zm_forest_light_final (Edits Pending...)

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:22 pm

***ZM_FOREST_LIGHT_FINAL***
50 Spawnpoints (!zstuck works as well)
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Best Example Screenshot:

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Updates from past versions:
- Props optimized for best performance.
- More fog added.
- More tolerable darkness added.
- SKYLINE ADDED (You can climb above the trees!).
- BACKROUND DEMODIFIED (Less lag and more FPS for better performance).
- LIGHT VERSION OF MAP CREATED (This map, obviously).
- And MUCH more...
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Thanks to:
I'd like to thank everyone here at ZombieMod.com who helped me get the idea for and help me execute this map. I think it came out VERY well in the end and I couldn't have done it without all of you helping me. Thank you!

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ALSO...
I, Grey Echo, am also known as Elite| Ech0 by my clan and many other zombie mod-lovers, so I used this name to create the map with figuring more people know me by this name than they do by "Grey Echo". So, don't be alarmed if you see "Ech0" across the map or hear people talking about it because it's simply just me.

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CONTACT ME:
Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Complaints?...
I'll be glad to hear them here or you can e-mail me at MadKowa@gmail.com!
Thanks and have a great day!

- Grey Echo

(A.K.A. Elite| Ech0)

icebreaker · Post by **icebreaker** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:25 pm

Just a question but... the dark version is like 5 mb big and this one only 300kb ? (Download size)

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:27 pm

I said I improved the performance.

Yeah, the lighter version is smaller and runs much faster.
I found that odd at first too.

ebola · Post by **ebola** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:28 pm

icebreaker wrote:Just a question but... the dark version is like 5 mb big and this one only 300kb ? (Download size)

I was wondering the same thing, I have noticed this with other maps also, when people produce a dark and light version, the dark one is always bigger

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:30 pm

This is simply because the dark maps use rendering that light maps don't. In order for a map to be dark, you need to render the entire map and shadows for the entire map as well, making the file larger. With light maps, you have to option to not render any of the map or shadows in the map at all, allowing for a much smaller file size.

icebreaker · Post by **icebreaker** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:43 pm

I think im going for the dark version on my server :d
1. Zombiemod so dark = creepy.
2. Some stuff are really bad textured the map ^^ so less noticable in darker map

3. Too bad that you can walk through some trees

Something · Post by **Something** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:46 pm

Thats because you don't have light, I would add an light_environment.

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:47 pm

Icebreaker,
1. I agree.

2. I had to do this to get the performance up (popular demand to do so).
3. I've looked into this and it's impossible. Each model needs it's own model interface. Unfortunetly, most trees in Half-Life don't have these (and the one's that do I've included in the map even though they look horrible) and it would take months to create interfaces for them (and I don't even know how). This is why you can walk through them. I wish there was a way to fix this, too. Right there with you.

Something,
Which problem are you talking about that is because I don't have a light_environment in the map?

Something · Post by **Something** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:34 pm

Yea, its fullbright right now, doesn't look very day like.

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:20 pm

If I keep it fullbright, then there is a lot less lag and more FPS...not to mention the filesize is very low...if I go changing it I might be lowering performance.

icebreaker · Post by **icebreaker** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:25 pm

It's crazy shit actually ^^ this version is 10MB less then the other one is ^^ just because of the lighting :d

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:12 pm

I know. ^^
It's great for people who don't have HTTP HighSpeed downloads or simply want light maps. To be honest, I care most about the dark version of this map and don't think I'll be supporting this light version as much unless something is horribly wrong.

MoOnLiGht · Post by **MoOnLiGht** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:30 pm

i put on server, but the livetime was only one round
than players voted out

the high spot is a to hardcore camping spot ...

Grey Echo · Post by **Grey Echo** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:46 pm

I'll look into this. Thanks Moonlight.

Something · Post by **Something** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:49 pm

Also, in the pic, the texture isn't aligned properly on the crates.

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