LV-426 Recreation

[ZeroRaven]

As a huge Alien/Aliens fan (Alien3 and Ressurection were TERRIBLE), I've always loved the ships and bases presented in the movies. I've also always imagined what it would look like in a 3d game world not directly connected to Aliens, Predator, or AvP.

Early this year I began recreating LV-426's main colony "Hadley's Hope" in the sith engine for the DF2:JK-MotS expansion.
After running into engine limitations, I've begun to rework it into the Quake engine, and have thus far recieved much better results.
Only have one main corridor junction completed, but just to give an overall sense of my creation.

[Tempust85]

Aww damn! We soooo need an aliens MP mod.

 

...and I know who has a Michael beihn head too.

[ZeroRaven]

It's a WiP. Only issue is finding any good plans/blueprints.
I'd love to turn this into a full fledged mod, I have some weapons models that can be used. Even got a Xeno somewhere. Just need some Marines.
Also need to figure how to make em climb walls. LOL.

[Tempust85]

I *think* there's a LV-426 in Colonial Marines, not sure.

[eezstreet]

Any chance at getting some better textures at all? I realize this was meant for the sith engine, but perhaps those wall and ceiling textures could be touched up. I do like the aesthetic you're going for though, and it does seem like the movie.

[ZanderNao]

Wow! The unfortunate sith limitations are our gain. The architectural structuring is great so far. I can't wait to see more.

[Tempust85]

Textures with rend2's features in mind = Awesome xmas turkey.

[ZeroRaven]

@@DT85 I did say "3d game world not directly connected to Aliens, Predator, or AvP." Lets face it, everyone would expect there to be an LV-426 level in AvP or A:CM.


@@eezstreet For the SITH project I was using the AvP2 Texture pack created for DooM.
I've been trying to get better Hi-Res textures, short of ripping them from the game (a major copyright No-No)

Here is a shot of the same hallway as viewed in the JK-MotS editor ZED.
Just for comparison. If you've ever edited DF2 you know what hassles I faced lol.
I was going for a more red, emergency lighting motif then.

[ZeroRaven]

Progress has been slow. Started working on the Lab area where Ripley and Newt are attacked by face huggers. After that will connect it to Operations along with the small interconnecting hallway where Burke gets eaten after locking the others in Ops.
Medical will be across the hall as suggested by several movie shots.
Since a vast portion of the colony was unseen I do have the pleasure of some artistic license on a vast majority of the map, however I'm ging to try to make the majority as accurate as possible.

More SC's as work is progressed.

[Zappa_0]

very cool, cant wait to see this finished being an aliens fan myself.