DM-Fade (UT99)

Pomperi · Nov 24, 2005

Not sure if this is the best place for feedback, but what the heck!

I've been working on this project for about three weeks now and I thought it was time to show some screenshots.

All used textures are selfmade, and was painted from scratch in Photoshop.
The beta might be out within a week if have have time enough to finish up the layout and weapon placement etc.
Feedback is highly appreciated

Kantham · Nov 24, 2005

Looks nice, the lightning is pretty relaxing. I really like the clook texture, i've been working on a simmilar project for ut2004.

NeoNite · Nov 24, 2005

Yeah, this one looks interesting. Self made textures? Nice. They make me think of that chess level from alice...(slightly)

Looks very clean, I like that. You're on the right track, so far.
How many players are you targeting? Maximum of 6?
More? less...?

Pomperi · Nov 25, 2005

NeoNite said:
They make me think of that chess level from alice...(slightly)

Funny you mentioned that, because thats where I got most of the inspiration from. Great game btw.

NeoNite said:
How many players are you targeting? Maximum of 6?
More? less...?

Yea, something like that. 2-6 perhaps. Haven't played it with bots yet because i haven't started with the botpathing yet.

Kantham said:
Looks nice, the lightning is pretty relaxing. I really like the clook texture, i've been working on a simmilar project for ut2004.

Nice. Black and white too? or just the same type of town?
Not into 2k4 myself because I can't handle any 3rd party 3d-programs, but it's always nice to see what other creative minds are capable of creating for that game =P

Nahand · Nov 25, 2005

... actually, if there's one thing i find "wrong" (term used loosely) in the shots, it's the clean look. Dirt and rubble around and less "perfect" textures could help. Nice looking, cold and dark - the way i like...

Reciprocity · Nov 26, 2005

Being that the textures *are* pretty pale, they would respond to alot more elaborate lighting than that. Feel free to take advantage of that asset.

Kantham · Nov 26, 2005

Pomperi said:
Nice. Black and white too? or just the same type of town?
Not into 2k4 myself because I can't handle any 3rd party 3d-programs, but it's always nice to see what other creative minds are capable of creating for that game =P

Not black and white, more like a blue-ish medieval themed level with some elevations. I always loved 'clock towers' level. I don't know why.

Pomperi · Nov 26, 2005

Nahand said:
... actually, if there's one thing i find "wrong" (term used loosely) in the shots, it's the clean look. Dirt and rubble around and less "perfect" textures could help. Nice looking, cold and dark - the way i like...

I'll see if I can add some more dirt and details to the textures before I'm done with it. I'm gonna do my best with this one

Reciprocity said:
Being that the textures *are* pretty pale, they would respond to alot more elaborate lighting than that. Feel free to take advantage of that asset.

Thanks for the tip. I'll see what I can do about it. Maybe one more lightcolor, or some adjustment with saturation and brightness. Hmmm....

Thanks for the feedback guys!

Eyuva 'S' NRG · Nov 26, 2005

Looks very nice. I look forward to seeing the release

Al · Dec 5, 2005

Same here ^

Nahand · Dec 5, 2005

Pomperi said:
[...]Thanks for the tip. I'll see what I can do about it. Maybe one more lightcolor, or some adjustment with saturation and brightness. Hmmm....

Thanks for the feedback guys!

... i suggest cold white-blue/cyan(-ish) to go with the cold tone/theme. Please don't "ruin" it with "warm" colors

...

Derdak2rot · Dec 6, 2005

you can make a killer moon light effect on the archi too with le_cylinder , provide some good shadows ( this will looks like a paranoid map , lol )

i would like to see some little more deatils though like wooden planks , chains , torches and littles decos . just my opinion , but its looks pretty good for now , keep it up !

milb · Dec 6, 2005

Like derdak already sais add some more detail. Maybe some green!
But may it will destroy the clean look of the tex.

Pomperi · Dec 6, 2005

Thanks for the feedback everyone =)
A lot of stuff has been added/changed since I published these screenshots, and I'm very close to beta. Some more details, botpathing, weapon placement and it's ready for playtesting.

Nahand: Lighting looks very plain without warm contrast, and I'll stick to the current lighting theme. Last time I posted here, the light contrasts seemed to be the biggest deal, and now when im finally got some basic understanding for it I'll stick to it. I think you'll be able to enjoy the final result without white-blue/cyan.

Derdak: More details have been added now, like some cool custom flags, crows and cobwell. I'll see what I can add without shooting up the polys (map stays steady below 300 polys per view, only one place where it actually gets to 300).

milb: Green usually looks very cool, but I can't think of any place where it would actually fit in. There isn't much stuff that can give green light in a black and white town.

Anyways, beta is almost done, and thanks again for the feedback.

NeoNite · Dec 6, 2005

It'd probably be a gimmick, but suppose you'd make a home and build a room inside. You can look through the window, and see.. say some nali for example. A nali reading a book etc... or sleeping (illhaven).

You shouldn't enter the house, it could be a nice little extra...
Just a silly idea.

Pomperi · Dec 8, 2005

Finally ready for betatesting

Beta download link (UnrealPlayground)

NeoNite · Dec 9, 2005

Ok, good thing I have an Unreal_playground account =)
Dling now.

Pomperi · Dec 12, 2005

Four days and still no one who has played it :'(

NeoNite · Dec 12, 2005

Well, I did check it out but I haven't played it yet.
Maybe that's slightly comforting...

But I like the lay-out. I think it'll provide for some fun games.
The lighting suits the map, and it's a very clean one. Maybe a little too clean in certain areas (third screenshot)?

I'll link to it in a big maps thread on the UT forum, this beta map is worth the download.

Sarevok · Dec 13, 2005

nice little map, nothing really fancy, but solid work
my only complaint is the dull lighting and textures, everything is white and gray

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