Ar_Winter_Lodge

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Might need a better name.

This is my entry for the GameBanana Winter Wonderland mapping contest.

I'm currently just at planning / blocking out stage of development, but I'll be sure to update this WiP page like I usually do when some more interesting stuff comes about.

I also tried out using a mood board to try and get some ideas flowing, I think it worked rather well.

Update 1 | 21/11/12

Blocked out the garages
Added detail under the balcony
Messed around with point_devshot_camera for way too long. They just don't bloody work properly.

Update 2 | 25/11/12

Added stairs inside house
Textured a load of stuff
Continued to block out house
Added some doors to main house
Added snow to roof
Added fireplace + temp lighting indoors
Tidied up the displacements a bit more

Mini Update | 26/11/12

Oh blimey, a frontpage feature, I feel so special :D

Update 3 | 28/11/12

Added some rims around the windows
Fixed up the down stairs doors (they were clipping into the wall)
Added some snow precipitation

I can some more of the updates being done like this, tiny things being added every few days when I find a window a time to get some work done. I should hopefully be able to pick up the workflow after the 12th (extended work deadline).

Update 4 | 29/11/12

Tided up blending on some of the displacements and added modulated blending to the rooves for a much better transition between textures (thanks to Planub for the suggestion)
Added sofas, xmas tree and gifts to living space
Added logs, fire and lighting to fireplace
Tided up a bunch of textures
Changed placeholder car props in garage to better ones

I should really get to a playable state before anything else...

Update 5 | 3/12/12

Still haven't got to a playable state, I'm a a terrible person
Added smoke to chimney (I'll polish it up at some point)
Textured ceiling
Added ceiling wood beams
Properly textured side of roof
Added some new windows
Slightly edited placeholder lighting
Logs + fire added to other fireplace

Update 6 | 4/12/12

GOT TO A PLAYABLE STATE. 'bout damn time.
Made the bedrooms on either side of the building
Moved the Christmas tree and sofas to adjacent room, also added some other details in there
Added dinner table and chairs to the room where the tree used to be
Made some stairs for the bedrooms
Remade the windows for the bedrooms
Added ceiling beams
Added proper lighting sources to wood beams
Added some mounds of snow outside to use as cover
DID SOME DARN PLAYTESTIN'

I also found out that so far (using RescueTime), this project has taken me around 12 hours. Not bad progress I'd say...

ADDITIONALLY, since I've got this sucker into a playable state now I could do with a few playtesters to give it a good look over. Leave a comment below or message me if your interested!

Update 7 | 10/12/12

Made the garages a bit bigger and added a bunch of details to each of them
Added some brushes under the displacements so proper visleaves could be drawn

Got bored, decided to make a .gif with some of the dev screenshots I've got so far.

Update 7 | 10/12/12

LOTS of stuff
Finished development! Come and get it!

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Posted 5 months ago
Posted by charli

look nice only fps is bad =)

FPS is completely subjective.

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Posted 5 months ago
look nice only fps is bad =)

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Posted 5 months ago
Wew this map is getting better and better.
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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by The Giblets of Jesus

Posted by fanerddu

it's coming along alright. I've got most of the basic geometry down. i'm sort of doing my own CS:S rendition of a map from an older game that isn't CS:S. it's the most progress i've ever made on a map before and it's been pretty fun. learning as i go.

Good to hear you're enjoying it, I find contests are usually a pretty good motivator for this sort of thing, keeps you on track. Any chance you could post a WiP at some point?

Perhaps, once I have made some more progress on it.

Although I am kind of fond of the idea of not releasing any real screenshots of it until it's actual release...
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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by Planub

I think a blend texture + blend modulate would be better for that roof than a displacement on top.

I was planning on just adding decals around the displacement, like what I did in my log cabin prefab, but I'll certainly look into doing this now, thanks!

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Posted by PeterRook

I would most certainly expect who ever uses this prefab(even if it is a house or w.e for CS_ and DE_ maps) to add some Xmas music into it :D

It's a full map that is in the process of being made. I dont know if giblets would like someone taking it just to add xmas music.

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Posted by fanerddu

it's coming along alright. I've got most of the basic geometry down. i'm sort of doing my own CS:S rendition of a map from an older game that isn't CS:S. it's the most progress i've ever made on a map before and it's been pretty fun. learning as i go.

Good to hear you're enjoying it, I find contests are usually a pretty good motivator for this sort of thing, keeps you on track. Any chance you could post a WiP at some point?

Posted by sg1221

Well that's something like what I'm trying to make for the contest. You're just doing it better than me :P

I think most people are gonna end up doing something along the lines of a log cabin / resort surrounded by snow, UNREA1 certainly did.

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Posted 6 months ago
Well that's something like what I'm trying to make for the contest. You're just doing it better than me :P

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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by The Giblets of Jesus

Posted by fanerddu

looks really nice; im looking forward to see how you incorporate more details as time goes on.

good job on building the structure into the side of a hill and adding snow and such; looks believable.

Cheers man, also I see that your entering, how's your entry coming along?

it's coming along alright. I've got most of the basic geometry down. i'm sort of doing my own CS:S rendition of a map from an older game that isn't CS:S. it's the most progress i've ever made on a map before and it's been pretty fun. learning as i go.

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Posted 6 months ago
Posted by PeterRook

I would most certainly expect who ever uses this prefab(even if it is a house or w.e for CS_ and DE_ maps) to add some Xmas music into it :D

It's a full map that is in the process of being made. I dont know if giblets would like someone taking it just to add xmas music.

I don't even know anymore.
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Posted 6 months ago
I think a blend texture + blend modulate would be better for that roof than a displacement on top.

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Posted 6 months ago
I would most certainly expect who ever uses this prefab(even if it is a house or w.e for CS_ and DE_ maps) to add some Xmas music into it :D

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