[WIP] The Omega Project
its basicly another division of aperture science, set deep in the alaskan mountain range.
so that means snow! and lots of it!
right now i have the intro, and chambers 1, 2, 3 and 4 mostly complete
first map(intro) download:
dload.php?action=filefile_id=225
forcefield techdemo:
dload.php?action=filefile_id=228
heres chamber 3
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otherwise you have to use regular flat sky textures (which aren't that bad)
rellikpd wrote:
skyboxes are only usable if you are NOT using ANY portals (either player placed or game placed)
otherwise you have to use regular flat sky textures (which aren't that bad)
That's only for 3d skyboxes that it doesn't work; 2d skyboxes work fine.
Doomsday192 wrote:
any comments on the actual map so far?
I find the gameplay to be very 2-dimensional.
im saying how does it look
taco wrote:
I find the gameplay to be very 2-dimensional.
ZING!
and it looks sweet. orriginal and all that, who the fuck cares what we think, you can map... so go do it!
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Anyway, I'm sure we're all looking foreword to more screenshots! Keep up the good work.
in case you cant tell, im going for a really cold lighting scheme, because, since your in the artic, i want the player to feel cold in the maps, like a window was left open or something 
please?
so don't worry about it and go finish your map
i REALLY do. (Removed spam -Doom)
x27 million
yeah.
edit: it would be kinda funny to see this guy go to war with glados in an insult contest 
edit2: ill post some new pics soon
before:
after:
A few things I notice:
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Is it just me, or is there something weird about that cube? It looks more 3D or something.
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The fizzler looks kind of strange to, like there's some sort of other field across it. New gameplay mechanic, perhaps?
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Your buttons have no indicator strips. I really, really hate buttons that don't have indicator strips.
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Why would they have a window to the outside world right there in the test chamber? Seems like it might provide an escape rout - just fling a cube hard enough that the glass shatters (given the cold temperatures, that wouldn't be too hard), and run like hell.
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Is Omega Labs a (likely top-secret) part of Aperture Labs, some kind of subsidiary research center, or a new force altogether? I'm guessing the first one, as your cube still bears the Aperture Logo... so what is the Omega Project?
This looks more promising with each new screen shot - keep them coming!
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Its a custom skin i made for it
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Yes it is a new mechanic
-I usually add indicator strips in the later stages of a map
-Think about it, would you really WANT to escape? its the middle of winter in the mountains of alaska... not exactly the best place you wanna be stuck in
-Yes, its basicly like a side company to aperture science, e.g. its run by aperture, shares aperture technology, but uses its own logo and location.
And the omega project is just the name of the map series
Doomsday192 wrote:
-Think about it, would you really WANT to escape? its the middle of winter in the mountains of alaska... not exactly the best place you wanna be stuck in
there's actually a prison (if not more than one (not sure)) in alaska... with no perimeter fence.. a buddy of mine used to work there.. anyway. they didn't see any point to building a fence. IF you escape... they don't even waste a bullet on you... you WILL die.
also you could make it outsidish but still limit the players movement and field of view by having "snow wall walkways" and thats conceivable in a snowy environment
think: Taller walls than this 
but maybe smaller walls than this: 
Anyway looks awesome so far, I love portal maps with more then normal test chambers.