[Map] DM-Geometry

[Nelsoncarmo26]

Ant, I have tried everything with this one... and although you're not very keen on teleporters.
I think it's the only solution here.

Unless we forget about the sky box for the planetarium room.

One more thing, i still can't make the planets rotate constantly into one direction...

[DW_Ant]

One more thing, i still can't make the planets rotate constantly into one direction...

I've tested these kinds of movers online, and found out that they don't function fairly well. They do rotate and everything, but whenever they're encroached by a pawn, they'll spin out of control.
I guess you'll have use the TexPanner method if you don't want your planets to be spinning at 90 rpms.

Ant, I have tried everything with this one... and although you're not very keen on teleporters.
I think it's the only solution here.

Doesn't sound like you're being too flexible with your map. Reposition your room (giving yourself the space). Then try the buffer zone method. I think that one is one you're capable of doing.
Always remember to save an extra copy of your map whenever making significant changes like this one.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

To create a tex panner.
1. Create a new texture (file ---> new). Package: mylevel and group and name can be set by your choice. Set Material Class equal to TexPanner.
2. The texture properties should open up when you hit new. Minimize this window and find the texture you want to use, and select it.
3. Go back to your new texture properties, and select the Modifier section in the upper right hand corner where the texture tree is located.
4. When that is selected, look at the bottom section of the texture properties. Go to the Material property, and hit use.
5. That is all that is needed, but then of course you may change the direction and speed of the scrolling by modifying the PanDirection and Pan Rate properties.

Ok this is how you make a texture pan...

Then try the buffer zone method

[s]But I never done this...[/s]

EDIT:
[s]Oh wait, I know... it's the distance where items can be visible from... What section on the properties was that under again?[/s]
EDIT EDIT:
It's not, is it?
I'm lost...
Buffering does not apply to walls though, does it?
Seems I've got some work to do with this one.

[DW_Ant]

I meant by buffer zone is the zone between the space room and its neighboring rooms. Then you'll need to zone out the hallway into its own zone.

Note: Your hallway does not need to be crooked, just telling you the how to make a hallway its own zone.
Another Note: Image from Angel Mapper

The reason for this is that you will see the floor of the hallway while in the space room, and when you see one piece of that surface, you'll see the entire zone. By making the hallway its own zone, you'll only have to worry about concealing a small part.

Concealing it is easy, just build some building structure (looking like the players came from somewhere).


If you still can't get it...
I'm not too fond with the teleporter method. But if it's alright with the others, I'll stand aside.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

Thanks Ant,
I have tried that... and it didn't work, you could still see the other rooms through the fake back drop sky.

I'll see what I can do to avoid using teleporters.
But as a last resort... all else fails, I will use them then.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

Sorry to be a pain, but the texture panner on the earth and moon don't work.
As soon as I exit the properties, nothing happens, and the texture is back to it's original state.

I still can't get the skybox to work properly neither. The other rooms are still visible from the planet room.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

I will persevere with this, and just start fresh.

I will have to delete the current planets and place fresh meshes and then will have to make every individual texture for them using the the first method.

As for the see-through walls, I will have to really think about what to do here.

[DW_Ant]

Sorry to be a pain, but the texture panner on the earth and moon don't work.
As soon as I exit the properties, nothing happens, and the texture is back to it's original state.

I still can't get the skybox to work properly neither. The other rooms are still visible from the planet room.

Closing the properties window doesn't delete your texture. It automatically saves that copy to the package you created in (assuming in mylevel). You sure you can't find it?

As for skybox, you can always go to the last resort teleportation frenzy. Always have a couple teleporters in case one breaks.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

I'm afraid, I'm gonna have to do that.
I will try other things first to see what I come up with...

I'll be working on this map today.

[Nelsoncarmo26]

Well, I placed 3 teleporters, one in each of the other rooms, and 3 in the planetarium which lead to the other 3 rooms respectively.

I've done the planets using the first method, and also imported the proper planet's texture maps, so they look more realistic.
some planets may not look like they are moving from a distance, but that's because that's their real texture, and there is nothing I can do about that... when you get close, or/and are on top of them, you can see them moving.

Ok, I hope that's it, and this map is finally ready for the server.

Download here:

http://www.filefront.com/17155934/DM-GeometryV3.zip