Hey Guys

My first Map is now completed but if you have any suggestions for imporovement please say.

The map is set in an old abandoned warehouse that is now overgrown and crumbling. I wouldn't reccomend more than 6 players.

PS3:
http://rapidshare.com/files/94459486/CT ... 3.zip.html
PC:
http://rapidshare.com/files/94014664/CT ... s.zip.html

Scroll down the page for pics

CTF-Inca
CTF-Tomb3

it doesnt really look like the inca's or a tomb... they didnt had that much metal ^^
or caution signs.

Its looking good I can see its UT3 too.

Yeah it isn't really an inca kind of level. Though i can see why the shots might give that impression.

I've added some heightfog now and that improves the atmosphere alot

by the way... do you know how how to add rain? I want to make it so it rains through the gap in the ceiling.

I always look into the original maps to see how they've done it, works most of the time.

Okay ill try that!

What file hosting sites would you recomed?

by the way. I have gone with the name Debris.

I havent tried mapping for UT3 yet... cant you just open the map files like in UT2004?
If not, it would be pretty stupid.

and about your map, I think adding borders would look nicely, to blend the ceiling to wall more nicely, and floor to wall. Putting little material edges to things really can turn the looks around.

Might I suggest adding variances to your colour scheme right there? By the looks of it, the majority of the map is very yellowish, and while it looks good for a bit, if placed everywhere it makes the map look very bland. Also, light doesn't just appear out of no where, which is what it seems to be doing in most cases in your map. You need some more light sources (meshes) to actually give the player a reason to believe that this light "should" be here, and it isn't just emanating from some unknown source.

On a lighter note it looks pretty good, especially for a first map, however it is kinda tough to make crappy looking maps in UT3.

And for rain, in the default maps they use plane shaped meshes with an animated rain material on them, and then place them in a grid like fashion. So if you looked down on them from a top view, it would like #. CTF-Coret uses these meshes.

And by borders I think he means trims.

Anyways, good luck on your maps!

Don't worry about light sources i have done that already and made the sky lighter. There is also a moderately thick height fog now. Ill send in some more pics of it.

Oh yeah i have also started on borders and the such.


by the way I wont be adding rain in this map because it doesn't need it and is hard to get the effect right.

Hello!

Have worked on it a bit more and it is now soo much better and much closer to how i origionally wanted it to be!
Here are the new pics![br][img width=800 height=640]../../files/public/1203701893_465_FT52896_my_map_1_pic_.jpg[/img][br][br][img width=800 height=640]../../files/public/1203701893_465_FT52896_my_map_1_pic_1_.jpg[/img][br][br][img width=800 height=640]../../files/public/1203701893_465_FT52896_my_map_1_pic_2_.jpg[/img][br][br][img width=800 height=640]../../files/public/1203701893_465_FT52896_my_map_1_pic_3_.jpg[/img][br]

Changes made:
added Heightfog
added Trimming and borders
changed Lighting
changed SkyDome

The map is now finished and i will post a download link within 24 hours!

Well Debris is a nice name. I might download tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks

Looks real nice and all but.... NOOOOOOOO!!!!! It's UT3. Which my computer would NEVER run. And I'm stuck with 2k4. And I'm now just purposely making fragmented sentences. Ya understand?

Unlucky... Now you don't get to try my amazingly wonderfully brillaint map


anyways. unlucky

Looks much better.

Thanks!

Has anyone actually played the map yet? If yes what do you think?

sorry not yet, Ive been mapping for myself most of the time ^^ Once I get to playing UT3 Ill check yours out.

Ok for those of you that have ps3's i have now got a version cooked for that. You can get it at the top f this thread!

Got a chance to play it, it's not bad.

not bad as in:
Not bad
or:
Not bad...



Have you got any points on where to improve?

What i want to see is a little more haze in the outside part.

What do you mean haze?

I think he means fogginess.A little more dreary dark weather would add to the theme I think.
Perhaps darker gray clouds.

Okaly dokaly