The ThinkingWithPortals Map Showcasing Thread
I'm making slow process on my mappack 'Invertigo':
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Screenie #6
I just realised that BTS areas are very difficult to make. Didn't thought that before I start creating one.
DEM lighting GARBLE
Looking incredibly good, Sprowl, especially the bts.
Maps in Development:
[spoiler]- Penrose 04 (on hold)[/spoiler]
Y U ALL (except ChickenMobile) REJECT ME? Only commenting about Sprowl's screenshots, instead of mine. D: At least give me some feedback...? 
Looks like a version of chicken's derp, but with boring textures and no epic ending.
It looks pretty good, the portal gun room reminds me of portal 1 a lot.
...Chicken's Derp??!! How does it look like Chicken's Derp?! Its just buttons exploding and switches sparking!
Boring textures? How can I make it interesting...? And what ending is considered...epic?
Yeah, thanks. Its meant to look like that. ^^
Boring textures? How can I make it interesting...? And what ending is considered...epic?
Yeah, thanks. Its meant to look like that. ^^
It was a joke. Chicken's derp had 1 texture, all it did was blow up and end, and a exploding button. Your map looks much better.
But I can easily throw a cube up those blocks, and 256 units maximum in height. If that is a problem.
I'm sorry, you're right, you deserve feedback as well. 
Problem is, I can't see what the puzzles will look like because screenshots usually don't do that, and aesthetics are easiest to observe. About the looks in your map though, it looks pretty good, but fairly basic and simple. It is good to start off that way but at some point I recommend the use of the lighter (grey) black walls, not the pitch black ones. You did do that in some later screenshots, but every room would benefit of it.
Another thing is that you have obviously tried to make the map look interesting with lots of texture variation, but you have done so in a perfect 128x128 grid. That looks silly in my opinion. I recommend you try to stray from that by adding a few blocks in the wall that are as big as possible, and create some smaller ones around it, eventually creating a sort of chaotic pattern. Don't overdo it though, that would just distract from the rest of the map.
Let me just say that while I don't know how long you have been mapping the screenshots don't look bad at all.
There, that enough feedback? 
TL;DR: Change the black walls to grey and change your idea of texture variation. 
Maps in Development:
[spoiler]- Penrose 04 (on hold)[/spoiler]
Looking pretty nice. The bts catwalk railings are a little messed up though, I would check that out. (You can see the insides of them in some areas.) In screenshot three there are some support beams with misaligned textures. Also in that same screen I would recommend putting some arm panels or some type of detail on the structures in the very background. Since the player will probably be looking there a lot (especially since those steps are facing its direction.) Lighting in the bts looks nice too, although I can't help but feel it needs some warm lights.
Destroyed theme looks great, I really like how all of the broken panels look. It makes the area feel more open, and without them, it would probably feel a little claustrophobic. Great work on it so far, and I look for forward to playing it soon. 
(Lets just hope you can optimize it well enough.) :p