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A lot of minimaps are just cutouts from the playable area and don't really show the location of the level you're playing in. For Off Limits I wanted to have a more immersive feeling.

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A lot of minimaps are just cutouts from the playable area and don't really show the location of the level you're playing in. For Off Limits I wanted to have a more immersive feeling. Even though you never play outside the boundaries of a level it doesn't mean there shouldn't be a hint of something more behind this door that obviously seals of the level from the void behind it. I quickly created a few small areas in my level editor, take top down screenshots of them and bring it all in to Photoshop for further composing. It's a couple of hours extra work, but I feel it adds to the experience and is well worth the extra effort.

For Russia, as it's meant to be a Russian base I painted an exterior of a military base on a rock cliff with a whole military setting around it. As an extension to the submarine dock I added a lock outside also housing a submarine. I also reused some interior props on the airstrip outside such as the helicopters in the Chopper Room.

Off Limits - fighting the void

For Styx I used an old level we aren't using anymore (ol_downfall) and used that to create a few new areas that aren't inside Styx. This to help create a larger city feeling. All buildings and street line up into the bigger city around the playable area.

Off Limits - fighting the void

Some areas are duplicates but wont be noticeable in game as you don't see the full image all at once.

Off Limits - fighting the void

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Cremat0r
Cremat0r

Now that sounds awesome!
I know I tracked this mod for good reasons!

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zonbie
zonbie

Easily the most impressive mini-map ever. I think it would be great if you made some wallpapers out of these mini-maps in hi-res one day.

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WarlockSyno
WarlockSyno

That actually makes the map look five times better.

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SolidFake
SolidFake

very cool, looks really nice, good skills there ;)

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RocketSurgery
RocketSurgery

you guys really go above and beyond, damn

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Bobomberman
Bobomberman

You're showing us things we never knew we wanted, I love it!

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Qwerty1980
Qwerty1980

WOW, something more realistic than MW

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