Func_Msgboard: Inspiration & Reference

Posted by metlslime on 2003/02/17 08:18:34

I just wanted to know if people had any links to good websites for either level design inspiration (photos, paintings, concept art, etc.) or just for architectural reference. We had a thread like this on the old qmap, but we know how much good that does us.

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Amazing

#1311 posted by Spirit on 2009/08/24 19:50:08

http://atlasobscura.com/places/root-bridges-cherrapungee

#1312 posted by meTch on 2009/08/25 00:51:43

http://qrf.mine.nu/stuff/amoeba2.png

http://amoeba.sajberspejs.com/

wish i had a root bridge like those :/

<- Blue For Ice

#1313 posted by necros on 2009/08/27 02:24:06

http://lumajs.googlepages.com/ocean-temperature.jpg

would be cool to make a map where you fight your way into an iceberg (not vondur's...) and there's lot of ice tunnels and air pockets and then you discover a tech base inside or something so it's frozen base + leaks.

someone do that. i command you.

Why BSP Is Being Phased Out

#1314 posted by inertia on 2009/09/01 03:01:58

http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=4759

(via HN)

#1315 posted by JneeraZ on 2009/09/03 19:13:17

Holy hell...

http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65408

Oh Nice Find Willem

#1316 posted by Zwiffle on 2009/09/03 20:44:15

Do want.

Needs More Colour Variation

#1317 posted by megaman on 2009/09/03 22:58:55

This Is So Damn Cool

#1318 posted by Spirit on 2009/09/04 11:20:17

concept for a Sci-fi ice world setting, where mecha robots roam free
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/7193/winterect.jpg
from http://www.pandemoniumart.net/2009/07/02/winter-setting/

Now That Looks Amazing!!

#1319 posted by nitin on 2009/09/04 13:33:38

is that seriously one guy's work? reminds of some of the cambodian ruins outside of angkor wat in the jungle.

great find willem.

RE: Willem

#1320 posted by Jago on 2009/09/04 15:09:01

Personally, I find stuff like this a bit depressing. I mean sure it look very good and all that, but seriously, how the fuck am I supposed to compete with visuals like http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6425/00085y.jpg/ as a fellow mapper?

I want to be a level designer, not an environment artist, but I still want my maps to look good. I just neither have a few chinese artists on my payroll, nor the extraordinary talent of a few people out there who can not only make good gameplay but also make it look stunning as well and to top that off, they can do both at a ridiculously fast development pace.

#1321 posted by JneeraZ on 2009/09/04 15:21:12

It's a rare individual who can do that sort of thing as a one man show. We produce levels here that look that good on a regular basis, but it's generally a team effort. I do the shell layout, someone meshes it, I go over it again as a second visual pass, an artist adds ambient effects, etc. That's the normal path of progression.

Those shots I posted look amazing but that's not a level yet. It's a screen shot maker.

The Best Levels In The Industry

#1322 posted by ijed on 2009/09/04 15:37:05

Are always built by more than one person.

That

#1323 posted by ijed on 2009/09/04 15:37:55

Makes no sense.

Need more coffee.

In Praise Of The Sci-Fi Corridoor

#1324 posted by metlslime on 2009/09/04 22:08:36

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/313130/in_praise_of_the_scifi_corridor.html

Great subject matter, but i wish the article was 10x longer and had 10x more pictures... and the pictures should be bigger... and more info about designers and stuff...

Basically i wish the blog format didn't suck so much. But I guess business is business.

Hello

#1325 posted by anomonus on 2009/09/06 15:19:08

cool websit i love it

Hello

#1326 posted by anomonus on 2009/09/06 15:19:16

cool websit i love it

Omnomnomonous

#1327 posted by Zwiffle on 2009/09/06 17:16:43

nom nom nom om nom

What Are You Eating?

#1328 posted by ijed on 2009/09/06 17:18:19

Photorealistic Portrait