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I knew this was a tribute to Mark but still was going to say, is this a tribute to Radar's Duke4 account?
What are you working on for Duke right now? "Post about whatever Duke related stuff you're doing"
#10053 Posted 19 September 2021 - 07:07 AM
Oh, just being tongue-in-cheek about their Duke4 account being long dead and buried, really! #jokesexplained
Ah and I improvised something yesterday - it was pavigna's 16th birthday and his parents got him a present I replicated in my A.W.O.L. map after he shared a photo of it: https://twitter.com/...361812152078338
Ah and I improvised something yesterday - it was pavigna's 16th birthday and his parents got him a present I replicated in my A.W.O.L. map after he shared a photo of it: https://twitter.com/...361812152078338
This post has been edited by ck3D: 19 September 2021 - 08:50 AM
#10054 Posted 19 September 2021 - 10:35 PM
Quick update on the expanded landscape terrain mapping pieces. Increasing the height was no small order. This expanded my pieces quite a bit. Just the parts alone use up over 1000 sectors.
I'm going to have to separate the infrastructure pieces into another map. Plus create two terrain pieces maps. One for more advanced users without premade corner pieces and another with those premade corner pieces.
This also means teaching in my tutorial to discard what you've used and if you plan on going big, how to build within multiple maps.
Here's a picture showing the work I'm doing. I've organized all the parts that connect to a flat surface on the right side and odd angles to the left. Then moved the more complex the equations further to each side. I've also lined up the steepness of the angles so it's easier to find what you're looking for.
I'm going to have to separate the infrastructure pieces into another map. Plus create two terrain pieces maps. One for more advanced users without premade corner pieces and another with those premade corner pieces.
This also means teaching in my tutorial to discard what you've used and if you plan on going big, how to build within multiple maps.
Here's a picture showing the work I'm doing. I've organized all the parts that connect to a flat surface on the right side and odd angles to the left. Then moved the more complex the equations further to each side. I've also lined up the steepness of the angles so it's easier to find what you're looking for.
This post has been edited by Graphics: 19 September 2021 - 10:40 PM
#10055 Posted 21 September 2021 - 08:23 AM
Graphics, on 14 September 2021 - 01:35 PM, said:
To Dandougles. Welcome back after 25 years. Liking the maps you're making. The edited textures look great and I recognized Stonehenge right away. Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much! Here's another work-in-progress shot.
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#10056 Posted 21 September 2021 - 02:58 PM
To Dandouglas. The car on the left side of the screenshot looks awesome. Because I feel like it's all been done through sectors and mapping. That's really cool.
This post has been edited by Graphics: 21 September 2021 - 03:00 PM
#10057 Posted 23 September 2021 - 10:55 PM
I haven't done much in that last couple days... But I have been messing around with my island. Because it was the background that didn't work properly in polymore. I got rid of it and went with basic blue sky. Now my map is very stable.
I did however test this out right after. I can make the map the whole size of the mapster32 grid-map if I wanted too. The down side is, I'll have some glitches from a distance. But one map with multiple smaller islands. Seems possible.
I going to do further testing to find out.
#10058 Posted 29 September 2021 - 03:29 AM
you could use some GTA style bridges to get across 
the new stuff everyone posts are looking awesome
the new stuff everyone posts are looking awesome
#10059 Posted 30 September 2021 - 09:37 PM
So I ended up posting the update to my landscape terrain mapping. It's on my ModDB page. It's not finished as there are many angles left. But it's a lot better then what I started with. So whatever is made with it, will be a lot better then my island.
[Update Includes]
1 : 6x high slopes, from the 4x high slopes.
2 : More angles to landscape terrain pieces.
3 : Roads to build along side the terrain with.
4 : Plus I organized all the landscape parts.
I decided it's more fun to leave the buildings to the mapper. But added roads to make it easier to plan that with. So other mappers can do their own thing.
[Update Includes]
1 : 6x high slopes, from the 4x high slopes.
2 : More angles to landscape terrain pieces.
3 : Roads to build along side the terrain with.
4 : Plus I organized all the landscape parts.
I decided it's more fun to leave the buildings to the mapper. But added roads to make it easier to plan that with. So other mappers can do their own thing.
This post has been edited by Graphics: 30 September 2021 - 10:12 PM
#10060 Posted 02 October 2021 - 08:01 AM
Nearly done with the boss map, I'm working on the final sequence now.
Which means the Shaky Grounds episode is nearing completion! It all took a bit longer than expected but I think the results will be worth it.
A couple of final screens:
Which means the Shaky Grounds episode is nearing completion! It all took a bit longer than expected but I think the results will be worth it.
A couple of final screens:
#10061 Posted 03 October 2021 - 10:14 AM
Sick stuff, feels Doom-ish (or Doom 64-ish, to be more accurate, maybe) to me for some reason and I mean that in the best way possible. I'm really liking your focus on just a few colors here, makes the area look pristine all the while insisting on the urgency with the menacing, heavy red (ha) presence. Impression is a lot stronger than if the palettes were more all over the place, which is something I could picture you do before e.g.. in the Red 4/5 era (you still made it work there, though). Episode nearing its completion is some really good news, this is such a sweet era for Build mapping.
This post has been edited by ck3D: 03 October 2021 - 10:16 AM
#10062 Posted 04 October 2021 - 08:31 AM
Thanks! And yes, the Doom influences are definitely there. I've been watching a lot of custom content for Doom lately, especially the video's from Decino (who also happens to be Dutch 
).
