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M3 Facility

Deep within the undergrounds of Zaton lies M3, a facility of unknown purpose. Some stalkers who ventured there theorize it could be for general maintenance or for more nefarious purposes. Either way, it recently became a popular spot for stalkers who want to duke it out over a conflict or a girl in Cordon. People are still trying to unravel the mystery behind M3, with the only clues being its name and several documents scattered around mentioning it.

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After two whole maps inspired by the Half-Life 2 Leak, I thought it was time to clean my palate a little before heavily diving into the dark and gritty again. I wanted to make my own gm_cqb2, as while the map is really good and very handy for testing NPCs and having fights, it was way too cramped and maze-like. As for the aesthetic, I looked at S.T.A.L.K.E.R and Metro for heavy inspiration. They are two of my favorite franchises along with Valve's and wanted to do my own take on it.

A big defining feature of this map is the heavy reliance on lights casting long shadows behind grates. Its a lighting scheme I feel is very under appreciated and not used a whole lot in Source. You could say I'm casting a light on this but what do I know. Source can actually do this by default using the "-textureshadows" command and a whole bunch of other things, but it was limited to models. Thanks to Slammin', it extended that feature to brushes as well which allowed me to do a whole host of stuff.


- HDR + LDR (maybe)
- Nav mesh + AI nodes
- Medium sized
- Very moody


Slartibarty's Slammin' Source Tools [knockout.chat]
STALKER Texture Pack port by HOSTEL [gamebanana.com]