My map's screenshots

ultra tree 85! · 10-09-2005, 05:17 PM

Here are some screenshots of my level for Duke 3D that I'm building. What do you think of them? Suggestions?
Here is the first one.

ultra tree 85! · 10-09-2005, 05:19 PM

And the next-

ultra tree 85! · 10-09-2005, 05:20 PM

The 3rd-

ultra tree 85! · 10-09-2005, 05:21 PM

the 4th-

NetNessie · 10-09-2005, 11:26 PM

Um, did you take these shots with a digital camera?

zilppuri · 10-10-2005, 02:38 AM

Yaeh.. they look like they were taken with camera or something...
You know you can JUST press F12 in game to take screenshot.

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 06:35 AM

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zilppuri said:
Yaeh.. they look like they were taken with camera or something...
You know you can JUST press F12 in game to take screenshot.

That has to do with how I changed it from a pcx file to a jpg. I printed them out, and scanned them back in, which ended up making them look worse.

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 06:55 AM

Here they are again-

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 06:57 AM

next-

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 06:58 AM

These should look better, they're higher detail.

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 06:59 AM

3rd again-

Parkar · 10-10-2005, 08:55 AM

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ultra tree 85! said:

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zilppuri said:
Yaeh.. they look like they were taken with camera or something...
You know you can JUST press F12 in game to take screenshot.

That has to do with how I changed it from a pcx file to a jpg. I printed them out, and scanned them back in, which ended up making them look worse.

Why on earth would you go through all that trouble to get it to a jpg (not to mention the crappy quality) when there is tons of free software that gets the job done.

Blade Nightflame · 10-10-2005, 09:18 AM

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ultra tree 85! said:
3rd again-

I use MSPAINT and I get BETTER quality than that. Geez.

Cerberus_e · 10-10-2005, 09:39 AM

haha yes, it's funny

well, at least it has 2 battlelords at the same time... but they look so big, are you sure they are the mini boss version?

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 09:50 AM

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Parkar said:

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ultra tree 85! said:

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zilppuri said:
Yaeh.. they look like they were taken with camera or something...
You know you can JUST press F12 in game to take screenshot.

That has to do with how I changed it from a pcx file to a jpg. I printed them out, and scanned them back in, which ended up making them look worse.

Why on earth would you go through all that trouble to get it to a jpg (not to mention the crappy quality) when there is tons of free software that gets the job done.

I know, it's not a good way to get it transferred to jpg.

I'll have to get one of those programs, especially if I want to get my map actually up on these forums.

ultra tree 85! · 10-10-2005, 09:53 AM

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Cerberus_e said:
haha yes, it's funny

well, at least it has 2 battlelords at the same time... but they look so big, are you sure they are the mini boss version?

yes, they are the mini boss version, and there are actually 4 of them right there.

One of them is way off in the distance where the crosshair is pointing, and the other is behind the dying battlelord.

Rider · 10-10-2005, 04:22 PM

about the images...

use this, works fine for me: http://www.gimp.org/windows/

About the level

It looks ok, although I swear I saw a flying pigcop somewhere (is that intended?)
IMO there is still some work to do..

Boinky · 10-14-2005, 04:24 AM

OT: Happy Bday Rider.
Back ON topic: Level seems rather small from the SS's and whats up w/ the one where your just facing a wall. Would like to see more, but Battlelords always = a plus

ultra tree 85! · 10-14-2005, 04:11 PM

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Boinky said:
OT: Happy Bday Rider.
Back ON topic: Level seems rather small from the SS's and whats up w/ the one where your just facing a wall. Would like to see more, but Battlelords always = a plus

There's more to the level than what was shown in the shots, and the one screenshot was actually looking into a dark room, but you can't see much in that one, I'm not really sure why I took that screenshot. I'm not anywhere near finished, so there will be lots more than there is now.

