SCHÖNA [ALPHA 4]

[CZghost]

Yeah, too many thing to do, just speaking about the necessary things (school, household work, etc.) - sorry about that. However, I am still holding the development of this map out, so I can finish it I realise that the Alpha 5 development takes way too long, but can't help, actually.

[CZghost]

Okay, I've managed to convert all unnecessary TGA images to JPEG and TGA images with necessary Alpha channels to PNG for future Quake Live deployment. It cost me two BSODs from Photoshop, but I made it Next time, I'm going to replace old texture paths with new ones, because I've rearranged the textures dir structure to better match what the texture means. Some were quite a lottery to guess, but I did it anyway. Also, I'm going to include the new textures by evillair in next snapshot, so stay tuned I've also remade all shaders. Now only two or three textures dirs do not have corresponding shader file, because there is no special surface. I've also included compiler only shaders, for metal floors.

[CZghost]

So, my new gaming laptop stopped working about a month ago and I've got to make a complaint. They fixed it - by formatting entire drive. All my files are gone (except for my photos, which I fortunately was able to restore, and which made the most matter for me). All, including my backups of maps I was working on, including this one. I might be able to restore them from another backup. However, it slows down the progress - what's even more - it reverts the progress, because that backup isn't updated - and of course, I do not have much time now, due to school and incoming exams, and I do not even have the access. Also, that backup still exists, but the computer is actually out of order. Why's that? Well, because it slowed down significantly and it was almost unusable. We've got a new one, with Windows 10.

I'm sorry, but I have to postpone the progress for a little bit (as it has already been done, because I've got too little free time) and try to restore the progress I'll lose by using outdated backups...

[CZghost]

I've prepared a simple new sketch on a new level design for this map. That being said, the layout is gonna change drastically, I wasn't quite satisfied on how it looks, and struggled somewhat with the design previously. Then I've got some IRL stuff, did something else, and kinda forgot about Q3 and this community for a while.

The new layout is divided into 4 main floors. I'll start from bottom to up:

[lvlshot]https://czghost.is-a-virg.in/6v8WAbV5_.png[/lvlshot]
Underground pit: Megahealth, teleport to the top floor, forming a passageway

[lvlshot]https://czghost.is-a-virg.in/6v8WVuQnj.png[/lvlshot]
Bottom floor: Powerup in the middle (probably Quad teamed with Regen), some side rooms, access to outside area

[lvlshot]https://czghost.is-a-virg.in/6v8XnwcR_.png[/lvlshot]
Middle floor: Drop down to the bottom floor in the middle, a side room, corridor with access to outside area

[lvlshot]https://czghost.is-a-virg.in/6v8XIhABO.png[/lvlshot]
Top floor: Situation room of sorts, maybe dropdown to the middle, maybe not, teleport to the megahealth, forming a passageway

This is my attempt to get a clearer picture on what the layout should be. Any ideas on how to make it better? Maybe the long stairwell needs to be broken up, maybe I'll have to join it up with the other one, and connect the two stairwells into one.

[CZghost]

I know, it's hidious, I'm no drawer. To my excuse, I drew with my mouse and artistic depiction wasn't exactly my goal, my goal was more or less to simply show a simple layout sketch.

[Eraser]

Eraser, be sure I am gonna to finish it whatever long it should take. But I finish it.

You promised, CZghost. I'm still waiting.

[CZghost]

Yeah. It's taking too long at this ooint, I'm fully aware. No need to remind me.

But I'm older now, a bit wiser, and I have a bit clearer picture and kinda more realistic one.
The pictures may be hidious, but I'll try to take it into the 3D space soon, and that should hopefully look much nicer.

Guess it will be a tourney map afterall. The size is a bit larger for a tourney map, but at the same time it seems too small to be considered a proper FFA map.

[Hipshot]

Maybe you will finish before me, I started my current map in 2015 too I think.

[CZghost]

Competition? That's awesome

[Hipshot]

Competition? :D That's awesome :)

No need to compete, it's just fun if you complete your map for the community and yourself. I don't think I will have mine done until 2025 anyway so, I guess.

[CZghost]

I was only joking. But yeah, 10 years in the making, that's something

[sst13]

Do you still live in Ústí nad Labem? Thats only a 1:30 hour drive away. I can grab my whip, and the map is done in under 24h.

[CZghost]

Tough luck, I moved away to Ostrava

[CZghost]

This NEEDS to be a smiley here on the forums :olo: