Adding in a custom skybox for Geonosis was one of the easiest things to do on this project. I had never made a custom skybox for a map before. So plus one for doing something new and expanding my skill set.
Adding in a custom skybox for Geonosis was one of the easiest things to do on this project. I had never made a custom skybox for a map before. So plus one for doing something new and expanding my skill set.
ehh.. this project was over scoped for me.. and at this point i just want to be done
small updates. working on the arena back walls. moved the sun. will do a custom geonosis skybox texture next.
Started texturing
I did some work on the “grey box” stage. Blocked out some important areas, then worked on getting the game into a minimum playable state. Side note, for your reference… making 90% of a map in hammer circular is a pain when working on grid. I do not recommend. Maybe pick some major grid points and make most of it a model in maya or something.
Some other notes I took when I was working on this part during Christmas break.
Here are some screen shots:
I finally got a chance to read Part Two of leplubodeslapin‘s Source Lighting Technical Analysis series over on MapCore. This one focused more on model lighting in your maps for Source Engine. Might be worth the quick read if you are interested. The article isn’t that long.
This is a pretty sweet article about the lighting in the source engine written by leplubodeslapin over on MapCore. I totally learned a bit more about lighting in the engine and lightmaps in general. The animated graphics in the article definitely helped. While it got a bit “mathy”, I’d say it was worth the read and a definite recommend. Check it out if you think the Source Engine or game engine lighting in general is interesting.