[Amnesia] Screenshot criticism thread

[PutraenusAlivius]

Room is WAAAAY too bright. You shouldn't use that large, bright pointlights near a window, make the spotlight more of a golden colour, and use a large radius with an angle not facing the ground so much - have it affect the bookcases too. Also, billboards seem a little weird and end too suddenly imo, make them a dark gold colour and make sure that the end fades off and no visible hard lines. Have smaller pointlights illuminate the window pane, then the area around it, have a large one for each with incredibly, near 0,0,0 colour, and have it basically the light of the windows just darker.

Use more decals/static decals around bookcases as well maybe (paper?) The lamp is pointless to be honest, no point having it and it may as well be removed. Also, ceiling looks really boring, maybe use the mansionbase roof set? I think I can also see in the far distance of the picture that the bookcase is clipping into the wall - move it out. Also make particles more of the color of the window and set alpha to 0.85 I'd say, so they aren't that blatant.

A lot of what you're saying might as well be another language to me, but I gave your suggestions a shot. I can't really find a good "golden" color but for now I'm using 0.55,0.55,0.00. If there's a better set of numbers you have in mind, let me know. I didn't have any pointlights in my level so I'm not sure what you meant by that, perhaps the light coming from the lamp.

I hate to go against something suggested by such an established member of the community, but 2 things I didn't want to change: 1, the lamp. I'm not sure why you say there's "no point" in having it. I have them scattered around the room to show how a person would illuminate it at night. As for putting paper decals on the floor, I get what you're suggesting, but I've played many custom stories where I go into a library or something and there's crap all over the floor even though the storyline implies the room is in use and well kept. That always breaks realism for me. Feel free to tell me if and how I'm wrong on that though, because I probably am :p

*PIC*

Well, i like it. But, it looked liked a bit green-ish. I agree that the lamp do have an importance, but turn it off. A regular person will turn it off in the day to save stuff to burn.