Yeah unfortunately my attempts to optimize the map have yielded only marginal results. My pc is also pretty good and even I get sub 100 fps on the surface. My next map has thus far proven to be considerably more optimized so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes.

Really cool map, my PC is quite decent but my frames tank a bit, maybe I've got too many mods installed

@wessidegaming20 that’s weird, the map has almost all the content packed in now, and even the things that aren’t packing (for some reason) in are included manually. Do you have any mods that might alter textures or cause conflicts? Otherwise I’d try verifying the files if it’s a widespread issue and not limited to decals

Thanks for your kind words Minijar! I love me some SCP and there’s definitely a lot of inspiration even though it’s not directly tied in that universe.

There's so much story here that's hinted at. I feel like this map deserves its own SCP wiki entry honestly going into the facility and what happened!

#fixtf2

I do have the game left 4 dead 2 but somehow the map and the models and the buildings are showing missing textures or colors if I could put that to words but it’s good map and I had a lot of ideas for it but I do hope it’s gonna get fix but take your time and let me know if I needed to download something else to help the map but I’m not trying to insult you or anything just being a bit informative or something

this is a nice map

I never noticed the weird stuff in both fields T-T

ooo I can't wait!

Something quite sinister, of both mechanical and biological making. Similar to whats in the larger cornfield, only more degraded (and with a much better model which I had to cute due to size constraints). You may see it in my next map...

in the woods

Which one? There’s several.

what's in the bathroom?

@JosepthBugalow Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I had planned the cave to be larger and more detailed/story rich but hit the vertex limit unfortunately

The nodegraph may or may not be fixed, I was having some trouble working it out, either way i'm taking a short break to recoup my sanity after spending 5 hours over two days doing nothing but placing nodes, if its still not working I'll try to fix it again at some point in the near future, sorry.

One of the most detailed and eerie maps i have ever played, I have never felt more genuine fear from a map until i explored the cave full of water, i don't know what it was but I was pissing my self. 10/10 map

Yeah the nodes need to be fixed, I pack them in a separate file that has to be updated. I'm looking to do that by the end of the week, also cheers Shalfey glad you enjoy it

this reminded me of out of hell mod for ut2004 has kind of the same vibes except for time of the year, great map, we need more of these

this goes for any NPC that doesn't use a Navmesh as well

yeah, so i think all the AI nodes are gone lol. I've run various tests and uninstalled recent mods to see if that was the problem, but It doesn't seem to be. Basically, if a fast zombie ignores me from a small distance while i am in it's line of sight, there aren't AI nodes

What an amazing map; I love exploring the every nook and cranny.

Update just pushed through, all the content is technically included, but some of the overlays continue to be annoying. All textures are packed, if you have L4D2 uninstalled you will see a checker box in the psych labs, thats an overlay not a wall texture. The water wheel also refuses to work even when packed manually. I'll continue to look for a fix for that as well as the overlays. Keep an eye out for any bugs or other weirdness, I'll try to fix them promptly. Cheers!

Perfect thanks!

It's exact, it's the standard sub category, similar to any Gmod addon, or Gmod content

If it's the classic hl2 soundscapes, or use the classic hl2 sound, they should all work :p

I assume you get it up like a standard models\materials sub category, correct?

Yeah i'll probably end up doing that. Fortunately it seems all the soundscapes work properly (yay)

@stopmotiony6

You can still add some assets manually, the one I use for scanning the assets for packaging often miss a lot of overlays and decals for some reason.
So I usually drop the used decals, overlays, and even sometime soundscape's sounds into the addon's folder

Alright... no one panic, I've successfully packed every single texture and all but two props into the map! I'm gonna chop an update out just as soon as I can verify that nothing else is broken. As usual the ai nodes will be broken for a little bit while I get them updated to the latest version, the navmesh should work fine. If you dont have L4D2 you will still see some missing decals and overlays here and there. I cant do anything about them at this time, but at the very least you'll be able to enjoy 95% of this map without any games mounted. There should also be a minor performance bump near the river as I decided to replace the water with something less performance intensive.

Thanks !!

Have at it! Just be sure to credit me in the server or on the workshop page if you decide to upload it. Word of warning, you need to use the Gmod version of hammer or you’ll go past the vertex limit. It’s at something like 99.8% so there’s not a lot of room to play with.

Would it be okay if I edited your map for my server?

For anyone wondering why I still haven't packed the l4d2 content refer to my most recent artwork that I posted that shows what I'm currently dealing with...

Dang :< Hammer sucks, sorry about that

I just haaadd to jinx myself... now nothings working I'll just shut up until I can figure out why l4d2 hates me so much

Yes, in fact I'm working on one right now.

Also I finally found the stupid dock tire models so I should be able to get most if not all of the props packed into the map by the end of today or tomorrow (fingers crossed)

do you plan on making anymore maps?

This map is great just, Really laggy for me.

Mini update on left 4 dead 2 content, on the first pack I was able to get about 70% of the props and about half of the textures and decals. It looks like I’ll have to hunt down the other files manually so if it takes too long I’ll update the workshop with the partially completed file.

I'm glad you got it working! Would you happen to know what the issue was?

In terms of storytelling, I don't plan on adding anything major to this map since it's already butting up against source's limit for geometry. I am working on another map, with everything I had to cut from this one, although that will be on the back burner until I figure out how to get all the L4D2 stuff fixed. There were some voice lines that never made it past the script stage, I still haven't decided if I'll include any of those in the next map (I'm not really a fan of random recorders with no reason for being there) I might include some custom papers in the next one, although that depends on how good I end up being at texture/model making.

I finally got the map working properly and... this is one of the eeriest maps I ever played on but also one of the best. I love the work you have put to this map. Will you ever make more lore to this map or is it still just going to be visual storytelling?

Thanks! I just finished two and I have two more next week. After that I’ll get working on the l4d2 stuff

Good luck with your finals! Im having missing errors as well but I hope you can give us an update soon on this!

good map, good events, really nice to explore, me and my friend didnt even notice the cheaples until our second time playing

I would really like to see the map because it looks awesome on the screenshots but you dont have to hurry, your exams are more important

I dont have any model/texture replacements. The errors are mostly in homes, the bunker thing and in some places on the streets. The missing textures are are in many places like the road for example.

Do you have any addons that might conflict with the files? Texture overhauls, model replacements etc? Otherwise you could try verifying game integrity. Are the errors everywhere or just in certain areas? If its everywhere then its a L4D2 issue (which is an ongoing annoyance).

I already tried to restart gmod and reinstalling the map but I still see errors and missing textures