Darkest Backdrop?

boachev

So I'm trying my hand at creating custom maps (and I'm VERY proud of the results so far), but I'm a little overwhelmed trying to find the "best" backdrop to really pull the look together.

The maps take place on a derelict vessel running only on emergency power, so I wanted to keep it pretty dark in there. While I know getting it down to Drozana levels is probably impossible... anyone know what my absolute best bet is? I'm tried several of the different "night time" backdrops, and some come close to what I want but not quite there. Any others I should try or that anyone would recommend from their own experience?

duncanidaho11

Nepoda Night is definitely the darkest, if you're working with a custom map set on an exterior. Interior, hmm...not sure. Maybe Utopia Planetia (if you close the map in.)

boachev

duncanidaho11 wrote: »

Nepoda Night is definitely the darkest, if you're working with a custom map set on an exterior. Interior, hmm...not sure. Maybe Utopia Planetia (if you close the map in.)

Thanks mate, I appreciate it. And yes, it's an exterior map I've co-opted into being an interior. Wanted some windows so the player could look out into space, not to mention the near absolute freedom in space to build... other than the limitation on the number of "buildings" you could have on a single map, which I discovered while making this mission. Whoops! Oh well, easily fixed and just means a couple more transition screens.