Beta Map KF-Kopper-Beta

[TheNoRanking]

KF-Kopper-BetaV2
Thanks to S281 for the Skybox!

Map Name: KF-Kopper
Beta Number: BetaV2
Playable: Yes


Description:

You spawn in an apartment kind of bulding that has been abandoned since the zombie outbreak. The building is in the middle of the woods and it's totally cut out from the outside world. The zombies spawn outside the building somewhere in the woods and are trying to get to you thru five entrances located around the building. Almost every window and door is weldable so the key to success is to work together and try to weld as many doors and windows as possible before they are to close. The building has two floors with two staircases on each side. On the back of the building there's some balconies and other fun stuff where you can stand and shoot the zombies on the ground as they try to enter the building. More than that i can't describe, you just have to play the map and find out yourself!

Enjoy!

Testing:

I have tried to test it as much as possible and i've found a lot of bugs and glitches that i've fixed, but if you find anything else, please tell me here in this tread and i'll update as soon as possible! What i'm more interesting in, is what you think about the map (bad/good?) and what you want to see in the next beta changed, removed or added...


Download [17.68MB]:

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Update Changes:

BetaV2

- Added doorframes and windowframes around every door/window
- Fixed all the bad lightning (to bright lights and stuff like that)
- Added fire and smoke
- Changed a few PathNodes
- Added some JumpPads for the zombies
- Fixed all doors so that they open the correct way
- Added shutters around the trader that opens between waves
- Added breakable glass
- Added and fixed some sound effects
- Added a night sky with stars and a moon
- Fixed as many areas as i could were the zombies often got stuck
- Added more blocking volumes around some stating mashes and stuff
- Optimized the map as much as i could (Surfaces made unlit, deleted unnecessary Static Meches...)
- And probably even more tiny changes that i can't remember right now!

BetaV1

- First Release

Pictures:

Note:

This is my first map ever! So if something isn't done right or seem n00bish then you know why. But i've watch alot of tuts and search on the forums here so i don't think it's to bad, hope you'll enjoy!

 

[nath2009uk]

The first screenshot.. the graphics look alot better than any other KF map, seems like the textures are pretty Hi-Res. Like the windows to.

EDIT:

The lighting looks a tad wrong in several areas, like the 3rd screenie with the pitch black shadows near the bushes.
Did you use a sunlight actor or several lights?

 

[TheNoRanking]

EDIT:

The lighting looks a tad wrong in several areas, like the 3rd screenie with the pitch black shadows near the bushes.
Did you use a sunlight actor or several lights?

I have only used light, by 'add light here' option, is it better to use sunlight actor then in that area?

 

[nath2009uk]

I would always use a sunlight actor for outdoor areas, adjusting it to bring out the best shadows from objects

 

[TheNoRanking]

it's done! thx for the tip

 

[kingshinobi]

shino

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looks like a Gravel texture on that wall if im not too wrong. Well nice use. Anyway i would add distance fog via zone info to the map, always makes the light act smoother.

 

[TheNoRanking]

looks like a Gravel texture on that wall if im not too wrong. Well nice use. Anyway i would add distance fog via zone info to the map, always makes the light act smoother.

Yeah i've tought about that but i didn't think it looked so good. what i would like to have is fog only near the ground like in horror movies. but i don't know how to do that?

 

[driftwood]

looks like a solid concept for a map. You are adding lights correctly but its quite important to adjust its lightcolor values. White light is really boring. Even a shade of yellow looks good for most normal lights you would find in a house. For a flurorescent try adding a tinge of blue. Lighting is tough in general to get right so good luck! In the meantime hope people play test your map.

Fog on ground can be done with emitters. Try KF-Chython perhaps for an example. I saw a better one but I can't think which.

 

[TheNoRanking]

looks like a solid concept for a map. You are adding lights correctly but its quite important to adjust its lightcolor values. White light is really boring. Even a shade of yellow looks good for most normal lights you would find in a house. For a flurorescent try adding a tinge of blue. Lighting is tough in general to get right so good luck! In the meantime hope people play test your map.

Fog on ground can be done with emitters. Try KF-Chython perhaps for an example. I saw a better one but I can't think which.

Ok, i'm probably gonna change a few lights here and there but i still want to have that scary feeling with only a few light outside and the rest is totally darkness.

I've looked at that map and it has some nice fog, so i will try it out and see how it looks. But i have comed up with some new ideas, like a star-skybox and a moon, that will probably be in the next beta. And i'm thinking about making an attic and a basement next but that will probably take a week or so. Thx for the feedback!

 

[SgtHermann]

solid map, good look, good athmo, nicely build.

two issues:
1. the visible trader. maybe some shutters closing and covering her between the waves.
2. very thight architecture. its no problem to manuvre the map but i GUESS with 6 players on hard the zeds will stuck and will become easy targets.

other than that cool piece of work

 

[TheNoRanking]

Map is Updated!
There will pobably be another BetaV3 after this so stay tuned, hope you'll enjoy

Happy mapping!

(also how do i change the title to BetaV2 instead of BetaV1 cause it didn't work when i changed the title in edit post?)

 

[avp2501]

You have to ask a admin or PM yoshiro to change the main thread title.

I prefer leaving the version number out of the title and editing it in the post itself. To each their own etc.

 

[TheNoRanking]

You have to ask a admin or PM yoshiro to change the main thread title.

I prefer leaving the version number out of the title and editing it in the post itself. To each their own etc.

ok thx!