Unfortunately, if I wait untill it's done before I put it on these forums, it'll be too big of a file.

ultra tree 85! · 10-15-2005, 12:53 PM

Now I have a working security camera in that area, and I also put in an extra defense system. I'll try to get some updated screenshots on these forums soon.

ultra tree 85! · 10-15-2005, 03:45 PM

Here's the same area now. The wall is a lowerable defense system, and the battlelord was just killed by the laser shooter. I'm standing in the ship.

Boinky · 10-16-2005, 01:53 AM

realism 1, map 0. He is just standing inside of space. If he floating it'd a different story, but he's just standing there. Whats the background on your map, is this a city inside of a large spaceship (AKA Dyson Sphere) or whats the deal?

ultra tree 85! · 10-16-2005, 12:21 PM

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Boinky said:
realism 1, map 0. He is just standing inside of space. If he floating it'd a different story, but he's just standing there. Whats the background on your map, is this a city inside of a large spaceship (AKA Dyson Sphere) or whats the deal?

That part of the map is Duke's spacecraft that can launch nukes to destroy things on the earth part of the map(which has a vacation setting-swiming pools, beach, water rides, etc).

The battlelord has been launched from an enemy ship to destroy Duke. That screenshot no longer accurately represents that area, I've changed some things.

Boinky · 10-16-2005, 11:40 PM

Alright thats cool.. It just looks wierd tbh.. He's walking on space

ultra tree 85! · 10-17-2005, 01:05 PM

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Boinky said:
Alright thats cool.. It just looks wierd tbh.. He's walking on space

He's not actually walking on space right now, a few hours after that screenshot was taken, I put him on a space platform, to make it more realistic.

GodBlitZor · 10-18-2005, 06:50 PM

Looks ok, for a first map. Work hard.

Blade Nightflame · 10-23-2005, 05:50 AM

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ultra tree 85! said:
Here's the same area now. The wall is a lowerable defense system, and the battlelord was just killed by the laser shooter. I'm standing in the ship.

Now that I think about it.. The gritty ness of the screenshots, AKA, the quality could be a pretty good filter for the cameras in the level...

ultra tree 85! · 10-29-2005, 10:36 AM

here's another area on my level. There's a sector effector 4 for random lights in the room.

Little Conqueror · 10-30-2005, 12:57 AM

Make sure you put an exact copy of that SE 4 in every sector in the room then.

NetNessie · 10-30-2005, 03:40 AM

Please oh please just convert the image file.

Ding Bat · 10-31-2005, 02:39 AM

From your screenie, it looks like the toilet and urnal are made for giants. Chaeck your scale.

ultra tree 85! · 10-31-2005, 05:25 PM

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From your screenie, it looks like the toilet and urnal are made for giants. Chaeck your scale.

Thanks for the tip, I made it smaller.

Now I'm putting sprite-bridges in.

ultra tree 85! · 11-07-2005, 04:40 PM

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NetNessie said:
Please oh please just convert the image file.

Converted.

Symok · 11-07-2005, 09:37 PM

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NetNessie said:
Please oh please just convert the image file.

Yes, please. Are you still doing the print-and-re-scan thing?

There are free programs out there to convert picture formats, or even just open it in some proram that supports pcx and resave it...

ultra tree 85! · 11-08-2005, 06:43 AM

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Symok said:

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NetNessie said:
Please oh please just convert the image file.

Yes, please. Are you still doing the print-and-re-scan thing?

No, I'm not doing that anymore.

ultra tree 85! · 11-08-2005, 08:39 AM

I just switched my level over to Duke 1.5. There are a lot of great new textures/items in there.

ultra tree 85! · 11-09-2005, 04:53 PM

Here's a new screenshot of my level. I'm looking out at the pool from the diving board.

ultra tree 85! · 11-09-2005, 06:22 PM

Another new screenshot-

ultra tree 85! · 11-09-2005, 09:19 PM

Here's a screenshot of my spinning light.

Ding Bat · 11-10-2005, 12:58 AM

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ultra tree 85! said:
Here's a new screenshot of my level. I'm looking out at the pool from the diving board.

It's hard to tell from the screenie, but in the pool shot, is the water level, level with the walk way? If it is, you should lower the water level a step or two.

