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Wrebbit
27-03-07, 22:46
Hi all!

So I started a project last week. It's my first project so far, and I want to share it with you guys. Any tips and comments are more than welcome.


So the center of this level is a giant market place with a church and tall buildings around it. You can access the roofs and patios of these buildings later in the level, and they offer nice views. You can also climb and enter the church.

Other rooms include a large 2 story labyrinth, other outdoor scenes, small hallways with enemies lurking around the corners and other stuff. I'm trying to make the level a bit diverse so that it's not only outdoor nice but also features some nice indoor scenes.

Well enough talk, here are the screenshots:D

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR3.jpg
Yes you can access those ledges way up in the air:p

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR2.jpg
Other random buildings

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR6.jpg
As you can see this section needs to be finished:D

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR5.jpg
View of the church. It's missing it's doors however

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR9.jpg
This is the interior of the church. I'm going to try to add some light effects to make it mysterious!

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR8.jpg
And this is the model so far.

Thanks for looking!
kill bill
27-03-07, 22:55
Wow! :tmb:
Kikiloco
27-03-07, 23:41
Looking good so far, seem you are now skilled in the geometry use part of the editor, :tmb:

dont forget to make backups of your project.
Quasimodo
27-03-07, 23:44
That's absolutely amazing!! Fan-made levels like this are what make me want to play TR on PC:D
amitabha
28-03-07, 04:49
Those screens are amazing!

You are probably meaning to do this, but the level needs atmosphere. Are you going to add lighting or effects (fog/haze)?
Izzie404
28-03-07, 05:55
Great Work!
Um...on the fourth pic, where are the bottoms of Lara's legs, lol.
Wrebbit
28-03-07, 07:49
^I actually have no idea:D

You are probably meaning to do this, but the level needs atmosphere. Are you going to add lighting or effects (fog/haze)?

Yes. I'm first making the scenes before really customize them with light, objects and other effects.

I do have one remark: whenever I place a static object (fences, gates, arches), Lara can just pass right trough it! I don't know how to make her not to do that:(
Wrebbit
29-03-07, 16:30
I added an extra building in the middle room 7 because the outdoor scene looked to much as a square with buildings around it. I wanted to make it a little more complicated. I haven't textured the building like I want because I want to use some textures from other TR5 levels but I don't know how to import them:confused:
mobian.fox
29-03-07, 17:29
Wow:cln: :cln:

That is REALLY good....update soon... i want to see more of this:D :D
kill bill
29-03-07, 21:46
Like totally Im now building with tr5 engine although mines more city based.:)
Wrebbit
29-03-07, 23:21
Okay I finished texturing the building:D
kill bill
29-03-07, 23:23
In game Please.:jmp:

BTW those TR5 demo run slow on yours mine takes aGES:hea:
Wrebbit
29-03-07, 23:41
^For me the gamespeed itself is normal but it takes some time before the level is loaded.

Anyway here are some ingame pics as you requested (objects are not placed yet!)

EDIT: pictures are gone...
kill bill
30-03-07, 11:17
Nice:tmb:

BTW Yes I seem to have the same problem as you.

Dont download Xp TR5 patches Because it asks you for the tr5cd and you end up playing TR5 full edition.:hea:
tizerist
30-03-07, 17:50
screenshots look cool!:tmb:

i love these types of levels.
Izzie404
30-03-07, 17:54
Is your whole level just one big room?

I would've had a trillion different rooms ;)
Betal
30-03-07, 18:09
Is your whole level just one big room?

I would've had a trillion different rooms ;)

Look at the first Editor pic in page 1. you can see there's a lot of rooms.

Ontopic:
it looks very good.
Wrebbit
30-03-07, 19:45
Is your whole level just one big room?

I would've had a trillion different rooms ;)

No it's now has more then 40 rooms. The big central scene is like the center of the game.

Ontopic: I've made a room below the church which is like a dungeon. I've used the atlanteans from TR1 as scenery. Tell me what you think of this.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR1-3.jpg
kill bill
30-03-07, 19:50
Nice idea:tmb:
Cant wait for it.
Wrebbit
31-03-07, 18:24
So today I completely re-textured the church to make it more church-like.
One stupid problem: Lara can walk through those static objects:(

Hope you like it!

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR2-4.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR1-4.jpg
tweetygwee
31-03-07, 19:16
Wonderfully, creatively textured screens, but what are those weird textures behind the church?

About the statics: you can enable collision in Strpix or Wadmerger, but as this is the unofficial editor, I'm not really sure. Do use either of those programs?
Wrebbit
01-04-07, 11:36
Wonderfully, creatively textured screens, but what are those weird textures behind the church?

About the statics: you can enable collision in Strpix or Wadmerger, but as this is the unofficial editor, I'm not really sure. Do use either of those programs?

That's just an unfinished part:D

Those programs don't work with the unofficial level editor:(
Skateboard Kid
01-04-07, 18:53
Pixstr2 might enable the colision..Dont know..Never tried. But what I know you could do is use a flat wall section from rich1 or rich2 levels and texture it invis...Then you could place these wall sections to stop Lara from walking through..
tizerist
01-04-07, 19:54
how long is this game intended to be??
Skateboard Kid
01-04-07, 21:17
Wonderfully, creatively textured screens, but what are those weird textures behind the church?

About the statics: you can enable collision in Strpix or Wadmerger, but as this is the unofficial editor, I'm not really sure. Do use either of those programs?

Those weird textures are just a default texture that is placed when the tile is has no texture assignment in DXtre3d..It seems to be something to texture Lara..
Wrebbit
02-04-07, 18:08
how long is this game intended to be??

I actually have no idea. Time will tell:D

Meanwhile: new pictures!
tweetygwee
02-04-07, 18:31
I actually have no idea. Time will tell:D

Meanwhile: new pictures! ...



... that I can't see!
Wrebbit
02-04-07, 19:45
^Ah sorry there seemed to be something wrong with my uploaded pictures:(

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR6-1.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR5.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/tr4-1.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR3.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR2-2.jpg

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n11/steeldragon2000/TR1.jpg
Betal
02-04-07, 19:53
Looks great:tmb:
tizerist
02-04-07, 20:55
it looks very gloomy, empty and damp...

...which is great!

i shall follow this with interest.:D
Wrebbit
05-04-07, 14:33
OMG I was building my project when all of the sudden the Program crashed and now I can't open the level anymore :cen:
I have a backup file but it's from a week ago:(

Ugh:mad:
tweetygwee
05-04-07, 14:41
OMG I was building my project when all of the sudden the Program crashed and now I can't open the level anymore :cen:
I have a backup file but it's from a week ago:(

Ugh:mad:

I know the feeling... :hug:
LaraCablara
06-04-07, 01:12
I know the feeling... :hug:

Don't we all, especially when you save over the wrong wad file and then all your plants and statics turn into tombstones and Lara butt meshes :hea:
Kikiloco
07-04-07, 20:30
You should go to menu File,config and enable the automatic backup feature; select the amount backups copies you would like to have.
Izzie404
13-04-07, 13:05
Can we expect a video trailer of it anytime soon?
Wrebbit
13-04-07, 17:24
^I don't even know how to make videos:o