[WIP] Destiny - box maps are awesome! [Archive]

Arteen

July 5th, 2009, 12:18 PM

The inspiration for the level should be obvious. I'm bored of making and seeing regular Forerunner architecture, so I went for something completely different. I also wanted to try creating a map without a starting plan, to see what I end up with. In addition, I want to do something that's not a CMT SP bsp for a change.

Pics are spoilered. I've only made a few structures so far, and I just have these current ones floating about to test their size.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_003.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_005.jpg

It might end up being awful, but at least it will have been an interesting experiment for me.

Higuy

July 5th, 2009, 12:19 PM

Looks pretty cool. Original, too.

Sever

July 5th, 2009, 01:20 PM

Looks pretty cool.Indeed.

Original, too.Only original for HCE - the style is taken from another game's DLC. By the way, you should modify the weapons and make all of them red.

Ki11a_FTW

July 5th, 2009, 01:27 PM

yeah looks awesome, reminds me of mirrors edge dlc

killer9856

July 5th, 2009, 01:48 PM

I like it! Pretty creative too.

Higuy

July 5th, 2009, 01:51 PM

Only original for HCE - the style is taken from another game's DLC. By the way, you should modify the weapons and make all of them red.
Oh I see now, Mirrors edge? Or am I completely off course here.

Ki11a_FTW

July 5th, 2009, 01:53 PM

Oh I see now, Mirrors edge? Or am I completely off course here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo2NAQ7-DFc
you are right.

Higuy

July 5th, 2009, 02:05 PM

Maybe I should start playing that game again, that DLC looks pretty fun..

Corndogman

July 5th, 2009, 02:11 PM

^ yeah, me too, i haven't really played it since i beat it. Tbh, though, they should have put an editor in the game to make your own tracks, would have given the game so much replay value.

Looks really cool though Arteen. Will there be teleporters between the platforms or will they be connected.

klange

July 5th, 2009, 02:15 PM

If it had, you know, online multiplayer and maybe some coop, it would have been totally worth it.

Map looks nice though.

FluffyDucky™

July 6th, 2009, 11:43 AM

Oh wow, very interesting concept, I like! :D

Arteen

July 6th, 2009, 11:24 PM

Will there be teleporters between the platforms or will they be connected.
No teleporters. I want the player to be able to reach every other part of the map without relying on teleportation. Although it's a moot point with my current layout.

I ended up adding so much stuff to one of the areas that it became complex enough to be its own map. The other structures are still floating around, but they're inaccessible.

Pics enclosed:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_006.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_007.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_008.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_014.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_015.jpg

I'm trying to tweak the shaders, especially the glass, which becomes bright white at some angles. The sky's a bit boring, too. I want to add more simple shapes floating in the sky, like in the ME DLC, for aesthetics. I also want to be crazy (for me) and actually test the map with other people before releasing it. Hopefully it's a fun asymmetric, close-quarters map.

Sever

July 6th, 2009, 11:32 PM

Sign me up. Also, strike what I said earlier about making every weapon red. Make each individual one its own color, and have their spawn areas reflect that color.

Phopojijo

July 6th, 2009, 11:37 PM

Ki11a_FTW

July 6th, 2009, 11:59 PM

sign me up to!

I have a suggestion:
Maybe give some blocks some reflection and transparency to spice it up, so everything doesnt look so.. dull

PopeAK49

July 7th, 2009, 12:05 AM

I like this a lot. The colors and stuff reminds me so much of a cartoon i use to watch, forgot what it was though. Sign me up for some testing.

FluffyDucky™

July 7th, 2009, 12:06 AM

I'd love to help test too. :)

Siliconmaster

July 7th, 2009, 02:16 AM

Wow. I love the surrealistic style. Usually Halo maps try to be at least somewhat realistic, but this is just... cool. :)

Higuy

July 7th, 2009, 09:12 AM

I'll test anything you want me too, its looks very cool and fun so far.

