ITS DONE!

http://www.plankfilms.com/misc/sf_float.rar

If anyone could host this map on a server i would be very greatful.


OK, using my extremly limited mapping skills, i am working on this. I call it sf_float, beacuse all the stuff is well, floating. Its not done yet, but here is a screenie. I wanted to make the platforms look like small islands, b ut i cant figure out how to use the brushes in that way to make an irregular shape.



Please post commens below.

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Looks like a pretty neat idea, but you *need* to make the brushes look like small islands

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"If they rape and kill me, I hope they kill me first. That way, I sort of win."

yep, definatly, and some clouds underneith would be cool. Coupled with a sweet skymap, this could be a really cool map kinda tricky too

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To make little floating "islands" you need to morph the ground...

Go here:
http://www.editlife.net/tutorials.php?id=8

For a simple tutorial on displacements.

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Im going to make it so that taking an island has its rewards. EG. extra building mats, and ammo crates, etc.

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OK, guys. BIG improvement!
Thanks for the link stinger, this displacment stuff is top notch. If only i knew how to add smoke, and fog, and clouds .



Again, post comments.

EDIT: there is a skybox, its jsut that it seems not to have come out on this screenie.

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looks much nicer, check out the verc for tuts on smoke/fog (I believe there was something in there.

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theres several sets of func entities and trigger entities for brushes, you do know how to make brush based entities, right?

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Im back (ish)

Your map shouldn't be limited by what you do and don't know how to do - if you can't do something, read up on it - it can't do you any harm .

Looking good.

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"If they rape and kill me, I hope they kill me first. That way, I sort of win."

OK, after a lot of work, here are some screens of the nearly finished map. I have added lots more building stuff, as well as ammo crates,a nd health + suit chargers. Also added are some nice red glowing lights on the bottom of each island, as i think it makes them look cool, not to mention "fantasy like". The last thing i added, was a separator wall, which runs diagonally through the m ap, and is see through.





Anything else to add?

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