Model and Textures
These sketches could be used as a guideline to draw the 3D version in 3D Studio Max:
Sewer sketches from Google 3D Warehouse
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Sewers are usually designed to be tunnels carrying dirty liquid stuffs. A sewage could be a normal drainage system or a domestical one where all the human wastes are found. No player would want to go down a domestical one.
3D sewer models created using Poser 7
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3D sewer models created using 3D World Studios
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3D sewer models 3D Studio Max
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Sadly, all these models are not free for download. Though there are free 3D models available on the net, there exists the limitation of finding one to meet one’s expectation.
Free 3D sewer texture pack from gamespy
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Ambience
Sewers are usually located underground with huge pressure from above so it is crucial for the sewer to not collapse one day. Therefore, the sewer material have to be strong. Material linings of sewers may vary from country to country. It may be cement, stone slabs, bricks, metal etc.
Lighting may also be necessary as surveyors need to get down there to check for abnormalities. However, some sewers have no lights.
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Some extra features to take note of in the sewers could be the wiring, a catwalk, or a water fall from a higher pipe.
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A sewer may not necessarily be designed as pure pipes. There are some big roomy places in the sewer. It would be like a central system where all water flow gathers before entering some filtering plant or sea.
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Sometimes, a sewer may be of something more than just a normal design. It could be an unused sewer converted to a museum or an ancient type of sewer system preserved for historical heritage or used as a base of some kind.
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The drainage system connects to every building in the city or town. In the future, bigger cities and towns would need larger sewer pipes and these sewer pipes may require a stronger, lighter and cheaper material. The space inside would be so huge that a flying craft could fly through the sewer with ease.
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Then again, sewers of different era have a different environment to take note of. This consideration would allow a sewer design to be more interesting than just plain pipes.
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