So that's well spotted! And yeah this is the lair of the enemy so it needs to look hostile and menacing. The reds really help with that.
).So that's well spotted! And yeah this is the lair of the enemy so it needs to look hostile and menacing. The reds really help with that.
#10063 Posted 05 October 2021 - 05:21 AM
Love the screens, Merlijn, such a classic level geometry, but the texture combinations along with that palette make it look quite original and unique! Anyway, few more screens from me as well:
#10064 Posted 05 October 2021 - 09:29 AM
@Merlijn : As red as impressive
@Aleks : Sober but finely built
#10065 Posted 08 October 2021 - 04:51 AM
working on a civillian(ish) character, the scientist. working on the art right now and program this sucker tonight.
in retrospect, i think glasses would have made him look more smart...
in retrospect, i think glasses would have made him look more smart...
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This post has been edited by jimbob: 08 October 2021 - 04:52 AM
#10066 Posted 09 October 2021 - 09:08 PM
Jimbob. Amazing artwork. I was thinking of doing something with photography for my mod. Because my art isn't that realistic. That's impressive work.
#10067 Posted 11 October 2021 - 09:49 PM
This is what I've been up to. Just working on a 3D representation of the town Pravoka from Final Fantasy.
#10069 Posted 14 October 2021 - 09:19 PM
Graphics, on 11 October 2021 - 09:49 PM, said:
This is what I've been up to. Just working on a 3D representation of the town Pravoka from Final Fantasy.
I can't be the only only one seeing it
https://youtu.be/-J2mHExgQlk
#10070 Posted 14 October 2021 - 10:03 PM
jimbob, on 08 October 2021 - 04:51 AM, said:
working on a civillian(ish) character, the scientist.
Very nice work
Maybe a little bit for improvement, if I may? 
#10071 Posted 14 October 2021 - 10:14 PM
Truck Stop Santa Claus, on 14 October 2021 - 09:19 PM, said:
You wouldn't be wrong. That texture is from an old MGS VR Missions mod that I never released. I now use it to make measurements.
#10072 Posted 15 October 2021 - 04:37 AM
To Truck Stop Santa Claus. You had me thinking with your comment. So I picked up the Metal Gear Solid VR Mission textures and recreated my mod.
Here are the first three levels to Metal Gear Nukem VR Missions. Thanks to modern mapping techniques, I think I could recreate all of the VR levels.
Here are the first three levels to Metal Gear Nukem VR Missions. Thanks to modern mapping techniques, I think I could recreate all of the VR levels.
#10073 Posted 17 October 2021 - 12:31 AM
More work in progress on my mod, Duke Smoochem 3D
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#10074 Posted 17 October 2021 - 02:30 AM
Seb Luca, on 14 October 2021 - 10:03 PM, said:
thats nice, clean
#10075 Posted 17 October 2021 - 02:32 AM
dandouglas, on 17 October 2021 - 12:31 AM, said:
More work in progress on my mod, Duke Smoochem 3D
amazing how the build engine can look with just the right textures
#10076 Posted 17 October 2021 - 02:42 PM
dandouglas, on 17 October 2021 - 12:31 AM, said:
More work in progress on my mod, Duke Smoochem 3D
Looks amazing. I like the careful use of texturing. It's very well done.
Talking about textures. I've been adding lighting to my VR map with the use of them.
At first I was going with sprites for the lighting. But Oasiz on Discord reminded me of the framerate loss in software mode. So I back tracked and used Photoshop to create these textures.
This post has been edited by Graphics: 17 October 2021 - 02:52 PM
- Let's go Brandon!
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#10077 Posted 17 October 2021 - 10:54 PM
Seb Luca, on 14 October 2021 - 10:03 PM, said:
Not sure what program you used but I highly recommend that people use ImageAnalyzer to convert colours to any palette. It's superior to expensive programs like Photoshop for video game art in this arena. You'll completely avoid the problem of white colours converting to blue and other nasty problems.
This post has been edited by Jimmy: 17 October 2021 - 10:56 PM
#10078 Posted 18 October 2021 - 06:21 AM
I don't have Photoshop to test with but I agree that Image Analyzer converts well. I compared it to my trusty old Paint Shop Pro 7 that I use and in 5 texture tests I could not tell them apart after conversion to duke palette.
#10079 Posted 19 October 2021 - 12:51 AM
Jimmy, on 17 October 2021 - 10:54 PM, said:
Not sure what program you used but I highly recommend that people use ImageAnalyzer to convert colours to any palette. It's superior to expensive programs like Photoshop for video game art in this arena. You'll completely avoid the problem of white colours converting to blue and other nasty problems.
there was a bit of blue in the originals, because of the blue background i used. but i'll install that program anyway because importing greens is a nightmare.
#10080 Posted 19 October 2021 - 05:40 PM
Graphics, on 17 October 2021 - 02:42 PM, said:
Looks amazing. I like the careful use of texturing. It's very well done.
Talking about textures. I've been adding lighting to my VR map with the use of them.
At first I was going with sprites for the lighting. But Oasiz on Discord reminded me of the framerate loss in software mode. So I back tracked and used Photoshop to create these textures.
Talking about textures. I've been adding lighting to my VR map with the use of them.
At first I was going with sprites for the lighting. But Oasiz on Discord reminded me of the framerate loss in software mode. So I back tracked and used Photoshop to create these textures.
I like it
