de_dust2


(ouroboro) #1

has anybody considered making a port of the most famous map of all time, de_dust2 from CS, for ET? that map was always very balanced and fun, and could probably be a pretty nice competition map, even with respawns. 6v6 SW ladders would be a blast on that map i think.

objectives the same: offense bombs A or B, defense prevents it. but with respawns there’d be no opportunity to eliminate the other team for the win - you have to bomb one of the sites or else - which would be quite likely since there are two choices to bomb, and only 6 men per team.

i dunno till i try it but in my head that seems like it would be so fun it’s just sickening :slight_smile:

i’d do it myself but i’d have to teach myself how to map for two games before i could even get started. just figured somebody with experience might give it a whirl.

de_dust2 is one of the most perfect maps ever made, though, so artistic/architectural leeway would have to be sacrificed - it’d have to be an exact port to retain it’s gameplay. the textures from goldrush and oasis would be close enough, as long as the dimentions and layout were the same


(nUllSkillZ) #2

There’s already a port:
Infos: http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=9829
Screenshots: http://membres.lycos.fr/m4st3rk1ll3r/
DL-link: http://new-etmaps.de/maps/de_dusted2B1.rar

I’m also trying to port it (and add a “new” game mode):
http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=9975&highlight=dedustet2


(ouroboro) #3

YES!!! awesome, man! but might i suggest that you forget the LMS idea. i don’t want a port of dust2 in order to play CS with ET, but rather because the map itself is great. respawn games are much more fun than single life games.

at any rate, im sure it will get tested in 6v6 SW rounds and hopefully adopted by lots of server admins as such.

also please resist the urge to make too many changes, de_dust2 is a classic for a reason. i just wanted to be able to play it in ET :smiley: but if theres a tank or dynamitable walls or boxes to provide access to new spots or old boxes removed etc etc etc - it will ruin why dust is so good.

im pretty sure the gravity/speed/player sizes are the same in the 2 games so a direct port should work great

edit - i just tried the one u gave a link for, http://new-etmaps.de/maps/de_dusted2B1.rar and its garbage lol. nothing like dust2 at all. that guy went mental with artistic leeway.

your screenshots look much more like i was thinking. any chance i could get a copy of yours so i can run around on it alone and satisfy my cravings? :wink: