Dark Tunnels

[Venima]

encountered problems

1) no mapshot
2) the fog is too bright for the level of darkness you want to use (/fogcolour)
3) there's a waterfall at the stairs
4) lights have too small an impact on the level
5) the big empty cube with all the red spawn - the lava is cutting (and flickering) through the walls

suggestions
1) lower /ambient (/ambient 5 5 5 is good)

how do we create a mapshot? I know we make a png or jpeg picture but...

[arcones]

I won't start at the 'playerstart' things in the middle of the lava

There's a reason. That's only for team mode for something like ww. I have a player start for sp.

encountered problems

1) no mapshot
2) the fog is too bright for the level of darkness you want to use (/fogcolour)
3) there's a waterfall at the stairs
4) lights have too small an impact on the level
5) the big empty cube with all the red spawn - the lava is cutting (and flickering) through the walls

suggestions
1) lower /ambient (/ambient 5 5 5 is good)

Yep. There are problems, but I didn't know in the first place that you could change the fog color... the waterfall at the stairs isn't to noticable if you're not looking for it... (and I think it's too small to swim in...)

Dark Tunnels..... Dark.... I agree there are some places lights might be able to be added, but it's supposed to be dark...

yeah, the lava.... that's just messed up... it's never worked for me .......ever........

What's the lower ambient thing for?
Thanks for you're input Hirato!

Arc

BTW, when I can next work on this map I'll change the stuff you guys suggested, and I'll re-release it! Really, really appreciate the help!

[Leo_V117]

Venima wrote:

how do we create a mapshot? I know we make a png or jpeg picture but...

open it in paint/photoshop/fireworks or any other image editing software, if theres a "Resize" option, select that and resize it to 512 pixels x 512 pixels. Then save it as a jpeg/png with the name of your map. The engine has an auto load feature sort of thing which detects the mapshot with those specs.

[arcones]

K, cool! Thanks guys!

Arc

[Venima]

didn't know that Leo!

[Leo_V117]

I opened the "cavern" mapshot in Adobe Fireworks and checked the measurements. They were 512px x 512px and the mapshots were saved as jpeg i think, all i know about the format is that every screenshot is already in the correct format. Just an alteration of size and the name will set it as the mapshot.

[arcones]

okay, well thanks. I'll try it soon

[arcones]

Okay, so I figured out how to change watercolour and it's pretty awesome! Made some green water, and then some black water...

[GR1M]

Its just /watercolour 0 0 0 0 0 > right?

i made red water before, it was awesome!

[Venima]

so what do each of the 0's mean?