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Lookin' nice. Can't wait to see the custom sides.

Small update, added some details 'n that to the map. They all are helping to look much more like a city:
Comments?

I'll put these on the first post aswell.

Love the square, overall it's a nice improvement!

I don't like the posters they kind of stand up, they don't match the colors of the walls and attract too much attention... but I guess that's the goal of advertisement. Still, in my opinion, the map would be better without them, or at least if there were less of them and they were inside buildings and such.

Hey, perhaps you could use some of those crashed speeder props (they are props, right?) as a means to provide cover to the player!

Well, how bout imperial propaganda posters.

I made em "sorta, the pics were from web" and they are small, and in no way stand out. Dunno if they match the colour though. You be the judge. Link is here:

http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 64&t=21273

sampip wrote:Small update, added some details 'n that to the map. They all are helping to look much more like a city:

Hidden/Spoiler:

not really detail, but you can go inside this building
lots of new things here, posters, barriers and benches, vases which you don't seem to be able to see...
this platform is raised above the ground on one of the green squares there are in the main square. You can also see it in the first piccie.
the first street again

Comments?

I'll put these on the first post aswell.

Retexture the benches. They should contrast the buildings, not match them. Other than that it looks good thus far

the city looks good, but id try to reskin the buildings etc to give them a more original(/unique) and not just a recoloredbespinbuilding-look

DarthD.U.C.K. wrote:the city looks good, but id try to reskin the buildings etc to give them a more original(/unique) and not just a recoloredbespinbuilding-look

I would like to but I'm not sure of a good texture to use. Any Ideas?
@CodaRez: Might use them for the GCW, they look cool

Teancum wrote: Retexture the benches. They should contrast the buildings, not match them. Other than that it looks good thus far

I will, thanks )

Nihillo wrote:Love the square, overall it's a nice improvement!

I don't like the posters they kind of stand up, they don't match the colors of the walls and attract too much attention... but I guess that's the goal of advertisement. Still, in my opinion, the map would be better without them, or at least if there were less of them and they were inside buildings and such.

Hey, perhaps you could use some of those crashed speeder props (they are props, right?) as a means to provide cover to the player!

Lol I actually quite liked the posters but I sorta see what you mean. One problem I'm having with them, I can't get them to stick exactly onto the wall, they are either floating slightly away from it, or inside it. Is there anyway to have precision where you put them with the move tool?
Which speeder props?

EDIT:
Umm, well I've had a go to see what the buildings look like with a slightly different texture. To remove the Bespinlooklike effect I think I need something slightly more profound? And for comparison: The (first) picture shows a close up, medium range and long range building. Ignore then building that still has the Bespin texture.
Any comments? I personally think it's too plain.

A couple'a other suggestions.

*Sink the Eiffel Tower into the building a little. Right now it's really obvious it's the Eiffel Tower.
*Add some more grey to some of the structures, like your reference pic. Right now everything has that yellow-green tint. If that's lighting, adjust your lighting and just retexture your buildings, as it will look much more natural.
*Overall the map has a very greenish yellow look, which makes the grass look dead, etc. I'd revisit that. You might also use some light-greyscale colors for streets.
*Don't be afraid to use rolling hills in the background along with the canyon walls to give the horizon of the city less sharpness.
*Definitely use the links AQT pointed to and use some of Rends/Vyse's excellent buildings. Stuff from Coruscant Streets will fit nicely here.
*Leaving the main area of the battle flat for the most part is fine, but be sure to add higher areas for human players to get to, like in Naboo Theed.
Coming along nicely. Looking forward to giving it a spin

*EDIT*

The new textures look much better, but have lost some of the detail.

Came in to say this looks very, very impressive. Good job!

sampip wrote:Which speeder props?

Those speeders, are they props or just damaged vehicles? If they are props, you could add more of them and use as cover.

They are playable vehicles based on the GIAN speeder .
That is damaged because some uncontrolled AI has driven it right into a wall and then into his teammates -- (haven't done any planning yet)
I don't know if anyones done a damaged model of it but there are seperate chunk models which I could use to make it look scattered, but like someone said earlier, Bothawui is quite a clean, organized city and the Bothans wouldn't just leave broken speeder lying around the place, I guess. Dunno though.
@Tean - Thanks for you suggestions, massive help
thanks for all comments!

Get rid of those advertisements on the buildings. They look very out of place.

Xavious wrote:Get rid of those advertisements on the buildings. They look very out of place.

I have to disagree. They look in place as its a city. To me that is...

lesovikk1 wrote:

Xavious wrote:Get rid of those advertisements on the buildings. They look very out of place.

I have to disagree. They look in place as its a city. To me that is...

Having ads is okay, but the color is in sharp contrast to the building's color.

Ping wrote:

lesovikk1 wrote:

Xavious wrote:Get rid of those advertisements on the buildings. They look very out of place.

I have to disagree. They look in place as its a city. To me that is...

Having ads is okay, but the color is in sharp contrast to the building's color.

Yeah, I was going to mention that -- the contrast is what makes them stick out.

Teancum wrote:

Ping wrote:

lesovikk1 wrote:

Xavious wrote:Get rid of those advertisements on the buildings. They look very out of place.

I have to disagree. They look in place as its a city. To me that is...

Having ads is okay, but the color is in sharp contrast to the building's color.

Yeah, I was going to mention that -- the contrast is what makes them stick out.

Not just the color, but based on the reference shown in the first post, the city doesn't seem like one that would have holographic/ video/ whatever advertisements hanging from its buildings.

the contrast and their placement. if you drive through any city you rarely see adds randomly placed on the side of buildings. put them in the top corners, and group 2 or 3 together.

I was thinking they don't really suit a Bothawui map but I wasn't sure whether to add them or not.
I think, judging by the comments, I will get rid of them.
I'm also importing Rends buildings one by one. These ones with be the grey buildings, and there will be one every now and then. Some will also use the original cream texture. Only problem is, I'm not sure if they have a low-rez (at least they don't for me), I might have forgotten to copy the files across, but at the moment they disappear if you go too far away. Only a small problem though.

Update
Need opinions on grey, not too sure of it myself: EDIT
Please say if they look better or worse. I really need to know if I should stick with them or go back to step 1. I've been testing over the past few days so nothing you see here atm is for definite. Just so you know

Nice touch, except in pic 1 on the cylindrical building, but that might just be the angle.
EDIT: Stay with them.

I think the gray is fine.