.:MAP:. Hug & Kiss

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 02 Dec 2007, 10:07

Size: 10 x 10
Metal: Medium-High
Style: Hand & Filter
File Size: ~11 MB

E&E: 2-4 Players
AA/BA/CA/XTA/BOTA: 2-4 Players
NOTA: 2 Players
War Evolution: Any Size
Commander Shooter: Any Size
1944: 2-4 Players
Star Wars Spring: 2-4 Players
Gundam RTS: 2 Players

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Argh · Post by **Argh** » 02 Dec 2007, 17:58

I really like it. Plays fairly well with PURE. Only quibbles are the sky and the water- with terrain like that, which is clearly not grass, the water should have a lot more green in it, and I think an orange sky and orange light with deep blue as the non-lit color would really set it off, and give it the feeling of a real place.

tombom · Post by **tombom** » 02 Dec 2007, 18:33

It looks like it would be pretty fun but the colours do look kind of off.

knorke · Post by **knorke** » 02 Dec 2007, 21:08

What are those [] on the minimap?

The rivers end near the map edges and you can probally get some kbots through there, over to the enemys island.
So you have a pretty important chokepoint right at the mapedge which might feel strange. I don't like fighting at the edge of maps because it feels unnaturable. Hope you understand what I mean..

Sleksa · Post by **Sleksa** » 02 Dec 2007, 21:19

knorke wrote:What are those [] on the minimap?

The rivers end near the map edges and you can probally get some kbots through there, over to the enemys island.
So you have a pretty important chokepoint right at the mapedge which might feel strange. I don't like fighting at the edge of maps because it feels unnaturable. Hope you understand what I mean..

from the looks of the screens the bots can walk on that water.

ggs

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 02 Dec 2007, 21:30

It is designed to have that point, but realize that an assault is working uphill from any of those zones.

Yes, the water is passable by Kbots. It is also passable by infantry in S44. This is intentional.

The "[ ]" are metal spot indicators textured onto the map. A different idea, I know, but not all games use metal as such, and I felt that a more generic indicator would be handy.

I will be rereleasing it later with more cowbell and five fixes.
1. Gameplay; Better smoothing around the metal spots at the beginning. You aren't supposed to upgrade all of them, but the starting ones should be able.
2. Atmosphere; adding Cowbell feature.
3. Atmosphere; removing grass.
4. Atmosphere; changing skybox.
5. Atmosphere; adding some small plant features.

Pressure Line · Post by **Pressure Line** » 03 Dec 2007, 06:23

neddiedrow wrote:The "[ ]" are metal spot indicators textured onto the map. A different idea, I know

baaad neddie! baaad baaad neddie! NO. different ideas are bad! (in all honesty i think is a neet idea, but be prepared for whinging)

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 03 Dec 2007, 07:00

bad neddie scale or crop your shots

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 04 Dec 2007, 23:51

I'd have used a gradient map and different green tones but this makes a nice alien world, still.

BigSteve · Post by **BigSteve** » 05 Dec 2007, 12:02

neddiedrow wrote:2. Atmosphere; adding Cowbell feature.

Ive got a fever, and the only cure?? MORE COWBELL!

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 05 Dec 2007, 15:30

Did someone say cowbell?

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 0e5b2c787a

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 05 Dec 2007, 20:21

Ye rock, Forb. Now I need to learn to texture and add it as a feature!

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 06 Dec 2007, 09:49

[2:43:04 AM] <Forboding_Angel> cowbell convention http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3584 ... 019mr4.jpg
[2:43:16 AM] <Forboding_Angel> water cowbell http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9770 ... 020hm1.jpg
[2:43:31 AM] <Forboding_Angel> lonely cowbell http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8472 ... 021to2.jpg
[2:43:45 AM] <Forboding_Angel> wishful cowbell http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2356 ... 022xm4.jpg

Snipawolf · Post by **Snipawolf** » 06 Dec 2007, 13:03

Thats some rough rust, heh.

DOT · Post by **DOT** » 06 Dec 2007, 13:24

muhh!

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 09 Dec 2007, 21:18

You should've made the edges soft and perhaps smooth it once or twice (and then remove the unneeded edgeloops of course), I don't remember any cowbell to be as edgy as that.

imbaczek · Post by **imbaczek** » 09 Dec 2007, 22:03

desaturate green just a little bit puh-lease, its on the verge of "my eyeeeees" territory IMHO

Forboding Angel · Post by **Forboding Angel** » 10 Dec 2007, 00:13

rattle wrote:You should've made the edges soft and perhaps smooth it once or twice (and then remove the unneeded edgeloops of course), I don't remember any cowbell to be as edgy as that.

heh at 36 faces... leave it alone, besides I originally did it as a joke, not to be omgfawesome, and who gives a damn anyway?

http://forbodingangel.zjt3.com/cowbell.wings

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.:MAP:. Hug & Kiss

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