Been some rather giant delays on further progress, but things are still continuing.

I offer zpo_quicksand_a4[www.mediafire.com]

Not a lot of updates gameplay wise. I still need to fix some timing and things. Also need to sort out item spawns to give it a more concrete feel than almost all random_any.

Instead I focused on some basic props. Sarcophagi, and the keys for the door. Along with this was textures for the inventory part - however somehow in paking I have apparently added them wrong, and we are left with a square with a diagonal line through it rather than the inventory textures they were meant to be.
Still working on having red boxes around the keys, however func_brush doesn't like to be parented to moving objects or some nonsense, and is presently not working as I would like - with no visible solution in my limited knowledge.

Also getting something spamming console which I cannot find a simple answer for, so if someone knows the answer as to why or how to fix it..
Bad pstudiohdr in GetSequenceLinearMotion()!

Given the time gap between my last working on the map, and at the request of Roar, going to try convince Pantz to allow me to test the map with this version to remind myself of the gameplay issues I wanted to address specificly.

hihhihihi

We give unto thee the third alpha of zpo_quicksand.
http://www.mediafire.com/?44u0bo9upp6nk3v

It presently contains placeholder death, placeholder keys, placeholder treasure, placeholder weapon spawns, placeholder rooms, placeholder 35 x 3 = 70, and a whole myriad of other things still needing to be done.

But, it should be enough to give the general idea of the map and perhaps some basic testing.

There are some intentions of more 'wait' areas, such as having to translate some hieroglyphs to figure out what key one needs to open the main tomb.
A lot of detailing work still to be done, aligning textures, adding more hieroglyphs to the walls, filling up rooms with objects, a horrible cave made of displacements.
And eventually, obtaining models suitable as keys, treasure, sarcophagi, maybe a mummified corpse to have in the sarcophagus, perhaps some statues and urns, and unfortunately, sand, so that the tomb will fill with sand instead of horrible looking ceiling of impending doom.

No more screenshots as no parts of the map other than the ready room are of a sufficient complete standard.

PS: Stop playing mazemaze_b2. Play the fixed version and tell me if there's too much light.
http://www.mediafire.com/?qlh553scy92cs3p

here's some extra ♥♥♥♥ ive been working on.... i'll add more to this later.

http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/profiles/76561198039767812/screenshot/578964108989649082?tab=public http://v1.steam.hlxgame.cc/profiles/76561198039767812/screenshot/578964108989647663?tab=public

Just sharing the love.

Valve Developer Community (wiki):
http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Main_Page

Configuring Source SDK for ZPS:
http://www.zombiepanic.org/forums/sh...35&postcount=2

ZPS Mapping Fundamentals:
http://zombiepanic.org/tutorial/

Source SDK Tutorials:
TopHatWaffle
http://www.youtube.com/user/rocketrascal34

3kliksphilip
http://www.youtube.com/user/3kliksphilip

Interlopers
http://www.interlopers.net/tutorials/

Beginners Optimisation Tutorials:
http://optimization.interlopers.net/...?chapter=intro

Advanced Optimisation Tutorials:

Hint and Skip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31hZH-RCwGM&list=PL1E042178C0497364&index=21&feature=plpp_video

Area Portals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOOJkk8-OUw&list=PL1E042178C0497364&index=22&feature=plpp_video

Occluders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhJPAeKB7-0&list=PL1E042178C0497364&index=23&feature=plpp_video

Check For Compile Errors:
http://www.interlopers.net/errors/


Custom Content:

Check out his realworld texture packs,prefabs pack, details.vbsp pack (all good)
http://www.tophattwaffle.com/downloads/

Great lighting Prefab pack by Earkham
http://gamebanana.com/zps/prefabs/4805

Wide range of custom models (limit to how many you can download per session so don't be alarmed if it redirects you to home page)

http://www.gaming-models.de/index.php/models

How to Install Custom Models (Simple)

Extract the model from the archive.
Find the Materials and Models folder
Copy and paste into C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\username\zombie panic! source\zps
Merge all folders when prompted.


Useful Measurements For Beginners:

Wall thickness: 8/16 units. (8 is recommended because any less shows players extremities through the wall.)
Ceiling Height: 128-144 units.
Door dimensions: 48*108*2 / 56x104x2 with frame
Minimum width a player can walk through: 33 units.
Maximum player jump height: 57 units.
Maximum stair height: 18 units
Recommend stair ratio: 8 up 12 across.
Eye level (cubemap placement): 64 units above ground.

Note: These are just a guideline.(except for the cubemap point)

Enjoy.