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    How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    I am currently making a map called black out and i want to make it kinda creepy. But im not sure how. Please help me out.
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    adding howling?

    just kidding
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    It's all about lighting and mood.
    Dark red dust creates a sense of dread, whilst dark blue dust would give a night time feel.
    Creating interesting shadows with well positioned lights can work well if done correctly.
    Standard colour point lights dotted around or fire with light enabled can help build atmosphere aswell.
    Whatever you do try not to have the ambient light too low. Having areas that are too dark to see the bike will hurt the playability of your track.
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    hey euphoric, what did this mean... ? fire with light enabled can help build atmosphere aswell.. ive always wondered what the light option was for being it wasnt for the obvious, which woulda been nice to make innactive fire till a trigger turned it on... but are u saying the light option makes fire work as a light as well?... if so then its true... ya learn something new everyday!
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    Yeah each fire effect has a light option. If you turn it off then it won't cast any light (like turning off a point light)
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    I like to use lots of contrasting colors, like placing a bright light behind a dark object to highlight just the edges. Use shadows to your advantage, too. For example, a bright light coming from the ceiling through an out-of-view, slow-moving fan can have a really great effect. If you're making a narrow hallway, I would use dim recessed lighting, like maybe a bright, flickering light shining up through a grating in the floor to cast shadows on the walls and ceiling. If it's a large, open area, turning up the fog and placing objects close to the camera and off in the distance will have a nice effect. I usually turn up the fog just enough so that objects closer to the camera are a little bit darker than what's on the driving line.

    If you're using cameras, you can create a feeling of claustrophobia with a very narrow field of view, especially looking over the rider's shoulder from behind. I usually use this effect right at the beginning of my tracks. If you want to create a feeling of vertigo, use a wider field of view and maybe tilt the camera just a little bit. Don't go overboard, though. Severe camera angles can make a track more difficult than it has to be.
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    Simple. like this.
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    Re: How would you add a creepy feel to a track?

    oh.. i thought of another tip. not my own, i actually noticed this playing someones track. if you use the air conditioning units vertically so that the roof makes a wall... its real dingy and rusted sorta. also making those marble tile walls with broken out bits... (thank storckens SAW track for that one)
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