Stevie’s corner, 4 years already !

English

I am very pleased today to see that my blog has been visited by over 100,000 visitors since 4 years 😀 4 years that I shared with my visitors what is fascinating me in the Unreal universe. I did not think at first that I would even reach 50,000 visitors, thus reaching the double is very satisfying 🙂

I wanted to thank my visitors, veterans and newcomers. You encourage me to continue to share all these new discoveries and to spread information about my personal projects, tutorials and those of Unreal Old Friends.

In this time of celebration, I wish you Happy Holidays 2013 with loved ones and friends!

Français

Je suis très heureux de constater aujourd’hui que mon blog a été visité par plus de 100 000 visiteurs et ce, depuis 4 ans 😀 4 années que je partages avec mes visiteurs ce qui me fascine dans l’univers d’Unreal. Je ne pensais pas au début que j’allais même atteindre 50 000 visiteurs, donc d’avoir atteint le double est très satisfaisant 🙂

Je tenais à remercier mes visiteurs, vétérans et nouveaux venus de votre présence. Vous m’encouragez à continuer de partager toutes ces nouvelles trouvailles ainsi qu’à divulguer des informations sur mes projets personels, tutoriels, ainsi que ceux d’Unreal Old Friends.

En cette période de réjouissances, je vous souhaite de passer de très Joyeuses Fêtes 2013 avec vos proches ainsi que vos amis !

DM-Atowee by nELsOn as been added to my top stuff !

One of my top UT3 mapper as release DM-Atowee, a new UT2004 level. Many of is previous works are part of the various CBP3 volumes 🙂

A map that play well, look awesome, feel and sound great 😀 What else do you want ??? Grab the map on his Official page or BU forums.

DM-AlpsDawnDuel2 by Thrallala added to my hot stuff !

I must say that once again, he made another excellent map ! I had to opportunity to beta test the map and the final is even better than the private release I’ve test a little while ago. Layout, pickups placement, lighting, music, ambient sounds, footsteps sounds, meshing, materials, custom stuff, subtle PP in some areas, everything is all there 😀

He’s one of my top mappers and he announce that this is his last map, sadly 😦

If you don’t know this mapper, it’s very simple, a Thrallala map = you must have it into your collection !!! That’s all. Another keeper for me, a 5 stars map. The final as been release in those threads. BU or Epic threads.

Dutch Virtual World Builders inspired by Moon build Sarang Base

Have you ever wanted to explore a space station ? Rachel Van Der Meer got in touch with Moon Director Duncan Jones and Concept Artist and VFX Supervisor Gavin Rothery recently to let them know that along with fellow students at the NHTV In Breda, Netherlands, she had built a virtual Moon base. A Moon base that can be entered, walked around, and interacted with 😀

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooove it ! ! !

Epoch 2 available for iOS

The first game was a hit ! Now Epoch 2 look and sound great too and is available on Apple store 🙂 More at the Official website and FB page. Enjoy the “iOS cover shooter“.

Deadfall Adventures – now available on Steam

Deadfall Adventures is an action/adventure FPS from Nordic Games and The Farm 51. Out now on PC, Steam and Xbox360!

Deadfall Adventures takes the classic adventure genre and combines it with fast paced action associated with First Person Shooters. Set in exotic locations such as ancient Mayan ruins, forbidden cities, frozen wastelands and lush, tropical jungles, Deadfall Adventures takes the player on a whirlwind adventure set in the late 1930’s.

Available now on Steam 😀 Visit the Official game website for more info. There is also the FB page. Enjoy the CGI trailer 😀

Competitive Map Pack 2 for UT3 released !

COMP2 stand for – COmpetitive Map Pack 2 for UT3 now available for PC 😀

This pack contains 11 new maps. 10 DM and 1 CTF and all made by Daniel Olaya aka Noob Zaibot. Knowing the mapper previous works, it should be a very nice pack for competitive playing ! The least I can say is that they all look unique with all that custom stuff all around ! Awesome job 😀

You can found all the info at Epic 🙂

What’s up Stevie !!! (November 2013)

Mapping,

I’m glad I finally finished the two maps planned for the next UOF Map Pack (UOF5). This is DM-Mako-L2 and Greed-Mégane Winter Edition. I am very proud of Greed-Mégane WE as it is in my opinion the best of my maps at all levels and I have worked hard to achieve this! But I can reveal the release date of this pack. So, to follow…

I started another low poly (BSP) map since some months now which I didn’t found a name yet. This map is using the ‘Quake 4, PK02 texture set’ by Philip Klevestav. This is the official preview of the pack :

And also some work in progress pictures :

Stevie’s corner site,

I’ve made many changes under the 3D / Arts main section. You will find a completely revamped Artist page 🙂

In the UT3 world,

I note that despite several recent publications on BU / Epic forums, threads are almost empty of comments despite there are hundreds of views ? This is very discouraging for level designers 😦 Although we build maps for us at first, it is important to get the community support, otherwise it give absolutely nothing to release something on a forum if no one share their comment ! Players, it takes 10 seconds to write something constructive while we, level designers, take us months to build a quality map. So comment if you want to download other maps in the future ! Do not wait until the forums are empty before doing it 😉

In the UDK world,

Although a little slow since the past months, very interesting projects continue to appear on the Epic and Polycount forums. I am amazed to see so many quality projects. This is great !