Author Topic: Inspirational Pictures for Mapping (Read 41473 times)

jitspoe · « **on:** June 03, 2011, 11:40:53 AM »

Figured I'd start a thread to dump pictures that I find inspirational for making maps. Photos, screenshots, concept art, ... feel free to post whatever.

These are from Sniper Ghost Warrior:
http://cf.shacknews.com/images/sshots/Screenshot/14048/14048_4b962dfb7dc6c.jpg

http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20110407/map02_bmp_jpgcopy_17687.jpg

Attached for posterity:

Chucki · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2011, 11:59:16 AM »

Looks nice but it's a bit hard to realize those pictures when there are so many trees etc. and in BSP you can' do that. And without these trees the map doesn't look so great, I think.

Rockyar_96 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2011, 12:07:36 PM »

that would be a lot of work

but if well mapped it´ll be a really nice map.

T3RR0R15T · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2011, 01:38:38 PM »

I don't think, that such detailed things are possible with the actual map format

Chucki · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2011, 01:47:08 PM »

Quote from: T3RR0R15T on June 03, 2011, 01:38:38 PM

I don't think, that such detailed things are possible with the actual map format

Think so, too.

Maybe the first picture would be possible (without this hills in the background), but the second one is impossible.

RoBiNandL!nk · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2011, 02:40:04 PM »

You don't have to make them look exactly alike, you just make it similar and take the ideas of the images. The point is to make on that theme, not an exact replica. IMO pretty cool thread get peoples ideas flowing and boom, start a map.

Rick · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2011, 06:27:23 PM »

If only DP had these sorts of maps :p Very sexy.

Chucki · « **Reply #7 on:** June 04, 2011, 04:36:38 AM »

Quote from: RoBiNandL!nk on June 03, 2011, 02:40:04 PM

You don't have to make them look exactly alike,

Sure. You can't make such a map, but it would be strange, if you have a picture and make a map from it and at the end the map doesn't looks like the picture. You know what I mean?

Quote from: Rick on June 03, 2011, 06:27:23 PM

If only DP had these sorts of maps :p

What T3RROR15T said: Other map format.

zimtstern · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2011, 06:28:33 AM »

http://returntocastlewolfenstein.filefront.com/screenshots/File/34795/2

for everyone who played this map once in wolfenstein.. sick map, would be nice in dp2

payl · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2011, 06:39:31 AM »

Quote from: Chucki on June 04, 2011, 04:36:38 AM

Other map format.

+New engine = new game. - stupid idea, unrealistic.

ViciouZ · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2011, 07:59:36 AM »

Quote from: payl on June 04, 2011, 06:39:31 AM

+New engine = new game. - stupid idea, unrealistic.

Hush payl, this is already on the feature vote and has been discussed as a possibility for some time.
Just shift it to quake2world's map format/renderer, maybe with model collision added as well, less changes needed, same editors can be used, more efficiency and potential for nicer graphics...

payl · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2011, 08:08:15 AM »

Quote from: ViciouZ on June 04, 2011, 07:59:36 AM

Hush payl, this is already on the feature vote and has been discussed as a possibility for some time.
Just shift it to quake2world's map format/renderer, maybe with model collision added as well, less changes needed, same editors can be used, more efficiency and potential for nicer graphics...

But i still think this is unrealistic if we have problem with things like "restructuring game code". Maybe i'm pessimistic, but i still think many feature votes are funny (like voting on bugfix).
But okay, i'm hope that i'm wrong and in 2012 we will have graphics like screenshoots above...
EOT.

jitspoe · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:52:43 PM »

Some sewer images... I've always wanted to make a good sewer map.

Chucki · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:25:09 AM »

The first and the two last pictures are really nice.

Rockyar_96 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2011, 01:03:50 PM »

i think a sewer map would be possible. Maybe u need some selfmade textures but it shouldn´t be too comlicated...

Rick · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2011, 11:55:48 PM »

Some jerkoff sent me this.

My screenshots are intercoursed up too.

jitspoe · « **Reply #16 on:** August 28, 2012, 01:48:59 PM »

http://abduzeedo.com/beautiful-underground-photography

davidblaine · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2012, 05:02:07 AM »

Some nasty subway map (like London, New York, Moscow) would be really cool

jitspoe · « **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2012, 09:05:51 AM »

http://www.linesandcolors.com/2012/10/09/matthew-borrett/ - Seems like some of these would make some neat DM maps.

RoBiNandL!nk · « **Reply #19 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:07:17 PM »

That would be cool. The one where it seems like a tower, but the whole side is cut off? Would defiantly be unique. Looks to me they would be more of a QUAKE style map though.