Author Topic: Inspirational Pictures for Mapping (Read 40938 times)

jitspoe · « **Reply #60 on:** November 24, 2013, 02:56:00 AM »

This artist has some pretty cool architecture pictures:
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=13322496
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=1390193

Copies, in case you don't have a pixiv account:
http://digitalpaint.org/images/devel/inspiration/13322496.jpg
http://digitalpaint.org/images/devel/inspiration/1390193.jpg

jitspoe · « **Reply #61 on:** December 06, 2013, 01:48:01 PM »

http://fashion-macabre.tumblr.com/post/38112898128 - nice, worn industrial look

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-morgan/8564398003/ - overgrown

http://backfrommega.tumblr.com/image/31047574243

BASEBALLDUDE · « **Reply #62 on:** December 27, 2013, 11:28:06 AM »

http://www.redsorceress.com/skybox.html

It's also cool because you can use those pictures as skyboxes if you're inspired enough.

EDIT: Don't download the skyboxes from that site because the zip files are missing the down image. Instead, download from this site: http://www.custommapmakers.org/skyboxes.php

jitspoe · « **Reply #63 on:** December 31, 2013, 10:12:59 AM »

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/29178.htm#

Never thought of pixel art for inspiration, but how cool would a map like this be?

BASEBALLDUDE · « **Reply #64 on:** December 31, 2013, 10:24:12 AM »

Quote from: jitspoe on December 31, 2013, 10:12:59 AM

http://www.pixeljoint.com/pixelart/29178.htm#

Never thought of pixel art for inspiration, but how cool would a map like this be?

Very cool. Would make a great siege map for a large crowd, and with Siege Europa sometimes having 16 people per team, it would be awesome for that picture to become a pball map.

jitspoe · « **Reply #65 on:** January 11, 2014, 01:10:00 PM »

Something like this could be cool...

LaZeRs · « **Reply #66 on:** January 11, 2014, 04:01:02 PM »

Quote from: jitspoe on January 11, 2014, 01:10:00 PM

Something like this could be cool...

Interesting... it's like an ancient underground mansion!

Toxiic · « **Reply #67 on:** January 11, 2014, 04:47:55 PM »

Quote from: LaZeRs on January 11, 2014, 04:01:02 PM

Interesting... it's like an ancient underground mansion!

Rich caveman's house

idias · « **Reply #68 on:** January 11, 2014, 09:16:36 PM »

Quote from: LaZeRs on January 11, 2014, 04:01:02 PM

Interesting... it's like an ancient underground mansion!

Google: Petra - You'll see excrement more amazing than that.

jitspoe · « **Reply #69 on:** January 22, 2014, 04:15:28 PM »

Something like this would make for a cool winter-themed map...

Toxiic · « **Reply #70 on:** January 22, 2014, 05:58:32 PM »

^seems legit. :I

What game is that from?

stomper · « **Reply #71 on:** January 23, 2014, 04:43:41 AM »

this looks pretty cool, indeed. i was planning to make a new "snow and ice" themed map and these "overhanging" parts are going to e part of the map.

Clipz · « **Reply #72 on:** January 23, 2014, 09:24:18 AM »

The problem is the textures would never look like that unless you make your own.

MaTzeMR · « **Reply #73 on:** January 23, 2014, 09:54:51 AM »

there should be an "ice-stone" texture

DooCi · « **Reply #74 on:** January 23, 2014, 05:17:52 PM »

Quote from: Toxiic on January 11, 2014, 04:47:55 PM

Rich caveman's house

Thats a pretty ugly house.

Rick · « **Reply #75 on:** January 23, 2014, 06:35:40 PM »

If you remove the ice spikes from everywhere, r_speeds might be okay

jitspoe · « **Reply #76 on:** January 23, 2014, 06:38:58 PM »

Looks like it's from Phantasy Star Online 2: http://bumped.org/psublog/phantasy-star-online-2-the-enemies-of-the-frozen-tundra/ (one of the first image results for "frozen tundra")

Cameron · « **Reply #77 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:24:40 AM »

Quote from: Rick on January 23, 2014, 06:35:40 PM

If you remove the ice spikes from everywhere, r_speeds might be okay

Model instead?

Rick · « **Reply #78 on:** January 24, 2014, 04:36:22 PM »

Quote from: Cameron on January 24, 2014, 04:24:40 AM

Model instead?

I've been wondering about that, I'm not really sure how models are vis'd/drawn. Could anyone elaborate on it?

jitspoe · « **Reply #79 on:** January 28, 2014, 10:58:25 AM »

Unfortunately, func_models are treated like any other entity, so, while they usually draw faster, they add bandwidth (so having a huge number of them is a bad idea). They are also vis'd based on a single point, which is why tree models sometimes disappear if you can't see the base of them.

You could probably pull it off using big groups of icicles, and only having 5-10 visible at once. Ultimately, this is the type of thing where we really need a new map format...

Some day... maybe...