10-09-2005, 11:26 PM	#5
NetNessie	Re: My map\'s screenshots Um, did you take these shots with a digital camera? __________________ Ink Grass • LazyMoon • Photography "Say something wise, and your name will be remembered forever." - Anonymous

10-10-2005, 02:38 AM	#6
zilppuri	Re: My map\'s screenshots Yaeh.. they look like they were taken with camera or something... You know you can JUST press F12 in game to take screenshot.

10-10-2005, 06:58 AM	#10
ultra tree 85!	Re: My map\'s screenshots These should look better, they're higher detail. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever will be released in 2010. The community will realize its dream of playing the greatest game of all time. :)

10-10-2005, 09:39 AM	#14
Cerberus_e	Re: My map\'s screenshots haha yes, it's funny well, at least it has 2 battlelords at the same time... but they look so big, are you sure they are the mini boss version?

10-10-2005, 04:22 PM	#17
Rider	Re: My map\'s screenshots about the images... use this, works fine for me: http://www.gimp.org/windows/ About the level It looks ok, although I swear I saw a flying pigcop somewhere (is that intended?) IMO there is still some work to do.. __________________ Duke4.net - Duke's OTHER home. HeadbangersFM - The station that keeps your head banging! ------------- She's pretty, not "damn-she's-making-my-noodle-dance-samba"-pretty, but still very pretty... - Micki!

10-14-2005, 04:24 AM	#18
Boinky	Re: My map\'s screenshots OT: Happy Bday Rider. Back ON topic: Level seems rather small from the SS's and whats up w/ the one where your just facing a wall. Would like to see more, but Battlelords always = a plus __________________ If you give a man a jingle, he'll jingle for a day. If you teach a man to jingle, he'll jingle all the way! I got a fever. And the only prescription, is more cowbell.

10-15-2005, 12:53 PM	#20
ultra tree 85!	Re: My map\'s screenshots Now I have a working security camera in that area, and I also put in an extra defense system. I'll try to get some updated screenshots on these forums soon. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever will be released in 2010. The community will realize its dream of playing the greatest game of all time. :)

10-16-2005, 01:53 AM	#22
Boinky	Re: My map\'s screenshots realism 1, map 0. He is just standing inside of space. If he floating it'd a different story, but he's just standing there. Whats the background on your map, is this a city inside of a large spaceship (AKA Dyson Sphere) or whats the deal? __________________ If you give a man a jingle, he'll jingle for a day. If you teach a man to jingle, he'll jingle all the way! I got a fever. And the only prescription, is more cowbell.

10-16-2005, 11:40 PM	#24
Boinky	Re: My map\'s screenshots Alright thats cool.. It just looks wierd tbh.. He's walking on space __________________ If you give a man a jingle, he'll jingle for a day. If you teach a man to jingle, he'll jingle all the way! I got a fever. And the only prescription, is more cowbell.

10-18-2005, 06:50 PM	#26
GodBlitZor	Re: My map\'s screenshots Looks ok, for a first map. Work hard.

10-30-2005, 12:57 AM	#29
Little Conqueror	Re: My map\'s screenshots Make sure you put an exact copy of that SE 4 in every sector in the room then. __________________ If wishes were fishes, we'd smell like ladies' underwear. "If you join the good fight, you get 72 domain names when you die." -- Wamplet

10-30-2005, 03:40 AM	#30
NetNessie	Re: My map\'s screenshots Please oh please just convert the image file. __________________ Ink Grass • LazyMoon • Photography "Say something wise, and your name will be remembered forever." - Anonymous

10-31-2005, 02:39 AM	#31
Ding Bat	Re: My map\'s screenshots From your screenie, it looks like the toilet and urnal are made for giants. Chaeck your scale.

11-08-2005, 08:39 AM	#36
ultra tree 85!	Re: My map\'s screenshots I just switched my level over to Duke 1.5. There are a lot of great new textures/items in there. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever will be released in 2010. The community will realize its dream of playing the greatest game of all time. :)