RepSharpshooter wrote:I'd also go further and make a "city" region where killing is not allowed. Then, inside the city region is a "battle arena" region, which overides the city region so killing is allowed. Outside the city region, killing is allowed. This will make it so we can have a skirmish with a swoop gang or something.

That sounds like an excellent Idea. It would give it that "sketchy outskirts" feel.

Hm, does the building HAVE to be more than one story? If you'll check the Showcase thread, you'll understand what I mean when I say my building would not look good with more that a floor, as the high ceiling will (hopefully) give it a more... grand effect. However, if I must, I can always make some stairs up to.... somewhere

There is no rule. You can do whatever you want with your lot

Just don't make it look tacky or anything. (Tachyon pulse coming from the starboard side captain! Warp 9 engage!) and when it's warp 9 they're really crankin it. But anyway back to topic...

I put in a new sky texture:



I'll put in some reskinned geo mountains as well.

Wow, nice speeder The sky looks great too!

Hey, can I make it so that I combine several prefab houses and other assets to make a tower or a bigger house?

Just asking.. I can get creative with stone spires and the coruscant columns.

yay, i realy like the sky

Grev wrote:Hey, can I make it so that I combine several prefab houses and other assets to make a tower or a bigger house?

Just asking.. I can get creative with stone spires and the coruscant columns.

Repsharpshooter wrote:There is no rule. You can do whatever you want with your lot

RepSharpshooter wrote:Just don't make it look tacky or anything.

Make it fit in a modern city theme, coruscant even. I just don't want the map to turn into a jumble of random stuff, that's all.


Ok, with mshex *done* (sorta, well it works), I can start really being an artist and modeling things. So, for pre-fab houses,

I was thinking about:

• Small 2 story rectangular house
• More artistic tapered 2-3 story house
• Cylinder building with 3 stories

Teancum and I were talking, and he had some great ideas that I would like to convey.

One was to make a Jedi Temple which only jedi could enter. Among the many activities that could occur there would be a sparring arena that gives you health so you don't die.

Also, the jedi-only temple got me thinking about an idea. What if the jedi class was unlockable through points. You'd get points for doing various things in the world. At some point you could "level up" to the next class by unlocking it. We'd have to remove any spam sources of points though, like killing ai, etc. I don't have exact details at the moment, but it seems like a very interesting idea that will prove to make the level more fun/interactive.

In other news, with the new mshex I was able to texture the streets:

That sounds good, my lot is actually linked to a GT memorial, i have made a new statue, will post a pic later.

That sounds cool.

Just some updates on my part:
Oh and prefab house number 1 is done, working on number 2.

Very good looking! I haven't seen such unique modeling before. The plants are a good touch. Will houses have a universal visual address system like real houses? Like have next to each door the letter of the block and the number of the lot and username in small print. Or maybe a mailbox with that info on it at the street with some sort of function.

Just one question out of curiosity, aren't you afraid that you're going way over the object limit with this map?

I think thats what the layers are for. We all put stuff in seperate layers, and then its merged. I'm not sure but I dont think the limit will take in acocunt the merged layers.

Great work Rep'!

Are you using 3ds or modtools? Cause i know you was experimenting with the tools.

Yeah the object limit is going to be huge, and even if you merge the objects the munge time and size will be huge aswell.

It will. Whatever layers are loaded when the game is running will all count towards the object limit. Odds are when/if we get to that point we'll just start merging objects in XSI that can be merged. For instance, if Rep has to he could merge the little computer, monitor, desk, etc models as one in XSI.

Yeah, thats what i have been doing with my models, merging all the things i need into one so that its easier to place, rather than placeing loads of other objects.

Oh, heres 2 pics of the statue...




The gold plates will have gametoast or summin written on them...

Just a suggestion, make the head a jawa head- GURU!!!! Hes got to be credited in this map, even if he doesnt yet have a lot.

Grev wrote:Just a suggestion, make the head a jawa head- GURU!!!! Hes got to be credited in this map, even if he doesnt yet have a lot.

I think THEN in it should be the whole body...Clone with Jawahead?

nope its a clone lol

i might make a jawa memorial, like a billboard out of bronzium.

I know I'm pretty new to GT, but... why is he holding a Broom, or whatever it is? I should probably know this, but I don't .