For the HLFallout.net mapping contest, I built a single-player map called “The Bridge”. It’s set in the lost coast, on the outskirts of City 17.
It’s more of a set piece than a full level, as the competition’s goal was making a memorable environment rather than a full playable level. I’m happy to say I won the contest, and I’m very proud of how it turned out! \o/
The sunrays shining through the bridge turned out really well, and I’m very happy how the environment lighting made the shadows and normal maps on the cliffside stand out.
I’d like to think this is how Valve imagined most of the Half-Life 2 Highway 17 levels to have looked like, but they had to cut it down for performance reasons.
