Underground Compound (Single Level)

[Sergeant_Mark_IV]

Yes, another loose level made by me. I never get tired of making these levels. (Maybe someday I will put all these loose levels in a single wad and make a megawad )
Still trying to improve my skills at techbase mapping. This map is a a small military underground base with aprox. 100 enemies. I tried to make some kind of semi-realistic Marine Barracks, with a main operations room, dormitories, mess hall, and armory. Aimed for making most rooms interconnected and using less corridors as possible. Made this level in a speedmap session, made in less than 10 hours.





Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?pm1k9bpmf61avna

[Zombieguy]

Well darn it Sarge, why not just make a TC or something, I mean jeez. =P

[Arch]

Some light contrasts would make it look even better.

[Matt]

I can't believe you went and made a Doom techbase into something that could conceivably house people.

EDIT: To clarify:

Yup, I like this. I have always enjoyed playing maps that are believable places and you seem to be churning them out like a man possessed at the moment.

All the this.

[Kaal979]

Neat realstyle again - only few clippings and slowdowns!

[Sergeant_Mark_IV]

Neat realstyle again - only few clippings and slowdowns!

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Holy crap. These software render bugs are pissing me off...
I can understand the bug with the ladders, but, I don't understand why it's happening with the fake walls. I have seen NeoDoom do this trick without causing this bug.. just what the hell...

[Kaal979]

Are there possible reasons why couldnt you see them?
I mean maybe its only my graphics card or settings?
Anyways i found lots more in the Holocaust map
which is also remarkable slow at 1024x768!
Id like to help with tips but i never actually made a
doom map yet - but like in UnrealTournament mapping
reducing surface count shalt be the key to performance.

[Sergeant_Mark_IV]

Yes, I always run in OpenGL. But I have tested Holocaust and NfH in software, and I didn't spotted these bugs. Must be something with your render.

[Enjay]

Yup, I like this. I have always enjoyed playing maps that are believable places and you seem to be churning them out like a man possessed at the moment.

[Caleb13]

I must confirm what Kaal979 says. With Zdoom 2.6.1, there are HOMs. In GZdoom, all is fine.

BTW, I really liked those exploding fire extinguishers. Nice touch, kind of reminded me of old good (?) days of Duke Nukem 3D.

[Kaal979]

Ahah - so GZDoom is the way to go.
It looks unsharp and weird but the
map indeed runs fast without clippings.
Only the rubbles now appear pink
- what could be this again?

[Enjay]

Only the rubbles now appear pink
- what could be this again?

The rubble has always been that colour - but the software renderer can't show it so you see it converted to the Doom palette in ZDoom.

[wildweasel]

Ahah - so GZDoom is the way to go.
It looks unsharp and weird[...]

In OpenGL Options, set the Texture Filter setting to "NEAREST" to get a closer appearance to software mode.

[Xaser]

I am rather appalled that Nearest isn't the default. That's an offense to pixels worldwide!

Anyhow, regarding the texture clipping errors (ladders sunk in floor, etc.), you can one-shot fix that by adding "clipmidtextures" to the map definition in MAPINFO. Might be best to just do that since GL does it unconditionally, meaning your test case will match.

[Blue Shadow]

Might be best to just do that since GL does it unconditionally, meaning your test case will match.

Is it one of those things the OpenGL renderer can't emulate (think of Doom's Specter's fuzziness), or is it something else entirely?