Stormy Plateau (2-3)

Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

Stormy Plateau: A total no go zone, not even Globotech is willing to help what might be of any civilians left here due to the extreme hostile conditions. Ion storms set the sky ablaze in an eerie orange light while meteors constantly fall from the sky decimating anything underneath them and reshaping the land as they please, anybody stationed here is either insane, or incredibly unlucky.

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Map made by Dudeinabox!

Dutchygamer · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:31 pm Post subject:

And another great map by DiaB

OmegaBolt · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject:

It is pretty good however 2 things:

- I dont like the city edge on the bottom left, doesnt really look like a city and there are perhaps too many Blue Earth Memorials.
- The general lighting feels a little ordinary.

Dudeinabox · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

1/. City isn't great I agree.

2/. When you get hold of it, play it during an ion storm Wink

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject:

I'll be back. #Tongue

CCHyper · Defense Minister **Joined**: 07 Apr 2005

Great work, this is really nice, i love the way the lighting brings the tiberium colours out Smile

T0X1C · Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 11:24 pm Post subject:

the "city" is fine...mainly because this area is now recieving no help from globotech...doesnt mean it hasnt.. which explains the totalled building with small blue earth memorials next to it....and the large one...but i must say...there are to many c&c TD buildings in there....but over all...an amazing job well done

Ixith · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 12:34 am Post subject:

Nice destruction map. I love the usage of the dirt roads.

My only complaint which probably doesn't sit on the mappers fault as much as lack of options to use...but despite all the buildings being destroyed I love how the streetlights are perfectly fine and emitting their light just like everything is fine and dandy. Laughing

So yea...if possible i'd make most if not all the streetlights damaged too and then turn off their lights cause I doubt damaged streetlights would be getting the power to the actual light emitting bulb/thing.
Maybe special damage frames/different but damaged light posts in which the light is emitted in a weird way can be made also?

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

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Maybe special damage frames/different but damaged light posts in which the light is emitted in a weird way can be made also?

Not sure If I'm right or not, but I think that LKO is working on making damage frames or some form of damaged look for the light posts.

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

@Joshy: alphalights can't be turned off, that's why damageframes are useless. (it would look odd if the damaged lightpost bends to the side but the alphalight still comes from the old position)
I have some research in progress and try to find a workaround for this issue.
To have 2 different versions (damaged and undamaged) with different alphalights isn't good imo, as it would look odd that the undamaged ones never change their shape to the damaged lights.

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Crimsonum · Seth **Joined**: 14 Jul 2005 **Location**: Fineland

You're placing those lightposts way too close to each other near the highways. Use 'bout 5 to 6 cells between each one.

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Dudeinabox · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:25 pm Post subject:

Any chance someone could get an ion storm screenshot in high res?

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

I Can't do a megamap one of an Ion storm, but I can get you a random screenshot:

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Dudeinabox · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject:

Cheers buddy...now where's omegabolt #Tongue

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Ixith · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

lol pointed that towards the wrong person LKO. Joshy hasn't been in this thread yet. #Tongue

But yea I forgot about the alpha light posts not being able to be turned off. And two sets of lights that are on but one looks damaged would be kinda silly. However, perhaps it's a good idea to create some non-alpha light post damaged streetlights which do not emit light to place on maps that are total destruction. because right now those streetlights standing tall and fine and emitting light just seems awkward in a dark dreary map of desolation where pretty much all other buildings are in their damage frames.

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Crash · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject:

My first comment is that I see less of the repeated LAT texture. Very good job there. Very Happy

The lighting is good, both the overall and posts. It gives a very special kind of feeling. You could try using negative light posts too for a bigger variety in lighting.

I really love the layout, it's so sexy.

I can't see any real issues with this map. In short, the map metals. Great job!

Dudeinabox · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

Thanks crash, good to hear the LAT is to your liking, I toned it down with you in mind #Tongue

I haven't really used neg lamps much so I shall experiment with them on the next one.

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Aro · Alcohol Fueled **Joined**: 10 Sep 2006

Oh yeah, I never even gave you my opinion on this did I? #Tongue

It's excellent, detailing is to perfection, layout is nice and complex and the lighting is fantastic.
Perfect map.

0warfighter0 · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:53 pm Post subject:

The map looks fun to play, only the city looks a bit odd but you already know that.
You're an excellent mapper!

Dudeinabox · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:13 pm Post subject:

Woo positives Very Happy

Thanks for all the comments!

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OmegaBolt · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:16 pm Post subject:

Meh, its... pretty... nice. #Tongue

FekLeyrTarg · Light Infantry **Joined**: 24 Aug 2008

If you can use those Tiberian Dawn buildings, then this will be my favourite map.
But these are the stock TS ruin versions of the TD buildings, aren't they? (but since it's your map, I respect that)

Dudeinabox · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:26 pm Post subject:

I could potentially change all the building to damaged versions of TD buildings rather than the standard TS old buildings.

I need to do some fixes on this map too, harvesters getting stuck and such.

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FekLeyrTarg · Light Infantry **Joined**: 24 Aug 2008

Dudeinabox wrote:

I could potentially change all the building to damaged versions of TD buildings rather than the standard TS old buildings.

I need to do some fixes on this map too, harvesters getting stuck and such.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/twisted-insurrection/images/old-structures#imagebox
Those ones, right?

Cool. If I was a girl, I would say that I love you. Wink

I look forward to it.

Dudeinabox · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:33 pm Post subject:

Yeah those are the ones. I have updated the map, should be included in the next patch hopefully.

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FekLeyrTarg · Light Infantry **Joined**: 24 Aug 2008

Dudeinabox wrote:

Yeah those are the ones. I have updated the map, should be included in the next patch hopefully.

Cool. Dudeinabox, you rock, man.
You know, those hulkified Tiberian Dawn buildings from vanilla TS look great and make a good atmosphere in missions like the one where you retake Sarajevo, but you can't use them.
That's why I appreciate the fact that you replaced those useless vanilla TS ruins with the useful ones we mentioned above on your map.