. Yes, and I renforce that issue to the power of 10. If it's too dark, it's not enough fun. If you 'mean' it to be dark... WHY WOULD YOU?! Maybe if you must, then just add some Hang lights from the top of the ceiling probably. Give it a more "basment" type of feeling. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniKorn Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Way too dark. And Nash, in this thread you're being a dick. UniKorn Project Lead/Mapper 4 Wired Lamp Studios http://www.wiredlampstudios.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forhekset Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 I agree with the dark comments...way too dark to tell exactly what the map looks like, other than a typical "crate-filled warehouse" type of area. I'm not saying it's bad or anything, but you should add some hanging lights and such (like someone else mentioned) and try to spice it up a little so it isn't just yet another box storage room that's so typical of the Quake games (especially Quake II). Or maybe if you want to leave it dark, you could add in a generator room where the player has to restore power to the building or something to turn on the lights (yeah, there's an original concept for a FPS.......) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B0MBER II Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Ya that Carbon Chamber map was a EF map converted for JK2 by Mike Gummelt and the boys at Ravensoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joruus Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Yes Evan Nash, JORadiant is not availible to the public right now. Everyone that has been doing early map development is using one of many versions of GtkRadiant until the GDK is released. I've been hacking away at a couple CTF maps in GtkRadiant nightly 1.2.1, using JO textures by copying my JKO assets pak files to my Quake 3 Arena directory. And compiling and running the maps in Q3A at the moment. When JORadiant comes out, its simply a case of importing the finished .map file, retexturing if needed, replacing Q3A entities with JO entity definitions, and compiling. The two 3rd party developer maps that have come out, The Ladder, and Carbon Chamber were solicited by Michael Gummelt and Raven Software, a few weeks ago they said that they'd be happy to compile any user made maps made in any Radiant version. They're doing this, of course, to bug test the tools before they release them, unsupported to the community. Now, stop being a dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desslock Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by Evan Nash Ever heard of the new Carbon Chamber map? Eat it. Looks like he gave you a big 'No' and then you ate it yourself. Staying on topic and off the flames, You ought to bump your visuals to max and take screenshots at 1024x768. Thats a common, marginal resolution and it will make your map look a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XManny Posted April 14, 2002 Author Share Posted April 14, 2002 It's me again. I did a run-through this morning. About the Lightning: I added more lights (as you can see). If it's still too dark I'll add more, but it's suppost to be a darkish hangar. I drastically increased the amount of lightning near the key areas (the elevator, the command post and the huge metal door). The lightning is in place so that you know where to go right away. About the Textures: Fixed. About the Boxes: They are place holders for now (to prevent the player from getting to the other side of the ship). About some things on the ship not quite making sense: Fixed. It also has evened-out textures now (except for one complicated section which causes errors). Btw, 1.68 MB is the current size. (Thanks to Massassi for hosting) Well...I'll be back in a week or so. Things will/should look much better then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniKorn Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Try not to make "spots" on the walls using your lights. It looks completely un-real. Secondly, it is still way too dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tems Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 lighting: when the devkit comes, light with -smooth -extra and -bounce 4. also if youra taking screenshots, use /cg_drawgun 0 and cg_draw2d 0 before taking the shot. that way these yokels wont yell at you for taking shots in Q3. -Tems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack 6K Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 It's better but it's still way too dark. All I see is black, red, and some blue blurs on the screen. Also, your choice of textures doesn't really fit with the Star Wars theme. Your architecture in general seems decent, and with a bit more practice and experience, you can get something nice out. Just don't give up, you never know what you'll end up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bio Warrior Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 it looks perfect to me i cant see everything in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.L. Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Originally posted by Evan Nash Ever heard of the new Carbon Chamber map? Eat it. Ever heard or a README file!? Do what it says. It was compiled by Raven. though I agree the map is too dark and it looks like the Garbage compacter level to be honest, with al the boxes and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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