http://www.hfinster.de/StahlArt/index.html 

ELEK, that is sexy. You are my new best buddy.

I'll go link this in the Inspiration/Reference thread. 

nice. I especially like the 'loading point' arches of St. Nicolas. 

Can I get a clarification on the theme for SM56? E2 encapsulates a wide variety of medieval themes; some even border on metal (e2m3 and e2m7 are good examples) while others are more like the E1-style of medieval (such as e2m2 and e2m6). 

http://www.doom3.dk/default.asp?p=viewpost&id=3201 

Episode2 is castles. Every map is a castle or temple of some kind. A good loose definition for textures will be 'stone and wood' but metal is used in some extent for trims and machinery. Gloom Keep (e1m5) is a good example of an episode 2 map (try to keep in mind that Episode 1 is the shareware episode, so it encompasses most of the themes. I'd almost bet it would've been all idbase if Quake hadn't been Shareware). A point of interest for episode 2 is that there is no lava, but slime, water, and bio-suits are heavily featured. Also, being 'The Realm of Black Magic', Quads and Pentagrams in secrets are appearing more frequently.

So the basic theme is 'castles', so as long as they are not 'runic castles' or 'castles of unspeakible elder worldly horror and madness', you'll be fine. 

oh, and we're not going to be nazis about it... whatever you think fits into episode 2 best, map that. 

using colours. I think E2 uses blue and brown *waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay* more than any other colours. occasionally white.

examples... e2m2 (brown and white), e2m3 (blue and gray), e2m4 (blue), e2m5 (bluer!), e2m6 (brown and blue), e2m7 (blue and gray) 

doom3 is vaporware. 

only problem with that is: e4 has the same color scheme. and e3 is mostly blue and grey too. 

oh, and we're not going to be nazis about it... whatever you think fits into episode 2 best, map that

What scampie said. It might be a good idea to even pick a map from E2 and rip the texture scheme off that directly.

I will most likely be hosting the session on Sunday instead of saturday, as I'll be away at the usual time. 

I'll be around and do it at the normal time...

Me and Starbuck are like teh dynamic duo! 

and that's not to say I'm stepping on Starbuck's toes, map whichever day you want, I just want to make sure we don't push away our Saturday regulars :D 

E4? isn't Azure Agony the *only* mostly blue map in E4? I consider E4 mostly brown.
e4m1, base, so NA
e4m2, brown & yellow
e4m3, brown & red(yes there is a blue hallway or 2)
e4m4, red
e4m5, blue, green, gray (but i hate this map, so I don't count it)
e4m6, red, yellow, green, blue
e4m7, all blue
e4m8, brown 

the whole damn game is just brown :) 

Sound like somebody's got the browns reeeal bad...

*wanders off singing Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Browns"* 

...just to watch it die. 

yes, very :P 

I'm not going to be around this weekend, so i did an episode 2 speedmap today. Who should i send it off to? 

send it to scampie, he'll run it on saturday then. I may also mail a map his way if i find time :D

(saturday is my birthday btw, so go make me some treats!) 

scampie@spawnpoint.org is my email btw 

Please Love Me 

Not until you get that growth checked out. 

Y'know, "Sit," "Fetch," "The Pennsylvanian Camel Toot." That sort of thing. 

saturday is my birthday btw, so go make me some treats

Shouldn't you be giving us some treats?