Level Design WIP - New mission map

[S281]

I started working on another short mission map. It will take place in a forest with a mansion/facility. Fighting will take place in large open areas along with close quarter areas. Game play will probably be around 40 minutes. My friend Will is going to be doing the spawns this time around, as Fel is busy.
Roughly 95% of the map geometry is done already. A beta will probably be out in about a month. If you have any suggestions let me know.

Here are some images:

 

[CrazyJay]

Very cool, I will remember to come to you If i have some easy questions for my map later on (skyboxes, etc.) Also, is that ladder in the last picture usable? If so, can u point me to some instructions? I am trying to fit a staircase going to a attic in one of my buildings but its too cramped and my original plan was to use a ladder (The map Im working on, was planned and drawn out three years ago, and was supposed to be made in Radient for CoD:WaW Zombies but now today, I have moved to KF and UnrealEd) I swear my life, Radient is not as user friendly as UnrealEd.

 

[slavek]

Making ladders are easy in UnrealEd.

http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/Legacy:Add_A_Ladder

1: Place a ladder mesh(or what ever you intend players to climb)
2: cover mesh with blocking volume and turn off the meshes collision.
3: Place a ladder volume around the mesh and leave it big enough to enclose a player standing next to ladder. Also leave some "slack(of the volume)" on top of the ladder, this makes it easier for players to grab on and climb down.
4: Change the ladder volume's Walldir to point towards the ladder(Not up).
5. Make sure Autopath is set to true in laddervolume properties and rebuild the level.

 

[YoYoBatty]

Making ladders are easy in UnrealEd.

[url]http://wiki.beyondunreal.com/Legacy:Add_A_Ladder[/URL]

1: Place a ladder mesh(or what ever you intend players to climb)
2: cover mesh with blocking volume and turn off the meshes collision.
3: Place a ladder volume around the mesh and leave it big enough to enclose a player standing next to ladder. Also leave some "slack(of the volume)" on top of the ladder, this makes it easier for players to grab on and climb down.
4: Change the ladder volume's Walldir to point towards the ladder(Not up).
5. Make sure Autopath is set to true in laddervolume properties and rebuild the level.

You have no idea who you are talking to buddy. This guy knows EVERYTHING about UnrealED nuff said.

 

[slavek]

Then why did he ask for instructions?

 

[YoYoBatty]

Then why did he ask for instructions?

Suggestions*

 

[slavek]

Very cool, I will remember to come to you If i have some easy questions for my map later on (skyboxes, etc.) Also, is that ladder in the last picture usable? If so, can u point me to some instructions? I am trying to fit a staircase going to a attic in one of my buildings but its too cramped and my original plan was to use a ladder (The map Im working on, was planned and drawn out three years ago, and was supposed to be made in Radient for CoD:WaW Zombies but now today, I have moved to KF and UnrealEd) I swear my life, Radient is not as user friendly as UnrealEd.

Instructions

 

[YoYoBatty]

Instructions

Oh I thought your were talking to S281 :S

 

[slavek]

God Yoyo, way to lower my self confidence, I have been mapping unreal engine since 1997.

Back from thread hijack, Map looks great. Maybe some crown molding in the top corners of that mansion shot would make the room look better.

 

[S281]

Maybe some crown molding in the top corners of that mansion shot would make the room look better.

Good idea!

Also, is that ladder in the last picture usable?

Yes it is. Only reason I put a ladder in the map though is because the player has to constantly move forward in the map to kill zeds. I wouldn't recommend using it in a normal KF map though due to it being used as an exploit.

 

[Faneca]

Oh man, my jaw just dropped and I don't know where it is!
Can someone help me find it please?

 

[CrazyJay]

How about redoing the inside of the room in the second picture (I think it is it)? The mosaic tile would look nice only on the ceiling or on the floor. I never been in a building where it was on the walls (no hard feelings, its constructive criticism). Possibly use a wallpaper from the Danzig T - T2 texture folders.

And thanks slavek for the tutorial!

 

[slavek]

Oh man, my jaw just dropped and I don't know where it is!
Can someone help me find it please?

I think that gorefast ran off with it.

 

[S281]

The mosaic tile would look nice only on the ceiling or on the floor. I never been in a building where it was on the walls (no hard feelings, its constructive criticism).

No hard feelings at all. I have however been in a building that has mosaic tile everywhere. Hurst Castle located in San Simeon, CA. That room does however need some more smaller details still.

 

[Fel]

ceilings need detail. even simple support beams add soo much to the ceilings detail. Or w/e

 

[S281]

ceilings need detail. even simple support beams add soo much to the ceilings detail. Or w/e

How about this:

 

[Fel]

1st pic is a little better

 

[ro_sauce]

oops, made the water too shiny.

 

[S281]

Ya the water is a little too shiny and too bright. I like the cubemap though.

I was wondering if anyone who knows how to model wouldn't mind making a grandfather clock for my map. Or if anyone knows of any existing ones that I would be able to get permission to use.

 

[ro_sauce]

i will volunteer, but i dont know how soon i can get it to ya, wasnt there one in any of the detail package? i'll take a look through all the RO packages, i'm sure there's one in there somewhere (you need to get red orchestra man, there's tons of fun stuff in there)