Counter Strike: Source Map: glass_ruins

looks alot better, just add some more surroundings and it will be great.

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6...ins0006gz8.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/438...ins0007sm7.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1...ins0008sd3.jpg
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9...ins0010dp9.jpg

I added a whole lot more terrain and a bunch of ruins farther out in the distance. Its much better because the user can't see the end of the sand dunes, which makes the desert seem virtually limitless.

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Originally Posted by fatso784

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8...ins0005lr4.jpg

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MUUUUCH better, but I still think it needs some work. The sky is the wrong colour for the map I think... something with it makes it feel so sharply out of place. Perhaps the pink clouds are doing it for me.

Anyone else feeling this? What could be done? A darker, cloudier sky?

EDIT: perhaps a sunset or brownish sky would work better than the bright pink. Something along these lines...
http://images.belfry.com/albums/Rev-...bbed.sized.jpg

i like it...i should make a map for css that isnt meant for zombies :X

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Originally Posted by Aerowyn

MUUUUCH better, but I still think it needs some work. The sky is the wrong colour for the map I think... something with it makes it feel so sharply out of place. Perhaps the pink clouds are doing it for me.

Anyone else feeling this? What could be done? A darker, cloudier sky?

EDIT: perhaps a sunset or brownish sky would work better than the bright pink. Something along these lines... <picture>

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Wow, I actually tried changing the sky to dusk and...I have to admit, you're right. The lighting actually made the map look alot better. I also fixed some errors in the terrain geometry.
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1...ins0011jj6.jpg

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I almost forgot the map download: http://files.filefront.com/glass+rui.../fileinfo.html

IT'S PERFECT! I love it. It's just right now. :) Good job on that map.

Wow...I can't wait to try it out when I get my video cards working again.

Excellent, I'm totally downloading this. :3

I will download and play :) I'll come back on here to let you know what I think!

EDIT: Okay, here it is.

MY BAD. I messed up my game settings which was why the bots weren't spawning. Sorry about that. Carry on.

Also, I'm noticing that it's easy to fall off the side of the map and fall through and die. Is there any way to make invisible boundaries so this doesn't happen?

Overall, it was a good map. I didn't know the glass could break so I was having a good time shooting out all the panels. I wanted to jump through the glass floor panels to see what would happen. Turns out I fell through the map before I died. You may also want to edit that somehow that hitting the ground results in death, rather than falling through the map. :P

Other than that, I think the setting is great, it looks REALLY REALLY FUN... I think the changes made were definitely for its benefit... great job!

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Originally Posted by Aerowyn

Also, I'm noticing that it's easy to fall off the side of the map and fall through and die. Is there any way to make invisible boundaries so this doesn't happen?

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Yeah, I figured that's the first criticism I'd get on the map. It is easily fixable, but since this is a glass map, it makes you focus on watching your feet. It's not a design flaw, just the gametype its for.

By the way, I submitted it a glass server a while ago. I'll send John Galt an update and he should put it up after he gets back from wherever the hell he is. I'll post back here on the server info when he has it up.