Welcome to our first weekly report! I decided that before I start remaking the map after NPZ Floor 1 that I would work on the outer areas of Black Mesa 2. Both to get some more practice in with displacements and to see exactly what I need to do with the map.
So, I vis grouped the current inner parts of the black mesa map and deleted the outside area and am in the process of remaking it. I also started on the second outside section that you will go through when you leave Black Mesa 2. I do not have any screen shots of the second map but I have some of the first outdoors area. Please keep in mind this is very early work, just started it yesterday. I am just tinkering around with this and that and seeing what I like.
Thanks,
Geowil
Maps looking a bit bare, but looking good so far!
The map looks a bit bare. And way too blocky for my taste. Maybe you could make it look more natural?
Hmmm your moddb profile image is the hacker symbol from Ghost In The Shell.
all hail the laughing man! ^^
Yeah displacements are a bitch sometimes, im in the work of making somewhat of a tutorial for a mountain side or cave, if i get the time.
no truer words said bout displacements lol. Was working with em today and i tell you, i have never had so many problems.
but got some arse kicking in and they started behaving.
I wont post up the new images but the map has changed a lot since yesterday. the middle island things have been removed and replaced and had displacement work done on them.
I fixed the water texture (idiotically I applied the $bottom texture to the brushes lol) and added some trees to the middle land spires. I also did some displacement work on the left upper and lower sections (lower right still to do) and readjusted some of the trees on top of the left upper side.
I may link some more screens in a comment later on this weekend.
Good to hear! Cant wait to see them.
This map is getting pretty close to 45% done now. most of the outer area is done, just a few things to add so that if you fall off one of the rope bridges or cliffs that you can get back up.
as well as a way to link the NPZ out doors map to this one effectively.
I will post up Week 2's report tomorrow. will be screens of the second area I mentioned here. Finally got around to compiling it xD.