Environment map pipeline.

RezNik

I'm making maps and while we figure out our pipeline I'm curious what worked and didnt work regarding pipeline with a small team.

Our current evolving pipeline:
-sketch out a few top-down layouts and email them out.
-get feed back, pick the most popular one.
-chat with project lead/art director.
-begin

Chimp

Discussion between myself and Rob leads to napkin / whiteboard drawings when then to in-engine level made out of cubes, this gets refined a whole lot with play testing and as things get finalised, art gets dropped in to replace cubes.

RezNik

Yeah, that's basically what were doing now... coming from a formalized structure of "work your way down this list" to my currently "do what you think needs to be done" sorta set up is a little discerning. Nothing I cant handle though, just takes a little getting used to.

Eric Chadwick

I put some stuff here about the map design process.
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Level_Design

If I had to pick one, look at Benjamin Darling's list, short and sweet.

RezNik

Cool, thanks

kodde

I thought this thread was going to be about how to generate cube map textures :P