zs_deadlab

[Loke]

Hai dere, I made a first map to be actually released 

zs_deadlab

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

The SWAT thought you were infected and butted you in the head, instantly knocking you out. You are trapped with zombies, the place locked up. Your only hope is to survive. I bring you, zs_deadlab

The map has 2 floors, main floor, and basement.
One HP station at the top floor, out in the open.
Fast Zombies are disabled! No more cheap-ass kills!
Three cading spots, all have 2 entrances.
Pics:

Spoiler: Human Spawn (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Zombie spawn :) (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Main Area (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Basement (click to show/hide)

And the cading spots you will have to find!

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/?nfz9ptx6uk6rd3w 

[Deacon]

those textures clash.

[Loke]

What do you mean by clash?

[Deacon]

They don't look well together. Just my opinion though :<

[Tezuni]

Are there any props to cade with?
The map seems very open, so when fast zombies are unlocked, pretty early on, everyone will die without a bottleneck and props to cade.
I like the concept idea though...

[Loke]

Did you even read the topic?

[Tezuni]

yeah it says two entrances per cade spot which isn't a single bottleneck, plus the only props i saw in the photos were a few carts far off from entrance......so that's why I ask :S

[TehHank]

The general appearance and colours make me ill

[Loke]

Then i'll have to change the textures.

Any suggestions?

[TehHank]

Give it realism. Make it so that you don't have random rooms for no reason.  e.g. big rooms for maybe meeting rooms and Small rooms for bathrooms or cupboards

[Loke]

I changed the upstairs textures and added a few props to make the two cading spots in the basement more like what they are supposed to be and i am changing its name to zs_deadlab.

tell me what you think.

[TehHank]

If its going to be a lab then make Lab stuff from props_lab. Use decals like trash or blood for certain parts but dont over do it

[Loke]

Done.

[Loke]

yeah it says two entrances per cade spot which isn't a single bottleneck, plus the only props i saw in the photos were a few carts far off from entrance......so that's why I ask :S

And did you read the fasties are disabled?

EDIT: Damnit double post

[Tezuni]

And did you read the fasties are disabled?

Hmm...alright I missed that part :d

     I agree with Hank, that the appearance needs some work, for example, I see no static props.  Stuff like lab equipment, servers, etc.  Normally, I would say "if you want it played often, take lots of time and effort to make it good.", but ZS maps are now seemingly randomly selected
     Anyways I guess what I'm saying is that it has to be comparable to well-liked maps.  When I made my ttt map conspiracy, I said "if I am going to release this, it has to be better than ttt_gnome", which was already on the server.  Gnome was not a very good map...   So I spent ~3 weeks many hours a day making it, watching youtube tutorials for hammer editor, and it turned out OK for a first map :s 

TL:DR
Don't feel rushed into releasing it early.