.Wolf™

July 7th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Needs more wallrunning:) Looks good

TeeKup

July 7th, 2009, 11:29 AM

Forerunner Metropolis maybe? I can't say anything about it till it has a lot more work done too it.

Lateksi

July 7th, 2009, 12:21 PM

Looks like some Quake3/Warsow trick jumping track. I like how it has some Halo-like shapes to keep it, well, Halo.

DEElekgolo

July 7th, 2009, 03:41 PM

If it is going to be like mirror's edge then your lighting will have to have some nice contrast to it.

Masterz1337

July 7th, 2009, 03:44 PM

Heathen

July 7th, 2009, 04:02 PM

Mirrors edge's DLC was the best.
Looks okay so far.

Imo you are off from the theme of the ME maps.
Usually it was white and some other color.
And all the structures that were a different color had a similar shape or design.

You just have a bunch of white and colored structures.

Arteen

July 7th, 2009, 04:33 PM

I'm not trying to emulate Mirror's Edge perfectly. White plus a single color or two is fine for the DLC, since it's linear. But since this is a multiplayer map, I decided to use multiple colors for the map so that each area is distinct and easily recognizable. A map like this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_021.jpg) (compared to this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_015.jpg)) would be even more confusing to navigate, and the different portions of the map wouldn't be easily distinguishable from each other.

Anyways, more pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_019.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_020.jpg

I'm happy with the population, so if anyone can host, then we could have a beta test soon.

Higuy

July 7th, 2009, 04:46 PM

I can host anything you need me to, up to 12 players.
Contact me on xfire or aim if you wish to use my dedi server.
It's looking great, I love the ring around the map.

Arteen

July 7th, 2009, 04:58 PM

We're going to have a beta on higuy's server at 6pm EST, so ask if you want to join. :)

klange

July 7th, 2009, 04:59 PM

I can host as well... Preferably, contact me via PM. e: In that case, I guess I'd just like to help out.

PopeAK49

July 7th, 2009, 05:03 PM

Dang i can't test this map with you guys, because for some reason i get 500 plus ping when i join a game.

DEElekgolo

July 7th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Do you ever not try to flaunt your "lightmaps". Pretty sure Arteen is going to do his lighting the way he always does it. Stop being to be such a showoff, or at least have something impressive to show off.
I never showed off anything. I never intended to. Mirror's edge's lighting (http://www.illuminatelabs.com/products/beast) is interesting to me which is why I posted my 2 cents of information about it. Stop trying to start something over nothing.

Corndogman

July 7th, 2009, 05:22 PM

I'd like to join. I'll be on a around six, post here and let me know if i can join.

Masterz1337

July 7th, 2009, 05:32 PM

I never showed off anything. I never intended to. Mirror's edge's lighting (http://www.illuminatelabs.com/products/beast) is interesting to me which is why I posted my 2 cents of information about it. Stop trying to start something over nothing.

You're trying to flaunt your shitty lightmap method, like you do in every other post. Stop trying to advertise yourself.

DEElekgolo

July 7th, 2009, 05:36 PM

You're trying to flaunt your shitty lightmap method, like you do in every other post. Stop trying to advertise yourself.
I didn't post a thing about my method. Stop trying to troll over something that never happened. I never intended ANYTHING of the sort. You continue to see the worse out of everything I do.
If your next post is going to advance this argument in any way then stop posting. This thread is about Arteen's map and our opinion of it.

il Duce Primo

July 7th, 2009, 05:41 PM

You constantly bring up lightmap discussions and then offer to create lightmaps externally for maps. When people do take the offer you just half ass it, call it amazing, and try doing this cycle over again.

Arteen

July 7th, 2009, 05:46 PM

I'm sending out the link now, then I'll join the server. You can message me on Xfire (arteenesben) for the link.

Higuy

July 7th, 2009, 07:00 PM

Map was pretty fun, I liked the King and Slayer most.

Corndogman

July 7th, 2009, 07:12 PM

game still going?

Higuy

July 7th, 2009, 07:13 PM

The servers up, but it needs to restart or something cuase there's a bunch of vehicles for stunts that we were playing with.

