I really like #2, it's the one shot of those 3 that evolves beyond "brushes" into "architecture." The shape of the door echoed by the shape of the large angled pillars on either side is really sweet, the overall profile of the floating island is cool, the chain and broken stairs are cool. The only bit that seems out of place is the arch; i don't think you need or want arches in this level. The wedge / triangle shape plus angled pillars and mitered ends seems to be the unifying motif, a curved shape like the arch works against that unity and looks out of place. 

@ptoing: if we could setup a toolchain thats proper, we could achieve some beautiful things, i�m sure.

@Ijed: a�right.

@Drew: more detail can be added, sure.

@necros: no, but i can break the symetry:)

@Lunaran: good.

@Cocerello: map is stolen from sock. thats why.

@metlslime: You�re right, the arch is out of place.
I�m changing this for sure.

@spy i try to do my best. 

indeed. We should totally try that sometime when I got more time. I mean even just using the textureset I by then hopefully will have made and adding to it where some more specific textures would be needed. Like for platforms, lifts, arches, tech machinery and so on. Or even for chainlinks. making a texture that has built in edge wear at the appropriate places. 

looks great. I like ijed's idea too. 

I thought I posted this ...

Sorry if this is a repeat. Anyway, I'm doing a project this month and hope to have something to show at the end of it.

WIP test level:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/161473/SeptQuake/Update1.jpg

And here's a utility I made to help out with converting OBJ files to Quake MAP files for pasting into Trenchbroom. YOu still have to work with convex shapes and such but it saves time in that TB really only supports cubes at the moment.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/161473/SeptQuake/Update2.jpg

I'll post more info as the month moves along...

Bonus shot - heads on pikes! Gibbable, of course:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/161473/SeptQuake/SpikeHeads.jpg 

that is a very interesting style, don't think i've ever seen anything quite like it! 

very cool, look forward to seeing more of it. 

chains are the new crates. 

NICE WarrenM I'll be watching this 

That looks really good! 

WarrenM, that is so fucking cool. What 3D software is that? 

Yup, looking very neat! 

@WarrenM: Will you be releases the OBJ converter thing? Also, am I correct in assuming that it also uses UV data to get texture scaling and rotation and such? Or did you do that in Trenchbroom after importing?

@FifthElephant: Looks like Modo to me. 

Thanks guys!

Yes, it's MODO. I lurve MODO.

And I could release the OBJ convertor thing. It's not as awesome as you're imaging, believe me. :) All texture work is done in Trenchbroom. The OBJ->MAP thing is a simple polygons to planes thing.

BUT it's useful for getting shapes that are hard to do in a traditional Quake editor. 

If you do a MAP->OBJ thing as well, we have a deal. 

Do you mean MAP or BSP? MAP wouldn't be THAT hard ... 

I know, that's why i said you should stray from it, to create your own map. 

looks rad. 

I would love to tinker with the converter 

I'll definitely release it ... probably once I get done with this project. I'll include the source as well as a lesson in what NOT to do with code. 

Because I'm too lazy and obsessed with doom mapping. 

MFX you got talent, love the visual.

Simple and efective. 

I like it, looking good, nice style. 

http://www.quaketastic.com/files/screen_shots/rrp_start5.gif 

Gives me impulses to to make the smoke.spr a broader range of five frames, and to decorate the sides of the corridor with an animating roll of trainview frames.

Great sreenshot.