The [FGS] Clan

I used to love zone lighting, and I guess I'd still advice it for massive maps. However I find proper placement of light actors 1000x nicer. Then again, that's a hella lotta work and added filesize...

A really darkblue colour works well for zonelighting I think.

chin.democ. wrote:Zone lighting would be a good way to cut down on map size I'd imagine, I'm experimenting with using one very bright light with a large radius instead of using several dimmer lights.

But be aware of too big areas with lights that got a large radius.. especially if they are very bright.
My experience says that the chance of a game-freeze dramatically increases in such areas.
Also.. the mapsize-increase when using much lights is marginal compared with the mapsize-increase when using complex and/or many small brushes (thus.. when having a big and detailed map)

Noted, thanks.

that's why using both is good, zone lighting takes care of the twilight and actual lights represent artificial light. Zone lighting is horrible without mixing actual lights as well.

I love "summon DeusEx.Beam" and "admin set beam lightradius 255" though!
It's just that DX likes to crash on that at times.

Looking at Tack's Lab right now, anything to save me some much needed meggage is a god send for me.

looks cool m8

Hey Rodie...
In my detroit map with Kalman, I have only used 3 lights outside and I think 1 inside. I made the zone lighting bright enough to not need lighting, only to be dark enough still to look a bit shadowy. Then I added a bunch of firebarrels to break up the zone lighting and made sure lights and zone light were different colour. I haven't used spotlights much though, need to learn more.

Hey guys.

Whilst not being new to DXMP I'm new to the FGS forums and I'm wondering where I can get my grubby paws on Shadow's gorgeous maps?? I always use alpha's archives for, well, everyting deus ex, but they lack some stuff e.g. maps.

I've let him know Shinny.

Are you the Shinobi guy from old [DXS]?

ya he is

shinobi87 wrote:Hey guys.

Whilst not being new to DXMP I'm new to the FGS forums and I'm wondering where I can get my grubby paws on Shadow's gorgeous maps?? I always use alpha's archives for, well, everyting deus ex, but they lack some stuff e.g. maps.

Shinobi Hi, I pm'd you on Alpha before I saw this. It will take me time searching backup CD's for everything, but there are some maps in FGS downloads section and some on current hard drive.

Here's like a catologue of some of them...
http://deusexmultiplayer.freeforums.org ... 6-t82.html
http://deusexmultiplayer.freeforums.org ... -t124.html
http://deusexmultiplayer.freeforums.org/fgs-t58.html not all mine prolly in this thread.
http://deusexmultiplayer.freeforums.org ... d-t21.html you'll see some are Nobody's original maps.
This is a map that alot of FGS members contributed to and that I hope to finish by end of May.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOeX1LZACFw

You guys do know that shitloads of maps in the fgs archives are corrupted?? WinRAR won't extract. SOmething about headers.

This will do Nobody's headers in now, I demand that he re uploads everything, maybe even twice?