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I planned, sketched, started, deleted part, deleted all, started again and now it's rolling. Don't know about the deadline, though.
Anyway, just came from the Devil's Library, near my workplace: http://www.realgabinete.com.br/portalWeb/ I am not making any real progress as I am spending far more time playing with the editing tools and learning a lot about them. Also blown away by the WIPs so far.
@ma�echa: your map looks pretty awesome, don't beat yourself up, you are killing it Anyways, here is mine: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ikxhqhoopsz0ze9/QuakeJam_WIP_1.jpg?dl=0 Again, my first map in way over a decade. :-p I can't seem to get Obj2Map to work and wasted a ton of time trying to get it to work and threw away some awesome geometry. Keep it going guys. My contribution:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm196/voiceofthenephilim/jam3_ionousA_zpsg4jycqq3.jpg You know what I'm seeing? I'm seeing a lot of fire, plenty of brimstone, and lots of people mapping cool stuff. Nice one guys keep it going, and if you get overwhelmed, remember small can be beautiful.
Hello! It's still Wednesday where I am, so I hope this isn't too late. Here is an album:
http://imgur.com/a/64F1P Things are going well. I'm learning a lot and having tons of fun. The album includes original level sketches, but I'm re-scoping daily. Fire to be added later ;D I have so many questions: - I feel like I'm using a lot of detail. How much can Quake handle? Is it a hard limit? - I'm starting every brush covered in SKIP and only texturing the faces the player will see. I'm used to this from HL2. Does it matter in Quake? - How are you all getting those in-game lit shots with grey backgrounds? - How do I edit lights for EricW's stuff? Is it done in-editor (Jackhammer) or do I have to edit a text file somewhere? Thank you all for your help so far and for any future help. Everyone's progress is looking very good. Can't wait for this to be the first set of Quake jam maps I play. Apologies for the garbage quality photos. Liking the bridge and rocks! Sketching layouts is always a cool idea but don't go overboard drawing everything, only 1.5 weeks left!
To answer some of your questions : - I feel like I'm using a lot of detail. How much can Quake handle? Is it a hard limit? 64,000 marksurfaces is the hard limit for standard Quake bsp files. If you go over that you switch to the BSP2 file type that EricW's compiler supports. You won't hit any of those limits :) You can check marksurfaces in the bsp compiler log - I'm starting every brush covered in SKIP and only texturing the faces the player will see. I'm used to this from HL2. Does it matter in Quake? It works the same as it does in HL/HL2. If the face is on the "outside" of the map it will be removed by the bsp compiler. it's a nice habit to only texture the faces you need, but its not typically required. - How are you all getting those in-game lit shots with grey backgrounds? I believe the command is "r_clear 1" in console, or set it in your config. It removes the HOM from level gaps! - How do I edit lights for EricW's stuff? Is it done in-editor (Jackhammer) or do I have to edit a text file somewhere? You can add keys/values in the editor using smart edit and using EricW's site as a reference : http://ericwa.github.io/tyrutils-ericw/doc/light.html OR you can use my Jackhammer specific fgd file that adds all the new stuff from EricW's tools into the editor : https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33279452/quake4ericwTools.fgd You must use EricW's compiler for any of this stuff to work (obviously :D) ...If I'm running low on time or interest to finish my map, should I hand it over to another mapper?
Thanks for the feedback & kind words guys. :) @ItEndsWithTens, that ledge up there... not sure yet what I'll do with it. Thinking of just putting an ogre up there to start the level off with some excitement�� hahah :) The stairs do lead up there, but it's more of a diversion. The "primary" route is this ominous pathway over a lava pit which I've just added (still in progress):
http://i.imgur.com/XzPMQpS.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Bu510RU.jpg Pretty happy with how it's all going, being my first Quake map! I made a few levels for Doom and Marathon years ago, but nothing substantial, so it's a mega learning curve. Nice ROLL CALL! I hope everyone feels inspired has renewed vigour to continue hammering out those brushes!
The next ROLL CALL will be on Sunday 2nd! LET'S JAM PEOPLE! Just started with introduction corridor to my level. I'm not even sure that map fits the theme in any way, but still trying something. Don't judge too hard, I wasn't mapping for like almost 7 years, so that is an quick sketch to remember how level editor works. Thankfully Jackhammer pretty similar to Worldcraft/Hammer and I got my self into all of this pretty quickly. Will be grateful for the feedback!
http://imgur.com/a/m59Y0 P.S. You may even notice that second screenshot in the album shows a bit more detailed version with a bit better geometry, texturing and light. Oops, shall I show a screenshot later when I'm editing again, or wait for the next rollcall?
too many amazing shots to choose from, and especially good to see some great work by new faces. HYPE
Join me for black metal and the occasional brush laid: http://www.twitch.tv/ionous
- How are you all getting those in-game lit shots with grey backgrounds?
I believe the command is "r_clear 1" in console, or set it in your config. It removes the HOM from level gaps! FQ85 says this is not a known command. Is there some other as I definitely remember not having HOM when noclipping when I used to map. I've tried it in the config file and direct from the console? WIP:
http://imgur.com/r7hAlhc http://imgur.com/i97Zj3U Mine will likely end up as DLC, but I am having fun playing in editor so far. It's been 10ish years since I built anything.
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