de_highrise by Diamante "X-tr3m3r" Pasotti

This map was made for the Realistic Mapping Contest but it is optimized and fully playable.

STORY: Terrorists have attacked a highrise building in order to bomb it. The surrounding areas have been evacuated and there is a four-block quarantine for fear that the Terrorists could use bio-bombs.

The map features: HDR Soundscapes Overview Hand-Tuned Nav file Various Custom Content 40 Player Spawns *2 Bomb Sites

It took me about 3 months to develop this project. It has 100 direct lights, 9583 faces, 8 displacements and lots of time and coffee.

Compile times: vbsp = 16 seconds vvis = 23 minutes, 13 seconds vrad = 1 hour, 44 minutes, 48 seconds + 1 hour, 51 minutes, 20 seconds Total = 3 hours, 59 minutes, 37 seconds

It's layout is similar to the layout of the rooftop of the Mercy Hospital from Left 4 Dead. However it has tons of differences as you can see from the screenshots.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed in the creation of this project especially Nay0r. If I'm forgetting to credit any tester, please notify me.

HAVE FUN!!!

Also, if you liked the map and think that I've done a good job with it or appreciate the fact that I've put lots of effort into this, vote for me as Mapper of the Month. Check the votebox in my profile

Oh and obviously, this is compiled for CS:S. :)

Many thanks to Mini for the video

The song heard in the video is: "Late Nights and Street Fights" by Dirty Vegas

UPDATE 02/04/2009 Thanks to Chizbone the nav file is now way better. If you liked the map, please download the new version. Thanks!