alright i'm gonna fix the trees that are closest to the game area so they don't look like all flat, because some actually do :-| i didn't notice thanks

Edited by ChBgt909 on Apr 28, 2013 at 02:51 PM

well that's easy to fix hehe

so... how is the rest of the bsp going?

I think the reason you may be dissatisfied with those structures is because they seem way too flat, kinda like the other structure you had earlier. maybe add a bit more depth to the floating parts and it'll probably look better

Unless you dont want to put in the extra effort for that

it's not that i don't want to add more things, the problem is not the game, but my laptop, my video card/processor/memory/whatever doesn't seem to be able to handle too many polygons in one scene... :-|
That's why i won't mess with the bsp anymore, i will just move some of the background trees but that would be it




Edited by ChBgt909 on Apr 29, 2013 at 08:02 PM

For most of the map, I think it actually looks fine~ [EDIT: parts deleted]

...though there is something concerning this photo:


I think you could use a small beach or rocky cliff between the grass and ocean so that the transition's not as awkward or abrupt..?
Edited by renegade343 on Apr 29, 2013 at 09:00 PM

* As i said, my laptop is having problems with the amount of polygons the 3ds max scene has, if i add more "depth" to the background structures, they will be added as scenery objects

* As for that part of the terrain, i will just modify the texture, the rest of the work will be done by the sky tag
Edited by ChBgt909 on Apr 29, 2013 at 08:09 PM

Looking great. Like others said about the water to terrain, I would make the beach alot more visible.

don't use diffuse gunmetal on the structures, it looks ugly. use the default building cube or the water cube.

I thought adding depth would just involve pushing back existing polygons instead of adding new ones, but okay. My bad...

Do you plan on adding any scenery? I would suggest palm trees, as they seem to fit the mood of the map a bit better than the pines in the background.

palm trees? 0.o

not exactly tropical

Map stays as forest... sorry

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Improving my use of aether


Edited by ChBgt909 on May 1, 2013 at 01:42 PM

please do not do beautiful places where I can not get by a stupid invisible wall! D:

AWESOME MAP! WHEN YOU WILL RELEASE THIS? PLEASE I WANT TO PLAY DA MAP :DDDDDD
Edited by creator843 on May 1, 2013 at 08:33 PM

I personally think that details like grass on the ground and some rocks and also some trees would make the map aesthetically way more beautiful. That's my opinion hope you apply it!
(Sorry about grammatical errors i'm from spain XD)
And also thank you for theese awesome maps!
Also I think that halo reach first person arms would be better than the halo 3's
; )

Edited by edasert on May 2, 2013 at 05:01 PM

I am sure despite the punctuation he appreciates the appreciation.

well i'm using the default renderer: scanline
i tried to use mental ray and vray, and they worked, but everytime i bake the lightmaps i get problems like a black circle somewhere in the map, some shadows are not continuous when it goes from ground to cliff wall, etc
Edited by ChBgt909 on May 2, 2013 at 10:48 PM

thank you for reply!
could you do this on your maps? :

http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=42893

you would be the best!
is it actually possible? if it's, go ahead and write something on my post thread!

WOW COOL!

looking great chbgt909! :D

Looking great, love those cloud effects. Will definitely be playing this map when its done!

This map, as i see it, is pretty much done right? you just have to make some changes to the bsp, make the sky and also the lightmaps right?

So... what will your next project be? :D

You should use R93sniper's halo 4 weapons for your new project also the jackrabbit's halo 4 fp arms.
(When it comes out )
And then you should do the script/animation that there is on my post thread
Edited by edasert on May 7, 2013 at 04:41 PM

this is looking pretty good. A creative project for sure, fits the theme well. And I can think of many uses this map could have for machinima makers

My Halo 4 guns wouldnt be ready by the time this comes out anyways

*THE
Don't take credit for other people's work just because you ported them.

considering multiple different people are porting the weapons from 4 into CE him using my is more clear than just the which would leave it ambiguous as to which set of weapons by which person is being referenced

he or she could always be smarmy and put the "my" in italics ;)

I understand the implications that the model and textures arent mine, but i am the one doing the animating and tagging so with a technicality in place, they are "my" tags as they are my variation of the tags.

Do i own the content? no, thats stated in the EULA, but for argument's sake they're "my" tags. If you're really going to be butthurt and try to put down this kind of formal stuff at me, bring it to somebody who actually cares

ANYWAY


my tagset stays the same, OH, and i'm still working on the lighting of the map, pics of that will be shown later

I already populated the bsp, and made some flat rocks


Edited by ChBgt909 on May 10, 2013 at 09:37 PM

haha thanks! :D

i still have to use aether for the lighting, make some improvements to the bsp and shaders... more polishing in other words, not the mention the sky model i have in mind (shield world, for those who don't remember) ;-)
Edited by ChBgt909 on May 10, 2013 at 09:48 PM