General WIP thread

shiftey · Post by **shiftey** » Wed May 06, 2009 2:34 am

Started redoing the Cafe:
(Credits to W0rf0x for providing me with an awesome layout)

These two are just other parts of the map:

I'm working on about 10 different cinematic physics events so there will be lots of destruction and explosions. Also one level consists of players riding in npc driven vehicles to escape a bunch of gunships and choppers. I was going to make it player driven but that would probably lag too much.

Steam · Post by **Shana** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:10 am

That turned out awesome, tell me when you need a beta tester.

shiftey · Post by **shiftey** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:18 am

W0rf0x wrote:That turned out awesome, tell me when you need a beta tester.

Yup. You, Neico, and Ny probably.

RocketRunner · Post by **RocketRunner** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:25 am

Is that City 17 escape or Broken escape?

shiftey · Post by **shiftey** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:03 am

It's oc_escape_c17_01a.

Anything with broken_escape in it was/is made by W0rf0x.

I came up with Escape from City 17 as a map name before they made that crappy youtube video btw. Just getting that out in the air before somebody says I'm copying the name.

fug's Obsidian clips · Post by **fug4life** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:21 am

I've been looking at your pics in this topic I have to say it's all coming together very nicely.

Would beta test if I was given opportunity, though I'm out of action for a while.

JerC · Post by **JerC** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:32 pm

Nice,but arent the benchs from pic 1 from DOD:S?

Blues · Post by **Blues** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:03 pm

Hi, just (re)started working on a map that had beconme some kind of test map for everything before, when DaMaN had asked me to optimize return c17 01.

I don't really know what the map theme will be and actually i wanted to add buildings where you're still seeing incredibly realistic walls now.

Other than that it's still really empty because i just don't have the models i would need yet.

Tell me what comes to your mind while looking at these.

destiny · Post by **destiny** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:40 pm

it looks like something you would find next to a road while driving the highway. but thats just my opinion.

shiftey · Post by **shiftey** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:35 pm

@fug: If you're around when I start testing, I'll be sure to notify you. It would be an honor.

@jerc: It might be from DOD:S. Can't say because I don't own it. I got it from CSS. It fit perfectly with what I had in mind. If I get this map into the release of 1.4 I'll add all CSS models that I use (there aren't many). But ep2 will most likely need to be mounted.

@Blues: The first thing that comes to mind is a gmod style map. I like that big tree btw. Where is it from?

RocketRunner · Post by **RocketRunner** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:30 am

Makes me think of GmodStranded.

fug's Obsidian clips · Post by **fug4life** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:44 am

Cheers shiftey most appreciated.

@ Blues, about f**king time! You got your arse back in gear and put your skills towards something you can put your name on and say its all yours!

Not that the rest of all your work hasn't gone un-appreciated.

D.D.D. Destroyer · Post by **D.D.D. Destroyer** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:57 pm

When I look at the pics it reminds me of FEAR 2 ending for some reason.

RocketRunner · Post by **RocketRunner** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:55 am

D.D.D. Destroyer wrote:When I look at the pics it reminds me of FEAR 2 ending for some reason.

I think you meam the Intro.
The ending is...well...yeah.

shiftey · Post by **shiftey** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:25 am

While I admit most of my work in the past few days has been technical, I have polished some visual parts up. Here's some pics:

This is the general scale of the new city hall. It's about 2 or 3 times larger than the one you may have seen in my previz. It won't be this ugly when I'm finished.

"Hmm. Note to self: Ep3 should definitely have more wood. It's so pretty." - Gabe Newell, Valve Software

Another early shot of the cafe and apartments where the players start from.

Closer view of the side of the Cafe.

The back of the Cafe interior.

Overall its progressing nicely. I'm about done with the first 5-15 minutes of the map. The next part I work on will most likely be the city hall entrance. Last thing I will have to do is model my custom NPC Rebels; Klaus von Straussenberger and Jackson. Both will be voiced by me .

Oh and model/animate the cinematic physics. Then onto parts 2a and 2b...