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[deviouS.dll]

Those pipes are clinging to you like liquor to a bum.

Nice job none the less.

[clash]

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Raminator opened his big mouth to say:

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Is that a custom texture on the bottom of those walls? Because it looks to me like those bumps would not be sticking out like that.

[clash]

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PC3200 opened his big mouth to say:
It's probably just the way the lighting is affecting the normal maps.

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In this case, the lighting is coming from above, so the normal map give the illusion of the bumps sticking out. It just looks a little odd, because it doesn't seem like you would find bumps like that on a wall.

[Raminator]

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TwiiK opened his big mouth to say:
Why do you have such sharp shadows in some of your screenshots, Raminator?

It looks so unrealistic, almost like doom 3.... otherwise it looks great.

And btw how do achieve such crisp lightning? I've experienced with all of the settings of the different light sources, but it always come out so bland and dull.

-TwiiK

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Not exactly Mr. Consistency, eh? Anyway, to acheive that effect you need to lower the lightmap of the faces that the shadows will fall on and ramp up the brightness and constant of the spotlight. It's pretty easy, but it's effective.

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alexroyce opened his big mouth to say:
Increase the brightness of all the lights by 150 and see how that looks.

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Okay, I'll give that a go and see how it turns out.

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deviouS.dll opened his big mouth to say:
Don't think the white texture in the middle screenshot is cutting it, try a more raw concrete look.

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I think I know what you mean, but I'm not quite sure. I'll try changing to a smoother, more bland one.

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clash opened his big mouth to say:
Is that a custom texture on the bottom of those walls? Because it looks to me like those bumps would not be sticking out like that.

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Nope, it's brick/brickwall052e, one of the standard HL2 ones. I guess that the normal maps are like that so it looks like a hastily-built brick wall that's just been painted over at some point, and the bumps that stick out are bits of mortar squeezing out between the bricks. Either way, I quite like the effect.

[Raminator]

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JeanPaul opened his big mouth to say:
Not all Incomgin-Source maps are outdoors

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= ?

[stormseeker]

Nice job JeanPaul
Now now Raminator, play nice.

[Raminator]

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stormseeker opened his big mouth to say:
Now now Raminator, play nice.

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I would if this was the first such instance...

[stormseeker]

well, level design often comes up with levels that look similar to other levels, it just takes a certain level of patience to put up with it.

Hell my mpas look and sound like ravenholm, but thats because i use the textures and sounds from there. As for the lightmapped railings, i have similar in my map as well

But i can assure you, i did them back in July.

[RomeoJGuy]

I had some railings with low light grid in at2.

[Raminator]

Yes, I'm well aware it's an old effect and that I didn't invent it, it's just that I'm kind of getting sick of putting some kind of effect in my maps only to see it turn up in one of JeanPaul's a few days later.

[stormseeker]

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Raminator opened his big mouth to say:
Yes, I'm well aware it's an old effect and that I didn't invent it, it's just that I'm kind of getting sick of putting some kind of effect in my maps only to see it turn up in one of JeanPaul's a few days later.

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You sure ur not JeanPaul?

[JeanPaul]

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Raminator opened his big mouth to say:
Yes, I'm well aware it's an old effect and that I didn't invent it, it's just that I'm kind of getting sick of putting some kind of effect in my maps only to see it turn up in one of JeanPaul's a few days later.

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Okay Raminator, we already talked about this. I love your work and sometimes take inspiration from your maps. And so, one day I asked you how to do the sharp shadows, being the nice guy you are, you told me. So what did I do? I used it in a map, no big deal. The more you make this a big deal, the more you show yourself as immature, and the more respect I lose from you. I dont want that from you Raminator. You are a great mapper and a nice guy, but making this into a big deal is a waste of time. I used a technique of yours in a map of mine, that should be flattering to you.

[Raminator]

Forget it, it's not important. Anyway,

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deviouS.dll opened his big mouth to say:
Don't think the white texture in the middle screenshot is cutting it, try a more raw concrete look.

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Okay, I tried what you suggested and changed from this:

to this:

You're right, it does look much better. Thanks for the help.

[RomeoJGuy]

Do you happen to be french?

[live_grenade]

Using a lightmap scale of 1 is now ram's patented effect?