WIP - Church

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:47 pm

What's that Mr. Roof? Much greater accuracy regarding reflections of your surroundings? Why yes, I believe you're right, I can even make out details of the rug on the floor.

Leiukemia · Post by **Leiukemia** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:15 pm

Can't even begin to explain how cool that is.

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:19 pm

If you don't mind:

How did you acquire this skill (in all seriousness) with tutorials, people, the black art of halo mods, or with a lot of tinkering? Sorry, I just want to get better at this kind of thing and learning from somebody like you would be great.

But yes, completely and totally awesome. At each new screen shot I'm amazed the Halo engine can take all of this.

Edit: I read the caption after I wrote this. I am now officially 100% astounded at the jaw-dropping effects of this map.

Reflections of the rug on the ceiling. My friend, you have gone where no Bungie mapper has gone before. You have conquered the obsolete beast that is the Halo engine.

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:23 pm

All the mapping basics were from the HEK tutorial. I'd never modded for any game before Halo, so getting used to all the tools took a bit of time. The stuff I'm doing now is all just created through tinkering. Then engine has been able to handle this all along, I've just taken it a bit further.

I remember in 2004 when I was making Siege, no-one was working with bumpmapping, so I just looked at how it was done with the HEK stuff we were given and then expanded on it. Same with the cubemaps now, the example shaders basically show you how it's done.

One of the chapters in the Black Arts book is actually based on my tutorial.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:32 pm

Your signature is oversized. Who freaking cares.

This map is amazing.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:44 pm

RaVNzCRoFT wrote:Your signature is oversized. Who freaking cares.

This map is amazing.

I lol'd

Then I had to change my pants.

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 9:52 am

c:\Games\Halo CE>tool build-cache-file levels\test\church\church
Couldn't read map file './toolbeta.map'
WARNING: 18 clusters in structure_bsp levels\test\church\church have no background sound or sound environment.
culling uncompressed model vertices...done
culling uncompressed structure bsp vertices...done
culling uncompressed model animation data...done
building predicted resources for structures...done
structure bsp 'levels\test\church\church' is 3.47M
tag headers and names are 0.19M
streaming model vertex and index buffers...done
streaming tags........................done
writing vertex and index buffers...done 6.66M
writing tags...done (2468 tags for 4.82M)
total tag size is 8.29M (14.71M free)
cache file 0.31M too large (should be 128.00M but was 128.31M)
### FAILED TO BUILD CACHE FILE.

BOLLOCKS

[CV] Jordan · Post by **[CV] Jordan** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:09 am

Poops.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:50 pm

well that sucks, is the error really bad? and is it fixable?

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:07 pm

I've had many moments like that. Most with Sapien, but some with tool.

I hope you fix it.

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:22 pm

Yeah, I just reached the filesize limit for multiplayer Halo maps is all. I got this after inserting the final texture for the massive window in the main room. I reduced the bumpmap for it by 50% and it fits in easily now.

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:27 pm

theres a file size limit?!?, wow thats wierd.

fishface617 · Post by **fishface617** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:27 pm

Bummer, so it can be fixed?

a mammoth · Post by **a mammoth** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:28 pm

Whoa you scared me.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:28 pm

fishface617 wrote:Bummer, so it can be fixed?

Teh yes.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:57 pm

a Mammoth wrote:Whoa you scared me.

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 3:27 pm

Wow, file size? Your the first mapmaker I've seen that has pushed THAT far.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:35 pm

CMT hit the limit on SP maps, but this is the first time I've heard of a MP map hitting it. At least it wasn't over by much...

metkillerjoe · Post by **metkillerjoe** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 4:50 pm

rossmum wrote:CMT hit the limit on SP maps, but this is the first time I've heard of a MP map hitting it. At least it wasn't over by much...

That's what I meant. I've never heard of someone going over the limit.

Strangely, it makes the map seem even more awesome.

jereminion · Post by **jereminion** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:34 pm

the pic on this page reminds me of xbox 360 oblivion graphics