Title: Lighthouse
Author: ultimatelorenzo
Difficulty: 5
Description: It all started some months ago when I read this:

http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categ ... 1-days.php

The author created a Lighthouse map for Unreal Turnament.

I thought a Lighthouse could be a cool idea for a doom level, also because it has never been used very much. To say it all, I think I never saw a lighthouse in a doom or heretic level.

So when I joined this project I returned on this idea and I decided to created an Heretic map set on a little island with a lighthouse. As the level is going to have a lot of verticality, I'm using extensively 3D floors and portals.
Episode: episode 1
Screenshots:

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1474/lh01.png
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1866/lh02.png
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7437/lh03.png
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3693/lh04.png
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1474/lh01.png
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1866/lh02.png
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7437/lh03.png
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/3693/lh04.png

i like the concept of your map and the screenshots look promising.
id suggest making the map slightly darker considering the nature of the outside will probably not have too much detail. perhaps adding some fade to the water so you cant see out too far would look better too.

overall the map looks good keep it up and welcome to hpack

I fully agree with your suggestions: they are all things I had already in mind to do. Right now I'm working on the general layout of the map leaving such "cosmetic" application for later.

UL

Here additional shots:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1366/lh09.png
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/91/lh08.png
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8554/lh07.png
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7330/lh06.png
http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1394/lh05.png

The level is now as h1m4 in the svn, so if you really want you can "play" it.

It looks nice so far but unfortunately a bit empty.

What about...

• adding some shadows and light differences?
• adding some alcoves, borders, balconies, windows, trims?
• adding some texture variances?
• adding some crates, trees?
• adding some different terrain?
• adding a little harbor where ships can land?

All that stuff that makes the map more complex. I could also imagine a "Day->Night" transition while being at the map and the Lighthouse lights up

Obviously I'll add all things you listed, plus other... right now I'm working on the general layout of the map.

Usually i don't start with details

One thing I don't know how to do is the day->night transition...

Simply via acs script

Script 1 Open
{
Delay(10000);
ChangeSky("Night time sky texture","Night time sky texture");
ACS_Execute(2,0,0,0,0);
ACS_Suspend(1,0,0,0,0);
}

Script 2 (void)
{
Delay(10000);
ChangeSky("Day time sky texture", "Day time sky texture");
ACS_Execute(1,0,0,0,0);
ACS_Suspend(2,0,0,0,0);
}

something like that.

@Darkdemon - The problem with this kind of script is that the transition between daytime and nighttime is too hard.

I had something in mind that fades the light slowly of exterior sectors to darkness and at the same time, uses a transparent flat with more opacity to achieve a smooth sky texture transition.

well, I was just giving a sky texture change script. I have no idea how to change where the skybox view point is though.