Ty, They are still WIP.

32Bit colour sprites.

So hows the project going?

I just noticed that Jesse deleted em from Xfire when I went inactive 3 years ago... I mean really? really?

Add me again :P

azjesse


The project is very much alive, I'm unwrapping all the forgotten pieces everyday. (hidden corners, ledges, ect)

As soon as I feel it's ready, I'll mirror the map and prepare it.

We love our little maggot Jesse. We love his tag hoarding abilities, but most of all we love his "big talk"

Shh, don't say anything to help feed the newly joined troll user.

Seriously though...
Edited by 1bobsam1 on Apr 16, 2014 at 03:44 PM

dont forget i already exposed u lel.

"Yeah
Also about HalomapsExposed. I really don't hate Halomaps or the people of Halomaps.
It's just something I do for my entertainment at the expense of some people."
Edited by MEGASEAN2812 on Apr 16, 2014 at 03:46 PM

I mirrored the map, just to see how it will look, but there are some rendering issues because the map is a bit too high poly without portals at the moment. (even considering that I reduced the amount of half the BSP from 17K to 13K.

What about you, my good sir?

I think I see a good example of hypocrisy.
Edited by Dumb AI on Apr 17, 2014 at 01:57 AM

Nice to see progress again. Keep it up, Jesse.

Edited by Invader Veex on Apr 17, 2014 at 02:09 AM

Yeah that'd definitely be the easy route.

Not sure that's what he's going for though.

I don't see sali's name attached to this map like it was for foundry so I don't see why he wouldn't bother using it

Maybe he wants to test his skills optimizing the map so that it can run on a broader range of machines, hence potentially getting more players to play his map?

who knows, its a mystery

I didn't use OS on foundry, not because DSalimander pressured me into it, we both just didn't feel like it was necessary. As for The Pit, I still haven't decided yet. No one is necessarily helping me with this map, all changes are done by me, but that's not saying I did this without ANY help. I take advice and follow it when needed.



Foundry *could* have been portaled better. I think The Pit is more detailed than Foundry in terms of triangle count.

I will optimize this map as much as possible like I did with foundry. That includes LODs for scenery and the like.
With the multiplayer fanbase dwindling, I doubt that I will make more MP maps in the future after this one. I wonder if using OS would cut out a significant amount of potential players?
Edited by Jesse on Apr 17, 2014 at 07:01 PM

I would not recommend using OS if it's not necessary.

Any speculation concerning the potential playerbase of anything at this point is kind of pointless, considering what may/may not happen on May 31st...

But let's say the population doesn't decrease, I think if a mod is of high quality, people will want to play it regardless of the requirements. It's got to be airtight, though - the tiniest little flaw or detail that affects functionality can completely turn someone off a tagset. Since its a remake, people are already going in expecting the tagset to work like it did in Halo 3 (and for it to be as fun as Halo 3).

Up to now, nothing of the aforementioned quality has been released with OS.



I must agree, not a fan of equipment anyway.
Edited by stunt_man on Apr 17, 2014 at 07:20 PM

Use OS and be cool

What's your opinion though? What you say seems a bit contradictory. (I actually value these opinions :O)

What I'm saying is if you can pull it off well with OS then go for it, but if not, stay safe and do what you're comfortable with. Don't compromise the consistency of your end result for the sake of a single detail that may not bring all that much to the table.

Some pics I took for Masterz, but I figure I may well post them here too for no particular reason:

Thanks for posting Jesse! People are always asking me for updates so I am glad i was able to provide them updates through you.

Wrong project though, unfortunate for their sake. :p

Map is looking awesome none the less.

Looking really nice!

Looking really cool, cant wait to see the map in its full form.

If there's any help you need in the modeling or texturing part, let me know.

Got some new fence pieces done. Got a render for ya



@ Higuy: I'll keep that in mind, thanks!

Coming out together nicely man.

Does anyone have an idea as to why my fence material is blocking light? I set the Transparent Lit flag, but it doesn't seem to be having an effect, which is why the map is so dark in-game.

Did you change tint color to white?

In-game (without some of the details in the render yet)



and cruddy lighting.

Looks great, Jesse. This map is going to be fun :D

I'm using a shader_environment, that might be why.

So what would I do to let light completely pass through the fence material?

Made some of the details and got em ingame:




Still more to go, so don't point out missing things.

This time, you should add slight dynamic lights in some places to make the bumps noticeable without masking shadows, maybe it would look cool.

SMGs. 10/10.