The ThinkingWithPortals Map Showcasing Thread

#2561 · October 10, 2017, 7:09 pm

don_someone wrote:

Hey! Here's some screenshots of my maps. Nothing special, but still.
https://i.imgur.com/OvYKGR6.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/TIYZdFp.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/eJ6bfWf.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HhJBlWT.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CKcXsdk.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/vMboOzm.jpg

Looks pretty good! Better than most other Workshop maps at least.
I'd only consider working on your visibility and drawing the player's eye correctly. Some of them, especially your last few, are very "noisy" and don't have a very obvious focal point with everything going on. You'll want to try and draw their eyes to things more elegantly, and make better use of contrast. Otherwise nice work!

(Also please make your spotlights from the light arrays instances bigger. Those tiny spotlights are a sin from Valve. It's a nice touch and goes a long way.)

Check out Facade, a super-easy puzzle created by me and RedSilencer.

#2562 · October 11, 2017, 9:37 am

Stract wrote:

Looks pretty good! Better than most other Workshop maps at least.

Thank you so much, Stract! I really appreciate it!
(Btw, I am a big fan of your work. Can't wait to play your upcoming mod!)

Stract wrote:

I'd only consider working on your visibility and drawing the player's eye correctly. Some of them, especially your last few, are very "noisy" and don't have a very obvious focal point with everything going on. You'll want to try and draw their eyes to things more elegantly, and make better use of contrast. Otherwise nice work!
(Also please make your spotlights from the light arrays instances bigger. Those tiny spotlights are a sin from Valve. It's a nice touch and goes a long way.)

Aha, Gotcha! Thanks for telling me about this. I will make some corrections. Thank you once again!

#2563 · November 30, 2017, 5:09 am

Working on a destroyed theme for once.

https://i.imgur.com/TTyMmTN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Wzis9pu.jpg

#2564 · January 8, 2021, 4:59 pm

Did this in my map Penrose 07: Superficity Region. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2354994086

It's released now but I'm always trying to fix bugs. You can find the current version here: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=920594819

#2565 · November 15, 2021, 9:41 am

Just finished a level I've been working on this year. Tried my hand at overgrown underground style, mixed with some regular overgrown and my own twists and turns 🙂 Fabulous Blue