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So just started my first real project with the editor today after getting a feel for things and being able to navigate pretty well so here it goes!

Additions:
1.Basement Level:
As you can see in the video i have expanded the staircase down further near the garage doors. This is because i plan on adding a basement level to hospital. Access to this level will be that stairwell, (obviouslly) parking garage (for ambush) and escort vantage building stairwell. There will be 2 doors put in the parking garage entrance to slow down players from being able to cut off the vip. The reason for the entrance in escort vantage is first of all to give escort players a different way into the hospital other than the front doors therefore not having to worry about 203 spam. Also both stair cases will be connected in the basement. Basement will consist of a security room, interrogation room (possible new vip spawn) and a few storage rooms.

2.Chopper on the helipad:
Basically I did this because it's simply more realistic. It is where the vip now has to get to instead of in the helipad building. It just made more sense to me. Also it provides a bit of cover for people in the helipad and second floor of the hospital.

3.Nighttime:
Really I only did this because I like night maps better

4.Open Rooms:
You will notice I've opened a few rooms in the hospital. I have a created a waiting room on the second floor and have not yet decided on what I want the other rooms to be. Security room on first floor will eventually be moved to the basement.

Video:
SF Hospital SAR

If you have any suggestions please throw them at me!

Any chance of uploading the video to YouTube?

I could upload the video to youtube if you'd like spanky.

And koden im honestly not sure yet. As you said it would be hella easy for the vip to escape that route so im kinda debating how i can do it right now. We will see what happens i guess.

i cant get screenshots to show up here?

for some reason youtube wont let me upload anything but i got some screenies of what i've been doing

Helipad:


Lightning in the sky:


Staircase going to Basement (stairs closest to parking garage):


Basement Hallway 1:


Basement Room 1:


Basement Hallway 2:


havent really been worrying too much about textures right now so some things look out of place but ill get to that eventually,

Since you're changing the lighting, why not ramp up the coronas to 1.2x or 1.5x their original size. Might look better.

It's good to see you're jumping in with BSP and not just noobing around with placing random hovering meshes everywhere.

Ill have mess around with the coronas. And there was definitely a point where i was just adding floating meshes lolz. BSP is difficult and I still only kinda know what im doing but i feel its going well.

Sometimes the best way to improve your skills is trying to make a copy of a map you like from memory. Or make a real place you've been to from memory. I remember when some people were trying to practice BSP, they used to try building their own homes.

One more suggestion, I would spend a lot of time practicing vertex editing. It is super useful and MUCH easier than guess and check with the red brush for BSP. Even with the ruler it's difficult to get the exact measurement of things, and that's when vertex editing comes in handy. Sometimes it's easier to duplicate an existing BSP and vertex edit it to fit other things. I use it a lot for subtractions and zone portals.