Arteen

July 7th, 2009, 07:26 PM

So, thoughts on the map? I thought it played rather well.

As for the stunt vehicles, glass cube + /veh = The Vehicube!
http://screenshot.xfire.com/screenshot/large/c886cafb1d969e35428001c289371c3fe7b54bae.jpg

Alwin Roth

July 7th, 2009, 07:31 PM

This is awesome, will the character bipeds be mirror's edge characters?

Timo

July 7th, 2009, 07:35 PM

Are you going to keep the cubes static, or will they spin around? Looking interesting so far :3

DEElekgolo

July 7th, 2009, 07:46 PM

I was thinking that they orbit around the map like the asteroid belt would. And have certain rows of boxes spin at different speeds. A cool idea. And baking an AO map could make up for the dynamic lighting.

StankBacon

July 7th, 2009, 07:48 PM

damn this map would be awesome for slayer/team slayer.

klange

July 7th, 2009, 08:21 PM

Map was awesome, sorry I left. My ping was over 1000ms, wasn't really working out.

Joshflighter

July 7th, 2009, 10:50 PM

Did I miss it? D:

:(

Ki11a_FTW

July 7th, 2009, 11:47 PM

ya it was awesome,

a new sky would perfect it!

Corndogman

July 8th, 2009, 12:32 AM

I joined but there was no one in it at the time, and I was lagging like a mo-fo, so I just tested it in my own server for a bit. It would have been nice to see how it played though.

.Wolf™

July 8th, 2009, 05:49 AM

Great map..Great gamepla..And unbelievable server didnt crash:)

Alwin Roth

July 8th, 2009, 10:25 AM

is there anything changed in the map? such as speed of player or how high you can jump?

.Wolf™

July 8th, 2009, 10:46 AM

no..Regular halo ..

Arteen

July 8th, 2009, 03:21 PM

This is awesome, will the character bipeds be mirror's edge characters?

is there anything changed in the map? such as speed of player or how high you can jump?
Everything will be what I usually use, so it'll still have Spartans and play normally.

Are you going to keep the cubes static, or will they spin around? Looking interesting so far :3
I think the cubes look best static, so no rotation.

The beta went well, so I only have a few changes to make before I can release the final. I think the map turned out nicely, especially for less than week of work.

More pics!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_022.jpg

I added some white stripe designs around the map, like in Mirror's Edge, but styled after lights in Prisoner and Ice Fields.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_023.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_024.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_025.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v248/Arteen/destinywip_026.jpg

Alwin Roth

July 8th, 2009, 03:28 PM

can the player stand on those tilted blocks?
and they look really nice... colorful...

Llama Juice

July 8th, 2009, 05:07 PM

Nah, those blocks are too far away for you to get to em.

Ki11a_FTW

July 8th, 2009, 05:21 PM

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Im not exactly a "pro" at editing, but oh well :)

Arteen

July 8th, 2009, 05:33 PM

Still Alive is a rather ironic song choice. :)

Cool stuff!

Horns

July 8th, 2009, 05:48 PM

Looks good, nice Job killa.

Heathen

July 8th, 2009, 06:13 PM

We're going to have a beta on higuy's server at 6pm EST, so ask if you want to join. :)
Well my thoughts:
You are right about the same colors thing, but if you remember mirrors edge, they use colors for similar shapes.

Yellow is usually angular boxes.
Red is usually long stretches or tall obelisks, things like that. And they also had glass in them sometimes, in case you wanted to do that but thought it was non-mirrors edgey.

E: after watching the video, you are doing this DAMN well.
Ex2:

If it is going to be like mirror's edge then your lighting will have to have some nice contrast to it.
Actually masters and party, if he hadn't mentioned this I would have. That's the only thing that is off.

Arteen

July 8th, 2009, 06:36 PM

If I make another map like the one I had planned, I'll look into keeping geometry and colors more consistent. I think the variety works for this small map, though. As for lighting, I'll mess around with the lightmaps, but I think the map looks nice already. The lighting is the last thing I have to do.