[Mapping] 10 minutes of alpha testing on the Palanquin Ship
31...spiced up with some random music tracks. That was fun, both the recording and the editing (the rendering took ages though). Makes me want to throttle up on the making of the beta version. This is going to look so good. (by the way, the mod is called Freak Fortress 2, it allows you to create custom bosses, such as those Touhoes).
So yeah, this is what I've spent the last few weeks doing, in fact I've already started working on the beta, so many flaws that you can see in this footage have already been fixed (inescapable pit/ledge, lack of ammo,...), but I don't like to keep my channel inactive for too long. And since a map takes a LOT longer to make than a series of models/ragdolls, I'm posting this video so you get a glimpse of what's coming.
And yeah, if you have played Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object, you've probably recognized the Palanquin Ship of Captain Murasa. Since I'm mapping for the Touhou Hale 2 Steam Group, I was asking in their chat about what location of Genosokyo would be cool for the next map, and while doing some research for visual material (mostly among fanarts) I stumbled on this picture drew a few years ago by Deviant Art artist Kurko Boltsi
http://kurkoboltsi.deviantart.com/art/TH-The-Palanquin-Ship-181849604?q=gallery%3Akurkoboltsi%2F3406003&qo=55
(check his gallery, seriously, he has drawn stuff from various games, from Dark Souls to Scott Pilgrim). So I looked at it, and realized that this could turn into a pretty original concept for a VSH TF2 map, then I contacted the artist who kindly agreed to draw me some sketches so I could get proportions right.
This alpha version is all about setting up the paths and general layout of the map, and eventually fixing a few bugs. All the "texturing/modelling/making particles/soundscapping/more entity managing" part begins now. And it's about making the map look at least as good as in Kurko's picture. That said, I want to go further in that direction, but I won't say more about it until I'm done making it and it works.
If you want to participate in the future tests and be among the first to do discover the final version, joining the Touhou Hale 2 Steam Group might increase your chances.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/THHale2
Oh, and about the musics:
0:10 "Baccano! - Guns and Roses (composed by Paradise Lunch)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G__e2pUxL4U
1:56 "Groangasm (composed by Sexual Lobster (thanks Max))" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4vpBw3pf58
3:40 "the worst line reading ever (read by Ryan O'Neal)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg
3:50 "Katawa Shoujo - Focus (composed by Juno)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Um3ZsL3tQ
4:38 "Rayman Origins - Scaling the Mountain (composed by Christophe Héral and Billy Martin)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTExYeO4krw
5:30 "Drunken Robot Pornography (composed by Ichiro Lambe)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR73chGfiXQ
8:50 "Yes, You,You Are DEAD ZONE (remixed by Romyshustensaft, original by 麻痺)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_26FV3ZkU0
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